In less than a month, Cal will finally return to the field. The season will begin with women’s soccer on Aug. 23 and continue with men’s soccer, volleyball, field hockey and cross-country until the main event: football against Northwestern on Aug. 31. But it will be more than just the Read More…
In a time of accelerating support and awareness for LGBT issues across the sports world, Cal Athletics released a video on Friday in support of athletes from any sexual orientation. Read More…
At the end of last year, the UC Office of the President came under fire for an effort to put a new face on the historic logo of the University of California. It did not succeed. Now, the Cal Athletic Department has introduced a coherent and new face for the Read More…
The wait is over. Cal Athletics’ new brand — two years in the making — was unveiled in a landmark event at Memorial Stadium Wednesday afternoon. While the shiny new uniforms received all the hype — and rightfully so — the revamped Cal brand is about far more than just Read More…
Respect the past, represent the future. That was the theme of the Cal athletic department’s unveiling of the new Cal brand Wednesday afternoon. At the Memorial Stadium Field Club, Athletics Director Sandy Barbour was joined by coaches and members of the media — as well as a few choice athlete-models Read More…
UC Berkeley administrators have finally acquiesced to a difficult truth: Financing the renovation of California Memorial Stadium through a heavy reliance on luxury seat sales is not going to work. In order to keep the project on track, the campus will need to maximize all sources of revenue. It has Read More…
UC Berkeley’s new Memorial Stadium has emerged from retrofit and modernization efforts equipped to withstand California’s notorious quakes. But a recently released report indicates that the stadium’s finances might rest on less sound financial foundations. Read More…
Since its opening in 1923 to host UC Berkeley’s annual Big Game against longtime rival Stanford University, Memorial Stadium has undergone plenty of renovations and has seen many students and football teams come and go from its perch overlooking the campus and the San Francisco Bay. This fall will mark Read More…
Cal Athletics has received a $10 million gift from the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund, a donation that was officially announced Monday and which will be used to support various programs within the athletics department.
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Nearly a year after Cal Athletics first announced its 2020 zero-waste initiative last fall, the campus is moving forward on its plans to make the new Memorial Stadium a zero-waste facility. Read More…
