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

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a century ago, UCLA consisted of four huddled together around a dusty quad on some in a place called The UCLA of today is no longer simply a stretch of beanfields, but a major and the four original structures have multiplied to eighty-four. In spite of this growth, UCLA has held on to tradition, and the UCLA of today is a mixture of the old with the new. UCLA ' s first building in terms of both history and sentiment is Royce Hall. Designed in an architectural style that was the rage in Northern Italy about 850 years ago, Royce Hall is the symbol of UCLA, and the building people think of most when they conjure up an image ot the campus. A more subtle, but just as memorable, feature of UCLA is the campus chimes. atop Powell library, their deep-throated sounds mark the hours with the familiar Westminster Abbey tune, serving as a subtle reminder to sauntering Bruins that class is about to begin. Although campus rumor has it that the bells are actually a tape, they do exist. For the past twenty-one years, the mistress of the chimes , Laura Lee Brown, has played the chimes daily. Originating from a double keyboard located in the basement of Schoenberg Hall, the chimes boom out the hours. The noon musical numbers however, are played by the chimesmistress herself, who disappears at 11:30 AM daily into Schoenberg ' s and bolts the door to practice her selections for the day. Then, at exactly ten minutes to twelve, she begins to play, usually a selection of sacred music followed by any one of a number of classical pieces. While buildings and bells conjure up traditional images of campus, the strongest sense of Bruin tradition and spirit can be felt in their strong support of UCLA ' s athletic program. Bruin alums, dressed in blue and gold, dot the landscape at pre-football game picnics and cheer the Bruins to victory with their own band, and rowdy rooting section. Not to be outdone by their predecessors, of rowdy Bruins can be seen rolling off fraternity row toward the Coliseum hours before the game in search choice seats. Those left t home are found congregating around TV sets with friends sending an echoing roar of cheers and moans Gayleyville with each successive touchdown and fumble. It just goes to show you, even after fifty years, that old Bruins never die . . they just become a little more grizzly at times (sorry!). Bruin alums, dressed in blue and gold, . . cheer the Bruins to victory with their own band . . .

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ucla tradition

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routines Once the wide-eyed freshman has overcome the wonders of Westwood and the awesomeness of UCLA tradition, he usually slips into that routine called college life. Although this experience varies from the bookworm whose life revolves in ten week cycles of eat, sleep, study, to the more carefree Bruin whose college days blend into one continuous cycle of party, recover, party... , there are some routines universal to the UCLA experience. For example, who hasn ' t experienced a UCLA game, an Ackerman movie or a speaker in Meyerhoff Park? Who hasn ' t panicked at the thought of losing their reg. card...? What Bruin has found academic success without his trusty lecture notes, yellow highlighter and spiral UCLA notebook? Who hasn ' t panicked at the thought of losing their reg. card, or spent a dollar at the Country Store one Friday afternoon so that they could write a check for over the amount and have cash for Friday night? And finally, what Bruin has graduated from UCLA having taken at least one hike up Bruin walk with their backpack in one hand and a Daily Bruin in the other? Routines. What would life be like without them?