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Native Winds

Tbis is what was

Before breathing: the song

Of the moon and clouds, the night

And a loneliness bey ond hearing.

Down through the solemn ways

Of the Chiricauas, old memories

Stir like the shadows ofmen

Turning in moonlight;

Down through the hidden ways,

Shadows ofmen and old women

Dance through the motion of leaves

Over the streambeds, and there is sadness

In the dark song, and sadness

In the dark sound ofa woman

Shaping her children

Slowly in a vast night

Of immutable silences.

- Mike Naugle

Mike Naugle is a student in USD's master of English degree program.

The Mailbag

To the editor,

article described the author's one– man efforts to remove graffiti from public places in Marin, Calif.) Col– lectively, we can accomplish a lot. It all starts with an individual.

UMagazine welcomes letters to the editor. Send your corre– spondence to Editor, UMagazine, Publications Office, University of San Diego, Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110. Letters should be typed, doublespaced and limited to 250 words. Letters are subject to editing.

future generations of enjoying a pristine natural world. Second, the contribution. You will find enclosed a newspaper column segment highlighting my community service spirit. In the same quest for cleanliness as Mr. Schrader, I initiated a step towards "litter reclamation." This time, the object of such scrutiny was graffiti. (The newspaper

I'd like to make a comment and a contribution. First, the comment. In the Spring 1989 edition of U Magazine, an industrious and astute student named Richard Schrader was featured regarding his establishment of USD's first ever Conservation Club. I applaud his leadership and urge everyone to follow his example by helping to recycle. It's wise and ensures

Robert Cavalier '80

University of San Diego Archives

Vol. 4, No. 4

Summer 1989

University of Son Diego

Alumna Maureen (Pecht '64) King and her colleagues at Mothers Embracing Nuclear Disarmament recently brought Soviet-American relations to a new and personal level.

A Bridge of Peace I 1i By Jacqueline Genovese

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Ruth Bajo '89 plans a career in a helping profession. That's not surprising. Look at the examples set by her mother and father and her 14 brothers and sisters.

Like Mother, Like Father... By John Sutherland

Six faculty members and administrators who helped nurture the university from infancy to adulthood are retiring to new challenges.

Places in the Heart By Jacqueline Genovese and John Sutherland

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Deportments

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18 Alumni Gallery

16 Commencement '89

23 Kaleidoscope

USD President Author E. Hughes, Ph.D. Vice President for University Relations John G. Mc amara Director of Alumni Relations John Trifiletti '78

U Magazine Editor

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On the Cover: Alumna Maureen

John Sutherland Assistant Editor Jacqueline Genovese Art Director Tyler Blik Photographers James Dickens Ken Jacques '79 Executive Editor Charles Reilly

(Pecht '64) King and a painting created by a nine-year-old Soviet. The painting is one of dozens done by Soviet children that will be displayed by Mothers Embracing Nuclear Disarmament (MEND) during this fall's Soviet arts festival. Photo by James Dickens.

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These pipes go unmatched Nearly everyone is familiar with certain names - Steinway, for instance - that have become synonymous with the best in mu– sical instruments. Martin Ott's name may not be so well known, but organs built by his company in St. Louis have the same sort of reputation for quality: they're handmade, one-of-a-kind instru– ments designed to last, perhaps for centuries . And now one of them occupies an alcove in the sanctuary of USD's Founders Chapel. Purchase of the $48,000 organ was made possible in large part through the generosity of San Die– gans Jerry Witt and his mother, Kate . Witt, who previously gave the university $25,000 to complete the large organ in the Founders Chapel gallery, agreed to pick up $37,000 of the price tag for the Ott organ as a memorial to his father, Herman Witt. Witt, the organist and choir master at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Pacific Beach since 1969, says he made the big finan– cial commitment because he is interested in helping advance USD's liturgical music program. "I'm devoted to music," he notes, "and particularly to liturgical music." Witt suggested an Ott organ to the university because he already owned one at home and was duly

Though the new organ is not es– pecially big - as far as pipe organs go - it boasts 10 ranks of pipes, each representing a different "voice" or sound. Fr. Reveles is delighted with the instrument's finesse and its surprising power. "It's very versatile, even though it's a small instrument," he says. "I didn't think it would support a congregation, but it can. " The organ is a type known as a mechanical-action or "tracker" organ. According to organ maker Ott, there are basically three kinds of pipe organs: the newer electric and electro-pneumatic types, which use electronic relays, and the traditional , classical tracker type, in which the valves on the pipes are connected to the keys by a system of pulleys and pushrods. "Of the three," Ott explains, "the tracker has

organist, according t Dr. Robert Thompson, adjunct music in– structor at USD and director of music at All Souls Episcopal Church in Point Loma. "It's like a new Porsche sports car versus a 1959 Buick with power steering and bad

Jerry Witt and Martin Ott admire Fr. Nicolas Reveles' keyboard skills.

