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UC Berkeley’s annual llama day soothes spirits before finals

Event is sponsored by student government

By Public Affairs

a woman in a pink mask stands next to a llama
(UC Berkeley photo by Avannya Sinha)

December 7, 2021

a woman in a pink mask stands next to a llama
(UC Berkeley photo by Avannya Sinha)
a woman in a mask and cal beanie stands next to a llama on memorial glade
(UC Berkeley photo by Avannya Sinha)
a woman in a black mask stands next to a llama on memorial glade
(UC Berkeley photo by Avannya Sinha)
a white llama stands in front of doe library
(UC Berkeley photo by Avannya Sinha)

It’s becoming a UC Berkeley tradition: A trailer of stress-relieving llama arrives on Memorial Glade near finals time to help students forget, at least for a few hours, the stress of term papers, final exams and lab reports.

The event, sponsored by the ASUC Office of Academic Affairs on a gloomy Friday, offered students the chance to take selfies and have fun.