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''Reaching
Our·
is quite an understatement for USD.
Through many diverse organizations
there are opportunities to "reach
out" and assist underprivileged with
time, effort and dedication. To the
right you can share the joy and sense
of achievement with several USD
students as they build a framework
for families in Tijuana; to the left
you can share the warmth of a meal
with the homeless at a soup kitchen
in downtown San Diego.
The young men and women who
share the life of the University of
San Diego and contribute to its
growth are a multi-talented group
who have many options in their life's
choices. They have chosen USD for
various reasons: most of them would
like to acquire the power to think
clearly and independently, to form
sound and discriminating judgments,
to satisfy a developing intellectual
curiosity, and to accept as their own
values of authentic freedom, open–
ness to change, and responsibility to
serve the society in which they live.
They attend a Catholic University,
and the majority of them are Catho–
lics who share certain commitments
and wish to explore vital religious
questions in a free, yet informed
way; but a high percentage of stu–
dents of other faiths insures the pre–
sentation of a diversity of views, so
characteristic of the pluralistic
American society.
Afriendly campus atmosphere, op–
portunity for close rapport between
faculty and students, class sizes
which facilitate personal attention
and instructor accessibility, and a
genuinely
caring
attitude on the part
of all who make up the USD commu–
nity - such are the elements creat–
ing the educational environment of
the University of San Diego.
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"When I went down to Tijuana, I
learned that I wasn't building a
house for some poor people; we
were building a home for a fam–
ily rich in love and enthusiasm.
The kids even taught me how to
play jacks."
Paula Marcheschi
USD Junior