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The Joe Bruin costume was introduced in 1963, with Charles Dennis. Josephine Bruin wouldn&#039;t be added until a few years later, in 1967. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)

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This post was updated on May 15 at 9:36 p.m. The Bruins had a problem. Josephine Bruin, a live Himalayan brown bear donated by alumni in 1961, was getting too big for her home in the Rally Committee chair’s backyard.

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Bruins’ first costumed mascot finds success as UCLA professor

By Edward Cha

May 1, 2018 1:27 a.m.