Google calendar syncing to iCal

I have my Gmail calendar synced with iCal, however in Google Calendars you can add "other calendars", in this case I have my school's calendar synched up in my Google Calendar online so I can see all the events on one. Is there a way to add this other calendar client to my iCal? When I go to my google account I can see all the calendars on one calendar, but in iCal it only syncs the events I put in on my Gmail account. Is this possible to do?
Thanks!

I'm not sure this will answer your question, but...
When you write that "your Gmail calendar is synced with iCal," I assume you mean that you have added a CalDAV account in iCal's preferences so that you can read AND write to your Gmail calendar? In that case, in the preferences of that CalDAV account in iCal, you can select "Delegation" and pick the calendars you also want to be displayed in iCal.
Hope this helps

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