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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 43 Number 3, Winter 2001
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4 - UNIVERSITY RESPONDS TO TRAGEDY By SCM Staff. The September terrorist attacks had many repercussions at SCU, including the loss of at least two members of the University family.
12 - BEERS AND DOGS By Adam Breen. English Professor Terry Beers and his wife, Melissa '88, MBA '95, spend many early mornings sledding with their eight huskies.
14 - CALIFORNIA DREAMERS By Susan Vogel. Three current SCU students were dreaming of college long before many people do, thanks to dedicated mentors from the I Have A Dream Foundation .
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 43 Number 2, Fall 2001
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4 - A GRAND WEEKEND By Adam Breen. At the Grand Anniversary Weekend in June, thousands of alumni, family, and friends gathered to celebrate 150 years of Santa Clara University.
12 - MUSICAL CHAIRS By Jacqueline Tasch. Peter Minowitz loves an audience, whether it is the students in his political science classes or the jazz lovers in local clubs.
14 - ASK THE EXPERTS By Elizabeth Kelley Gillogly '93. Santa Clara University ambassadors help recruit future Broncos.
16 - LESSONS FROM EL SALVADOR By Douglas Sweet. Faculty and students reflect on a spring break "immersion" trip, which for some was a life-changing experience.
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 43 Number 1, Summer 2001
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2 - 150TH ANNIVERSARY MEMORIES In honor of SCU's sesquicentennial year, alumni reflect on their Bronco experiences.
4 - "SHEN FU" LEARNED THE GRACE OF ANGER By Tennant Wright, S.J. A friend shares his memories of Philip Oliger, S.J., who taught him that "passion is the sign that we are alive."
14 - WINGING IT By Adam Breen. Professor Bill Stover is a volunteer pilot for The Flying Doctors, a humanitarian group that brings free basic health and dental care to underprivileged communities in Mexico.
18 - SAVING GRACE By Elizabeth Kelly Gillogly '93. Santa Clara University's 150 years come to life in the rich collection of letters, photos, documents, and artifacts preserved in the University Archives.
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 42 Number 4, Spring 2001
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3 - EL SOL SHINED IN 1968 STUDENT ELECTIONS By Adam Breen. During the 1968 campus elections, an electrical engineering student felt the student body was too apathetic, so he ran for dictator to spur interest. He could have been king, but instead had himself "assassinated " for a greater cause.
12 - DOUBLE LIVES By Susan Vogel. An economic boom in Silicon Valley created opportunities, jobs, and wealth-but those who work here often can't afford to live here. What are employees and employers doing about it?
16 - THE GLACIER PRIEST By Jeff Kunkel. Bernard Hubbard, S.J., was more than a great storyteller and showman. He was a serious researcher, friend to native Alaskan people, and true missionary of his faith.
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 42 Number 3, Winter 2000
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8 - THE MURAL OF EDUCATING FOR CULTURE By Paul Locatelli, S.J. Santa Clara students are more multicultural than ever, and they have grown up in a global society where digital literacy is key. In this excerpt from his convocation address, the University president explores how SCU can better teach students in this wired world.
11 - FOR THE RECORD By Julie F. Morris. The Denshō Project not only preserves the stories of Japanese Americans, it also offers lessons in justice. And SCU Professor Steve Fugita has been involved since the beginning.
16 - JUST ACT By Eliizabeth Kelley Gillogly '93. "The fulfillment of Jesuit education is not just learning about justice, it is doing justice," said Leon Panetta '60, J.D. '63 at recent national conference held at Santa Clara to explore the challenges of educating for justice.
20 - SLAYING THE SPEED DEMONS By Tamara Straus. Twelve-hour work days plus traffic plus the carrot of cashing in stock options equals a frantic pace of life. Why do we all get such a rush from rushing?
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 42 Number 2, Fall 2000
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10 - I WANT MY IPO! By Susan Vogel. With so much venture capital available out there, why do women have to sprint to catch up with men in the race for funding?
14 - ON THE THRESHOLD OF A NEW ERA By George F. Giacomini, Jr. A long-time SCU professor offers his opinion of the most pivotal moments in the University's 150-year history, from wars to the admission of women.
18 - OF HEADHUNTERS AND SOLDIERS By Renato Rosaldo. Living with a headhunting Filipino tribe taught this author to be open to the possibility that other cultures have valid, if different, ways of life.
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 42 Number 1, Summer 2000
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8 - ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES? By Miriam Schulman. Beyond the hype of the headlines, there are no simple answers to the ethical questions raised by genetically modified food.
