Alcala Yearbook 2003

l ike s11·ift 1rnter an actit·e 111i11d 11e1 ·er stagnates . -Author Unknown Ehiies of Water Sitting in soltitude by the reflection pool , one can watch the water rippling across the smooth blue tile. Sheltered from the noise of the University, the individual is the focus of this secluded spot. Here one can find a moment of peace in the midst of incessant lectures and the chatter of students in passing, as in this place the person. the student the individual is set alone against the backdrop of the University ... Sitting beside the fountain in the center of campus, one is vaguely aware of the movement of the water, as a state of concentration is difficult to fix in the midst of campus life. Surrounded on all sides by the Immaculata and academic, as well as administra– tive buildings, one instantly becomes a part of the life of the University of San Diego. With the chiming of the noontime bells, the individual is only one of the many in the rush of bodies weaving complex patterns over campus walks ... The individual and the mass come together to make what truely defines this University. In the pursuit of a Catholic education , we, as the students of this University, unite to create what sets USD apart. We are the center, we are the focus, we are the bodies that define the University of San Diego .