shocks," he explains. "They both may be just cars going down the road to the onlooker, but the driver has a very different experience." Because the organ also has a split keyboard - one hand con– trols one set of stops, the other hand a second set - the instru– ment is unique in San Diego, ac– cording to Dr. Thompson. "Ancient Spanish music and other important organ music (writte for a split keyboard) will be able to be played in the original way." Ott comes from a family of organ builders and was an apprentice with his father, Paul Ott, in Goettingen, West Ger– many, from 1960 to 1963. He served as a journeyman with the Holtkamp Organ Company for six more years and passed a Master Organ Builder examination in 1969. He then worked as a builder for the Bosch Organ Company, first in West Germany and then in St. Louis. In 1973 he started his own business there, building organs mostly for churches and colleges and earning a reputation in the field. A series of dedication recitals is scheduled this fall to intro– duce the organ to the community. Dr. Thompson will present the first performance at 8 p.m. Sept. 15. Sigh of Relief Mike Naugle's laptop com– puter is more than just a word processor. To the affable USD graduate student who suffers from a degenerative disease which leads to blindness, the $5,000 in– strument is his window to the world.

the least maintenance require– ments and will outlast its competi– tion - often by centuries. But the primary advantage of a tracker organ is its absolute precision. The speech of the pipes responds instantly and sensitively to the or– ganist's touch." That precision means a lot to the accomplished

impressed with its quality. Fr. Nicolas Reveles, coordinator of USD's music area, agreed with Witt's assessment. Now, neither is disappointed.

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Naugle and his state-of-the-art machine were quickly reunited once the mistake was realized, and now he hopes to complete his master's thesis this summer, then perhaps take a year off to concentrate on his two novels. He's found initial success in the competitive writing field: five of his poems recently were accepted for publication. Fraternity Cross Burning Elicits Anger, Despair Faculty members and others on campus expressed anger and dismay. Members of San Diego's minority community reacted with shock. News commentators were outraged. And the city attorney weighed the filing of misde– meanor charges. But the 27 members and pledges of USD 's Sigma Chi frater– nity - who precipitated the uproar with a May 20 late-night burning of a 10-foot wooden cross at Torrey Pines State Reserve - say it was just a

Torrey Pines State Reserve during the evening on May 20 and planted the cross on an isolated bluff overlooking the beach. After igniting the cross and tossing lists of their personal faults into the flames , fraternity members were caught by park officials. While Burke pondered disci– plinary action against the students, the fraternity issued an apology. "The event...was meant to inspire our new initiates," stated the apology. "Obviously, the fiery cross...was not a good choice and we regret our actions." USD's public relations office sent letters of apology to about 35 leaders of San Diego's minority community on behalf of vacation– ing President Author E. Hughes. The letter, which said "the incident has offended the conscience of the campus community," seemed to heal some wounds. Still, that meant wounds had been opened. "It shocked me," recalls Rev. George Walker Smith, a promi– nent leader in San Diego's black community and pastor of Christ United Presbyterian Church. "I can't imagine anyone... being ignorant about the racist over– tones of a burning cross." Morris Casuto, director of San

Diego's Anti-Defamation League, was conciliatory but said the incident "reveals the ignorance which the young are heir to. It must be counteracted, however, through education." Rev. Smith also suggested that the university "needs to be concerned about this from the president's office on down," a concern perhaps already antici– pated by USD's public promise to initiate workshops this fall aimed at sensitizing students to intercul– tural relations. Dr. Hughes, clearly angered, pledged to keep communications open on the incident between USD and the community. "The quality of an institution has less to do with the mistakes it makes than with the magnanimity with which it publicly acknowl– edges them and works authenti– cally to prevent their recurrence," he says. "You can tell the strength of a tree by how tall it stands in the storm. "

Naugle uses the computer, which comes equipped with a voice-synthesizer, to work on his two novels, his poetry and his master's thesis in English litera– ture. So he was understandably devastated when the computer apparently was stolen from Cop– ley Library during finals week in May. "I was completely earth-shat– tered," he remembers. "I felt a

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sense of violation, a level of trust was really hurt." But instead of lamenting his fate, the action– oriented Naugle p laced posters throughout campus asking for the return of his writing tool. The response from the USD community was immediate. Devin Milner, head of the reference de– partment at Copley Library, says several students asked him if there was a fund they could con– tribute to or if they could start one to replace the computer. "I've been here 11 years and this is the nicest thing I've ever seen happen," Milner says. Naugle was touched by the groundswell of support. "It was an occasion in which a lot of interest and compassion and generosity were evident," he says. There is a happy ending to the story, too. Naugle's computer wasn't stolen at all. He had mis– placed it at the library, where it was found later by a cleaning crew. The crew locked it in a cabinet for safekeeping, but forgot to tell security until the next day.

well intentioned fraternity ceremony based on the Roman Emperor Constantine's vision of a burning cross. That may be true . But USD Vice President for Student Affairs Tom Burke seethed as he moved quickly to ban use of the burning cross by any student organi– zations. "The students' actions...demonstrate poor judgment," he wrote in a prepared statement. "And while the ritual is apparently not rooted in bigotry.. .our

The IO most popular maiors at USD Based on Registrar statistics, February 1989. Data does ·not include 1,269 undeclared students.

