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Highlights
- Enjoy free admission to campus museum exhibits and events, such as 'Jurassic Park: The Life and Death of Dinosaurs' at the Lawrence Hall of Science; a day of art projects, music, storytelling and tours at the Berkeley Art Museum; and flora, fauna, fossils and insects at campus natural history museums normally open only to researchers.
- Visit teaching labs in biology, chemistry and computing.
- See Pac-10 Conference match-ups in tennis and softball, or watch the Golden Bears' football scrimmage in Memorial Stadium with new coach Jeff Tedford.
- Visit the Spring Festival, a multi-national fair at International House.
- Take full campus tours or a construction tour of the historic Hearst Memorial Mining Building.
Lectures
- Dozens of talks by distinguished faculty are planned. Here's a sampling:
- Professor George Akerlof, Berkeley's 2001 Nobel Prize winner in economics, shares his Stockholm acceptance speech.
- An Environmental Sciences panel presents clues in the mystery of Sudden Oak Death.
- How has Sept. 11 changed the ways we teach students about the world? Political Science Professor George Breslauer, dean of social sciences in the College of Letters & Science, has some answers and examples from Cal's curriculum.
- English Professor Alan Nelson and students from his Shakespeare classes enact scenes from "Twelfth Night."
- Chemistry Professor Angelica Stacy demonstrates chemical sleights of hand.
- Astronomy Professor Geoffrey Marcy discusses his search for new planets beyond the bounds of our solar system.
Tips for Cal Day Visitors
Food
- Campus cafés, the Faculty Club, the cafeteria at the Lawrence Hall of Science will be open, as well as the Bear's Lair and Student Store in the Student Union.
- The campus has many excellent picnic sites, and nearby restaurants offer varied menus.
Transportation
- Public transportation is the best way to get to Cal Day. Several AC Transit bus lines go directly to campus, and the downtown Berkeley BART station is just a block away. From the station you can catch a free Cal Day cable car, with onboard student guides and stops all around campus.
- Shuttles also run to the Lawrence Hall of Science, Samuel L. Silver Space Sciences Lab, and UC Botanical Garden. Parking is free in UC lots, but very limited.
Planning Your Day
- Check the complete schedule of Cal Day activities at www.berkeley.edu/calday to plan your own program for the day.
- A complete printed guide will be available at information centers throughout campus on Cal Day. For information, call (510) 642-2294.
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