Content warning: The following article references suicide. Before intentionally swallowing a lethal dose of barbiturates, Helen Palmer Geisel wrote a note to her husband Theodor, stating that her “going will leave quite a rumor,” that he could say she was “overworked and overwrought,” and that his “reputation with […] friends and fans will not be […]
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HDH Announces Upcoming Changes to the Dining Dollar System
UC San Diego Housing Dining Hospitality (HDH) announced new dining plan changes at the HDH Forum two weeks ago. These changes will take effect over the course of the next two years. HDH currently offers four dining plans for on-campus students. Students that live in residential halls can buy either the $3,677 or $4,056 dining […]
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HDH Unveils New Locations for Seventh and Eighth Colleges
UC San Diego’s department of Housing Dining Hospitality (HDH) unveiled a new housing plan for the locations of Seventh and Eighth Colleges. According to HDH Executive Director Hemlata Jhaveri, Seventh College will replace The Village, the current transfer student housing, beginning 2020. Eighth College will replace the Revelle College parking lots in 2023. The proposal […]
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"Dear Ex" Makes Powerful Opener at SDAFF Taiwan Film Showcase
The San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF), in partnership with the UC San Diego Taiwan Studies Department, brought the Taiwan Film Showcase to the UCSD Price Center Theater November 9-11. This is the seventh year of the Showcase, which is the largest presentation of Taiwanese film outside of Asia. This year, ten movies were screened, […]
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UC Board of Regents Creates Basic Needs Committee
The University of California Board of Regents Governance and Compensation Committee unanimously approved the creation of a new special committee on basic needs at the Board of Regents meeting November 13-15. The committee, created by Student Regent Devon Graves, Student Regent-designate Hayley Weddle, and Board of Regents Chair George Kieffer, will take two years to […]
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Life as a First-Year Commuter
It is 6:47 a.m., and I have just parked my car after a 40-minute drive. I will most likely be spending an additional hour in this liminal space before I leave to walk to my class. Another student parks next to me, and they recline their chair all the way back to catch up on […]
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UCSD will Offer Two B.S. Degrees in the Social Sciences Division Next Fall
The UC San Diego Division of Social Sciences will offer two new Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees with one in the Department of Anthropology and the other in the Global Health Program. Both will be available for enrollment starting Fall 2019. The Department of Anthropology will offer a B.S. degree in Biological Anthropology. The new […]
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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth is, UC, and Fully Divest from Fossil Fuels
The University of California says it takes the climate crisis seriously. The administration is remarkably self-congratulatory of its “pioneering work,“ “distinguished leadership,“ and even the “direct action“ it says it’s taking to stem the threat of global catastrophe while encouraging other institutions to “act with more urgency.“ In promoting new investments totaling $150 million in climate-focused venture capital […]
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UC System Extends Deadline for Applicants Affected by Wildfires
The University of California announced on Wednesday morning that it will extend the Fall 2019 application to December 15 for students affected by the current California wildfires. In order to receive the extension, applicants must email ucinfo@applyucsupport.net using the same address associated with their UC application and write “Extension Request — Weather/Fire Event” as the subject […]
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ASUCSD Signs MOU with SPACES to Alleviate $122,082 Deficit
Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Student Promoted Access Center for Education and Service (SPACES) in October, after SPACES overspent more than $100,000 in the 2017–18 school year. Much of the deficit arose from insufficient tracking of funds and high turnover of SPACES staff. SPACES is […]