14 - BRAVE NEW WORLD By Tamara Straus. Now the lawyers want inside your head as they struggle to answer, "Who owns an idea?" Just the mere question is changing the face of legal education.
18 - THE GREAT GRADE GIVEAWAY By Jeff Zorn. Today's grades don't mean jack. So says one Santa Clara professor in this memoir and commentary on the evils of modern day grade inflation.
22 - BOOKS FOR THE BEACH What are you reading this summer? Eight endowed professors recommend books for your beach bag.
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 41 Number 4, Spring 2000
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10 - THE IMPORTANCE OF REMEMBERING By Tamara Straus. On the I0-year anniversary, Santa Clara looks back at the Jesuit murders in El Salvador and finds a lasting legacy for the campus community.
16 - 64 MILLIONAIRES A DAY By Susan Vogel. Are they savvy or stingy? The wealthy in Silicon Valley are taking a new approach to philanthropy, but are they giving their fair share?
20 - EDUCATING FOR LIFE AND LEADERSHIP Santa Clara University is just months away from launching its year-long 150th anniversary celebration. Here's a preview of the five major sesquicentennial events.
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 41 Number 3, Winter 1999
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8 - NOT WITH MY DAUGHTER, YOU DON'T! By Susan Fry. An SCU psychologist explores the correlation between dating and self-esteem for adolescent girls.
12 - COMMON GROUND FOUND By Tamara Straus. SCU has a new partner: the Smithsonian Center for Mate rials Research and Education. Together they are pursuing what a top-notch 21st-century education will require.
16 - THE NEW VOICES OF SANTA CLARA By Nichole Pichel, Miguel Legarreta, Charlene Abalos, Audrey Bilczo, and Jennifer Farris. Five incoming students share their experience of building values in a world of uneven prosperity, opportunity, and choice.
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 41 Number 2, August 1999
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8 - APOCALYPSE PAST: Y1K By Thomas Turley. The year 2000 is upon us. But what about Y1K? History Professor Thomas Turley takes an historical look at the millennial fever of a thousand years ago.
12 - THE FUTURE IS MATH By Susan Vogel. Math Lecturer David Sul is on a mission: to get more Hispanics and African-Americans into Calculus and onto college through SCU's Calculus 100 program.
16 - The Class of 1999 Moves On By Sug Ramire '98. Optimism is the byword for the last graduating class of the millennium. Six 1999ers share their impressions, hopes, and fears before departing SCU for the world of work.
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 41 Number 1, May 1999
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8 - A BRIDGE BETWEEN WORLDS By President PaulL. Locatelli, S.J. 'Go. President Locatelli examines the value of service learning for students, the University, and America's social fabric.
12 - A GIANT ARTIST By Ann Granning Bennett. Auguste Rodin's sculptures are now on view at the de Saisset Museum. The question is: How do high-profile art shows like this one come about?
18 - ARIZONA'S DIPLOMATIC TOP COP By Tamara Straus. Janet Napolitano ' 79 , Arizona's newly elected attorney general , discusses the challenges of public office as well as politics, ethics, and fighting crime.
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 40 Number 4, March 1999
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8 - ENGAGING HEARTS AND MINDS By President Paul L. Locatelli, S.J. '60. Does an SCU education help students become more humane, more able to engage with life? Do students work to transform the world? Does a Santa Clara education fire both their hearts and minds?
12 - TREASURE ISLANDS By Sam Scott '96. The Women Broncos soccer team soars to the 1998 NCAA Finals. With a roster packed with talent, players and coach hold high hopes for 1999·
16 - SOCKING IT TO THEM By Connie Hinckley. Six SCU faculty emeriti apply intellectual curiosity and passion to their retirement years as they prove that a vibrant and varied life can follow an academic career.
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 40 Number 3, November 1998
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8 - EARTHBOUND IN TUSCANY By Susan Vogel. Cultivating the soil and restoring a Tuscan farmhouse became regenerative physically and spiritually for SCU English professor Edward Kleinschmidt.
14 - PREMIES By Sue Frey. Kathy (Straus) VandenBerg '66 pioneers a rule-defying path, as she puts tenderness and love above tubes and isolation in caring for premature newborns.
18 - SEA HUNT By Connie Hinckley. SCU SCREEM team members probe the blue-black waters of the Arctic Ocean for historic bounty using high-tech robotics.
26 - THE VILLAGE PEOPLE By Kathleen (Nino) Castello '88. Some 40 years ago a community of ex-GIs and their families experienced the quonset-hut variety of dorm life on the edge of the SCU campus.
