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

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An introduction to UC Berkeley by Mollie Fujikawa (with Julie Friedman, Robert J. Kato, Laura Wuertele). IN FOOTSTEPS OF BRILLIANCE CAL OVERVIEW In the northwest corner of Eshleman Library rests an overstuffed leather chair. From the chair, through slats of glass tilted upward at an angle, one can see the lights of the Berkeley hills in the background and the rooftops of the campus buildings sprawling everywhere else. It is these roof- tops that tell a story, that put the whole Cal campus into perspective. Coming off Bancroft Way, you step immediately onto campus. You are met by people of every race, age, and type. Walking on you hear the sounds of speakers in front of Sproul Hall, friends meeting for lunch, and the noontime per- formers near Sather Gate. Looking around your eye is drawn to the variety of posters and flyers promoting upcoming club meetings, stage shows, speakers, and events on campus. You have just entered a world offering countless oppor- tunities in education, student organizations, and athletics. Welcome to C1C Berkeley! In 1855, Congressional minister Henry Durant established a small school in Oakland known as the College of California. Seven years later, President Lincoln signed an act enabling the state to create the Agricultural, Mining, and Mechanical Arts College. The two schools merged in 1867, relocated three miles north of the College of California, and the Univer- sity of California at Berkeley was born. Today, CIC Berkeley is divided into five colleges, six schools, and three graduate schools, each of which is further NOONTIME DEMONSTRATION ON SPROUL. 11