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

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OCTOBER HALLOWEEN NOBEL PRIZE WINNER At th e same time Halloween was ap- proaching, UC Berkeley physical chemist Yuan T. Lee was becoming the University ' s 15th Nobel Laureate for his work with two other researchers on molecular interaction. A professor and principal investigator at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Lee shared the Royal Swedish Academy of Science award with Harvard University ' s Dudley Herschback and the University of Toronto ' s John Polanyi. Lee was both surprised and excited by his award. NOVEMBER BIG GAME On the brink of its losingest season in team history, the California Golden Bears shocked the Stanford Cardinals in front of a packed Memorial Stadium on November 22nd. In an emotional scene, Head Coach Joe Kapp was carried off the field after his last game at the helm. The 1-9 Bears were led by senior quarterback Kevin Brown as Cat dominated the 7-2 and Gator Bowl bound Cardinals, 7-1 1 . As the final gun sounded, the crowd rushed the field as general chaos broke loose. As the Cardinals left, everyone rest assured that the Axe was back!

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AUGUST UC BERKELEY JAZZ FESTIVAL - Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the UC Berkeley jazz festival survived fiscal cuts in its budget and provided a weekend-long concert series in the Greek Theater. Organized by ASUC SUPERB Productions, the Jazz Festival featured South African composer and pianist Ab- dullah Ibrahim, Brazilian singer Tania Maria, vocal group Rare Silk, jazz group The Leaders, and many other jazz musicians and vocalists. 22 SEPTEMBER CORAZON AQUINO - Completing her whirlwind US tour, Corazon Aquino addressed an excited crowd of more than 8500 at UC Berkeley ' s Greek Theater on September 23rd. Philippine president Aquino saluted Berkeley ' s longstanding commitment to human rights.

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DECEMBER FINALS WEEK - December 8-1 6 marked the dreaded finals week for the fall semester of the academic year. As instruction came to a close, the infamous dead week came upon students, bringing with it sleepless nights and bottomless cups of coffee. The typical last minute cramming and stomach butter- flies caused a stressful at- mosphere as the week wore onward. But as the week came to a close, Berkeley became alive again with Christmas shopping students. 24 JANUARY REACTOR PROPOSAL In a long-awaited move, DC Berkeley officials in- cluding Chancellor Ira Michael Heyman announced the decommissioning of the controversial Etcheverry Hall nuclear reactor, citing reasons of great wear and declining aca- demic use.