As college students, we are all balling, or attempting to ball, on a budget. While a $200+ festival ticket may not be in your future, fear not: here are the Triton’s Fall Quarter picks for splurge worthy shows for $40 or less in San Diego. The Japanese House w/ OvercoatsOctober 11, 2019. 8 p.m. All […]
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Campus Climate Activists Build on Momentum of UC Climate March at First Friday Meeting
The UC San Diego Green New Deal hosted a First Friday meeting at the Natural Sciences Building (NSB) Auditorium last Friday to organize and plan campaigns that could pressure UCSD into further addressing the ongoing climate crisis. Building on the momentum from September’s Climate March, students, faculty, staff, and community members came together to discuss […]
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A Place to Call Home: The Question of Transfer Housing
I vividly remember one day early last year, barely into my first quarter as a transfer student at UC San Diego, when I had to go into Sixth College Advising in Pepper Canyon Hall. I took the 27-second elevator ride down from the 13th floor of the Eastern Tower in The Village and then walked […]
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Update: Selection Process for a New AS VP of External Affairs Has Begun
This article was updated on October 7. You can read the original breaking news article here. Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) Vice President of External Affairs (EVP) Tiger Huang announced his resignation during the first ASUCSD Senate meeting of the academic year on October 2. According to AS President Eleanor Grudin, Huang’s resignation […]
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UCSD Community Marches for Climate Action
Over 500 UC San Diego students, faculty, and community members met at the Silent Tree and marched through campus on September 27 to demand that UC leadership take greater action in addressing the ongoing climate crisis. The UC San Diego community joined a growing climate strike movement in which millions of people from over 150 […]
Posted inArts and Culture, Music
The Triton's Back to School Album Recs
As the heat of the summer bleeds its way into late September, we are all bracing ourselves for the wave of assignments and duties we have to juggle. Here lies an aid for the stressed and fainthearted: The Triton’s favorite albums to dance, study, and lounge to. These albums will add a bounce to your […]
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UCSD Admits the Highest Number of Applicants Systemwide
UC San Diego admitted the highest number of applicants in the UC system in 2019, according to preliminary data on undergraduate admissions and applications released by the UC Office of the President (UCOP). UCSD continues to receive a record-breaking number of applicants, second in the nation to UCLA. UCSD received 118,359 undergraduate applications for Fall […]
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UCSD Climate Strike Activist Peter Sloan on Why the UC Needs a Green New Deal
UC San Diego Green New Deal says it is a movement that focuses on organizing a community of students, staff, and faculty to address the ongoing climate crisis. They will be hosting their first demonstration today. It will include a march and rally calling for climate education, improved carbon neutral goals, and the formulation of […]
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The Triton is Hiring for the 2019-20 School Year!
Are you interested in writing and learning more about the campus? Join The Triton! We’re a digital-first, independent, student-run news source that produces content relevant to the UC San Diego community. You don’t have to be a Communications Major or want to be a journalist. In fact, many of our writers and editors are STEM […]
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University of California to Divest from Fossil Fuels
The University of California (UC) announced yesterday that it will completely divest its endowment and pension funds from the fossil fuel industry by the end of the month. The UC system’s move towards fossil fuel divestment comes in the wake of a systemwide divestment movement and global youth activism raising concerns over the ongoing climate […]