In an effort to combat the burgeoning on-campus housing crisis, HDH Administrators and Stuart Collection Representatives announced their initiative to convert Do Ho Suh’s “Fallen Star” into a ‘triple suite’ at a press conference held this past Monday. The project was the result of a multi-year interdisciplinary collaboration between HDH Administrators and representatives of the […]
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4 Tips to Help Get Through Finals Week
Really? I could have sworn the winter break was just a few weeks ago. It sneaks up every quarter and I never quite see it coming, but there’s no escaping it: finals week is almost upon us. Ready or not, the most dreaded week of the quarter is quickly approaching and the time has come […]
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Kevin Sabo: Housing Realities at the UC
The current state of housing at the UC makes us assume the role of students first, human second. We are forced to give up access to quality housing. We sign leases with too many roommates to move into apartments that Grandma would call “cosy” if there was enough room to invite her over to visit. […]
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Brighten Someone’s Day
We attend one of the most amazing schools in the state. Although I may sound like an advertisement — it’s true! We have stellar academics, amazing research opportunities, and we’re five minutes from the beach. The only complaint I ever hear (other than “I need an In-N-Out on campus!!!”) is that our campus culture is […]
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Student Spotlight: Nicolette Valicenti and Lauren Mutschler
The concept of the interdisciplinary is a hot topic in just about every field of study: How can biology inform design? How can art influence scientific research? How can I convince my physics professor to accept an interpretive dance in place of taking the midterm? Nicolette Valicenti, a fourth-year Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts (ICAM) […]
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La Bête: What is Good Art?
Many people consider verse to be difficult to comprehend. Finding a human who’s read through anything by Shakespeare since high school is a rarity (not including people who have an affinity for theatre, they’re a special breed). But in this new rendition of the play, La Bête, by David Hirson, the UC San Diego Theatre […]
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UCSD Receives C+ on Mental Health Evaluations
UCSD received a C+ grade on evaluations of mental health resources available to students as part of the #HowAreYou campaign, announced the UC Student Association (UCSA) Monday. The evaluations were based on accessibility of services, diversity in counselor training, and outreach on campus, criteria that were chosen based on a questionnaire administered to Counseling and […]
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Vagina Warriors Embrace Femininity Through The Vagina Monologues
The annual Vagina Monologues captured UCSD’s campus from February 20-23, to talk about one of life’s greatest mysteries: the vagina. Originally written by Eve Ensler in 1996 in the midst of Third wave feminism, The Vagina Monologues has taken real-life experiences and transformed them into a masterful episodic play. Ever since its birth, Vagina Monologues […]
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Hermitude Conquers Hip-Hop / Electronic Fusion
On February 21, award-winning Australian electronic / hip-hop group Hermitude performed with Keys N Krates and GANZ at House of Blues. During this concert, which impressively lasted over four hours, Angus “El Gusto” Stuart and Luke “Luke Dubs” Dubber — who formed Hermitude in 2000 — rocked the audience with their downtempo rhythmic patterns and […]
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Editorial: UCSD Freedom of Speech not Under Attack
There’s a certain irony in the fact that UCSD was included in a recent Huffington Post opinion piece entitled “The 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2016” for cutting print funding. The Huffington Post, as most know, has never been a print publication. Defunding print media does not limit freedom of speech on the UCSD […]