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[edit] UCSD Redirect

I've restored the redirect from UCSD to the University of California, San Diego. I believe that most users of the english wikipedia will be searching for the California University, rather than that of the Dominican Republic. I have included a link to the Santo Domingo Catholic University at the top of the University of California page through the {{redirect}} template.

In full disclosure, I'm a UC San Diego student, and thus fairly biased, but I'm definitely open to discussion on the matter.

Finally, I'd also like to see some quality improvements to Universidad Católica Santo Domingo. Paulymer5 08:03, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Paulymer5, I totally agree with you. I restored the redirect AGAIN and tried to put a little more effort into the Santo Domingo page, but it all depends on whether or not the previous editor is willing to stop reverting. It's odd though, as the Santo Domingo University doesn't even have its own page on the spanish wikipedia. Elefuntboy 16:59, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sun God Festival

I think that more should be said about the annual Sun God Fest. Basically that it is a large attraction to students and non-students. And maybe if somebody could find that article that was in The Guardian that talked about record numbers of attendees. Oh! maybe somebody could also list the past performers. --MLSmateo 00:11, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox

I've changed the info box to the standard university template that wikipedia has to keep university pages uniform. I hope there are no objections. ArchonMeld 08:57, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Holy Crap...Okay finally I got the images in the infobox to blend nicely.....that took me hours. ArchonMeld 07:50, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Admissions

How could 16,000+ freshman be admitted last year when there are only 21,000 undergrads total? ArchonMeld 08:51, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Vastly larger numbers of students are admitted each year as only a tiny fraction accept university admission. It's an accurate figure, i believe. Elefuntboy 23:56, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Um....you are missing the winter admits.... Please look up the source in main UC webpage about stats. The total should be ~ 49% admitted frosh.

[edit] Nearby/(loosely) Affiliated research institutes

I'm surprised there's no mention here of UCSD's proximity to the famous Salk Institute for Biological Studies (which shares some of its faculty with UCSD), or The Neurosciences Institute, or the Scripps Research Institute, or The Burnham Institute, or The La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology. It should also be noted that UCSD's medical school ranks quite high (14th for research, 7th for primary care) in the US News rankings.

[edit] On the Colleges

This article includes a gigantic section on the colleges, each of which have their own articles. The editor in me thinks perhaps the college blocks are unnecessary, since the college articles are far more detailed. It's a pretty major edit, so I'm interested in hearing if anyone else has an opinion. The college system at UCSD is well covered in the article -- I wouldn't remove any of that -- but I might advocate dropping the individual blocks about the colleges, or cutting them way, way down. Jason Snell 23 Jun 2005

Jason, that's a good point. I originally wrote the college sections for the UCSD site and then expanded them into their own articles. If you wish to delete them I wouldn't be too offended, really =). Although, I do think it helps to keep people aware of the colleges tha totherwise might not click over to see them. Anyhow, just a thought. Elefuntboy 24 June 2005
Welcome Jason to Wikipedia. You can easily sign all comments by including four tildas (~~~~) You can cut each section into a basic skeleton and place at the top this code {{Seemain|article name}} and a template redirect link will be created. lots of issues | leave me a message 10:27, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Thanks guys! Much appreciated. Jsnell 15:03, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Jason, excellent update and edit on the colleges. Five points for you! Elefuntboy 02:50, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC) 26 June 2005

[edit] Third College

I made some minor changes to Marshall/Third College, one of which could conceivably be controversial. The previous version discussed Third College's initial founding goals in 1970 as being related to the civil rights movement. In my opinion (I worked on a large historical research project for Third's 20th anniversary in 1990 that led to a book on the topic, and my specialty was its early history), the history of Third is just as entwined with the free speech movement, student protests, growing academic freedom among faculty, and the counterculture of the 60s. Disagreements welcome, but that's my take. Jason Snell 22 Jun 2005.

You're the expert on the area then. There shoudn't be any controversy.

lots of issues | leave me a message 05:14, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Just treading lightly. But thanks for the support! Jason Snell 23 Jun 2005.