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 40 Number 2, August 1998
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8 - THINKING ON THEIR FEET By Tegan McLane. A renowned choreographer coaches SCU dance students to craft bold, new expressions.
12 - MARRIED IN THE MISSION By Tegan McLane. Alumni remember returning to SCU for the most precious - and sometimes the most traumatic- days of their lives.
20 - THE GOOD DEATH By Connie Hinckley. Can physician-assisted suicide provide death with dignity as Oregon voters think?
26 - LET THEM EAT WINDOWS By Susan Vogel. An SCU symposium takes a close look at Microsoft, which grew from a little company that could to an engine geared to outdistance competitors .
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 40 Number 1,Spring 1998
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12 - ROMANCING THE WATER Sam Scott '96. Rigorous training and mandatory practice test the athletes' - and coach's - mettle as a father passes the oar to his son, continuing a proud SCU tradition.
18 - A FAMILY MATTER By Tegan M. McLane. An innovative program in the business school opens the door to frank, incisive communication among family members whose kinship extends to the business world.
22 - POSTCARDS FROM GUATEMALA By Tegan M. McLane. For the third year, a group of faculty and staff journey to the outback of Guatemala. As observers and recorders, they learn much from the natives they meet.
28 - FLOODBUSTERS Susan Frey. Contrary to the staid image engineering might connote, Central Valley civil engineers dash off to save their world from impending disaster.
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 39 Number 4, Winter 1998
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10 - INSIDE OUT Francisco Jimenez, chairman of the University's Modern Languages and Literatures Department, recalls his grade-school days and immigrant family.
14 - FROM HALLOWED TO HIP Connie Hinckley, East Bay writer, examines the media's many-faceted portrayals of the priesthood, especially the controversial Father Ray of Nothing Sacred.
20 - SANTA CLARA'S ADOBE LEGACY Susan Vogel, San Francisco author and publisher, traces the history of the Adobe Lodge and describes its many roles in the life of the University.
26 - UNCOVERING THE REGION'S RICH PAST As the University clears land for new buildings, SCU archeologists and Native American representatives take care to preserve the ancient past.
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 39 Number 3, Autumn 1997
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6 -THE ART OF AN LNTEGRATED EDUCATION How the University connects learning and living, knowing and acting. By Paul Locatelli, S.J., '60
10 - DOUBLE OR NOTHING The University's resident experts discuss the pros and cons of cloning. By Robin K Sterns, Ph.D. Illustrations by Dug Waggoner
17 - SCU: BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE The face of the campus is changing. In the near future six new structures will rise at SCU. By Susan Vogel
23 - SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE HEART OF DARKNESS Two photographers illuminate a shameful period in American history. By Christiaan T. Lievestro, Ph.D.
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 39 Number 2, Summer 1997
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6 - THE BEST TEST SCORE MONEY CAN BUY If you can afford it, taking a cram course can make a difference. But does a higher score indicate the breadth of your knowledge or just the thickness of your wallet? By Jeff Brazil '85
12 - THE FUTURE OF HISTORY MAJORS Studying the past can lead to present-day success. By Kathryn Bold '81
16 - BITTER HARVEST Researchers witness the impact of civil war, famine, and Islamic militants on life in a Sudanese village. By Susan Frey
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 39 Number 1, Spring 1997
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6 - BLUE SKY INVASION Searching for the American Dream, aerospace workers transform the Santa Clara Valley. By David Beers '79, Illustrations by Dug Waggoner
15 - SEEING IS BELIEVING Professor Sally Wood develops software to help students visualize basic engineering concepts. By Laura Trujillo '92
18 - CONFRONTING THE SCARS OF CENTURIES A legal challenge to California's Proposition 209 is the latest round in a long- running debate over affirmative action. By Margaret M. Russell
26 - SHADOWY ALLIANCE A recent expose alleging CIA links to the crack cocaine epidemic in California's inner cities raises questions about responsibility and truth in journalism. By Peter Kornbluh
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 38 Number 4, Fall 1996
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4 - ENTER THE CLASS OF 2000 They're committed, they're ambitious, they're adventurous-and they're here! By Christine Courard '97 Photographs by Charles Barry
10 - A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS FOR THE COMMON GOOD Unique gifts of students, facu lty, staff, and alumni advance University efforts to integrate learning and living. By Paul Locatelli, S.J, '60
13 - HEADY DAYS, MYLANTA NIGHTS Riding the roller coaster of high tech investing. Coming out on top. By Therese Poletti '81
18 - THE TAO OF PERSONAL LEADERSHIP New book by English Department chair describes how ancient Chinese philosophy can help leaders bring a changing world into harmony. By Diane Dreher
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 38 Number 3, Summer 1996
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6 - THE BEATEN TRACK SCU Psychologist Stephanie Etukudo and Senior Lecturer in English Jeffrey Zorn debate whether ability groupings serve students' best interests.
