Posted inArts and Culture, Music

Frankie Cosmos at the Ché Café: Pop Poetry for a Generation

Last Friday night, Frankie Cosmos rocked the Ché Café with openers Anna McClellan, Yowler, and Eskimeaux. Anna McClellan and Yowler (Maryn Jones) were solo performers: McClellan sang powerfully sparse, introspective tunes about desire, identity, and wonder, while Yowler filled the Ché with slow-burning, cavernous strumming and more reverb than a Slowdive record. Afterwards, Eskimeaux took […]

Posted inOpinion, Staff Op-Ed

Talking White

One day, you’re going to be successful. One day, you’re going to be in politics. One day, you’re going to change the world. This kind of praise isn’t unique — many children are propped with inspirational compliments when they’re young. The type of (unnecessary) praise that has always stuck with me, however, went a little […]

Posted inCommunity Op-Eds, Opinion

Andy Furillo: Smart Transportation Solutions Beyond Car Storage for UC San Diego

Getting to and around campus can be a challenge. Fortunately, UC San Diego is currently soliciting input on transportation options for the campus through the online portal IdeaWave. The transportation conversation on IdeaWave started by asking the campus their views on parking, though I hope our university’s collective ingenuity will not get stuck there. I […]

Posted inNews

Pro-Trump Graffiti Scrubbed Before Triton Day

Pro-Trump and anti-Mexican graffiti was seen chalked across Library Walk, campus residential areas and outside the Raza Resource Centro on the morning of April 9. The graffiti occurred the night before Triton Day, UCSD’s admitted students day where thousands of prospective students visit the campus. The graffiti included such slogans as “build a wall,” “deport […]