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From 1945 to 1995, Mardi Gras was celebrated with a festival featuring food and club booths, a ferris wheel and carousel on the UCLA Intramural Field. The festival was organized by a committee formed by students who took a two-quarter long class. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)

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The glittery masquerade balls, spicy cajun food and rollicking jazz music of Mardi Gras have been absent from the UCLA Intramural Field. But it was not always this way.

https://dailybruin.com/2016/02/09/ucla-community-reflects-on-loss-of-mardi-gras-celebrations/

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UCLA community reflects on loss of Mardi Gras celebrations

By Connor Thompson

Feb. 9, 2016 12:33 a.m.