Party Planner: UCLA at USC: Saturday, December 1, 2007
It's Blue & Gold Week at UCLA and there are lots and lots of events scheduled. The following is only a selection:
>> Tuesday, November 27:
A float-building party will be held on campus at the North Concourse of Pauley Pavilion beginning at 9 p.m. this evening. The floats will be used for Thursday night’s parade.
>> Wednesday, November 28:
A "Get the Red Out" blood drive (!) will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on campus on the second floor of the Ackerman Student Union.
>> Thursday, November 29:
The Lexus Gauntlet Blood Drive will be on from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Los Angeles Tennis Center clubhouse on campus. If you would like to make an appointment in advance, visit www.givelife.org and enter the sponsor code: "uclarivalry".
The Rotary Club’s annual UCLA-USC Football Rally Luncheon will be held at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles (251 S. Olive Street) with a reception beginning at 11 a.m. and the luncheon at noon. The cost is $40 and the two head coaches will say some nice things about each other. For reservations, call (213) 624-8601 ext. 110 or send an e-mail to elrodeo@rotaryla5.org and mention the Football Rally luncheon.
A moderated on-line chat with UCLA’s 1967 Heisman Trophy winner Gary Beban will take place on CSTV.com at noon Pacific time. Questions for Beban can be submitted ahead of time at uclabruins.com.
A "Stamp Out the Red" pinata smash will be held on campus at the Wooden Center, beginning at 5 p.m.
The annual "Beat SC" parade, bonfire and rally will start with pre-parade activities on "The Hill" (the student housing zone north of Young Drive) at 7 p.m., followed by the parade itself at 8 p.m. and the bonfire and rally at Wilson Plaza (at the end of Westwood Boulevard) at 9 p.m. The 2007 UCLA women’s water polo team, which won the school’s 100th NCAA team title, will be the Grand Marshals and will be accompanied by the Bruin Marching Band and Spirit Squad.
>> Friday, November 30:
The final meeting of the season of the Westwood Bruin Touchdown Club will be held at The Olympic Collection at the corner of Sawtelle and Olympic Boulevards in West Los Angeles beginning at 7 a.m. UCLA wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Eric Scott and defensive line genius Todd Howard will speak, along with several players. Plus all the usual noise from the UCLA Yell Crew, performances from the national champion Dance Team and a plea from Alumni cheerleader Geoff Strand for "every man, woman and child" to support the Bruins. The price for a very nice breakfast and the program is $24. For more information or tickets, please contact Claudia Hart at (310) 348-UCLA or claudia4ucla@yahoo.com.
The Lexus Gauntlet Blood Drive will be on from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the second floor of the Ackerman Student Union. If you would like to make an appointment in advance, visit www.givelife.org and enter the sponsor code: "uclarivalry".
>> Saturday, December 1:
A "Bruin Bash" party will be held at the Los Angeles Swim Stadium (site of the 1932 Olympic Games!) adjacent to the Coliseum from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There will be plenty of food and drink, performances by the UCLA Marching Band and Spirit Squad as well as the UCLA radio pre-game show on KLAC AM 570 with Wayne Cook and Matt Stevens. Tickets are $36 for adults and $20 for children; call the UCLA Fan Travel Office at (310) 206-2873 for more information and reservations.
If you have any energy left, the actual UCLA-USC game will start at 1:30 p.m. at the Coliseum. It will be televised locally on ABC with Terry Gannon and former Bruin quarterback David Norrie on the call. As always, the game will be radiocast on KLAC AM 570 with Chris Roberts, Matt Stevens and Wayne Cook calling the action.
Ben Olson photo courtesy UCLA.
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Come Celebrate Being a Bruin with ALL of our great traditions goin on this week!!! Check out the Blue and Gold Week website:
www.UCLAlumni.net/BlueAndGoldWeek
Last night, at Bruin Bear Security Force, we had a run-in with some Trojans... but thankfully the Den was there to protect our precious Bruin Bear.
Posted by: Amy Blyth | November 28, 2007 at 10:22 AM