DID YOU KNOW THAT A DOG ONCE ATTENDED UC BERKELEY FOR 4 YEARS AND GRADUATED?


This is one of the strangest stories about UC Berkeley that I know of. Igor Fetch was a Labrador-Beagle-Husky mix. He was the house dog at Bowles residence hall. Igor was registered every quarter from 1972 until he graduated in 1976. On his application form, Igor’s ethnic identity was recorded as ‘K9.’ His keeper signed his name and took his tests. When Igor graduated, the dog’s sociology diploma was hung in Bowles lobby. Igor’s senior photo appeared in the school yearbook. Sadly, Igor died soon after graduation and was buried on the ground of Bowles hall. Igor is the only Bowlesman to be buried on the grounds. His granite grave marker is still there. Former UC students from the 1970s visit the grave and leave dog biscuits.