UAW 2865 and SRU-UAW, the unions representing academic student employees and student researchers, respectively, voted in favor of passing a new proposal Wednesday, November 30, lowering base wages to $43,020 from the originally proposed $54,000. The proposal includes a 9% increase on all earnings in April 2023 and October 2023 for anyone paid above the […]
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Student Researchers and Academic Workers Conclude Second Week of Strike
Academic workers with the UAW 2865, UAW 5810, and SRU-UAW unions concluded their second week of striking last Wednesday, November 23. Picket lines caused disruptions across the UC San Diego campus as picketers chanted and blocked intersections. In the past two weeks of the strike, many discussion sections and some lectures have been canceled as […]
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Man Stabbed on Trolley Passing UCSD
A 52-year-old man was stabbed last Tuesday, November 15, on a northbound trolley in the La Jolla area, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). The incident was reported at 3:10 p.m. at the Executive Drive trolley stop on Genesee Avenue. Officers arrived to find a male with a stab wound to the left […]
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Live updates: Student Researchers and Academic Workers strike across all UC campuses
Last updated: November 22, 2022, at 5:03 p.m. The UAW 2865, UAW 5810, and SRU-UAW unions went on strike on November 14 at 8:00 a.m. at all ten University of California (UC) campuses and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as they called for increased pay, improved working conditions, and other demands. The United Auto Workers […]
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Asphalt Meadows Album Review: Death Cab for Cutie’s Revival
For the better part of a decade, Death Cab have been coasting. Albums have never been outright terrible, however Codes and Keys, Kitsugi, and Thank You for Today feature some of Gibbard’s most disconnected songwriting. Over twenty years into their career, it seemed like the Seattle band’s emo-tinged rock music had lost its bite. It […]
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San Diego Asian Film Festival 2022 Features Price Theatre Showings
The San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) annually shows new films from up-and-coming directors and restored classics from fundamental Asian filmmakers. This year, the SDAFF is partnering with UCSD to show multiple features at the Price Theatre. The 2022 iteration of the SDAFF will feature over 100 films and premiere on November 3. In 2021, […]
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Student Researchers and Academic Workers Unions Will Vote On Strike
Across the University of California campuses, the UAW 2865, UAW 5810, and SRU-UAW unions, which represent graduate students, postdocs, and student researchers, have voted “yes” on a resolution calling for a strike authorization vote. This decision means that later this month, the unions will begin voting on whether or not to authorize a strike. On […]
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Students hold series of demonstrations following death of Mahsa Zhina Amini
Students and community members gathered at a series of demonstrations at UC San Diego in late September and early October in remembrance of Mahsa Zhina Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died after reportedly being tortured while in custody in Tehran, Iran. Organized by the Persian American Student Association (PASA) and the Iranian Graduate Students […]
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Organic Chemistry Professor Faces Criticism After Making Racist Comments During Lecture
Robert Ternansky, a UC San Diego professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is coming under fire for racially charged comments he made toward workers who appeared to be Latine during an Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 41A) lecture on October 11. In a recording of the lecture shared via Instagram and Reddit, Ternansky shouts, […]
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Shooting at Park & Market Trolley Station Leaves Man Injured
One man was shot at the Park Boulevard & Market Street trolley station across from UC San Diego’s Park & Market downtown hub Thursday night. According to Officer Darius (DJ) Jamsetjee, San Diego Police Department (SDPD) officers located the wounded man, who had a gunshot wound to his leg, at around 8:46 p.m. The man […]