China will no longer fund travel for visiting scholars at UC San Diego, according to a memo apparently written by government officials circulated among Chinese academics. The move, according to UCSD School of Global Policy and Strategy professor Victor Shih, is likely in retaliation against UCSD for inviting the Dalai Lama to serve as the […]
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Luke Christopher to Headline Fall Y’all Festival 2017
Luke Christopher and Mating Ritual will perform at this year’s Fall Y’all Festival on Sunday, Sept. 24th. Associated Students Concert and Events (ASCE) announced the lineup last Thursday. This year marks the third year of the Fall Y’all Festival, which was headlined by Casey Veggies in 2016 and Joywave in 2015. Luke Christopher is a […]
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Students Rally For Replaced UCLA Valet Workers at Regents Meeting
Around 80 students and workers from several UC campuses staged an action last Wednesday during the public comment portion of this September’s UC Regents meeting, protesting against what they claim has been the mistreatment of hospital valet workers at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Hospital. The hospital’s valet workers, previously contract workers, are set to be replaced […]
Posted inArts and Culture, Literature
Power in Profanity: An Interview with Ben Bergen
You lock your car keys inside your car. You get a test back and you did significantly worse than expected. You find out the milk in your fridge expired two weeks ago, but you are really craving some cereal. As far as I can tell, these events only have two things in common: (1) they […]
Posted inOpinion, Staff Op-Ed
The Value of Protest
2017 has been a year of incredible controversy. Shock waves of nativist populism and widespread dissent could be indicators that American identity is shifting away from traditional partisan politics, and is becoming more extreme. Yet, at a personal level, I struggled to establish a clear-cut resolve. This was not despite challenging introspection; in fact, I […]
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UC Sues Trump Administration Over DACA Repeal
The University of California filed a federal lawsuit today against the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which provides around 800,000 undocumented residents who immigrated as children with the ability to legally live and work in the United States. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco against the Department of […]
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UCSD College Republicans Also Ask Muslim Students to Condemn Terrorism
After the San Diego State College Republicans published a press release on Facebook demanding the San Diego State Muslim Student Association to condemn terrorism, UC San Diego student organizations took the time last week to respond. The Muslim Student Association at UCSD condemned the San Diego State College Republicans’ press release, while the College Republicans at […]
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Snooze, The Melt, and Philz Coffee Coming to La Jolla Village
Tritons returning from summer break will find a variety of new student-friendly dining options near campus to enjoy: The Shops at La Jolla Village is in the process of adding student favorites Philz Coffee, Snooze: an A.M. Eatery, and The Melt. All three are expected to open before classes begin on September 28. The three […]
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Empowered by Orthodox Judaism
I am a student at UC San Diego, unremarkable in many ways, but you may already know who I am. I am that girl who sits in the first few rows of your lecture hall and outspokenly voices her opinions. I am that girl you’ve seen handing out donuts in Revelle Plaza, candles on Library […]
Posted inLabor, News, UC System
UC to Payout 1.3 Million After Underpaying Thousands of Employees
The Regents of the University of California will pay approximately $1.3 million in back wages and damages after it was discovered that a system error resulted in small miscalculations of overtime pay for around 13,700 UC employees. The UC contacted the Department of Labor to conduct an investigation in late 2015 after noticing small discrepancies […]