The Santa Clara baseball team won two out of three games against the University of Cincinnati despite being on the tail end of a less-than-stellar season.
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A new smart phone application, Act On, is being developed that will help consolidate volunteer opportunities, internships, job openings and information about the school and community and make it easier to get involved with nonprofit and activist groups.
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The event, Mr. RLC, organized by the Residential Learning Community Association, has been happening on campus for almost a decade now, and it has become a tradition that many students look forward to each spring.
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Santa Clara hosted the fifth annual 5K Pancreatic Cancer Walk to raise money to fund pancreatic research at University of California, San Francisco.
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Graduates given practical tips during weekly events
Seniors have been gathering every Tuesday night to discuss life after Santa Clara. The Alumni Association has been organizing Life After SCU to help soon-to-be alumni get ready for the real world.
The Solar Decathlon team held a ground breaking ceremony last Thursday, showcasing the structure they have designed for this year’s national competition.
George Mohler, an assistant professor in the mathematics and computer science department at Santa Clara University, is one of the masterminds behind Predictive Policing, a new computer software.
The Bucky Awards, a completely student-run award ceremony, will be held this year for the first time to honor students and organizations that have shown outstanding leadership, determination, dedication and service to Santa Clara’s community.
Student medical officers train for major emergency
Trained members of Santa Clara’s Emergency Medical Services rushed freshman Alyna Merall out of O’Connor Hall last Sunday from a hypothetical plane crash in a dramatic moment from the Mass Casualty Drill last Sunday. Following last week’s bombings in Boston, SCU EMS responded to a mock plane crash with student volunteers as injured victims in the Mass Casualty Incident Drill, organized so that the school’s first responders could practice reacting quickly and effectively in the event of a dangerous situation on campus.
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Clubs collaborate to set up festivities for holiday
The Earth Day Committee, Sustainability Office and other sustainability clubs collaborated to create an educational and influential day for Santa Clara students.
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Voting on Tuesday for Associated Student Government candidates
Judith Martinez Ryan Smart “Do the You in SCU.” Both candidates on the Martinez-Smart ticket are hoping to return to Associated Student Government after coming back from study abroad trips this past year. Their platform, “Do the You in SCU,” is based on a plan for a series of themes to bring out engagement from students with the community.
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This Monday, Bon Appétit, collaborating with Sustainability at SCU, will be hosting the sixth annual Low Carbon Diet Day, geared towards educating students on how to refine their diets to help positively affect climate change.
As June nears, the college years of Santa Clara’s senior class are coming to an end. Although it can be somewhat nerve-racking, post-college is an exciting time in any individual’s life. As these beloved members of the Santa Clara community begin to take off into the “real world,” I wanted to ask a few seniors to reflect on their time at Santa Clara and offer a few words of advice to the younger classes.
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If you can’t beat them, keep them from showing up. The act of paralyzing a regulatory department is part of a broader strategy by some members of Congress to render government departments all but useless. Because they lost the battle to prevent these agencies from being created in the first place, they choose to cut funding, restrict enforcement mechanisms and make the agencies jump through impossible hoops in order to provide oversight.
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The increasing kickback against efforts to improve America’s education system is a terrible mistake. Since 2009, 45 states have agreed to adopt the Common Core State Standards, a set of guidelines that lay out in broad strokes what children should have learned by a certain grade.
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Many hailed the continuing resolution passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama last month as a victory amid the budget stalemate.
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A whirlwind of honest humor, social analysis and a heavy dose of girl power — “The Vagina Monologues” were performed this past weekend, aiming to empower and celebrate women.
The Relay, which started on campus in 2009, had, by far, the biggest turnout ever for Santa Clara with 526 participants composing of 40 teams, and raising a record amount of $56,305.84 since August.
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A display of gratitude for those who support our school
The Santa Clara Student Philanthropy Committee is launching what they hope will be a new traditional event on campus, a day to create a project that will show how much students appreciate those who donate to our school.
San Francisco’s de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park make up the city’s public arts institution. Both venues host a variety of exhibits that service the arts in a mission to extend and enhance their service as art museums and institutions.
San Francisco’s de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park make up the city’s public arts institution. Both venues host a variety of exhibits that service the arts in a mission to extend and enhance their service as art museums and institutions.
Golden State finds itself up against a wall after loss to Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs got the added energy Gregg Popovich wanted against the Golden State Warriors and a stellar performance from Tony Parker that they desperately needed.
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Aside from finishing the season with a win, the Broncos will look to rebound next spring with more satisfying results. They finish their season with a 8-46 record, including a 5-19 conference mark.
On Sunday, it was announced that James received 120 out of a possible 121 first-place votes to win the prestigious award as NBA's Most Valuable Player, one vote shy of making NBA history.
Neither of the top men or women’s boats returned to the Mission Campus with any hardware this past weekend, but both rowing teams are looking ahead to their final races of the season with a sense of optimism.
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The No. 60 Santa Clara men’s tennis team closed out the regular season in style last weekend, defeating conference opponents Gonzaga University and the University of Portland at the Degheri Tennis Center.
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The seven-round, three-day NFL draft is the equivalent of a New Year's celebration for NFL fans, coming right in the middle of the offseason.
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Broncos finish regular season atop conference for first time ever
A year after the men’s team scored their first ever NCAA bid, the women’s team has earned a share of their first West Coast Conference championship.
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