USD Magazine Fall 2010

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16 / THE HUMAN TOUCH All across campus, people are finding ways to create social sustainability. An elusive goal that can’t solely be measured in megawatts or carbon footprints or halogen outputs, at USD, it’s about a shifting of ideals, a changing of behaviors, and the cultivation of a new- and-improved campus culture founded on an old idea: creating and maintaining quality of life for all people.

W E B O R R O W T H E E A R T H F R O M O U R C H I L D R E N . U S D M A G A Z I N E

D E P A R T M E N T S

AROUND THE PARK 4 / Guts and Glory

Collaboration with Mater Dei Catholic High School sparks a healthy interest in science.

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6 / In Perfect Harmony Understanding how people can more effectively coexist is the goal of the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies’ Ami Carpenter. 8 / Reducing the Gap A recent $1.17 million grant aims to help nursing students get the training they need to teach others. 10 / A Promise Never to Forget Anthropology professor Jerome Hall helped his father, Marvin, share his story of being one of the liberators of Dachau.

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ON THE COVER:  illustration by Courtney Mayer

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GIVING BACK 14 / In the Pursuit of Peace Gail and Tony Dimitroff, through the Fred J. Hanson Foundation, are committed to making real change in the world with the Women PeaceMakers program.

TORERO ATHLETICS 12 / More Than a Game

The student-athletes on USD’s football team don’t just hit the gridiron; they get involved in the community.

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