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students need to be sensitized to what the burning cross means as a symbol in 20th century America." According to state park rangers, the students entered

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Netters Ace Season's Tests; Advance to NCAA's The USD men and women netters served a couple of big aces this season: both reached the NCAA Division I playoffs and both closed the season ranked among the top 20 teams in the nation. The women - who made their first ever NCAA trip -fin– ished the season 18-8 and ranked 14th nationally. "This past season was a dream come true," says fifth-year coach Sherri Stephens. "We had a group of 12 special people with common goals in mind. We accomplished what we set out to do four years ago - to reach the NCAA's and to be ranked in the top 20. " The Toreras defeated 18th– ranked Tennessee, 7-2, in the first round of the playoffs at Gaines– ville, Fla., before losing in the second round to second-ranked University of Florida, 6 -3. Senior Jennifer Larking, ranked 30th in the nation, was eliminated from the first-round singles com– petition but achieved the high point of her career when she

the Year.

Dr. Gary Whitney, associate dean of the School of Business Admini– stration and team adviser. Adds University of Nevada– Reno Professor R.C. Barnes, ex– ecutive director of the games: "There's no doubt these people will be the business leaders of tomorrow. "

The men's team, guided by 11th-year coach Ed Collins, en– joyed its first trip to the NCAA's at the Division I level. The Toreros defeated Minnesota, 5-1, in the first round of action at Athens, Ga., before falling to fourth– ranked U.C. Irvine, 5-3. "Making the NCAA's was especially gratify– ing because we had so many seniors," Collins says. "It was a great way to cap off their college careers." The squad finished 25-7 and ranked 16th nationally. Freshman sensation Jose Noriega represented the Toreros in the NCAA individual tourna– ment and reached the round of 16 finalists , thus earning All– American honors. He also was named the District VIII Volvo Rookie of the Year. In addition to their NCAA play– off appearance, the Toreros won the West Coast Athletic Confer– ence championship for the first time ever, the 19th Annual San Di– ego Intercollegiates Tournament and the Third Annual Torero Tennis Classic. 0 F N OTE For the third consecutive year, a team of select MBA students captured the World and Grand Championship trophies during April's 25th annual International Collegiate Business Policy Games in Reno, Nev. USD students Valerie Johnson, Philip Bille, Tracy Elliott, Mike Rodez and Susan Scott competed in intense head-to-head competi– tion with students from 28 universities in the United States and Canada. At the beginning of the games, each team assumed control of a fictional company which had been poorly managed for two years. During the two-month competition, teams competed via computer hook up to turn around their company's fortunes, with the final round of the competition taking place in Reno. "The competition provides a 'real world' application of academic skills in business," says Taking Care of Business

Elite Company

At first glance, it

Hahn at Helm

seems like an unlikely group. Gary Shandling, Senator Robert Dole,

When university trustee Ernest Hahn raises the gavel at a Board of Trustees meeting early next fall , it will mark a his– toric moment in USD history: the first time that a lay person has as– sumed chair–

Hotel Del's Larry Lawrence, Mo and Stewart Udall and Dr. Ray Brandes, USD 's dean of graduate and continuing education. What, you may ask, do these people have in common? They were among the 100 dis– tinguished living alumni honored by the University of Arizona in May during the university's Cen– tennial Commencement Celebra– tion. Dr. Brandes was recognized as a Distinguished Historian and presented with a Centennial Me– dallion. "When I received the letter from President Koller telling me I had been chosen, I thought someone had made a mistake," Dr. Brandes admits. "It is such a great honor. To be one of 100 alumni to receive this award must mean that someone, somewhere, believes I have accomplished something worthwhile." Dr. Brandes, dean of USD's School of Graduate and Continu– ing Education since 1973 and a member of the faculty since 1966, says teaching is the most honor– able of all professions. "I believe God put each one of us on earth to accomplish something," he notes, "whether it's writing a piece of music, or a book, or painting a picture. We are all here for a purpose, and teachers help point their students in the right di– rection." While on sabbatical next fall, Dr. Brandes, a Mexican-American, plans to complete a book on the history of Mexican-Americans in San Diego. It will be his 17th book.

manship of the university's 36- member gov– erning body. Why the change?San Diego Bishop Leo Maher, chairman of the board since its

Ernest Hahn 1972 formation, retires then. Hahn, a well-known San Diego developer and philanthropist, has served as the board's vice chair since 1986 and as a trustee for the past seven years. He was ap– proved as chair-elect at the board's May meeting. Hahn says he is "looking forward to chairing a distin– guished group of proven leaders, people who truly are shaping the San Diego region, people who understand the importance of quality, values-based education in the Catholic tradition." Bishop Maher calls Hahn "an outstanding Catholic layman with outstanding leadership qualities." Hahn will lead the board during the final phase of USD's "Education for a New Age" campaign, a $47.5 million fund– raising effort that primarily will fund endowed faculty chairs and fellowships , and student scholar– ships. Alcala Almanac contributors included Maria Martinez-Cosio, Diane Ingalls, Ted Cosen, Jacqueline Genovese, Charles Reilly and John Sutherland

