“ I got to meet Conan O ’ Brien in the Sixth
College office ! He was the most laid-back , humble , and funny guy . Good times !”
— GUYANE ANNA VALIAN ’ 12
Glenn Greenwald —
“ Ultimately , the way that rational people decide what actually is true is through the evidence .”
— NIKOLAJ ZBIKOWSKI ’ 13
BRUSHES WITH GREATNESS
Be it a few words after a lecture or a chance sighting from afar , college can bring you close to icons you ’ ll never forget . We asked Tritons for their most memorable meetings and most significant sightings . Tell us yours at tritonmag @ ucsd . edu
When Comedy Central first started , I won a contest to bring George Carlin to campus . “ Here I am . Here ' s your campus ,” he said when I met him . “ Let ' s go and slow down the wheels of education .”
– JONATHAN ASCH ’ 94
“ I first thought people were just taking pictures outside Geisel Library — but it was a full-on Louis Vuitton photoshoot !”
– MIGUEL ANGEL MARTINEZ , JR . ’ 19
“ Seeing the Olympic ‘ Dream Team ’ basketball team practice at UCSD during Revelle Freshman orientation in the summer of 1992 . I guess Michael Jordan wanted to play golf as well at Torrey Pines .”
– SU PHIL , VIA FACEBOOK
“ I worked for Dr . Harold Urey one summer , polishing the glass lenses used in his ‘ bubble chamber ’ experiments that earned him the Nobel Prize in physics .”
– CHRIS STIEHL ’ 71
I ’ m from the Bay , so when the Golden State Warriors were practicing at RIMAC you know I was looking out for Steph Curry !”
– ELIZABETH MOROWIT ’ 19
“ When Carrie Mae Weems MFA ’ 84 spoke on campus I talked with her about a documentary project I was working on — we still keep in touch to this day .”
– DAVID FIELD ’ 17
“ Riding the elevator with Quincy Troupe . Knowing he was on faculty taught me that applied learning was valued . He made me feel like I belonged .”
– JENNIFER SIMS ’ 94
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