Sand-filled jars "“ 141 of them "“ sat on a table at the front of the classroom, each bearing the name of a country. Read more...
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A General Education Cluster course uses vials of sand to show students recent estimates that the world population reached 7 billion on Monday.
A tall, rectangular, 800-pound Interface Message Processor stood out against the retro-style lime green walls. Read more...
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Kleinrock explains the history of the creation of the Internet, and invited speakers.
After two years of planning, the UCLA Information Technology Planning Board voted Friday to outsource university email accounts to Gmail, a move greeted enthusiastically by students. Read more...
October 31, 2011 – It’s a sunny Saturday morning outside of Royce Hall. Parents and students decked out in blue and gold eat pastries, decipher maps of campus, and chat excitedly as the UCLA marching band blasts triumphantly over the speakers. Parents Laura Whitaker, Steven Eaton, Beverly Westenberg, and Kevin and Robyne Kelly show their support of their UCLA students by traveling hundreds of miles to attend Parents’ Weekend. [2:00]
"Parents visit campus to check up on their Bruins"Drew and Teri Hood traveled hundreds of miles this weekend to see their daughter Haley, a first-year undeclared student at UCLA. Read more...
By 11 p.m. on Friday night the Intramural Field was cleared. The gold and blue arch of balloons that stood over the entrance was taken down; the inflatables and Velcro wall had been deflated; and all that remained of UCLA's first homecoming carnival in seven years were tents and a cleanup crew Read more...
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The Homecoming Carnival returned to UCLA for the first time since 2004. Attractions included learning the dance for the flash mob at the football game on Saturday, a velcro wall, an obstacle course, and much more. NSU Modern and Synthesis Dance Crew also performed.
A carnival with inflatable obstacle courses, food booths and student performances will be held on the intramural fields tonight to kick off UCLA's first official homecoming weekend in seven years. Read more...
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A UCLA student works on building a homecoming float in 2002.
In a time of insufficient state funding and increased demand for admission, UCLA is pouring its efforts into recruiting out-of-state and international nonresident students "“ particularly in Asia. Read more...
