Among its myriad improvements, the refurbished and retrofitted Memorial Stadium features 365 restroom stalls - one for every day of the year. Campus leaders celebrated completion of the $321 million overhaul, in time for this Saturday's home opener, at a news conference Friday. Chancellor Birgeneau called the venue's renewal "a proud and great moment" in campus history.
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For his final back-to-school press briefing, Chancellor Birgeneau turned Thursday's event into something akin to a "state of the university" address. Flanked by other campus leaders, he made the case that despite massive cuts in state funding, the twin pillars of his eight-year tenure as chancellor - access and excellence - are thriving.
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Hot topics and cultural lightning rods, Glass and Guthrie, sublimity and absurdity. It's - what else? - the upcoming events season at UC Berkeley. Hear expert perspectives on healthcare, taxes, the 2012 presidential election. See Philip Glass's opera "Einstein on the Beach." Hear the Simon Bolivar Orchestra youth ensemble. Check out the full schedule here.
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