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Top Cop Whether being pulled over for "fitting the profile" or being sworn in as National City's new chiefof police, the force has been with Adolfo Gonzales '96 (Ed.D.) for decades. It's been a long road, but the journey has been worth it: Gonzales is the highest ranking Latino police officer in San Diego County and the first Latino chief ofpolice in the history of National City, Calif 22

The Time of Their Lives When fraternity brothers Harish Praba '96 and Phong Vit '98 signed up to be summer counselors at Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times eight years ago, the pair had no idea their decision would impact every part oftheir lives. But just wanting to make a difference for kids wasn't enough; they needed to be fun with a capital "F"

Five Degrees of ... Expectation

A quintet offreshmen provide us with a glimpse inside their minds, revealing no small amount of uncertainty and a large quantity ofhopefulness. In this kickoffto a multi-year series, join us in getting to know a few of USD's Class of 2008: Brianne Butle1; Carmen Gonzalez, Kendra Hoffman-Curry, Marco Martinez and Matt Rutz.

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