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, […]
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Hundreds Show Their Support for Palestine in Series of Demonstrations
Hundreds gathered in a series of demonstrations across UC San Diego over the past month in support of Palestine. Organized by UCSD’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), demonstrators honored the lives lost in Palestine following attacks by Israel. On October 12, about a hundred students and community members gathered around the Silent […]
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Liam Winstead Elected As 2023-24 Managing Editor
Liam Winstead was elected as Managing Editor of The Triton for the 2023-24 school year by The Triton’s Editorial Board on March 2. Winstead, a graduating third-year, is a Real Estate and Development major and Urban Studies and Planning minor at Sixth College. After joining The Triton in Spring Quarter 2022 as a News writer […]
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Maya Philipp Re-Elected 2023-24 Editor-in-Chief
Maya Philipp was re-elected as the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of The Triton for the 2023-24 school year by The Triton’s Editorial Board on March 2. Philipp, a fourth-year Marine Biology major and Urban Studies and Planning minor at Seventh College, joined The Triton in 2020 as a photographer. After 2020, Philipp moved up to Assistant Multimedia […]
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Six Ways To Make Friends on Campus and Counter the “UC Socially Dead” Narrative
UC San Diego has long held the title, “UC Socially Dead,” deemed by students attending the accredited university to mock the almost non-existent social and Greek life on campus. This nickname casts an intimidating shadow on first-years and current scholars trying to make friends among the 30,000 undergraduates currently attending the school. There are, however, […]
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Field Medic at Quartyard, a Tactful Evening
Scan any Field Medic album and you will find a handful of component parts: longing, regret, self-deprecation, guitar, and low fidelity drum loops. Kevin Sullivan has been releasing records as Field Medic for a decade now, with six full-length albums and a dozen or so EPs to his name. I first heard Sullivan’s music this […]
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Amazon’s Just Walk Out Couldn’t Be Better
Earlier this year, UC San Diego’s Housing Dining and Hospitality Department made headlines by announcing that three on-campus markets would feature Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. At Roger’s, Sixth, and Seventh Markets, students can bypass the forced human interaction at checkout and instead just grab their items and walk out the door. All they need […]
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New Neighborhoods and the Current Housing Situation
UC San Diego’s new Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood (home to Eighth College) was expected to have enough beds for 2,000 students for Fall Quarter 2023; however, only about 343 students moved in due to delayed construction, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. George Lo, the Associated Students (AS) President for the 2023-24 academic […]
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Olivia Rodrigo “Guts” Album Review
Olivia Rodrigo, the 20 year-old rockstar and idol, rocketed to success with her debut album Sour in 2021. Her sophomore album, Guts, suggests that her newfound fame and success is not all good; in fact, much of it is painful and deeply unhealthy. Guts is a lush, indulgent portrayal of a young woman’s first experience […]