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activities, so there will likely be something for everyone. A lot of student groups like the United Front and Alcala Club will have something going on, and there will be reunion areas for the individual sororities." Yousko says even the Saturday evening dinner and dance will have a familiar ring. "We're borrowing the luau–

002 casino night theme from fresh– man orientation," he says."The dinner-dance always has been a Come Back d See USD for Yourself

formal affair, but this year we've decided to welcome alumni back to campus in much the same way they were welcomed as students. I think it's going to be a lot of fun: '

I f you haven't seen USO lately, you haven't seen USO. That's the idea behind this year's Homecoming celebration, planned for Nov. 8 to I0. To illustrate the point, the tradi– tional Friday welcome reception will be held at the Joan B. Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice, which opened its doors last fall on the west end of campus. "Most alums know about the IPJ , but very few have seen it," says Rich Yousko '87, the Homecoming chai r."Homecom– ing activities usually have been held on the east side, by the football stadium and the soccer field , but we want to expose alumni to more of the changes on campus.There has been so much happening over the last

few years, I think alumni who haven't been back in a while will be surprised." Yousko says this year's event will focus on helping graduates

reestablish their individual ties to the university. "College is different th ings to different people," he says."We're going to have group-specific

Reunion events are planned for the alumni classes of /957, /962, /967, /972, 1977, /982 I987, I992 and I997. To find out how you can get involved with 2002 Homecoming week– end, Nov. 8 to I 0, call the Office ofAlumni Relations at (619) 260-48/9.

From top, clockwise:The rotunda of the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice; the distinctive IPJ spires; the new stadium scoreboard; and the Jenny Craig Pavilion.

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