If you ask the average UC Berkeley student how many libraries there are on campus, you will most likely receive a perplexed gawk and an incorrect answer. Amid the majestic allure of the Doe Library — Gardner Main Stacks and the North Reading Room — it can be incredibly easy Read More…
Commencement was a couple weeks ago, and as each department’s individual graduation ceremony — among many peppered throughout the week — has reached its end, the Golden Bear Class of 2013 has officially been sent off and transitioned to alumni status. Even though the major change has had a bit of time Read More…
The Brooklyn based indie rock band The Antlers performed on the steps of Doe Library for hundreds of people relaxing on Memorial Glade on Saturday evening. The show was organized by SUPERB Productions.
Field trips may have been fun at one point in our lives. Now they’re just trips to Doe to check out how the incomprehensible cataloging system operates, or they’re light walks to the Campanile to admire some structural aspect of the singing bell tower — boring enough that you wish Read More…
There will be a symposium Friday in Wheeler Hall to address the future of the various libraries on the UC Berkeley campus and how they ought to move forward. Initiated by the Commission on the Future of the UC Berkeley Library, the symposium aims to provide input for a re-envisioning Read More…
Last semester, we got a much anticipated Cal “Gangnam Style” flash mob with Mario, Luigi and Toad sexying it up on Upper Sproul. So obviously, we needed another flash mob soon for whatever video would go viral next — and of course a trio of stellar Cal students delivered by Read More…
Following a special meeting of the UC Board of Regents to confirm his appointment, UC Berkeley Chancellor-designate Nicholas Dirks will be welcomed to his new position with classic campus fanfare Tuesday.
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March 21st, 2012 marked the 100th birthday of the establishment of Doe Library at UC Berkeley. It is one of the oldest libraries on the West Coast. Students and faculty members including Chancellor Robert Birgeneau showed up to celebrate. Various performances from different groups took place as well as distribution Read More…
When the Charles Franklin Doe Memorial Library was dedicated on March 21, 1912, architect John Galen Howard envisioned it would be the heart of the then-45-year-old UC Berkeley campus as it continued to grow and expand. On Wednesday, the campus held a celebration of the library’s 100th birthday, complete with Read More…
Beginning March 1, protesters in support of Occupy Education California plan to embark on a “99 Mile March for Education and Social Justice” to the capitol building in Sacramento, after holding rallies at UC Berkeley. About 25 people — many of them students — met at an office on Allston Read More…
