UC San Diego’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter established a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” outside the Student Health and Wellness Center along Library Walk Wednesday shortly before noon. The encampment joined a nationwide movement across university campuses demanding divestment from Israel. In a post on Instagram, SJP at UCSD shared the following demands: “1. […]
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Cut to State Funding of UC System Causes Changes in Geisel Services
On September 19, UC San Diego announced changes to library services beginning September 23 in a campus notice to academics, students, and staff due to budget cuts. The library’s UCSD-provided budget was cut by 8% this year, meaning a $3.3 million budget cut. According to the library’s 2022-23 Annual Impact Report, last fiscal year’s expenditures […]
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UCSD’s First Professor of Practice Faces Allegations of Sexual Misconduct
UC San Diego’s first ‘Professor of Practice’ and former County Supervisor, Nathan Fletcher, has been accused of sexual harassment of a student. Professor of Urban Studies, Juli Beth Hinds, claims that one of her students confided allegations of sexual harassment while the student was working for him. Hinds alleges, in a lawsuit being brought against […]
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Live Updates: Unidentified Death in Geisel Library
Wednesday, November 6, 1:50 P.M. Update On Nov. 6 at approximately 11:35 A.M., an unidentified person fell to their death from the eighth-floor stairwell of Geisel Library. Later at 12:50 P.M., several UCPD officers along with library employees closed the library early and ushered patrons outside. Four UCPD cars were parked outside the silent tree […]
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Photo Essay: Palestinian Youth Movement Rally and March
On July 28, 1:00 p.m. the Palestinian Youth Movement(PYM) organized a rally at the San Diego City and County Administration Building and marched on Ruocco Park in downtown San Diego in protest of the ongoing war on Gaza. The Triton‘s staff documented the rally. McKenzie Patterson is the Social Media Manager for The Triton. Tate […]
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Submission: You Wrote Them in the Cruelest Way
Words matter. Words can reveal hidden depths or conceal them. Words can bring people together or divide. They can reconcile people or incite violence. We, the undersigned, know this. We know this because we are writing teachers. We work with words. We also know that silence in times of crisis speaks louder than words. This […]
Posted inCampus, Labor, News
Live Updates: UCSD Academic Workers Go on Strike
United Auto Workers (UAW) 4811 members went on strike Monday, June 3 at UC San Diego over the University of California’s response to pro-Palestine demonstrations. The union consists of a total of 48,000 teaching assistants, readers, tutors, student researchers, postdocs, and academic researchers, 8,000 of whom work for UC San Diego. Among their reasoning for […]
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Photo Essay: May 6 2024 Gaza Solidarity Encampment Clearing
Since May 1, The Triton’s staff had documented and reported on the Gaza Solidarity Encampment that was set up on undeveloped land alongside the northern end of Library Walk. In a series of live updates, our staff reported peaceful protesting, community events, counter protest rallies, and the status of the University’s stance throughout the duration […]
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UCSD Faculty Attempt to Deliver Two Petitions to Chancellor Khosla
On May 16 at 1:00 p.m. approximately 15 UCSD faculty members met outside of Seventh College’s The Bistro dining hall in order to deliver two petitions condemning the police response to the Gaza Solidarity Encampment on May 6 to Chancellor Pradeep Khosla, where they believed his office to be at 3333 North Torrey Pines Court. […]
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UAW 4811 Votes to Authorize Strike Over University’s Response to Encampments
United Auto Workers (UAW) 4811 voted to authorize a strike if unfair labor practice charges filed “in response to UC’s actions against peaceful protesters” remain unresolved. The unfair labor practice charges stem from multiple alleged violations by the UC system over pro-Palestine demonstrations at UC Los Angeles, UC Irvine, and UC San Diego, according to […]
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The Triton Photographs Snowstrippers at House of Blues – Voodoo Room
Electronic duo Snowstrippers came to San Diego’s House of Blues on May 9. The Triton photographed the duo at their high octane set. From 2022 to 2023, Snowstrippers released three albums, The Snow Strippers, April Mixtape 2, and April Mixtape 3 along with two EPs. Each project has the intense, bouncing energy you want from […]