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says. "Ir was a very dangerous siruarion. Joyce wem deep inro rhe bush co meer wirh a Ugandan rebel group in Sudan co resolve rheir demands. Ir's nor like she was crying co be a hero, bur she knew whar ir would rake co gee rhe differem sides co srop fighring, and she did ir. " Neu admirs her work has irs frusrrarions. The process can be maddeningly slow: The Career Cemer began mediaring in Sudan in rhe lace '80s and, despire rhe peace rreary wirh Uganda, work was srill ongoing when Neu lefc for USD

One-way glass provides students with an opportunity to observe negotiations in the Conflict Resolution Center, which will be used for mediations on the local and international level. "This can be used for everything from small disputes - from mowing down a neighbor's rose bushes or a law professor illustrating a child custody case - to large conflicts on an international scale," Neu says.

eighr years lacer. And appeasing all sides involved in a con– flier is a herculean and at rimes impossible cask. Yer she's learned co deal wirh rhe challenges philosophically. "I cry co look ar rhe componenr pares co a problem, because ir's so easy co gee frusrrared and overwhelmed by rhe enormiry of ir all," she says. "Ir can be a huge burden because you feel you have so many people's lives in your hands, bur rhar's also whar makes ir so rewarding. "Knowing char I have played a pare - even rhough ir's a very, very small one - in crearing some peace in rhe world is a wonderful feeling." +

SEE IT FOR YOURSELF You're invited to an open house for the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice from 4-6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26.

Tours and refreshments will be provided. RSVP by calling (6 19) 260-7509.

A chance to sample various ethnic cuisines is part of the experience of La Paloma cafe, the institute's new eatery.

Recipiems will speak on cheir chosen field and parricipare in panel discussions wirh ocher scholars. Th is year's recipienrs are: Advanced Technology: Morron Panish (U.S.), Izuo Hayashi Qapan), and Zhores Ivanovich Alferov (Russia), for rheir pio– neering work in opro-elecrronic rechnology, which paved rhe way for roday's fiber-opric communicarions nerworks, CD players and laser primers. Basic Sciences: John Maynard Smich (U.K.), for work char conrribured co the unified undersranding of fundamemal issues in evolurionary biology. Arts and Philosophy: Gyorgy Ligeri (Ausrria), a masrer of modern music whose work was fearured in the film "2001: A Space Odyssey." For more information on the symposium, log on to http://peace.sandiego.edu or call (619) 260-7509.

where area srudems can learn abour and discuss imernarional issues from rhe people direcdy involved. Worldlink guesrs have included Julia Tafc, assisram secrerary of scare for refugees and migrarion, and Nancy Rubin, che Unired Narions high commis– sioner on human righrs. This year's ropic was selecred by srudem delegares co lase year's meering and coincides wich a landmark piece of legislarion - che Imernacional Trafficking Vicrims Prorecrion Ace funded by Congress this year. For details on the Worldlink conference, log on to http://www.youthworldlink.org. KYOTO LAUREATE SYMPOSIUM Feb. 5-8 This inaugural evenr hosred by USD and rhe Inamori Foundarion of Kyoro, Japan, celebrares rhe lives and works of people receiving rhe presrigious Kyoro Prize, Japan's highesr privare award for chose whose life– rime work improves sociery.

1996 wirh che signing of a peace agree– menr. In June, rhe firsr milirary officer was successfully prosecured for human righrs abuses - for rhe 1998 murder of Bishop Juan Gerardi - bur some argue char human righrs violations cominue. For more information on the conference, log on to http:llpeace.sandiego.edulupdates or call (619) 260-7509. WHO WILL OPEN THE CAGES? I fUMAN TRAFFICKING, SLAVERY AND CHILD LABOR Wor/dLink Town Hall Meeting, Jan. 9 The insrirure will plane rhe seeds of peace wirh romorrow's world leaders, as 500 high school srudenrs from Mexico and San Diego join experrs from rhe U.S. Scare Deparrmem and imernarional human righrs organizarions fo r a day-long conference on human rights abuses. The fifch annual regional yourh rown meering is sponsored by WorldLink, a forum

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