UC San Diego’s new chancellor received a near rock-star welcome as he greeted the nearly 4,000 staff members who turned out at the annual UC San Diego All Staff Picnic Friday.
Thousands of students celebrated graduation at UC San Diego's commencement ceremonies over the weekend. A total of 8,182 undergraduate and graduate students received their diplomas during the campus's 11 different ceremonies.
Hundreds of students showed up Friday for the 48th Annual Watermelon Drop. This year's splat extended 133 feet, 7 inches from the point of impact. While impressive, it did not break the record set in 1974 of 161feet, 4 inches.