Last updated: November 22, 2022, at 5:03 p.m. The UAW 2865, UAW 5810, and SRU-UAW unions went on strike on November 14 at 8:00 a.m. at all ten University of California (UC) campuses and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as they called for increased pay, improved working conditions, and other demands. The United Auto Workers […]
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Asphalt Meadows Album Review: Death Cab for Cutie’s Revival
For the better part of a decade, Death Cab have been coasting. Albums have never been outright terrible, however Codes and Keys, Kitsugi, and Thank You for Today feature some of Gibbard’s most disconnected songwriting. Over twenty years into their career, it seemed like the Seattle band’s emo-tinged rock music had lost its bite. It […]
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San Diego Asian Film Festival 2022 Features Price Theatre Showings
The San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) annually shows new films from up-and-coming directors and restored classics from fundamental Asian filmmakers. This year, the SDAFF is partnering with UCSD to show multiple features at the Price Theatre. The 2022 iteration of the SDAFF will feature over 100 films and premiere on November 3. In 2021, […]
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Student Researchers and Academic Workers Unions Will Vote On Strike
Across the University of California campuses, the UAW 2865, UAW 5810, and SRU-UAW unions, which represent graduate students, postdocs, and student researchers, have voted “yes” on a resolution calling for a strike authorization vote. This decision means that later this month, the unions will begin voting on whether or not to authorize a strike. On […]
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Students hold series of demonstrations following death of Mahsa Zhina Amini
Students and community members gathered at a series of demonstrations at UC San Diego in late September and early October in remembrance of Mahsa Zhina Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died after reportedly being tortured while in custody in Tehran, Iran. Organized by the Persian American Student Association (PASA) and the Iranian Graduate Students […]
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Organic Chemistry Professor Faces Criticism After Making Racist Comments During Lecture
Robert Ternansky, a UC San Diego professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is coming under fire for racially charged comments he made toward workers who appeared to be Latine during an Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 41A) lecture on October 11. In a recording of the lecture shared via Instagram and Reddit, Ternansky shouts, […]
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Shooting at Park & Market Trolley Station Leaves Man Injured
One man was shot at the Park Boulevard & Market Street trolley station across from UC San Diego’s Park & Market downtown hub Thursday night. According to Officer Darius (DJ) Jamsetjee, San Diego Police Department (SDPD) officers located the wounded man, who had a gunshot wound to his leg, at around 8:46 p.m. The man […]
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Potentially Explosive Substance Rendered Safe Following Bomb Squad Response
Multiple bomb squads responded to a potentially explosive substance found in a one-liter bottle at UC San Diego’s Pacific Hall the evening of September 28, according to UCSD’s Associate Director of University Communications, Leslie Sepuka. The substance—identified as diethyl ether—had dissolved into organic peroxides, which are potentially explosive. Diethyl ether is a commonly used solvent […]
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What’s New on Campus? Fall 2022 Campus Updates
Much has changed on UC San Diego’s campus since the end of Spring Quarter 2022. From the opening of new buildings to the increase of parking rates, we report on several of these updates below. $180 Million Engineering Center opens to the public Franklin Antonio Hall near Warren College held its grand opening on September […]
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2022-23 COVID-19 Updates at UCSD
This page will be periodically updated with new information about the COVID-19 pandemic in San Diego and how the pandemic affects University policies and UC San Diego students. The September 28, 2023 update concludes the COVID-19 updates for the 2022-23 school year. Last updated: September 28, 2023 at 6:20 p.m. FALL QUARTER 2023 — September […]