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

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a»rlow I SttHirnU light cw«]lr Al the Btmflrr RjIK cm tn 0 The Honfirr lUlK t« thr U«l r rnl ol ihr trrk tirtnnr thr Hig liamr i«n SjtunLiv Oihrr r%rnt« int.lu«lr thr C ' abic Car HalK in San F-rAfKiKti ' « (.ihirAnJrlh Stpurr. Night RalK in the itrcct of Brrkrlo. Laugh Yrr Axe Ofl event « ith (cru h ' anil other ttiHlrnt group . indTrr C ' htifiping RalK tm Upper Spnml Cla j (farlm% r »Ahm«rpnang K) I ) uprt, thr UC RalK Cununittee ptTpwr to Kml 4nrr thr Suntiwxl . xr Itv thr finl time n fi r rar« ■Jhr Big Game carrir a pimrr and niagK all it» (A n. and win or lose, brtng a part ol it »% uuTrdihU peoal. taid ophoniore A»hle go big or go home Bears lose Axe, but not spirit 1 vf ' r i ( On the sidelines with UC Rally Committee till- biggest Cal fans oftin ridr to Big GanuWick as thi-ir lavoriti- lioli la . Much like Christmas, the cxciti-mcnt starts wav bi-lorc the actual ilav. nil despite the fanfare of that day, we reahze that the anticipation leaihng up to it is just as special. In regards to the Big Game, I didn ' t realize this until we lost the Axe. Believe mc, I was devastated when we had to turn our trophy over to the Cardinal. I was on the field, in the line-up facing the .Axe Committee, watching the clock count down and their smiles grow wide. It was not a good feeling, but strangclv enough, I was not completely distraught. As I sauntered back up to the bliMi livrs thn i|r.|, i),,. ,lrm f v —- ■■■■•!• ■•.vr.ii . n-fl rl.id l.inv, I reali ed that the loss ( an .Xxe was )ust (ine diiwn (albeit, a major one) In .i week lull t ups. Big Game Week engulN tin University in a level of Cal Spirit only seen on a gamedav.This spirit, however, lasts the w hole week. .As we attend special events and march down the streets at night, trivial problems and schoolvNork take a backseat to the excitement of the Big Game. But it ' s this week of enthusiastic anticipation that makes me happy to be a Golden Bear. - Anthony Ramil, Director of Card Stunts liini ' ir. I ilni Sli] li,s 26 feotufes

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(fjr lrl! A Lit ' K lly Commiitcr rnrtnlH-r adtrrtiwt thr Annual {(imc-tomlng R llv U r t-ruLi nighl ilrltr Ju tiii r-orM 1t hurtU out ol ihr Ca IfH krr riHjm for the Salur lj loutbill ganit- jgjintt rcgon Slate. Ca tuflcrrd a hcarlbrcAking defeat, iiil%«ing its chance at becoming No. 1 In ihr nation. Init the Bear« and iheir lan« ttdl marched proudU out of Memurul Stadium. Ih-Iuh ) Students participate in the ( al Canned Creation event on Oct. ' on Lower Sproul. Students put their (.Teativitv to the test in thiv and other rik(la events, including a taltograph 94720 photo content and the annual banner competition. ( far left ) Student displav one of man carti slunt-s during the Oct. I J game against Oregon Sute. Lead bv junior .■ nthonv Ramil. Direclorof Card Stunts, the UC Rallv Committee organized the Student Section to cam out thi longstantling tradition. left (The Cal liand takes the field during halltime against ( )rvgon State, rhe band, which ha attendeii irter I 0 iitnM TUtite Cal tiMitlull games, t oa t a membership of o er 200 !«tudenl. and is one ol the few bands ui the nation ami in the Pac- 10 Conferrnce ilut still marches the traditional and demanding high-step form. 25 homecoming

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(Iitl) I T ■ hnu•n Rally I ninrn iiumlKr% lir.l id. liri ji ihc Bonflri- Rillv. on No . 10. Crowd mcmlxT« ind oilier KjIIv C ' omnim I liani I ri%hmi-n. more » H d! cach llmr iIm- lire lK-gin lo die. The judienie al»av» m j|ihe» intenllv lo ue how man) wtKnien palleU don I make tl inio the lila e. (tKlow)The annual bonlire gro« lo a Morihmg height on the e e of the I Khh Big Game The Bonfire Rally, held annualK in the Greek Theater, features dandng, singing, comedi and slor 1ellmg from -studeni . facultv and administrators. (helow left I Justin Forsetl pushes past the Stanford defenie on Dct. 1 . .Mlhough Fr.rsetl rushed lor 96 yards, C ' al fell, 20 1 }. Stanford won for the I6lh time in 2 ' i games, but beat C ' al toach JeflTedford fiir the first time in six tries. Reflections on a first Big Game • t wa.s niv lirsl Bii; tianu-, anil I «as oxcitiil. i luaril Iroin the oklir 1irnnilHr in thi- RoIIn Committee about what an ixiiting game it would lie. The season up to thai point was, well, interesting. So, I had no idea w hat the scoreboard would read at the end of the I ' ourlh quarter. .Mthough til. ijame didn ' t end in our favor, it was definitely a game and week I would never forget, and will look forward to every year. It was definitelv an exeiting week since I had the opportunity to be behind the scenes on most of the events. Overall, it was awesome lor all 50, ()()() students to come together with the Spirit of California tor one goal, to beat si.iTilurd (not a t |ii ' • Despite the loss at the football game, I vNas surprised to see that the pride of being a Golden Bear in other students and rally comnu-rs did not fade. Cal is a place where no tnatter what, win or lose, we are still Lai. The oreat thins; about the Big Game is that it happens every year, so whether it is to w in back the Stanford , xe or to hold on to it, I w ill always be proud ol our team in their elTorts and walk out of the stadium proud to be a Calilornia Golden Bear. - Ruben Mojica Hernandez, Freshman 27 big gome