12 - WHAT WOULD SOLOMON SAY? Adoptions gone awry trigger controversy over how to safeguard the rights of parents while protecting the welfare of the child. By Elizabeth Fernandez '79
18 - A THIRST FOR HEALING A pilgrim to Lourdes finds that the cures offered by the blessed waters can be mostly invisible. By Dee Danna '68 (MBA '72)
24 - THE FLOWERING OF SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY For more than a century, the Mission Gardens have offered spiritual and aesthetic refreshment. By Miriam Schulman
30 - SECOND-PLACE TROPHIES RARELY GET POLISHED Just one run short of the national championship, the 1962 Bronco baseball team was the finest ever fielded by the University. By Dan Peterson '97
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 38 Number 2, Spring 1996
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10 - IT CHANGED MY LIFE Reflecting on 30 years of the Santa Clara Communiry Action Program, former SCCAP directors recount what participating in the organization meant to them.
14 - ATTICUS An excerpt from the recent novel by SCU's new Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.)., Professor in Arts and Humanities. By Ron Hansen M.A. '95
22 - LOST IN CYBERSPACE Universities debate Internet addiction among students: Should we stop them before rhey surf again? By Jeff Brazil '85
28 - THE GRAPES OF WRATH: PART II Professor of Modern Languages Francisco Jimenez '66 remembers his childhood as a migrant laborer, an experience he revisited recenrly with the SCU cast performing Steinbeck's classic about the Joad family. A photo essay captures how the student actors prepared for their roles by touring California's grape-growing region. By Kathryn Bold '81 Photographs by Charles Barry
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 38 Number 1, Winter 1996
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8 - GERALD UELMEN: BACK IN THE CLASSROOM The School of Law professor and co-counsel for the O.J. Simpson defense reflects on the "trial of the century" and assesses its impact on legal education. Interview by Elise Banducci '87
12 - MARRIED WITHOUT CHILDREN Childless couples challenge deeply held beliefs about marriage and family. By Kath1yn Bold '81
16 - PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST Gerald Sullivan, S.J., answers the questions "Why figurative painting?" "Why liberal arts?" and "Why dogs?" By Miriam Schulman
20 - PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE Study abroad programs in Italy and around the world push beyond traditional borders. Photographs by Anthony Boccaccio
24 - CYBER CITY: IS ONLINE GOVERNMENT IN LINE WITH ETHICS? What are the ethical implications of online city services in a municipality where not everyone has access to computers? Markkula Center scholars debate the issue.
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 37 Number 4, Fall 1995
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8 - OF QUARKS, OBJECT IDENTIFICATION, AND PORPHYRIN MOLECULES SCU undergraduates get a taste of scientific research. By Miriam Schulman
14 - WHAT'S YOUR BOTTOM LINE? By investing in mutual funds that reflect their values, an increasing number of shareholders hope to put their money where their morals are. But can socially responsible investing really change the world? By Jeff Brazil ' 85
22 - A BIG ENOUGH UMBRELLA Tens of thousands of women from around the world gather for a unifying-albeit rainy- conference in China. Photographs By Kim Johnson ' 87
26 - THE ART OF MATHEMATICS For every student who has ever shed tears atop decimal points, anguished over algorithms, Mathematics Department Chair Gerald L. Alexanderson valiantly explains the appeal of his discipline. By Elizabeth Fernandez ' 79
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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 37 Number 3, Summer 1995
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6 - GARBAGE IN: GOODS OUT Lee Hornberger ' 69, associate professor of mechanical engineering, has only one word to say to you: plastics. By Maureen Mclnaney '85
10 - SCU 101 More than a hundred (count 'em) things every student shou ld do before graduating from Santa Clara.
16 - CHIAPAS: ROOTS OF A REBELLION Members of the SCU community bear witness to an indigenous struggle. By Trina Kleist '80 Photographs by Charles Barry
22 - PRESENTING PARADISE A modern translation with commentary helps readers scale the heights of Dante's heaven. By James Torrens, S.J.
24 - HAVE BALL, WILL TRAVEL Alumni athletes go abroad to extend their "play time ." By Rene Romo '86