UCI Bridges May 30, 2012
Posted by ucisca in Campus Scenes, Photographs, Student Life, Uncategorized.Tags: Bridges
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Below are photographs of a number of bridges on the UCI campus. Do you recognize them? Are there other campus bridges that are not included here?
AS-061. University Communication Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Learning by Doing at the Farm May 25, 2012
Posted by ucisca in Early UCI Campus, Student Life, University Archives.Tags: Exhibits, Learning by Doing at the Farm, Social Sciences Farm
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The opening of the exhibit “Learning by Doing at the Farm” will take place on June 7, 5-8pm, at the UCI Contemporary Arts Center Outreach Gallery (Room 3100A) and will run from June 7th to July 20th. The gallery will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3pm-8pm. The exhibit will include a wide variety of material from University Archives in the Special Collections and Archives Department of the UCI Libraries. 
The exhibit documents an absolutely fascinating, little known part of early UCI history. From 1968, UCI was host to an experiment in intercultural exchange and artistic and social scientific learning through practice. It brought indigenous people from Guatemala, Mexico, and Samoa to an undeveloped plot of land on campus known as Social Sciences Farm, a space for those visitors to demonstrate their crafts, as well as a laboratory for new methods in education and research. The experimentation and creativity which occurred in the development of academic programs and curriculum on this campus in the 1960s, especially in the Social Sciences and the Arts, was inspiring and will be reflected in this exhibit. The curators have been working with a wide range of materials in University Archives, e.g. correspondence, memos, policy documents, photographs, film and video. They have brought together these sources in new and very creative ways. This will be an outstanding exhibit, and we hope you will be able to attend or encourage others to do so.
Willie Brown on campus in 1973 January 20, 2012
Posted by ucisca in Activism, Campus Scenes, Early UCI Campus, Student Life, University Archives.Tags: 1973, Willie Brown
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Former Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown gave the Dr. Joseph L. White lecture on January 19, 2012. He spoke on “California and Our Nation” as part of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. The first time Willie Brown spoke on the UCI campus was probably in 1973 when he was the Assemblyman from San Francisco’s 18th District and Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. The poster publicizing his speech on November 28, 1973 is below, and the article about his talk from the New U. Always a powerful, dynamic and direct speaker, Willie Brown’s speeches at both events were very well received.
Poster Collection, University of California, Irvine (AS-050)
Christmas Choral Concert 1977 December 22, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Campus Scenes, Early UCI Campus, Photographs, School spirit, Student Life.Tags: 1977, Christmas Choral Concert, Holiday Season
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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.
The Early UCI Student Newspapers November 18, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Early UCI Campus, Student Life.Tags: Anthill, New University, Spectrum, Tongue, UCI student newspapers
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UCI’s student newspaper went through several changes before becoming The New University in September 1968. The first student paper was Spectrum, which lasted from October 20, 1965 to January 27, 1966. Without University support, students formed a non-profit corporation to publish the paper. Next was the rival publication, Tongue, which published five issues between February and May 1966 and used the motto “The Windy Satisfaction of the Tongue” – a quote from The Odyssey of Homer. In the second year of the University came a third student newspaper called Anthill, which lasted for 32 issues published between October 6, 1966 and May 31, 1968. The New University continues to this day, housed in the same offices where it started in September 1968.
Welcome Week 1980 October 11, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Campus Scenes, School spirit, Student Life.Tags: 1980, O Week, Wecome Week
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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
Posted by ucisca in Campus Scenes, School spirit, Student Life.Tags: celebrations, music, Rainbow Festival
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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.
Buffy Rabbitt, UCI cross-country and track star 1986-1990 July 20, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Athletics, Student Life.Tags: All-Americans, Buffy Rabbitt, Cross-Country, PCAA champions, Track, Vince O'Boyle
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Buffy Rabbitt, a five-time All-American in cross-country and track and a two-time NCAA Region 8 cross-country champion, ran for UCI from 1986 to 1990 under legendary coach Vince O’Boyle. In 1987, the UCI women’s
cross-country team finished first in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (in 1988 the PCAA changed its name to the Big West Conference). Buffy Rabbitt, a freshman, placed fourth in the NCAA championships that year, the highest finish to that point in the history of UCI women’s cross-country. She was women’s cross-country PCAA Athlete of 
the Year in 1987 and again in 1990. Buffy also worked as a student assistant in the Langson Library Reference Department during this period. It was always hard to believe that this somewhat shy, yet kind and helpful student could turn into such a fiercely competitive athlete when she ran. In 1998, Buffy Rabbitt was inducted into the UCI Athletic Hall of Fame, along with former basketball coach Bill Mulligan, water polo player Jeff Campbell and golfer Jerry Wisz.
AS-061. Communications Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
UCI’s 3rd Commencement: June 15, 1968 June 7, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Early UCI Campus, Student Life.Tags: 1968, Commencement
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UCI’s 46th commencement ceremonies will take place this weekend, June 10-12, and will include numerous commencement exercises and events, but in 1968 there was only one on June 15, 1968. The commencement speaker was Dr. Louis Benezet, then President of the Claremont University Center (now the Claremont University Consortium). His speech was titled “Who Shall Lead Us?” There were approximately 400 graduates in the 1968 commencement, there will be many more this weekend. Congratulations to all 2011 graduates!
AS-061. Communications Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
UCI Basketball All-Americans March 28, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Anteaters, Athletics, Student Life, University Archives.Tags: All-Americans, Basketball, Bill Mulligan, Kevin Magee, Men's Basketbal, Women's Basketball
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As March Madness reaches a fevered pitch and the NCAA Division I championship games approach, a review of UCI Men’s and Women’s basketball accomplishments seems appropriate. Although neither program has ever won a national championship, there is a tradition of strong teams and players. Below is a list of UCI basketball players who have achieved All-American status while playing at UCI:
MEN’S BASKETBALL 
Phil Rhyne 1972
Kevin Magee 1981-82
Ben McDonald 1984
Tod Murphy 1985
Scott Brooks 1987
Wayne Engelstad 1988
Jerry Green 2001-02
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Cheri Graham 1984
Allah-mi Basheer 1996
One of the greatest UCI players ever was forward Kevin Magee, pictured in early 1981 with legendary Men’s Head Coach Bill Mulligan. Magee played at UCI in 1980-81 and 1981-82. A two-time All-American and Big West Conference (then PCAA) Player of the Year, he was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round of the 1982 NBA Draft. He played in Italy, France, Israel and Spain throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, and was one of the greatest European players of that (or any) era. Kevin Magee averaged 26.3 points and 12.3 rebounds for the Anteaters. He still holds school records for points, with 46 against Loyola Marymount, and rebounds, with 25 against Long Beach State. Bill Mulligan said that Kevin Magee was “the best basketball player I ever coached.” Kevin Magee died in a car accident in Louisiana in 2003.
AS-061. University Communication Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
