University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

 - Class of 2003

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Hundreds of students and alums converge on the Hearst Greek Theatre Friday night for the annual Big Game Bonfire Rally. Members of Rally Comm and passersby In Ghlradelll Square enjoy the musical styllngs of the Cal Band at the Monday Kick-off Rally, The Go Bears! banner hangs from the magnificent columns of Wheeler Hall. The building was proudly adorned the entire week. iiij Will Carroll This week was dedicated to the rivalry between ;]al and Stanford, dating back 1 10 years ago. when ihe two football teams met for their first game in 1 892. Since then, the two schools have carried out pranks ind raids on each other, primarily during the week • before the highly anticipated Big Game. Hence, Big Qame Week had become, through the years, a nemorablc week for most, and a very unique one to j follege football. In 19 18. Stanford painted Sather : jate, the Campanile, and the Big C red. The Cardinals Iso burned a 20x30 feet S into Memorial Stadium ;rass in 1 938 and scraped twenty layers of paint off if the Big C in 1 942. Cal had their own set of legacies, . uch as in 1977 when all of Stanford ' s card stunts L, ore taken, or in the I960 ' s when Stanford ' s Hoover l n ' er was covered in blue footprints on two sides. Many of the stunts were recorded, while many lemaincd as stories told between friends or have faded into myths. But Big Game Week was not just about pranks and tricks. It was about uniting the students, staff, alums, and community of Berkeley with school spirit. It was about recognizing how diverse, distinguished, and truly spectacular UC Berkeley was, and celebrating and expressing that pride in a week filled with various events. Big Game Week, which was sponsored by Cal ' s Rally Committee, began on Monday, November 18 ' ' ' , with a Kick-off Rally in San Francisco ' s Ghirardclli Square. Members of the Rally Committee, dressed in their bright blue and gold striped rugbics, accompanied Oski, Cal ' s bubbly mascot, the Cal Dance Team, and several of Cal ' s athletes to the city, where they grabbed the city ' s attention with a cable-car ride through the streets after their festivities at the pier. Tuesday marked the beginning of the series of service projects planned for Big Game week. There was a Feed the Bear Food Drive on Sproul Plaza, as well as a t-shirt exchange station, where students could bring any red shirt in exchange for brand new blue one, reading Go Bears! Beat Stanfurd! The shirts and food were donated to local shelters. Local businesses showed their pride and support by declaring Tuesday, and the followingThursday, Blue and Gold Day. Students who were wearing blue and gold received discounts from participating stores, such as La Burrita on Durant Avenue, a local favorite. That evening also featured the Cal-Stanford Sing-off in Wheeler Auditorium, which was poorly attended by r .. ..--?

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0 ' r%ir i t ' » i ' k THE AXE! ,vi m; C (T) w The crowd chants Freshmen more wood! as members of Rally Comm stoke the Big Game Bonfire This year ' s rally honored the 20th anniversary of The Play. by Dyan S. Ortiga VISITORS TO THE UC BERKELEY CAMPUS LOOKED AROUND THEMSELVES IN WONDER— NOT A SINGLE PERSON COULD BE SPOTTED IN RED. EVERY INCH OF ASPHALT WAS COVERED IN CHALK. AROUND EVERY CORNER WAS A POSTER, BANNER, OR POM POM OF BLUE AND GOLD. THE AIR WAS HEAVY WITH ANTICIPATION AND EXCITEMENT. AND AS THE WEEK PROGRESSED, THE AURA ONLY INTENSIFIED. THIS WEEK WAS CLEARLY UNLIKE ANY OTHER. IT WAS BIG GAME WEEK.



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The Cal Band performs at the opening of the Big Game. At the t-shirt exchange station on Sproul Plaza, students Cal ' s far superior clock tower is eloquently captured by The band rallied the crowd with their rousing rendition of are encouraged to trade in their red shirts for more ACACIA in the annual Greek house decorating contest Jhe u=iit r=i,f .,.,=, suitable blue and gold attire. Campanile stood 22 feet taller than Hoover Tower Hail to California, • ; r the Stanford musicians; but Cal ' s performances made up for what was lacking. Wednesday was spent in anticipation for the evening, when many packed into the Bear ' s Lair to watch the Laugh Your Axe Off Comedy Show, put on by the Heuristic Squelch. As the weekend neared, the activities continued, with Thursday being another Blue and Gold Day and the day of the Big Freeze. The Big Freeze was the men ' s ice hockey game between Cal and Stanford that annually precedes the Big Game. It gave the fans a chance to release their early aggressions and excitement, and was always an exciting evening with the thought of the upcoming weekend in mind. By Friday, few could contain themselves. Even those who sat quietly in Chemistry lecture were enticed by the Big Game titration, an old tradition in which a red liquid compound was titrated into alternating blue and gold. And that evening was the Big Game Bonfire Rally, which was the most highly attended Bonfire Rally of the past few years. Perhaps it was because the football team ' s season boosted the pride of die campus; or perhaps it was Big Game week that excited the Spirit of California. Regardless, the Bonfire Rally, so large and well known that it was covered by local news stations, featured Cal ' s Men ' s Octet, the Golden Overtones, and of course, the Cal Football team, just to name a few. After the Bonfire Rally, the streets of Berkeley remained lit and crowded, with people excitedly awaiting Saturday ' s Big Game. 110 YEARS OF RIVALRY

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