__NOTOC__ Senior Hall is a historic building on the

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campus, in

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. The rustic

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structure was designed by architect

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. The building was proposed in 1903 and dedicated in 1906. It was originally used as the university's

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and run by the senior male students. A senior

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called the

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was largely responsible for building the hall, and it held secret meetings at the hall after its construction. According to the

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, Senior Hall was largely responsible for student self-governance at Berkeley, as the hall gave seniors a place to meet and discuss campus issues. A new student union replaced the hall in 1923, but the Order of the Golden Bear continues to meet there. . Senior Hall was listed on the

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in 1974.

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