UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky spoke about free speech on college campuses on Tuesday in the Price Center Theater to a crowd of around 150 people. “You all know about the [sic] in Charlottesville over the summer, but I don’t know if you read the signs they held up,” Chemerinsky opined about […]
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Bill Nye Dedicates the Halicioglu Data Science Institute
CEO of the Planetary Society and famed science educator Bill Nye the Science Guy spoke to more than 100 people at the dedication for the Halicioglu Data Science Institute (HDSI). The dedication, held at the UC San Diego Supercomputer Center, received enthusiastic fanfare from local technology industry leaders and members of the La Jolla community […]
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Photographer Canyon Schmerse Captures His Creative Side Through a Camera Lens
Canyon Schmerse, a first year Sixth College student from Salt Lake City, Utah, isn’t good at drawing or painting. But it’s a completely different story when he has his camera. “I remember when I was younger I always wanted those crappy, cheap art kits with all the markers,” Canyon recalls amusedly, despite the fact that […]
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UCSD Vaguely Tweets Support for Students Protesting Gun Violence
As high school students across the nation stage walkouts in light of the Parkland High School shooting, UC San Diego tweeted its support on Tuesday for students exercising their First Amendment rights. Many universities have released statements in the last few weeks to assure prospective students that their college applications will not be affected by […]
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Bad Suns to Headline Rock ‘N Roosevelt 2018
The popular rock band Bad Suns will be headlining this year’s Rock ‘N Roosevelt on Friday, March 9. The concert will take place in Price Center West Ballroom at 7:00 p.m. Bad Suns might be a familiar name to UC San Diego students, as they were one of the main acts at UCSD’s 2017 Sun […]
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An Interview with Teen Sensation and Warren Live Headliner: Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney headlined Warren Live on Thursday, February 22nd. Lines of fans wrapped around Price Center for the former teen sensation’s show. Some fans even studied flashcards for their midterm the next day, saying they couldn’t miss Jesse. Jesse performed many of his 2000s hits, such as “Leavin’,” “Body Language,” and “How Do You Sleep,” […]
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Hundreds of Students Seek CalFresh Information, Benefits
The Associated Students (AS) Office of Food and Housing Resources and The Hub hosted UC San Diego’s first CalFresh Superclinic last Thursday for a packed room of students at The Forum in Price Center. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as CalFresh in California, is a federally-mandated and state-managed program that assists low-income households in […]
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Hundreds Gather at GameFest, Watch UCSD Overwatch Fall in National Semifinals
Several hundred students gathered at the Sixth College Tech Committee’s Winter GameFest to play a variety of video games and watch live esports on February 17 and 18 at Price Center. Billed as the largest college Local Area Network (LAN) party in Southern California and the largest student-run event at UC San Diego, the two-day […]
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Bill Nye to Visit Campus
Bill Nye the Science Guy will speak at UC San Diego on Friday for an invitation-only opening of the new Halicioglu Institute of Data Science. The goal of the Halicioglu Institute is to lead data science research in various disciplines including medicine, computer science, math, and biology. Taner Halicioglu, a UCSD alumnus and Facebook’s first […]
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Outdated Campus Police Log in Violation of Federal Law
Updates to the UC San Diego Crime Log are weeks behind schedule, a violation of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). The HEA requires that the crime log provide records by date of all crimes reported to the campus police. The log must also be updated in two business days of the crime […]