The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 3299 (AFSCME) announced plans to strike on May 16 against the UC system after it filed three new Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) complaints in late April. AFSCME is the UC system’s largest labor union and includes Housing Dining Hospitality (HDH) workers and other low-wage employees. […]
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San Diego Rideshare Drivers Plan Nationwide Strike for Higher Wages on Wednesday Morning
San Diego rideshare drivers, including Uber and Lyft drivers, plan to close their driving apps for a full two-hour period on May 8 in response to the Uber’s decision to decrease pay. The drivers hope this will send a message Wednesday morning to the rideshare giant, which is slated to begin public trading on the […]
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Scratch the Itch: ‘Oddly Satisfying’ Porn
I fucking love masturbating. Morning wood, afternoon boredom, late night chill, you name it—me, my hand, my private browser, and my arsenal of toys are locked and loaded. The origin of my self-guided body tours was with the one and only PornHub—but as the years have gone by, my realization of mainstream porn’s injustices to […]
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Sun God: A Supposedly Fun Event I’ll Never Go to Again
You stand in a quarter-mile line for too long. You scratch the skin under the wristband you’ve been wearing since Thursday that was at first annoying, but has now become an ironic accessory to your Hawaiian-shirt-and-jort outfit for Sun God Festival 2019. As the line shuffles forward, sniffs of German shepherds remind you how guilty […]
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Is Sun God Really Worth it Anymore?
As another Sun God passes, I’m reminded of just how much the festival has changed during my time as an undergraduate. As a prospective student, I’ve heard from classes before me of the popularity of the festival and its unique way of bringing students together from all around campus and the state. In speaking with […]
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Five Staff Resign Without Discipline after Violating Title IX Policy
Content warning: This article concerns graphic accounts of sexual harassment and sexual assault. Six UC San Diego staff violated university policies prohibiting sexual violence and sexual harassment since 2016, but only one faced disciplinary action, according to public records. The other staff members resigned or retired. According to documents obtained by The Triton through a […]
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Poli Sci Major Lists “Politics” as Interest on Tinder, Entitled to More Matches
Jimmy McDecker sits in his Marshall College Upper Apartment every Tuesday, desperately swiping on three different dating apps. As the night wears on, he sags deeper and deeper into his cotton Beto O’Rourke shirt. Like Beto, Jimmy ends his Tuesday nights by conceding defeat. “I really can’t explain it. I was on the front lines […]
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Muir Musical Presents: Hairspray, a First-Rate Production
Muir Musical is an entirely student-run organization, formed to fill a perceived lack of musical theatre opportunities on campus. It is composed mostly of non-theatre majors. This year, the musical’s team (including cast, crew, production, and orchestra, etc.) consisted of over 100 students. With such a diverse, hard-working team, it’s no wonder they turned out […]
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The #MeToo Era: Challenges in Reporting Sexual Assault at UC San Diego
Content Warning: This article mentions sexual assault UC San Diego joined universities from all over the nation in honoring the 2019 Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). Yet, the problem of sexual assault seems pervasive as ever, with the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) recently reporting that over 90% of sexual assault victims on college […]
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Ethan Edward Coston Elected 2019-20 Managing Editor
Ethan Edward Coston was elected as Managing Editor of The Triton for the 2019-20 school year by The Triton’s Editorial Board in late Winter Quarter, and he took office in Week 5 of Spring Quarter. Coston is a third-year Political Science major, double minoring in Sociology and Law & Society in John Muir College. Coston […]