UC Davis has started the removal of a beloved and iconic tree from its campus on Thursday, following the discovery of a deep fracture in its trunk. A campus icon: The Japanese Zelkova (Zelkova serrata) tree, which has stood by Lake Spafford since the 1960s, served as a cherished spot for picnics, graduation photos and community gatherings over the years. Attempts at rescue: Campus arborists promptly fenced off the area and attempted to alleviate the issue by removing part of the canopy.
remarkable rehema ellis has his story. reporter: this fourth grader into a sensation, a home made sign boasting u of t the young fan didn t have an official shirt for his school se one and proudly pinned it to his t-shirt but once at school he was deat contacting the university hundreds rallied. the phone is ringing off the hook, we have emails and tweets and phone calls. reporter: the university sent a care package, notebooks, a hat, a jersey. today the giant campus icon, the rock is painted with the boy s drawing, and now the school is going the extra mile turning the boy s home made logo into an official university t-shirt. how is that for u of t pride? rehema ellis, nbc news. the university of tennessee says it will donate a portion of the shirt s proceeds to an anti
2018 ncaa tournament. my gosh! it s good to be with you. it s good to see you. reporter: sister jean schmidt is a campus icon. students and faculty who love loyola university chicago adore her. when students see her or faculty see her, they know this person is filled with love. reporter: as the team s chaplain, sister says a prayer with the players before every game. keep your eyes on number 1, 11, 12, 23 and 24. reporter: campus leaders say the gift the world has seen as a tournament is what students enjoy every day. if there s anyone who can help the students keep their sense of calm. she has that about herself, and i think it radiates into the players. reporter: sister jean is so popular on campus, she has her own bobblehead, and the school newspaper wrote an editorial titled an open letter to pope francis, please canonize sister
for students and alums of texas a&m, this is a campus icon. it s called the academic building. but today it almost got a new and way less generic name. the board of regents was set to rename that central building on the texas a&m campus. it was going to be called the governor rick perry building. james ritchard perry, aka rick perry class of 72 seen here in his texas a&m cadet uniform. the plan for the name change came as a surprise to current texas a&m students only told about the name change a couple days ago. they were not psyched it was going to get named after a guy with a 2.2 gpa. earlier this week the governor was excited by the honor of having the building named after him but now after the students
it s called the academic building. but today it almost got a new and way less generic name. the board of regents was set to rename that central building on the texas a&m campus. it was going to be called the governor rick perry building. james richard perry, aka rick perry class of 72 seen here in his texas a&m cadet uniform. the plan for the name change came as a surprise to current texas a&m students only told about the name change a couple days ago. they were not psyched it was going to get named after a guy with a 2.2 gpa. earlier this week the governor was excited by the honor of having the building named after him but now after the students protested, it s not going to happen. governor perry is trying to say it was his decision. he didn t want that building