At 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29, over a hundred UC San Diego graduate students, undergraduates, and faculty allies gathered at the Silent Tree to protest the GOP tax bill that passed in the House of Representatives on November 16. Among the bill’s many provisions that attack the poor and the working class is one […]
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UCSD Undergraduate TA’s Likely Eligible for Free In-State Tuition
Undergraduate students at UC San Diego who are employed in an academic capacity for the University may be entitled to tuition remission, essentially free in-state tuition, according to the San Diego unit of UAW Local 2865, the UC Student Workers’ Union. It is currently unclear how many students are eligible for tuition remission, as the […]
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OPINION: Cheers to a Blackout Free 2018
So here’s an unpopular opinion: college parties absolutely suck. Okay, maybe they don’t absolutely suck, but they can be rough as hell. I didn’t truly realize this until I found myself sitting outside in the freezing cold one Friday evening, while all my friends were inside enjoying the luxuries of a house party. Earbuds on, […]
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UC Workers Ask for a Fair Wage
Close to 100 UC San Diego students and workers staged an action on Library Walk and at Muir College protesting against low wages and insufficient pension plans last Thursday, Feb. 1. The Labor Commission of Associated Students (ASUCSD) External Affairs and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 3299 Labor Union organized […]
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ERC Senator Alex Nguyen Resigns
Eleanor Roosevelt College (ERC) Senator Alex Nguyen announced his resignation as a representative of Associated Students of UCSD (ASUCSD) Sunday, January 28. Nguyen plans to terminate his official involvement within Associated Students as well as other student government obligations, which includes any of the Student Councils, elected or otherwise. “I apologize for this sudden unfortunate […]
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Same Shit: The Longest Month
I feel bad for January. Being the first month of the Gregorian calendar must be tough. There is so much pressure from everyone to be good, to provide insight, and to uplift. We think that we have to deal with January, when, in fact, January has to deal with us. To college students, January is […]
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Jesse McCartney to Headline Warren Live
Early-2000’s teen sensation Jesse McCartney will headline Warren Live, along with Cosmos and Creature, on Thursday, February 22 in the Price Center West Ballroom from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Perhaps best known for his 2004 debut album Beautiful Soul, McCartney first made an appearance on the national stage in the American pop boy band Dream […]
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New Week, New Tunes
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 […]