University Centers Advisory Board (UCAB) will replace three Price Center vendors—Shogun, Zanzibar, and Round Table Pizza—by 2020, despite a lack of transparency and student involvement. The 2017–2018 board extended the leases for Shogun and Zanzibar on May 8 with the recommendation that they be replaced the next time the leases are up for renewal in […]
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Two UCSD Artists Featured in “25 and Under” Art Showcase at MCASD
Two UC San Diego artists and graduating seniors, Wendy Rodriguez and Anika Ullah, were both featured in the annual “25 and Under” Art Showcase at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego (MCASD). Out of 25 finalists, Wendy took home the Curator’s Choice First Place award for her short animation “Photographs,” while Anika exhibited […]
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Anika Ullah Continues to Push the Boundaries of Health, Science, and Activism Through Art
This article is part of a series profiling two UCSD artists and graduating seniors who were finalists for the annual “25 and Under” Art Showcase at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego (MCASD). The first thing Anika Ullah wants to make clear is that she is not just an “documentary filmmaker,” a term […]
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Animator, Illustrator, and Poet Wendy Rodriguez Shares “Things She Didn’t Know How to Say”
This article is part of a series profiling two UCSD artists and graduating seniors who were finalists for the annual “25 and Under” Art Showcase at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego (MCASD). As a woman of color from a low-income community and a disruptive family environment, much of Wendy’s artwork is driven around […]
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UCSD Professor Nathan Fletcher Wins Primary Election
UC San Diego professor Nathan Fletcher won the Tuesday primary election for San Diego County Supervisor, District Four. Fletcher won by roughly one percent of the vote, securing 22,983 votes in total (28.86 percent). “I am honored and humbled by the outpouring of support,” said Fletcher in his victory statement following Election Day. “The results […]
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Submission: A Senior's Open Letter to Representative John Lewis
Dear Representative John Lewis, I am a graduating senior at UC San Diego who heard that you will be boycotting UCSD’s graduation commencement ceremony in solidarity with UC workers, who recently organized a strike for better wages, benefits, and racial/gender equity. I (and many other students) support the union in their strike and negotiations, but I was […]
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ASUCSD Senate Increases Salary, Then Rescinds Raise Over Transparency Concerns
Late last night, Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) Senate voted to give itself a raise without any public input before later nullifying the raise over transparency concerns. At around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, ASUCSD Senate voted to raise Senator salaries from $20 a week to $30 a week after over an hour of […]
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Congressman John Lewis Declines to Speak at UCSD Commencement
Congressman John Lewis has withdrawn from speaking at UC San Diego’s 2018 all-campus commencement ceremony due to concerns with how the UC system treats union workers. As of Tuesday, all mentions of Lewis’ name were removed from the 2018 Commencement website. Lewis, a prominent leader during the Civil Rights Movement along with Dr. Martin Luther King, […]
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Canyon Vista Dining Hall Slated for Remodel
UC San Diego is searching for an architect to remodel the aging Canyon Vista dining hall. Canyon Vista, the only dining facility in Warren College, was constructed in 1993 along with the nearby residential halls and graduate apartments. It currently serves traditional dining hall fare like burgers, pizza, and pasta, as well as more unique […]
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Anti-Semitic Inscription Found on Hillel Center Sign
An anti-Semitic inscription was recently left on a sign celebrating the upcoming Hillel Jewish student center at the corner of La Jolla Village Drive and Torrey Pines Lane, according to ABC10 News. The inscription reads “Fuck all you!” and the text resembles Nazi swastikas. The Glickman Hillel Student Center, a $15 million project, was approved […]