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University Claims ‘The Creature Isn’t Our Problem’

Written by: Dylan Towner

“I spoke to The Creature and I thought he was a really nice guy,” said one UCSD administrator.Photo by Julia Wong Last Monday, UC San Diego …

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UCSD to Convert Individual Parking Spaces Into ‘Housing Solutions’

Written by: Dylan Schmidt

“When I came back from my 8 a.m. class, some asshole had parked his Prius in my living room,” complained one resident.Photo by Amit Roth UC …

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Conan O’Brien Returns as Sixth College’s Namesake

Written by: Janice Kim

The Conan O’Fryin barbecue began with a Cannon O’Brien 21-gun salute.Photo by Amit Roth After more than 21 years of sticking “passive-aggressive” Post-it Notes to their …

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2,300 Waitlisted Students to Be Housed in Open Pit on RIMAC Field

Written by: Ava D'Amore

“I was born in the darkness. You were merely assigned it as a freshman,” said one fourth-year student.Photo by Amit Roth Earlier this week, it was …

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UCSD Introduces Temu’s ‘Just Walk In’ Technology After Issues Arise With Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’

Written by: Erin Yao

“It’s supposed to be ‘walk in,’ not ‘drag out,’” said one customer.Photo by Julia Wong Starting this fall, UC San Diego  introduced a new way to …

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Man ‘Halfway’ to Fluency Through Mahjong Playing

Written by: Theo Erickson

“Learning Literary Chinese through mahjong is as easy as 一二三,” said Scrooge.Photo by Farhad Taraporevala University City resident Whitley Scrooge has begun playing amateur mahjong on …

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Associated Students Pledges to Fund Federal Government in Case of Shutdown

Written by: Liv Gilbert

“I knew there was a reason we had all those CIA recruiters here,” said one third-year student.Photo by Millie You In the wake of ousting Kevin …

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UCSD Monetizes Course Enrollment

Written by: James Woolley

“You know, 90% of students quit pulling right before they get the class they want,” said Chancellor Khosla.Photo by Julia Wong With Ninth College’s groundbreaking on …

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Costco Begins Selling Gilded Gasoline, Celebrated by Members for ‘Unbeatable Bargain Price’

Written by: Kaz Nuckowski

“Panning is so last season. Hand me the siphon,” said one Costco member.Photo by Millie You This summer, Costco began selling 1-ounce pure gold bars online. …

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UCSD Lifts Undergraduate Laboratory Safety Protocols

Written by: Katie Campbell

“Now I can come to lab straight from Black’s Beach,” said Axident.Photo by Millie You Following a classified document leak last week, UC San Diego Environment, …