USD Magazine Summer 2016

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

12 / DIGGING IN THE DEEP Reporter Albert Samaha ’10 has hit the journalistic mother lode at the relatively tender age of 26. A criminal justice reporter for Buzzfeed, he writes long-form stories that tend to run well over 5,000 words. Well-researched and hard- hitting, his pieces stand out in a world that’s increasingly filled with memes, listicles and funny cat videos.

TORERO NEWS E V E R Y S U M M E R H A S I T S O W N S T O R Y . U S D M A G A Z I N E

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4 / The Next Chapter Announcing Leading Change: The Campaign for USD, the most ambitious fundraising initiative in the history of the university.

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5 / Relatively Amazing The 13th member of the Stehly family is attending USD, in what has now become a Torero tradition.

ON THE COVER: Sherman Gillums Jr. ‘09 (MSGL) photographed by Tim Mantoani.

6 / Working to Become Newly minted USD graduates land dream jobs right out of school with the help of USD’s Career Development Center. 7 / Life’s Calling Faith in action is personified by the postgraduate efforts of alumni who devote years to stints in the Peace Corps and the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. 8 / The Class of 2016 Commencement was a joyful affair for USD graduates and their families, who celebrated this milestone in May.

B E Y O N D S U R V I V I N G , T H R I V I N G .

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ATHLET I CS 11 / Getting to Know ... Bryson Brigman As a freshman with the Toreros, Brigman posted an impressive .339 batting average and was named WCC Freshman of the Year.

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