From age to life experience, transfers bring a diverse perspective to UC San Diego. We come from different universities, community colleges, and other paths. Yet, with my conversations with other transfer students, it seems that we come to UCSD with an expectation that we too would have the “traditional” college experience of making friends easily, […]
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UC Workers Protest Against Wage Inequality and Job Insecurity in Third Strike of the Year
The United Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers (UPTE) held a system-wide strike from March 20-21, protesting contract negotiations with UC administration that have stalled over wage inequality and job insecurity concerns. UPTE, which represents 15,000 workers, was joined by the UC system’s largest union, AFSCME 3299, which is also currently under contract negotiations. UC San Diego […]
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UCPD Declares Campus Safe After Violent Threats Left in Geisel Library
UC San Diego Police (UCPD) has declared the campus safe after being alerted to threats of violence posted in three women’s restroom stall doors in Geisel Library yesterday evening and this afternoon. UCPD has decided to continue with the regular campus schedule after consulting with the campus Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Team, local and […]
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Letter from the Editor—‘TheirStories’ Aims to Transform The Vagina Monologues ‘From the Inside Out’
Dear readers of The Triton, On March 8, 2019, The Triton published ‘TheirStories’ Aims to Transform The Vagina Monologues ‘From the Inside Out.’ Since we published the piece, individuals from the trans community have criticized the piece for trans-exclusionary language and tone. As Managing Editor of the paper, I formally apologize on behalf of The […]
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UC Regents Delay Vote on Nonresident Tuition Increase
The University of California (UC) Board of Regents voted on March 14 to table the vote for a nonresident tuition raise until their May meeting, following strong opposition from the UC Student Association (UCSA) and several regents. While the motion did not specify a date to revisit the proposal, Regent Chair George Kieffer said that […]
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Submission: An Open Letter to UC Regents Secretary and Chief of Staff Anne Shaw
Editor’s Note: Anne Shaw is the Secretary and Chief of Staff to the UC Regents. Dear Ms. Shaw, I am writing today as a student leader at UC San Diego who is also an out-of-state student, regarding the increase in tuition that non-residents are facing once again this year and that the UC Regents will […]
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UC Board of Regents to Vote on Raising Out-of-State Tuition for Second Year Running
The University of California (UC) Board of Regents will vote on a 2.6 percent tuition raise for nonresident undergraduate students—including out-of-state, undocumented, and international students—on March 13. The Board of Regents also raised nonresident undergraduate tuition last year. The UC Office of the President (UCOP) proposed the tuition raise, which would increase the UC Nonresident […]
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Muir Musical 2019: From Script to Show
Be prepared to say goodbye to Jesus Christ Superstar and “Good Morning Baltimore” in about a month. Yes, Muir Musical will be presenting the beloved show Hairspray this Spring Quarter 2019. Hairspray will be the culmination of over eight months of hard work. Muir Musical members began the planning process during the summer, starting with […]
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UC System Terminates Contract with Major Academic Research Provider, Promotes Open Access by 2020
The University of California (UC) system terminated its contract with Elsevier on February 28 after months of negotiations for low-cost access to academic research. Elsevier is one of the world’s largest and most expensive publication services for academic research and other scholarly publications, focusing on medical, technical, and scientific information. According to the UC Office […]
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UC Workers Announce Strike to Protest Income Gaps and Job Insecurity
The University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 (UPTE-CWA) announced an upcoming strike last Friday to protest against income gaps and job insecurity throughout the UC system. The strike will occur from 4:00 a.m. on March 20 to 4:00 a.m. on March 21. The union represents 15,000 University of California (UC) research, technical, […]