Event 3 - North and South Walk

 Walking through campus this weekend made me realize how beautiful our school really is in both parts. Even though it's a Saturday, the campus looked busy, filled with excited seniors taking their graduation pictures, anxious students studying for their finals and fighting for spots in the library, and families exploring the campus. Still, after taking this walk and analyzing the differences between the North and South campuses, I noticed a more pronounced disparity. 



Around this time, there was rarely anyone wandering through South Campus. As an economics major, I don't typically walk around this part of campus; however, when I have been here, it's been beautiful... and also hard to find my way around. I have grown to love the Biomedical Library. I feel smarter knowing that I am surrounded by pre-med, medical, and dental students. But trying to navigate around the Life Sciences building for PhySci5 and the Math and Sciences building for Air Pollution makes South Campus almost less appealing when it comes to spending most of my time. Especially today, it was very quiet, making me believe that those who spend most of their time here are very driven and hard-working, but never let in any distractions.



Next, I walked through the music buildings and by the law school before ending up near Royce and Powell. This in-between part of campus seemed more lively, especially with beautiful weather. Families were roaming around, students running through, and small clubs celebrating the end of their year. The jacaranda trees were in full bloom, and visitors were admiring its beauty on campus. It almost seemed as if this part of campus was a "study break" for most students. It allowed me to reflect on my studies and my agenda for the rest of the day. I felt more inspired, wanting to do my work after walking through our beautiful campus. 



And, lastly, I ended with Royce and Powell. This was the busiest part of campus that I had seen all day. Students were flowing in and out of Powell, crunching in time for finals week. Although Powell is a part of North Campus, I found that many of the students who study there come from different majors. Students who are studying in the aesthetic of Powell, rather than its location. I felt more connected to this part of campus and these students, who have a variety of different interests and goals, which is also very inspiring. I rarely study at Powell, as I typically prefer to study at Anderson and YRL. Here, I find more economics and humanities students. Most people stereotype these majors to be easy and requiring less work; however, as an economics major, I find it to be difficult too, in different ways. We work hard, studying and filling up the libraries too, but it never seems as quiet as South Campus. These northernmost parts of campus are always busy, especially in the sculpture garden. It looks more lively every day that I go here.

Reflecting on this walk as a whole, I have begun to realize that depending on the north vs. south parts of campus doesn't mean you necessarily have to be a specific major to fit in. It opened my eyes to a diverse range of people with varied backgrounds and motivations for success. The entire campus is filled with beauty, but the main difference is the busyness and crowds of people throughout North Campus, as opposed to the southern parts. 

Sources:

Benayon-Abraham, Sierra. “North versus South Campus: Students Are More than Major Stereotypes - Daily Bruin.” Daily Bruin, 2025, dailybruin.com/2023/10/05/north-versus-south-campus-students-are-more-than-major-stereotypes. Accessed 8 June 2025.

De Nova Ledesma, Cristian. “Stuff Bruins Say about South Campus and North Campus.” Wordpress.com, 17 Nov. 2015, uclafirstyearexperience.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/stuff-bruins-say-about-south-campus-and-north-campus/. Accessed 8 June 2025.

Jung, Justin. “A Campus Divided | PRIME.” A Campus Divided | PRIME, 2021, prime.dailybruin.com/justinnorth&southcampus.

Sridhar, Kedaar. “Academic Diversity: My Journey from South to North Campus.” UCLA Bruin Blog, 6 Apr. 2022, blog.admissions.ucla.edu/2022/04/06/academic-diversity-my-journey-from-south-to-north-campus/.

“University of California-Los Angeles.” Ucla.edu, 2025, www.maps.ucla.edu/?id=2043#.

Images:

Greenlee, Camille. Jacaranda Tree in the Middle of Campus, 2025.

---. Royce Hall, 2025.

---. South Campus: Life Sciences Building, 2025.

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