Several Class of 2020 graduates are calling on UC San Diego to hold an official commencement ceremony for their class after the University announced on April 14 that the Class of 2021’s commencement will be in-person. The Office of the Chancellor sent out an email on April 30, 2020 informing the UCSD community that “traditional […]
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UCSD Ends Two Year Housing Guarantee
UC San Diego’s Housing Dining Hospitality (HDH) will no longer provide a two-year housing guarantee for students’ first two years on campus. The new policy replaces the two year guarantee with a priority system which ranks groups of students, offering housing first to those at the top of the list. First on the priority list […]
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Mice Infestation in ERC Dorms
During winter quarter, students in Eleanor Roosevelt College faced a mice infestation. While residents reported the problem to Housing Dining Hospitality (HDH) and pest control, many students and parents felt the measures taken did not sufficiently address the infestation. First-floor residents of Latin America Hall found the rodents in various parts of the dorms, including […]
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The Triton Recommends: TV Shows You Should Get Into
Are you bored from being in quarantine for more than a year? Do you need an interesting distraction to help you procrastinate finishing your assignments? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Here are some tv shows from Netflix and HBO Max that I highly suggest you get into if you want some mystery, thriller, […]
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Two UCSD Alumni join Artemis Moon Expedition
A new National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) program named Artemis plans to land the first woman and next man on the moon by 2024. Of the eighteen team members training to land on the moon, two are UCSD alumni. The Artemis mission has several focuses: sustainable technology development to keep cosmic exploration affordable, as […]
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Ellamentally Yours: Understanding Our History Through Healing
Dear Reader, I was chatting with an old friend recently, and we started discussing the way we were raised. Everyone’s upbringing is different and these differences shape our personalities. I’ve spent a lot of time in therapy trying to understand what parts of who I am are connected to the way I grew up. Coming […]
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UCSD Commencement 2021 Ceremonies to be Held In-Person
UC San Diego’s Office of the Chancellor announced their intention to hold spring commencement ceremony in person on RIMAC field via email on April 14. Ceremonies for the Class of 2021 will take place on June 12 and June 13. Students will have the opportunity to bring at most two guests to the in-person ceremonies. […]
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Myanmar Coup Creates Uncertainty for International Students
When Henry Naing, a fourth year Biochemistry major, first heard about a coup occurring in his home country of Myanmar, he struggled to focus on anything for days. Worried for his family’s safety back home, he immediately called to check up on them—but the Myanmar military had shut down the internet, making it difficult to […]
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Sigma Chi Continues Spring Recruitment Despite Sanctions and Deregistration
Spring 2021 Recruitment for the UCSD Chapter of Sigma Chi is currently underway, despite the Fraternity’s deregistered status which prohibits recruitment. Due to sexual misconduct allegations, which include sexual assault and drugging, a Panhellenic wide social ban prompted the University to suspend the fraternity. Following a lengthy investigation in May of 2020, they were officially […]
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2021 Elections Results: AS Seeks to REVIVE Student Life
The Associated Student at UCSD (ASUCSD) Election Committee announced results of college council and campus-wide elections Friday, April 9 via Zoom. Voter turnout this election cycle was 7.89%, down from last year’s 21.37%, with Seventh College boasting the highest turnout rate at 21.53%. Of 29,473 students currently enrolled, 2,324 cast their ballot for this year’s […]