Pacific Coast Conference charter members were the University of California (now University of California, Berkeley), the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University). Rivalries between the Pacific Coast Conference schools grew beyond athletics, with animosities around educational, financial and state rivalries. The tensions between the California and Northwest schools extended to Edwin Pauley, a regent of the University of California, disliking the member universities in the Pacific Northwest enough to advocate that the California institutions leave the Pacific Coast Conference to form a "California Conference." The PCC had a history of being very strict with
ROLI Seaboard ROLI Seaboard The Seaboard is a MIDI controller, manufactured by ROLI, that has flexible rubber for keys instead of traditional "moving keys", and features an on board sound engine. It features 5d technology (see below) which consists of: "Strike", "Glide" and "Press", front - rear "Slide" sensitivity, and release–velocity "Lift" (Rise only). This can be used for example to play the Seaboard like a fretless bass guitar, or you can introduce vibrator into a string patch which would not be possible on a traditional MIDI controller. The Seaboard also features polyphonic aftertouch, and a built-in USB charged battery. The unit