UC San Diego Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) held a protest at Matthew’s Quad on March 6 at 3:00 p.m. demanding divestment of student funds. The protest was advertised by SJP as “the biggest protest in UCSD history.” Later that night, Associated Students of UCSD (ASUCSD) passed the Association-Wide Boycott and Divestment resolution. The protest held an estimated 2,500 UCSD students, faculty and staff, and other community members who showed their support for Palestine and called for UCSD to divest funds. This protest came into light as the student governments at UC Davis, UC ..read more

On April 4, 2024, I attended Hurray for the Riff Raff’s show in the Voodoo Room at House of Blues. They played an energetic and competent set, even if the show felt minimal in lieu of the emotional vulnerability of the band’s music. Hurray for the Riff Raff have been around for a while. Alynda Segarra, the band’s frontperson, put out their first music under the name nearly two decades ago, steadily releasing albums every few years since. I was first introduced to their music in 2022 with their streamlined, synth-rock-inspired album Life on Earth. On that record, Segarra’s voice was louder tha ..read more

Evil Does Not Exist, the latest film by critically acclaimed Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, premiered at the Venice Film Festival last September. The film, which was shown at the 2023 San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) last November, plays out like a piece of slow cinema, an ecocritical film, and a magical realist piece all in one. The film portrays the interaction between the villagers of Mizubiki, a mountain village near Tokyo, and a development company that wants to build a glamping site in the area. Evil Does Not Exist leaves you sitting on the edge of your seat for the whole mov ..read more

The theme of the tragically aged partier is a classic one in American pop culture, from Jimmy Buffet’s “Margaritaville,” and Harmony Korine’s Beach Bum, to our obsession with “where are they now” documentaries. Alan Palomo tells this story on his 2023 retro synth LP World of Hassle, his first solo album away from his band Neon Indian. World of Hassle is a bildungsroman or a memoir, which walks the line between satire of and homage to ‘80s club music. As the album’s speaker moves from naive youth to hard partier to old and beaten tragic figure, the listener is swept up in the luxuriant, entici ..read more

On October 24, 2023, UC San Diego Parking and Commuter Services Director Jennifer Rodgers released a school-wide email informing that there were “parking allocation changes in South, Scholars, and Hopkins Parking Structures.” The email informed that Student Commuter (S) spaces increased in the Hopkins Parking Structure. However, no changes were made to the decrease in Student Resident (SR) spaces from the ongoing construction of Ridge Walk North Living and Learning Neighborhood. As for Scholars Parking Structure, SR spaces increased and S spaces were completely removed. Parking and Commuter S ..read more

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