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

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Vice-Presidential Candidate Lloyd Bentsen, top left, spoke in Ackerman Grand Ballroom as part of a forum on national service. Martin Mull was one of the many celebrities that performed in Royce Hall, top right, for the taping of the variety show, Vote ' 88. The show, Vote ' 88, bottom , was aired on televi- sion in October and encouraged Americans to cast their votes in the November election. Photos by Stewart Kume and Andrew Lin. agree upon all week. The big event of the week, Thursday ' s Bush-Dukakis debate at Pauley Pavilion, brought a more serious atmosphere to campus. Hundreds of workers transformed Pauley into a giant television studio, and hordes of journalists arrived to cover the second and final presidential debate. On Thursday afternoon, security guards shut down the area around Pauley and angry students protested the lack of stu- dent tickets. Although the debate was of- ficially declared a draw, it raised political awareness on campus and provided UCLA with an abundance of national exposure. The political deluge continued on Friday when Reverend Jesse Jackson delivered a stirring speech to an estimated 4500 stu- dents packed into Westwood Plaza at noon. The ex-presidential candidate urged young America to keep hope alive and pledge their support to Democratic nominee, Michael Dukakis. Jackson ' s speech was an inspirational finale to the week that UCLA served as the political epicenter of the CJnited States. -Rick Marquardt Campaign 25

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The eyes of the nation were focused in- tently on GCLA the week of Oct ober 10th- 14th as the 1988 presidential campaign came to Westwood. Before the third week of fall quarter was over, our campus had hosted the top political and entertainment figures in a week of political activities. The excitement began with the taping of Vote ' 88 - An All Star Celebration in the Royce Hall auditorium. A handful of lucky students served as the studio audience and saw the hottest names of the year in com- edy and music under one roof. The extrav- aganza aired on ABC on October 15th as an effort to encourage citizens to register and exercise their right to vote. Monday ' s taping featured performances by the Fabu- lous Thunderbirds, George Carlin, Cheap Trick and Joe Piscopo, with special ap- pearances by Wil Shriner and Greg Louganis. Concerned celebrities appearing on Tuesday ' s segment included Martin Mull, Paul Rodriguez, Whoopi Goldberg, Joe Cocker, Jerry Seinfeld, Judy Tenuta, D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, and David Crosby with Graham Nash. The show provided two nights of free enter- tainment for a good cause, one of the few things Republicans and Democrats could II D Reverend Jesse Jackson, top, spoke to a crowd of thousands of students who were captiuated by his speech and his plea with them to make America better and uote with a passion in the election. UCLA ' s Pauley Pavilion, bottom, was the site of the se- cond presidential debate between George Bush and Michael Dukakis, as they squared off in front of a Hue audience of 2,000 and a television audience of millions. Photos by Andrew Lin, courtesy of Terry O ' Donnell. 24 Campaign

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