$7 box of cereal—check. Three bananas—$1.50. Sounds about right. $6 bag of grapes—but, of course. Insert all other items as applicable to you. Tap, Tap, Tap. That’s really all it takes these days to use your ID at a dining hall or market. The ease with which students are able to purchase things has significantly […]
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UC San Diego Health Opens First Senior Emergency Care Unit in California
UC San Diego Health has opened a new emergency care facility focused on providing quality care for senior patients over the age of 65. This new Senior Emergency Care Unit (SECU) facility, which is the first of its kind in California, is dedicated to accommodating geriatric patients who may not be adequately served in a […]
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MAE Department Proposes Changes to Environmental Engineering Major
UC San Diego’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Department announced on January 16 that it is proposing several alternatives to the current Environmental Engineering (EnvE) major due to concerns over accreditation. The current EnvE major is not accredited according to standards set by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). ABET sets requirements that […]
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Representative Mike Levin Brings UCSD DACA Student as State of the Union Guest
Congressional representative Mike Levin (D-49) announced yesterday that he will bring UC San Diego student Lucero Sanchez as his guest to tonight’s State of the Union address. Sanchez is a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient and worked as an intern on Levin’s 2018 congressional campaign. In an op-ed published by Teen Vogue, Sanchez […]
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TV Girl, Crumb Concerts Moved Off Campus Due to Overwhelming Demand
Soda Bar announced that it is moving TV Girl as well as Crumb’s upcoming concerts from the Ché Café to The Irenic because of overwhelming demand. Based on information provided by the bands, the shows’ venue was changed due to underestimation of band popularity. Both performances at the Ché sold out quickly. Moving from the Ché to […]
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AS Senate Kills Bill to Lower GPA Requirement for AS Executives
Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) voted to indefinitely table the AS Accessibility and Opportunity Act of 2019 last Wednesday, effectively killing the bill. AS Senate voted 20-3 with two abstaining after a lengthy debate. The bill, sponsored by Transfer Senator Joey Giltner, would have lowered the GPA requirement for AS executives from 2.5 to […]
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Student Workers Stand Behind Graduate Student Facing Unemployment Due to Disability
A coalition of student labor organizations, including the UC Student-Workers Union (UAW 2865) and the UCSD Labor Commission, led an on-campus demonstration last Friday on behalf of a student worker facing unemployment because of his disability status. Wearing red shirts (the official UAW 2865 color), about 30 students coalesced outside the DisAbility Counseling and Consulting […]
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ASCE Proposes $50,000 Budget Increase for Sun God Festival
AS Concerts and Events (ASCE) proposed a six percent budget increase for the upcoming Sun God Festival—totaling $50,000—at the Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) Senate meeting last Wednesday. Currently, the festival has $750,000 allocated from the ASUCSD budget, including $20,000 for contingency. The proposal, presented by ASCE Senior Associate Vice President Nancy Xu, […]
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Stop Talking About UCSD Football: Why the Perennial Debate is Useless
In 2010, UC San Diego paid consultants $28,000 to study the feasibility of establishing a football program at UCSD, as well as NCAA Division I sports as a whole. The official campus timeline marks the 1995 rejection of a student referendum calling for the establishment of a football team. Every few years—certainly at least every […]
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New Bridge Connecting UCSD Campus to Open in February
Gilman Bridge will open on February 8, after nearly three years of construction and two months of lane closures on Interstate 5 (I-5). The new bridge will connect West and East campus roads—Gilman Drive and Medical Center Drive, respectively, over the I-5 freeway—and will be kicked off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Chancellor Pradeep […]