Campus police officers arrived at the Social Sciences Building (SSB) to find the coffee cart actively burning late Sunday evening. Within forty minutes, three more carts were reported to be on fire. The campus police department received a tip about the fire at SSB at 11:41 p.m, according to an email sent out to all […]
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Results from the 2017 Associated Students Election
The Associated Students Elections Committee announced the final 2017-18 Associated Students council voting results on Friday, Apr. 14 at Round Table Pizza. Lesly Figueroa of Students Determined came out on top to claim President, Matthew Alan Arrollado of THRIVE won the spot for Vice President Campus Affairs, and Refilwe Gqajela of Students Determined claimed Vice President External […]
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Election Turnout Reportedly Under Five Percent
Two sources in connection with Associated Students claimed that AS election voter turnout was under five percent as of yesterday. While the Election Committee will not officially release turnout data until after the voting period has ended, the reported five percent turnout comes from an anonymous AS Senator and member of the Elections Committee. AS […]
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Editor's Note: Withdrawal of Endorsement for AS President
In light of recent circumstances, The Triton Editorial Board withdraws our endorsement of Associated Students Presidential candidate Tara Vahdani and endorses Lesly Figueroa. We find the photo of Vahdani circulating on Facebook, Twitter, and group chats to be disqualifying of any candidate for student elected office. The photo in question is a Snapchat of Vahdani […]
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The Triton's 2017-18 Election Endorsements
Editor’s Note, 4/11/2017: In light of new information regarding former Presidential candidate Tara Vahdani, the Editorial Board rescinds our former endorsement and endorses Lesly Figueroa. An inappropriate photo of Vahdani surfaced on Apr. 10. We were not aware of the photo when we made our initial endorsement. Our former endorsement is available here and an […]
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AS Endorsements: Matthew Arrollado for Vice President Campus Affairs
The only executive running unopposed, Matthew Arrollado convinced this Editorial Board that he has a thorough understanding of the position of Vice President of Campus Affairs. Arrollado’s current position as the Senator of Eleanor Roosevelt College has given him a solid base of knowledge about working in student government, and his experience communicating with students […]
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AS Endorsements: Refilwe Gqajela for Vice President External Affairs
Throughout the course of the election season and her time here at UCSD, Refilwe Gqajela has repeatedly demonstrated that she is both intentional in spaces she works in and always approaches them with a much-needed critical lens. Although Gqajela does not have a background in student government, her experience working throughout the campus, combined with […]
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AS Endorsements: Tara Vahdani for President
Editor’s Note: In light of a published inappropriate photo former Presidential Candidate Tara Vahdani sent to friends, we are pulling our endorsement. You can read Vahdani’s statement in full below. I am withdrawing my candidacy for AS President. After having spoken with the rest of THRIVE last night, we have collectively decided that it is no […]
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AS Elections 2016-17: Tara Vahdani, President
When she’s not helping her residents, leading campus tours during Triton Day, volunteering at the Triton Food Pantry, or fulfilling any number of responsibilities, junior Tara Vahdani is campaigning for THRIVE, a slate she founded this year for Associated Students of UCSD (AS). THRIVE is a self-described “equity-minded, progressive” slate, and Vahdani is its Presidential […]
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AS Elections 2016-17: Dennis Yeh, President
Junior Dennis Yeh calls himself “the anti-slate candidate.” Running as an independent, Yeh’s platform for AS President focuses on reforming the AS budget, increasing funding for some student organizations, and representing students who he feels have been excluded by AS in previous years. He’s an international studies major with a focus in political science. Yeh […]