35 candidates will compete for 16 positions on the 2017-2018 Associated Students governing body. Election campaigning officially began at 9 p.m. on Mar. 9, 2017 after a mandatory candidates’ meeting. Candidates typically run in groups or parties called “slates.” This year, there are two: Students Determined (SD) and THRIVE. This is the third year that […]
Posted inOpinion, Staff Op-Ed
UCSD is Not a Polytechnic University
We’ve all heard the phrase “The pen is mightier than the sword.” It’s become a common idiomatic phrase in the English language, suggesting that we agree with it, even if only a little. It’s a hierarchical phrase, implying that one has to be better than the other. People often make the mistake of needing to […]
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Chinese Students and Scholars Association meet with Chancellor; release follow-up statement on Dalai Lama
The UCSD Chinese Students and Scholars Association released a new statement to clarify its stance on the Dalai Lama as this year’s commencement speaker after meeting with Chancellor Pradeep Khosla. Students and members of the CSSA met with the chancellor on Feb. 15 to ask the Dalai Lama’s campus commencement speech not mention politics and that […]
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Federal judge dismisses The Koala’s claim against UCSD
A federal judge dismissed The Koala’s claim against UCSD and Associated Students UCSD (ASUCSD) earlier this week after a ten-month fight in court. The suit, which claimed that UCSD and ASUCSD had violated the First Amendment rights of The Koala and other student media organizations, was dismissed on Feb. 28. United States District Judge Jeffrey […]
Posted inArts and Culture, Music
Thalma and Laércio de Freitas: The Brazilian Way of Life
The duo from Brazil did it again; the sold-out house was packed and those who came in late unfortunately had to resort to watching the show from the sidelines. I found my seat near the front of the stage, where I could see everything laid out for the performance. Laércio and Thalma took the stage […]
Posted inCommunity Op-Eds, Opinion
"I am the person who made the posters:" Artist explains intent
I am the person who made the posters, and I feel I should clarify their meaning, as well as apologize for not making that meaning obvious enough and causing this whole situation. First, they are not anti-Muslim at all, I intended them to be sympathetic towards Muslim. I am a Japanese American myself, so the […]
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Flyers calling for evacuation of Muslims from San Diego County found on campus; resembles Japanese internment notices
Update: The poster of the flyers contacted The Triton at around 10 p.m. to explain their meaning. Read their full statement here. Flyers calling for the evacuation of all Muslims in San Diego County on April 8 were found on campus on Wednesday, March 1. The flyers, titled “Instructions to All People of Islamic Belief,” were […]
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Flower of Equality Blossoming from STEM
UCSD is recognized across the globe as an illustrious, first-rate research institution. With numerous on-campus hospitals, medical centers, and labs, run by distinguished professors, scientific discovery and technological advancement is a championed commonality. However, UCSD deserves credit for another form of progress, one that is unsung yet equally vital. Encouraging involvement in and providing opportunities […]
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ERC student council allocated $7,500 for annual retreats; almost double that of all other councils
The Student Council for Eleanor Roosevelt College (SCERC) allotted $7,500 of its yearly budget to its annual council retreat fund this school year, compared to Warren, Muir, Revelle and Marshall which allocated $3,969, $500, $308 and $473 respectively. While the Sixth College Council is still working on their year-long budget, they designated $519 last year. […]
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Editorial: Elevating Appearances over Students
“Student activists seem to have concluded that university administrators do not budge except under pressure of confrontation,” UCSD’s third chancellor, psychologist William McGill once said, attempting to explain student protests. McGill thought he had a shrewd understanding of student activism. And to some extent, perhaps that was true. But both McGill and modern-day UCSD administrators […]