POINT
The nature of higher education is to create spaces for resistance and for people to redefine themselves and the world that they want to live in … that ’ s why universities exist : to allow people to think freely , to allow people to redefine and shift culture .”
— Becky Petitt , UC San Diego vice chancellor for equity , diversity and inclusion , in the San Diego Union-Tribune , regarding the university ’ s use of the term “ Latinx ,” a gender-inclusive way to describe people of Latin-American descent .
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SIBLING RIVALRY UC San Diego surpassed sister campus Berkeley with a record 118,372 student applicants for fall 2019 — the second highest in the UC system .
SMOG DU JOUR “ Ride or Die ,” a smog-eating mural , by Shashi Mostafa was installed near Price Center by the org Greeks Gone Green . The artwork is sprayed with a catalyst that breaks down airborne pollutants .
MEAN STREAK
The women ’ s basketball team won
CRANE MIGRATION 10 active construction cranes are building up UC San Diego ' s skyline — eight large tower cranes and two smaller track cranes .
WELCOME TO THE FLEET Scripps Institution of Oceanography ’ s newest research vessel is a 42-foot scientific workboat named for longtime supporters Bob and Betty Beyster .
30 consecutive games to begin the season , won the CCAA Tournament championship for the first time since 2013 , and earned the conference regular season title for the fourth straight year . Their magical season ended at the NCAA Division II West Region semifinal against Azusa Pacific University , 64-61 .
14 TRITON | SPRING 2019