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International House Times 3 Under The Dome R E S I DE N T & I N T E R N AT ION A L HO U S E N E W S Resident Round-Up at Rotary Trips to Redding and Livermore In support of Autism Awareness Day on April 2, 2014 I-House, along with the Claremont Hotel and other iconic buildings around the world, participated in the Light It Up Blue campaign. The event, hosted by Autism Speaks at UC Berkeley, spread awareness about autism spectrum disorders. For Breast Cancer awareness in October, look for the dome to be lit pink, and during home football games, the dome proudly displays blue & gold lights. Go Bears! I-House Events, Alumni & Residents Tackle Solutions to Climate Change e Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC) is a multidisciplinary network of UC Berkeley students, alumni, faculty, industry professionals, and advisors who seek to turn world-leading research into world-changing solutions by tackling tough and timely energy and environmental challenges. BERC chose I-House to host their Fall 2013 Symposium that included an address by alumnus and MacArthur Genius Grant Winner, Saul Griffith, and which, like additional climate change events held since, have attracted many current residents of I-House. is Spring, resident Gavin McCormick attended both a lecture and pre-evening informal dinner with Consul General of the Netherlands, Hugo von Meijenfeldt, who spoke on Global and Local Negotiations on Climate Mitigation. "I'm a Ph.D. student and entrepreneur developing a new "smart grid" technique that lets people choose what kind of power plants their energy dollars go to (e.g., wind farms or coal plants.) Over dinner, Hugo van Meijenfeldt shared valuable insights about Dutch-Chinese energy sector cooperation. What's just amazing for us I-House residents is that we develop this incredible global network which can seed valuable new cross-border collaborative projects." Check out videos of the BERC lectures and Saul Griffith's IH talks at ihouse.berkeley.edu/videos. n Rand Paul Seeks Common Ground "I believe what you do on a cellphone is none of the (government's) business," said U.S. Senator Rand Paul (above, holding a cell phone for emphasis) at a March 19, 2014 speech held at I-House for Berkeley College Republicans. The line drew applause and his speech garnered national media attention including a New York Times cover story entitled Rand Paul, Warning About Spying, Faults Obama. Read more at NY Times online. For several decades now the Redding and Livermore Rotary clubs have warmly welcomed International House residents to their communities and homes to experience the richness of California culture beyond Berkeley. In Redding residents enjoy house boating on Lake Shasta and line dancing. Livermore trip participants visit a winery, ride horses and learn about the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. "is was a true cross-cultural adventure!" said Lennart Joos of Belgium (in blue jacket at right). Rotary International is a service organization that brings business, civic, educational and political leaders together to provide humanitarian and community services, and to build goodwill and peace in the world. ere are 34,282 clubs and over 1.2 million members worldwide. n Gavin McCormick Rosalia Omungo from Kenya with Hugo von Meijenfeldt and Liliane Koziol, Director of Programs Residents took a selfie on a hayride during their visit to a ranch in Livermore. Yee Haw! Saul Griffith (IH 1994-95)

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