UCLA History: 1967 Computer
SDS Sigma 7 computer at UCLA in 1967 later used for ARPANET (early Internet)
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UCLA Faculty Center Election: Deadline for Voting Near
Normally, elections for office at the UCLA Faculty Center are quiet affairs. However, because of the controversy surrounding the plan to demolish the Center and replace it with a large hotel/conference center, this year is different. If you are a member of the Center, you should have received your ballot by postal mail – if your address is off-campus – or by campus mail. I have an off-campus address and my ballot came at least a week ago. I am told some members have not yet received ballots. The deadline for voting is mid-June. Sorry, I don’t have the exact…
UCLA History: Naval ROTC During the World War II Era
UCLA Naval ROTC cadets in 1943 at a dance (right) and in 1941 (below).
Bus Service from Westwood to LAX May Fly Away
From the LA Times: The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners has recommended discontinuation of the $5-per-trip Westwood FlyAway bus service to Los Angeles International Airport because it is operating at a loss, but UCLA and its students are trying to negotiate a way to save it. “The FlyAway bus provides an absolutely critical service to UCLA students,” student body President Emily Resnick said in a statement. “Without this service, thousands of students will no longer be able to go home for holidays or other important events.” … Renée Fortier, director of UCLA transportation, said Friday that the campus had…
Coming in Mid-July: I-405 Shutdown
LAObserved has a nice rundown on the I-405 traffic disaster that is likely to occur July 16-17 around UCLA when the freeway is entirely shut down for reconstruction: http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2011/05/details_of_the_405s_weeke.php That is a weekend. But folks who work at odd times in their UCLA offices should stay home and watch videos:
UCLA History: Daily Bruin on Internment of Japanese-American Students in 1942
The UCLA Daily Bruin announced the internment of Japanese-American students in 1942. See yesterday’s post on this blog concerning UCLA’s retroactive awarding of honorary degrees to these students in 2010.
UCLA History: Awarding Degrees to Japanese-American Students Interned During WW2
On May 15, 2010, UCLA awarded honorary degrees to Japanese-American students whose academic careers were interrupted by the forced internment during World War II in California and the West Coast. Video of the ceremoney is below:
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What will be the state of the UC in five to 10 years?
Yours truly was asked by the Daily Bruin (5-26-11) to respond to the following question: What will be the state of the UC in five to 10 years? Below is my response: DANIEL J.B. MITCHELL, Professor Emeritus at the Anderson School of Management and the Luskin School of Public Affairs “Never (make) forecasts, especially about the future,” advised Sam Goldwyn (the G in media company MGM). I will take his advice and instead suggest two scenarios. I don’t know which one UCLA, and the larger UC, will follow. But I know which one I prefer. The first scenario is an…
UCLA History: Extension in 1930
About a block away from the scene on the left in downtown LA, UC ran an extension service. Extension operated at that location before the general campus moved from Vermont Avenue to Westwood and afterwards. The scene in the picture is 7th Street and Hill in the 1930s. Extension was at 815 South Hill, a block away. (Sorry, I can’t find a picture closer than this one.) It is not clear if the Extension program reported to UCLA or connected directly to Berkeley. (Any historians out there who know?) The catalog below indicates that people take extension courses aimed “at…
UCLA History: Arpanet (and its consequences)
UCLA has long taken credit for pioneering work on the Internet (originally the Arpanet). The 1970 photo above purportedly shows unidentified UCLA folks using a SIGMA-7 computer on the Arpanet. Absent such work, presumably there would be no UCLA Faculty Association blog or, indeed, any blogging at all. Given that achievement and its impact on the blog world – and since there is little UC-related news today (Sunday) – I will take the time to salute another blog – LAObserved http://www.laobserved.com/ – for the best juxtaposition of two consecutive blog entries of the past week. You can see the two…