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Valley Life SciencesBuilding

In the northwest area of campus arebuildings devoted to public health,psychology, natural resources, social

welfare, biological sciences, and

education, as well as the Berkeleychancellors home, University House.

The Visitor Center is located at 0 Univsity Hall and is open weekdays 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Our students and professionastaff answer questions about the campusand conduct tours for individuals andgroups. Regularly scheduled tours begin0 a.m. at University Hall Monday througFriday and at the Campanile at 0 a.m. oSaturdays and p.m. on Sundays. Speciatours for groups may be arranged, byappointment, at least two weeks in advanCall (50)642-526 to make reservations

For more information, visitwww.berkeleedu/visitors.

University Hall, 959 (C-7). This seven-story building was the long-time home othe University of California Office of thePresident (UCOP), which oversees all 0UC campuses. With the move of the presidents office to Oakland in 988, variouBerkeley administrative and academicoffices have been relocated here. The exrior metal crossbeams are the result of aseismic retrofit in 992.

West Gate (C-6). University Avenue, oneof Berkeleys major traffic arteries, ends

West Gate a semicircular lawn toppedby the Springer Gateway. At the east endof the semicircle is the beginning ofUniversity Drive, which is closed to genevehicular traffic.

Valley Life Sciences Building (VLSB), 9and renovated in 994 (C-5), is named afdonors Gladys and Wayne Valley of theValley Foundation and houses the Integrtive Biology and Molecular and Cell Bioldepartments. The shell of the originalbuilding encompasses 400,000 square feeof new classrooms, lecture halls, labs, andoffices, plus the Museum of Vertebrate

Zoology (closed to the public), the MariaKoshland Bioscience and Natural ResourLibrary, the Museum of Paleontology,and the University and Jepson Herbaria.Covering three acres, VLSB is one of thelargest academic facilities in the country.

Life Sciences Addition, 988 (C-6),houses science laboratories. The renova-tion of VLSB, plus the construction ofthis building and the nearby Genetics anPlant Biology Building, revitalized Berkefacilities for the biological sciences, whicsupport the campuss international preenence in biology and health sciences.

Berkeley

W e l c o m e t o

Welcome to the University of California,

Berkeley.

By any standard, UC Berkeley, or Cal, as

it is known to many alumni and friends,

is one of the worlds leading research

universities. It is renowned for the distinction

of its faculty and students, the scope and

excellence of its research and teaching,and the size and quality of its libraries.

The faculty includes seven Nobel laureates,

more than two dozen MacArthur Fellows,

and more members of the National Academy

of Sciences and National Academy of

Engineering than nearly any other university.

The campus is an urban oasis that preserves

much of the tranquil beauty of Californiasearly years. The focus of this tour is the

wooded, 78-acre central campus, known

for its architectural and historical landmarks.

Allow at least two hours for the walking tour.

Feel free to enter the buildings to enjoy the

exhibits and architecture. Please do not

enter classrooms when they are in use.

The campus map located at the end thisbooklet will be your guide. The tour text

begins at the Visitor Center in University

Hall, but you can begin your tour at any

point. To assist you in locating buildings,

the map is divided into four areas,

designated A, B, C, and D in the narrative.

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Self-Guided Walking Tour(Revised 2007

Mulford Hall, 948 (B-6), named forWalter Mulford, former dean of the Schoolof Forestry, houses most administrativeand some academic units of the Depart-ment of Environmental Science, Policy, andManagement. In the main (east) entranceare exhibits, and corridor walls are linedwith wood specimens native to Californiaor international species obtained fromthe 95 Panama Pacific InternationalExposition.

Genetics and Plant Biology Building, 990(B-6), is a teaching and laboratory facility.On the ground floor facing a lawn isPat Browns Grille, named after formerCalifornia governor Edmund G. PatBrown. Pat Browns is one of four on-campus restaurants accepting meal plans.

Koshland Hall, 990 (B-6), houses biologyresearch laboratories. It was named in992 in honor of Daniel E. Koshland Jr. 4,professor emeritus of molecular and cellbiology.

Morgan Hall, 954 (B-6), home of theNutritional Sciences and Toxicologydepartment, is named for Agnes FayMorgan, a professor of nutrition and chairof the early Home Economics department.

Tolman Hall, 962 (B-6), named forpsychology professor Edward Tolman,houses the Department of Psychology in

its west wing and the Graduate School ofEducation in the east wing, as well as acampus computer lab.

A three-building complex originally builtfor agriculture includes Hilgard Hall, 98;Wellman Hall, 92; and Giannini Hall,930 (B-5). Note the inscription high up onthe west face of Hilgard Hall: To Rescuefor Human Society the Native Values ofRural Life.

Today, this complex houses the Collegeof Natural Resources, which includes theAgriculture and Resource Economicsand Environmental Science, Policy, and

Management departments. On the firstfloor of Wellman Hall you will see a displaycase of intriguing pinned bug specimens.This display comes from the nearby EssigMuseum of Entomology, a researchcollection that is closed to the public.

