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

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Tonishia Oliver BA English James Olmore BA Political Science Lawnee L. Olson BA PsyciioloiJv Bruce A. Olstad BA Music Jeffrey D. Olster Nnennaya Omerigbo BACommStds BA Enelish Ann Ong Tiong BA Econ Bus Gregory Oppegard Shira Orion Robert A. Orozco BA Sociology BA Comm Stds BA Enelisii Rafael Ortiz BA PsyclVSpdn Thomas Oshiro BS Electrical Eng Natalie E. Oslin BA English Richard H. Otera Henry Ouyang BA English BS Aerospace Eng Ruby Pacio BS Kinesiolos John F. Packel II Kirsten E. Padgett BA Philosophy BA Engli ' .h Lit Mary M. Pae BA Political Science Monica C. Paez BA S() iology Alvin Pagan BS Kinesiology Peter W. Paik BA Economics Young H. Pak BA Psychology Yun Jong Pak BS Psychobiology Tammi Palubeskie Nina Lin Pan Vivian Y. Pan BA History BA Political Science BA Psychology Robert J. Pandya BS Psychobiology Allie Pang Christina I. Pappas BA EconAVmn Stds BA English 214 Seniors

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Ramon Ocampo Melanie A. Ochs BA Economics BA Econ Bus Jayne J. Oh BA Econ Bus Melinda Ohta BA Psychology Derek M. Okada BA Economics Senior Statement came, I saw, I conquered, but I didn ' t get parking. -Clarissa Aesquivel Economics Asian American Studies If I only knew how special my time here at UCLA was going to be, I would have done the five-year plan. -Juliann Budimir French Literature When I first went into the bathroom at UCLA I noticed the sign on the door said WOMEN. I giggled and blushed and felt a little embarassed. Me — a woman I was so used to signs that said GIRLS. -Esther Sameyab Psychology When I graduate does my reg number go to UCLA Reg Number Heaven or does it get reincarnated onto the reg card of a freshperson? -Danielle Adair Hanchett Psychology Sociology Kimberly Okano BA English Jenifer M. Okuno BS Kinesiolo ' JV Henry J. Olea BA Psychology Ellen M. Olivares BA Geography Gisella Olivares BS Psychobiology Charles Olivarez James Olivas Tracey Oliveira BS Math in Comp BA Econ Latin Am Stds BA Psych Bus Hist Jolene D. Oliver BS Psychobiology Seniors 213

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Senior Spotlight Adam Ross Sociology took for granted the guys in the frater- nity would discriminate against me be- cause of my sexual orientation. I was wrong. The guys looked at me in the same light as any other rushee. When I came to UCLA I saw the need for gay and lesbian awareness and education. Now that I am graduating I look back at my years, and I am proud of the contributions I have made in these areas. I believe that these contributions have affected change in the campus community. I believe that I have instigated integration of the heterosexual and homosexual communities through the Gay And Lesbian Association (GALA), Ten Percent (the gay, lesbian and bisexual newsmagazine). As Co-Chair for Gala I founded the gay men ' s fraternity. Lambda Delta Phi. The fraternity only lasted a couple of years because we saw its creation as a mechanism rather than a permanent structure. I believe that the formation of the fraternity has served its purpose: integration of gay men into the already existing Greek system. Segragation does not have any benefits. I couldn ' t stop with GALA because believe that if it isn ' t written, it didn ' t happen. So I took on the challenge of Editor-in-Chief of Ten Percent. Ten Percent was probably my favorite activity on campus because I felt I was impacting the most people possible which is always my goal. If you are not reaching people you might as well not be doing it. In retrospect, I have realized that when I entered a situation at UCLA I assumed that heterosexual people were prejudice against my way of life. For example, the biggest handicap I faced rushing a Greek fraternity was self-imposed. I took for granted the guys in the fraternity would discriminate against me because of my sexual orientation. I was wrong. The guys looked at me in the same light as any other rushee. This experience convinced me that Lambda Delta Phi was no longer needed and that maybe the campus climate was changing through all of our efforts. When I benefit other people I am satisfied with myself. I truly feel I have made a difference at UCLA through everything I have outside of the classroom, instead of limiting myself to classroom potential. Anna M. Park S BSPsy( hology Bonnie C. Park BA Psyc hology Erin Y. Park BS Kinesiolc Eugene Y. Park BA Histor Jason A. Park BS Biochemistry Jeff Park BA History Jenny S. Park BA Linguistics Jin S. Park BS Microbiology Jin Y. Park BS Electrical Eng Julia H. Park BA Sociology Seniors 215