Sierra deSousa is currently a news reporter covering Westwood, transportation and Los Angeles. She has also covered the University of California.

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The Olympic All-American Band marches out of the 1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. In the background, the crowd uses cards to form the flags of the participating nations. (Courtesy of Gordon Henderson)

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Westwood, UCLA community recalls hosting the 1984 Olympics - Daily Bruin

Westwood, UCLA community recalls hosting the 1984 Olympics

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Westwood and UCLA community members recall the 1984 Summer Olympics with fondness and pride as the Los Angeles 2024 Exploratory Committee refines its bid to host the Games again in 2024.

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Thursday, March 12, 2026

IN THE NEWS:

Westwood, UCLA community recalls hosting the 1984 Olympics

By Sierra deSousa

Sept. 18, 2015 9:35 p.m.