Words matter. Words can reveal hidden depths or conceal them. Words can bring people together or divide. They can reconcile people or incite violence. We, the undersigned, know this. We know this because we are writing teachers. We work with words. We also know that silence in times of crisis speaks louder than words. This is why we write now. We cannot remain silent. On May 6, 2024, our campus community experienced a crisis – violence unleashed against peaceful protestors, arrests and suspensions of peaceful protestors. This violence was not initiated by students. It was lit by words: the Ch ..read more

Jump to Each Day’s Updates Latest Update Day 1: Monday, June 3 United Auto Workers (UAW) 4811 members went on strike Monday, June 3 at UC San Diego over the University of California’s response to pro-Palestine demonstrations. The union consists of a total of 48,000 teaching assistants, readers, tutors, student researchers, postdocs, and academic researchers, 8,000 of whom work for UC San Diego. Among their reasoning for striking, they cite “violent attacks on peaceful pro-Palestine protesters,” “Summoning the police to forcibly eject and arrest UAW Local 4811 members,” and “Disciplining employ ..read more

Since May 1, The Triton’s staff had documented and reported  on the Gaza Solidarity Encampment that was set up on undeveloped land alongside the northern end of Library Walk. In a series of live updates, our staff reported peaceful protesting, community events, counter protest rallies, and the status of the University’s stance throughout the duration of this encampment. On the morning of May 6, riot police were called in to dismantle what would have been the sixth day of the encampment. From 7 a.m. until 11 p.m., our staff documented events following UC San Diego administration’s decisio ..read more

On May 16 at 1:00 p.m. approximately 15 UCSD faculty members met outside of Seventh College’s The Bistro dining hall in order to deliver two petitions condemning the police response to the Gaza Solidarity Encampment on May 6 to Chancellor Pradeep Khosla, where they believed his office to be at 3333 North Torrey Pines Court. The first letter titled “Faculty Testimony on UCSD Gaza Encampment” was signed by 86 professors and associate professors who had visited the encampment, and 160 professors and associate professors who had not visited the encampment but supported the statement. In addition ..read more

United Auto Workers (UAW) 4811 voted to authorize a strike if unfair labor practice charges filed “in response to UC’s actions against peaceful protesters” remain unresolved. The unfair labor practice charges stem from multiple alleged violations by the UC system over pro-Palestine demonstrations at UC Los Angeles, UC Irvine, and UC San Diego, according to UAW 4811. Between May 13 and 15, 19,780 union members, consisting of teaching assistants, readers, tutors, student researchers, postdocs, and academic researchers, voted on the strike authorization. 79% of participating members “voted to au ..read more

Electronic duo Snowstrippers came to San Diego’s House of Blues on May 9. The Triton photographed the duo at their high octane set. From 2022 to 2023, Snowstrippers released three albums, The Snow Strippers, April Mixtape 2, and April Mixtape 3 along with two EPs. Each project has the intense, bouncing energy you want from an electronic dance LP. Tatiana Schwaninger, Snowstrippers’ vocalist danced and sang on Voodoo Room’s small, intimate stage while the crowd bounced to DJ Graham Perez’s club beats. Credit: Tate McFadden / The Triton Credit: Tate McFadden / The Triton Credit: Tate McFadden ..read more

A man was left with non-life-threatening injuries following a stabbing at the Nobel Drive Trolley Station early Tuesday morning, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). Officers responded to the area of 3449 Nobel Drive at approximately 12:35 a.m. to find a male in his 50s with at least one stab wound. The man was transported to the hospital. The suspect remains outstanding and was described as a clean-shaven, white male in his 20s wearing tight-fitting gray pants and a gray snapback hat. ​​Anyone with any information is encouraged to call SDPD’s non-emergency line at (619) 531-2 ..read more

Opening Statement We – the UC San Diego Food Cooperative, General Store Cooperative, KSDT Radio, Che Cafe Collective, and Groundworks Books Collective – express our unequivocal solidarity with the Gaza Solidarity Encampment and condemn the violence used against students by the University of California San Diego Police, California Highway Patrol, and San Diego County Sheriff’s Department on Monday, May 6[e]. We are disgusted with the UCSD administration’s decision to actively endanger the same students they proclaim to educate, house, and protect. This past Monday, we watched in horror as riot ..read more

Faculty of the Ethnic Studies department at UC San Diego are outraged at the vicious suppression of students by our administration under the leadership of Chancellor Pradeep Khosla. This morning, May 6, 2024, Chancellor Khosla called on the UCPD, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, and California Highway Patrol in military riot gear to raid an encampment of peaceful demonstrators exercising their free speech to demand the University’s divestment from the genocide taking place in Gaza. The attack by police led to the violent arrest of 40 students, 2 professors, and 22 community mem ..read more

We, the graduate students of UC San Diego, unequivocally condemn the administration’s aggressive response to the peaceful protests on campus. The decision to characterize the protest as non-peaceful and to deploy law enforcement to forcefully clear the encampment is an egregious violation of the principles of justice, equity, and freedom of expression that our institution claims to uphold. Today’s events directly contradict what we teach, including the rich history of activism at UCSD, which has long been celebrated as a beacon of social change and progress. The actions taken by the administr ..read more