School Spirit
Normally, UCSD is not very spirited. However, at certain events throughout the year school spirit becomes more prevalent. Freshmen or other people living on campus have more of a spirited attitude about UCSD, which usually begins to wane after they move off campus. The Unolympic games are held during Welcome Week of every year and are dominated by freshmen, but anyone can participate. At the Unolympic games each college competes against the others in games such as tug of war and wrestling. The best college wins the Golden Shoe, an old gym shoe spray painted gold, which they proudly display in their buildings. Occasionally, the Golden Shoe is stolen during the year by a losing college. Every year, there is a Spirit Week on campus. Each college picks a theme and decorates its part of the campus. There are events during the day on Library Walk, and the week concludes with a basketball game. The event with the most school spirit is the Sun God Festival. This is popular for all students, not just those living on campus. Campus is always filled on the Sun God Festival with students having a good time and participating in events all over campus. The day concludes with a concert at RIMAC field.
