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From historic March Madness appearances to record-breaking performances, UC San Diego sports shined this season. The UCS...
07/06/2025

From historic March Madness appearances to record-breaking performances, UC San Diego sports shined this season. The UCSD Guardian’s Sports section looked back on some of the most fascinating teams on campus this year.

Find the full UCSD Sports year in review online at ucsdguardian.org.

Story by Henry Stanger, Ryan Kirton, Abigail Kapur, Alan Zhang, Senji Torrey, and Emily Gjevre, Sports Team.

The Trump administration will soon target the University of California as part of its broader federal push to address an...
05/06/2025

The Trump administration will soon target the University of California as part of its broader federal push to address antisemitism on college campuses, according to Leo Terrell, senior counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Department of Justice.

On Tuesday, May 27, Terrell, who leads the DOJ’s antisemitism task force, said on Fox News’ The Faulkner Focus that the Trump administration is preparing legal action against the UC system and other universities across the country.

This follows the March 10 U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights’ letter to over 60 universities warning of violations of Title VI, which prohibits discrimination in federally funded programs, including public education.

Find more information and the full article online at ucsdguardian.org.

Story by Adam Abumughaiseeb, Contributing Writer.

Week 10’s News in Brief:1. Power outage at UCSDLA JOLLA, Calif. — A power outage affecting UC San Diego’s main campus an...
04/06/2025

Week 10’s News in Brief:

1. Power outage at UCSD

LA JOLLA, Calif. — A power outage affecting UC San Diego’s main campus and Jacobs Medical Center occurred at roughly 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 31. According to NBC, no injuries occurred as a result of the outage. A notification sent to students through the Triton Alert system announced that power was restored at approximately 6:27 p.m.

2. AS passes resolution recognizing May as AAPI Heritage Month

LA JOLLA, Calif. — On Saturday, May 31, Associated Students at UC San Diego announced the passing of the Resolution for the Celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Several college councils, including Warren, Sixth, Eighth, Revelle, and the Student Council of Eleanor Roosevelt College, adopted similar resolutions in solidarity.

3. Immigration raid at local San Diego restaurant

SAN DIEGO — On Friday, May 30, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers conducted a search and made several arrests at Buona Forchetta, a popular Italian restaurant located in South Park.

4. President Drake appoints S. Jack Hu as new UC Riverside chancellor

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — On Wednesday, May 28, University of California President Dr. Michael Drake announced the appointment of S. Jack Hu as the new chancellor of UC Riverside. He will assume the role on July 15.

5. Harvard continues pushback against Trump administration during commencement

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – On Thursday, May 29, Harvard University hosted its 374th commencement ceremony amid legal battles with the Trump administration. The commencement took place after the University announced on April 21 that it would be suing the Trump administration for attempting to revoke Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification.

Read the full article online at ucsdguardian.org.

Story by Natalie Ambler, Giselle Hinojosa, Maddie Holland, and Natalia Montero Acevedo, News Team.

Sixth College sophomore Sumayah Sugapong, five-time Big West Player of the Week, is transferring to Arizona at the end o...
31/05/2025

Sixth College sophomore Sumayah Sugapong, five-time Big West Player of the Week, is transferring to Arizona at the end of this year, leaving behind one of the more mystifying legacies in UCSD women’s basketball history. She never missed a game, was never afraid to shoot, and, of course, will forever be remembered for banking in the game-winning layup at the conference semifinals that propelled the Tritons to their first Big West Championship.

Read more about Sugapong’s time at UCSD and the future of her athletic career at ucsdguardian.org.

Story by Vishnu Vijayakumar, Senior Staff Writer.

News in Brief!1. Plane crashes in San Diego neighborhoodSAN DIEGO – A Cessna Citation jet crashed in the Tierrasanta nei...
29/05/2025

News in Brief!

1. Plane crashes in San Diego neighborhood

SAN DIEGO – A Cessna Citation jet crashed in the Tierrasanta neighborhood in Murphy Canyon at around 4 a.m. on Thursday, May 22. Six people were killed in the crash, and according to ABC, eight others were injured on the ground. Roughly 100 people were temporarily evacuated from the impacted area to a school nearby, and officials reported damage to at least 10 homes as a result of the incident.

2. Shark sighting at Torrey Pines State Beach

SAN DIEGO – A shark was spotted near Lifeguard Tower #5 at Torrey Pines State Beach on Tuesday, May 20, at about 10:30 a.m. According to NBC, the shark bumped into a swimmer and was estimated to be between 7 to 8 feet in length. The shark’s species and its distance from the shore are unknown.

3. Judge temporarily blocks US Department of Energy’s 15% cap on universities

WASHINGTON – On May 15, U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily blocked the Department of Energy from enforcing a 15% cap on the reimbursement universities can receive for facilities and administration costs, also known as F&A costs. Universities usually negotiate a project’s F&A cost rate and average a 30% recoup of money for indirect costs of research projects such as lab space and electricity. Since the DOE announced this cap on April 11, it limited that amount to only 15% of the project’s grant.

4. US Senate blocks California vehicle emission law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On May 22, the U.S. Senate voted 51 to 44 to block the state of California’s efforts to implement a law that would ban the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035. The ruling reversed the Biden administration’s decision to grant California three waivers to implement stricter state emission standards than federal regulations starting in 2024.

Read the full article online at ucsdguardian.org.

