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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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 […]
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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 […]
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Man Stabbed at Nobel Drive Trolley Station
A man was left with non-life-threatening injuries following a stabbing at the Nobel Drive Trolley Station early Tuesday morning, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). Officers responded to the area of 3449 Nobel Drive at approximately 12:35 a.m. to find a male in his 50s with at least one stab wound. The man […]
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Submission: Co-Op Union + KSDT Radio Statement
Opening Statement We – the UC San Diego Food Cooperative, General Store Cooperative, KSDT Radio, Che Cafe Collective, and Groundworks Books Collective – express our unequivocal solidarity with the Gaza Solidarity Encampment and condemn the violence used against students by the University of California San Diego Police, California Highway Patrol, and San Diego County Sheriff’s […]
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Atkinson Hall Deemed Safe Following Bomb Threat
A bomb threat forced the evacuation of Atkinson Hall and the surrounding area on UC San Diego’s campus on Thursday, April 25. After several hours, the building was deemed safe and closures were lifted. Students were alerted of the bomb threat at 8:22 p.m. that night via a “Triton Alert,” which advised to avoid the […]
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Submission: UCSD Faculty Call for Chancellor’s Resignation
Faculty of the Ethnic Studies department at UC San Diego are outraged at the vicious suppression of students by our administration under the leadership of Chancellor Pradeep Khosla. This morning, May 6, 2024, Chancellor Khosla called on the UCPD, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, and California Highway Patrol in military riot gear to raid an […]