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

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every Col student s college coreer Morch. If sec: windy, and the end of rhe semester is nowhere in s c Bur just when it looked like the situation was never going ro improve, rhe end of rhe monrh arrived. bringing wirh r rhe sun goddess ' dream, rhe professor ' s greoresr relief, rhe fror boy s grearesr parry Spring tkeak. Following Spring Breok 68. Mazarlon and Palm Springs will never ogain be rhe same. Some students stuck around Berkeley ro carch up on readings or a research paper; orhers iefr dc m food behind them in fovor of earing mom ' s home cooking for a change. No morrer whar rhey did. Spring Break provided Col sfudenrs an opportunity ro kick bock and enjoy rhemselves ro greor exrenr before having to return ro ctasse; prepororion for final exams. The srorr of April brought wirh if A5UC Senate elecrion campaigning rime. This year, Berkeley srudenrs were (reared ro rwo sofid weeks of fliers, posre-s banners, and overzeolous condidores accosting them doily as they walked through Sather Gore and mode fheir way ro class. No portion of campus was exempt from campaigning as fierce comperirion forced candJdores ro Col s ourer limits including locorions suoh as Vursrer, Evans, and Norrhgare halls. On Wednesday, April 20rh. UC Berkeley graduate Brad Poge was convicted of voluntary manslaughter for rhe 1964 staying of his college sweerhearr Roberta ' ' Bibi Lee Asked, as he left rhe courtroom after receiving the jury ' s verdict, if he hod any comment on hts conviction, Poge responded, Only rhor I ' m innoce- The Poge trial was one of the most talked about local news stories receiving major headline space up until rhe day of Page ' s conviction and beyond. For some. May simply brings endless cups of sessions, and ever-so- dreoded final exams. For orhers, May brings graduation, rhe commencement of four to five years of undergraduate education or Col. Graduation provides seniors the chance to step across the threshold from rhe shelrered academic world inro what has been referred to them for years as the ' ' real ' ' world. Graduation with o degree from Col opens doors ro elire and hofc | ng careers. Some graduates head on to I jtions of graduate education, while orhers move on ro large corporations or prepare for marriage and starring a family in addition ro beginning successful careers Wirh such wondrous events ahead, who could view graduorion as onyrhing bur o gforious beginning? Vrrh such o wondrous year as rhe one jusr past, who could view rhe Col experience as anything bur a tremendous academic adventure. APRIL 19

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philonrhropic support to worthwhile orgonizorions. The proceeds from the event went to o charitable organization concerned with alcohol and drug rehabilitation. The traditional sports highlight of the year, the Big Game against Stanford, was held on November 21st. The California Golden Dears traveled to Stanford Stodium in Palo Alto to take on the Stanford Cardinals. Even though the Bears lost, Cal fans were running wild. During Big Gome Week, the week leading up to the big event, students participated in events such as the 5K fun- run Run Your Axe Off and the Get the Red Out blood drive. Traditional events such as the Rally on Lower Sproul and the Bonfire Roily at the Hearst Greek Theatre were also held during the week ptior to the competition. Big Game Week culminated with a free concert in Pauley Ballroom featuring the band X. Also in November, another day for releasing some aggression was held, this time on the Col campus. The start of Anarchy Doy wos marked by o demonstration of numerous television sets being smashed on Sproul Plaza in protest of constant violence on TV. Although the significance of such a protest seems slightly ironic, the day proved to be entertaining if not effective for many a passerby. December. Finals arrived. Rain crashed down. Christmas and Hannukoh spread joy, cheer, and skyrocketing Visa bills. Amidst all these various occurrences, eleven men and their coach concentrated on one thing and one thing only basketball. Fortunately, they were significantly rewarded for their dedicated efforts. Not since 1959 have the California Golden Bears won o men ' s basketball championship. Although 1967-66 proved to be yet another losing season overall, the defeat was, however, sweetened with a little victory along the way. On December 21st, the Cal men ' s basketball team beat UCLA for only the second time in 26 years! You are below the minimum unit requirements for full-rime student status. Add additional units by petition or consult your college major advisor immediately. Do these words sound a bit too hauntingly familiar? If was January at Cal and the start of a new semester once more, ond thousands of students from freshmen to seniors found themselves ACE ' d out again. As most UCB students have learned over the years, it is virtually impossible to get all of the classes desired on a student ' s schedule request form. As a result, the start of any new semester brings with it kamikaze course- crashing students sticking add drop petitions in instructors ' faces, attempting to secure enough units and classes to become registered as full-time students once again. The start of Spring Semester 1968 was no exception to this well-known ond highly- dreaded scenario. Despite the short month that if is, February was nevertheless filled with the hustle and bustle of various activities. As students prepared themselves for Valentine ' s Day and ski weekends to Tahoe, some very serious actions were taking place on and around the DC Berkeley campus. In response to the growing homeless crisis in America, Col students ond concerned members of the Berkeley community organized to roily ond protest for local homeless individuals. Night marches coupled with the burning of a university- owned house on Haste Street made fot some sensational press coverage for the protestors involved. 1986 wos also a leap year in case anyone really is interested in keeping track of such irrelevant pieces of trivia in preparation for receiving a potential pie piece in their next gome of Trivial Pursuit! After February comes the most dreaded month in

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BERKELEY: Text: Timothy Akin Photos: Peter Beck. What makes Berkeley stand above other college towns? The most obvious feature is the incredible diversity among the people of Berkeley. An amazing melting pot of culture and people, Berkeley is home not on- ly to 30,000 students but to a diversified citizenry found nowhere else in the world. Stemming from its overpopulation and mixed community, Berkeley is plagued by a severe housing shortage, a parking problem, a large homeless population, a nagging crime pr o- blem, snarled traffic, and a struggle between suburbanization and urbanization within the city limits. But along with these misfortunes, Berkeley boasts many more positive aspects which make it the college town so widely spoken about.