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1? SURVIVOR ' S .ALE Its a place of learning and of changes. Learning to accept, to tolerate, and to defy a changing era of the 90 ' s. It ' s the University of California at Berkeley, U. S. of A. As a high school senior, I could never quite forget the glamour, yes, glamour of the prospect of going to Cal. Finally, 1 was an adult, introduced to the secrets of stardom, success, and scholarship at a public institution of perhaps the highest caliber. I came to Berkeley thinking I might leave with some of that prestige having rubbed off on myself Fully en- trenched in rigorous academia, 1 leamed about more than just Pareto efficiency. Park ' s assimilation the- ory, the three-part F.l.T. principle to healthful ex- ercise, or Cicero ' s rhetorical devices. 1 leamed about people, about events, about an innocent-sounding place known as Cal. As a freshman, my first impression of Cal was its enormity. Guided only by the 307-foot tall Campanile as a landmark, I struggled with my warped innate sense of direction as I found my way around campus. In due time, as I finally narrowed my specific in- terests, I underwent the rite of passage of becoming a declared major. Life has never been the same since. Best of all, my classes became centralized in one building rather than scattered about the four comers of campus. After three years, 1 could htRt
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N y Debbie Yuan otes from ' inside finally boast of my ability to go deftly through Dwindle Mall from one end to the other. Although 1 was only familiar with one or two routes, it was a start. The 90 ' s has been a decade of change. Just as buildings and empires rise and fall, people come and go. Gone was the bow-tied Chancellor Ira Heyman of the 80s as a new, smiley Chang-Lin Tien took his place, no longer was 1 awed by my first, ceremonious meeting with Chancellor Tien at the Freshman Ball, because now the friendly Chancellor could be seen as nearby as Sather Gate, listening to the tunes of the DC Men ' s Octet; at the YWCA, commending its social services; or even at Berkeley Bowl, picking fresh fruits. Buildings on campus, too, aren ' t as long-lived as the South Hall of 1873. I ' ve seen the green Temporary buildings, a remnant of World War 11 military barracks, finally live up to their name half a century later, as they ' re whisked away before my eyes. Moffitt Library was temporarily taken from us for seismic renovations and then resurrected this spring as per the University ' s promise. The front of Doe Library is now a huge gaping hole. The sterile, dusty Cowell hospital of yesteryear is now a glassy, teal Tang Center on Bancroft; Way. Finally, the Life Sciences Building was, still is, and always will be under reconstruction during my time. One of the most trying experiences has been deal- ing with the intricate machinations of
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