The dining halls are running a lot slower than usual. Your dorm bathrooms haven’t been cleaned in a few days. No toilet paper? You’re probably frustrated, but hopefully after you read this you’ll know where to direct that anger. Here goes: The UC’s largest labor union, AFSCME 3299, is going on strike this week (May […]
Posted inEditorial, Opinion
Editorial: Student Workers Should Strike on May 7-9
In a recent email to campus-wide staff, Senior Director of Labor Relations & Employee Relations Terri Winbush told students: “If you feel you are being threatened, harassed, intimidated about crossing the picket line, or are prevented from working by picketers or striking employees, please immediately notify your supervisor or another UC administrator, or the campus […]
Posted inLabor, News, UC System
UC Health System Cancels Surgeries in Preparation for Labor Union Strike May 7–9
The UC San Diego Jacobs and Hillcrest Medical Centers will delay surgeries due to the impending UC labor union strike from May 7 to 9 by AFSCME 3299 and sympathy strikes by other UC labor unions. “Today, AFSCME Local 3299, which represents over 25,000 Service and Patient Care technical workers at the University of California, […]
Posted inOpinion, Staff Op-Ed
Think Twice Before Throwing Out HDH Food
We’ve all seen it. A student carelessly tosses food from a dining hall because it tasted bad. By now, those people are probably not bothered by the “food could go to starving children in Africa” argument. But what people never remember to consider is where their food comes from. Here’s a cold, hard fact: Migrant […]
Posted inCampus, News
Candlelight Vigil Held in Honor of Eight-Year-Old Sexual Assault Victim
Content warning: This article concerns sexual assault. Around 100 students were in attendance of a candlelight vigil held Wednesday night at the Silent Tree in honor of eight-year-old Asifa Bano, who was raped and murdered by eight men in Kathua, Jammu, India. UC San Diego students Mannat Shukla, Sahar Zahraee, and Faraz Shaikh organized the […]
Posted inOpinion, Staff Op-Ed
Watch What Happens
I saw a meme recently that caught my eye. It read, “Dance like no one’s watching. Because no one is watching—they’re all on their phones.” Maybe you find this funny. Maybe you find this sad. If it’s funny, or if it’s sad, that’s because it’s relatable. We know this to be true. It feels as […]
Posted inArts and Culture
George Takei's Story Goes "Where No Story Has Gone Before"
On April 26, Star Trek star George Takei took the stage at Price Center Ballroom West as the 2018 Dewitt Higgs Memorial featured speaker. In his speech “Where No Story Has Gone Before,” Takei reflected on his experience living in a Japanese American internment camp, his career as a political activist, and his coming out […]
Posted inLocal, News
Salk Institute Biologist Inder Verma Placed On Leave After Sexual Assault Allegations
This article deals with issues of sexual assault and harassment. Inder Verma, the Irwin and Joan Jacobs Chair for Exemplary Life Sciences at Salk Institute, was placed on administrative leave on April 21 after eight women accused him of sexual assault and harassment. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Inder Verma, a world-renowned cancer biologist, […]
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Mohamed Al Elew Appointed as 2018-19 Editor-in-Chief
Mohamed Al Elew was appointed as the Editor-in-Chief for the 2018-19 school year by The Triton’s Editorial Board late in Winter Quarter. Al Elew is a Computer Science major in Warren College who joined The Triton as a Student Life Staff Writer in Fall 2016. As an avid reporter of UCSD’s student government, Al Elew […]
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UCSD is Ranked the 71st Safest College Campus
The National Council for Home Safety and Security ranked UC San Diego 71st out of the 243 colleges on its list of 2018’s Safest College Campuses in the United States. UCSD is ranked fifth in California and second in the UC system, with 13 violent crime and 418 property crime incidents on campus during the […]