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 […]
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University Centers to Replace Three Price Center Vendors
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 […]