Even if you’re someone who only escapes the cozy sanctuary of your home to take the mind-numbing beeline walk to class every day, you’ve surely noticed the ubiquitous construction spanning the length of campus. At first glance, it may seem like an inconvenience — a rather huge and irritating one at Read More…
In preparation for the demolition of UC Berkeley’s Smyth-Fernwald complex a few campus programs hope to minimize the negative environmental impact by giving away all of the complex’s furniture at a “Free Day” next weekend. Read More…
Contrary to previous expectations, Eshleman Hall, a building that houses dozens of student groups, will now be demolished in spring 2013 — several months later than originally projected. Prompted by the B.E.A.R.S. Initiative in 2010, the demolition of the building is part of the larger multimillion dollar Lower Sproul Plaza Read More…
The state Public Works Board voted unanimously to authorize the sale of $65.2 million in bonds to fund the replacement of Campbell Hall. The vote was passed at a meeting of the board Thursday morning, along with bond measures to fund a seismic retrofitting of UCLA’s South Tower and construction Read More…
A public works board meeting Thursday will determine the fate of the majority of the funding for the demolition and reconstruction of UC Berkeley’s Campbell Hall. The State Public Works Board will vote on whether to authorize the sale of $65.2 million in state bonds for the building, which will Read More…
The map below highlights UC Berkeley buildings that are seismically rated “Poor” or “Very Poor” by the Seismic Action Plan for Facilities Enhancement and Renewal report released in 1997. The green pins mark buildings that were labeled “Poor” while the yellow pins mark buildings labeled “Very Poor” by the report, Read More…
Even after two earthquakes Thursday, hordes of faculty, staff and students crowded into UC Berkeley’s seismically unsafe Campbell Hall Friday for the second day of the free stuff giveaway.
Thursday’s Free Day in Campbell Hall — a free-for-all for students, faculty and staff to grab whatever remained in the seismically unsafe, now-abandoned building — attracted more than 100 people and was punctuated by a magnitude 4.0 earthquake in the afternoon. The Free Day began promptly at 11 a.m. and Read More…
Students will have a unique opportunity to put together a home office from the remnants of Campbell Hall on a budget Thursday — all of the building’s contents will be free. UC Berkeley ReUSE, a student group dedicated to promoting the reuse of materials on campus — along with the Read More…
UC Berkeley’s Campbell Hall has been consigned to demolition, but thrifty students aren’t ready to let the building’s office supplies and furniture become part of the rubble. Jordan Bach-Lombardo is the university news editor.
