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FEATURES

All Part of the Plan

PAGE 22 Back in the days when UC San Diego was little more than earth and eucalyptus , a vision for a future campus was put on paper as the first Long Range Development Plan . Over the decades to come , some parts would come to fruition , and some would change with the times . Here ’ s a look at how the latest developments on campus compare with the original vision .
Decoding a Killer
When patent attorney Barbara Rae-Venter ’ 72 , PhD ’ 76 , retired from law , she had no intention to help solve some of the country ’ s most notorious cold cases . But when the call came , she answered , and applied her genetic genealogy talents to bring criminal investigation to entirely new levels .
Revolutionary Summer
Camp Jened in late-60s New York state was revolutionary in many ways — not only by bringing together youth with disabilities , but also by fostering their will to change the world . Five decades later , former Jened camper Jim LeBrecht ’ 78 brought the story to light in the award-winning Netflix documentary , Crip Camp : A Disability Revolution .

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This issue ' s cover hearkens to UC San Diego ' s first-ever Long Range Development Plan for our campus , produced in 1963 by consulting architect and planner Robert E . Alexander . Our feature on p . 22 frames some of the university ' s modern projects in the context of this original vision , but there is lots more to discover straight from the source . View it and more campus plans at : tritonmag . com / plan
The Future ’ s So Bright
With over a century of coaching experience between them , we talk to UC San Diego ’ s three longest-serving coaches about their sports over the years and the outlook for Tritons now in the Division I Big West Conference .

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