UC San Diego’s Associated Students Office of Concerts and Events (ASCE) kicked off 2024 with Horizon, a two-day concert experience headlined by Larry June and Thee Sacred Souls. The concert, held at the UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheater, was free for students but had a limited number of tickets available. Horizon 2024 is the third concert under the same name hosted by ‘ASCE’ since 2020. This event was complete with three different food vendors for students to pick from as well as a Triton Outfitters booth and a post-show meet-and-greet tent with one of the openers. Critics Tate McFadden and Al ..read more

We’re over two months into 2024. It’s rainy. It’s cold. And as we anticipate whatever new music, movies, books, and beyond that the new year has in store for us, The Triton reflects on some older stuff that’s resonating with us right now. Winter is a lonely season. We hope something on this list might keep you company during these rainy days. Stay safe. Stay dry. Enjoy. — Finnegan Bly, Assistant Editor, Arts & Culture Fargo Season 5 by Hulu/FX Released: November 21, 2023 For fans of: mystery/thriller Credit: Frank W. Ockenfels III / FX I have been hearing about Fargo for a long time from ..read more

At approximately 8:41 p.m. Saturday night, officers responded to the intersection of Nobel Drive and Lombard Place where they found two men who had been shot, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). Based on the preliminary investigation, the two men were driving into an apartment parking structure when the suspect approached on foot and fired multiple shots into the victims’ vehicle. A man in his 30s died from his injuries at the hospital. A 39-year-old man remained in the hospital in stable condition. The shooting appeared to be a targeted attack based on information gathered b ..read more

The Ché Café was erected in 1980 by a group of students as a nod to the Argentine Marxist, Che Guevara. This student-run cooperative and vegan café is located next to the La Jolla Playhouse, south of Revelle College and the developing Eighth College. The space offers a multitude of services to undergraduates attending UC San Diego and the general public in the greater San Diego area, acting as a study space for students during the day and part of the local music scene at night. The collective prides itself on accepting anyone looking to get involved with the collective as well as acting as a ..read more

For students looking to discover a unique coffee blend or to get their caffeine fix on campus, Bird Rock Coffee Roasters has swooped into UC San Diego’s cafe scene. The outdoor coffee stand is nestled on the east side of campus, adjacent to the Central Campus Trolley Station. After several soft launches during the winter of 2022, Bird Rock Coffee Roasters is now open for good, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The locally-owned cafe’s first location opened on July 5, 2006, in the Bird Rock neighborhood of La Jolla. There are a total of ten Bird Rock Coffee Roasters cafes loca ..read more

UC San Diego’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) organized a series of walkouts over the past month to express their support for the people of Palestine throughout the recent escalating conflict in the Middle East. This comes in response to the ongoing conflict happening in the Gaza Strip, primarily, after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. At 5:00 p.m. on November 1, SJP held a walkout in which hundreds of participants united and marched through campus. Throughout the demonstration, spirits were high. The group commenced the demonstration at Sun God Lawn, progressed to Geisel, an ..read more

This letter was originally written and sent to the UCSD Literature Department in late November. We are still waiting for a response. Although our faculty has formally failed to comment, we commit to continuing to work towards these demands and challenge others to do so as well. We urge other graduate students to compose similar letters and pressure their departments to take action. To the Literature Department at UCSD: We write this statement as concerned members of the UCSD Literature department, as academic workers and researchers, as international students, as people of varying settler and ..read more

On Tuesday, October 18th, 2023, Warren College freshman Rex Shaw realized that he lost his wallet while returning from a shopping trip. “I was just going to 99 Ranch Market to buy some fresh groceries. This college really doesn’t like providing vegetables in its dining halls. I needed some bok choy! But when I got home, I realized my wallet was gone,” said Shaw. Upon this realization, Shaw grew agitated, going so far as to venture out of his dorm to inform his suitemates of his predicament. This resulted in a fortunate exchange between Shaw and one of his suitemates, Aiden, who mentioned a so ..read more

One person was killed when their Cessna 210N crashed Wednesday night, according to officials. The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) received a report of an aircraft down near Downwind Way and Expedition Way around 9:35 p.m. Wednesday, prompting an extensive search around the area of Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The U.S. Coast Guard, San Diego Fire Department, San Diego Lifeguards, and San Diego Police Department (SDPD) assisted in the search with air, ground, and marine assets. Early Thursday morning, SDPD received a call from someone who saw news reports about the search for the pla ..read more

Hundreds gathered in a series of demonstrations across UC San Diego over the past month in support of Palestine. Organized by UCSD’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), demonstrators honored the lives lost in Palestine following attacks by Israel. On October 12, about a hundred students and community members gathered around the Silent Tree outside Geisel Library for what SJP at UCSD described as a “moment of silence and commemorative speeches to honor our martyrs.” Taha Hassane, the Imam and Director of the Islamic Center of San Diego, spoke on the history of the conflict. “Th ..read more