University House, 9 (B-5). Officialresidence of the Berkeley chancellor sinc965, it was formerly the residence ofUniversity presidents from 9-58 and aguest/reception house from 958-65. Nothe topiary clock on the buildings frontlawn, a gift from the University of GenevSwitzerland.

Haviland Hall, 924 (B-5), is the home othe School of Social Welfare. It was namafter its donor, Hannah Haviland.

Moffitt Undergraduate Library, 970(C-5). Moffitt, an open-stack librarycontaining 60,000 volumes, is one of thbusiest undergraduate libraries in theU.S. Named for James K. Moffitt, Class o886, UC regent from 9-48, and l ifelo

benefactor of the University library systethe library also houses a microcomputincenter, a media resource center, andseveral classrooms.

At the entrance to Moffitt is the FreeSpeech Movement Caf, open the samehours as the library (8 a.m.-2 a.m.). Thecaf showcases historical documents ofBerkeleys famed student movement ofthe 960s.

California Hall, 905 (C-4). Designed byJohn Galen Howard, California Hall is hoto the main offices of the campus admin-istration, including the chancellors office

Howard was the campuss chief architectfrom 90-22.

Just east of Haviland Hall, the C.V. StarrEast Asian Libraryis under constructionas part of the new Chang-Lin Tien Centefor East Asian Studies. When the collec-tion is relocated from Durant Hall, thenew library will be the first free-standingbuilding in the U.S. designed specificallfor an EastAsian collection.

Wellman Hall

California Hall

Hilgard Hall

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The main campus library, a complex ofengineering and science buildings, the

journalism school, and Berkeleys mostenduring landmark are located in the

northeast area of the campus.

Doe Memorial Library, 97 (C-4), is thecampuss main library. The front (north)entrance overlooks Memorial Glade amemorial to Cal alumni, faculty, and staffwho served in World War II.

Named after donor Charles Franklin Doe,a San Francisco businessman and booklover, Doe Library houses the researchcollection in humanities and socialsciences, as well as the librarys coreservices. The campus library system Doe, Moffitt, 6 subject-specialty libraries,and 0 affiliate libraries is the largestuniversity library system in the westernU.S., with more than 0 million volumes inevery printed language, 90,000 currentlyreceived journals, and countless manu-scripts. In Doe alone, there are more than3 million volumes.

Enter the north library doors, and onyour left is an Information Center thatcontains computers with Internet access.To your right is the lovely Morrison LibraryReading Room, a gift from May T. andAlexander Morrison, two of UC Berkeleysfirst graduates. In this entryway is theBernice Layne Brown Gallery, which

features a changing set of displays.

Up the main staircase, on the second floor,is the magnificent Reference Room, whichalso functions as one of the main studyhalls on campus. Be sure to look at therooms ornate ceiling. Look for the enor-mous 854 painting, Washington Rallyingthe Troops at Monmouth, on the far wallof the adjacent Government and SocialScience Information Service room. Thepainting, by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, is acompanion piece to Washington Crossing theDelaware, which hangs in the MetropolitanMuseum of Art in New York. Our painting

was given to the University in 882 by Mrs.Mark Hopkins.

A four-story underground addition tothe library, the Gardner (Main) Stacks,995 (B-4), connects Doe and Moffittlibraries and provides essential extra spacefor library volumes. They are open pastmidnight most nights and 24 hours a dayduring finals.

Bancroft Library, 948 (C-4). Begun in t850s with the collections of Hubert HoweBancroft, the current Bancroft Library hothe Universitys special collections, includrare books and archives. Famous foroutstanding collections of early Californand Mexican history, it also maintains thworlds largest collection of Mark Twainpapers. The Bancroft holds more than60 million manuscripts; 600,000 books;and 8 million photographs, drawings,paintings, and other materials.

On permanent exhibit are what waspurported to be Sir Francis Drakes Plaof Brasse and the first gold nugget minein California. The Bancroft Library iscurrently undergoing seismic renovationits collections are in temporary quarters

22 Allston Way in Berkeley.McCone Hall, 96 (B-4). Note the sabetoothed tiger statue in the courtyard.McCone houses Earth and PlanetaryScience, Geography, the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, fossil and earthquakeexhibits, plus the Earth Sciences and MaLibrary, one of the largest university mapcollections in the U.S. The library is ope8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 8 a.m5 p.m. Fridays; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays;and p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

North Gate, 990 (B-4), entryway to thisside of campus, was built with gifts from

the Class of 954.

North Gate Hall, 906 (A/B-4), home othe Graduate School of Journalism, orignally housed the School of Architectureand was known fondly as the Ark.

Hesse Hall, 924 (B-4), houses fluidmechanics, combustion, automotive, andenvironmental labs of the MechanicalEngineering department.

OBrien Hall, 968 (B-4), is named forMorrough P. OBrien, professor and deaof engineering, and houses laboratoriesand offices relating to hydraulics, water

resources, and environmental engineeriNaval Architecture, 94 (A/B-4), originintended to be a temporary structure, isnow a national historical landmark.

Across Hearst Avenue to the north aretwo more engineering buildings: Etch-everry Hall, 964 (A-4), home of nuclearindustrial, and mechanical engineering,and the green-tiled Soda Hall, 994 (A-3which houses computer science.

