The Blue & Gold, continuously published since 1875, is the official yearbook for the University of California, Berkeley. Financially self-sufficient, the organization earns revenue from book and advertising sales and operates without aid of grants or outside funding.
The ASUC student government formally sponsors the organization and provides it with office space. A full-time professional manager, Ann Marie Pettigrew, works with the staff and assists with budget compliance and journalistic standards. An administrative staff at the front desks of the Publications Center and Eshleman Library also provides clerical assistance.
Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students produce the book, which covers a 10-month period from August to May, with emphasis on the academic year within that time span. Pages are submitted in small batches throughout the year to the printer, Herff Jones. Delivery is scheduled for the following fall semester of each school year.
Student staff also market and sell the book and develop an information campaign for senior portraits. In addition, the staff produces a 16-page "Welcome to Cal" section in the spring for the New Student Record.
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