CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball 33 BERKELEY AND BERKELEY THE BAY AREA erkeley is a part of the San Francisco Bay B Area major metropoli- tan area of approximately 7.2 million people. The region is one of the most beautiful in the world and includes the major cities of San Fran- cisco and Oakland, as well as Berkeley, home of the world-renowned University of California. Just south are San Jose and the Silicon Valley, home to many of the world’s high-tech companies. The Bay Area also lies within easy driving distance of the high Sierra resorts of Lake Tahoe and Yosemite, the Monterey/Carmel peninsula, the world famous Napa wine country and the spectacular the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by Mendocino Coast. the Golden Gate strait, and from north to east TOP CITIES IN Everyone knows San Fran- by the San Francisco Bay. San Francisco has cisco, a.k.a. “The City,” from been named the world’s top city twice and the THE WORLD the numerous photographs, top city in the U.S. in 18 of the last 19 years by 1. Sydney, Australia movies and television shows Condé Nast Traveler. 2. San Francisco, CA that capture its magic and The San Francisco Bay is spanned by 3. Florence, Italy beauty. It is a city built on a two landmarks, the Golden Gate and San 4. Cape Town S. Africa series of more than 40 hills, Francisco-Oakland Bay bridges, and graced 5. Charleston, SC offering panoramic views of by four islands: Alcatraz, Angel, Yerba Buena 6. Bangkok, Thailand every kind. The hub of a nine- and Treasure. The area is easily navigated by 7. Rome, Italy county complex and the fi- car, BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), bus or 8. Buenos Aires, Argentina nancial and insurance capital ferry, making it easily 9. Vancouver, Canada of the world, San Francisco accessible to all. 10. New York City, NY has a resident population Source: Condé Nast Traveler, of just over 800,000 and is 2008 Readers’ Choice Awards situated on a 46.7 square mile peninsula bounded on Andrew Bailey OAKLAND 34 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball SAN FRANCISCO Frank Gore Located across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco, Sports fans can see it all in the Bay Area - professional Oakland is a city of over 400,000, jam-packed with football (San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders), professional exciting attractions, stimulating arts and an ideal climate. basketball (Golden State Warriors), professional baseball Oakland’s charm exceeds its man-made wonders, as its (San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics), professional tumbling hills, vast forests, hiking and riding trails, beautiful hockey (San Jose Sharks) and outstanding collegiate com- lakes and numerous parks provide a natural escape for those petition (six Division I schools). who prefer nature over an urban environment. Berkeley, just a 12-mile drive from San Francisco, is situated Sources: S.F. Convention and Visitors Bureau, Oakland on 17.7 square miles with a population of just under 103,000 Convention and Visitors Authority, Berkeley Convention and people. A study in contrasts, Berkeley is a small town with a Visitors Bureau, and the California Trade and Commerce big city character. With its world-renowned university, global Agency. population and rich diversity of cultural arts, Berkeley reflects and affects the rest of the country. SIMPLY THE BEST • Money magazine chose San Francisco as “the best place to live” among the 300 biggest U.S. metro- politan areas. • Forbes.com has ranked San Francisco one of America’s “best cities for the outdoors” for each of the past two years while American College of Sports Medicine has consistently placed San Francisco among the nation’s Top 5 in fitness among the most populous cities. • Readers of Travel + Leisure magazine selected San Francisco as their favorite city in 2008 for its “noteworthy neighborhoods.” • San Francisco is rated the No. 1 city in the U.S. and the No. 2 city in the world by Condé Nast Traveler YOSEMITE (October 2008). NATIONAL PARK CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball 35 THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Simply THE best here is no other way to aptly describe America’s top public university. There is no other T way to describe one of the elite academic settings in the world – especially one that also includes one of America’s most successful athletic departments. The University of California blends the best of all worlds. Overlooking the scenic San Francisco Bay and ranked as the nation’s top public university by the U.S. News and World Report, the flagship campus of the state of California also features an athletic program that annu- ally finishes among the leaders in the Directors’ Cup standings, which rates the overall success of America’s collegiate athletic departments. Cal attracts what many believe to be the finest applicant pool in the United States. The university features a diverse student body population. The University of California offers 351 degree programs, and 35 of the school’s 36 graduate programs are ranked among America’s Top 10. Cal’s 35 programs among the Top 10 is No. 1 among all universi- ties in the country, as is its 32 “distinguished” programs, as rated by the National Research Council. The library is ranked third in the country, as judged by the Association of Research Libraries with 10 million volumes in 32 campus libraries. The faculty features seven Nobel Laureates, 135 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 28 Mac- Arthur Fellows, 74 Fulbright Scholars, four Pulitzer Prize winners and more Guggenheim Fellows (359) than any other university in America. 