The Associated Student at UCSD (ASUCSD) Election Committee announced results of college council and campus-wide elections Friday, April 9 via Zoom. Voter turnout this election cycle was 7.89%, down from last year’s 21.37%, with Seventh College boasting the highest turnout rate at 21.53%. Of 29,473 students currently enrolled, 2,324 cast their ballot for this year’s […]
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Systemwide Data Breach Poses Threat to Students’ Personal Information
The University of California released a statement on March 31 stating they were impacted by a cyber attack that affected at least 300 organizations including several universities, such as Stanford and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and many government agencies. This data breach of personal information was due to a vulnerability in Accellion’s system, a […]
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Meet the AS Candidates: Voting Ends April 9th
Campus-wide elections for Associated Students at UC San Diego (ASUCSD) began on Monday, April 5 and will continue until Friday, April 9 at 4 pm. Of the 18 elected positions open, 7 races are uncontested, including the 3 executive positions of AS President, Vice President of Campus Affairs and Vice President of External Affairs. AS […]
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UCSD Police and CAPS To Launch New Mental Health Emergency Response Team
UC San Diego announced on January 28 that they would pilot a Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT). The program is a joint venture between the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and the UCSD Police Department (UCPD) with the goal of better addressing mental health crises that occur on campus. “I think what we’re finding is […]
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What Makes Seventh College’s New Writing Course Different?
The end of Winter Quarter marks the first completed course of Synthesis 1 for 320 Seventh College students, UC San Diego’s newest college’s writing sequence, called the Synthesis program, centers communication and writing while taking on the lens of the climate change crisis, in reference to the overarching theme of Seventh College, which is a […]
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New VP External Appointed Ahead of Spring AS Elections
The Associated Students at UCSD (ASUCSD) Senate appointed Rebecca Paskowitz as the Vice President of External Affairs (EVP) on March 3, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of former EVP Alisha Saxena on January 28. EVP Paskowitz will be responsible for representing and advocating for the needs of UCSD students, connecting members of the […]
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UCSD Developing Face Masks which can Detect the Coronavirus
UC San Diego is developing a face mask with a sensor attached that can detect the novel coronavirus. The mask will consist of a test strip which will change colors when it detects COVID-19 in a user’s breath or saliva. It may potentially detect virus molecules inhaled by the face mask user from another person. […]
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The Sauce: “Say It Loud: I’m Black & I’m Proud!”
Hey, my loves and happy Black History Month! It’s February again and although this Black History Month might look a little different since we’re stuck inside, our beautiful Blackness should be celebrated all the same. From Black excellence to Black innovation, this is our month to remember and acknowledge our greatness. This is a time […]
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Ellamentally Yours: Spirituality, Medication, and The Mind
Dear Reader, I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions because I pretty much give up after January is over. I find New Year’s resolutions fleeting and hard to follow through with. I try to set a yearly benchmark for myself instead, and I keep it as a reference point as I go about the […]
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Ellamentally Yours: The Journey to Self-Love
content warning: suicide, self harm, substance abuse Dear Reader, January was always an interesting month for me. My birthday is in January, which I never enjoyed because I never celebrated my birthday. Two years ago, just after my birthday, I tried to kill myself. This year marks two years since my suicide attempt, and it’s […]