Bruins get a warm welcome from UCLA’s interim chancellor, then party in Westwood Village

Some 6,500 new UCLA students packed into Pauley Pavilion on Sunday, Sept. 22, for the annual start-of-the-year “Chancellor’s Welcome” event, where they heard from UCLA Interim Chancellor Darnell Hunt, learned the all-important eight-clap and enjoyed performances by the UCLA Bruinettes and other student groups.

“Welcome to the nation’s No. 1 public university!” Hunt said to newly minted Bruins, who begin classes Sept. 26. “UCLA will surely make its mark on you — but I can’t wait to see all the ways in which you will make a mark on this community as well.”

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