letter from the editor The word “nostalgia” implies a longing for the past – a simpler, happier or in some way different yore. But what can I, a modern-day Bruin, really be that nostalgic for? I didn’t personally see Royce Hall when it snowed on its steps in 1932. I wasn’t there to see the first or even the 50th national championship victory. I can’t recall the original 13 majors off of the top of my head – I had 127 options to choose from, a number which is infinitely more difficult to memorize. I am probably going to graduate this year at Drake Stadium, not at the Hollywood Bowl as graduates did during the Great Depression. I hear that Westwood used to be the most hopping place back in the day, but now my idea of a wild Westwood night out is BrewCo. after a movie. I might stop by Diddy Riese on the way back if I feel like getting really crazy. I can’t say that I can look back to and actively yearn for the “glory days,” because I simply don’t know what college life was like back then. This is exactly what my assistant editors and I tried to solve with the “Nostalgia” issue – to let our contemporary brains wrap around what our predecessors experienced 20, 30 or even 70 years ago. We wanted to know how UCLA evolved into what it is today – why Joe Bruin is such an icon and why so many females are have enough school spirit to own that one “UCLA Girls Rock” T-shirt that never seems to go away. We wanted to know what UCLA keeps deep in its storage of alumni memories and what made it what it is today. Our search for the past led us to a location I knew existed but never actually looked into finding – the University Archives. Located on the second floor of Charles E. Young Research Library, the university’s past in the form of newspaper articles, photographs and diaries was at our fingertips. With the gracious help of Steve Halpern, Charlotte Brown, Linda Klouzal, and the rest of the University Archive staff, we were able to start our search for the past. Now, I have much more to be nostalgic for than the memories of my four years here – I can be nostalgic all the way to 1919 (the year, not cafe.) So go ahead – get a little emotional over the good ol’ days with us. Enjoy your read,
Maryia Krivoruchko
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