Nancy E. Resnick, UCSD’s chief human resources officer, released a statement to campus staff on October 20 announcing that UCSD employees will be allowed to continue working remotely until the end of Winter Quarter on March 12, 2021. “The extended remote work timeline will be helpful to employees as they make decisions regarding distance […]
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Angela Davis, Salih Muhammad to Speak at UCSD
On November 2 at 6pm, Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) Office of External Affairs will be hosting a virtual panel titled, “From Generation to Generation”. The event will feature prominent civil rights activist and UCSD alum Angela Davis and Salih Muhammad, statewide organizing director for the UC Student Association (UCSA). Angela Davis earned […]
Posted inArts and Culture, Coronavirus, Student Life
The New Normal at UCSD
The UCSD student experience feels more fractured than ever. With remote learning distancing our relationships to campus and each other, what it means to be a UCSD student is unclear. We interviewed four UCSD students about what their college experience looks like now, and how it has changed since March. Although the transition from in-person […]
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The Sauce: “Can I Touch Your Hair?”
“Can I touch your hair?” Short answer: No. But I shouldn’t have to tell you that. You should know better than to ask a Black person if you can touch their hair, especially if you don’t know them. I was asked that very question as I stood in a long line with my friends on […]
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Introducing: Ellamentally Yours
Dear Reader, I’ve never been a journaling kind of person. Journals — to me, at least — are too hard to keep up. With how busy I am, sometimes it feels impossible to spare time to write about my day. I much prefer writing at the whim of my moods, which means that I usually […]
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UCSD To Build New Craft Center By 2021
In an attempt to renew UCSD’s commitment to artistic entrepreneurship, the university is building an 11,000-square-foot craft center. This endeavor, years in the making following the sudden shutdown of its predecessor half a decade ago, is projected to open in early 2021. The center will be located in the heart of the North Torrey Pines […]
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UCSD Fall Sports Competitions Postponed Until Further Notice
The Big West Conference Board of Directors postponed fall sports competition on July 29, acknowledging the health threat COVID-19 poses to Big West Campuses and their surrounding communities. While the fate of fall and winter sports at UCSD remains unclear, Associate Athletics Director Jeff Tourial explained that the university remains committed to transitioning to the […]
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Introducing: The Sauce
The Triton Presents: The Sauce. A Black column written by Kiyahna Brown which will discuss the experiences Black students have gone through and may go through while being at UCSD. This column is made by a Black student for Black students in an effort to highlight more Black representation within The Triton. Why “The Sauce” […]
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UCSD Reduces Student Financial Aid after Changing Housing Statuses
In early August, the UC San Diego Financial Aid and Scholarships Office changed the housing statuses of all students listed as dependents to Living with Parent, even as the university moved forward with it’s Return to Learn program. This change reduced the amount of aid students were to receive for Fall Quarter 2020. Many students […]
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UC Releases Executive Order Requiring Flu Vaccinations
Outgoing University of California President Janet Napolitano released a UC system-wide executive order requiring students, faculty and staff to receive influenza vaccinations universally by November 1, 2020. Released on July 31, the executive order intends to help alleviate the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic on UC campuses and the communities which surround them. “I have […]