The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on black communities and the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Nina Pop, and Rayshard Brooks should finally make it clear: Our house is not built equitably. It is stratified along the lines of race and class. Working class communities of color face premature death from […]
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Safe Spaces For Black Students Should Be Protected
If the university claims to stand with Black students and hear us, they would commit more than empty promises in their emails and newsletters. Instead, they would be more proactive in making changes which benefit the Black community on campus, the same community which continues to be overlooked and ignored until traumatic events occur. On […]
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UC Berkeley Transfer Student Alexis Zaragoza Nominated for 47th UC Student Regent
UC Berkeley transfer student Alexis Zaragoza was nominated for UC student regent for the 2021-22 school year, pending approval by the UC Board of Regents during their July 28-30 meeting. The UC Office of the President announced the nomination on June 5, and if approved, Zaragoza will become the 47th UC student regent-designate. Zaragoza will […]
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University of California Goes Fossil Free
UC Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Jagdeep Singh Bachher announced that the UC has completely divested from fossil fuels, having sold $1 billion in assets from all its investment portfolios. Bachher made the initial announcement at the UC Regents’ Investment Committee meeting on May 19. “I’m happy to announce that actually as of today, the endowment, […]
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Graduate Students Will Not Vote On Whether To Strike
The graduate student union, UAW 2865, voted on June 2 against holding a vote to authorize a labor strike. The union’s bargaining committee voted 10-8 against holding a vote. The following day, UAW 2865 tweeted that its members should continue to build support to get the university to bargain over housing and other issues. The […]
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Protestors Demand UCSD Health Commit to Anti-Racism
Around 200 UC San Diego students, faculty, and community members protested at the Medical Education and Telemedicine Lawn Monday at noon demanding that UCSD Health commits to becoming an anti-racist institution. Most anti-racist institutions adopt proactive policies and actions in order to directly combat racism. Black medical students organized the demonstration to push UCSD Health […]
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Submission: Remove Bret Stephens from the UC Free Speech Center Board
Bret Stephens is unfit to serve on the University of California’s Free Speech Center’s advisory board. Last year, when I visited the Center’s inaugural event in Washington D.C., I watched Stephens tell a Black UC student that her understanding of the world is wrong: She shouldn’t take politics too seriously, he said, because political discussions […]
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#BLM San Diego Protests Police Violence in La Jolla
CW: anti-Black violence and police violence Hundreds of local San Diego residents protested Saturday against police violence and the recent killings of Black Americans by demanding widespread systemic changes, such as the demilitarization and defunding of the police. The San Diego #BlackLivesMatter chapter organized Saturday’s caravan protest where participants met at Gliderport and drove throughout […]
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Students and Faculty, Let The Triton Be Your Platform
What makes you angry? How are you responding to George Floyd’s murder? Are you participating in protests? What has your experience been like at UCSD? The Triton’s Editorial Board is reaching out to you, the UCSD community, to share your thoughts and opinions with us about recent incidents of police brutality and racism. As we […]
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A Letter to the Community from the Editor-in-Chief of The Triton
Dear UC San Diego Community, It is with a heavy heart that I write this letter to you, especially during a pandemic and national uncertainty. Since the ongoing national protests began this weekend, I have searched for the appropriate response to address the concerns of you, the community, and ensure that my staff’s needs (mental-health […]