HOW DID A UC SAN DIEGO COACH MAKE AN IMPACT ON YOU ?
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My favorite PE instructor was former UCSD basketball coach Barry Cunningham — he brought an inspirational energy and mindset to his classes . I took basketball every year !
MANAGING EDITOR Malinda Danziger ’ 00
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Paula Thomas ’ 87
STUDENT WRITER Savannah Muñoz ’ 21
Tony and Darcy in track were outstanding . Their expectations and encouragement set the stage for our D1 status , even as a D3 program . They made us all better athletes .
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mario Aguilera ’ 89 Katherine Connor Dolores Davies Inga Kiderra Anthony King Maddy Lewis ’ 19 Kendrick Mooney Jenny Stephens Jeff Tourial
UC SAN DIEGO ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Kimberley Phillips Boehm ' 82 , PhD Brian Baumgartner ’ 09 Jeff Belk ’ 83 Karen Bergan ’ 88 Jarrod Hammes ’ 00 , MBA ’ 08
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Erik Jepsen ’ 10 , UC San Diego Publications
During my senior year , Coach Eric taught me to break past my fears and play with peace and control . Overcoming invisible fears and being under control has helped me well beyond the tennis court , in all aspects of life .
Ed Lee ’ 85 Gabriela Manriquez ’ 89 , MPIA ’ 97 Carl Tsang ’ 05 Alonzo White ’ 76 , MD Ping Yeh ’ 99 , MS ’ 01
Contributors
Triton managing editor Malinda Danziger ’ 00 wrote about Netflix ’ s Crip Camp , the alumni-produced documentary about a 1960s summer camp for youth with disabilities : “ There ’ s great power in a camp experience . Not all camps change the world , but they all change their campers . The community , personal development and just plain fun that made Camp Jened so impactful are at play in UCSD ' s own summer camp , Knock Around . My kids have attended it for years , and it always says ‘ summer ’ to me .”
Triton editor Jarrett Haley dove deep into exploring early campus development plans for our cover story . “ It was fascinating to learn what could have been on campus — A canyon dammed into a lake ? A giant , central communications tower ? It was honestly like exploring alternative realities . Amazing , too , how some early ideas are now being realized , even after all this time .”
DIRECTORS
Armin Afsahi ’ 90 Annamarie Bezzerides ’ 91 Neville Billimoria ’ 82 Hui Cai , MBA ’ 07 Ellen Chen ’ 95 Sheldon Engelhorn ’ 72 Diana Fakhrai ' 01 , MPIA ' 04 , JD Tony Fiori ’ 98
Deep respect for Sensei Castilonia , MD , PhD , who taught so many of us not just martial arts competencies , but wisdom , tradition and character . He definitely changed my life for the better !
Janet Fisher ’ 76 Melody Gonzales ’ 02 Taner Halicioğlu ’ 96 Dylan Kelly , MS ’ 05 Sam Knight ’ 73 Chau Lai ’ 97 Bosco Luján , MBA ’ 12 Michelle Molko ’ 05
Matt Newsome ’ 91 Luis Pineda , Jr . ’ 84 Trisha Rassatt ’ 09 Wayne Rong ’ 02 Denise Whisenhunt ’ 90 Jennifer Winward ’ 06 , MA ’ 09 , PhD ’ 14
Doug Danevik was not only a UCSD Hall of Fame Women ’ s Volleyball coach , he was a great “ volleyball professor ” ( I took at least four classes ). I still remember “ make a window ” with your arms for the dig .
UC San Diego Athletics staff Maddy Lewis ’ 19 , Kendrick Mooney and Jeff Tourial shared the stories of our three longest-serving coaches . “ They ’ ve touched the lives of so many scholarathletes over the years , and they know that athletics is not only about wins and losses , but improving the lives of their players . They saw us through the transition from Division III to Division II , and now we look forward to their impact at the Division I level .”
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Accolades for Triton
Gold : Writing : Profile – “ The Epic Lives of Albert Lin ” ( Winter 2020 )
Silver : Publications Pivot : “ Dispatches from a Pandemic ” ( tritonmag . com / dispatches )
Bronze : Editorial Design : Imagine … What Home Could Be [ Fall 2019 )
Bronze : Editorial Design : Back to School / Blue Book Quiz ( Fall 2019 )
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