North Gate

Soda Hall

Bancroft Library

Memorial Glade

Doe LibraryReference Room

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The Goldman School of Public Policy,893, 2002 (A-3), is just beyond Soda Hall,at 2607 Hearst Avenue. The school wasestablished in 969.

Cory Hall, 950 (B-3), is home to theElectrical Engineering and ComputerSciences department. Note the computer-chip-inspired design on Corys top floor.The floor was added in 986 to house aComputer-Aided Design and Manufac-turing (CAD/CAM) facility.

Hearst Memorial Mining Building, 907(B-3), has recently undergone a majorseismic retrofit, which included placingthe entire historical Beaux-Arts building,designed by John Galen Howard, on baseisolators that allow it to roll with ground

movement. A gift of Phoebe AppersonHearst in memory of her husband, George,the building includes a photo gallery ofits 00-year history, situated at the backof its spectacular lobby.

Evans Hall, 970 (B-3), is the home of theMathematics, Statistics, and Economicsdepartments.

Bechtel Engineering Center, 980 (B-3),includes the Kresge Engineering Libraryand the Meakin Interdisciplinary StudiesCenter. Another on-campus eatery, TheTerrace, is on the rooftop plaza.

Davis Hall, 969 (B-3), rising above Bechtelto the north, houses the Department ofCivil and Environmental Engineering,including a three-story bay for testing struc-tures. On the grassy esplanade betweenDavis and McLaughlin is a pair of bronzebears, a gift of alumnus A. John Macchi 36.

McLaughlin Hall, 93 (B-4), houses theoffices of the dean of the College ofEngineering. The building is named forDonald McLaughlin, UC Regent and firstdean of the currently constituted Collegeof Engineering. U.S. News & World Reportranks all Berkeley engineering programsamong the best in their fields.

Sather Tower, 94 (C-3), is popularlyknown as the Campanile. The 307-foottower, named for campus benefactor JaneK. Sather, was modeled after the tower inthe Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy. AtopSather Tower is a 6-bell carillon that isplayed at 7:50 a.m., noon, and 6 p.m. daily;longer concerts are conducted at 2 p.m.on Sundays. On the last day of classes, adirge is played a student tradition beforefinals.

Visitors may take the elevator to the obsevation deck, 200 feet up. The deck offersfantastic view of the Bay Area and campuSather Tower is open Monday to Friday,0 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday, 0 a.m.-5 p.m.;and Sunday, 0 a.m.-:30 p.m. and 3-5 p.mFees for the elevator are $2 adults, $seniors, CAA members, and youths 8 anunder. There is no charge for UC Berkelstudents, faculty, or staff.

The trees in the Campanile Esplanade aLondon planes hybrid sycamores mohere in 96 from the grounds of the 9Panama Pacific International Expositionin San Francisco. They are pruned backartistically each winter. (Youll see moreLondon plane trees on Sproul Plaza.)

LeConte Hall, 924 (C-3), housing theDepartment of Physics, is named forbrothers John and Joseph LeConte, profsors at UC Berkeley in the early days. JohLeConte was also University president fr876-8. On the street north of LeContenote the NL parking spaces, reserved fBerkeleys Nobel laureates.

Birge Hall, 964 (C-3). The taller buildto the right is Birge Hall, named afterRaymond Birge, chair of the Departmenof Physics from 933-54. It is also a physbuilding.

Campbell Hall, 959 (C-3), named for

William Wallace Campbell, an astronomand president of the University from923-30, houses the Department ofAstronomy and the offices of the Collegof Letters and Science, Berkeleys largesacademic unit.

Tan Hall, 996 (C-3), named in memoryof donor and industrialist Tan Kah Kee,houses research labs in chemistry andchemical engineering.

Stanley Biosciences and BioengineerinFacility, (B-3) nearing completion, will the home of QB3, the California Institufor Quantitative Biomedical Research,

and the hub of multidisciplinary researcin biosciences, physical sciences, andengineering. The building, replacing thformer Stanley Hall, is named for Berkeprofessor Wendell M. Stanley, winner ofthe 946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Pimentel Hall, 964 (B-3), a circularred-brick building, is a 550-seat, state-of-the-art lecture hall with a revolving latable that allows experiments to be set uwhile other classes are going on.

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Cory Hall

Bechtel EngineeringCenter

Hearst Memorial MiningBuilding

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Latimer Hall, 962 (C-2, 3), is named afterWendell Latimer, dean of the Collegeof Chemistry from 94-49. The collegeadministration is located here, and thesecond and third floors house under-graduate chemistry labs. Across the patio,you will see an old cupola all thatremains of the original chemistry building.Surrounding the cupola is a display fromthe Department of Chemical Engineering.

Lewis Hall, 948 (C-2), named for GilbertNewton Lewis, dean of the College ofChemistry for 30 years, is the eastern-mostbuilding in the chemistry complex. Lewisname is found today in such chemistryterms as Lewis dot structures and Lewisacids and bases.

