We’re over two months into 2024. It’s rainy. It’s cold. And as we anticipate whatever new music, movies, books, and beyond that the new year has in store for us, The Triton reflects on some older stuff that’s resonating with us right now. Winter is a lonely season. We hope something on this list might […]
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UCSD Creates Real Estate Agency to Help Parents Pay for Tuition
UC San Diego has founded its very own real estate agency to help struggling families sell their properties in order to pay for tuition costs. “Here at UC San Diego we always strive to create a supportive community, because we are one big family. We will always try our best to help students pay for […]
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One Killed, One Injured in University City Shooting
At approximately 8:41 p.m. Saturday night, officers responded to the intersection of Nobel Drive and Lombard Place where they found two men who had been shot, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). Based on the preliminary investigation, the two men were driving into an apartment parking structure when the suspect approached on foot […]
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A History of Lease Agreements Between the Ché Café and UCSD
The Ché Café was erected in 1980 by a group of students as a nod to the Argentine Marxist, Che Guevara. This student-run cooperative and vegan café is located next to the La Jolla Playhouse, south of Revelle College and the developing Eighth College. The space offers a multitude of services to undergraduates attending UC […]
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Have You Bean to Bird Rock Coffee Roasters?
For students looking to discover a unique coffee blend or to get their caffeine fix on campus, Bird Rock Coffee Roasters has swooped into UC San Diego’s cafe scene. The outdoor coffee stand is nestled on the east side of campus, adjacent to the Central Campus Trolley Station. After several soft launches during the winter […]
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Students Show Support for Palestine on Campus
UC San Diego’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) organized a series of walkouts over the past month to express their support for the people of Palestine throughout the recent escalating conflict in the Middle East. This comes in response to the ongoing conflict happening in the Gaza Strip, primarily, after the Hamas attack on […]
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Submission: Letter for Palestine from Members of the Literature Department
This letter was originally written and sent to the UCSD Literature Department in late November. We are still waiting for a response. Although our faculty has formally failed to comment, we commit to continuing to work towards these demands and challenge others to do so as well. We urge other graduate students to compose similar […]
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Man Returns Wallet, But “The Cash Was Gone, Bro”
On Tuesday, October 18th, 2023, Warren College freshman Rex Shaw realized that he lost his wallet while returning from a shopping trip. “I was just going to 99 Ranch Market to buy some fresh groceries. This college really doesn’t like providing vegetables in its dining halls. I needed some bok choy! But when I got […]
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Pilot Killed After Plane Crashes into Hillside of La Jolla Condo Complex
One person was killed when their Cessna 210N crashed Wednesday night, according to officials. The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) received a report of an aircraft down near Downwind Way and Expedition Way around 9:35 p.m. Wednesday, prompting an extensive search around the area of Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The U.S. Coast Guard, San Diego […]
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Over 4,500 Gather in University City in Support of Israel
On the night of October 10, thousands of San Diegans gathered for a vigil honoring the lives lost in Israel following the recent attacks by Hamas. The vigil was held at Mandell Weiss Eastgate City Park, which is adjacent to the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center (JCC). Organized by the Jewish Federation of San Diego, […]