University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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r Spirit Building enthusiasm True Bruins have the enthusiasm to do anything. They will cheer just as loudly for a team that is down by a lot as they will for a team that is winning by a lot. These are the people who attend every sporting event in every kind of weather, support their local student groups with their time and ef- forts, and become a part of the system at UCLA to build a better life at UCLA for the good of all students.

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Picture this: two football teams alone in a huge stadium battling it out to see who is the better one. Sounds boring, huh? Now picture this, the same event, except this time with crowds of students, alumni, and fans cheering, whistling, and screaming along for their favorite team-the UCLA BRUINS! Though some spirited fans needed no encouragement, the heart of all those cheers and ex- citement was helped and pro- duced by the UCLA Rally Com- mittee, an entirely student-run volunteer organization responsi- ble for the production of card shows. Who would have thought when the first card show at UCLA was performed in 1931 that it was the onset of a rich tradition that has lasted for decades? To produce a card show, a lot of planning, dedication and hard work must be done. Our active membership of approx- imately 50 students put in more than 170 hours per week of vol- unteer time, said Chairman Tim Johnson. Hard work and dedication were required of the Rally Committee since each summer many of the volunteers spent endless hours creating, design- ing, and producing bigger and better card shows. Not only was UCLA one of the handful of schools to have half time card shows, but also it was the only school in the country to do an original card show at every UCLA home game. We try to come up with stunts and themes that appeal to both the average football fan and the UCLA students, like ' On the Road to Roses ' for Homecom- ing, said Art Director Kathy Yang. -Sylvia Ghazarian The spirit behind the cards-tbe UCLA Rally Com- mittee, opposite, begins work at least four hours before kickoff. Opposite inset, the fun begins as many unload the 1000 ' s of cards needed for each show. Arriving at the Rose Bowl, Richard Brisacber and Steven Geiser top, plunge into set- ting up. Below, the before shot of a finished layout ready to put into production on cards. The after shot of the finished product bottom, as it appears during the many card shows Rally Committee puts on. Photos by Scott Semel and courtesy of UCLA Rally Committee. Rally Committee 27