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Cal Day: UC Berkeley's Open House

By Steven Finacom
Monday April 18, 2011 - 06:26:00 PM
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Student ballroom dancers rhumbaed on the steps of Sproul Hall.
Student ballroom dancers rhumbaed on the steps of Sproul Hall.
Having your picture taken with the statue of Mark Twain in Doe Library was a popular activity.
Having your picture taken with the statue of Mark Twain in Doe Library was a popular activity.
Protestors shed most of their clothes on Sproul Plaza to protest the rapidly climbing costs of higher education at Cal.
Protestors shed most of their clothes on Sproul Plaza to protest the rapidly climbing costs of higher education at Cal.
Astronomy students set up a sundial with chalk and book markers next to Mining Circle and solar telescope displays.
Astronomy students set up a sundial with chalk and book markers next to Mining Circle and solar telescope displays.
The Cal Victory Cannon, maintained by the Rally Committee, was a popular prop at “OskiLand” on Memorial Glade.
The Cal Victory Cannon, maintained by the Rally Committee, was a popular prop at “OskiLand” on Memorial Glade.
A gigantic inflated Oski presided over OskiLand and its children’s games and prizes.
A gigantic inflated Oski presided over OskiLand and its children’s games and prizes.
Engineering students displayed a solar electric car that they hope to take to Australia to compete in a distance contest.
Engineering students displayed a solar electric car that they hope to take to Australia to compete in a distance contest.
An armored member of the Society for Creative Anachronism demonstrated proper medieval fighting style in Memorial Glade.
An armored member of the Society for Creative Anachronism demonstrated proper medieval fighting style in Memorial Glade.
A Cal volunteer overseas talked live to a gathering in Wheeler Auditorium celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps. More Cal alumni have gone into the Peace Corps than from any other university in the United States.
A Cal volunteer overseas talked live to a gathering in Wheeler Auditorium celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps. More Cal alumni have gone into the Peace Corps than from any other university in the United States.
The ASUC Art Studio held an open air sale of handmade ceramics, jewelry, candles, and photographs.
The ASUC Art Studio held an open air sale of handmade ceramics, jewelry, candles, and photographs.
The Jewish Student Union and Catholics at Cal tabled side by side in the long arrays of student activity groups.
The Jewish Student Union and Catholics at Cal tabled side by side in the long arrays of student activity groups.
Two dinosaurs advertising an exhibit at the Lawrence Hall of Science passed through campus.
Two dinosaurs advertising an exhibit at the Lawrence Hall of Science passed through campus.
Cal Origami Club members demonstrated their skills on Sproul Plaza. Yes, they made an origami bear.
Cal Origami Club members demonstrated their skills on Sproul Plaza. Yes, they made an origami bear.
A student awaits immersion in a fundraising dunk tank on Lower Sproul.
A student awaits immersion in a fundraising dunk tank on Lower Sproul.
The experimental garden at the Oxford Tract was celebrating its 40th birthday, and also had a campus table selling plants.
The experimental garden at the Oxford Tract was celebrating its 40th birthday, and also had a campus table selling plants.
LaDawn Duvall, head of Visitor Services at Cal, and maestro of the day’s activities was driven through the crowd in a golf cart taking blue and gold flowers from one event to the next.
LaDawn Duvall, head of Visitor Services at Cal, and maestro of the day’s activities was driven through the crowd in a golf cart taking blue and gold flowers from one event to the next.
That’s not days left to Finals, but 35 days until the End of the World, according to one evangelist promoting his theology at Bancroft and Telegraph.
That’s not days left to Finals, but 35 days until the End of the World, according to one evangelist promoting his theology at Bancroft and Telegraph.
The real Oski was a highly visible presence throughout the day. Here he emcees a spirit rally on Sproul Plaza.
The real Oski was a highly visible presence throughout the day. Here he emcees a spirit rally on Sproul Plaza.
Lower Sproul Plaza blossomed with tables, food, music, and entertainment throughout the day.
Lower Sproul Plaza blossomed with tables, food, music, and entertainment throughout the day.
Cal Day, the annual spring Open House, welcomed tens of thousands to the UC Berkeley campus on Saturday, April 16, 2011. From the Lawrence Hall of Science to International House, Sproul Plaza, and Downtown Berkeley students, faculty, and staff greeted, entertained, and educated hosts of alumni, community members, and new and prospective students. Many of the activities were planned to welcome and orient newly admitted students to the campus and college life.
Cal Day, the annual spring Open House, welcomed tens of thousands to the UC Berkeley campus on Saturday, April 16, 2011. From the Lawrence Hall of Science to International House, Sproul Plaza, and Downtown Berkeley students, faculty, and staff greeted, entertained, and educated hosts of alumni, community members, and new and prospective students. Many of the activities were planned to welcome and orient newly admitted students to the campus and college life.

Cal Day, the annual spring Open House, welcomed tens of thousands to the UC Berkeley campus on Saturday, April 16, 2011. From the Lawrence Hall of Science to International House, Sproul Plaza, and Downtown Berkeley students, faculty, and staff greeted, entertained, and educated hosts of alumni, community members, and new and prospective students. Many of the activities were planned to welcome and orient newly admitted students to the campus and college life.