2009 Men's Volleyball Guide.indd - UC San Diego Athletics

SAN DIEGO - AMERICA’S FINEST CITY
The UCSD campus is located
in La Jolla, Calif., just
minutes north of America’s
sixth largest city, San Diego.
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Spanish for ‘the jewel’, La
Jolla is one of San Diego’s
first neighborhoods to be
settled. The city of La Jolla
has spectacular beaches and
park areas that are popular
for great diving, swimming,
surfing, hiking, romantic
sunset strolls, and family fun. La Jolla’s village area boasts a beautiful
Mediterranean charm and a cool Southern Californian vibe, and rolls out the
red carpet when it comes to it’s fine dining, theatre, cultural activities, boutique
shopping, art galleries and fine lodging establishments. It is no wonder why La
Jolla’s Prospect Street was dubbed ‘San Diego’s Rodeo Drive’.
Named “America’s Finest City” due to its hospitality, beauty and ideal
climate, San Diego is located at the southern tip of California, just north
of Mexico. The residents of San Diego county are so physically active that
Sports Illustrated magazine once called it “Sportstown, U.S.A.” San Diego’s
70 miles of beaches are a haven for swimmers, surfers, divers, boaters and
sunbathers.
The city of San Diego is a major commercial business
center with more than 2.6 million residents and
a varied economy based in agriculture, manufacturing,
aerospace, technology, electronics, aircraft, shipbuilding,
scientific research and tourism. The city is
one of the largest biotech centers in the U.S.