USD Magazine Spring 2006

a l · t r u · i s m \ n : UN S E L F I S H I N T E R E S T I N T H E WE L FA R E O F OT H E R S .

CONTENTS

26 / THE ABCS OF VOLUNTEERING

Every day, members of the USD community help make the world a better place. They provide solace, practi- cal advice, dollars and hope. They nurse, they teach, they build, they feed. This primer to on- and off-campus volunteering ranges from A to Z and hits all the letters in between. And these examples — ranging from wildlife conservation to serving the underserved — are just some of the many ways that students, professors, alumni and staff give of themselves. Their quiet daily efforts help put new meaning behind the university’s mission. 26

H OM E I S A N I N V E N T I O N O N WH I C H N O O N E H A S Y E T I M P R O V E D .

CLASS NOTES 36 / Eye of the Storm Medical school was going great — then came the hurricane.

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39 / Hang a Right When your main ride weighs 64,000 pounds, you’d best take it easy on the turns. 42 / A Sung Hero Though cut down in his prime, the memory of Brad Kirn ‘96 lives on through family and music. 46 / On a Medical Mission In remote Guatemalan villages, medical teams set up camps to help locals, some of whom have never seen or visited a doctor.

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POINT OF VI EW 18 / A Moveable Feast The idea of home resonates long after we’ve moved on to unfamiliar streets. Though the places we once knew have changed forever, our memories endure.

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