The Antlers perform on campus on 4/20
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.
Girl hit by arrow gains internet fame
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…
Video: Doe Library’s Centennial Celebration
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…
An inside look at the Harlem Shake flashmob
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…
Symposium to be held on future of campus libraries
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…
Chancellor-designate Dirks to be welcomed with festivities at Doe Library
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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Doe Library celebrates 100th birthday
Now, the library plans for an increasingly digital future while maintaining its print roots
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…
Protesters will begin march from UC Berkeley to Sacramento this week
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…
Eighteen Occupy Cal protesters detained Friday morning
At around 5:30 a.m. Friday, UCPD officers detained 18 Occupy Cal protesters at their encampment outside of Doe Library, campus officials said. The protesters have not yet decided upon a future course of action in the aftermath of the detainments. Seven student and 11 nonstudent protesters were told that “camping Read More…
New Occupy Cal encampment sees little UCPD presence
In a shift from the massive police presence at the first Occupy Cal encampment in November, UCPD has not confronted the camp established last Thursday, aside from announcing general dispersal orders nightly. The Occupy Cal camp, which moved from the steps of Sproul Hall to those of Doe Memorial Library Read More…