Hildebrand Hall, 966 (C-3), named forprofessor Joel Hildebrand, is home tograduate research laboratories and thechemistry library.

Gilman Hall, 97 (C-3), oldest of thesurviving chemistry buildings, was namedfor Daniel Coit Gilman, second presidentof the University. Nobel laureates GlennSeaborg and Edwin McMillan discoveredplutonium in this building in 94.

Three large residence halls and a major perfor-mance venue are across Gayley Road, to the east.

Stern Hall, 942 (B-2) is reserved forwomen. Other residence halls offermixtures of single-gender and co-edhousing. An original Diego Rivera fresco(Still Live with Blossoming AlmondTrees) resides at the bottom of the spiralstaircase in Sterns main lounge.

Completion of the Foothill StudentHousing Complex, 99 (B-2), guaranteedresidence- hall housing to all new students.Berkeley now guarantees two years ofhousing space to all undergraduates.

Hearst Greek Theatre, 903 (B-2), is a6,000-seat amphitheater set into the hills.The first campus structure designed by

campus architect John Galen Howard, thetheater was a gift from newspaper magnateWilliam Randolph Hearst. Berkeleys GreekTheatre resembles the ancient amphitheaterat Epidaurus, Greece, but also possessesRoman elements. Concerts, as well as gradua-tions and the annual Big Game bonfire rally,are held here.

The castle-like Bowles Hall, 929 (C-), the first dormitory on campus and the f istate-owned dorm in California. It is theonly residence hall still reserved for men

Three highlights of UC Berkeley, listed below,are actually off campus, up the hill overlookinBerkeley and the bay. You can reach them by wof the Hill Shuttle (the H Line), which leavesweekdays from Hearst Mining Circle every hahour from 7:40 a.m.-6:10 p.m.

Set in scenic Strawberry Canyon, Straw-berry Canyon Recreation Area, 959, hatwo outdoor swimming pools, one for lapswimming, the other more suitable forchildren. Hours are 8:30-0:30 a.m. andnoon-7 p.m. weekdays, and a.m.-6 p.mweekends.

Further up Centennial Drive, the shuttle drop you off at the 34-acre UC BotanicaGarden one of the oldest and largestbotanical gardens in the country. Thecollection was begun in 890 and nowincludes about 2,000 species, groupedaccording to regions of the world; thegarden has an especially impressive asseblage of California native plants. Youwill also find picnic tables, a gift store,and a conservatory for tropical plants.The garden is open every day of the yearexcept Christmas, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. There isa small admission charge, except on thefirst Thursday of the month, when admi

sion is free. Free tours are given ThursdaSaturday, and Sunday at :30 p.m. For minformation, call (50)643-2755 or visitbotanicalgarden.berkeley.edu .

At the top of the hill is the Lawrence Halof Science, 968, a public science museumand center for research in pre-collegescience and math education. Named forErnest O. Lawrence, Berkeleys first Noblaureate, its interactive exhibits, games,labs, classes, and demonstrations attractmore than 300,000 visitors a year. Childrespecially, love the hands-on approach tolearning. Hours are 0 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.

Admission is $9.50 adults, $7.50 seniors achildren 5-8, $5.50 children 3-4, and freto young children and current UC Berkelstudents, faculty, and staff. For more infomation, seewww.lawrencehallofscience.

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The southeast area of campus serves awide variety of disciplines and activities.

The Faculty Club, 903 (C-3), provides

dining facilities for faculty members andguests, as well as temporary living quar-ters for visiting professors, members, andtheir guests. It was designed by BernardMaybeck, renowned California architectand the first instructor of architectureon campus.

Faculty Glade (C-3), the open area nextto the Faculty Club, is a park-like settingpopular for picnicking, outdoor studying,and campus events. Along with sleepingstudents and strolling faculty, dogs andsquirrels are frequent glade visitors.

Senior Hall, 906 (C-2), a large log cabin,

was a gift to the University from the Orderof the Golden Bear, a campus society. Orig-inally a meeting place restricted to seniormen, it is now used for many activities andis a national historic landmark.

Womens Faculty Club, 923 (C-2), wasdesigned by John Galen Howard and is aguest house and dining club for faculty andguests of both genders.

Minor Hall, 946 (D-2/3), is home to theSchool of Optometry, whose clinic servesthe campus and surrounding communities.

Walter A. Haas School of Business, 995

(C/D-2), unites business school programsin a modern complex. The schools under-graduate affairs off ice (Room S450) hasinformation about the business school,including maps for an extensive tour of itsfacilities.

California Memorial Stadium, 923 (D-),is the home of California Golden Bearsfootball and other sports. Designed by JohnGalen Howard and constructed in lessthan a year after a statewide fundraisingdrive, it seats 76,000 and is dedicated toUniversity students who lost their lives inWorld War I. President John F. Kennedyspoke here on Charter Day 962, to 90,000people. Plans to renovate the stadium areunderway.

International House, 930 (E-), alsoknown as I-House, is a residential andsocial center for foreign and Americanstudents. A gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr.,its pleasant caf and terrace on the groundfloor are open to the public.

