California State Senator Richard Roth (D-Riverside) introduced Senate Bill (SB) 461 to the California Legislature on February 21. If passed, the bill will extend Cal Grant to cover summer classes. The bill is sponsored by the Coalition for a Better UC (CBUC) in partnership with the UC Student Association (UCSA) and the UC Office of […]
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Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Alicia Garza: “Black People Deserve to Live in Dignity”
Black Lives Matter co-founder and Marshall College alumna (‘02) Alicia Garza returned to UC San Diego on February 26 to speak about issues pertaining to the Black Lives Matter movement. Hundreds of students, staff, and faculty packed the Price Center Ballroom for the event, presented by the Marshall College Speaker Series in honor of Black […]
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New Government Report Highlights Food Insecurity on College Campuses
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended making the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility requirements more accessible, based on a report which found that less than half of the 3.3 million college students who were eligible in 2016 applied to SNAP. SNAP, the largest food assistance program in the United States, provides nutritional […]
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Greeks Gone Green and UCAB Unveil New Smog Eating Mural in Price Center
Greeks Gone Green (GGG), in partnership with the University Centers Advisory Board (UCAB), has selected fourth year Visual Arts and Sociology major Shashi Mostafa as the winner of the Smog Eating Mural artwork selection contest. GGG unveiled the mural, titled Ride or Die, on February 22. The mural is located on the west wall of […]
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Duped by Troupe: A Failure of Imagination in La Jolla
When literature professors encouraged my classes to attend one of former UC San Diego professor Quincy Troupe’s four readings in San Diego this month, I never heard a reference to the scandal. The Facebook event for Troupe’s reading at The Loft only refers to him as a professor emeritus, not as someone who resigned in […]
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What Happened to Personal Enrichment? A Reflection on the Death and Possible Resurrection of the Crafts Center
UC San Diego once offered a creative sanctuary—something that is now hard to believe for a campus boasting a reputation as a top-tier STEM school. According to UCSD’s General Catalog, the Crafts Center offered “studio and art/crafts instructional facilities in ceramics, photography, jewelry, drawing, neon, glass blowing, and other crafts.” Existing for 40 years before […]
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Staying Warm: Group Sex at UCSD
Cuffing season is in full swing…shivers. I’m sure many of you have experienced the chilling anxiety associated with Valentine’s Day, the capitalist holiday some of us hate to love. Swiping through Bumble over a cup of hot cocoa, listening to the bittersweet “Nobody” by Mitski on a Bluetooth speaker, and gazing out a dewy window. […]
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New Scripps Institution of Oceanography Warning System Helps Predict Coastal Flooding
A new Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) experimental warning system is helping coastal areas prepare for future flooding by improving flood predicting models. The Resilient Futures Program is a demonstration project created in collaboration with the Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation (CCCIA). It is designed to upgrade flood alert capabilities at Imperial Beach, […]
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TV Girl Disappoints at The Irenic
After the move from the Ché Cafe, the TV Girl concert on February 7 at The Irenic in North Park felt like a hastily put-together house show. Before the show, band members Brad Wyman and Wyatt Harmon both expressed to me conflicted feelings towards the venue change. They highlighted the challenge between increasing capacity for […]
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UC Student-Workers Union Demonstrates for Affordable Housing On Campus
The UC Student-Workers Union, UAW 2865, held an on-campus demonstration yesterday afternoon to demand better wages and protest rising housing costs, as well as the imminent closure of Rita Atkinson and Single Graduate Apartments (SGA) housing for graduate students. Rita Atkinson, located behind the medical school campus, will be repurposed for transfer students as part […]