Sign of the Times
BY MALINDA DANZIGER ’ 00
Born in 1967 from the rumblings of the Vietnam War , the UC San Diego student newspaper has since captured historical moments on our campus and beyond for five decades . From tuition hikes and 9 / 11 , to visits from Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama , momentous events like these have been covered , chronicled and critiqued all though the unique lens of a college student .
Every year a new crop of students becomes this voice of UC San Diego , dedicating themselves to informing and inspiring thought in their fellow Tritons . And with every late night along the way , these independent journalists have become the official — and yet unofficial — university historians , purposefully free from any oversight or influence as they carry the torch they lit themselves .
Triton magazine tracked down the founders of the newspaper , originally called Triton Times ; we put the call out to their successors and knocked on the door of The Guardian today . We asked for their thoughts on the paper ’ s history , the moments that impacted their worldview , and how their lives were changed in profound ways . Here they are in their own words . ( We wouldn ’ t have it any other way .)
40 TRITON | WINTER 2017