University of California at Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook

“IK* ' - " Lynn Nishimura UCLA Men ' s Basketball team captain Earl Watson aims high to score against the California All- Stars. Sports such as basketball allowed fans to display Bruin enthusiasm and school spirit. Lynn Nishimura Fingers rise to the air as the crowd waits anxiously for the Men ' s Basketball team to score a free throw point. Fans were always ready to support the Bruin sports teams at all events. ' ; This year, we pay tribute to the first graduates of the new millennium. The entire Bruin family celebrates the achievements of the new members of the UCLA alumni community. We, the staff of Bruinlife, dedicate the following pages to our graduating seniors, as well as to the ones who are " almost there. " We invite you all to join us in a journey through school year I999 ' 2000. Together, let us refresh our memories of all those late night (or was it morning?) cram sessions at Powell Library, those sleepless nights in our dorms, those long lines at Murphy Hall, those dreaded finals, exciting movie premiere nights, wild parties, last ' minute " microwave " term papers, and all those happy, as well as not ' SO ' happy, athletic events. If there is one common thing that we the Bruins both students and alumni, share alike, it is the distinct pride that is forever instilled in our hearts. And there are a thousand and one reasons for this. In our plurality, we share one goal. In our diversity, we share one voice. In our unity, we share one soul. Years after Bruins graduate from UCLA, they continue to cherish the memories, feel the pain, and share the pride, both of the present and of the past. Long after our UCLA sweatshirts are discolored, the imprints remain embedded in our hearts. UCLA, for the true blue and gold Bruins, is more than just a prestigious university. UCLA is a culture in itself. UCLA is an identity. UCLA is a race. UCLA is a way of life. Graduating from UCLA is not the end of our Bruin journey, but rather, the beginning of a greater one. Graduating means joining a family of prominent alumni, heroes all, who impart the knowledge that UCLA has entrusted in us to the rest of the world. Graduating means joining thousands of Bruin brothers and sisters who excel in their fields of endeavors. It is in this light that we preserve the sanctity of the Bruin experience in these hallowed pages. Our years at UCLA will forever be one of the most important times of our lives. As such, Bruinlife offers you a year ' s worth of memories that will remain forever in our hearts. Fellow Bruins, we present to you Bruinlife 2000! ”