USD Magazine Fall 2006

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e’ve been along for the ride since their first day of school, and following these five very different students as they navigate through their college years at USD has been an exhilarating voyage. This fall, they’re juniors; hitting their stride, getting serious about studies and choosing which path they’ll take through life. But when we sat down to catch up with them in mid-May, their attention was equally divided between the stress of impending final exams and the thrill of looming summer vacations. Go-getters all, they were feeling calm, prepared, resolute, and ready to ace (or at least pass) their tests. No worries there. The conversation really became animated when we asked what they would be up to during the upcoming hiatus. Whether they planned to spend time with family, travel with friends, do study-abroad coursework, stay on campus or work two jobs so they’d have money to spend on vacation, these five students — Brianne Butler, Carmen Gonzalez, Kendra Hofmann-Curry, Marco Martinez and Matt Rutz —were determined to have a summer they’d remember for the rest of their lives. Read more of their myriad adventures online at www.sandiego.edu/mag.

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