Monterey Bay: The Magazine of CSU Monterey Bay Vol. 6 no. 2 | Page 3

Contents

features

4 Ready to rumble

Monterey Bay Derby Dames and CSUMB alumnae Cassie and Catrina Torda take the rink by storm . departments

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8 Batting in the Big Leagues
Four outstanding student researchers land prestigious fellowships to top-tier doctoral programs .
11 Rolls and wasabi
Students and faculty embrace a shape-shifting , high-tech classroom .
12 Featured at the de Young
TAT major Ed Carapezza ’ s film plays at San Francisco ’ s de Young Museum .
6 Students
Petra Mansfield ’ s educational journey . Stevie Rae Stephens breaks into top 75 contestants on American Idol .
13 Athletics
Former baseball player designs for 49ers . Monte Rey gets a new look .
17 Faculty Highlights
News and accomplishments from the faculty .
18 voices
Entrepreneurial alumni share their experiences .
20 Alumni
Jakob Heuser , LinkedIn Leader
14 Faculty Advisor
Professor Rob Weisskirch on teens , parents and cell phones .
21 class Notes
News and notes from alumni around the world
Kevin Garcia ( Bottom ); Richard Green ( top )
15 A healthy relationship
Kinesiology majors and grads staff Marina ’ s Peninsula Wellness Center .
16 university News
Summer Arts returns . Artist and inventor to speak at commencement .
17 news Briefs
Branding campaign honored , new online degrees , new chancellor leads CSU system .
23 First Look
New CSIT-in-3 program puts students on the fast track .
24 Scenes
Snapshots from Otters abroad
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