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 […]
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New Week, New Tunes
Happy spring quarter! This week we’re sharing songs that will definitely be on our Summer 2018 playlist. Get ready for jams that will put you in a mood so great you’ll sing in public with no remorse. “Nice For What” by Drake Released: April 6, 2018 For fans of: A$AP Rocky, Cardi B, BlocBoy JB […]
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Y Más Bakery Quietly Replaces Mail Room in Price Center
Mexican pastry shop Y Más opened in Price Center last Wednesday, replacing an empty space that used to contain the UC San Diego Mailing Center. The provider of the baked goods is Su Pan Bakery, which has locations in San Diego and San Marcos. Su Pan Bakery offers a variety of freshly made Mexican […]
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UCSD Adds New Major in Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at UC San Diego is now offering a Bachelor of Science in Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. The major joins the latest wave of interdisciplinary majors at UCSD, which the school claims is “in response to future demand, workplace trends, and alumni feedback.” Other new majors include Business Psychology, Data […]
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No Cardi B Concert for Socially Dead University
Despite UCSD singles’ best efforts, UC San Diego will not be hosting a Cardi B concert in late April, having been out-swiped in Tinder’s #SwipeOff challenge by Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. The challenge began on March 27. It was announced on April 9 that UCSD had made it through four rounds to […]
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2018 Campus Election Results
The Associated Students Election Committee announced the final 2018-2019 Associated Students election results on Friday, April 13 at Round Table Pizza. The EMPOWER slate swept the elections, with Kiara Gomez winning the AS President position over independent candidate Kevin Bologne, Daron Woods winning the VP Campus Affairs position over independent Nick Lin, and Caroline Siegel-Singh […]
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Editorial: 2018 A.S. Senate Endorsements
This year’s ASUCSD senate elections are all uncontested. Although The Triton is disappointed by the increase in apathy towards student service, we hope that turning out to vote and electing qualified leaders will turn the tide for student engagement at UC San Diego. This year’s slate of EMPOWER candidates are all capable candidates worthy of […]
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ERC Student Council Allocated $7,500 of Student Fees for Annual Retreat, Again
For the second year in a row, the Student Council for Eleanor Roosevelt College (SCERC) allocated $7,500 of student fees for its annual leadership retreat. Last year, SCERC allocated exactly the same amount for its retreat, almost double that of any other student councils, and expended $6,920 on the fall trip that took place between […]