“ George Winne ’ s suicide to protest the Vietnam War .”
— JEFFREY FRIED , MUIR ’ 71
The verdict of the Rodney King trial . As parts of Los Angeles were erupting , we held several protests on campus and shut down the I-5 freeway headed south for three hours on a Friday afternoon .
— AGUSTÍN OROZCO , MUIR ’ 94
... Angela Davis !
— ELLEN MARKS , MUIR ’ 73
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
We know Tritons strive to change the world , but what changed the world for Tritons ? We asked alumni what made an impact in their lives during college . Read the full responses at tritonmag . com / changes and let us know yours at tritonmag @ ucsd . edu .
" Riding the elevator with Quincy Troupe — to know UCSD would make room for him to teach was something that taught me that academia was open to people of color and applied learning was valued ."
— JENNIFER H . SIMS , ERC ’ 94
Shaking the hand of Hillary Rodham Clinton when she came to UCSD in January 1995 for the Eleanor Roosevelt College dedication . I remember hearing her speak and rushing up to meet her afterward . I have a framed photo of myself shaking her hand that day more than 20 years ago .
— RENEE ALMASSIZADEH ( MARIE FERRARA ), WARREN ’ 96
“ The A . S . Council and the administration spent the better part of the early 2000s trying to shut down ‘ offensive ’ student speech . … I didn ' t support what every student said on their TV shows or in their newspapers , but I devoted the better part of a year to defending them .”
— DANIEL WATTS , WARREN ’ 06
“ I remember joining others as we walked to a field for a memorial gathering for Dr . Martin Luther King Jr . following his assassination .”
— VICKI OSHIER MCKENNA , REVELLE ’ 68
In many ways UCSD was at the epicenter of the anti-war movement . Attending UCSD during those times definitely changed my world ... as the whole world was watching .
— GREGORY FLETCHER , MUIR ’ 74
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