Currently, there is no reliable roadside check to see whether drivers are actually impaired from smoking marijuana, which was legalized for recreational use in California at the start of this year. “We have a reliable and easy-to-use test to measure blood alcohol concentration. But right now we don’t have a fast, reliable test to gauge […]
Posted inArts and Culture
We Need to Talk About the Elephant on Campus (the One Wearing the Woody Allen Mask)
Imagine a world where those who sexually assault, diminish, and oppress aren’t allowed to get away with what they have done, regardless of their status, power, or wealth. If it is hard to imagine it is because it is contrary to what we have always known. For so long, abusers have been protected by their […]
Posted inEditorial, Opinion
Geisel Library Rejecting Plan B for Vending Machines is Callous and Short-sighted
Since 2013, emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs), more commonly known as “Plan B,” have been legally available to people of all ages over the counter. Half a decade later, one might assume that they would be easily accessible to those who need them, especially on college campuses. And yet, legal loopholes, transportation and ability issues, and […]
Posted inCampus, News, Student Government
Plan B Vending Machines to be Installed in Price Center
The University Centers Advisory Board (UCAB) approved a vending machine on Tuesday that will sell generic Plan B pills in Price Center. The approval will make UC San Diego the third University of California to sell the morning after pill through a vending machine after UC Davis installed one last March and UC Santa Barbara […]
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Former Student Loses DIsability Case Against UCSD
A former UC San Diego student lost a disability discrimination suit against the Regents of the State of California on December 15, 2017. Shahram Jazirian sued the UC Regents in late April of 2017, claiming UCSD neglected to provide him with the necessary accommodations needed to meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) and led to him […]
Posted inCommunity Op-Eds, Opinion
The Grad Tax Shouldn't Surprise You
At 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29, over a hundred UC San Diego graduate students, undergraduates, and faculty allies gathered at the Silent Tree to protest the GOP tax bill that passed in the House of Representatives on November 16. Among the bill’s many provisions that attack the poor and the working class is one […]
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UCSD Undergraduate TA’s Likely Eligible for Free In-State Tuition
Undergraduate students at UC San Diego who are employed in an academic capacity for the University may be entitled to tuition remission, essentially free in-state tuition, according to the San Diego unit of UAW Local 2865, the UC Student Workers’ Union. It is currently unclear how many students are eligible for tuition remission, as the […]
Posted inOpinion, Staff Op-Ed
OPINION: Cheers to a Blackout Free 2018
So here’s an unpopular opinion: college parties absolutely suck. Okay, maybe they don’t absolutely suck, but they can be rough as hell. I didn’t truly realize this until I found myself sitting outside in the freezing cold one Friday evening, while all my friends were inside enjoying the luxuries of a house party. Earbuds on, […]
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UC Workers Ask for a Fair Wage
Close to 100 UC San Diego students and workers staged an action on Library Walk and at Muir College protesting against low wages and insufficient pension plans last Thursday, Feb. 1. The Labor Commission of Associated Students (ASUCSD) External Affairs and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 3299 Labor Union organized […]
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ERC Senator Alex Nguyen Resigns
Eleanor Roosevelt College (ERC) Senator Alex Nguyen announced his resignation as a representative of Associated Students of UCSD (ASUCSD) Sunday, January 28. Nguyen plans to terminate his official involvement within Associated Students as well as other student government obligations, which includes any of the Student Councils, elected or otherwise. “I apologize for this sudden unfortunate […]