UCSD commencement is largely free of political protests that marked the academic year
![A year marked by protests tied to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza ended on a softer note June 15 at UC San Diego, where the joy of receiving a degree seemed to conquer all else. Comparatively few of the roughly 3,000 students who filed onto RIMAC Field in La Jolla for the first major nighttime commencement in university history displayed political messages. The ceremony also dominated the attention of roughly 6,000 spectators who turned out amid heightened security linked to the recent protests at the university, as well as the appearance of former Vice President Al Gore, the keynote speaker. […]](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sut-l-ucsd-commencement-013_196699768-1.jpg?w=728 "A year marked by protests tied to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza ended on a softer note June 15 at UC San Diego, where the joy of receiving a degree seemed to conquer all else. Comparatively few of the roughly 3,000 students who filed onto RIMAC Field in La Jolla for the first major nighttime commencement in university history displayed political messages. The ceremony also dominated the attention of roughly 6,000 spectators who turned out amid heightened security linked to the recent protests at the university, as well as the appearance of former Vice President Al Gore, the keynote speaker. […]")
A year marked by protests tied to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza ended on a softer note June 15 at UC San Diego, where the joy of receiving a degree seemed to conquer all else. Comparatively few of the roughly 3,000 students who filed onto RIMAC Field in La Jolla for the first major nighttime commencement in university history displayed...
![With the first day of summer just days away, local lifeguards are advising beach-goers to do the “stingray shuffle” when stepping into the water. Of the 19 cases of medical aid that San Diego lifeguards provided in May, “a large number” were for stingray-related injuries, lifeguard Lt. Lonnie Stephens said at the La Jolla Shores […]](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ljl-l-stingray.jpg?w=398 "With the first day of summer just days away, local lifeguards are advising beach-goers to do the “stingray shuffle” when stepping into the water. Of the 19 cases of medical aid that San Diego lifeguards provided in May, “a large number” were for stingray-related injuries, lifeguard Lt. Lonnie Stephens said at the La Jolla Shores […]")
![Honoring a request from the La Jolla Shores Association to postpone a utility undergrounding project in the area until after summer apparently means a push beyond what the board was expecting — to a date unknown. During its May meeting, LJSA voted 8-4 to ask the city of San Diego to retain the summer coastal […]](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ljl-l-shores-powerlines-e1718510154100.webp?w=402 "Honoring a request from the La Jolla Shores Association to postpone a utility undergrounding project in the area until after summer apparently means a push beyond what the board was expecting — to a date unknown. During its May meeting, LJSA voted 8-4 to ask the city of San Diego to retain the summer coastal […]")
![After months of foreshadowing, new San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl announced just days into his tenure that sweeping changes are being made to the department’s decades-old organizational model. The new structure is leaner at the top, with four fewer assistant chief spots, and weaves in more civilian professionals at the department’s highest levels, including an assistant director of finance. The shifts mean some of the agency’s top leaders will be demoted — something that hasn’t happened in decades. The chief has been teasing his plans for a reorganization since his nomination by Mayor Todd Gloria in March. He’s noted […]](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SUT-L-1458415-Wahl-sworn-XOL-008-1.jpg?w=524 "After months of foreshadowing, new San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl announced just days into his tenure that sweeping changes are being made to the department’s decades-old organizational model. The new structure is leaner at the top, with four fewer assistant chief spots, and weaves in more civilian professionals at the department’s highest levels, including an assistant director of finance. The shifts mean some of the agency’s top leaders will be demoted — something that hasn’t happened in decades. The chief has been teasing his plans for a reorganization since his nomination by Mayor Todd Gloria in March. He’s noted […]")
