Briefs

Briefs

Student Awaits Punishment for “Bathroom Grinding”

Written by: Tyee Arey

Controversy arose on campus when word spread that Itsara Chen, a third-year business major, was in the Catalyst Hall bathroom stall while on a Zoom call …

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China Claims Balloon originated from “Large Birthday Party”

Written by: Liv Gilbert

Last weekend, the United States military shot down a balloon suspected to be part of a Chinese espionage operation. When the balloon was first discovered over …

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Scientist Reveals Days Are Only Going to Get Shorter

Written by: Theo Erickson

Meteorologist Marty Harrow recently published the results of several years of research. In his article, he concluded that while daily hours of sunlight fluctuate with the …

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TikTok Where Creator Points to Text Has Great Relationship Advice, Actually

Written by: Amit Roth

As February began, many young people described themselves as “pressed to impress” their partners. One such youth, Julian Wheels, found a solution on his “For You” …

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Local Student Stops Getting Gas, Car Still Runs “Just Fine”

Written by: Madeline Mozafari

Sophie Pubb, a third-year math major at UCSD, reportedly stopped filling the gas tank of her 1999 Honda Civic after two weeks of back-to-back midterms at …

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Horticulturists Discover Blue Pepper

Written by: Connor Betterly

Last week, Dr. Horton H. Wharton, the head of the UC San Diego Horticulture Department, announced his research team had discovered a new hottest pepper and …

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Biden Declares Bose-Einstein Condensate the New State of the Union

Written by: Farhad Taraporevala

Tuesday night, President Joseph R. Biden shocked the nation during his annual State of the Union address when he declared that the United States would soon …

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Doctoral Student Submits Thesis, Promises to Have Time for Other Things Now

Written by: Kaz Nuckowski

Local student Philomena Doctersen finally submitted their thesis last Tuesday, which was met with equal celebration and surprise by friends and family. Dr. Fahrt, their thesis …

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Ticketmaster CEO to Open New Company: Masterticket

Written by: Farhad Taraporevala

Last week, millions of Swifties experienced “several bear attacks” as they attempted to buy tickets for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour, Eras. As a result of the …

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Starbucks’ Holiday Cups Cost Extra This Year

Written by: Madeline Mozafari

After years of Novemberly outrage about Starbucks’ holiday red cups, the coffee company has elected to make the controversial cups an add-on to their drinks instead …