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

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THE LIFE SCIENCES BUILDI S THE LARGEST ACAD BUILDING IN THEiciSfiT STATES. THE bl uegum: TUS ctof OVER SHAvrtrtWTK LONE, iRKBCIff S GRADB RAMS RANK AMON ' OP TEN IN 30 OUT OF 2 L? HIGHEST DIS ITY. gmiKD OVER MEDALISTS.

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Regents were empowered to set University policies such as admissions, affirmative action and student fees. The Regents contracted architect David Farquharson to design a master plan for the University campus. Farquharson proposed six buildings, one each for studies in Agriculture, Mechanic Arts, Civil Engineering, Mines, and Letters, built around a central library building, California Hall. Only five were actually constructed. Only South Hall, a Victorian built in 1873, stands today. Sather Tower, better known as the Campanile, is Berkeley ' s ubiquitous building and symbol. Campus architect John Galen Howard completed the bell tower in 1914. Tiffany and Company designed the University Seal in 1910. Let there be light is a translation of the University ' s Latin motto, Fiat Lux. And thus, the University began its journey into the annals of intellectual history. INTRODUCTION 5

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Cy ' kt fast year or so has been disaster- fiSedjoT tht Bay Area. Whether it was the October 1990 earthquake or the Oakiand Hdis Tire, the Bay Area has certainly received its share of naturai. disasters. The seismic renovation of many campus buiidinqs such as Wheekr, Souih Hail, University Hall axvL Calif orma Hall has begun, but complete restructuring is years away. A recent seismic report evaluated that most campus building are safe even in an earthc[uake epicenter. But tlicn again; many of the Grezk ftouses tiie Greek Theatre and MemorioT 5taffium fie rig fit oBove the Haywari Jau L And, scientists predio. a major earthquake on that faidt SOON ' . The Earth Sciences Bwldinq has a seismograpfi (ocated in the West entrance [obby. Sometimes, you can watch the needle record eart xquofees as tiiey happen! Note; jumping oroumf tiie machine wHl not cause the arm to skip. ow oCi are you . Thz median age is 20 for undergraduates and 28 for graduates. 8% of undergraduate men and women are over 25. 38% of graduate women are over 30. 30% of graduate men are over 30. INTRODUCTION 7