Wednesday, March 25

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. Read more...

Photo: Leah Nelson, a second-year political science student, delivers a speech inside Campbell Hall. Community members gathered in the building on Feb. 25 to remember two students and Black Panther Party members who were killed there in in the 1960s. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)



Students call for UCLA to adopt sanctuary campus title amid immigration crackdown

This post was updated March 8 at 9:58 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. Read more...

Photo: People protest against the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign. Multiple student groups called for UCLA to adopt a “sanctuary campus” designation. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin staff)



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. Read more...

Photo: A flood impacts Saxon Suites. A water main break at Saxon caused several units on the ground floor to flood on Tuesday. (Jiah Jung/Daily Bruin)


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. Read more...

Photo: Students recognized with the True Bruins R.A.I.S.E. award hold certificates. The award celebrates UCLA students who have stepped up to help a student in crisis and exemplify respect, accountability, integrity, service and excellence.(Courtesy of Taizo Nakayama)


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. Read more...

Photo: Thomas Maierhofer, a lecturer in the department of statistics and data science, is pictured holding a computer displaying the artificial intelligence teaching aide he created. Maierhofer developed the aide, which he calls ALLISTAIR, for his Statistics 10 and 20 courses. (Joshua Neira/Daily Bruin)



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