Gateway Plaza May 24, 2013
Posted by ucisca in Campus Scenes, Early UCI Campus, Photographs, School spirit, Student Life, University Archives, Zot!.Tags: Aldrich Park, Gateway Plaza, Langson Library, Photographs, students, UC Irvine
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Gateway Plaza has been a central hub of activity on the UC Irvine campus since its opening in 1965. From the flagpoles to the stairs leading into Aldrich Park, this area between Langson Library and Gateway Commons has seen countless protests, speeches, events, memorials, pep rallies and performances by students and community members alike. To this day, this area is a central place for students to congregate and share their ideas. Check out these photos from UCI’s early years:
These images, along with thousands more of the UCI campus, are available on the Online Archive of UCI History. Check back soon for more photos, videos, and publications, as additional material from UCI’s history is continuously being uploaded. As always, even more is available in the University Archives on the 5th floor of Langson Library. Come visit us!
Get Ready for Celebrate UCI! April 18, 2013
Posted by ucisca in Anteaters, Campus Scenes, Photographs, School spirit, Student Life, University Archives, Zot!.Tags: Aldrich Park, Anteaters, Celebrate UCI, celebrations, students, UC Irvine, Wayzgoose
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This Saturday, April 20th, the UC Irvine campus will hold its annual Celebrate UCI event in Aldrich Park. This campus-wide celebration includes live entertainment, carnival games and rides, lots of food, arts & crafts, performances, the annual car show (15 years running!), and Wayzgoose, one of UCI’s oldest traditions. The festival also features an Open House, where many campus services will remain open in order for prospective students and the community to learn about the UCI campus. All events are free and parking is complimentary!
This celebration has been a campus favorite for decades. Here are some photos of Celebrate UCI and Wayzgoose festivals from the 1980s:
These photos and more are available to view in our reading room at Special Collections and Archives, on the 5th floor of Langson Library. They will soon be available online via the Online Archive of UCI History, which documents the first 50 years of the campus in photographs, videos, audio recordings, publications, the New University newspaper, and other publications. Check back often, as new materials are continuously being added.
Check out this video of last year’s celebrations, and get ready for another great year of Celebrate UCI!
Photos from AS-061, UCI Communications Photographs Collection. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
The First UCI Men’s Basketball Game: December 1, 1965 January 28, 2013
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It’s basketball season! The very first UCI basketball game was held over 47 years ago in December, 1965. The Anteaters played the Highlanders of UC Riverside in Campus Hall (now Crawford Hall), where Chancellor Dan Aldrich and UCR Chancellor Ivan Hinderaker tipped off to begin the game. The ‘Eaters went on to win the game with a score of 85 to 71! ZOT ZOT!
Good luck to the men as they play Cal Poly this Wednesday January 30th, and to the women as they play Pacific on Thursday January 31st!
Halloween in the Archives! October 31, 2012
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Sherlock Holmes and Snow White showed up this morning in the archives, completely unexpected. Come by Special Collections and Archives today, eat an apple, and do some investigating….
UCI Welcome Week in 1990 September 26, 2012
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A few photographs of UCI Welcome Week in Aldrich Park in 1990.
AS-061. University Communication Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Box 147.
Christmas Choral Concert 1977 December 22, 2011
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Various photographs from the Christmas Choral Concert on campus in 1977.
AS-061. University Communication Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Welcome Week 1980 October 11, 2011
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Some photographs from the 1980 O Week (aka Welcome Week)!
AS-061. University Communication Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Rainbow Festival 1987 July 20, 2011
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A variety of photographs of booths, food, music, song and celebration from the UCI Rainbow Festival in 1987.
AS-061. University Communication Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Men’s basketball season starts November 2nd November 1, 2010
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Under new coach Russell Turner, the men’s basketball team hosts UCSD on Tuesday, November 2nd. Below former Chancellor Ralph Cicerone shows that he knew a thing or two about hoops.
As-061. University Communications Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
UCI Welcome Weeks from the Past! September 10, 2010
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Welcome Week 2010 is approaching, so we’ve pulled a few interesting photographs from Welcome Weeks of the past…
New students getting acquainted in the 1970s. Could the person in the middle be film actor, SNL alum, drama major and 1979 UCI graduate Jon Lovitz?
In 1980, the fabulous local punk/new wave band the Nu-Beams perform at Welcome Week.
Also from 1980, the Career Planning and Placement Center was giving away “a free record album” … Pat Benatar’s Crimes of Passion, wow!
AS-061. University Communications Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
