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. UCLA is currently being investigated by federal authorities concerning the unraveling admissions […]
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Throwback Thursday: Upcoming building of residence hall echoes De Neve’s construction 20 years ago
UCLA’s infamous nickname “Under Construction Like Always” remains apropos as the university embarks on yet another project – the Lot 15 Residence Hall. The Lot 15 Residence Hall complex will be situated in the northwest zone of campus and will be comprised of a residence hall and student commons, as well as a storage space […]
Throwback Thursday: Forty years later, the Grammys still struggle with recognizing talent
It’s been four decades since the 21st annual Grammy Awards back in 1979. The Bruin had some hot takes previewing the awards this year – and it had some back then too. In a column entitled “Grammy Awards: A shrine to pop mediocrity,” former Daily Bruin senior staff Jodi Zechowy anchored her animosity toward the […]
Throwback Thursday: Environmental scientist voices major concerns about carbon emission in 1989
By the mid-1980s, the general scientific and political consensus on climate change was that it is in fact, a major problem. While our wealth of knowledge has grown significantly since the Daily Bruin ran an article back in 1989 outlining a study made public in January of that year, exploring the basic biological and economic […]
Throwback Thursday: Daily Bruin runs Trojan apology for 1991 vandalism of UCLA campus
In the Jan. 29, 1992 edition of the Daily Bruin, an apology letter from three USC students ran in the Opinion section. Just what exactly were they apologizing for? Let’s flash back a few months prior, to November. It was the week leading up to the biggest game of the year – the UCLA versus […]
Throwback Thursday: UCLA, USC alumni launch YOLK magazine
Crazy Rich Asians. Hasan Minhaj. Sandra Oh. 2018 proved to be a groundbreaking and inspiring year for Asian-American representation in mainstream media, tackling the stigma Asian-Americans suffer in Hollywood. As the first Hollywood film with an all-Asian cast in 25 years, Crazy Rich Asians garnered $238 million at the global box office and snagged a […]
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 […]