[edit] Average GPA

" The group of admitted students this year attained a mean high school grade point average (GPA) of 4.05 and an average composite SAT score of 1314"

how can the gpa be > 4.0? Do california schools allow higher than 4.0 GPAs?

Yes, with honors and advanced placement courses one can in fact have a "weighted GPA" > 4.0. Most schools in U.S. the have this policy.

[edit] Humor

This whole section was removed. Some of the other UC sites have humor sections, why not San Diego?

Gloominess reigns in San Diego. I assume you are editing as an outsider. Well trust us. lots of issues | leave me a message 21:50, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
In this encyclopedia we are trying to produce a professional product, and lightbulb jokes -- ugh. --fpo 22:29, September 8, 2005 (UTC)


Lotsofissues, you need a hug, don't you? =). I think the joke is somewhat unnecessary for the encyclopedic aspect, but trust us, there are some people that actually enjoy UCSD and have fun =). Elefuntboy 00:11, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
Tell me about this fun friend. lots of issues | leave me a message 20:56, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
Haha, well, i'll be having it as a silly grad student this fall. Just bug the brown guy with the afro and I'll tell you =). Elefuntboy 04:21, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Co-ops

I would really like to see a page on the co-ops at UCSD, as they are significant in terms of the number of co-ops, specifically worker's co-ops, at any UC campus and perhaps at American universities in general (there are 4). I will probably add a paragraph to the UCSD main page and am working on a page specifically about the Che Cafe, but the co-ops in general have played an important and unique role in the development of the campus' social and political history. Hotdogs 19:12, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

That'd be awesome. There's definitely a lot to contribute. Elefuntboy 03:08, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Welcome hotdogs -- would you mind if the che cafe was merged with the UCSD article? I think that would make for simple organization and navigation. lots of issues | leave me a message 06:41, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

I kind of think there should be a separate article specifically for the Che Cafe as it has a cultural significance that extends well beyond UCSd. However, I think incorporating the co-ops into the UCSD article would be great. I think that's what I meant even though I suggested a "page" - a section within the UCSD page. Though having separate articles for individual co-ops (or perhaps just stubs on some really, such as the food co-op) would be a good idea I think as the co-ops, while very much connected, do have individual histories as well. Hotdogs 18:38, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Damnit

The academics section is complete crap. Does anyone know about the actual research that goes on rather than this self aggrandizing marketing?

lots of issues | leave me a message 14:22, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] History section?

What about if we add a history section to the article just like in the Berkeley and UCLA entries? -- Lrd1rocha 03:39, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

Who feels like reading a book on the history of UCSD?--I don't. I doubt anyone else will. Lotsofissues 05:10, 31 January 2006 (UTC)


UCSD's history is a pretty rich one - nice and controversial even before ground was broken, and wikipedia is a good venue for its expounding. I say add a history section, put in a couple of lines about when it opened, and watch what happens. Soltras 05:31, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
Well then go ahead and make it. ArchonMeld 08:04, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

A history section is okay as long as it is concise. WPW 18:04, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Student life...campus life..etc

There should be a section about this.

There isn't because it doesn't exist...
amen to that Skhatri2005 04:34, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
bitchy and untrue. i think there's more than you give credit for.Elefuntboy 05:57, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Which is a reason to be noted.

[edit] University of California, Riverside Survey

I'm posting this survey request Talk:University of California, Riverside#UCR Survey on all the UC talk pages in order to gather outside opinion on ongoing issues concerning the POV of this article. Please read the article and add your insights to the survey to help us identify any points of consensus in the UCR article. Thanks--Amerique 21:14, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Survey closed, thanks--Amerique 19:21, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia section

UCSD has been featured in a variety of TV shows and movies. While Geisel library (and its wiki page) has some of this info on there, I think there should be a trivia section on the UCSD page for a list of items like this. One example is that UCSD was the place of the fictitious debate in a West Wing episode.

  • I got a good one...wtf is a triton?
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