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NEWS
UC System to Sue Federal Government Over New ICE Policy
The University of California (UC) system announced plans on Wednesday, June 8 to sue the federal government for violating students’ rights with a new policy which …...
UC Announces New President to Replace Janet Napolitano
The University of California (UC) announced at the Board of Regents meeting this...
Black Students at UCSD Share Their Experiences Protesting Police Violence
If you were watching the protests in La Mesa, they looked nothing like how the La Mesa...
ASUCSD Approves Resolution Supporting UCSDPD Defunding, UCPD Abolishment
The Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) passed a resolution during a special...
Opinion
Submission: Justice, then Peace
The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on black communities and the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Nina Pop, and Rayshard Brooks should …...
Safe Spaces For Black Students Should Be Protected
If the university claims to stand with Black students and hear us, they would commit more...
Submission: Remove Bret Stephens from the UC Free Speech Center Board
Bret Stephens is unfit to serve on the University of California’s Free Speech...
Students and Faculty, Let The Triton Be Your Platform
What makes you angry? How are you responding to George Floyd’s murder? Are you...
THE CONCH
Submission: Justice, then Peace
The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on black communities and the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Nina Pop, and Rayshard Brooks should …
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. …
ARTS AND CULTURE
UCSD Music Professor Anthony Davis Wins 2020 Pulitzer Prize
UC San Diego Music Professor Anthony Davis was awarded the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his opera titled The Central Park Five on May 4. …...
Campus Life During A Pandemic
“I used to have 131 residents in my building. Now only five or six have stuck around…...
The Triton’s Quarantine Recommendations
If you’re bored staying inside all day, The Triton has you covered. Here are a few...
COVID-19 is not the Senior Send-Off We Deserve
Only a couple of weeks ago, I was excited by the potential of my last spring quarter at...
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 …
Coronavirus Updates
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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 …
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