{"id":476983,"date":"2026-09-27T01:38:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T01:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/476983\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T01:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T01:38:27","slug":"a-first-look-at-whats-new-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/476983\/","title":{"rendered":"A First Look at What\u2019s New This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t   A new way to explore what\u2019s possible<\/p>\n<p>You may already know what you want to study, but what skills will you build along the way, which experiences can deepen your learning and where might your major take you after graduation? UC San Diego\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/majors.ucsd.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Major Exploration website<\/a> helps connect fields of study with the bigger picture.<\/p>\n<p>Created for prospective and current Tritons alike, the site highlights co-curricular and experiential learning opportunities, the knowledge and skills associated with different majors and the career pathways they can open. It also includes practical information about declaring a major and navigating selective majors.<\/p>\n<p>More ways to play<\/p>\n<p>Saturday study break, anyone? New this fall, <a href=\"https:\/\/recreation.ucsd.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Recreation<\/a>\u2019s free Beach Breaks invite students to spend a Saturday afternoon at Scripps Beach, with beach equipment and games provided. The events will take place Oct. 3, 10, 17 and 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Gamers also have a new place to play this year. Next to <a href=\"https:\/\/hdh-web.ucsd.edu\/dining\/apps\/diningservices\/Markets\/MarketsToGo?locId=47\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Goody\u2019s Marketplace<\/a> in Marshall College, <a href=\"https:\/\/recreation.ucsd.edu\/tec\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Triton Esports Center 2<\/a> features more than 30 gaming PCs, consoles, a competition stage, broadcast booth and immersive display board. Gaming is available at no cost to students, with free play offered daily from 1 to 5 p.m. The original Triton Esports Center remains open in the RIMAC Annex.<\/p>\n<p>A fresh look at library spaces<\/p>\n<p>Late-night study sessions are back at Geisel Library. After returning in spring 2026, 24\/5 access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.ucsd.edu\/visit\/study-spaces\/geisel-library\/2-east-geisel.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2 East area<\/a> will continue this fall, giving students a space to study around the clock Sunday through Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Library has also revamped its <a href=\"https:\/\/library.ucsd.edu\/visit\/study-spaces\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">online guide to study spaces<\/a>, making it easier to find a spot that fits the moment. Students can browse spaces by noise level, individual or group use and features such as natural light, whiteboards, printers and seating. The guide may even lead you to a space you didn\u2019t know existed, including Geisel\u2019s reservable <a href=\"https:\/\/library.ucsd.edu\/visit\/study-spaces\/geisel-library\/sensory-room-1-southwest.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sensory Room<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/library.ucsd.edu\/visit\/study-spaces\/geisel-library\/audreys-cafe.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Audrey\u2019s Cafe<\/a>, which offers a variety of food and drink to power your study session or perusal of this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/newtriton.ucsd.edu\/common-read\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Common Read<\/a>, \u201cAgainst Breaking: On the Power of Poetry\u201d by Ada Lim\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Tech help has a new home<\/p>\n<p>Need help connecting to campus Wi-Fi or VPN, accessing email or navigating Duo and single sign-on? The <a href=\"https:\/\/blink.ucsd.edu\/technology\/help-desk\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ITS Service Desk<\/a> has moved its primary walk-in location to 3100 Gilman, on the second floor of the Gilman Parking Structure.<\/p>\n<p>Open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Service Desk provides first-tier support for ITS services to students, faculty and staff. The team will also help troubleshoot device issues when possible or connect customers with the appropriate department for additional support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new way to explore what\u2019s possible You may already know what you want to study, but what&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":476984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[74,76,75],"class_list":["post-476983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=476983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/476984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=476983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}