CAMPUS ICON: Standing on the new Centennial Walk unveiled Oct. 15 are Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef, left, and Bob Segar, assistant vice chancellor for campus planning. The walkway -- which has been doubled in width, to 12 feet, with granite bricks along the edges -- follows a path that dates back to around 1915. The walk's dedication capped the Centennial Fall Festival, which also included the Robert Mondavi Institute's grand opening, an Academic Showcase of special lectures, homecoming and the Celebrate UC Davis! street fair in downtown Davis. Here are some comments gathered during the festivities:

'Let me begin by giving you permission to snuggle.'

-- Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef, at the windblown opening ceremony for the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science, Oct. 10

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'On a scale of 1 to 10, today is a 20. ... This is a day of joy.'

-- Margrit Biever Mondavi, at the RMI opening

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'I'm sorry the love of my life is not here, but I think he's watching.'

-- Margrit Biever Mondavi, speaking about her husband, legendary winemaker Robert Mondavi, who died May 16

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'Thank you, thank you, thank you to the Mondavis."

-- Neal Van Alfen, dean, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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'We had the largest and loudest student section ever.'

-- Thomas Wolff and Nick Altman, third-year students from Modesto, talking about the homecoming football game, Oct. 11

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'I don't think UC Davis would be what it is today without the city of Davis, and I don't think the city of Davis would be what it is without UC Davis.'

-- Chancellor Vanderhoef, at the Celebrate UC Davis! street fair, Oct. 12

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'How often do you see 100 cakes in one place? It's impressive.'

-- Richard Procter, third-year from Sacramento, at Celebrate UC Davis!

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'Happy birthday, UCD! I think it's a wonderful celebration, a wonderful accomplishment. UCD is a wonderful asset to our community.'

-- Penny Wood, Davis resident, at Celebrate UC Davis!

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'I'm glad to see a lot of alumni sweatshirts out here.'

-- Doug Griffith '72, Davis resident, at Celebrate UC Davis!

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'We just came from the bicycle museum. Davis is the perfect place for it.'

-- Michele Clark, Davis resident, at Celebrate UC Davis! (The California Bicycle Museum's inaugural exhibition is in the basement of the Third and B Street Building.)

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'This is excellent, really representative of what Davis is -- a mixture of university and city.'

-- Cesar Bistue, Davis resident, at Celebrate UC Davis!

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'This is waaaay fun!'

-- Diane Richter, Dixon resident, retired staff research associate, Department of Nutrition, at Celebrate UC Davis!

Reporting by Dave Jones