Simon Hall, 966 and renovated in 996(D-2), houses the offices of law professors.

Boalt Hall, 95 (D-2), houses the BoaltHall School of Law, along with the 600,0volume McEnerney Library and the EarlWarren Legal Center, named for the lateU.S. Supreme Court justice and Boaltalumnus. Boalt, one of the top law schooin the country, offers six specialized andinterdisciplinary programs in many fieldof law.

Kroeber Hall, 959 (D-3), named for thefamed anthropology professor AlfredKroeber, houses the Anthropology and APractice departments, a folklore archiveand the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museof Anthropology. The museum, a majorresearch facility, with more than 625,000catalogued items, is open Wednesday toSaturday, 0 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and noon-

4 p.m. on Sunday. There is a small admission charge for most, except on Thursdawhen admission is free.

Also in Kroeber is theWorth Ryder ArtGallery, which exhibits work by studentsand faculty. It is open Tuesday to Friday,-4 p.m., during the academic year.

The design ofWurster Hall, 964 (D-2),is one of the most unusual and controversial on campus. The stark, unfinished lois an example of neo-brutalist architectuNamed for William Wurster, former deaof the College of Environmental Designand his wife, city planning professor

Catherine Bauer Wurster, the buildinghouses Architecture, City and RegionalPlanning, Landscape Architecture andEnvironmental Planning, and Urban Desdepartments, plus the library and officesof the College of Environmental Design.

Hargrove Music Library, 2004 (D-3), isnamed for pianist and donor Jean GrayHargrove, a 935 graduate of the musicdepartment. Along with study space, ithouses more than 80,000 pieces of sheemusic, as well as recordings, microformsand archives.

Hertz Hall, 958 (D-3), and MorrisonHall, 958 (D-3), serve the Departmentof Music. At the rear of Hertzs concerthall is the Holtkamp Organ one of thEdmond ONeill memorial organs wi3,247 pipes and 48 stops. In the balconyis a lavishly carved and painted Germanbaroque-style organ, the Antique ChambOrgan (circa 750), probably the oldestsuch instrument in the country.

Morrison Hall contains classrooms,practice and listening rooms, anddepartment offices.

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Wind back to Bancroft Way to see the UC Berkeley Art Museum &Pacific FilmArchive, 970 (E-3, D-4), including galleries, sculpture garden, bookstore,caf, and the Pacific Film Archive Theater,which shows rare films and innovativefilm programs. In addition to displayingtraveling exhibitions, the museum housesa permanent collection known for its HansHofmann paintings, 20th-century and Asianart, and California paintings. The distinctiveMario Ciampi-designed building has beenretrofitted but cannot be made adequatelyearthquake-resistent; plans for a newmuseum near the West Gate are underway.The museum is open Wednesday to Sunday, a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday a.m.-7 p.m.Admission is $8 adults (8-64); $5 non-UCBerkeley students, children (3-7), seniors,and disabled persons; free for BAM/PFAmembers, UC Berkeley students, faculty,staff, and children (2 and under). Admis-sion is free for everyone the first Thursdayof every month.

Hearst Memorial Gymnasium, 927 (D-3),originally the womens gym, was designedby Bernard Maybeck and Julia Morgan. Itincludes two gyms, three dance studios,and three outdoor swimming pools. Thegym was built as a memorial to PhoebeApperson Hearst.

Barrows Hall, 964 (D-4), an eight-story

building that houses several departments,including Sociology, Ethnic Studies,and the Travers Department of PoliticalScience, was named for David PrescottBarrows, University president from 99-23.

In front ofAnthony Hall , 957 (D-4), isa large bronze pelican that seems to bealighting on the lawn. Formerly known asthe Pelican Building, Anthony Hall origi-nally housed offices of the now-defunctstudent humor magazine, California Pelican,founded by Earle Anthony 02. AnthonyHall is now home to the Graduate Assemblyand Graduate Student Center.

Moses Hall, 930 (D-4), and StephensHall, 923 (C-3), are the only buildingson campus with Gothic-style architecture.Stephens Hall was the original studentunion and now houses numerous offices,including Berkeleys Academic Senate andthe International Area Studies program.Moses Hall is home of the Philosophydepartment and the Institute of Govern-mental Studies.

South Hall, 873 (C-4), is the oldestbuilding on campus and home to theSchool of Information (iSchool). Notethe bas-relief stalks of wheat at the southand north ends of the building, recallingits original tenants the Universitysagriculture laboratories. There are a serof bear statues hidden around campusand the smallest bear is located over thedoor to South Hall.

Wheeler Hall, 98 (C-4), is named forBenjamin Ide Wheeler, UC president fro899-99. It houses the Department ofEnglish and Wheeler Auditorium thelargest lecture hall on campus, withcapacity for 760 people. Wheeler Hall wadesigned by John Galen Howard.

Sather Gate, 90 (D-4), is a Berkeleylandmark that was the south entrance tocampus before World War II. It was a giffrom Jane K. Sather in 93, to memori-alize her late husband, Peder Sather, atrustee of the College of California, theforerunner of the University. The circle the ground before Sather Gate was onceturn-around point for cable cars travelindown Telegraph Avenue.