Tennis aceJose Noriega.

defeated the nation's second– ranked female player, Stacey Martin of Tennessee, in the team competition. Larking was named District VIII Volvo Senior Player of

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A flanked by two paint– ings done by Soviet youngsters. BRIDGE

OF PEACE

By Jacqueline Genovese

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war through citizen diplomacy. Her feelings are understandable. Six years ago the terms glasnost and per– estroika were unfamiliar to the general public. King was a full-time mother and volunteer and MEND was still a gleam in founder Linda Smith Kapstein's eyes. But the Pacific Beach resident's life began to change when she decided to rejoin the work force in 1983. The one– time Bishop Buddy Award winner first landed a job as director of development for La Jolla 's Mingei International Mu– seum. Three years later she joined MEND to direct international fund-raising efforts. "I had heard about MEND and I identified with their goals, " she says. When the job of executive director came open, King decided to "throw my hat in the ring." Her subsequent appointment has "led to more fulfilling experiences than I ever dared to

Bay of Pigs, the Cuban missile crisis and Russian Premier

Nikita Khrushchev's vow to "bury" the United States chill the nation. The Com– munist threat, in short, is a vivid part of Maureen (Pecht '64) King's every day life. It is September, 1988. Maureen King jogs along the Moscow River. She stops to admire the sunrise above the Kremlin and is amazed to realize how comfortable she feels running alone, without her passport or any identification. "If someone had told me, even six years ago, that in 1988 I would be in Russia , I would have thought they were crazy! " laughs King, executive director of the San Diego-based Mothers Embracing Nuclear Disarmament, an international non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to reducing the risk of nuclear

Maureen (Pecht '64) King and her colleagues at Mothers Embracing Nuclear Disarmament recently brought Soviet-American relations to a new and personal level.

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imagine."

REFRAIN Jenny's collecting medals with Tim, Michalyn's breaking hearts with ea s e,

Six months later, in December of 1987, King and MEND founder Kapstein traveled to Washing– ton, D.C., to attend some of the events surrounding the U.S.– Soviet summit. While there they were en– couraged by Rear Admiral Gene R. LaRocque, Ret. USN, a member of MEND's national advisory board, to capitalize on "this mother thing that you have going." He suggested an ex– change of American and Soviet mothers and children.

In the Moscow River Is where wefoundJ.P!

King says the Soviets were anything but stoical and grim, as they are often stereotyped. Instead, she found them to be warm, friendly, funny and "generous beyond belief. They were constantly telling jokes, especially at night in their homes. One man, Boris Dudakoff, loved Liza Minelli and watched videos of any show that she was in and knew the w rds to all of her songs!" The Americans also witnessed first– hand why economic reform in the Soviet Union will be slow and painful. "In th Soviet Union, they have four people doing the job of one. For years they have been told what to do, how to do it and when to do it," the California native explains. "Enterprise and independent thinking are qualities that have been stamped out in the Soviet people through years and years of political and social repression." One incident, though, vividly illus– trated to King that glasnost has instigated some positive changes. During the cruis down the Volga River, King went jogging whenever the ship pulled into port. On a cloudy, misty day she and a fellow American went running in the Zhiguli Forest, near Togliatti. "Well, we got lost. And Lord knows how it happened, but we ended up at a military installation!" King laughs, looking as though she still can't

two engineers, a professor, philosopher, housewife, nurse and beautician - was particularly illuminating, she remembers. "During that cruise we talked about everything: politics, children, religion, make-up, even teenage pregnancy," King explains, her face flush with excitement. "What we discovered was that we were similar in so many ways, and we were different, too. But, as Michalyn pointed out, it's okay to be different. We can co– exist without absorbing each other. " Five Americans composed the "Volga Boat Women's Song" during the cruise, which they sang to the the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad." It went something like this: We've been traveling on the Volga On a peace cntsade. We've been traveling on the Volga Look at all the friends we've made! Can't you see the children laughing Playing and singing songs. Can't you see the mothers smiling, Knowing we are one.

"That very afternoon we were with Colman McCarthy, who is a columnist with the Washington Post, and he was getting ready to interview Genrikh Borovik, who is president of the Soviet Peace Committee," King recounts. "Colman asked us if we wanted to sit in on the interview. Well, of course he didn't have to ask twice. So during the inter– view, Linda just came right out and said: 'Mr. Borovik, we want to have an ex– change of Soviet and American mothers and children.' I almost died right on the spot!" She needn't have worried. Borovik loved the proposal. "He thought it was a marvelous idea because this type of exchange had not been done before. He said, 'Great, we'll do it, no problem.' Well, of course there were a lot of problems, but we did it!" the mother of four says proudly. The next several months saw a flurry of activity as King and her colleagues brought their dream to life. Countless phone calls, meetings and letters later, a plan was agreed upon. A contingent of American mothers and their children would visit the Soviet Union in September of 1988, to be followed by a Soviet visit in the spring of 1989. King, who was accompanied by her daughter, Michalyn, on the visit to the Soviet Union, said the trip shattered many myths about the Soviets. A nine-day cruise on the Volga River with their Soviet counterparts - a group of 17 mothers and children that included a cartographer,

