Last quarter, I audited ANTH 21 on a day when the class had a discussion about privilege. The professor asked, “Can someone experience white privilege without knowing it?” My first thought was that some people could experience it without knowing, but I wasn’t one of them because I was aware of my privilege; therefore, I […]
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Sun God Fashion
Wild prints, fluorescent colors, avant-garde makeup, and varying degrees of nudity—festival fashion gets a lot of attention for a reason. Some of the most innovative and truly creative looks appear at festivals. In the past ten years, the record-breaking attendance statistics for Coachella, Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), and other popular music festivals have created a […]
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UC Regents Will Meet This Week to Discuss Seventh College and Tuition Increase
The UC Board of Regents will meet this week from Tuesday, May 14 to Thursday, May 16. The agenda includes approval of UC San Diego’s proposal for a seventh college and the nonresident tuition increase, which the regents tabled in March to lobby the state for more funding. The Board of Regents is the governing […]
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AFSCME Announces Strike Against the UC System for Unfair Labor Practices
The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 3299 (AFSCME) announced plans to strike on May 16 against the UC system after it filed three new Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) complaints in late April. AFSCME is the UC system’s largest labor union and includes Housing Dining Hospitality (HDH) workers and other low-wage employees. […]
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San Diego Rideshare Drivers Plan Nationwide Strike for Higher Wages on Wednesday Morning
San Diego rideshare drivers, including Uber and Lyft drivers, plan to close their driving apps for a full two-hour period on May 8 in response to the Uber’s decision to decrease pay. The drivers hope this will send a message Wednesday morning to the rideshare giant, which is slated to begin public trading on the […]
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Scratch the Itch: ‘Oddly Satisfying’ Porn
I fucking love masturbating. Morning wood, afternoon boredom, late night chill, you name it—me, my hand, my private browser, and my arsenal of toys are locked and loaded. The origin of my self-guided body tours was with the one and only PornHub—but as the years have gone by, my realization of mainstream porn’s injustices to […]
Posted inOpinion, Staff Op-Ed
Sun God: A Supposedly Fun Event I’ll Never Go to Again
You stand in a quarter-mile line for too long. You scratch the skin under the wristband you’ve been wearing since Thursday that was at first annoying, but has now become an ironic accessory to your Hawaiian-shirt-and-jort outfit for Sun God Festival 2019. As the line shuffles forward, sniffs of German shepherds remind you how guilty […]
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Is Sun God Really Worth it Anymore?
As another Sun God passes, I’m reminded of just how much the festival has changed during my time as an undergraduate. As a prospective student, I’ve heard from classes before me of the popularity of the festival and its unique way of bringing students together from all around campus and the state. In speaking with […]
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Five Staff Resign Without Discipline after Violating Title IX Policy
Content warning: This article concerns graphic accounts of sexual harassment and sexual assault. Six UC San Diego staff violated university policies prohibiting sexual violence and sexual harassment since 2016, but only one faced disciplinary action, according to public records. The other staff members resigned or retired. According to documents obtained by The Triton through a […]
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Poli Sci Major Lists “Politics” as Interest on Tinder, Entitled to More Matches
Jimmy McDecker sits in his Marshall College Upper Apartment every Tuesday, desperately swiping on three different dating apps. As the night wears on, he sags deeper and deeper into his cotton Beto O’Rourke shirt. Like Beto, Jimmy ends his Tuesday nights by conceding defeat. “I really can’t explain it. I was on the front lines […]