On May 16 at 1:00 p.m. approximately 15 UCSD faculty members met outside of Seventh College’s The Bistro dining hall in order to deliver two petitions condemning the police response to the Gaza Solidarity Encampment on May 6 to Chancellor Pradeep Khosla, where they believed his office to be at 3333 North Torrey Pines Court. […]
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UAW 4811 Votes to Authorize Strike Over University’s Response to Encampments
United Auto Workers (UAW) 4811 voted to authorize a strike if unfair labor practice charges filed “in response to UC’s actions against peaceful protesters” remain unresolved. The unfair labor practice charges stem from multiple alleged violations by the UC system over pro-Palestine demonstrations at UC Los Angeles, UC Irvine, and UC San Diego, according to […]
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The Triton Photographs Snowstrippers at House of Blues – Voodoo Room
Electronic duo Snowstrippers came to San Diego’s House of Blues on May 9. The Triton photographed the duo at their high octane set. From 2022 to 2023, Snowstrippers released three albums, The Snow Strippers, April Mixtape 2, and April Mixtape 3 along with two EPs. Each project has the intense, bouncing energy you want from […]
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Man Stabbed at Nobel Drive Trolley Station
A man was left with non-life-threatening injuries following a stabbing at the Nobel Drive Trolley Station early Tuesday morning, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). Officers responded to the area of 3449 Nobel Drive at approximately 12:35 a.m. to find a male in his 50s with at least one stab wound. The man […]
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Submission: Co-Op Union + KSDT Radio Statement
Opening Statement We – the UC San Diego Food Cooperative, General Store Cooperative, KSDT Radio, Che Cafe Collective, and Groundworks Books Collective – express our unequivocal solidarity with the Gaza Solidarity Encampment and condemn the violence used against students by the University of California San Diego Police, California Highway Patrol, and San Diego County Sheriff’s […]
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Atkinson Hall Deemed Safe Following Bomb Threat
A bomb threat forced the evacuation of Atkinson Hall and the surrounding area on UC San Diego’s campus on Thursday, April 25. After several hours, the building was deemed safe and closures were lifted. Students were alerted of the bomb threat at 8:22 p.m. that night via a “Triton Alert,” which advised to avoid the […]
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Submission: UCSD Faculty Call for Chancellor’s Resignation
Faculty of the Ethnic Studies department at UC San Diego are outraged at the vicious suppression of students by our administration under the leadership of Chancellor Pradeep Khosla. This morning, May 6, 2024, Chancellor Khosla called on the UCPD, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, and California Highway Patrol in military riot gear to raid an […]
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Submission: Statement from UCSD Graduate Students Condemning UCSD’s Response to Student Protest
We, the graduate students of UC San Diego, unequivocally condemn the administration’s aggressive response to the peaceful protests on campus. The decision to characterize the protest as non-peaceful and to deploy law enforcement to forcefully clear the encampment is an egregious violation of the principles of justice, equity, and freedom of expression that our institution […]
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Live Updates: Community Reacts to Encampment Clearing, Release of 64 Arrestees
UC San Diego’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter established a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” outside the Student Health and Wellness Center along Library Walk Wednesday shortly before noon. The encampment joined a nationwide movement across university campuses demanding divestment from Israel. In a post on Instagram, SJP at UCSD shared the following demands: “1. […]
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ASUCSD Passes Divestment Resolution After Historic Pro-Palestine Protest
UC San Diego Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) held a protest at Matthew’s Quad on March 6 at 3:00 p.m. demanding divestment of student funds. The protest was advertised by SJP as “the biggest protest in UCSD history.” Later that night, Associated Students of UCSD (ASUCSD) passed the Association-Wide Boycott and Divestment resolution. The […]