In the beginning, Westwood was without form and void. Only ranch land was upon the face of the rolling hills. Then Edwin and Harold Janss said, “Let there be UCLA.” The Janss brothers’ land grant gift to mankind and the University of California came at $3.5 million less than the actual price – in effect, […]
Author Archives: Abhishek Shetty
In a modern Westwood, neighborhood opposition to The Agora relies on flawed logic
This town isn’t big enough for all of us. But that hasn’t stopped the members of Little Holmby in their fight against commonsense housing density – and also common sense. Two physicians recently announced a plan to build a 16-story residential building, known as The Agora, on Hilgard Avenue, on the east side of UCLA. […]
The Quad: Blackface and other racist displays appeared in past UCLA Greek life yearbook pages
Yearbooks have been getting a bad rap recently. It started last month with the resurfacing of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s yearbook photo, his page featuring a photo of a man in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan outfit. Then there was Virginia State Senate majority leader Tommy Norment’s yearbook, which contained a number […]
UCLA donors’ focus on passion projects neglects those who most need the money
UCLA’s successful completion of its $4.2 billion fundraising goal came, naturally, with a glowing press release that venerated its major donors. The campaign, part of a trend of growing university donations, went toward cancer research, buying a historic theater in Westwood, expansion of the Anderson School of Management and the like. Suddenly, the accumulated wealth […]
Throwback Thursday: Fifty-year anniversary of ‘Bunchy’ Carter, John Huggins shooting
Tucked in between a couple of shrubs in the garden near Campbell Hall’s east entrance lies a large, gray stone. Barely noticeable to the hundreds of students that pass by every day on their way to and from Bunche Hall, it reads “Carter-Huggins 1969.” Today, that stone bears extra significance. On this day, 50 years […]
The Quad: The Daily Bruin’s 100-year adversarial history fighting for free press, coffee
Battles against student government, battles against UCLA administration and battles against Associated Students UCLA – the Daily Bruin has seen it all over the past 100 years. It all started in 1911. Before there was UCLA, there was its predecessor, the California Branch State Normal School. And before there was the Daily Bruin, there was […]
Throwback Thursday: Contested USAC elections of yesteryear triggered racially charged protests
Throwback Thursdays are our chance to reflect on past events on or near campus and relate them to the present day. Each week, we showcase and analyze an old article from the Daily Bruin archives in an effort to chronicle the campus’ history. Between subtweeting with Facebook statuses and accusations of physical intimidation, it’s easy […]