I told myself I’d go to the top of the Campanile when I finished my Ph.D. I got within a middle name of keeping that promise. Thankfully I didn’t jinx it by going up a little early.

North: Evans Hall (front right) and Engineering buildings, North Berkeley in distance

East: Chemistry complex (front left) and Memorial Stadium (rear right) in front of the hills

South: Hearst pool (center), Barrows Hall (right), high-rise dorms and Durant Hotel (left, center), Telegraph Ave (right) leads to downtown Oakland

West: Life Sciences (center), downtown Berkeley, SF Bay and the Golden Gate (rear)