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“We have just arrived at a proud and great moment in the history of Cal,” said Chancellor Robert Birgeneau Friday at a news conference staged on the new, 1.5-acre Lisa and Douglas Goldman Plaza.
Tag: California Memorial Stadium
Stadium now a memorial to all fallen Californians
October 9, 2012:
At Saturday’s Homecoming game, the World War I-era California Memorial Stadium was rededicated to “all Californians who have sacrificed their lives in service to our nation.”
Opening Day at Memorial Stadium
August 28, 2012:
Nothing could dampen the spirit of Cal fans returning to their beloved Memorial Stadium — newly refurbished, revitalized and retrofitted — for the first time since December 2010. For a play by play of the day, check out a collection of the photos and tweets.
Video offers a tour of the new Memorial Stadium
August 23, 2012:
Bob Milano, assistant athletics director at UC Berkeley, gives a brief tour of a few of Memorial Stadium’s new features. The stadium reopens for its first home football game on Saturday, Sept. 1, after a major renovation.
Peanuts! Popcorn! Portabellas?
August 21, 2012:
UC Berkeley’s new, improved Memorial Stadium will have a new, improved menu when it reopens Sept. 1. Diverse concessions provided by Cal Dining will include dim sum, sushi, hummus and veggie burgers alongside traditional fare.
Philanthropists Lisa and Douglas Goldman give $10 million to Cal Athletics
August 20, 2012:
UC Berkeley’s newly renovated Memorial Stadium will include a graceful plaza named after the Goldmans, in recognition of their gift.
Cal responds to Wall Street Journal article
April 20, 2012:
In response to a Wall Street Journal article earlier this week on the financing plan for California Memorial Stadium, UC Berkeley Vice Chancellor John Wilton has submitted a letter to the editor expressing his displeasure with the misrepresentation of the project, and the Athletic Department has prepared an FAQ on the project’s financial model.
Memorial Stadium suits up for Golden Bears’ kickoff
April 3, 2012:
The seismic strengthening and renovation of UC Berkeley’s 90-year-old football stadium is entering its final phase and on schedule to be game-ready for the Golden Bears’ season opener against Nevada Sept. 1.
Trash costs, sustainability pays, says campus recycling ‘King’
February 27, 2012:
The manager of Campus Recycling and Refuse Services, Lin King, is working with campus groups, including Cal Athletics, to meet aggressive UC waste-diversion goals. To reduce, reuse, recycle and compost, he says, is not only the best thing for planet Earth, but good for the bottom line as well.
City of Berkeley lauds zero-waste stadium initiative
February 6, 2012:
At a Feb. 4 basketball game, Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates presented a city proclamation lauding Cal Athletics for its trial-run recycling efforts at Haas Pavilion this season, and “its commitment to the goal of achieving zero waste at California Memorial Stadium” when that facility reopens this fall.