Boat Trip Travels Avenue of Understanding

Ja Lyooblyoo... l love you! Ja Lyooblyoo...Spasiba! Ja Lyooblyoo... l love you! Ja Lyooblyoo...Spasiba

During the trip down the Volga River, the Soviet and American mother.; and children exchanged views on a variety oftopics. Here is

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Zhenia's on the bus with Helen, Heather's on the deck with Marie, Cindy's on the Arbat with Margot, Where is that J.P? REFRAIN Alec's playing chess with Artem, Mark's at the circus with DJ., Kate's charming Michael and Artem, Giving smiles away!

an account ofsome ofthose exchanges, which produced surprising revelations.

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the appearanre of American women prompted McCall's magazine to treat the women to an All-American makeover in a chic New York salon, Bumble & Bumble. For women who can hardly get panty– hose, much less a variety of make up, in the Soviet Union, the experience was a bit overwhelming. "I look like a wild cat," Irene Zotova told a Washington Post reporter after the makeover. Galina Iynailova, an onocological surgeon, was afraid her daughter wouldn't recognize her and remarked that she would never be able to wear such big earrings to work because "they might fall into one of my patients!" After experiencing the freedom and wealth of the U.S., did King worry that any of the Soviets would want to defect? "Not for a moment," she replies without hesitation. "The Soviet Union is their home. Sure they liked America, but America is not home. They love where they live and they want to go back and make it better. Even though they enjoyed themselves immensely here, they were very homesick after three weeks." Homesick or not, when it came time to say goodbye, there were unstoppable tears and lingering embraces along with repeated promises to keep in touch. "No one who participated in this exchange will ever view the world in exactly the same way again," the enthusiastic King points out. "We really feel like citizens of the world." Yet despite the smashing success of the exchange, King is not resting on her laurels. "Nuclear weapons are just a

believe it happened. "There we were, in running clothes, without one piece of identification, at a Soviet military base! And nothing happened. They took us back to the ship without a question." When it came time for the group to leave, there were tearful goodbyes and eager anticipation on both sides for the Soviet visit which was to take place six months later. And in March of 1989, the Soviets arrived in America. "When I was waiting at the international gate at Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C., and I saw all of the Soviet mothers and children get off the Aeroflot jet safely - in America - I was overwhelmed. And standing there, something really struck me. I realized I wasn't just welcoming people from the Soviet Union, I was welcoming friends, " King says softly. The Soviets' three-week whirlwind tour of the United States included visits to Washington, D.C. , New York, San Diego and Los Angeles. The Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, Sea World and Disneyland were among their stops. And although the visitors were pre– pared for abundance in America, they were shocked by the opulence they witnessed. "They were just stunned by the amount of goods available to Americans," King says, her hazel eyes wide. "For ex– ample, they were in awe over the variety of vegetables and fruits available to us every day in the store. Things we take for granted are things they can't even imagine being available to them." The Soviets had done a lot of home-

work on the U.S., though. They knew more about the Library of Congress and the Air and Space Museum than some of their embarrassed American hosts. In the Library of Congress, 11-year-old Artem Zotova asked if he could see the room where the Stradivarius violins were kept.

This creation, the work ofa Moscow artist, was presented to King uy a Soviet mother.

At the Air and Space Museum, he pa– tiently explained to the tour guide just how fast "Mach" speed was. The Soviet mothers' fascination with

Religion The myth that the Soviet Union was an atheistic nation proved to be just that - a myth. "Believe it or not, I went to a Catholic Mass in the Soviet Union!" King says. "The whole ceremony was pre– Vatican II, with the incense and the bells and the priest's robes. It brought me back to my child– hood." Most of the Soviet women

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at the market every day. They often stand in line for hours and walk away empty-handed. Economics Both the Soviet and American mothers agreed that their governments allocate far too many resources to the military at the expense of the ordinary citizen. Because goods are so scarce in the Soviet Union, nothing is wasted. "The Soviets use every bit of what they have," King explains. "Absolutely nothing is wasted. We are a nation of consumers. In the Soviet Union they think about how their individual action will affect people around them. We can learn from that."

tion, however. Anna Gurevich, a Soviet linguist and interpreter, says the Jewish people do not trust the administration of the synagogues so they worship in private. Daily life When the women compared a typical day in their lives, they found their days very similar until they came home from work. "Because of technology and the availability of resources, we can have dinner ready in 20 minutes if we want to," King says. "And if we don't feel like cooking, we can just go out to eat. Soviet women do not have that option." Instead, because most dwellings lack full-size refrigera– tors, Soviet women face long lines

