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      • A banner bearing 2,200, the number of campus community members who served in World War I, was unfurled from the Campanile's west face — facing the Golden Gate Bridge — on March 22, 1918. That day, Gov. William Stephens was on campus reviewing the campus regiment.

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On Sept. 10, a ceremony to honor those lost over the...

August 27, 2018
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Forestry economist Peter Berck dies at 68

August 15, 2018
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July 26, 2018
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July 3, 2018

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Mel Gordon, professor, director and writer: 1947-2018

April 9, 2018
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March 16, 2018

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March 13, 2018
Berkeley Law Professor Emeritus David Caron

Berkeley Law professor emeritus David Caron...

February 27, 2018
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