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Bruins of all generations have contributed to the UCLA story,
making the university what it is today. To document this story,
the UCLA History Project is collecting anecdotes, factoids and
other tidbits to include in its upcoming book.
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Do you have
a story to tell?
We’d love to hear it. E-mail us at UCLAHistoryProject@UCLAlumni.net
with the details. Whenever possible, please include information for fact-checking
purposes, such as contact names and numbers, and publication citations.
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Here is a sample of anecdotes from UCLA’s
past:
The student press
Vol. 1, No. 1 of the Cub Californian, the Southern Branch’s
first newspaper, was out soon after the new school opened, but it wasn’t
easy. Editor Dale Stoddard, who practically wrote the whole issue himself and
arranged with the Los Angeles Times for its printing, joined the night
shift for proofreading and finishing touches. When the presses stopped rolling,
he bundled the papers in his car and took off for the campus. The students
had their paper. Fortunately, by the time of the second issue (the paper appeared
each Friday), a staff had been assembled and publication was easier.
In 1924, the paper became the California Grizzly, after the
school mascot changed from the Cubs. Then, in 1926, when the mascot changed
again, the paper became the Daily Bruin, which stands today.
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