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

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the organization of the largest, run fundraising activity in the free world. For such an the Mardi Gras committee begans its hard work in January for a tremendous showing in the After many months and long hours of hard work, Mardi Gras fun totaled $105,000 in 1984 which was a substantial financial boost for Unicamp. Needless to say the event was successful. While of people were having a wonderful time, few realized how they were helping to benefit the UCLA-supported camp for underprivileged children. Greeks, special interest groups, and other campus organizations spent many hours of hard work with the result of producing three-dimensional and colorful game booths, which drew many compliments from everyone. Those who tired at the carnival booths were welcomed to the various rides available. For what is a Mardi Gras Carnival without headspinning rides like the Scream Machine, Skydiver, and the Zipper to propel funlovers into the extremes of disorder, left to right, around and around, and upside-down. As Mardi Gras came to an end and the clean-up committee made their way through the rubble, many people will look back upon the fond memories of Mardi Gras, especially the students of UCLA as a resource towards making the finals week a little more tolerable. 30 INTRO

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HOMECOMING Homecoming is an annual event visiting alumni, and UCLA ' s 1984 Homecoming was no This year ' s theme the Past, was deemed due to its bringing together both the alumni and to celebrate once again, Bruin spirit and pride. UCLA ' s 58th Homecoming began with the crowning of the 1984-85 Homecoming King and Queen, Dov Seidman and Karen Robinson. The coronation of the Homecoming Court followed a week long of events; these events ranged from Bruin Battles, where Greeks, special interest groups, and other campus organizations competed in pie-eating contests and looked for clues in the Daily Bruin to a huge scavenger hunt. The above mentioned events all lead up to a big finale on Friday night. Friday night is the night that everyone works so hard on to make perfect. The ROTC Color Guards, UCLA Spirit Squad, and of course the UCLA Marching Band strut their stuff to spectators who line the streets of Westwood. Those who lined the streets of Westwood were also able to catch a glimpse of this year ' s Grand Marshall, Marilyn an alumnus of UCLA, along with other celebrity alumni, Michael Warren, Grace Davis, and Mayor Tom Bradley. Evidence of hard work and prepartion was demonstrated by the complexity of the float entries this year. Some floats were very symbolic such as Delta Sigma Phi and Alpha Phi Episolon ' s entry of a rocket titled Hoping For A Future? There was also the stirred throughout the parade as Sigma Alpha Mu and Sigma Kappa ' s Ships entry toast to the crowd, signifying the once popular Ships restaurant , Never Closes. In addition, a rendition of past and present Mardi Gras was demonstrated by a float entry by Zeta Beta Tau and Kappa Alpah Theta, which took first place. Preceding the parade, the crowd was further aroused by the produced by the UCLA Spirit Squad during a rally. Those who attended the rally charged up their spirit for the big Homecoming Game; a game in which the Bruin team was defeated by the of Oregon 20-18. Although the Bruin football team fell by a mere 3 points, Bruin spirit still flourished, to indicate the end of a successful Homecoming. 32 INTRO