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March 5, 2026 12:23 a.m.
Medha Prasad and Priya Soneji introduce the Society of Women Engineers at UCLA’s mission in lobbying. (Shaun Thomas/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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.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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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
News
March 3, 2026 7:01 p.m.UCLA School of Engineering hosts celebration of life in honor of Ioanna Kakoulli
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science held a celebration of life Feb. 19 in honor of Ioanna Kakoulli, a professor of materials science and engineering, who died Jan.
By Kyan Wang
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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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