UCLA graduation

UCLA students make their way toward Pauley Pavilion for graduation ceremonies Friday. UCLA alumnus Randy Schekman, the 2013 Nobel Prize winner in physiology or medicine, delivered the keynote speech.

UCLA students make their way toward Pauley Pavilion for graduation ceremonies Friday. UCLA alumnus Randy Schekman, the 2013 Nobel Prize winner in physiology or medicine, delivered the keynote speech.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Friday was a day of celebration in Westwood as UCLA graduates received diplomas at Pauley Pavilion. Alumnus Randy Schekman, the 2013 Nobel Prize winner in physiology or medicine, delivered the keynote speech.

UCLA commencement

Happy graduates take a group selfie.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

UCLA commencement

UCLA alumnus and basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins faculty on the stage. Abdul-Jabbar made a statement to students during the ceremony.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

UCLA commencement

UCLA student Crystal Shaffie celebrates while heading toward Pauley Pavilion for graduation.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

UCLA commencement

UCLA students cheer at the start of commencement ceremonies at Pauley Pavilion.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

UCLA commencement

UCLA student Rosa Cruz, right, walks down a tunnel with fellow graduates toward Pauley Pavilion for the graduation ceremony.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)