Once upon a time (well, 1965), @UCLA chancellor Franklin Murphy promoted the construction of a $6.5-million, 44,000-seat on-campus stadium that would be nestled into the hillside west of the student athletic fields. latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…
Among other amenities, the stadium would house a regulation football field plus a 440-yard, 9-lane track, outdoor lighting, concession stands, restrooms, scoreboards, a two-level press box, team dressing and shower rooms and management offices. latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…
#UCLA students twice voted against the proposal and staged a protest outside Murphy’s office. The Daily Bruin, the campus newspaper, ran an editorial opposing the stadium and the use of student fees to fund it. latimes.com/sports/ucla/st… 
Plus “it was the neighbors who didn’t like the possibility of parking problems and...possibility of traffic and noise and interruptions 5 days a year,” Charles E. Young, who at the time was immersed in stadium planning as vice chancellor, said this week. latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…
NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman ripped fans from his alma mater on Twitter, calling the attendance “an embarrassment” two weekends ago when UCLA faced South Alabama. latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…
UCLA and Miami are the only Power Five conference teams to play home games more than a short drive from campus. latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…
With sagging attendance at the Rose Bowl, might the stadium issue be revisited?
From @latbbolch: latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…
From @latbbolch: latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…
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