As most of us sleep, the campus comes alive with sights, sounds and surprising encounters. Come with us as we explore UCLA “From Dusk to Dawn” — from the Fowler Museum to the Hill, from Pauley Pavilion to Royce quad — and meet the Bruin night owls, students and staffers who thrive after the sun goes down.
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Fitness enthusiasts get in some tough runs up and down Janss Steps in the early evening — but not before stretching first!
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Custodian Victor Canada on the job in the James West Alumni Center. A Bruin staff veteran, he’s worked at UCLA through four chancellors.
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Tennis under the lights in a quiet stadium.
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As the night lengthens, students on Sproul’s Design & Innovation floor gather in lounge areas equipped with whiteboards to encourage creativity.
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Jeff Chanchuan ’07 has worked at the EMS dispatch center for two years. The center takes 911 calls and dispatches police, fire and medical first responders to surrounding areas.
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Just after dusk, sitar player Farzad Amoozegar-Fassaie, oud player Gabriel Lavin and sitar player Rahul Neuman, co-director of UCLA’s Music of India Ensemble, perform in the Fowler Museum courtyard.
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The UCLA women’s soccer team takes on Cal at Drake Stadium.
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Historically African-American fraternities and sororities express their pride through dance in the National Pan-Hellenic Council’s Stroll-Off in Northwest Campus Auditorium on the Hill.
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In Parking Structure 7, our photographer and art director come upon a dance crew practicing routines.