Story by Natalie Ambler, Giselle Hinojosa, and Natalia Montero Acevedo, News Editing Team.

On May 19, UC San Diego Associated Students President-elect William Simpson confirmed the 2025-26 A.S. executive officer...
29/05/2025

On May 19, UC San Diego Associated Students President-elect William Simpson confirmed the 2025-26 A.S. executive officer appointments. Second-year Shubham Patra will be chief financial officer, third-year Ziad Elbanany will be chief personnel officer, and third-year William Maggin will continue for another year as chief communications officer.

To read further about each appointed officer’s public interviews and goals, visit ucsdguardian.org.

Story by Grace Na, Contributing Writer.

Starting Thursday, May 22, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at San Diego Immigration Court began conducting co...
24/05/2025

Starting Thursday, May 22, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at San Diego Immigration Court began conducting courthouse arrests, detaining migrants appearing for civil immigration proceedings as they exited their courtrooms. The arrests and detentions continued while court was in session on Friday, May 23.

On Thursday, ICE arrested 11 people and wrongfully detained two others. On Friday, ICE took at least seven people, with some witnesses reporting as many as 12. It is unclear at this time where the arrestees are being held or what will happen to them next.

ICE, whose office is on the second floor, sent agents to commandeer the fourth floor hallways of the courthouse at approximately 8 a.m. Agents waited for individuals to leave their courtroom before stopping and detaining them against the hallway wall. Agents then demanded these individuals provide identification, checking their name against their list of people with outstanding I-200 warrants.

I-200 warrants are administrative warrants ICE can issue without a judge’s signature. While these warrants do not allow agents to enter private property without consent, they do authorize agents to make arrests in public spaces, such as outside of courtrooms.

These warrants are designed to give ICE the power to arrest non-citizens who have not yet begun civil immigration proceedings. However, the individuals who ICE detained and arrested at the courthouse were there for the express purpose of attending their ongoing civil immigration proceedings. ICE waited for their hearings — many of which resulted in case dismissal or continuance — to conclude before detaining them.

Read the full article online now at ucsdguardian.org to get the most updated information.

Story by Jonas Berlin and Adalia Luo.
Photo by Michael Ho.

By Fall Quarter 2024, a group of students in UC San Diego’s urban studies and planning department had become disillusion...
23/05/2025

By Fall Quarter 2024, a group of students in UC San Diego’s urban studies and planning department had become disillusioned with the department and its “carefully-censored curriculum.” After witnessing the University’s response to the Gaza Solidarity Encampment and labor strikes, the group banded together to form the Radical Planning Collective, a student organization dedicated to promoting radical innovation and perspectives in the field of USP. RPC’s work culminated in USP’s first entirely student-led class: this Spring Quarter’s USP 198: Directed Group Study.

Read more about USP 198 and its impact on the urban studies and planning department online at ucsdguardian.org.

Story by Sydney McDonald, Staff Writer.

On Tuesday, May 20, UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla and Academic Senate Chair Olivia Graeve sent out a campus-wid...
21/05/2025

On Tuesday, May 20, UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla and Academic Senate Chair Olivia Graeve sent out a campus-wide email addressing two protests against the School of Global Policy and Strategy’s public lecture with the former Israeli ambassador for the Consul General of Israel in New York and the Tri-State Area, Ido Aharoni. The protests, held at 4:30 p.m. on May 19, were organized by Students for Justice in Palestine San Diego and the Faculty Defense Group.

“Last night, a group of protesters, many of them wearing masks, disrupted a public lecture by an invited speaker on our campus,” the message read. “This conduct is an affront to the mission of our university. It violates campus policies and our Principles of Community, and is antithetical to our values and the educational mission of UC San Diego.”

The Guardian is monitoring the GPS event, protests against it, and its fallout. The full article can be found soon at ucsdguardian.org

Story by Adalia Luo, Editor-in-Chief.

Last Thursday at approximately 9:30 a.m., officers from the University of California Police Department zip-tied and arre...
21/05/2025

Last Thursday at approximately 9:30 a.m., officers from the University of California Police Department zip-tied and arrested an estimated two dozen labor advocates during the May 15 session of the UC Regents meeting. At the time of publishing, it is unclear what followed the arrests and what charges arrestees face.

The UC Regents meeting occurred this past week from Tuesday, May 13, to Thursday, May 15, at UC San Francisco’s William J. Rutter Center. Labor advocates first began chanting, “Whose university? Our university!” after the public comment section of the meeting.

Read the full story online at ucsdguardian.org.

Story by Natalia Montero Acevedo, News Editor.

On May 5, a panga boat capsized on Torrey Pines State Beach at around 6:30 a.m., resulting in at least three dead and fo...
18/05/2025

On May 5, a panga boat capsized on Torrey Pines State Beach at around 6:30 a.m., resulting in at least three dead and four hospitalized. United States Customs and Border Protection’s investigation found that the boat’s drivers were transporting Indian and Mexican migrants to the U.S.

Bystanders and San Diego lifeguards responded to the initial wreckage, rescuing four individuals who were then hospitalized. They also recovered three bodies — a 14-year-old boy, 18-year-old Marcos Lozada-Juarez, and a third unidentified man. An additional nine migrants who were part of the group were unaccounted for at the time.

Find the full article online at ucsdguardian.org.

Story by Corey Kim, Contributing Writer.

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