Although the limited-time Unicorn Frappuccino gave Starbucks consumers a chance to recreate a childlike experience, the coffee chain unoriginally repackaged a nearly decade-old success.
Starbucks sold over 2 million of its pink-and-blue blended drink Aug.

This post was updated Aug. 30 at 6:12 p.m.
Daisy Chain Fields is set to bloom Saturday.
Founded by Olivia Rodrigo, the music festival will unite a lineup of women artists across genres and generations at Great Park in Irvine.

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES – The Daily Bruin took home four awards at the 68th annual Southern California Journalism Awards ceremony Sunday evening.
The Los Angeles Press Club hosted the ceremony – held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel – which honored student media outlets and industry professionals.

The USA Judicial Board reinstated a disqualified general representative candidate in the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections Thursday evening.
Susie Turner, a second-year African American studies and public affairs student, was initially disqualified by the USA Elections Board for exceeding the elections board’s $200 personal-spending campaign expenditure limit by $8.20, according to the board’s notice of disqualification.

This post was updated Oct. 12 at 8:16 p.m.
The leaves are falling, new hits are calling.
Although summer has come to an end, exciting new releases are here to ease the transition to the cooler weather.

This post was updated July 6 at 8:01 p.m.
Marianna Bezhanyan created art symbolizing Russian identity. The Russian government then labeled her as an “extremist.”
Bezhanyan, a rising fourth-year design media arts student, said she decided to search her name around May on a public database after her friend Nikita Shekhovtsov found himself on a similar list.

Danielle Herrera takes a nearly six-hour long flight from Miami every other week to work as a float pool nurse at UCLA Health.
A single mom with a 12-year-old son, she has – for the past eight years – traveled to work in hospitals across California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington.

This post was updated May 27 at 12:59 a.m.
The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden bloomed with history at the Clarkia Flower Festival on May 17.

California has joined a lawsuit suing the Trump administration for cutting grants designed to combat a nationwide teacher shortage.
Eight states sued the Trump administration for terminating $600 million worth of grants.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new measures to combat homelessness Feb. 24.
Newsom said in a press release that the state will allocate $920 million in funding to local municipalities so they can clear out encampments and combat homelessness.