The University of California (UC) announced a new four year contract with global research publisher Springer Nature on June 16. The contract, spanning from 2020-2023, will allow UC associated authors to publish their research at little to no cost, minimizing a major financial hurdle for researchers. The agreement will also expand access to 1000 Springer […]
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Students and Staff Push to Rename Muir College
Students, faculty, and staff at UC San Diego are pushing to rename John Muir College in response to Muir’s history of racism. According to Muir College Provost and Professor of Ethnic Studies K. Wayne Yang, the release of the Sierra Club’s statement acknowledging Muir’s relationships with white supremacists and derogatory remarks about Black and Indigenous […]
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Return to Learn draws criticism as UCSD reveals 47 tested Positive for COVID-19 since April
According to UCSD’s latest testing dashboard, at least 47 students and 21 campus employees have tested positive for COVID-19. This tally includes tests beginning April 3 for students, and June 6 for campus employees. UCSD has not been publicizing these recent positive tests via TritonAlert as they were back in April when the third student […]
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Submission: I harmed myself. Why did UCPD show up at my door?
Content Warning: This article concerns personal experience and narrative of self-harm, anxiety, and depression. It was the day before move-in began. I sat at my dining room table, hands clutching my head hoping if I held it hard enough the thoughts would stop. All I could think about was how badly I wanted to die. […]
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Black Student Union Releases Demands to UCSD
On June 22, the Black Student Union (BSU) released a statement of demands to UCSD that required university response by June 26. Since the statement was released, only the Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services (OASIS) has responded. The list of demands was released after a month of civil unrest following George Floyd’s murder […]
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ICE Reverses Policy that would Force International Students to Leave the US
At a federal hearing this morning, the Department of Homeland Security and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that they will rescind their latest policy which would have forced international students to leave the country if their classes were mostly online. When universities shut down in March, ICE suspended the rule requiring students holding […]
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UC System to Sue Federal Government Over New ICE Policy
The University of California (UC) system announced plans on Wednesday, June 8 to sue the federal government for violating students’ rights with a new policy which requires international students to leave the country if they are taking only online courses in the fall. The lawsuit “will seek a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent […]
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UC Announces New President to Replace Janet Napolitano
The University of California (UC) announced at the Board of Regents meeting this afternoon that Dr. Michael V. Drake will be replacing Janet Napolitano as the next UC President. The UC President oversees all 10 UC campuses, five medical centers, and three affiliated national laboratories. Current President Napolitano resigned last year at the September Board […]
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Black Students at UCSD Share Their Experiences Protesting Police Violence
If you were watching the protests in La Mesa, they looked nothing like how the La Mesa Police Department described them, according to Alexander Pile. “It was peaceful the entire time. We weren’t violent,” said Pile, a fourth year Black student at UCSD. “My friends and I were willing to walk in the front to […]
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ASUCSD Approves Resolution Supporting UCSDPD Defunding, UCPD Abolishment
The Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) passed a resolution during a special meeting on June 17 expressing support for defunding the UCSD Police Department (UCSDPD) and abolishing the University of California Police Department (UCPD). Sixth College Senator Zaccary Bradt and Vice President of External Affairs Alisha Saxena drafted the resolution in response to […]