The Daily Clog » Doe Library http://clog.dailycal.org A Cal blog brought to you by The Daily Californian Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:53:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Thank You Note: ‘Rents to Keep Libraries Open 24/7 Finals Week http://clog.dailycal.org/2009/10/11/thank-you-note-rents-to-keep-libraries-open-247-finals-week/ http://clog.dailycal.org/2009/10/11/thank-you-note-rents-to-keep-libraries-open-247-finals-week/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:24:05 +0000 Alex Bigman http://clog.dailycal.org/?p=14177 3517171540_c12666c36e

Damn, it would have been real pathetic to see Doe and Moffitt libraries empty during the wee morning hours of finals week – no procrastinators, amphetamine jockeys or Berkeley students studious enough to earn those sterile depths the reverence they deserve. Rocked by this awful thought, some generous parents came through where the state of California could not, throwing down hella bank to keep those caverns (and the Free Speech Movement Cafe) open when they’re needed most. Clutch, Mr. & Mrs. Steiny.

Their $30,000 gift will do precisely the following: From 8 a.m. Dec. 10 through 5 p.m. Dec. 19, Gardner Stacks, Moffit Library, the Moffit Microcomputer Lab and the Free Speech Movement Cafe will not close. Our gratitude, from the Clog.

Image Source: s. bennett under Creative Commons.
Libraries to stay open 24/7 during finals, thanks to donors [News Center]

]]> http://clog.dailycal.org/2009/10/11/thank-you-note-rents-to-keep-libraries-open-247-finals-week/feed/ 1 We Spy: A Shrubbery! (And Some Other Stuff) http://clog.dailycal.org/2008/09/18/we-spy-a-shrubbery-and-some-other-stuff/ http://clog.dailycal.org/2008/09/18/we-spy-a-shrubbery-and-some-other-stuff/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:10:01 +0000 Jill Cowan http://clog.dailycal.org/?p=2997
What’s this? What’s this? There’s something on the steps of Doe Library! Berkeley apparently demands … a shrubbery! (Ni! Ni!) Oh, and the university also demands some canopies with chandeliers. Because we’re just that awesome.


OK, so we’re not really sure why they’re actually there, but we have a sneaking suspicion Doe’s sprucing up (or cypress-ing up–we couldn’t really tell) has something to do with that Campaign for Berkeley thing we mentioned earlier. Twice. Yet, none of the events listed are set to take place at Doe Library or Memorial Glade (you know, where they set up that giant tent?). Maybe whatever’s going on is just for the high rollers. Looks like someone’s bringin’ out the big guns …

Image Source: Jill Cowan
The Campaign for Berkeley [Web site]

]]> http://clog.dailycal.org/2008/09/18/we-spy-a-shrubbery-and-some-other-stuff/feed/ 1 Library Goes Retro With Berkeley Fashions http://clog.dailycal.org/2008/03/08/library-goes-retro-with-berkeley-fashions/ http://clog.dailycal.org/2008/03/08/library-goes-retro-with-berkeley-fashions/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:21:29 +0000 Christine Borden http://clog.dailycal.org/2008/03/08/library-goes-retro-with-berkeley-fashions/

“Project Runway” ended its season this past Wednesday, but that doesn’t mean your fashion interests have to be put on pause. Today Doe Library opens up its exhibit exploring the history of fads and duds at UC Berkeley.

Titled “From Plugs to Bling: A Century of Cal Student Fashion,” the exhibit contains a total of 12 display cases and about 100 items. Some of the items–such as the battered plugs–are almost 100 years old.

Head over to the library if you’re feeling like rubbing elbows with Robert Gordon Sproul’s hat, which bears the words “Oski Wow Wow Whiskey Wee Wee,” among other doodads. Maybe you’ll even get some of that university presidential magic yourself … and all for free.

A century of Cal student fashion to be displayed [NewsCenter]
History of Cal student fashions on display [Chron]

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