USD Magazine, Fall 2000

and the arena's size means student orientations can be held in one building. "So often, when you give a gift you wonder if it makes a real difference," said Hayes in a speech thanking the donors. ''As you look around you, you can see chat your gift does make a real difference to USD and our students. For years to come, thou– sands of people will gather here for events that share the spirit of USD." The dedication included a drawing where one lucky student - senior Boyd McGowan, a crew team member - won a $10,000 tuition credit, and the unveiling of the redesigned USD mascot, a 10-foot-tall inflatable Torero designed by Shawn McEachern '95, owner of Inflatable Design Group. As the dedication ceremonies wound down, head athletic trainer Carolyn Greer, who has spent the past 23 years taping athletes' ankles and tend– ing to their sore muscles, walked around the spacious new training faciliry underneath the arena floor, which includes nine treatment bays,

two whirlpools, a pri– vate treatment room and even an office for the student intern. Her face had that same awestruck-look as basketball guard Dana White's when he first stepped on to the court. "For the universiry, the services we now can provide the ath– letes have improved

Jenny Craig is surrounded by the USO Women's Basketball Team.

dramatically," said Greer, who often had to step around athletes as they waited for treatment in the old tiny and dark room. ''And for me," added Greer, who spent more than two decades in a room without windows, "I have light. Ir's so open and bright, I just love it." +

"AS YOU LOOK AROUND YOU, YOU CAN SEE THAT YOUR GIFT DOES MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE TO USO AND OUR STUDENTS."

UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE JENNY CRAIG PAVILION Season ticket holders select seats ..............................................................................................Oct. 24 Individual game tickets on sale ...................................................................................................... Nov. I The Wallflowers concert, featuring Jakob Dylan ........................................................................ Nov. 9 Women'sVolleyball vs. SDSU ........................................................................................................ Nov. 21 Torero Tipoff ......................................................................................................................................Dec. 2 Women's Basketball vs. USC................................................................................................4 p.m. Tailgate party and reception ..........................................................................................5:30 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. University of Oregon ..................................................................7:30 p.m. West Coast Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament ........................ March 1-S For information on these and other events, or to purchase single or season tickets, call the Jenny Craig Pavilion ticket office at (619) 260-7550.

USO President Alice Hayes

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