Arriving at Library Walk on Tuesday, freshman Amanda Harrison realized that she had forgotten to peruse the 142 fliers she had collected there the previous day. Monday was Harrison’s first day on the fully active Library Walk and she was “thrilled to be a part of such a bustling campus.” Witnesses report seeing her smiling, […]
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Eight Hacks for UCSD Freshmen
UC San Diego is a massive and complex campus that even many upperclassmen have not fully explored. Here are the top tips to prepare you for your new adventure at UCSD, courtesy of The Conch. 1. Don’t Spend All Your Time Watching Netflix in Your Dorm As a first year, fall quarter is a valuable […]
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Taco Villa Opens on Campus
Taco Villa, after nine months of construction, opened its doors in the Old Student Center on Thursday, September 15. Featuring over 40 items, the restaurant’s menu emphasizes both traditional and unique takes on Mexican food. Each category of burritos, quesadillas, chips, french fries, chimichangas, tacos, and rolled tacos offers a variety of options and combinations. […]
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UCSD to Utilize $151,000 Pledge to Improve Student Food Security
The UC Office of the President announced a $3.3 million pledge to combat food insecurity throughout the UC system in July, with $151,000 allocated to each campus over the next two years. The campus Basic Needs Committee, composed of students, staff, and faculty, will use UCSD’s $151,000 toward financial aid packets, food literacy, meal preparation […]
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Dear Semester System Losers
Quarter system brothers and sisters, This past week, in an attempt to undermine and invalidate of our way of life, The Daily Californian at UC Berkeley released an attacking article attempting to cheapen and scorn our dear, sweet quarter system. The article, entitled Dear Quarter System Losers, is a blatant piece of libel that seeks […]
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UCSD Professor Finds Causal Link Between the Zika Virus and Microcephaly
Dr. Alysson Muotri, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics/Cellular and Molecular Medicine at UCSD, and his lab recently found a causal link between the Zika virus and microcephaly. Microcephaly is a condition where the brain doesn’t develop normally, often leading to smaller than average head size. Prior to the study, there was no direct […]
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Zachery Johnson: Legitimacy of Gaming at UCSD
Video games have never been considered a legitimate use of time. For older generations, games were in arcade cabinets, cost a quarter to play and offered little more than a way to pass the time after school. As gaming grew bigger, video game consoles became a household commodity. Many gamers have heard their parents or […]
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The Triton’s Summer (Almost) Playlist
You sit beside a pile of textbooks, preparing your research paper about how social organization can sustain a colony of army ants. Outside, you see your friends playing frisbee in the sunshine, laughing freely. They are finished with finals. “Lucky for them…,” you think aloud as you down another espresso and return your bloodshot eyes […]
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UCSD Administration Declines to Confirm Fate of University Art Gallery
UCSD administrative staff repeatedly refused to confirm or deny whether the University Art Gallery (UAG) will remain open or closed for the 2016-17 academic year. In the last year, UCSD students and faculty have spoken out against the administration’s decision to suspend the Gallery and, although an email from administrative staff confirmed that the space will […]
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Hannah Reinheart: From the Eyes of a UCSD Theatre Major – Going D1
Recent news of the approval of the vote to increase our activities fees in order to move our Athletics Department to D1, as well as the announcement of the closure of the 50-year-old Undergraduate Art Gallery, has forced me to take a step back and question the importance that UCSD places among different departments on […]