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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)
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
Campus
March 5, 2026 9:58 p.m.UCLA students debated a conservative activist who opposes gender-affirming care for minors at a Turning Point USA event in Bruin Plaza on Wednesday.
The event – organized by TPUSA’s West Hollywood and UCLA chapters – was part of a series called “Pick up the Mic” which invites college students to debate Chloe Cole, a speaker who supports banning minors from receiving gender-affirming care after her own gender detransition.
By Lilly Wellons
Campus
March 5, 2026 7:19 p.m.USAC IVP office sanctioned for early campaigning on Bruin Success Referendum
This post was updated March 5 at 10:00 p.m.
The Undergraduate Students Association Council internal vice president will be unable to campaign for a referendum he proposed until two weeks into the May USAC election’s designated campaigning period.
By Shiv Patel
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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
California
March 4, 2026 11:07 p.m.Students call for UCLA to adopt sanctuary campus title amid immigration crackdown
This post was updated March 4 at 11:32 p.m.
Several student organizations have called for UCLA to designate itself as a sanctuary campus in response to the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
By Mya Ward and Julian Duaybis
National
March 3, 2026 7:34 p.m.UCLA advocates react to Trump administration’s anti-transgender demands
The Trump administration asked the UC in August 2025 to implement anti-transgender policies at UCLA to regain its suspended federal research funding. The University did not accept them.
By Lilly Leonhardt
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