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NEWS
Ellamentally Yours: Spirituality, Medication, and The Mind
Dear Reader, I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions because I pretty much give up after January is over. I find New Year’s resolutions fleeting …...
P/NP Deadline Extended Alongside Other Academic Accommodations
On January 19 Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, David Hickman and Associated...
COVID Cases on Campus Fall After Initial Surge, Testing Efforts Increase
The number of UC San Diego students testing positive for COVID-19 has fallen since the...
UC Tuition Will Not Increase
California Governor Gavin Newsom rejected a proposed tuition increase for University of...
Opinion
Ellamentally Yours: The Journey to Self-Love
content warning: suicide, self harm, substance abuse Dear Reader, January was always an interesting month for me. My birthday is in January, which I never enjoyed …...
Ellamentally Yours: Setting Boundaries with Others and Myself
Dear Reader, Honestly, 2020 was a crazy year, but it gave me the opportunity to reflect....
The Sauce: “I Am A Person, Not A Color”
While sitting in lecture listening to a white professor talk about Black History, the...
Ellamentally Yours: Healing My Mind through My Body
Dear Reader, Remember how I said that mental health wasn’t really a solidified concept...
ARTS AND CULTURE
New Target Opens on Campus
Now that the long anticipated on-campus Target is a few weeks old, we can begin to see it’s impact on student life and other campus retailers. …...
Groundworks Books becomes first Co-Op to Reopen since March
Groundworks Bookstore reopened its doors on October 26 for the first time since March....
Movies to Stream while you’re Stuck at Home
With theaters being closed by the pandemic, streaming services have allowed for new...
6 New Restaurants to Open on UCSD Campus in 2021
The newest additions to the rapidly growing North Torrey Pines Living and Learning...
FEATURES
COVID-19 hits student workers hard: ‘’It took away my only source of income”
Just ten weeks ago, the UC San Diego bookstore was bustling with activity. The store was filled with students grabbing scantrons, picking up extra pencils, and …
The #MeToo Era: Challenges in Reporting Sexual Assault at UC San Diego
Content Warning: This article mentions sexual assault UC San Diego joined universities from all over the nation in honoring the 2019 Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). …
Beyond a Life in the Red
Content warning: This article discusses suicide. I. A student took his life last June. All that I could find was a traffic report noting that the …
THE CONCH
Dear The Triton, Please Abdicate Your Moral Authority Like Other Campus Publications
Dear The Triton, I, your lowly former opinion editor, saw a submission in another (more incredible) campus publication today, and it got me thinking about ways …
Introverted First Year Accidentally Joins Every Club on Library Walk
Andrew Nguyen, an introverted first year in Sixth College, along with his suitemates, were invited to meet the members of the Hypebeasts Club during Week 1. …
Khosla Got This Bread So You Don’t Have To
Chancellor Pradeep Khosla was spotted stapling pieces of bread to the Eucalyptus trees in Warren Mall. Ever in touch with the youth, Khosla said, “I keep …
Coronavirus Updates
COVID Cases on Campus Fall After Initial Surge, Testing Efforts Increase
The number of UC San Diego students testing positive for COVID-19 has fallen since the beginning of winter quarter, after an initial surge in infections among …
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