In the 27 seasons he spent at UCLA, no two players meant more to John Wooden on or off the court than Lew Alcindor and Bill Walton.
Author Archives: Will Weiss
Ackerman Union’s hidden mural
On June 11, 1970, a small daily newspaper in Santa Monica ran a short story about a mural that had recently been completed in UCLA’s Ackerman Union.
Treasured Chaucer portrait may not be a treasure
While a sweet April shower was coming down outside, English Professor Michael Allen stood perfectly dry and silent in the English Reading Room, fixed on a portrait in a display, studying its features.
Fire breaks out near Midvale and Ophir
A fire broke out in an apartment in the large brick building on the corner of Midvale Avenue and Ophir Drive early this morning.
For Peruvians, cultural qualms are secondary to survival
We had just climbed down the face of an enormous mesa on top of which we had spent all day watching archaeologists survey a prehistoric fortified site.
Peruvian museums house ancient relics
PUNO, PERU “”mdash; In the small community of Taraco on the high plains of southeastern Peru, a few Peruvian coins will cover the cost of admission to a single-room museum showcasing monoliths, potsherds and other cultural artifacts from the area.
Passion for past drives research
PUNO, PERU “”mdash; Elizabeth Klarich first met Charles “Chip” Stanish, director of the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, in 1994 when she was at her Chicago high school’s career day listening to his description of the field archaeologist’s way of life.