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Oct. 25, 2026 6:24 p.m.
Parents and families sit at tables in Dickson Plaza. Students whose parents are attending Bruin Family Weekend must balance Halloween festivities with family plans and their midterm exams. (Valerie Liman / Daily Bruin Staff)
First-year psychobiology student Sophie Tran told her parents not to visit campus for Bruin Family Weekend this year.
Instead, on Oct. 31, Tran will be celebrating Halloween with her friends.
By Keira Perkin
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Oct. 20, 2026 10:34 p.m.UCLA’s Sigma Nu chapter told the university from 2023-26 that it had fundraised at least $100,000 each year – the highest amount reported among all Greek life chapters.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
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Oct. 15, 2026 9:09 p.m.ClassSwap platform hopes to solve enrollment woes, help students graduate on time
This post was updated Oct. 15 at 9:45 p.m.
A new platform is aiming to help UCLA students swap enrollment stress for smoother schedules.
Joseph Borna, a fifth-year history student, created ClassSwap over the summer to connect students looking to exchange classes and allow users to share course recommendations and feedback.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
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Oct. 13, 2026 6:13 p.m.‘Very overdue’: Psychology department to launch youth behavioral health minor
This post was updated Oct. 13 at 10:19 p.m.
The UCLA psychology department will launch a new youth behavioral health minor this winter and will welcome a cohort of more than 100 students.
By Zachery Chagoya
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Oct. 12, 2026 9:53 p.m.UCLA students help pass statewide bill promoting lung cancer screening
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a student-conceptualized bill into law Sept. 28 to raise awareness about lung cancer screenings across the state.
Senate Bill 1124, conceptualized by members of UCLA’s American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative chapter, requires tobacco retailers to display signs with information about lung cancer screening.
By Caitlin Brockenbrow
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Oct. 12, 2026 3:55 p.m.Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life releases 2025-26 community performance report
This post was updated Oct. 13 at 6:48 p.m.
UCLA suspended two of its Greek life chapters and placed one chapter on probation during the 2025-26 academic year, according to the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life community performance report.
By Sophia Pu
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Oct. 7, 2026 8:17 p.m.USAC Recap – Oct. 6
This post was updated Oct. 12 at 12:30 p.m.
The Undergraduate Students Association Council discussed an upcoming walkout against sexual violence and efforts to support students affected by UCLA’s planned childcare center closures at its Oct.
By Ammar Rashid, Josh Lane, and Nicholas Mouchawar
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Oct. 6, 2026 9:46 p.m.UCLA student group hosts vigil to mourn Palestinians killed in Israel-Hamas war
This post was updated Oct. 13 at 8:10 p.m.
About 50 demonstrators attended a vigil Tuesday to remember Palestinians killed by the Israeli military in the Israel-Hamas war.
Attendees sat on the Dickson Court South lawn at about 6 p.m.
By Keira Perkin
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