Homecoming, Reunion, & Family Weekend 2000 Update:
L & S "Picnic with the Profs" Rescheduled as a 10:00 a.m. Brunch

By Genevieve Shiffrar

October 4, 2000

This year's Homecoming football game against U C L A kicks off at 12:30 p.m. Saturday October 14, rather than at 3:30 p.m., as originally scheduled. The football game is the centerpiece of Homecoming, Reunion, and Family Weekend 2000. Some events planned to precede the game have been rescheduled.

The Homecoming B B Q and the Chancellor's Keynote Address on the Campanile Esplanade now commence together at 10:00 a.m. as the Homecoming Brunch and Chancellor's Keynote Address. (For a complete schedule of events, see the Cal Homecoming, Reunion and Family Weekend 2000 web site at http://www.urel.berkeley.edu/homecoming/.)

The College of Letters and Science is hosting a "Picnic with the Profs" at the Homecoming Brunch. Register* to enjoy brunch with old friends and faculty and deans of the College and hear the Chancellor's address. Look for the tent with the L & S banner west of the Campanile.

Throughout the weekend, campus faculty will be presenting a variety of seminars, free with homecoming registration*. Eight Letters and Science professors contribute to these Faculty Seminars. They are:

• Professor of Anatomy Marian Diamond presenting An Optimistic View of the Aging Brain in Session 1 on Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a. m.
• University Professor Marvin L. Cohen, Department of Physics, discussing New Materials with Exotic Properties during Session 3 on Friday, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
• Professor of Music Katherine Bergeron addressing The Art of Song in France at the Dawn of the 20th Century in Session 4 on Friday, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Class of 1960 Endowed Chair Professor of Anthropology Margaret Conkey presenting New Discoveries in Prehistoric Art in Session 5, Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
• Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Earth and Planetary Science Kristie A. Boering addressing Studying the Ozone Layer: The View from Satellites, Balloons, and U-2 Spyplanes in Session 5, Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
• Robson Professor of Political Science Kenneth T. Jowitt discussing The Fall of the Berlin Wall: 10 Years After the End of Communism in Session 5, Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
• Professor of Astronomy Alex Filippenko presenting Einstein's Biggest Blunder? The Case of Cosmic Anti-Gravity in Session 6, Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. (Note that Session 6 lectures begin 10 minutes earlier than scheduled originally).
• Professor of Psychology Christina Maslach discussing Facing the Future: New Challenges for Cal in Session 6, Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. (Note that Session 6 lectures begin 10 minutes earlier than scheduled originally).

For information on all the lectures, see the complete schedule of events at http://www.urel.berkeley.edu/homecoming/schedule.html. Please note the following changes to the Faculty Seminars.

• Professor of Anthropology and Folklore Alan Dundes' Folk Humor as a Mirror of Society lectures are cancelled (Faculty Seminars—Session 3 and Session 6).
• The Faculty Seminars—Session 5a (formerly Session 7) are now scheduled for 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. rather than 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. However, the lecture with Geoff Marcy, Professor of Astronomy, The Revolution in Planetary Systems, is cancelled.

The new schedule for Homecoming, Reunion, and Family Weekend 2000 for Saturday, October 14:

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.: Faculty Seminar—Session 5A (originally Session 7)

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.: Class of '53 Gate Dedication

9:00 - 10 a.m.: Faculty Seminars—Session 5

10:00 - 12:30 a.m.: "Picnic with the Profs" at the Homecoming Brunch & Chancellor's Keynote Address

11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.: Faculty Seminars—Session 6

Time TBD: Class Procession into Memorial Stadium

12:30 p.m.: Cal vs. U C L A Football Game

3:00 p.m. Post-Game Bash!

* Most events of the weekend, including the "Picnic with the Profs" and the Faculty Seminars require prior registration. Call us at 888/UNIV-CAL or e-mail homecoming@dev.urel.berkeley.edu to request a registration form via mail or fax. Or, download an Acrobat Reader version of the form at http://www.urel.berkeley.edu/homecoming/PDF/generic.pdf.