USD Magazine, Winter 2000

D ear Readers, If you're Like most ofus, you're not particularly fond ofchange. Change is confusing. Change throws offour comfy routines. Andfrankly, changing over to this - dare we say it? - mi/Lennium has really thrown us a curve. Not only did we have to survive this Y2K thing, it gives us fits each time we have to write the date on our checks. But some change is good. And we're hopingyou feel that way about the changes to USO Magazine. As you'LL find when you read this issue, not only have we changed our Look, but we're also changing our content in hopes of bringingyou more relevant news and information about the university and its alumni. You'LL find more photos, more stories and more features about the people and places that helped shape your Life while at USD. You also can find us on the Web, where you can read about your farmer classmates in the Alumni Ga/Lery sec– tion, or send us updates on major events in your Life. Our web address is Imp:// alumni.acusd.edu/usdmagazine. In an effort to better serve you, we'd also appreciate you dropping us a Line to Let us know what you think. Good or bad, we want to know. And we'd appreciate suggestions about issues that you'd Like to see addressed in the maga– zine, or a good tip on a graduate who is doing something amazing since Leaving Alcala Park. Above aLL, we wish you a joyfal new year fi/Led with the best changes Life can bring. Oh, and don't forget, when it comes time to write the check far the water bi/L, it's 2000, not 1999.

<.A Golden

USD alumni, faculty and friends did it up right for the university's 50th

anniversary celebration, a week– long series of events in November that culminated with fireworks, dancing and the presentation of a $2.4 million check from the alumni association. Homecoming weekend included sentimental

favorites such as the Founders Day Mass, tailgate party and decade-wide reunions, which drew more than 1,350 people combined. New events included a reunion of residence hall advisers, a Carribean cruise raffle (won by Lilia Alvarez '93) and a USD fine arts production highlighting plays performed during the past five decades. Above all, it was the perfect setting to recall good times and catch up with old friends.

Sincerely,

Susan Herold Editor, USO Magazine

Sendyour comments or suggestions to Sherold@acusd.edu; or drop a Line to Editor, USD Magazine, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA, 92110-2492.