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Students celebrate Obama
Campus events commemorate historic ceremonies and moments from inauguration day
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On a historic day, Santa Clara celebrated the inauguration of Barack Obama with events that focused on emotions from hopeful expectations for the future to a sobering look at the challenges in days ahead.
Web update: Men's basketball wins back-to-back games versus USF, Houston Baptist
Broncos sting together first win streak since late December
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The Santa Clara men's basketball team won its final non-conference game of the season 85-59 over Houston Baptist on Sunday afternoon. "This was a frightening game for me," said Santa Clara head coach Kerry Keating, who admitted to staying up late last night watching film of Houston Baptist's near upset of Utah State.
Lawsuits to end in fight against music piracy
Possible penalties for repeat offenders include complete termination of Internet
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The recording industry announced it is abandoning individual lawsuits in its fight against illegal downloading, a tactic that often targeted college students. The industry will collaborate with Internet service providers instead, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Campus briefs
Napolitano confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security
Number of applications increases by three percent
Goal for enrollment for class of 2013 set at about 1,200
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The due date for applications for the class of 2013 has passed, and after about a week, Santa Clara had received a record number of applications.
Bandwidth triples, Internet speeds up
University makes deal with Verizon to serve as sole Internet provider
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With the increase in bandwidth initiated this quarter, students in professor James Lai's classes can now benefit from the relevant YouTube clips he uses in the classroom.
TipNow still in trial stage
Campus Safety seeks to involve Housing and Residence Life
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In a move to improve communication in the event of an emergency, Campus Safety will be implementing an anonymous texting system that allows anyone to send in tips about campus incidents.
