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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 didnt have an official shirt for his schoolse 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 pai...

2018 ncaa tournament. >> my gosh! >> its good to be with you. >> its 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 teams 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 tournamen...

For students and alums of texas a&m, this is a campus icon. its 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 ...