Sproul Hall, 94 (D-4), is named forRobert Gordon Sproul, the first Califor-nian and alumnus of the University to seas UC president (930-58). It houses Admsions, Student Life, Financial Aid, Public

Affairs, the Graduate Division, UC Policand the Registrar.

Sproul Hall overlooks Sproul Plaza, thebustling hub of campus, where studentsmeet, musicians perform, and political,religious, and social activists expound,especially at noon during the academicyear. In the middle of Sproul Plaza isLudwigs Fountain, named after a favoridog who spent most of his waking hoursand around the fountain in the 960s.

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Wheeler Hall

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The southwest area of campus includessports facilities, a major theater, studentassociation offices and buildings, as wellas one of the largest classroom buildings

on campus.

North of Sather Gate, Dwinelle Hall, 952(C/D-5), is named for John Dwinelle, amember of the state legislature and prin-cipal author of the UC Charter. It housesan array of departments: History, Compara-tive Literature, Classics, Linguistics,Rhetoric, Ancient History and Mediter-ranean Archaeology, South and SoutheastAsian Studies, East European Studies,Scandinavian, Celtic Studies, and mostforeign language departments. Dwinellehas the largest number of classrooms of anybuilding on campus.

Durant Hall, 92 (C-4), is named forReverend Henry Durant, the first presidentof the University. It houses the Departmentof East Asian Languages and Culture andcurrently the East Asian Library, which willmove into the C.V. Starr East Asian Libraryin the Chang-Lin Tien Center when it iscompleted. Durant Hall was designed byJohn Galen Howard.

Back on Sproul Plaza,the Martin LutherKing Jr. Student Union, 96 (D-4), houseslounges, the campus bookstore and otherretail stores, meeting rooms, an art studio,travel agency, and several places to eat and

drink. Its Heller Lounge is the temporaryhome of the Multicultural Student Center;a permanent home is being planned inLower Sproul Plaza, a major center ofstudent activities and performances.

Csar E. Chvez Student Center, (D-4/5),houses the Student Learning Center;student music groups; programs fortransfer, re-entry, and disabled students;and other student services.

Eshleman Hall, 965 (E-5), is the home ofstudent government offices, the AssociatedStudents of the University of California(ASUC), and many other student groups, aswell as Heller Library on the top floor.

Zellerbach Hall, 968 (D-5), includes a2,00-seat auditorium that hosts the worldsbest in music and dance, as well as majorcampus events. For details on upcomingCal Performances events, visitwww.calperfs.berkeley.edu.

The adjoining 500-seatZellerbach Play-house is the site of dramatic art, dance, andother presentations.

Alumni House , 954 (D-5), is headquartof the 90,000 -member California AlumnAssociation. Facilities include a large lounpatio, and conference rooms.

Strawberry Creek, Eucalyptus Grove(C-6). Pause a moment to relax and listeto the south fork of Strawberry Creek (junorth of Alumni House), or perhaps sit othe octagonal redwood bench surrounda large bay tree near Alumni House. Sixtebridges cross the north and south forksof Strawberry Creek as they flow east towest through campus. A flagstone pathseparates a nature area and the Valley LiSciences Building. Beyond VLSB to thenorthwest is a grove of huge eucalyptustrees. Planted in 877 as a windbreak froocean breezes, the grove is the tallest sta

of eucalyptus in the world and the tallesthardwood stand in North America.

Haas Pavilion, 999 (D-5), named forphilanthropist and Cal stalwart WalterA. Haas Jr., seats 2,000 and is a venuefor athletics and special events. HarmonGymnasium, which was built in 933 andseated 7,200, was the site of many excitinbasketball games, as well as volleyballand gymnastics its original facadeis contained in the new structure. TheadjacentSpieker Aquatics Complex hosswimming and water polo events.

Recreational Sports Facility (RSF), 984

(D-6), is the main sports center on campHandball and racquetball courts, twonautilus equipment rooms, an Olympic-size swimming pool, and activity rooms fmartial arts, aerobics, dance, volleyball,basketball, and even indoor soccer areused by students, staff, and communitymembers. Day passes are available for$0 with photo ID to those 7 or older.Schedule a tour by calling the Cal RecClub at (50)642-7796. The entrance is oBancroft Way.

Edwards Stadium/Goldman Field, 932(D-6/7), seats 22,000 and was originally

named for George C. Edwards, Class of873, mathematics professor, and the thistudent to enroll in the new University.A new state-of-the-art soccer field in themiddle of the stadium and a track fieldrenovation were completed in 999.

Tang Center/University Health Service993 (E-6). Funded by a gift from the TanFamily Foundation, the center is a compleoutpatient medical facility.

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Zellerbach Hall lobby

Recreational SportsFacility

Strawberry Creek

Tang Center

Dwinelle Hall

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Self Guided Walking Tour (Revised 2007

C.V. Starr East Asian Library, B-4California Hall, C-4California Memorial Stadium, D-1Calvin Laboratory, D-2Campanile (Sather Tower), C-3Campbell Hall, C-3Career Center, (2111 Bancroft

Way), E-7Csar Chvez Student Center,

D-4,5CITRIS Bldg. (under construction).

