Alcala Yearbook 1997

COLOPHON The 1996-97 Alcala . volume 42. is a ')48-pa 0 e miracle prin Led on 100-pound liLl10 0 looo paper by Joslen's Publ ica Lions. II is a compilaLion or· Lhe mosL memorable evenl.s. people and componenl.s of the llniverniLy communiLy lor Lhe 1996-97 academic yea r. We sd ouL Lhis year Lo creale a publical ion more inclusive and represenlaliona l or Lhe enLire UniversiLy commun ity This yea r's book is si 0 11ificanlly lar 0 er Lhan pasL books. in an dfort lo hi 0 hli 0 hl. aspecls or U6D Lh aL, in our opinion. Lradil ionally do nol. rece ive Lhe appropriaLe amou11 Lor aLLenl ion. In accordance wilh l his 0 oal, we inLrod 11c d an 8-pa 0 e Lribu le Lo communily se rvice . alLered lhe l'aculLy and 6Larr seclion lo incl ude deparlmenLal pidures. ,rnd ex.panded Lhe 6porl.s. Creek, and 6i udenL Or 0 anizaLions seclio11s. We increased Ihe 61udy Abroad pa 0 es. hi 0 hli 0 hLed individua l sludenls in secl ion spoUi 0 hLs. and. insLead or re lyin 0 on a copy-wrilino st.arr SOUohl ouL sludenl.s direclly involved in respeclive or 0 anizaLions and evenls Lo share firslhand ex.perience lhrou 0 h scclion copy. JusL ror 11.111. we threw in lhe "&nior rlashback ... Lhe claoo or 1997. as Lhey appeared Lhree yea r·s a0 o. We also hoped lor an aeslhelica lly un ique book. We diver 0 ed from t.he LradiLional blue and 0 rey and decided on a maroon cover. lasL seen in 1979. We incorporaLed mar·ble back in 0 Ll1rou 0 hout I.he book and desi 0 ned ori 0 inal layouts to include more candids. There are many people wiU1oul whom. I could never hove survived U1i-!i endeavor. I would like Lo specil1cally Lhank: my friend6 and rtJmily: for I.heir never-enclin.g raLience and supp~, rl-and resullinsly hi8h phone bills: Kelly ror always lislenin 0 , always underslruldi11&, and never losin.g her p Uence or ability lo make me 1Bu 0 h, ror being ~uch ::i wonderlul friend and pulLin3 me U1roush even when I wBnl ed Lo hide under my comrorler; Chad: u 0 ood friend and rabu lous edilor, who amazed me wilJ1 his loyally. conern and commilmenl. ,ind enlerl.eined me wil h his unbelievable army of' racial e.x.pre6!'1ions: and 11nolly. Chad's Lherapisl, lo whom we all owe u debl of 0 raLilude. Ju11L kidclin.gl Love Jur,e

I'd like Lo specially Lhank: Mr;-. hrisLine 5ur 0 cr. Lhe nr~L Le:icher Io pul o cropp: 1 in ruy hand an.:i latlh in my F,olenlial as un e.:iilor. ,le..,,.ie Merri.gan. my ,5000 friend ond par1.ner in tJ11" hu~ underl.akin 0 . who ~,;ull in 0 1y wlllks I.he brink <.'I in1-,rnil v whe\.'le dedicalion lo I.he c,1mpleLion ol Lhe Alcala ·97 never cea.-,ed L0 amoze me. Thunk.~ for y,~ur commiluucnl tind understanding! Della Tau Dc!Ltt. m_y bk1l hers. f0r con..tanl ollpp<.,rl und -c:nco11rnocmenl. My lriend!\ ond lamily who 111.und behind me. ond never foil lo lift me up when I'm d0wn! I love you tilll Kercy Webber. my favorile di,I reelion and be.~I f,iendl I love youl Mv Qock . wilholll whom I c1:1n do nolhin5I Oh yc<1h... and m_y lherepi11l to wh,~m I owe my "

Decidin 0 upon a theme was no easy Lask. We. of course. were lookin 0 lor somelhin 0 Lha t wou ld incorporate Lhe 1996 debate. bul caplure the spiril or Lhe whole year as wel l. ·'111 lhe 6pot.l i 0 hL" noL only renecls Lhe inlernalional aLlenLion brou0 hL Lo U6D by Lhe Presidenlial DebaLe. buL also lends itse lf Lo the presentation of t.he many aLlribules of U6D on which we pride ourselves. Dr. Cos 0 rove was an obvious choice t.o rece ive Lhe dedication in celebralion ot- his 25Lh year as a lJ6D adminisLralor. and in reco 0 nilion of his invaluab le commilmenL Lo sludenl needs. \l 's only by the 0 race 01Cod, Lhe palience and undersLandin 0 o f advisors and pub licists. and lhe support. of many friends Lhal we have compleled produclion of Lhis publication wiLhouL bein 0 commi t.Led Lo lhe loca l sa niLarium l1rsl. O ur thanks 0 o 011L Lo Ed 6hoen our closLen·s rep. whose conlinual palience and raiLh in our· abiliLies never ceased. and wilhouL whom publica tion would nol be possible: 6usan Ceor 0 e: our plant. rep. who ca lmly led us L11rou 0 h our many prool crises; consislent. encoura 0 emenl and never– endin0 undersLandin0 0 uided us Lhro11 0 h l his maze of a produclion wilh our chins up and smiles on our faces: ll.C 6 laff for Lheir afler-hours tolerance and assistance in sales; Work 6 ludy 6Ludenls and A.6. &creta ries: for Lhe endless favors and busy work: 6porls Cenler: for piclures, slalislics. rosLers and bulld ins wit.houl which our sports seclion would nol be possible: Karen Qeed and Thor: lor Lheir crises relief and computer advice: The Archives. Parenl QelaLions. Alumni Qelalions. Dru 0 and /\lcohol Awareness and Communi ty & rvice Learnin 0 O !lkes for Lheir conl inual conlribulion and coopera tion: 6usan Paymenl: whose conlinual confidence. occasional comic r·elid

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