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play in the same lan– guage," notes Irene Zotova, a Soviet cartogra–

pher. And indeed the children had no problem

communicating, despite the language barrier. Most of the Soviet children spoke English, and some communicating was done through pantomime, laughter and embraces. "It makes my heart feel so open to see the children playing together," Zotova says. "It is the children who will build the bridge of understanding. They are our future ."

called themselves "believers." Most were baptized and had baptized their children. Religious freedom seemed to be more

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symptom of the problem. We need to change the way we think about war and the earth. We need to create a mentality in which the idea of nuclear weapons is simply unacceptable," she says. The effervescent director and other MEND members plan to take their message of citizen diplomacy to groups - both here and abroad - who need to be convinced that the U.S. can co-exist peacefully with the Soviet Union. "I grew up in Ventura, California, which was and still is a very, very, conservative area," King relates. "And when I saw my family and friends in that area embracing the Soviets and the whole idea of the ex– change with open arms and minds, I thought to myself, " Glasnost isn't just in the Soviet Union, it's right here , it's hap-

Cold War Cease-Fire Provides Opportunities

But there were some strongly positive signs: peace movements in the U.S. and the decline of the Stalinist generation in the USSR. The slowing of the arms build-up in the mid- 1970s in the USSR, together with a similar slowing of the U.S. arms build-up in the mid- 1980s, gave an opportunity for serious arms control negotiations. And, crucially, both faced a changing international system in which the rise of China, Japan and a unified western Europe put pressures on each superpower. Now the Soviet leadership talks frequently about "new thinking" in international relations. We in the U.S. have a preoccupation with the Pacific Rim and Japanese management and have not yet done much new thinking about international relations. This asymmetry in orientation complicates U.S.-Soviet relations and calls out for methodical efforts to achieve a better balance. Greater cultural understanding between the two countries may not produce peace, but ignorance and neglect increase chances of misperception and miscalculation. We will need all the political and cultural resources we can muster to manage our relationships with the USSR in the coming decades. Sometime the hardest times will be - like today - when tensions are lowered; but out of tensi ns often arise key opportunities.

By Dr. Patrick Drinan

Vivid pictures of democratic rallies in China flood American living rooms, followed by brutal suppression of a basically peaceful revolt. In western Europe, General Secretary Gorbachev is considered the most popular leader in the world. In the United States, the Bush administration frets about Soviet willing– ness to negotiate arms agreements. Competi– tive elections in the USSR in the spring of 1989 capture the imagination of the Soviet people. And, in the U.S., citizens and reporters

contemplate the factors contributing to the re– election of 98 percent

of incumbents to Congress. Has the world gone topsy turvy?

There is no doubt that the Cold War is at a cease-fire, if not a conclusion. This has permitted Soviet positive attitudes about U.S. society to reemerge, as they have during each period of thaw over the last 70 years. Americans and Soviets have always found things to like about each other even during the midst of the most frigid days of the

1be Soviet visitors at the Kings' Pacific Beach home.

Cold War. The optimism and technology of U.S. society always has been attractive to the Soviets. And the literature and perserverance of the Russian and Soviet peoples have been attractive to us (not to mention the possibility of business deals). The durability of this mutual cultural fascination is not in question. Rather, the issues seem to be how can it be sustained, can it flourish, and will it have impacts on the national security calculations of each side? The most recent warming of U.S.-USSR relations is one of at least five in our common history. Cultural exchanges have been prominent in the post-Stalin years, but disputes over Jewish emigration blocked rapid advances in the early 1970s. This was rein– forced by political disputes in the late 1970s involving Angola, Ethiopia, Cambodia and Af– ghanistan. U.S.-Soviet relations were so poor by the early 1980s that many commentators saw little hope of another thaw.

pening right here. " As she thinks back on the past year, King credits USD Provost Sr. Sally Furay, RSC], with teaching her during her student days to use her talents to the fullest. "She made us realize that our talents and abilities were a gift, and it was our moral obligation to use those talents for the betterment of society," the Sacred Heart alumna remembers. "And I truly believe that I am obligated to leave a situation better than I found it. I operate according to that philosophy every day."

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A Soviet youngster pauses beside the Vietnam memorial in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Drinan, a professor ofpolitical science, will become dean ofthe College ofArts and Sciences in August.

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PLACES INTHE USD will lose a little bit of its soul and spirit this summer.

Dakota native certainly understands the importance of opportunity. He grew up in a "very, very poor family" during the Depression and deeply appreciated the opportunity he later received to attend the Naval Academy. Whyte served as a naval aviator for 23 years before retiring in San Diego. "In the Navy, Gerry (his wife) and I have had some great assignments. But the past 13 years at USD have been the best assign– ment of all. " He smiles, then admits, "Gerry and I have a love affair with this place. " It is a love affair the Whytes plan to continue during retirement. "I hope the USD family will allow us to share in their future joys and sorrows, " he says. The Whytes plan to spend more time with their four children and 10 grandchil– dren, too. ''I'm retiring because our kids told us they wanted their children to get to know their grandparents. Our family is scattered all over the United States, so we haven't been able to spend as much time with them, and I know how important my grandparents were to me when I was growing up. " The Whytes also plan to be of service to the com- munity by volunteering at the St. Vincent De Paul Center and working with