B-3

Clark Kerr Campus, F-1CNMAT (McEnerney Hall, 1750Arch St.), A-6

Community Living Office (2405Bowditch St.), E-4

Conference Services (2601 WarringSt.), F-1

Cory Hall, B-3Cyclotron Rd., B-1,2Davis Hall, B-3Disabled Students Program, D-4,5Doe (Main) Library, C-4Donner Lab, B-3Durant Hall, C-4Durham Studio Theater (Dwinelle

Hall), D-5Dwinelle Annex, D-5Dwinelle Hall, C/D-5East Gate, B-2

Edwards Stadium, D-6,7EH&S Facility, D-6Eshleman Hall, E-5Etcheverry Hall, A-4Evans Diamond, D-6Evans Hall, B-3Eye Center, D-2Faculty Club, C-3Faculty Glade, C-3Founders Rock, A-3Frank Schlessinger Way, C-6Gayley Rd., C-2Genetics & Plant Biology Bldg., B-6Giannini Hall, B-5Giauque Hall, C-3Gilman Hall, C-3Girton Hall, C-2Goldman Field, D-6

Goldman School of Public Policy, A-3Haas Pavilion, D-5Haas School of Business, C/D-2Haviland Hall, B-5Hearst Field Annex, D-4Hearst Greek Theatre, B-2Hearst Gymnasium, D-3Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg., B-3Hearst Museum of Anthropology, D-3Heating Plant, D-6Hellman Tennis Complex, D-6,7Hertz Hall, D-3Hesse Hall, B-4Hildebrand Hall, C-3Hilgard Hall, B-6Housing & Dining Services, E-4Human Resources Office

(2150 Shattuck), C-7Insectary, A-7

Institute of Industrial Relations(2521 Channing Way), E-4

International House, E-1Koshland Hall, B-6Kroeber Hall, D-3Latimer Hall, C-2,3Latin American Studies, Center

for (2334 Bowditch St.), E-3Law School, D-2Lawrence Berkeley NationalLaboratory, A/B-1Lawrence Hall of Science, C-1Le Conte Hall, C-3Levine-Fricke Field, C-1Lewis Hall, C-2Library, C-4Life Sciences Addition, C-6Martin Luther King Jr. Student

Union D 4

Mathematical Sciences ResearchInstitute, C-1

Maxwell Family Field, C-1McCone Hall, B-4McLaughlin Hall, B-4Minor Hall & Addition, D-2Moffitt Undergraduate Library, CMorgan Hall, B-6Morrison Hall, D-3Moses Hall, D-4Mulford Hall, B-6Naval Architecture Bldg., A/B-4

North Field, D-3North Gate, B-4North Gate Hall, A/B-4OBrien Hall, B-4Old Art Gallery, D-4Optometry Bldg./Clinic (Minor

Hall), D-2Oxford Research Unit, A-7Pacific Film Archive, E-3Pacific Film Archive Theater, D-4Parking Office (2543 Channing

Way), E-3Parking Structures, A-3, A-5, C-7,

E-7, E-6, E-5, F-2, D-3, B-1Pimentel Hall, B-3Recreational Sports Facility, D-6Residence Halls

Bowles Hall, C-1Clark Kerr Campus, F-1

Foothill Student Housing, A-2,Stern Hall, B-2Unit 1, E-3Unit 2, F-2,3Unit 3, E-5

Sather Gate, D-4Sather Tower (Campanile), C-3Senior Hall, C-2Silver Space Sciences Lab, C-1Simon Hall, D-2Soda Hall, A-3South Hall, C-4Spieker Aquatics Complex, D-5Spieker Plaza, D-5Springer Gateway, C-6Sproul Hall, D-4Sproul Plaza, D-4Stadium Rim Way, C-1

Stanley Biosciences & Bioengineing Facility, B-3Stephens Hall, C-3Strawberry Canyon Recreation

Area, C-1Student Union, D-4Tan Hall, C-3Tang Center (2222 Bancroft Way

E-6Tolman Hall, B-6Transit Services, B-7UC Berkeley Extension (1995

University Ave., #7000), C-7Underhill Field (under

construction), F-2University Dr., C-5, C-3University Hall, C-7University Health Services (Tang

Center, 2222 Bancroft Way), E-

University House, B-5University Press (2120 Berkeley

Way), B-7University Students Cooperative

Association (2424 Ridge Rd.), AValley Life Sciences Bldg., C-5Visitor Services (University Hall)Warren Hall, B-6Wellman Hall, B-5West Circle, C-6West Gate, C-6Wheeler Hall, C-4Witter Field, C-1Womens Faculty Club, C-2Wurster Hall, D-2Zellerbach Hall, D-5Zellerbach Playhouse, D-5

Building Key

Admissions, UndergraduateSproul Hall, D-4

African American StudiesBarrowsHall, D-4,

Agriculture & Resource EconomicsGiannini Hall, B-5

AnthropologyKroeber Hall, D-3Architecture (incl. Visual Studies)Wurster Hall, D-2

