[afraidfortherepublic]

I suppose it was all a part of the great Cal mythology. We all THOUGHT the fault ran under the Campanile. People would swear that they saw that tower sway during a shake.

I’m quite sure that there is some kind of fault that runs beneath the Berkeley Rose Gardens. That is why they would use otherwise valuble home sites for a rose garden. Doesn’t matter when it moves. Just put the rocks back and continue on with the rocks and the bushes in a slightly different place. It’s part of the slide area.

[cdbull23]

Interesting thing I've heard about the Campenile, though: they say that the road that leads downhill towards California Hall (and splits Wheeler Hall and Doe Library) was made because, should the tower fall during a quake, it is designed to fall in that direction so as to not take down any buildings with it.

I wonder if it's true?