A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

UCLA

Tue, 22 Oct '24
Sch. west of Beverly Hills
Sun, 6 Oct '24
Home of Pauley Pavilion: Abbr.
Mon, 22 Jul '24
The Bruins of the N.C.A.A.
Fri, 5 Jul '24
Its film school alums include Francis Ford Coppola and Carol Burnett
Tue, 25 Jun '24
It had more freshman applicants in 2023 than any other U.S. university (145,910)
Thu, 29 Feb '24
Sch. that once used a live bear as a mascot during football games
Tue, 13 Feb '24
Sch. near Bel Air
Sun, 10 Dec '23
Where Carol Burnett studied theater arts, for short
Sun, 1 Oct '23
Bruins' home, in brief
Sat, 8 Jul '23
Alma mater for Jackie Robinson, in brief
Thu, 15 Jun '23
Sch. whose colors are blue and gold
Sun, 21 May '23
Sch. near the Getty Center
Wed, 1 Mar '23
Sch. whose newspaper is the Daily Bruin
Sun, 19 Feb '23
Campus with the ZIP code 90095
Mon, 17 Oct '22
The Bruins of the N.C.A.A.
Wed, 28 Sep '22
Team that signed to join the Big Ten in 2024
Tue, 30 Aug '22
Sch. that used to bring a live bear onto the field at its home football games
Tue, 9 Aug '22
Big Ten addition announced in 2022
Thu, 3 Mar '22
Its motto is "Fiat lux"
Wed, 23 Feb '22
Bruins' sch.
Sun, 26 Dec '21
Sch. where a live bear used to take the field during football games
Wed, 17 Nov '21
Bruins' sch.
Tue, 9 Nov '21
Home of the Bruins
Sat, 23 Oct '21
First sch. to win 100 N.C.A.A. titles
Wed, 11 Aug '21
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater
Mon, 26 Jul '21
The Bruins of the N.C.A.A.