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CONTENTS SPRING 2021

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Triton Leaders Conference 2021
Mentorship proves to be
the start to advancing equity .

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Physical Sciences at 60
Looking back at the foundational division and ahead at its future .

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Virtual Honors
Announcing the honorees for the 2021 Alumni Awards .
COVID , Chronicled
Students document their pandemic experience , just

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as others have done through the ages .
The Power of Protest
A professor on the role of protest through history and in recent events .
A Long Way to Rock
The humble origins and campus roots of San Diego alt-rockers SWITCHFOOT .

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Long Game , Quick Pivot
How three Tritons pivoted
their professional talents into
pandemic response .

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Alumni Essays
45 The Gifts of Elders 49 Learning to Fly 53 Up from the Mailroom
DEPARTMENTS
07 ON Assignment 14 ON Point 42 Class Notes
44 Obituaries 54 President ’ s Letter 56 Alumni Events
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