Congressional representative Mike Levin (D-49) announced yesterday that he will bring UC San Diego student Lucero Sanchez as his guest to tonight’s State of the Union address. Sanchez is a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient and worked as an intern on Levin’s 2018 congressional campaign. In an op-ed published by Teen Vogue, Sanchez […]
Posted inArts and Culture, Music
TV Girl, Crumb Concerts Moved Off Campus Due to Overwhelming Demand
Soda Bar announced that it is moving TV Girl as well as Crumb’s upcoming concerts from the Ché Café to The Irenic because of overwhelming demand. Based on information provided by the bands, the shows’ venue was changed due to underestimation of band popularity. Both performances at the Ché sold out quickly. Moving from the Ché to […]
Posted inNews, Student Government
AS Senate Kills Bill to Lower GPA Requirement for AS Executives
Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) voted to indefinitely table the AS Accessibility and Opportunity Act of 2019 last Wednesday, effectively killing the bill. AS Senate voted 20-3 with two abstaining after a lengthy debate. The bill, sponsored by Transfer Senator Joey Giltner, would have lowered the GPA requirement for AS executives from 2.5 to […]
Posted inCampus, News
Student Workers Stand Behind Graduate Student Facing Unemployment Due to Disability
A coalition of student labor organizations, including the UC Student-Workers Union (UAW 2865) and the UCSD Labor Commission, led an on-campus demonstration last Friday on behalf of a student worker facing unemployment because of his disability status. Wearing red shirts (the official UAW 2865 color), about 30 students coalesced outside the DisAbility Counseling and Consulting […]
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ASCE Proposes $50,000 Budget Increase for Sun God Festival
AS Concerts and Events (ASCE) proposed a six percent budget increase for the upcoming Sun God Festival—totaling $50,000—at the Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) Senate meeting last Wednesday. Currently, the festival has $750,000 allocated from the ASUCSD budget, including $20,000 for contingency. The proposal, presented by ASCE Senior Associate Vice President Nancy Xu, […]
Posted inOpinion, Staff Op-Ed
Stop Talking About UCSD Football: Why the Perennial Debate is Useless
In 2010, UC San Diego paid consultants $28,000 to study the feasibility of establishing a football program at UCSD, as well as NCAA Division I sports as a whole. The official campus timeline marks the 1995 rejection of a student referendum calling for the establishment of a football team. Every few years—certainly at least every […]
Posted inCampus, Local, News
New Bridge Connecting UCSD Campus to Open in February
Gilman Bridge will open on February 8, after nearly three years of construction and two months of lane closures on Interstate 5 (I-5). The new bridge will connect West and East campus roads—Gilman Drive and Medical Center Drive, respectively, over the I-5 freeway—and will be kicked off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Chancellor Pradeep […]
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Perks Coffee Shop to Permanently Close in Summer
Perks Coffee Shop will permanently close this summer to accommodate the UC San Diego Bookstore’s planned consolidation to the first floor, according to Interim Bookstore Director Sandie Sears. Though a contract has yet to be signed, the shift is intended to accommodate a new Target store that may occupy the second floor. Target is currently […]
Posted inOpinion, Staff Op-Ed
Equity or Equality? Affirmative Action is Far from Perfect, But It's the Best We've Got
In the past few months, a news story about affirmative action has been continuously catching my eye. The public nonprofit group Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), who believes that racial classifications and preferences in college admissions are “unfair, unnecessary, and unconstitutional,” has been in staunch opposition to affirmative action. SFFA has filed a case against […]
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New UC Regent Sparks Controversy about Diversity on Board
In one of his final acts as Governor of California, Jerry Brown appointed Jonathan “Jay” Sures to the University of California Board of Regents on Jan. 4. Brown’s appointment of another white male representative raised concerns from students about the lack of diversity on the board. Sures, a UCLA graduate and current co-president of United […]