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Outdated Campus Police Log in Violation of Federal Law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 […]
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UCSD to Offer Real Estate Major Starting Fall 2018
UC San Diego will offer a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate and Development (RED) starting Fall 2018. Housed under the Urban Studies and Planning Department, the major will feature classes like “USP 15. Applied Urban Economics for Planning and Development,” “USP 152. Real Estate Development Finance and Investment,” and “USP 153. Real Estate and […]
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Three More ASUCSD Senators Resign
Three more Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) Senators resigned last week and one absentee senator was removed, continuing the trend of vacated ASUCSD Senate seats. Revelle College Senator Niall O’Hanlon resigned late last Sunday night, Arts and Humanities Senator Amy Henderson resigned last Monday afternoon, and Physical Sciences Senator Nhi Nguyen resigned Tuesday […]
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New Week, New Tunes
Though you probably have been blasting “Beautiful Soul” by Jesse McCartney this whole week to get you pumped for his performance at Warren Live, let’s not forget about all the new music released in the past two weeks. It’s safe to say February has been a musical month, from the release of Black Panther’s soundtrack […]
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Deadly Flu Season Prompts Extra Precautions
This year’s flu season is one of the worst in recent years, causing UC San Diego to restrict visitor access in its hospitals and Student Health Services (SHS) to notify students of flu procedures to minimize the spread of the influenza virus. UCSD Health took precautionary measures earlier this flu season by prohibiting children under […]
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The Triton Food Pantry Secures Over $100,000 in Funds
The Triton Food Pantry has secured $100,000 in funds to be dispersed in $20,000 sums over the next five years. The funds are a reallocation from the revenue generated by the lease paid by Amazon for their space in the UC San Diego bookstore. Established in 2015, the Triton Food Pantry is an Associated Students […]
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Animefest 2018 Draws Hundreds to UCSD
Around 600 anime fans converged at Price Center on February 11 to experience AnimeFest 2018. Hosted by UC San Diego’s anime club, Cal Animage Beta, the convention included a variety of attractions, offering a meeting ground for local anime fans and creators, cosplay exhibitions, orchestral performances, and artist venues. Participants for Masquerade, AnimeFest’s cosplay contest, […]
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Academic Senate Says Woody Allen Class Will Stay
The UC San Diego Academic Senate Committee on Academic Freedom (CAF) affirmed the continuation of the class titled The Films of Woody Allen on Friday, February 16, on the grounds of upholding the principles of academic freedom. The announcement came two weeks after Savanah Lyon, a third year transfer Theatre major from Marshall College, created […]