No one can openly admit one’s hatred of dogs and get away with it… except for David Sedaris. Sedaris’ distaste for dogs and other domesticated animals is a recurring theme in many of his essays. As a girl who has a digital photo frame devoted to pictures and videos of her dog, you would think […]
Posted inArts and Culture, Film
“The Last Verse” Makes a Powerful First Impression at San Diego Asian Film Festival
From Nov. 12 to 14, the Pacific Arts Movement screened seven Taiwanese films at the Price Center Theater, free for all UC San Diego students. The films are part of the 18th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival, one of the leading platforms for Asian cinema in North America, showcasing Pan-Asian hits, documentaries, and independent […]
Posted inOpinion, Staff Op-Ed
Dear Non-Black People
At the 2016 Hullabaloo music festival, during Isaiah Rashad’s performance, a non-Black person argued the n-word was “just a part of the music.” The person questioned my right to judge them for using the word, since according to them, the word is apparently no longer used in a racist or demeaning way. The argument lasted […]
Posted inOpinion, Staff Op-Ed
A Penny for Your Privilege
Over the summer, I worked a nanny job that taught me more than I can convey in the scope of this article, but there are some points worth mentioning. For instance, I learned some big important life skills, like how to plan and cook dinners for a family of five, five days a week, two […]
Posted inCampus, News
Irwin Jacobs Reminisces About UCSD's Origins
In honor of Muir College’s 50th anniversary, Irwin Jacobs, Sc. D., a founding college faculty member and large-scale donor, spoke on the evolution of UC San Diego and possibilities for its future. “The world is changing very rapidly and it’s going to continue changing rapidly, and that will open up all types of opportunities,” Jacobs […]
Posted inLocal, News
Planes Above La Jolla Are Consistently Loud, Study Confirms
Prompted by complaints from La Jolla residents, a new study released on Oct. 11 blames a perceived increase in aircraft noise over the last year on La Jolla’s topography and proximity to the ocean, although neither has changed significantly over the last year. While the study claims that noise is caused because of how sound […]
Posted inEditorial, Opinion
UCSD Should Respect Students' Preferred Names
Last November, The Triton received an email from university officials, requesting that we use their branding guidelines when talking about the school. “Using UC San Diego in place of the UCSD acronym better identifies our campus both locally and nationally,” the email read, as is also specified on the website of University Communications and Public […]
Posted inArts and Culture, Music
O.T. Genasis Replaces GoldLink as Hullabaloo 2017 Headliner
O.T. Genasis will replace GoldLink as the headliner for this year’s Hullabaloo Music Festival on Nov. 17. The announcement came this afternoon through a Facebook post on the festival’s event page today. GoldLink missed his set at the Tropicália Festival in Long Beach, CA last Saturday after announcing on Twitter that he is a new […]
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A Concert to Celebrate Life After Death
Dia de los Muertos is a popular holiday celebrated in the United States and throughout Latin America from October 31 to November 2. Some of the most common objects used for Dia de los Muertos are calaveras (skulls), pan de muerto (bread of the dead), and ofrendas (altar). Skulls and pan de muerto are used […]
Posted inArts and Culture, Film
"It" Comes to Price Center Theater Nov. 30
It, the highly acclaimed film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1986 novel, will show on campus at Price Center Theater on Nov. 30. The film is based off of King’s novel released in 1986. It originally opened in early September and quickly exploded into the mainstream, becoming the highest grossing R-rated horror film of all time. […]