Fun Facts
This is UCSD’s official mascot.
This iconic campus library is named after children’s author Dr. Seuss and his wife.
What is Geisel Library?
This arena on campus hosts UCSD basketball and volleyball games.
What is LionTree Arena?
The college namesake who shares a name with a Rabbit.
Who is Roger Revelle?
This massive outdoor art installation is high up and is part of the Stuart Collection; tours can be booked for this attraction.
What is the "Fallen Star?"
This student-run event during Week 0 helps welcome new tritons.
What is Welcome Week?
This central pedestrian walkway runs through campus and is known for student org tabling.
What is Library Walk?
After joining Division I, UCSD became a member of this athletic conference.
What is the Big West Conference?
The namesake of Audrey’s cafe in the Geisel Library.
Who is Audrey Geisel (second wife of Dr. Seuss Geisel)?
The Stuart Art Collection piece, titled "La Jolla Project," next to Eighth College is referred to by students as...
What is "Stonehenge?"
This college was originally known simply as "Third College"
What is Thurgood Marshall College (TMC)?
This world-renowned oceanographic institution existed in La Jolla before UCSD was founded.
What is the Scripps Institution of Oceanography?
This UCSD men’s team won multiple NCAA Division II national championships before the transition to Division I.
What is men’s water polo?
This UCSD chemist co-discovered the ozone hole and later won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Who is Mario Molina?
This is the myth about the "Two Running Violet V Forms" (1983). (Aka the big blue screens in the trees by target)
What is to capture giraffes that escaped from the nearby San Diego Zoo?
The Blue Line trolley extension that connects UCSD to downtown San Diego officially opened in this year.
What is 2021?
Before being renamed in 1995, Geisel Library was originally called this.
What is Central Library?
This campus recreation center houses many athletic facilities (full name not acronym).
What is RIMAC (Recreation, Intramural, and Athletic Complex)?
Which UCSD student recently competed in 2026 winter olympics for alpine skiing?
Who is Troy Samuel Chang?
The Stuart Collection art installation featuring a giant teddy bear is officially titled this.
What is "Bear?"
UCSD’s mascot was officially introduced in 1964 after students voted against this animal option.
What is a Barracuda, Dolphin, or Grizzly Bear?
This UCSD landmark marks the symbolic geographic center of campus and is often used as a meeting spot near Geisel.
What is the Silent Tree?
UCSD transitioned from Division II to Division I in this year.
What is 2020?
This former UC president, after whom a UCSD hall is named, helped shape California’s Master Plan for Higher Education.
Who is Clark Kerr? (Kerr Hall in Muir College)
The giant pole near Revelle college that blinks, created by Mark Bradford, actually blinks this message in morse code.
What is "What Hath God Wrought?"