Speaks Out

Friday, November 20, 1998

Speaks Out

Speaks Out

The upcoming UCLA-USC football game prompts us to ask: Is school
spirit important to you? If so, why do you root for Bruin sports
teams?

³I’m definitely into sports and school spirit, but just not
as much as I was freshman year when we won the (basketball)
national championship. I’m older, and school has a different
meaning for me now: getting through, graduating and getting a job.
But still, if we make it to the Fiesta Bowl, I’m on my
way.²

Kevin Tan

Fifth-year

Electrical Engineering

³For me, the athletic events are the school. That’s where I
show my spirit since I’m not in any clubs right now. Any athletic
event gets me really psyched up. For me, when I’m walking around in
public and I say I’m from UCLA, I’m also saying I’m from the crowd;
I’m part of the motivation behind winning teams.²

Mike Hawes

Third-year

Physics

³I think school spirit is important, but I just haven’t had
time to really get involved in sports. Plus, I went to Cal, so in
my heart, I’m still a Bear. I think it’s also the difference
between grad school and undergrad school. The spirit kind of dies
down, unfortunately. You just get so involved with school and other
things.²

Dora Lee

Third-year

Graduate School of Dentistry

³As a freshman, I have school spirit, but I’m still
developing it. I’m getting there. I think school spirit is
important. It gets everyone excited; it’s a unifying force for the
school. It makes us focus on the same goal: winning.²

Neetal Parekh

First-year

Undeclared

³We do go to Bruin games. I think school spirit is a real
important part of UCLA because it makes a cohesive unit out of the
school and brings people together in ways other than pure
academics. For students, it should make the university something
other than just a place where you come to classes and
leave.²

Steve Strand

Academic administrator

Life Sciences

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