USD Magazine Fall 2006

BACKGROUND PHOTO BY WALTER HODGES/GETTY IMAGES

[SAN DIEGO] I've been swamped with research and the class I'm taking. Lately, I'm up at 6 a.m. so I can get to the gym. It's been really nice in the morning, so I've been lifting outside (Gold's has an indoor and outdoor gym). Then I come back to the apartment for a shower and breakfast. I head up to the Science and Tech building around 9:30. This last week I've been trying to get the HPLC (High Pressure Liquid Chromatography) machine to give me the results I want, so I can put unknown samples in and analyze them. Then I have class at 5:30. The class is Biomedical Ethics, and it is such a great class; Dr. Gary Jones is the professor. He's a plaintiff's attorney for malpractice cases, so he is very knowledgeable. Class is over at 8:45. I come back to my apartment, eat and fall asleep, then repeat the next morning. Maybe when this class is over I'll have more free time to enjoy the summer! — Matt Rutz ’08

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