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

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On iVccmher 1. 2006. thousands of snidents fltK-keJ ui ilie Hirarst Greek Thearrc tor the historic B .mfire R:illv. The rally took place on tlic e ' e t the 1 09th Bin Game, the annual tot Kill competition between Cal and ' Stanturd ' University. Introduced in 1891 and oi niicd hy the VC Rally Committee, the rally tells the history of the Stanford Axe and the Big Game itself. Throughout the rally, an L-normous Ixmfire illuminates the theatre. When tlie tiR- threatens to die down, the entire stiidium erupts in calls for, Freshmen, more wood! Freshmen R;illy Committee memLx.Ts then quickly thrt w more pallets onto the rtames. The rally concludes with a reading of Tlie Spirit of California, a brief rctlection on Cal spirit written by 1981 graduate Ken RausL Audience members hold up candles as the fire dwindles to a close. P.icc 2 I Features

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(Ril. ' ht) I jJcncc tikes thf staBc. In jJJtmm u utxklv Wednesday ntKni pcHiinnances .it Sathcr Gate, DcCadcnu- also puts i n laii rr shows including .i major spnnc conceit in April. (Below) Second -ear mathematics and music major Juan Manscal beat K»xes with the male a L appella Kloup Noteworthv. Latci in the proKram. Notcwonhy alsti put on a Snakes on a Plane perlbrmance. A-iJiicnvc viiici; dcJicatcs a special sony tii a certain 10. It ' s no mystery that singer and fourth year music major Marianne Rorcndo is referring to fixitball player Marshawn Lynch, who became the subject of a cappella group Decadence ' s cmer of Madonna ' s Like a Prayer. In their sparkiinc capes and neon bandanas, DeCadence tossed a pigskin around on stage and threw their arms in the air in prediction of Cal ' s many touchdowns to come on Saturday ' s Big Game. |Rorendo| ri-ally sung her hean out like Marshawn was in the audience, said third year L ' riri Onm-akpuri. I definitely have to give her props. As if L ' C Riilly Oimmittee ' s Tri-e Chopping Rally weren ' t enough. Oil hosted The Big California-Stanford Sing-Off on Tuesday, Novemlvr 28, 2006, in preparation of the spirit to be unle-ashc d during the weekend ' s fixitball showdown. Hissing met singing on this night ol entertiinment dedicated to Cal pride. The UC Men ' s Chorale kicked oft ' the e ent, with its line of performers stretching to Kith ends of the stage while singing The Big C. Tliey were- sixm joined by L ' C Women ' s Chorale, which packed the stage with talented singers a-ady to show their Cal pride. The e ent e en let the few groups from Stanfotd say (or sing) their peace. Tlie hissing only lasti-d for a minute or two, but the ixcasional slip ot the tongue was undersrandalile. (Stantordl attempted ui mimic Cal students, who stupendously and creatively insulted Stanford, by (iirmulating their own insults ' against Berkeley, said first ye-ar intended business major Matthew Atkins. Needless to say, Cal ' s singing groups easily won die supp iit of the audience. Noteworthy, a male a c-appclla group, lived up ui II.S ii.inic witli a ver X)rigiii.ir (x-rtormann. The group ' s skilled Ix-at Kixer, second year Juan Mariscal, and chori-ographi-d mines were surprisingly charming. Paralleling the terror Stanford would face at the Big Came, Noteworttiy also delivered a musical version of Snakes on a Plane. Their quick rap solo and human plane fonnation m.idc for one ot the night ' s more memorable performances. But the Srantord bashing did not end there. .After a soultul rendition of The House That Cal Built by the Golden Overtones, singer and first vear integrative biology major Amy Henry played the Stanford tree to a classic Cal co -er of Gr«uc ' Sandra Dee turned Stanford Tree. Adorned with a cardKiard tree cut-out, she channeled the topical Stinford snident as a vain and whine wimp. In the end. she shed her costume anvl ripped it to pieces. Tlie UC Men ' s Oaet was the closing act. turning on the charm with Stanliird Girl in the st%le of Billy JiK ' l ' s dixvwop, L ' ptown Girl. In their sharp suits, they sang of the unpiipulanrv- that a girl from Stanford would face at Cal. The Qil-Stanlurd Big Sing Otf re-infore-cd tlie cross-bay rivalry- l-vtween tlie two schixils in a non- atliletic are-na, indicating [the nx-alry ' sj significance in the traditions and c-ultvire- of Berkeley, s;iid Atkins. Moreox ' cr, the e x-nt helped students brush up on their traditional Gil Songs just in time for the Big Game. I als«i thixight it was a cixil touch tliat the men sang the Oil dnnking song, said Onin-akpuri. I ne ' er thought that I WMiild heiir a public performance of that! While the SingOff was one of many events for these talented performance gnnips, it greatly contributed u Cal pnde during Big Game Week. Tliniughout the wx-ck. there- was of course no shortage of Go Bears or Stantiird Sucks. Our Big C, schixil colors and Oski mean more to us this wtx-k than any other, syiiilxils clear and Kikl of our endless commitment to schixil pride. B G 2007 I Page JO