Mish MAAS, Gates, & Wheelers

Penny Padgett PADGETT at intellicorp.com
Mon Jul 17 15:08:15 CDT 1995


David (Dkipen at aol.com) writes:

> What, for those of us who came in late, are the geophysical roots
> of Wheeler and Gates?

Wheeler Hall is the building on the University of California, Berkeley
campus that houses the English department, and which Oedipa visits
in her quest for Prof. Bortz.  Gates I think refers to Sather Gate,
a landmark on the Berkeley campus which is indeed just downslope
from Wheeler.  

Penny (UC Berkeley English, Class of '82)
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