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1990 Dr . Barbara Cox , Muir ,
wrote The Muse Process :
Unleashing the Power of the
Feminine for Success and
Fulfillment , published by
McFarland this spring .
John Dunlop , Muir , moved to
Madagascar as the mission
director for USAID , the United
States Agency for International
Development .
1992 Jamie J . Lerner , Muir , was
named chairman of Astia ,
a global business accelerator
for women technology
entrepreneurs . He has been
a member of Astia ’ s Board of
Trustees since 2011 .
1993 Richard Myrus , MA , was named
acting U . S . attorney for the
District of Rhode Island .
Matthew E . Taylor , ERC ,
MPIA ’ 99 , published his debut
novel , Fire , Ruin , and Fury , set
in a future America beset by
climate change and ecological
degradation . It ’ s the first of
a planned series of books .
1994 Erik Johnson , Revelle , is
managing director at The
Bulfinch Group , a wealth
management firm in Needham ,
Mass . Prior to joining The
Bulfinch Group , Erik spent 10
years as a Division I head coach
for women ' s basketball at
Boston College in the ACC and
previously at the University of
Denver .
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1995 25th REUNION :
“ We saw the launch of the
dotcom era , the introduction of
eBay and Craigslist , Windows
95 and the CD-ROM . We
watched Toy Story , Braveheart
and Jumanji ( in theaters !) while
the Braves won the World
Series , the 49ers won the Super
Bowl , and Michael Jordan came
back to the NBA . Come back too
and relive it all October 18 – 20 !”
– Marlene Aciro Lacson ’ 95
Learn more at
homecoming . ucsd . edu
1997 Kristina Jansen , MA , is
producer of the World Business
Academy ’ s new weekly
radio talk show , “ Solution
News ,” on KZSB 1290 AM in
Santa Barbara , Calif .
1998 Suzanna Martinez , Revelle ,
PhD ’ 09 , is an assistant
professor in the Department of
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
at UCSF , where she researches
student food insecurity
among UC students and the
determinants of childhood
obesity .
Erin E . Miller , ’ 98 , ERC , wrote
Final Flight Final Fight : My
Grandmother , the Wasp and
Arlington National Cemetery ,
a story of trailblazing women ,
like Miller ’ s grandmother , who
were Army pilots during World
War II . The book captures
Miller ’ s work with Congress to
ensure that Women Airforce
Service Pilots , or WASPs ,
were given the same veterans ’
rights granted to their male
counterparts .
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Protest & Progress BY ANNAMARIE BEZZERIDES ’ 91
IT WAS THE LATE ‘ 80S / early
’ 90s , and there was a cadre of
folks on campus who probably
wished they had been here
during the ’ 60s . Drummers on
the Hump , that sort of thing ,
want-to-be hippies . For better
or worse , I was one of them .
That Gulf War was the first
war that had been conducted
24 / 7 , given the advent of
cable news networks . There
were a lot of protests as this
war was emerging , and as part
of this , a group of students
spontaneously began to live
round the clock on the steps
of the Humanities library .
I can ’ t believe UCSD let us do
that ! But we did .
Somehow I got my hands
on a mattress , and I ’ d lodged
it underneath the stairs .
Every morning I would see a
beloved professor , Georgios
Anagnostopoulos , walk up
the stairs to his office in the
philosophy department . We ’ d
leave the camp intact , go to
class all day , then we would
come back and camp .
One night everyone was
sitting in a circle , with candles
all around , of course , and
the group couldn ’ t come to
a consensus on something —
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what we stood for , maybe . I recall vividly that moment when I thought , There are two ways to effect change in the world : you can sit out here arguing , nipping at the pant legs of society , or you can go work with organizations or government institutions and effect change that way . And at that moment , I said to myself , “ I ’ m going to finish school and go into a career in public service .” I packed up my bags and drove home at 3 a . m ., went to sleep in my bed that night and for the duration of the Gulf War ; I finished my degree and went onto pursue a nonprofit career in fundraising for higher education .
Looking back on it , moments like that are what college is about . It ’ s an intersection of education and personal formation , having the freedom to do something — you may not even be sure of why , but you discover who you are in the process . It ’ s the time to stay up till 3 a . m . exchanging ideas , and then one hits you and changes your life forever . I ’ m still in higher education after 25 years , and I ’ m continually surprised by how a college experience is so formative , how it spins you in different directions — especially the ones you never knew were right for you .
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