TRITON Magazine Fall 2020 | Page 7

“ There are no simple solutions . I know this as both a police chief and as a trained historian .”

“Don ’ t let Covid-19 stop you , let it evolve you .”

“ Though we have to stay distant , we come together
as Tritons .”
— Jeff Belk ’ 83 , Alumni Board past president
— Kevin Riutzel ’ 07 , Los Angeles urgent care physician

“ I floated between feelings of guilt , helplessness , & gratitude …”

— Sarah Alaoui ’ 12 , Graduate student in Washington , D . C .

“ What ’ s stuck on our minds is all that we ’ ve got — time and uncertainties …”

– Stevon Marshall , Undergraduate student

“ There are no simple solutions . I know this as both a police chief and as a trained historian .”

— David Livingstone , PhD ’ 18 , Chief of police — see p . 54

“ I thought , let ’ s turn this situation into a learning opportunity .”

— Dan Santat ’ 95 , Children ’ s book author and illustrator

These times are not over , and neither is our dispatch series .

To write to your fellow Tritons about your pandemic experience , reach out to tritonmag @ ucsd . edu , and read all alumni essays so far at tritonmag . com / dispatches
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