Berkeley

Thank you for the music: Bands at Stanford and Berkeley thrive despite rough odds

As annual debates over academic and social superiority resurface between Stanford and Cal students amid the buzz of the Big Game, the culture surrounding student bands and musicians at the two universities suggests the Bay’s notorious collegiate rivals have more in common than meets the eye — or the ear, for that matter. While the … [Read more…]

Stanford vs. Berkeley: Which campus has better public art?

Among many aspects of Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley’s historic rivalry, none has stood the test of time better than that between the two school’s iconic public artworks. I will review well-known sculptures, statues and mosaics on the two campuses, presenting them in their glory. Battle of 19th-century figure sculptures: “The Football Players” … [Read more…]