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March 9, 2026 7:56 p.m.
Jade Lotus Lion Dance at UCLA does a traditional lion dance performance as part of SWC’s Joy as Resistance event, a cultural showcase highlighting music and dance from cultural student organizations. (Nicholas Mouchawar/Daily Bruin)
Students gathered on Feb. 27 to watch campus cultural groups perform at an event hosted by the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Student Wellness Commission.
Student Wellness Commissioner Hannah Yip hosted “Joy as Resistance” – a cultural showcase highlighting music and dance from cultural student organizations – in Carnesale Commons from 5 to 7 p.m.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
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March 7, 2026 10:00 p.m.Law professor Alex Wang credited China for its advancements in green technology but criticized its shortcomings in ecological protection at a book talk Wednesday.
The talk was divided between Wang’s explanation of his book titled “Chinese Global Environmentalism” and a conversation between him and Mary Nichols, the former chair of the California Air Resources Board.
By Charlie Hamilton
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March 5, 2026 5:18 a.m.UCLA community remembers Black Panther students, calls to rename Campbell Hall
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 5, 2026 12:23 a.m.UCLA’s Society of Women Engineers and Phi Lambda Rho host “Write 4 Rights” event
The Society of Women Engineers at UCLA and Phi Lambda Rho encouraged members to stand up for immigrant rights and celebrate Hispanic culture at a Feb.
By Charlie Hamilton and Shaun Thomas
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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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