USD Magazine, Fall 2004

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EDITOR Julene Snyder julene@sandiego.edu

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CONTRIBUTING EDITOR S Michad R. Haskins mhaskins@sandiego.edu Kelly Phillips kphillips@sandiego.edu Krystn Shrieve kshrieve@sandiego.edu ART DIRECTION & DESIG Barbara Ferguson barbaraf@sandiego.edu

campus almanac An Indie Intersession

Students journey to the Sundance Film Festival where they'll watch and critique independent movies. Also: USD launches Campaign far the University ofSan Diego. 4

a I u m n i almanac Educating Voters - One Click at a Time john Carrieri '91 hopes his new Web site, campaign.com, will be a resource far the most informed voters. 8 almanac

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PHOTOGRAPHERS Robert Burroughs Fred Greaves Rodney Nakamoto Tim Manroani

faculty

An Exceptional Endeavor Judy Mantle, who holds the School ofEducation's Deforest Strunk Chair in Special Education, leads the program into a new era. Also: public art conference. /0

WEB DESIGN MANAGER Michael James michaeljarnes@sandiego.edu WEB SITE www.sandiego.edu/publications

sports almanac Breakfast at Tiffanie's USD cross country runner Tiffonie Marley eats roadfar breakfast. Also: Toreros at the Athens Olympics. 12 gallery/class n o t e s

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PRESIDENT Mary E. Lyons

a I u m n i Broadcast Views

VICE PRESIDENT OF MISSION AND UNIVERSIT Y RELATIONS Monsignor Daniel Dillabough SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS AND MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS Michael R. Haskins USD Magar,int is published quarterly by the Universiry ofSan Diego for its alumni, parents and friends. Editorial offices: USD Magazine, Publications Office, Universiry ofSan Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110-2492. Third-class postage paid at San Diego, CA 92110. USO phone number (619) 260-4600;emergencysecuriry (619) 260-2222; disaster (619) 260-4534. Postmaster: Send address changes to USD Magazine, PublicarionsOffice, Universiry of San Diego, 5998 Alcal:i Park,San Diego, CA 92110-2492.

Bob Gaglione '84 O. D.J cuts through the Legalese with his "Independent Counsel" radio show, which occasionally Lets him test his one-time professors. 40

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Confessions of a Binge-Drinker Toren Volkmann '02 never expected to become an alcohol awareness poster boy at the ripe old age of24. 48

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"Law and Religion" explores the question ofwhether ours is a nation "under God" or a secular count1y where religion should be practiced in private. Also: multimedia instaLLation, recitals, concerts, California Supreme Court. 49

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