We’ve all heard about the crisis occurring today in Syria. Perhaps you’ve seen pictures of a decimated Aleppo, watched videos of the aftermath of sarin gas attacks, or read headlines about U.S. drone strikes killing civilians. Here in San Diego, we sit many thousands of miles from the Levant, but since most of us can […]
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Jewish Student Center Unanimously Approved by Planning Commission
San Diego Planning Commission members voted 6-0 to approve UC San Diego Hillel’s bid to build a privately owned Jewish student center across from Revelle College in a public hearing April 27. The proposal will now go before the City Council to receive final approval for construction, though a date for this has yet to […]
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Michael Mnatsakanian Puts Sustainability in a Box
While most might go through a day disposing over two pounds of waste that ultimately ends up in a landfill, one UCSD student is managing to live close to zero waste and is now trying to spread the sustainable lifestyle through his startup: Sustaina(bin)ity. Michael Mnatsakanian, a fifth year Chemical Engineering major, created a monthly […]
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Learning Through Dance: What “gradWORKS: The Implicit Self” Can Teach us
UCSD is known for its experimental approach to the arts, and “gradWORKS: ‘The Implicit Self’” is no different. Verónica Santiago Moniello, the creator behind this innovative piece, is an M.F.A. candidate in the Theatre & Dance department, and has cultivated her own unusual approach to the performing arts world. In 2016, she conducted research in […]
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UC Administrators Overspent on Administrative Salaries, Failed to Disclose $175 Million in Reserve Funding, State Audit Concludes
The University of California Office of the President failed to disclose $175 million in reserve funding to the UC Regents, overspent on administrative salaries, and impeded the audit process, a state audit concluded Tuesday. “Our report concludes that the Office of the President has amassed substantial reserve funds, used misleading budgeting practices, provided its employees with […]
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UCSD Students, Faculty March for Science in San Diego
“This is what a sample size looks like!” chanted the crowd at San Diego March for Science. Joined by UCSD students and faculty, an estimated 15,000 people participated in the San Diego March for Science in downtown San Diego on April 22. San Diego marched with a cohort of about 600 other cities all over […]
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Coffee Cart Arson Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
A woman accused of setting fire to four UCSD Fairbanks coffee kiosks on campus late last Sunday pleaded not guilty in court today, according to Times of San Diego. Police and fire crews initially responded to the cart in the Social Sciences Building, then received news that the carts in Center Hall, Warren Mall, and […]
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Yellow OFO Bikes to be Removed from Campus by Friday
All yellow OFO bikes will be wheeled off campus by the end of the day tomorrow. UCSD Transportation Services ordered OFO to remove all bikes immediately on Tuesday, April 18. The company has responded by promising to remove all bikes by the end of Friday. OFO, a company based in China, launched an experimental bike-sharing […]
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Muir Musical Presents Spring Awakening: A Season of Struggle and a Morning of Hope
Whether it be 19th Century Germany or 21st Century America, the road to self-discovery is never easy. This year’s Muir Musical production of Spring Awakening highlighted tribulations of adolescence while critiquing the paternalistic system that permits and sometimes even perpetuates youth struggles. Spring Awakening is a musical adapted from a German play written by Frank […]
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Nathaniel I.: School Makes Students Get High
“For four hours, I didn’t want to look up from my desk.” Narrating for me one of her first experiences with Ritalin, one student at UCSD explained to me why since junior year of high school, she had been non-medically taking Adderall, Ritalin, and similar ADHD prescription medications from her friends to help her keep […]