UCLA Powell Cat

Remembering Powell Cat, a perspective from a 2024 graduating student who met the late legendary cat

UCLA Powell Cat, the stray tuxedo cat that lived on campus near the Powell Library, remains an icon for many students graduating this spring quarter. Although they unfortunately passed away in March 2023, Powell’s Cat’s legacy lives on for many graduating classes to come. Many fans within the Bruin community prefer to use they/them pronouns for Powell Cat as its sex was never determined.