The UAW 2865, UAW 5810, and the Student Researchers United-UAW workers unions gathered in front of UC San Diego’s Biomedical Sciences Library to rally for better working and living conditions on April 26. UAW 2865 represents Academic Student Employees at UC campuses, while UAW 5810 represents Postdoctoral Scholars and Academic Researchers at UC campuses. Academic […]
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Governor Newsom Aims to Alleviate College Debt With New Service Program
On January 18, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state of California will launch a college public service program in Fall 2022. This program promises to increase financial aid for thousands of students from 45 different colleges and universities, including select community colleges, California State University and University of California campuses, as well as […]
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AS Election Results 2022: Aspire Sweeps the Ballot but Sky’s the Limit for Yang
The Associated Students at UCSD (ASUCSD) Election Committee announced the college council and campus-wide election results on April 8 at Dirty Birds Bar and Grill. The results were also live-streamed via Facebook Live and Zoom Webinar. Voter turnout this election cycle was 10.49%, up from last year’s turnout of 7.89% but still lower than 2020’s […]
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UC San Diego to Bring Back Triple Dorm Occupancy
In mid-January, UC San Diego announced its intention to return a limited number of triple dorms for the 2022-23 school year. This change will add 700 undergraduate beds to all housing locations on campus. “It’s a balance between being committed to decreasing density on campus while doing our best to accommodate as many students as […]
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LIVE: 2022 COVID-19 UPDATES AT UCSD
This page will be periodically updated with new information about the coronavirus situation in San Diego and how the new COVID-19 variants will affect university policies and UC San Diego students. March 1, 2022: COVID case numbers have decreased sharply over the past few weeks of winter quarter. According to the UCSD COVID-19 Daily Dashboard, […]
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UCSD Prepares for Delayed Class of 2020 In-Person Graduation
Nearly two years after the Class of 2020 completed their degrees, UC San Diego prepares to announce a traditional, in-person commencement ceremony for the 2020 graduates. As of now, registration for the postponed 2020 commencement ceremony is projected to begin in early 2022. The current plan in place for the Class of 2020 is to […]
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Students Face Transportation Issues as Commuter Numbers Rise
The influx of commuters at UC San Diego in the 2021-22 school year, exacerbated by the recent “housing crisis,” has drawn a new light to existing transportation issues on and around campus. Last spring, UCSD’s Housing Dining Hospitality (HDH) ended the two-year housing guarantee for undergraduate students. HDH also eliminated triples for the 2021-22 school […]
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UCSD Students Unable to Attend Online Classes due to Zoom Issues
Students at UC San Diego were blindsided at the start of the Winter Quarter 2022, when large class sizes prevented some students from being able to join the Zoom calls for their remote classes. Remote instruction at UCSD for the first two weeks of the winter quarter was initially announced on December 21, 2021, lasting […]
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Uncle Italian Creates A Comforting Refuge at UCSD
UC San Diego (UCSD) opened the brand new Uncle Italian bar and restaurant on campus early October located at the Old Student Center, replacing Soda and Swine. The decision to establish Uncle Italian was made by Consortium Holdings, a hospitality group founded by a UC San Diego alumni, Arsalun Tafazoli. Consortium Holdings has 18 different […]
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Gracepoint Church Faces Abuse Allegations Across the UC
Content Warning: The following article contains discussion of depression, suicide and sexual abuse. After five years as an involved member and eventual staff intern for the Gracepoint Church on UC Santa Barbara’s (UCSB) campus, Jane Doe, a source who does not feel safe revealing her identity to individuals still associated with Gracepoint, faced a debilitating […]