USD Magazine, Winter 2001

WINTER 2 001 v olume 15 • no. 2 USD MAGAZINE features Empowering Mexico's Women 7 by Krystn Shrieve

USD Alumni Magazine http://alumni.acusd.edu/usdmagazine

EDITOR Susan Herold e-mail: Sherold@acusd.edu C ONTRIBUTING ED I TORS Michael R. Haskins Timothy McKernan Krysrn Shrieve DESIGN & PRODUCTION Warner Design Associates, Inc. PHOTOGRAPHERS Pablo Mason Rodney Nakamoto Gary Payne '86 ADV I SORY BOARD Arian E. Collins '87 Laura Hale '92 Thomas Scharf'72 (M.A. '73) Prof. David Sullivan PRESIDENT Alice Bourke Hayes VICE PRESIDENT FOR UN I VERSITY RELAT IONS John G. McNamara USD Magazine is published quarterly by the University ofSan Diego for its alumni, parents and friends. Editorial offices: USD M11g11zi11e, Publ ications Office, University ofSan Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA92 110-2492. Third-class postage paid acSan Diego, CA 92 110. USO phone num– ber (6 19) 260-4600; emergency securicy (6 19) 260-2222; disaster (6 19) 260-4534. Postmaster: Send address changes to USD M11g11zi11e, Publications Office, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110-2492. University of San Diego

Elsa Arnaiz wins this year's Bishop Buddy Award for her commitment to the rights ofT ijuana's women and children.

Patriot Games

8 by Michael R. Haskins

Ir's not boot camp, bur it's not quite ordinary college life, either. Students in the NROTC program give up a few indulgences, but they view their hard work as a privilege, not sacrifice.

departments

Alcala Almanac 4 Soccer teams advance to NCM tourney ... Torero Stadium could undergo facelift ... Give us your 50 T hings To Do Before Graduating USD ... By the Numbers:

Hidden Assets 12 by Susan Herold and Timothy McKernan

Finding financial aid requires some digging, bur it's the people behind rhe scholarships, the students who persevere and the families that support them who are the real discoveries.

Freshman Class ... Ask the Experts: Carbon Dating ... Business professor hits campaign trail.

Alumni Gallery 2I Mary (Williams) Schaller '65 is the voice behmd Harlequin romance novels ... The Rev. Mark Campbell '79 calls on a higher law ... David Saldivar '86, '89 fought discrimination in his hometown.

The Preacher, The Teacher 18 by Michael R. Haskins

Archbishop John Quinn, who promotes greater Christian unity in the Catholic Church, is the first to hold USD's new chair in Catholic systematic theology.

Calendar

Event Management Courses ... All Fairh Service ... Walk on Water Competition ... WCC Basketball Tournament at Jenny Craig Pavilion ... School of Nursi ng Lectureship ... Public Interest Law Summit featuring Ralph Nader.

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