HEART By Jacqueline Genovese and John Sutherland Six.faculty 11ie11ibers and administrators who helped nurture the university from infancy to adulthood are retiring to new

Six faculty and administrators - repre– senting more than 107 years of service to the university - will retire , opening a new phase in their lives. Here's a last look back at these special six. USD just won't be the same without them. Herb Whyte The inscription on his paperweight says "You make a living by what you get, you make a life by what you give. " That motto seems especially appropri– ate for Herb Whyte, USD's director of financial aid for the past 13 years. "When I started working in financial aid 20 years ago at United States Interna– tional University, I was excited because of the opportunity I would be able to extend to students who otherwise

would not have the chance to go to col– lege," he explains. "And I've gained some personal satisfaction from fulfilling that role , but so often I worry about the student I wasn't able to help." The South

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Moreau 's "Le Triomphe' salutes five retiring faculty and staff Dr. Jack Bradshaw,

Ethel Sykes, Sr. Annette Boun·et,RSCJ; MmyJane Warren and Herb Whyte. A sixth retiree, Fr. Joseph McDonnell, is not pictured.

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While earning a master's degree in education at Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles, Fr. McDonnell heard of the work of Bishop Charles Buddy, who had established the College for Men in San Diego. "I was intrigued by his work, and then when I met him, I was so impressed by how human he was that I knew I wanted to come and work at the College for Men, " he says. And so in 1966 Fr. McDonnell moved south to teach dogmatic theology to the students in the College for Men. When he arrived Fr. McDonnell was one of some 20 priests on campus and the students "stayed close to the priests." Fr. McDonnell's retirement plans include teaching part time at USD and continuing research into the life of Kathleen Drexel, a Catholic Philadelphia socialite who founded the Blessed Sacrament Sisters. "We always look to Europe for our Catholic heroes," he explains, "but we have models right here in America that no one knows about. " Mary Jane Warren Mary Jane Warren remembers her initiation into the teaching ranks as if it were yesterday. "After my graduate school commence– ment, I was talking to the dean of my col– lege, and he asked me if I planned to teach," she remembers. "I said no. He an– swered: 'Well, that's too bad because you 're starting tomorrow,' and he handed me a textbook! " Despite that unorthodox start, Warren quickly fell in love with her profession. She taught at Western Maryland, Syracuse , Ohio State University and Utica College during the 1950s and the early 60s before arriving at the San Diego College for Women in 1963. "Coming to the College for Women from the older colleges I had worked at was exciting because there was a sense that we were building a college from scratch " Warren recounts. "There was no such th,ing as office space for professors. We all shared one big room where we went on breaks and ate our lunch. The Sacred Heart nuns were cloistered back then, so they were in full habit and they couldn't talk to any of the lay professors. Needless to say, it was a whole different world!" During Warren's almost three decades at Alcala Park, she served on some 11 committees, ranging from the Curriculum

biology professor recalls. "That summer we started a summer pro– gram and did some sampling in San Diego Bay- bottom sam– pling and marine

sampling. From then on the program ex– panded." The San Marcos

resident - who has completed extensive ecological research on

coastal lagoons - plans to stay actively involved in his field during retirement. Among his interests: more studies of the feasibility of utiliz– ing reclaimed water for agricultu-

orphans in Mexico. "God has always had, and always will have, a plan for our lives," Whyte says softly. "After I retire , He'll still be in charge. " Dr. John Bradshaw When Dr. John Bradshaw helped a young researcher named Dr. Curt Spanis work out some bugs with his oxygen analyzer at the Scripps Institute of Ocean– ography back in 1966, neither man realized the significance of their first brief encounter. But significant it was . For that brief meeting opened the door to what evolved into a warm 23-year association between Dr. Bradshaw, USD and Dr. Spanis. Now, as he prepares to retire from full-time teaching at the university, Dr. Bradshaw chuckles over the memory of that long ago meeting with his USD colleague . "We talked and collaborated a little bit, then about six months later I saw him in the hall and I asked him what he was doing. He said, 'I've just been appointed chairman of the biology department at USD.' I told him I thought that would be pretty interesting because I rather liked education and talking to students. So he said, 'Why don't you come on out to USD?' I said maybe I will. So I came out, and I've been here ever since." Dr. Bradshaw has taught a long list of biology and environmental studies classes during the past two decades. But he says the highlight of his academic career was combining talents with physics Professor Gerald Estberg to co-found the environ– mental studies program in 1971. "Dr. Estberg had some extra National Science Foundation money, so we renovated an old campus greenhouse into an environmental lab," the white-haired

