David Morehead

David Tyler Morehead had just finished eighth grade when he was pitted against 18-year-old baseball players for the first time. He stood his ground. That’s when he realized he wanted to become a professional baseball player.

“One of my life-long dreams is to play professional baseball,” Morehead said. “If I had the opportunity to do that, it would just be amazing. It would be one of the things that I would really cherish.” More

Santina Watts

From the time she was “about five,” Santina Watts knew what she wanted to be when she grew up: an engineer.

Santina and her mother were on a tour of Hearst Castle when, her mother recalls, the pre-schooler became entranced with the estate’s magnificent showplace, “Casa Grande,” with its imposing towers, and the three guesthouses of Mediterranean Revival style. Guided by her mother, a discussion of structures followed, setting the little girl on a path from which she hasn’t deviated. More

Leora Juster

Leora Juster, the senior guard on UCSD women’s basketball team, says she feels like she just received a whole lot of presents. First, Juster and her team won their first CCAA championship March 3.

Then they won their first regional championship March 12.Now they’re headed to the women’s basketball Division II national championships, the Elite Eight, this week—also a first.

“We’re going to Nebraska,” Juster said enthusiastically during an interview Tuesday. More

Rowena Paz

Rowena Paz says she feels her life has split in two. There’s life before her one-year study abroad stint in China. And then there’s life after. Paz, who went to China through UCSD’s Education Abroad Program, said the experience changed her life. “It opened up my eyes to a larger world,” she said.

She now is a staunch supporter of study-abroad programs. Her experience also helped her appreciate her parents’ sacrifices and their decision to immigrate to the United States from the Philippines, she said. More