Sunday, August 16

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If these waters could talk: How an orientation ritual becomes a lifetime memory


During the long days of summer, campus is full of new students at their orientations. If you look closely though, you might notice recent graduates too! One group’s stepping into the inverted fountain at the beginning of their UCLA journey and the other is stepping out on the other side.

Filmed and reported by Nina Ali
Written and Edited by Max Davis-Housefield
Executive Producers: Max Davis-Housefield, Nina Ali and Nora Gallagher

Video director

Davis-Housefield is the 2026-27 Video director. He was previously a 2024-25 assistant Video producer. Davis-Housefield is a fourth-year economics and public affairs student from Davis.

Assistant Video editor

Ali is the 2026-27 assistant Video editor. She was previously a Video contributor. Ali is a fourth-year communication student minoring in philosophy from Woodland Hills, California.


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