Art, History ofDoe Library, C-4Art PracticeKroeber Hall, D-3Asian American StudiesBarrows

Hall, D-4Asian StudiesStephens Hall (under-graduate), C-3; 2223 Fulton St.(graduate), D-4

AstronomyCampbell Hall, C-3Athletic Ticket Office2223 Fulton

St., D-7BioengineeringEvans Hall, B-3Business, Haas School ofC/D-2Career Center2111 Bancroft Way,

E-7Chancellors OfficeCalifornia Hall,

C-4Chemical EngineeringGilman Hall,

C-3Chemistry, College ofLatimer Hall,

C-3Chicano StudiesBarrows Hall, D-4City & Regional PlanningWurster

Hall, D-2Civil & Environmental Engineering

Davis Hall, B-3ClassicsDwinelle Hall, C/D-5Comparative LiteratureDwinelle

Hall, C/D-5Computer ScienceSoda Hall, A-3Earth & Planetary ScienceMcCone

Hall, B-4East Asian Languages & Cultures

Durant Hall, C-4EconomicsEvans Hall, B-3Education, Graduate School of

Tolman Hall, B-6Electrical Engineering & Computer

SciencesCory Hall, B-3EmploymentUniversity Hall, C-7Engineering, College of

McLaughlin Hall, B-4EnglishWheeler Hall, C-4Environmental Design, College ofWurster Hall, D-2

Environmental Science, Policy &ManagementGiannini Hall, B-5

Environmental SciencesCampbellHall, C-3

Ethnic StudiesBarrows Hall, D-4Film StudiesDwinelle Hall, C/D-5Financial AidSproul Hall, D-4Financial ServicesUniversity Hall, C-7GeographyMcCone Hall, B-4Governmental Studies, Institute

ofMoses Hall, D-4HistoryDwinelle Hall, C/D-5History of ArtDoe Library, C-4Human ResourcesUniversity Hall,

C-7

Industrial Engineering & OperationsResearchEtcheverry Hall, A-4

Information, School ofSouth Hall,C-4

Integrative BiologyValley LSB, C-5Interdisciplinary StudiesCampbell

Hall, C-3Interdisciplinary Studies, Engineer-

ingBechtel Engineering Center,B-3

International & Area StudiesStephens Hall, C-3

Journalism, Graduate School ofNorth Gate Hall, A-4

Landscape Architecture & Environ-mental PlanningWurster Hall, D-2

Languages (most)Dwinelle Hall,C/D-5

Law Boalt Hall School of D 2

Letters & Science, College ofCampbell Hall, C-3

LinguisticsDwinelle Hall, C/D-5Mass CommunicationsCampbell

Hall, C-3Materials Science & Engineering

Hearst Mining Building, B-3MathematicsEvans Hall, B-3Mechanical EngineeringEtcheverry

Hall, A-4Middle Eastern StudiesStephens

Hall, C-3

Molecular & Cell BiologyLSA, C-6MusicMorrison Hall, D-3Native American StudiesBarrows

Hall, D-4Natural Resources, College of

Giannini Hall, B-5Near Eastern StudiesBarrows Hall,

D-4Nuclear EngineeringEtcheverry

Hall, A-4Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology

Morgan Hall, B-6Optometry, School ofMinor Hall,

D-2Peace & Conflict StudiesStephens

Hall, C-3PhilosophyMoses Hall, D-4PhysicsLe Conte Hall, C-3Plant & Microbial Biology

Koshland Hall, B-6Political Economies of Industrial

SocietiesMoses Hall, D-4Political ScienceBarrows Hall, D-4PsychologyTolman Hall, B-6Public Health, School of

University Hall, B/C-7Public Policy, Goldman School of

2607 Hearst Ave., A-3RegistrarSproul Hall, D-4Religious StudiesCampbell Hall, C-3RhetoricDwinelle Hall, C/D-5ROTCHearst Gymnasium, D-3Slavic Languages & Literatures

Dwinelle Hall, C/D-5Social Welfare, School ofHaviland

Hall, B-5SociologyBarrows Hall, D-4

South & Southeast Asian StudiesDwinelle Hall, C/D-5StatisticsEvans Hall, B-3Student Government (ASUC)

Eshleman Hall, E-5Study Abroad ProgramStephens

Hall, C-3Theater, Dance & Performance

StudiesDwinelle Annex, D-5University Relations2080 Addison

St., C-7University Health ServicesTang

Center, E-6Visitor ServicesUniversity Hall, C-7Womens Studies, Gender &

Dwinelle Hall, D-5

Department Key

Alumni House, D-5Anthony Hall, D-4Architects & Engineers (A&E), D-4Art Museum, E-3Bancroft Library, C-4Banway Bldg. (2111 Bancroft Way),

E-7Barker Hall, B-6Barrow Lane, D-4Barrows Hall, D-4BART Station, C-7Bechtel Engineering Center, B-3Berkeley Art Museum, E-3Birge Hall, C-3Boalt Hall School of Law, D-2Botanical Garden, C-1

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