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Berkeley

• Faculty club - (510) 540-5678 McGill/berkeley have a reciprocal arrangement. $100/night (2006) - very campy.
• Women's faculty club - (men can stay too), membership required, not sure if reciprocal arrangement is valid. 510-845-5084
• Berkeley Inn http://www.downtownberkeleyinn.com, 2001 bancroft way, 510-843-4043, 1 block south of shattuck on miliva/bancroft. $89/night. free internet.
• Hotel Durant - close to campus, but expensive, like all hotels in Berkeley.
• ALS light source appts, $88/night http://www-als.lbl.gov/als/quickguide/housing.html

Calgary

• Hotel Arts - ask for the UofC rate.

Manhattan

• I-house http://www.ihouse-nyc.org/experience/facilities/guest.html ($120/night)
• Seminary (near columbia) http://www.uts.columbia.edu/index.php?id=169
• Morningside Inn 212-316-0055 (5 blocks from columbia) (room with shared bathroom is $90) http://www.morningsideinn-ny.com

U. Minnesota

• Wales House (about $60/night) http://www.waleshouse.com/

Packing List for South Pole

• aircraft sound-muffs
• headset for skype
• irock adapter, if you play guitar, for rental guitars.
• Clothes
  • for shared showers: flip-flops, soap, shampoo
  • indoor shoes or sandals
  • light outdoor boots for quick walks to telescope
    • hiking boots for castle rock in mcmurdo.
  • carhart work pants (2)
  • down booties / light jacket
• good sunglasses, sunblock
• alarm clock or phone with clock.
• small thermos (big ones are provided)
• good heavy outdoor gloves (I don't like the EWG ones)
• work gloves for inside handling metal, etc.
• headlamp and/or flashlight (for electronics work, also for in your room at mcmurdo to not wake your roommate)
• field kit.

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