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

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I A % As common as the droning of long-winded professors, the booming eight-clap, or the unrMy midnight yell, was the sound of construction. Just as the campus saw many improvements come to fruition during the year, it saw many others begin. Indeed, con- struction workers became as much a part of the campus backdrop as the persistent solici- tors on Bruin Walk. In October, construction was completed on the $48 million Gonda (Goldschmied) Neuroscience and Genetics Center, the result of a $45 million gift from the Gonda family. This two-year project was built to house 300 labs and act as a genetics research center. Just as construction signs went down for the Gonda building, fencing went up across the street in front of Parking Structure 8. The Westwood Office Project closed the side- walk on the west side of the busy street and demolished the front of the parking services office to make room for a three-story office building. Student traffic on Westwood Blvd. was diverted through Lot 8, and people had to roam endlessly through detours to access the parking office. - Qur campus Lot 8 was not the only parking structure on cam- pus undergoing construction. Structure 4 continued i g and improving, but the obtrusive its expansion between Men ' s Gym and the Dance Building, offering 400 more student parking spaces. Construction continued on DeNeve Plaza, a com- alter UCLAs environment and take plex of four residential buildings offering a total of 866 beds to students desperate for space. Scheduled to open by Fall of 1999, it is to have a 430 student audi- torium, two computer labs, and a 850-seat dining room. second year biology major The Bradley Center, completed last year, was visited by many students wanting to take advantage of its services. Some amenities of the Bradley Center included a ballroom, meet- ing rooms, the Office of International Student Scholars, and an International Student Cafe. The Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library was another welcome addition to campus. During its construction, law students used the cramped facilities of the Public Policy Building. At the completion of the new Law Library, students finally had access to the four-story library, with a reading room overlooking downtown Los Angeles. It was clear to students that the campus was in a constant state of flux, changing its face each yer. While the sights and sounds of construction may not have been welcome, it fencing and sounds of construction OUr natufal ]O|1 V was encouraging to know that Clld future. 5Y MATTHEW HEYN new buildings

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In the newly remodeled Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library, a student prepares for an upcoming exam. During its renovation, the Law Library was temporarily relocated in the Public Policy building . The long awaited opening of the Conda (Goldschmied) Neuroscience Center took place in October. The Gonda Center was built to give students and researchers greater access to labs while serving as a genetics research center. events

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