During the demanding days following tenth week, we yell away our troubles when the clock strikes midnight, disturbing the eerie silence saturated with the anxiety of impending finals. Or at least that’s what the tradition of more than 30 years is supposed to be about. Nearly two decades ago, the Midnight Yell turned into what […]
Category Archives: Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday: Recent ban on hard alcohol attempts to combat same pattern of problems from 1986
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. The consequences of alcohol misuse have long loomed over UCLA fraternities – […]
Throwback Thursday: Current events coupled with UCLA-USC football game mirror 1968 state of affairs
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. In 1968, Vietnam War protests were in full swing. For months, the […]
Throwback Thursday: Voter turnout in 2002 reflected voter apathy, difficulties at polls
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. There’s at least one thing both Democrats and Republicans can actually agree […]
Throwback Thursday: Undeclared students had difficulties choosing a major amid many class offerings
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. We’ve just gotten through the first round of midterms this year, which […]
Throwback Thursday: Bruins have been a driving force in carpool services since the 1970s
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. Alpha Phi Omega, the nation’s largest coeducational community service fraternity, has been […]
Throwback Thursday: Column in 2004 found occasional use of Ritalin to have benign effects
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. Week four at UCLA is fast approaching. Students can say hello to […]