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Berkeley's Past, And Past Dreams Of the Future



Archaeologist Fights to Save Bahamian Site



Campus Groups Bring Holiday Cheer to Those Less Fortunate



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To Our Readers



Using Peace and Justice to Shape Political Policy



Tiny Transistor Breaks Barrier For What Fits on Computer Chip



A Message from Chancellor Berdahl on the 1999 Charitable Campign



Radiation Expert Warns of Danger From Overuse of Medical X-Rays



UC, Union Settle Contract for Technical Unit Staff



Robotic Telescope Discovers Bright Supernova



Campy Recast of Classic Holiday Tale: "Hard Nut"



Gift Benefits Student Learning, Research



The Sun in the Church



Conservation Endowment For Anthropology Museum



Art Students Use Their Talents to Give to Community



Researchers Work to Build a Better Mouse, Keyboard



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Top Story: Berkeley's Past, And Past Dreams Of the Future
Lavish Gymnasium

The final competition in 1899 included this perspective view of the central hall of a lavish gymnasium proposed by French architect Emile Bénard.

In a festive and instructive centennial observance of the architectural event that marked UC's coming of age, the Berkeley Art Museum will present "Roma/Pacific: The Phoebe Hearst International Architectural Competition and the Berkeley Campus, 1896-1930."

The show -- running Dec. 15 through April 23 -- provides a rare view into the past, and past dreams of the future, for the campus. It features stunning large-scale drawings, preliminary designs of buildings and setting of the campus, as well as related photographs. Much of this material has remained unseen for the past 100 years. (continues)








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