ral purposes, pursuit of his budding fascination with subtropical fruit tree pro– pogation, development of a computer plant identification software program, and additional research on ecosystems from the ocean to the desert. Looking back, Dr. Bradshaw says he has no regrets about the past 23 years. "I'll miss my interaction with the students, of course. But I feel like people here are my friends . You 'll see me around. " Fr. Joseph McDonnell In his 40 years as a Roman Catholic priest, Fr. Joseph McDonnell has wit– nessed great change in society and the church. He views the past three decades as particularly turbulent. "The church has been going through a storm, " Fr. McDonnell admits. "But I think it's been marvelous for us. It forces us to take a careful appraisal of our beliefs and to look in depth at what we say we're about. " He thinks Catholics are looking for a clarification of church beliefs because they are surrounded by material– ism and secularism, especially here in Southern California. "These are very difficult times, espe– cially for young people," he points out. "But I am very encouraged by the stu– dents' inquisitiveness and deep interest in the Christian and Roman Catholic response to the critical issues in present day society. " A chance meeting with Fr. Flanagan of Boys Town when Fr. McDonnell was a young man inspired him to become a priest. "I was profoundly moved by him and I ran home and told my parents, 'You have to come and see Fr. Flanagan, "' he remembers.

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"1be university was like a little child when I started. Now it's blossomed and matured into a beautiful young person. I feel proud to have had a hand in shaping that growth. " -Ethel Sykes

Committee to the Committee on Campus Ministry, and belonged to "at least" eight professional organizations. Now the grandmother of two is looking forward to retirement. "My speci– ality is the psychology of aging, " she says, "and if anyone is ready to retire , it's I!" Warren's retirement plans include ex– tensive travel, gardening, reading and getting settled into her brand new home in Escondido. Looking back, Warren is pleased she had the chance to influence some young lives. "Every year I felt like I accom– plished something if I got through to at least five students. That's what I will miss the most. The contact with students. But a lot of my students keep in touch, and I know that will continue, even if I'm not teaching." Ethel Sykes If the call ever went out to form a USD fan club, Professor Ethel Sykes would be among the charter members. For Sykes, who is retiring this summer after 21 years of teaching accounting and advising undergraduate business students at Alcala Park, peppers her conversation with high praise for the institution whose people she looks upon as family. "I've enjoyed every minute of my career here ," she says in heartfelt tones. "There's such a sense of camaraderie." The La Mesa resident speaks with special affection when she recalls the rela– tionships she built with business students during the past two decades while dis– pensing advice about classes, careers and life in general. "I stay in touch with a lot of former stu– dents. It feels so gratifying to have them come back and say 'thank you for helping me get my degree ,"' she says. "It hasn't always been easy - there have been a lot of students entangled in difficulties with classes and credits over the years - but I've always tried to untangle the mess and be helpful. I've felt very pleased to do that. " Sykes joined the San Diego College for Men's business department in 1968 as the fourth faculty member. Busy that year teaching a variety of courses to some of the 300 business majors, she one day volunteered to help the department chair counsel students, a move that profoundly shaped the rest of her USD tenure. "I said: Do you need some help?" she remembers, " and he said 'sure. ' And

Bourret opened the longest and one of the most rewarding chapters in her life. She vividly remembers one of her first tasks: filling out paperwork so the college would be eligible to receive federal finan– cial aid funds . Shortly thereafter, she over– saw the joining of the financial aid offices from the College for Women and the College for Men as the two institutions prepared for their 1972 merger. In 1970 Sr. Bourret was appointed USD's director of admissions. During her decade as director, she oversaw the growth of the university's enrollment from less than 2,500 to almost 5,000 students. With the growth in the university's graduate programs, a separate position of director of graduate admissions was cre– ated in 1980. Sure enough, Sr. Bourret was once again called upon to establish

that's how I got involved. " She balanced teaching accounting and counseling until eight years ago , when the skyrocketing business school enrollment turned advising undergraduates into a full-time job. What awaits during retirement? Sykes plans to travel, especially back to New England to explore her roots. Becoming versed in Spanish and with computers, as well as alloting more time for gardening and sewing, also rank high on her to do list. "I've made a lot of friends here. It will be sad to leave," she confesses. "But it's time I do other things in my life." Sr. Annette Bourret, RSCJ Her voice softens and her twinkling eyes radiate with joy as Sr. Annette Bourret, RSC] , recounts favorite tales about the scores of students whose lives she has touched during her half-century in education. And for Sr. Bourret, who retires this summer from her post as USD director of graduate admissions after 23 years on campus, that process of molding young lives has brought her

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means of bringing others closer to the love of Christ. So I've tried to do what– ever I could to help students." She kept that credo in focus when she began her career in 1939 as a teacher at the Sacred Heart Convent in Menlo Park, and never lost sight of it as she advanced to administrative positions, first as princi– pal of Sacred Heart schools in Seattle and El Cajon for 15 years, and then to director of financial aid at the San Diego College for Women in 1966. With her arrival at Alcala Park, Sr.

As she looks ahead to retire- ment, Sr. Bourret's plans are indefinite . She plans to spend the next year on sab– batical, then return to San Diego. After that, she's not sure. "I'll certainly miss the USD community and my contact with prospective stu– dents ," she says almost wistfully. "Look– ing back on it all, I never in the world would have dreamed that my vocation would bring me the experiences I've had. It's been very fulfilling."

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