Hail to the Hills of Westwood
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Hail to the Hills of Westwood is the school song or alma mater
of the University of California, Los Angeles
. It was written by Jeane Emerson, a 1929 graduate of UCLA, and adopted by the school in 1960. The current arrangement performed by the UCLA Marching Band was written by band member Dwayne S. Milburn for the 1985 football season.
Until 1925, UCLA shared the University of California
alma mater, Hail to California!. "Hail Blue and Gold," written by a UCLA student in 1925, preceded "Hail to the Hills of Westwood", and was the school song until 1960.
Alma mater
Alma mater , pronounced ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary.-General term:...
of the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
. It was written by Jeane Emerson, a 1929 graduate of UCLA, and adopted by the school in 1960. The current arrangement performed by the UCLA Marching Band was written by band member Dwayne S. Milburn for the 1985 football season.
Until 1925, UCLA shared the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
alma mater, Hail to California!. "Hail Blue and Gold," written by a UCLA student in 1925, preceded "Hail to the Hills of Westwood", and was the school song until 1960.
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