Another week has passed, which entails another week of new music. Here is another list of new tracks to listen to, along with some older tunes that are just as noteable. Enjoy! “Shades of Blue” by Yo La Tengo Released: January 18, 2018 For fans of: Wilco, Dinosaur Jr., Dirty Projectors If you thought this […]
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White Supremacist UCSD Student Disrupts Lecture
A UC San Diego student and member of the white supremacist group Identity Evropa has been disrupting classrooms and, in at least one instance, flashing his Identity Evropa badge before leaving. According to UCSD Police logs on Jan. 11, Policy And Records Administration received a report that a member of a white supremacist group entered […]
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Geisel Library Rejects Proposal to Sell Plan B Pills in AS Vending Machine
Geisel Library librarians rejected the proposal to begin selling generic Plan B pills in the Associated Students (AS) Essentials Vending Machine in the library on Wednesday. The proposal for generic emergency contraceptive pills was submitted to Geisel Library for approval once it was finalized early in January. Associate University Librarian of Academic Services Catherine Friedman […]
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Biochemistry/Cell Biology Major and Molecular Biology Majors Combined Starting Fall 2018
UC San Diego’s Division of Biological Sciences is combining the Biochemistry/Cell Biology major and Molecular Biology major to form a new major, Molecular and Cell Biology, for students admitted after Fall 2018. The Biology Education Committee, comprised of faculty members and the Associate Dean of Education, decided to consolidate these two majors because of the […]
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UC Regents Delay Tuition Hike Vote
The UC Board of Regents unanimously voted today to defer any vote for an in-state tuition hike to May and any vote for an out of state tuition hike to March or May, at the recommendation of UC President Janet Napolitano. “After speaking with some of our legislators and speaking with some of our students, […]
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Women’s March: San Diego’s Latest Act of Resistance Draws Thousands
Around 37,000 marchers, including students from UC San Diego, gathered to rally together for the second annual Women’s March on Saturday, Jan. 20. Locally themed “Hear Our Vote,” the march took place at Waterfront Park, with a sister march occurring simultaneously at Palomar College in North County. The event began with a performance from the […]
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UC to Vote on Increasing Tuition and Fees 2.7 Percent
The University of California Regents will vote on a 2.7 percent tuition increase for residents and a 3.5 percent increase for non-residents at their upcoming meeting tomorrow, Jan. 24. The proposed tuition hike will increase resident total cost to $12,972 and non-resident total cost to $28,992 starting Fall 2018. The UC Office of the President […]
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ERC: The College Without a Face
As students stroll through Muir College, they likely see evidence of the college’s many attempts to honor its namesake: John Muir’s face carved into various structures, the placard by one of the entrances with a short biography, the little cafe under Tamarack Apartments named for him, and another portrait of him just inside the door, […]
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ASUCSD Vice President of Campus Affairs to Resign
Associated Students of UCSD (ASUCSD) Vice President of Campus Affairs, Matthew Arrollado, announced his resignation Friday morning, effective immediately upon the appointment of his successor. “I want to apologize to all members of the UCSD community who have put their faith in me to run the Office of Campus Affairs,” said Arrollado this morning in […]
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New Art Piece Coming to Revelle College in Summer 2018
A 185-foot pole by Los Angeles-based artist Mark Bradford, entitled What Hath God Wrought?, will be placed in Revelle College later this summer. The title of the art piece is in reference to the first official Morse code message in the U.S. transmitted by Samuel Morse on May 24, 1844, which is in turn a reference […]