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 […]
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Target May Eventually Replace Bookstore in Price Center
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 […]