Event 3: Revisiting the Campus Walk

For my third event, I decided to revisit the walking activity from South to North campus that we conducted in week 1 after learning so much more about the intersection between science and art over the past 10 weeks. As a senior, this also served as a period for me to deeply reflect on my time and experience here at UCLA as I walked completely across and around campus.

As a statistics major, most of my time was spent in the Boelter and Mathematical Sciences building. Something that I learned this quarter during my research of art on campus is that the flooring of Boelter Hall spells out "Lo and Behold" in binary code, a tribute to the history of the building being the birthplace of the internet. 



As I walked through central campus into North campus, I am forced to reflect on the atrocities that took place on our campus a few weeks prior. To be completely honest, watching the encampment was like art to me; the idea of community coming together in the form of physical demonstration with signs, flags, and banners, was truly beautiful to me. I will not forget how this university failed to protect its students by allowing such violence to occur. It is unfortunate that I have to leave this university feeling slightly soured by its administration, but I will not forget the good that my experience at UCLA has done for me. There is art all around campus and it has truly lit up my early adult years. 



Works Cited

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Anguiano, Dani. “UCLA students describe violent attack on Gaza protest encampment: 'It was terrifying.'” The Guardian, 1 May 2024, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/may/01/ucla-campus-violence-protests. Accessed 7 June 2024.

Ben-Shachar, Rotem. “As UCLA campus grows, architecture recalls style of original four buildings.” Daily Bruin, 12 January 2010, https://dailybruin.com/2010/01/12/ucla-campus-grows-architecture-recalls-style-origi. Accessed 7 June 2024.

Hamilton, Catherine. “UCLA declares encampment unlawful, states potential consequences for participants.” Daily Bruin, 30 April 2024, https://dailybruin.com/2024/04/30/ucla-declares-encampment-unlawful-states-potential-consequences-for-participants. Accessed 7 June 2024.

JUNG, JUSTIN, and NITYA TAK. “A campus divided | PRIME.” PRIME, https://prime.dailybruin.com/justinnorth&southcampus. Accessed 7 June 2024.

Petrow, Caroline. “Police descend on UCLA after protesters erect new pro-Palestinian encampment.” Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-23/ucla-students-set-up-a-second-encampment-as-gene-block-testifies-before-congress. Accessed 7 June 2024.

Swaine, Jon, et al. “Violence at UCLA protest raged for hours before police stepped in.” The Washington Post, 11 May 2024, https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/05/11/ucla-protests-police-inaction-fights/. Accessed 7 June 2024.

Toler, Aric. “How Counterprotesters at U.C.L.A. Provoked Violence, Unchecked for Hours.” The New York Times, 3 May 2024, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/03/us/ucla-protests-encampment-violence.html. Accessed 7 June 2024.



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