[CACNE] Week 10 - Cal v. Arizona, 11/14 @ 7:00 PM; Big Game Info & Other Notes

[Ben Narodick]

Hello CACNE Members!

Fall is certainly going along at full pace here in New England.  And, just like the days of ice-free sidewalks and leaves in trees, Cal Football 2009 is coming to a rapid conclusion.  There are just three more Cal Football viewing parties this season, and they all guarantee competitive matchups and good times had by all.  Hope to see you there!

Also, for all of you who are homesick for Berkeley, ESPN has a great breakdown of why the campus is so incredible on game days: http://sports.espn.go.com/travel/news/story?id=4647075.

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1) #19 Arizona Wildcats @ California Golden Bears - Saturday, 11/14 @ 7:00 PM EST @ The Baseball Tavern
2) Big Game Week Events!  November 20-21
3) CACNE Board Opportunities
4) A Call for CACNE Pictures!
5) CACNE Membership Renewal

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1) #19 Arizona Wildcats @ California Golden Bears - Saturday, 11/14 @ 7:00 PM EST @ The Baseball Tavern
Arizona looks like a battle on Mars.  - Author Unknown

When: Saturday, November 7, 7:00-11:00pm
Where: The Baseball Tavern at 1270 Boylston Ave, Boston, MA
Transportation: MBTA to Fenway (Green D line) or Kenmore (Green B, C, and D lines)
Cost: FREE

Here's a quick version of "The More You Know" prior to this week's showdown with Arizona.

• Arizona is 6-2 and 4-1 in the Pac-10, after being defeated in conference play by Washington after the Huskies scored two touchdowns in the last three minutes of the game to finish a dramatic comeback at home.
  
• The University of Arizona is the only remaining Pac-10 conference school to not award plus and minus grades for courses.  This has cut back on the school's administrative advising costs, since resources are not needed to explain the complex transcripts to students.
  
• UA has not had much football success recently.  Its 2008 Las Vegas Bowl appearance was the program's first bowl in ten years, and the school has not won a Pac-10 Conference Championship since 1993.  However, in their past ten match-ups, Arizona is 6-4 against the Golden Bears.
  
• The University of Arizona school motto is "Bear Down", which features prominently also in their fight song.  That a Bear would be first and foremost in UA lore goes to show the influence of the University of California on other schools across the country.
  
• For over 100 years, university administrators apparently forgot that Arizona is in a desert and required all of their buildings to be made of at least 3/4 bricks.
  
• The film Revenge of the Nerds (1984) was filmed at the University of Arizona.  For those of you familiar with the movie, the school dorms are still so overloaded that students are sometimes assigned to live in common areas and gyms until accommodations can be arranged.
• The University of Arizona's original school colors were sage green and silver.  They now use the very hypocritical blue and cardinal red.
  
• Saturday's game will be broadcast nationally on Versus.  However, not all cable and satellite providers carry Versus, which means that the best place to watch the game, as usual, will be at the Baseball Tavern with your friends at CACNE!  

This game should be big for the Golden Bears and a good competitive match-up.  Hope to see you at the Baseball Tavern!

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2) Big Game Week Events!  November 20-21
“The Play didn't fall out of the sky. Was it an accident, good luck or coaching? It wasn't an accident.” - Joe Kapp

Advanced ticket purchases are now available for the CACNE Big Game Event.  Information can be found at http://calnewengland.org/biggame.

It's our biggest sports event of the year! Join your fellow Bears (and the Stanford Club of New England) for the 112th Battle for the Bay Area!

When: Saturday, November 21nd, 7 PM.
Where: The Baseball Tavern at 1270 Boylston Ave, Boston, MA
Cost: $20 ($10 for paid CACNE members) if purchased in advance.  Prices will go up at the door.  This is the only football game watch we charge for to cover the costs of the delicious food and other costs included with the ticket. You can also purchase a membership and CACNE T-shirt package along with the Big Game Party ticket for $25.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=172329334095

Please also take the time to sign up for our miniminimini Big Game Bonfire and Pub Crawl on Friday, November 20th, at 8 PM.

BIG GAME miniminiBONFIRE RALLY
What: All your favorite Cal songs, Stanfurd jokes, Cal moments, and the cutest mini-bonfire ... for the entire family!
When: Friday, November 20st, 8 PM.
Where: The Baseball Tavern (see directions below)
Cost: FREE!
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=204432055708

BIG GAME PUB CRAWL
What: Hang out with your fellow Golden Bears (as well as some Stanford alums) at our favorite Fenway and Kenmore bars (Cask 'n Flagon, Boston Beerworks, etc.) as we toast to getting the Axe back this year!  Not for the whole family, unless your 7-year-old likes Heineken.
When: Friday, November 21st, time TBD (following the miniminiBonfire Rally)
Where: TBA, but probably the Boylston bars
Cost: FREE!

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3) CACNE Board Opportunities

If you love Cal, enjoy CACNE events, and want to put some time into your local alumni association, email me at pres...@calnewengland.org and we will talk about where you can help!  We have opportunities available for those interested in our scholarship program, event planning, or those looking for flexible commitments.

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4) A Call for CACNE Pictures!

We are trying to get our CACNE Picasa page updated with more pictures.  If you have any CACNE pictures from the past year that you would like to share, please email them to pres...@calnewengland.org.

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5) CACNE Membership Renewal Time

Annual CACNE membership began anew on September 1! While most of our events are free, there are costs to keep the club functioning, as well as fabulous benefits that you receive as an official CACNE Member:

 

- Savings on: CACNE events that cost money, awesome CACNE shirts, and more. Go to 2 or 3 things all year and you will have made your dues back in member savings on our events and gear!

 

- Memberships help support the Cal New England scholarship that we award each year to a local high school graduate who will be attending Cal in the fall. The benefit for you here is that you feel good about yourself!

 

- Exclusive information about smaller, members-only events throughout the year - including the CACNE @ The Celtics Event coming next January.  Always be in the loop about fantastic Cal alumni opportunities in the area!

And how much would you guess such incredible benefits would cost you? Brace yourself: only $15 for the entire year! 

 

Go to www.calnewengland.org/membership to get your membership today!

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In conclusion, I am changing pace and leaving you with the words of one of Arizona's most famous alumni, author David Foster Wallace: "The most obvious, important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about."

If you've read this far, you're incredibly patient, and thank you for your continued commitment to CACNE.

Go Bears!

Ben Narodick
President, Cal Alumni Club of New England
pres...@calnewengland.org