Posted by
Alex Bigman on Friday, August 07, 2009 07:26 pm
The question that has burned its way to the forefront of our minds over the past two months, “when am I going to be able to ride the Campanile again?” finally meets an answer. The awful headgear, originally planned to come down late August, will indeed come off this Sunday. However, you should get your ride on quick like, because construction will soon resume and last through October. Apparently, our beloved phallus was more f*cked up than maintenance managers originally thought.
Workers found that many stones were cracked, weathered, and sugaring. Also, the lantern could not be repaired on site. The scaffolding will reappear at an undisclosed date and stay until mid-October, minus Homecoming weekend, when cranes will retreat so proud alumni can revel in nostalgia beneath the spire, unobstructed. Until then, our brief window of opportunity will last from 10 a.m. through 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m through 4:45 p.m. on Sundays, 11 a.m. through 3:45 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m through 4:45 p.m. on Saturdays.
Image Source: John-Morgan under Creative Commons.
Campanile set to reopen, then close again for more repairs this fall [News Center]
Sather Gate was officially unveiled again, or something. We saw a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday involving lots of senior citizens and lots of expensive-looking cheese and wine. Apparently we weren’t old enough for a free sample.
In other campus face lift news: You probably spied the spire reconstruction atop our favorite bell tower, or perhaps you were just annoyed because you couldn’t use the Campanile Plaza pathway anymore. At some point we feel that endless reconstruction and $800 million budget cut should become mutually exclusive. [NewsCenter]
Look out for new bike racks around Hearst Women’s Gym, the Bancroft Parking Structure, Giannini Hall, Wellman Hall, and Mulford Hall. Translation: more bikes to steal. [NewsCenter]
So it’s week five of Session A, which in semester terms, means that you’re just getting out of procrastination mode and starting to crack open the first novel you’re supposed to read, but in summer sessions terms it means finals are in a week. And word to the wise: Library hours kinda suck. [Library Website]
Previously: The “Pennies From Heaven” Edition
Today marks the first day of a full week of campus activities and events for The Campaign for Berkeley. The schedule will be jam-packed with concerts, a music festival, a poetry reading, quiz bowl, tours and open houses all throughout campus. UC Regents and program planners are targeting an audience of all ages, shapes, colors, cultures, denominations, education levels and, oh yeah, donor capacities. So tell your rich Uncle Sal to meet us for Story Hour at Morrison Library. Afterwards he can live it up – all the way up – with free rides to the top of the campanile. See here for a full list of events that will take place on campus.
Image Source: Crystl under Creative Commons
The Campaign for Berkeley [Web site]
Posted by
Jill Cowan on Saturday, May 10, 2008 06:33 pm
Last night at midnight, the California Golden Overtones and the UC Men’s Octet performed for a rapt (and tipsy?) audience in the shadow of none other than la Campanile at an apparently annual event, Rock the Clock.
Part mini-pep rally, part frat party, part a Capella concert, and part ritualistic sacrifice (just kidding, but someone did bring their dog) each group started with a Cal spirit song, while the audience sang along and raised their (proverbial) glasses to our esteemed institution. Then the two groups alternated performing their favorite songs, along with the requisite, um, we’ll call them “interpretive dances.” read more »
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