Voting for the 2016 AS elections took place online from April 4 through 8, closing at 4 p.m. All candidates had to receive above 20 percent of the vote for to be considered a win, meaning that abstentions can prevent a candidate from winning, even when running unopposed. In this year’s election, 5882 students voted. […]
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Pro-Trump Graffiti Scrubbed Before Triton Day
Pro-Trump and anti-Mexican graffiti was seen chalked across Library Walk, campus residential areas and outside the Raza Resource Centro on the morning of April 9. The graffiti occurred the night before Triton Day, UCSD’s admitted students day where thousands of prospective students visit the campus. The graffiti included such slogans as “build a wall,” “deport […]
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Write for the Conch! (Student Life)
Are you a human? Do you like writing? If you fit both of these qualifications (and hopefully you fit at least one of them) then you might find a home at The Conch, The Triton’s student life section. Apply now and create the type of content that you would like to read! We’re looking […]
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Kevin Sabo: Why the State’s Audit of UC Matters
Last week, the California State Auditor released a long awaited audit around UC finances, enrollment, and executive compensation, boldly subtitled “[UC’s] Admissions and Financial Decisions Have Disadvantaged California Resident Students”. The series of responses, press conferences, and hearings in Sacramento since the audit’s release did not disappoint fans of political TV drama. But the fireworks […]
Posted inArts and Culture, Theatre
Muir Musical: Bringing New York City to UCSD Through Theatre
One would imagine In the Heights to be a musical about a humble barrio in Washington Heights that highlights the everyday struggles of these hardworking, yet underprivileged residents. However, this Muir Musical production takes these struggles and transforms them into trivial obstacles that are eventually resolved — with buoyant music and dance parties to highlight […]
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Aditi Guatam: Independent Candidate for Campus Wide Senator
A university “by the students, for the students, and of the students.” The slogan embodies my dream for UCSD, and something I have been striving to achieve in the past three years, and hope to continue as an AS senator. By the Students: Occupy Peterson was my first exposure to student activism on campus, […]
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DOUBLE A: I'm A Person, Not A Stereotype
He told me that he bet I followed all the rules and was “a quiet girl.” One date with him, he said, would change that all. Class ended early, because of one of those “used-to-be-rare-but-now-rather-common” minimum schooldays, and I was, as per my routine, taking the subway to my father’s office. I had gotten off […]
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Alex G at the Ché Café: A Night of Quiet Brilliance
It’s 7:30 P.M. when I walk into the Ché Café and see that the first band, Your Friend, has already taken the stage. The swirling wall of sound envelops the audience, who rock back-and-forth to the drone of reverb-soaked guitar and velvety vocals of front woman Taryn Miller. Tracks like “Gumption” begin quietly and swell […]
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A.S. Sen. Christy Olds: Why I Switched Slates
Christy Olds is the current A.S. Biological Sciences Senator and ran as a part of the Tritons United slate in 2015. This year, Olds is running for re-election as part of the Students Determined slate. Dylan Martin from The Triton sat down with Olds to discuss her experiences on both slates and why she chose […]
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A.S. Candidate Endorsments
The Triton’s Editorial Board took great care in deciding how to structure an endorsement for Associated Students, as well as who and why we should endorse. Going beyond simply interviewing the slates on relevant positions, The Triton listened to each slate speak on their positions and watched how they presented their positions, what was emphasized, and […]