miscellaneous

Below are photos of four separate clocks in hallways on the same floor of a building on the north end of campus.  The photos were all taken within two minutes of each other.  None of the clocks show anywhere near the same time.  I won’t identify the building but perhaps someone with a knowledge of theoretical physics can explain the time discrepancy.  Didn’t Einstein say something about this phenomenon?  Well, maybe Einstein can’t help – according to the lyrics, anyway: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBwsKyMPyhw?feature=player_detailpage]Could we average the four clocks on the theory that no clock can be off by more than 12…

We have featured photo/scans from the 1937 book “California of the Southland” published back then by the UCLA alumni assn. The book notes that the bridge in central campus over the ravine had to be built early as the initial campus construction got underway to facilitate transport of needed materials.  The ravine was later filled in but the bridge remains, although it appears to be an ordinary surface road. 

The same 1937 “California of the Southland” book that was the source of yesterday’s post contained this photo of the rustic site of the Westwood campus of UCLA prior to the university’s move there.

Portrait of Ernest Carroll Moore who became the first “director” of the Southern Branch of the University of California, now UCLA.  Moore had been head of the State Normal School on Vermont Avenue which UCLA took over as its first campus. He oversaw the later move to Westwood.  (From a book published by the UCLA Alumni Assn. in 1937 entitled California of the Southland, a history of UCLA to that point.)

UCLA ranks 34th in the nation.So says Forbes in its college and university rankings:http://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/.  According to Forbes, “the FORBES list of 650 schools distinguishes itself from competitors by our belief in “output” over “input.” We’re not all that interested in what gets a student into college, like our peers who focus heavily on selectivity metrics such as high school class rank, SAT scores and the like. Our sights are set directly on ROI: What are students getting out of college?”  Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinehoward/2013/07/24/ranking-americas-top-colleges-2013/ Now where is Forbes ranked?  Maybe I missed it. Maybe it’s here:   Or maybe here?   We’ll…

Los Angeles Magazine this month in its online edition includes this photo from the LA Public Library picture collection.  A murder in 1932 is being investigated at the Village Theater in Westwood.  It wasn’t a movie; it was real.