36 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball AMERICA’s No. 1 PUBLIC UNIVERSITY BY THE NUMBERS Universities With Highest Universities With The In 2007, the Association of Number of Top 10 Highest Number of Research Libraries ranked 1 Graduate Programs 1“Distinguished Programs” 1Cal’s University Library as 1. CALIFORNIA 1. CALIFORNIA the No. 1 public research 2. Stanford 2. Stanford university library in North 3. Harvard 3. Harvard America. 4. Columbia 4. Princeton 5. MIT 5. MIT TOP PUBLIC Nobel Laureates 21 current and former UNIVERSITIES 21 faculty members 3000 1. CALIFORNIA 2. Virginia Service Student-to-Faculty Ratio UCLA The University of California is the 4. Michigan 15-1 only school in the country to have 5. North Carolina produced more than 3,000 vol- unteers since the inception of the Source: U.S. News and Degree Programs Peace Corps in 1961. World Report 351 Nobel Laureate George Smoot CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball 37 CALIFORNIA ATHLETI C S Nathan Adrian Emily Silver Men’s Swimming & Diving Women’s Swimming & Diving 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist 2009 National Champion 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle Michael Cavic Natalie Coughlin Men’s Swimming & Diving Women’s Swimming & Diving 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist 11-time 2004 & ’08 Olympic Medalist Winning is a Cal Tradition! RECENT TEAM natIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004 MEN’s GoLF 2006 MEN’s CREW 2006 WOMEN’s CREW CURRENT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Alex Mack Football 2008 FIELD HOCKEY 2008-09 WOMEN’s 2008 Draddy Trophy NorPac Champions SWIMMING & DIVING National Scholar-Athlete Pac-10 Champions of the Year 38 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball Evan Roth Dana Vollmer Men’s Gymnastics Women’s Swimming & Diving 2009 National Champion 2009 National Champion Rings 100 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Damir Dugonjic Men’s Swimming & Diving 2009 National Champion 100 Breaststroke Amanda Sims Women’s Swimming & Diving 2009 National Champion 100 Butterfly Mari Andersson Martin Maric Jana Juricova Men’s Track & Field Women’s Tennis 2009 National Champion 2009 National Champions Discus Doubles 2006 WOMEN’s CREW 2008 RUGBY 2008-09 WOMEN’S SWImmIng & DIVING 2002 SOFTBALL 2008-09 WOMEN’s 2009 WOMEN’s CREW 2009 MEN’s CREW SWIMMING & DIVING Pac-10 Champions Pac-10 Champions Pac-10 Champions CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball 39 THE F U T U RE ... STUDENT-ATHLETE HIGH MEMORIAL StadIUM PERFORMANCE CENTER RENOvatION The Student-Athlete High Performance Center, now un- Memorial Stadium, considered by many to be one of the der construction, is expected to be completed prior to the most beautiful settings for collegiate football, was originally 2011 season. The 142,000 square foot facility will house constructed with funds donated by alumni, faculty, students locker rooms, offices and meeting rooms, as well as areas and fans. At the time, Robert Gordon Sproul, who became for strength and conditioning, sports medicine, nutrition and UC president in 1930, said that the stadium “stands in simple academics for football and 12 other intercollegiate sports. dignity, beauty and strength.” The building is the physical manifestation of Cal’s High Now, plans are being finalized to renovate the 86-year-old Performance Initiative, a unique program that challenges structure, starting with the west side, to create programmat- student-athletes to reach their level of optimal performance ic, game day and fan amenity improvements while respect- through strategic and efficient application of resources. ing the architecture and character of the historic structure. Using cutting-edge technology and a multidisciplinary ap- Donors have demonstrated their backing of the privately- proach, the cornerstone principles of the HPI are communi- funded project through their commitment to the Endowment cation, integration and information. Seat Program (ESP), a first-of-its-kind effort in major college athletics to secure the financial future for the Athletic Depart- ment. ESP will provide a long-term, sustaining endowment that could grow to $1 billion over the next 30 years and will be used to fund annual operating needs for Cal’s student- athletes. 40 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Volleyball ATHLETI C FA C ILITIES tudent-athletes at the Uni- versity of California have the Sprivilege of using quality athletic facilities.