The University of California system pays women of color a significantly smaller starting salary, according to a research study conducted by the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 3299 released in early April. The study, entitled “Pioneering Inequality: Race, Gender, and Income Disparities at the University of California,” is an analysis […]
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Army to Begin Searching UCSD Grounds for Explosives
The Army Corps of Engineers will begin assessing the current risk around undeveloped land around UC San Diego for leftover munitions from when the area was primarily used by the military. In 2005, debris from mortars, rifle grenades, hand grenades, and practice rockets were found during the construction of student housing. In 2003, a rocket […]
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UCSD Starbucks Will Now Host Racial Bias Training on May 29
Starbucks at UC San Diego will now participate in the company’s nationwide store shutdown on May 29 for racial bias trainings, Sharon Van Bruggen, director of University Centers, announced late Wednesday afternoon. The announcement comes one day after a store lead told The Triton that they will not be closing on May 29. “The Starbucks […]
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UPDATE: UC to Gradually Reduce Fossil Fuels Investments
The University of California is to gradually reduce fossil fuels investments, according to UC Office of the President Chief Investment Officer Jagdeep Singh Bachher. Bachher spoke at the UC Regents Investments Subcommittee meeting in March, in which he explained that the UC is not making any new investments in oil and gas assets. In addition, UC fossil […]
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Qualcomm to Lay Off an Estimated 1,000 Employees
Qualcomm Inc. is set to lay off around 1,000 employees, several employees told ABC10 News on Wednesday. According to the San Diego Union Tribune, Qualcomm has given UC San Diego more than $51 million in research contracts since 2001. Apart from this, one of UCSD’s largest donors is UCSD Professor Emeritus Irwin Jacobs, Qualcomm’s founder […]
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E-40 to Headline 2018 Senior Send-Off
Iconic Bay Area rapper E-40, along with DJ and vocalist SOSUPERSAM, will headline the 2018 annual Senior Send-Off. Originally from Vallejo, California, Earl Stevens, known by his rapper name E-40, has been in the game since the 1990s. He has released 27 studio albums, including My Ghetto Report Card, which features some of his most […]
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UCSD’s Starbucks To Remain Open During Company’s Nationwide Shutdown for Racial Bias Trainings
On April 17, Starbucks announced they will close its company-owned coffee shops in the United States to provide racial bias training to its employees on May 29. However, the Starbucks at UC San Diego’s Price Center will remain open during this day, a lead from the store confirmed. “We will be open on May 29, […]
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San Diego County Board Votes to Support Trump's Sanctuary State Lawsuit
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3–1 to support the Trump Administration’s lawsuit against California’s sanctuary state laws limiting the role of local authorities in immigration enforcement. “We’re talking about people who are crossing the border illegally, coming into this county and committing a crime, and then being let loose probably to commit […]
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UCSD School of Medicine Participates in National Die-In
Around 40 students from the UC San Diego School of Medicine Student National Medical Association (SNMA) participated in the White Coats For Black Lives National Die-In to stand against police brutality on April 17 at the Silent Tree, in front of Geisel Library. Medical students across the nation organized die-ins on their respective campuses to […]
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The Hub Offers Free Food Every Tuesday and Friday
The latest program at The Hub to combat food insecurity serves free food every Tuesday and Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to students facing food insecurity. Located in the original Student Center, The Hub first opened on February 6 this year as a campus resource “to ensure personal wellbeing and opportunity for academic […]