Twice in the last century, Berkeley has burned. On Sept. 17, 1923, northeasterly winds pushed a fire into the Berkeley Hills that swept across Northside, destroying upward of 500 structures and leaving as many as 4,000 people homeless. The ASUC famously organized students to the north border of campus to fight the fire as it approached Hearst Avenue. By sheer miracle, the winds changed and the campus was spared. On Oct.