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1 : C , D , F , E , A , B Revelle College holds strong to Purpose , Truth and Vision , while Muir opts for Celebrating the Independent Spirit . Third , or Marshall , seeks to create The Student as Scholar and Citizen , while Fourth ( Warren ), aims Toward a Life in Balance . The college formerly known as Fifth , Roosevelt , is about Developing World Citizens through Scholarship , Leadership and Service , and Sixth ( a . k . a . Sixth ) prepares students to become dynamic and engaged citizens of the 21st century — Innovative , Interconnected and Aware .
2a . < A close match , but Bear weighs in at 180 tons , while the Stuart ’ s newest art piece has it beat in height — 199 ft .— now making it the tallest object on campus .
2b . = According to the 2018-2019 student profile , reported gender identities classified as men and women were approximately equal at 49.8 % each . ( Data unavailable for 0.4 %)
2c . < UC San Diego has had eight chancellors over the years , but the number of faculty members who ' ve won the Nobel Prize is double that — 16 . ( Not to mention two alumni winners as well !)
3 : Urban legends abound as to exactly why Geisel Library has no third floor . ( And no , architects did not leave it out to account for the weight of books .) It is simply the outdoor forum level — the “ stem ” of reinforced concrete .
4 . As for curating vividness , how about the a ) Vices and Virtues on a building in glowing neon . Ask Pa then ? Maybe seek enlightenment on the b ) Snake Path to Geisel Library . Just try to make a clever segue for “ snarl at elf ”— it ’ s simply an anagram for c ) Fallen Star .
5 . a ) AI f ) AI k ) AI b ) R g ) R l ) R c ) AI h ) AI m ) R d ) AI i ) R e ) R j ) AI
Janelle Shane ’ s AI creates interesting courses , but these real classes can be just as intriguing : Paleoethnobotany deals in ancient plant remains , Strategies of Alterity looks at differences reflected and constructed in media and Stochastic Processes in Population Genetics explores genetic diversity within biological populations ( stochastic = random , FYI ). Readings in Peninsular Literature involves extensive texts in Spanish , while Pharmacokinetics is concerned with the movement of drugs within the body . As for mesh in Meshfree Methods for Linear and Nonlinear Mechanics — whatever it is , it ' s real .
6 . The road to Division I competition will be complete when the Tritons join fellow UCs Davis , Irvine , Riverside and Santa Barbara and six other universities in the Big West Conference . # BigWestBound !
7 . The original Craft Center offered a lot , but surfboard shaping , book arts and culinary arts weren ’ t on the docket . Not for long , though — these are being considered for the new Craft Center at the North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood , now under construction . Learn more at tritonmag . com / craft
8 . It eventually became the preeminent student event of the year , but the first 1984 Sun God Festival was a collection of booths surrounding campus ’ s beloved sculpture . Sun God Festival grew and outgrew several other campus locations before landing at RIMAC field , where national headliners now attract students by the thousands . Check out its origins at tritonmag . com / earlysungod
9 . T , F , F , F , F , T and F ? a . True - Dolphins was second to Tritons in a vote by the first freshman class . Also-rans on the ballot : Barracudas , Hornets and Grizzly Bears . b . False - The San Diego Supercomputer Center powers research projects from all across the nation and world , not just from UC San Diego . Its first supercomputer was about as powerful as one modern smartphone . Its latest , the NSF-funded Comet , can perform two quadrillion calculations per second , as powerful as about one million smartphones linked together . c . False - Actually , there are more UC San Diego alumni from the Division of Social Sciences than any other . Go Soc ! d . False - Blacks Beach is named for the Black family , 1940s-era landowners on the Torrey Pines cliffs . Patriarch William Black was even known to fire a shotgun loaded with rock salt at any beachgoing trespassers . e . False – There was that one time ... read about the sole season of Triton football at tritonmag . com / football f . True - To celebrate the birthday and outdoorsy spirit of John Muir , students used to traverse between the rooftops of Tioga and Tenaya Hall . Just don ’ t look down ! g . False , but , kind of true ? - Scripps has had a pier in operation since 1916 , but the original was torn down and rebuilt in 1987 . This one is tricky — you ’ re right either way .
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