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Hail to the Hills Archive
From the files of the UCLA History Project.
Song, Statue, Celebration
Two UCLA icons — The Bruin Bear and the "Mighty Bruins" fight song — mark their 25th anniversary.
Jul 1, 2009
Yesterday's Hope, Today's Truth
When Martin Luther King spoke at UCLA in 1965, he inspired students to end segregation and bring peace.
Apr 1, 2009
Being Bruin: By The Numbers
Think you know UCLA history? Here's your chance to prove it.
Jan 1, 2009
Hail to the Hills: Old UCLA Burns
The first class on UCLA's Westwood campus arrived in 1929, months before planned, after the downtown chemistry building mysteriously went up in chemical-fueled flames.
Oct 1, 2008
Into the Woods
Eleven UCLA students organized a food drive in 1934 to benefit needy children and families in West Los Angeles. But the student volunteers wanted to do more.
Jul 1, 2008
A Presidential Visit
Ten days before the event, the Daily Bruin broke the news: President Bill Clinton had accepted UCLA's invitation to speak at its 75th anniversary convocation on May 20, 1994, kicking off the university's yearlong celebration.
Apr 1, 2008
'The Great One'
Oct 1, 2007
Banner Victories
In 1931, the Victory Flag proudly flew from Royce Hall. But to celebrate what? Help the UCLA History Project discover the truth.
Jul 1, 2007
Gong with the Wind
Oct 1, 2006
Bunche's Tall Tales
Why Bunche Hall is really on stilts, and other lore about the building named for the Bruin Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Apr 1, 2006