The online study guide for the CSE 134B midterm was defaced 86 times with the word “nigger” by an unnamed student on Sunday, Oct.29 at around 11:50 p.m., the night before the midterm. CSE 134B: Web Client Languages Design is an upper division computer science course taught by Professor Thomas Powell, which focuses on the […]
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Meccore String Quartet Celebrates 10th Anniversary at UCSD
As the Meccorre Quartet celebrates the tenth anniversary of their formation, they return to UC San Diego for a third time. The quartet is a young, acclaimed Polish ensemble that tours around Europe and the United States. Their newest album, Grieg: Complete String Quartets, received the prestigious German Record Critics Award: “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenktitik.” […]
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Rising Star Emily Beihold Explores Adolescence through Music
Emily Beihold, a first year at UC San Diego, received her first piano in 2006… and the rest was musical history. She started off learning classical music, but soon realized that playing classical pieces didn’t call out to her as much as her own melodies did. She immediately began to learn how to chart chords […]
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GoldLink to Headline at Seventh-Annual Hullabaloo Festival
GoldLink, Pham, and courtship. will perform at the seventh annual Hullabaloo event on November 17, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. in Matthew’s Quad. Headliner GoldLink from Washington, D.C., is a rapper formerly named D’Anthony Carlos. GoldLink got his start with The God Complex, a free mixtape first released on SoundCloud in July 2014. GoldLink then collaborated with famous music producer […]
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A Night with Daniel Caesar and Snoh Aalegra
“I am already crying” was the phrase of the night. Concertgoers showed up to the venue two hours before the sold out show to secure a good view. While in line, some attendees prepared for exams using study guides saved to their phones. Tickets for the show were sold out within days of being made […]
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Atlantic Contributor Thomas Healy to Discuss Free Speech at UCSD
The Atlantic contributor Thomas Healy will visit UC San Diego to discuss free speech at college campuses on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Healy, a law professor at Seton Hall University, will speak at 7 p.m. in the Price Center East Ballroom. The author of The Great Dissent, the story of how Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell […]
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UC Launches Free Speech Center in D.C.
The University of California (UC) announced plans last Thursday to establish a national center in order to study the First Amendment and its effects on college campuses. The National Center of Free Speech and Civic Engagement, which UC President Janet Napolitano will chair, will be based in UC’s Washington, D.C. building and will be funded […]
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UCSD to Accept Credit Card Payments for Tuition and Fees
Starting Winter Quarter 2018, UC San Diego will accept credit card payments for tuition and fees. “The University of California San Diego is pleased to announce an expanded payment option for students to pay their tuition and fees,” the announcement email reads. “Beginning Winter Quarter of 2018, credit cards will become a new online payment […]
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Student Arrested in Sixth College for Stealing $2,000 Worth of Women's Laundry
A UC San Diego student was arrested for stealing women’s laundry items worth approximately $2,000 last Friday. UCSD police apprehended the student, identified as first year David Chou, and charged him with burglary, grand theft, and receiving known stolen property. According to Mandy Huang, a Sixth College resident, a sign was posted in the Sixth […]
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UC Extends Fall Application Deadline for Students Affected by Wildfires
The University of California (UC) announced on Monday that it will extend the fall 2018 application deadline to Dec. 15 for students who have been affected by the recent California wildfires. According to the announcement, applicants can request an extension and fee waiver if they cannot finish the application process before the original deadline of […]