Stadium seating quandary

CAMPUS ISSUES: The campus is taking positive steps toward better financing of Memorial Stadium, but concerns with the project linger on.

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…

Cal’s Tedford dilemma

CAMPUS ISSUES: UC Berkeley’s football team needs to perform better academically and athletically, which may necessitate a change in head coach.

Since he became head coach of the Cal football team about a decade ago, Jeff Tedford’s legacy has gone steeply downhill. His team’s performance has slipped in recent years — both on the field and in the classroom — calling into question whether the team justifies the campus’s sizable investment. Read More…

Defensive back Josh Hill and wide receiver Jackson Bouza scramble near the sideline during the game

Exhibition game reveals look of 2012 Bears squad

When the Bears took the field at Edwards Stadium for the annual spring football game, fans might not have known what to expect. After a loss to Texas in the Holiday Bowl last December and a lackluster recruiting season, the state of the team was up in the air. After Read More…

With Memorial closed, Bears find new lair

With Memorial Stadium currently undergoing renovations and on schedule to open for the 2012 season, the Cal football team has made a temporary home across the Bay at AT&T Park. Opened in 2000 as the new home for the San Francisco Giants, the park is widely considered to be one Read More…

Simmer down criticism

CAMPUS ISSUES: Complaints about the recent changes in construction plans for Memorial Stadium should be tempered.

Memorial Stadium has been called many names — for example, a stadium with one of the most scenic views in college football and an icon of UC Berkeley — but it will never be regarded as quiet. Especially now with the stadium’s ongoing renovation, the noise and activity emitted from Read More…

A committee recently approved project elements to the Memorial Stadium construction.

Committee approves project elements to stadium construction

The Committee on Grounds and Buildings approved project elements to the construction of the California Memorial Stadium, including the implementation of occasional Friday night games — which is already drawing concern from community groups — at the UC Board of Regents meeting Tuesday. The committee agreed to accept a Subsequent Read More…

Get it together

The decision to partially rescind project approval for the Memorial Stadium renovation project was responsible.

The UC Board of Regents’ unanimous decision to partially rescind their previously accepted California Memorial Stadium project approval was a responsibly cautious move. Though we wish the rescission were unnecessary, in light of the current legal concerns surrounding the renovation project, we understand the board’s action. On November 29, 2010 Read More…