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March 6, 2026 12:50 p.m.
Victoria Sork, the director of the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, smiles. Staff members at the garden work to keep its 7.5 acres clean and safe. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated March 6 at 8:30 p.m.
Most UCLA students dread taking 8 a.m. lectures – the earliest courses that UCLA offers.
But by 7:30 a.m., John Cluff – the manager of the Mildred E.
By Alisha Hassanali
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March 5, 2026 5:18 a.m.This post was updated March 5 at 9:51 p.m.
About 30 people gathered in Campbell Hall on Feb. 25 to honor two students and Black Panther Party members who were killed there in 1969 – and to call for the building to be renamed after the activists.
By Sophia Pu and Delilah Brumer
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March 3, 2026 7:15 p.m.Q&A: Kay Chung, UCLA dental student and TikTok content creator, reflects on her journey
This post was updated March 4 at 12:07 a.m.
Kay Chung, a TikTok content creator and fourth-year dental student at the UCLA School of Dentistry, sat down with science and health contributor Maanasi Kademani to discuss her academic journey and her experience documenting it on social media.
By Maanasi Kademani
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March 3, 2026 7:10 p.m.Water main break causes flooding at Saxon Suites, impacts 30 units
This post was updated March 4 at 12:16 p.m.
Flooding broke out in Saxon Suites on Tuesday afternoon, impacting 30 units.
A water main break at Saxon caused units on the ground floor of houses E, F and G to flood, UCLA Housing said in a Tuesday emailed statement.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
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March 2, 2026 8:20 p.m.R.A.I.S.E. Award recipients focus on mental health, supporting students in crisis
This post was updated March 4 at 12:25 a.m.
When Diana Rinza was a bilingual medical interpreter, she worked with a 16-year-old boy who was facing anxiety, depression and difficulty participating in school
Rinza said the patient’s mom – who was undocumented and had stage four lung cancer – was struggling to pay rent and take care of her health.
By Alisha Hassanali
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March 2, 2026 10:27 a.m.Statistics lecturer develops, implements new AI teaching aide
The department of statistics and data science has a new teaching aide – only, it isn’t human.
Thomas Maierhofer, a lecturer in the department of statistics and data science, developed an artificial intelligence teaching aide to use in his Statistics 10 and 20 classes.
By Xasive Espinosa
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March 1, 2026 11:17 p.m.Students discuss experience of overnight line for UCLA-USC men’s basketball game
Hundreds of Bruins crept out of their dorms Tuesday at midnight, ready to participate in an annual tradition.
The students rushed to the Intramural Field, forming a line that they would wait in for hours to secure spots in the student section of Pauley Pavilion to watch the UCLA men’s basketball game against the University of Southern California on Tuesday.
By Badri Viswanathan
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Feb. 27, 2026 6:52 p.m.‘We have a right to know what’s going on’: Sproul residents allege service issues
This post was updated March 1 at 10:00 p.m.
Wilson Her said his heart dropped when he saw both of Sproul Hall’s elevators were broken after returning from a trip in early February.
By Sophia Pu
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Feb. 27, 2026 11:52 a.m.Jonli Tunstall assumes role of UCLA’s Academic Advancement Program director
Jonli Tunstall will serve as the new associate vice provost of student diversity and director of UCLA’s Academic Advancement Program.
AAP provides first-generation, low-income and historically underrepresented students with tutoring, counseling, mentorship and research opportunities, according to its website.
By Delilah Brumer
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