4 things you probably didn’t know about the Hearst family

Lots of people know that the Hearst family was a major benefactor of UC Berkeley, but few know how eccentric and, frankly, bizarre their family history is.
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Lots of people know that the Hearst family was a major benefactor of UC Berkeley, but few know how eccentric and, frankly, bizarre their family history is.
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To stroll through UC Berkeley’s campus is to travel through time, whether looking out from the top of the Campanile or down from the hills above.
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When UC Berkeley first opened its doors in 1869, students could choose from five available colleges: the colleges of Mechanic Arts, Civil Engineering, Letters, Agriculture or Mining — all established as mandates by the UC Charter.
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More than 40 years after Hearst’s kidnapping, the story still circulates in the media, receiving continued interest from a largely confounded public.
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