UC President Janet Napolitano and University of California Student Association (UCSA) President Judith Gutierrez both released statements against HR 4508 (PROSPER Act), a federal bill that would cut funding for higher education by 2019. On June 11, UC President Napolitano released a joint statement with the signed support of the chancellors of the California State […]
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Renowned UCSD Liver Surgeon Replaced for Unknown Reasons
Dr. Alan W. Hemming, the country’s leading liver surgeon and former chief of the surgical transplantation team at UC San Diego, was quietly replaced for unknown reasons in early June. According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, Dr. Kristin Mekeel, Hemming’s former colleague, now serves as the interim chief of the surgical transplantation team. Mekeel specializes in […]
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Muir Parking Lot Closes for North Torrey Pines Living Learning Center Construction
Muir College Parking Lot (P207 and P208) will be closed today so construction can begin on the North Torrey Pines Living Learning Neighborhood (NTPLLN). The complex will be completed in Fall 2020 and will become the new home for Sixth College. It will also add 2,000 beds and 1,200 underground parking spaces. “The North Torrey […]
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Raza Resource Centro Discusses Potential Name Change for Inclusivity
A select committee from the Raza Resource Centro held their first community meeting on Monday, June 4 to discuss the possibility of a name change for the resource center to be more inclusive of the Chicanx and Latinx community. Located across from the Conrad Prebys Music Center on the first floor of the Student Services […]
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Governor and California State Legislature Approve Increased UC Funding
Governor Brown and the California State Legislature approved funding boosts for the University of California (UC) on June 8. In May, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education approved $117.5 million in new funds for the UC system. After separate budget bills are passed by both the California Assembly and Senate, the differences in the bills […]
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An Interview with CARE at SARC Director Nancy Wahlig
Warning: This article concerns sexual assault. “When a starfish loses its limb, it grows back and becomes whole again. We want to support and advocate for our survivors to heal completely, like starfish,” said Nancy Wahlig, director of Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education (CARE) at Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC). The logo for CARE at […]
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Submission: A Response to "UCSD Greek Life Needs to Prove It Cares About Sexual Assault Victims"
Warning: This article concerns sexual assault. I’m appalled—appalled at the minimization of an epidemic of sexual violence across college campuses. The submission published a few weeks ago covering Greek life at UC San Diego and sexual violence was highly simplified and largely based on a singular experience: a research article written in 1991 that only […]
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Over 25,000 Signatures Collected on Student Petition Demanding Sexual Assault Reform in Greek Life
Warning: This article concerns sexual assault. An online petition created by a UC San Diego student demanding sexual assault reform in UCSD Greek life has reached over 25,000 supporters as of today. Organized by Jake Henry, a third year Political Science major, the petition calls for a public report of sexual assault statistics to be compiled […]
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Revelle College Should Update Its Writing Sequence
At the end of my last HUM 2 (the second course of the Revelle College Humanities sequence) lecture of the quarter, my professor concluded by saying, “It is remarkable that across these texts, humans still come up with the same basic answers.” But Dr. Lyon, in a course in which we only read texts written […]
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CSE Instructor Publicly Humiliates Student on Class Forum
A UC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) instructor is receiving backlash for humiliating a student and releasing the student’s private information on a public question-and-answer forum this past weekend. Rundong Zhong, an international student and Math/CS major, posted a question on Piazza, a commonly-used forum that allows classmates, instructors, and professors to address […]