A second UCSD student resident has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a recent TritonAlert sent out today. The student is described as a “close contact” of the first student who tested positive on March 23. As with the first student, this student is under self-isolation and is receiving care. Samir Nomani is an Assistant […]
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Live COVID-19 Updates: Transportation Services Makes A, B, S, and D Permits Interchangeable for Spring Quarter
Transportation Services sent an email last night with service changes for Spring Quarter. All permits (except V) will be interchangeable in every parking lot except Gilman and reserved spots. Weekend parking rates will apply on weekdays, so parking on campus will be $6 a day. Parking permit holders can cancel their permit and receive a […]
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Art Gallery: Highlighting Women in STEM
Although art and science are an unlikely pair, women in STEM have shown that the subjects can coexist in both their personal interests and their work. “Bloom: Women Growing Their Roots in STEM” highlighted this overlap in an art gallery. It officially opened on March 6 in Room 142 of the Structural and Materials Engineering […]
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The Driver Era Brought the Energy to Rock N’ Roosevelt
As a new transfer student, I haven’t had the chance to attend many UC San Diego events yet, so as I got ready for Rock N’ Roosevelt, I was buzzing with excitement. Rock N’ Roosevelt, an annual concert organized by Eleanor Roosevelt College, has previously hosted student bands as well as popular indie acts like […]
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ASUCSD Judicial Board Rules Against The Triton, Recommends Constitutional Clarifications
Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) Judicial Board ruled unanimously against The Triton on February 19, issuing a majority opinion that the closed session ASUCSD held at their January 15 meeting did not violate their constitution. Ella Chen, editor-in-chief of The Triton, filed the grievance on February 3, stating that the rules governing closed […]
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LIVE: COVID-19 Updates at UCSD
In order to provide information on the coronavirus situation at UCSD as quickly as possible, we will be updating this page as we receive information. Last Updated: April 1, 2020 at 7:42 p.m. April 1 Three students have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a recent update via TritonAlert. The update does not specify if […]
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COVID-19: Thoughts and Concerns from a Chinese Student
If you are in one of UC San Diego’s meme Facebook groups, you may have seen this meme and other jokes about COVID-19, a type of coronavirus first detected in December 2019. Some of the memes depict the dangerous virus in a somewhat humorous way, due to the fact that it is not spread widely […]
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Spring Classes at UC San Diego To Be Held Online Due to COVID-19
Editor’s Note: This article is breaking and will be updated as more information becomes available. UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla sent an email this evening with new recommendations regarding upcoming campus-wide events and classes due to concerns surrounding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. There are currently no reported cases at UCSD. For the […]
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UCSD COLA Approves Grading Strike
The UC San Diego Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) movement voted to go on a grading strike next Monday during the COLA Walkout and General Assembly on March 5. 86 out of the 92 undergraduate student workers and graduate students who attended voted in favor of the grade strike. Under a grading strike, Teaching Assistants […]
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Students Rally In Support of Fired UC Santa Cruz TAs
Students, faculty, and community members marched at the “Red 4 Ed” rally in front of Geisel Library Monday, in solidarity with UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) graduate students on strike who were fired. At least 54 graduate students were fired on Friday for withholding grades as a part of an ongoing strike for wage increases. Graduate […]