UC San Diego and Target Corporation are currently considering the establishment of a small Target store on campus. The official meeting to discuss the details of this proposal will take place today, where Target representatives will meet with UCSD students, faculty, and staff and give presentations about the project. The “Target Open House” meeting is […]
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The 2018 Grammys: “Praying” for Appropriate Female Representation
If you were one of the millions of people who tuned in to the 2018 Grammy Awards, then you probably saw Kesha’s moving performance of her 2017 single, “Praying.” Accompanied by other powerful women in the music industry like Camila Cabello, Cyndi Lauper, and Andra Day, as well as the Resistance Revival Chorus, Kesha shared […]
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A Mostly* Spoiler-Free Review Of A Raisin In the Sun
I went into UC San Diego’s Weiss Theatre blind. The only thing I knew about Lorraine Hansberry’s legendary tale of a Black family residing in 1959 Chicago’s South Side was its title. When I left, woo! I was shaken. If Ms. Hansberry’s script is the soul, then the cast is the vessel. The majority Black […]
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UCSD to Offer a Business Psychology Major Fall 2018
The Department of Psychology has approved a new Business Psychology major for students to enroll in beginning Fall 2018. Business psychology, also known as industrial and organizational psychology or simply I/O psychology, is the scientific study of researching and improving the health and productivity of workers. Graduates often attend business school or pursue careers in […]
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Get Ready for Oscars Season with Lady Bird
The highly acclaimed comedy-drama film Lady Bird will be showing at Price Center Theater on February 28. Lady Bird has broken the record for becoming the best reviewed film of all time on aggregate review site Rotten Tomatoes and is currently nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress. Set […]
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Women’s Words
This article started last quarter with confusion, frustration, and anger. Anger at a fellow woman’s words. We were sitting in a group, discussing our progress in leading writing workshop groups for a lower division writing class, when one guy—the only man in our huddle—spoke up. He described a situation he’d encountered in which a man […]
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Abraham Galvan Appointed as VP Campus Affairs of ASUCSD
Abraham Galvan, a third year Literature major, was appointed as Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) Vice President of Campus Affairs on February 7, following the resignation announcement of former VP of Campus Affairs Matthew Arrollado last month. As VP of Campus Affairs, Galvan will be responsible for ASUCSD internal development, transitions, publicity, and […]
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Where to Legally Buy Weed Near UCSD
California’s January legalization of recreational marijuana has many residents excited to try the drug, whether for the first time or the thousandth. However, there remain numerous hurdles to acquiring weed; UC San Diego prohibits its possession on campus, the city of San Diego has its own set of regulations governing the sale of marijuana, and […]
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Net Neutrality is Dead. Brace Yourself for the Impact.
Imagine this scenario. You return to your dorm from a particularly rough day of class. Your professor was late to your first lecture, which made you late to your next class. Unfortunately, since you were late you missed a quiz. Now you’re back in your triple trying to de-stress with some Netflix when you notice […]
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Student Petition to Remove Woody Allen Class Receives 12,000 Signatures
A petition created by a UC San Diego Theatre student calling for the cancellation of a Woody Allen film class has received close to 12,000 signatures. Savanah Lyon, a third-year transfer student in Marshall College majoring in Theatre, said that she chose to speak out against the class and create the petition due to beliefs […]