ALL HANDS MANNING THE STOMACH PUMP, LA JOLLA — The battle between established party paradise SDSU and the upchucking upstart UCSD has officially gone public, thanks to the social networking platform Twitter. Two weeks ago, …
April 10, 2014
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UCSD and SDSU Engage in Social Drinking Contest
San Diego Opera Director Ian Campbell brings down the final curtain
San Diego Opera Director Ian Campbell is being sought by police after allegedly igniting a blaze that consumed the San Diego Civic Theater during an onstage address to attendees at what may have been the …
April 7, 2014
The real reason Zimmerman got the SDPD chief gig?
In the day following ex-SDPD Chief William Lansdowne's February 25 announcement that he would retire, politicians, pundits, and police experts pronounced pious platitudes promising prolonged public participation in the process of picking a replacement. The …
April 3, 2014
Coming Soon: The Wizard of Opera
The Wizard of Opera tells the story of Dorothea, a sweet girl from Rolando who dreams of singing for an adoring and appreciative audience. But when a terrible financial maelstrom forces her home underwater, she …
April 3, 2014
San Diego Opera reforms as San Diego Popera
The San Diego Opera, long considered one of the best in the country, recently announced that financial difficulties necessitated its closure at the end of its 2014 season. But in his farewell speech before fleeing, …
March 27, 2014
San Diego Zoo readies pugnacious pachyderms for War Elephant exhibit
"The San Diego Zoo is a city institution," said Zoo Director of Mammalian Armory Walter Tusk. "SeaWorld, on the other hand, is a relative Johnny Come Lately, owned by an out-of-town corporation. So why does …
March 25, 2014
Ted Leitner's On-Air Suitcase Meltdown Explained
Officially, Ted Leitner has made no public statement since his on-air meltdown in the final seconds of the San Diego State-New Mexico Mountain West Conference title game, during which he castigated the venue's security personnel …
March 21, 2014
Mayor Faulconer makes dramatic plea to save San Diego Opera
Just one day after San Diego Opera announced that it would be ceasing operations at the close of its season, a visibly shaken Mayor Faulconer called a special public session of the City Council to …
March 20, 2014
Obese woman sought for questioning in San Diego Opera closure case
"Operas don't just disappear," says San Diego Opera Director Ian Campbell, speaking of his company's imminent closure at season's end. "Especially not 50-year institutions operating near the top of the field. Somebody has to get …
March 20, 2014
San Diegans shocked by news of San Diego Opera's closure
Yesterday, U-T San Diego reported that the San Diego Opera will cease operations at the close of its current season. SD on the QT hit the streets to get the public's reaction to the stunning …
March 20, 2014
Frat Spat
Newly formed UCSD Muslim fraternity Alpha Lambda Mu came under administrative scrutiny this week after reports surfaced that the organization was incorporating controversial practices sometimes associated with Islam into its pledge initiations. First, pledges were …
March 20, 2014