It's Blue and Gold Week on campus, one of the most exciting times to be on campus at UCLA. Bruin spirit is evident all around campus and there are tons of really cool events to get the student body excited for the big football game against Stanford at the Rose Bowl this Saturday. Blue and Gold Week is usually held in December right before the big game against our crosstown rivals (USC). Although, this year it's happening a little bit earlier this year, it's still a highlight of every UCLA student's fall quarter.
Starting on Monday and lasting throughout the week, students gather every three hours at the John Wooden Center, our student gym, to participate in a 8-clap rally, our official cheer. During the week, there is also a car smash where students get to release their aggression. Also, we have a "Get out the Red" t-shirt exchange where people can swap their red t-shirts for a cool blue "I Heart UCLA" t-shirt. There's a community service fair, a concert Thursday afternoon featuring Tokyo Police Club, a "Bruin Night Out" with student discounts in Westwood Village, and a Campus Movie Fest, which allows students to produce their own short film in five days.
Tonight is the big culumination of Blue and Gold Week with a school rally on the Intermural Field ending in a huge bonfire, which is just an amazing sight to behold. (Plus, fire is just really cool.) Thousands of screaming Bruin fans get together to support the athletes and show their pride. There are student group performances and skits; it's like a high school pep rally, just a couple hundred times bigger.
It's hard not to get caught up in the excitement and school spirit during the week and with so many different fun activities going on, it's really one of my favorite annual traditions as a Bruin.
For more information, visit www.uclalumni.net/calendarevents/bluegold/2008/home.cfm
