Staff photographer Shawn Hanna was able to chronicle Orradre both before and after it was demolished. These two slideshows show Orradre in its calm state before it was demolished, as well what happened after the wrecking balls came.

There was one student especially excited to start this school year - not because he was a freshman or had traveled abroad over the summer, but because few people expected him to return to Santa Clara as soon as he did. Junior Braden Pivirotto was critically injured last December after falling asleep behind the wheel of his jeep while returning from a snowboarding trip to Tahoe.

Members of The Santa Clara staff were in St. Louis for a journalism convention when the Cardinals won the World Series on Oct. 27. Three photographers documented the scene following the victory, complete with sound, seen in the audio slideshow below.

Never before have I been a witness to more giddy, drunk, middle-aged men, all gathered in one place and giving each other high-fives.

This theater season, a soldier's mentality of warfare will be laid bare and an army of fierce Volscian women will aim to crush a maledominated Roman army in the theater department's production of Shakespeare's timeless "Coriolanus." Considered Shakespeare's most political play, "Coriolanus" is based on a legendary Roman figure of the same name.

More than twice as many students have required transport to hospitals for alcohol poisoning and over 100 more students have been cited for alcohol use compared to the same time period last year.

As college political groups try to get out the vote, a survey of Santa Clara students found that while 58 percent are planning on voting, only 21 percent consider themselves well-informed, according to a non-scientific poll by The Santa Clara.

Cultural club not holding 11th annual boat dance

I'm sure that everyone has had an experience during the first visit to a friend's house when you notice something that contrasts dramatically from your own family. Maybe, it is the 20 pairs of shoes in a pile by the front door, the smell of the house when you first walk in, the type of food that is served for dinner or perhaps even the affection shown between the parents. We've all had these experiences at some point, and noticed these sometimes not-so-subtle differences.

Everyone has a secret. Whether it's a hidden desire or a deep dark confession, it's something that can never be told. But maybe it can be written down, and anonymously mailed off to Frank Warren, the founder of PostSecret.com.

Grammy Award-winning artist John Legend entered the music world in a fashion worthy of his lofty name. Two years later, his sophomore album still manages to surprise fans.

There are two conference games left on the schedule, but the men's soccer team has already clinched its first West Coast Conference title since 2003.

When I lived in the dorms, I caught colds all the time. I was always amazed that every time I got sick, people would stress that I should take a ton of vitamin C or some other sort of alternative cold remedy. The most popular of these supposed cold fighters was always Airborne, a tablet that dissolves in water to create a fizzy orange cocktail of vitamins and chemicals that allegedly help boost your immune system to fight off a cold.

When fifth year senior Whit Gilfillan envisioned his final season in a Bronco uniform, the script hardly called for a broken ankle and no playing time. Yet despite an unfortunate ankle injury that left Gilfillan unavailable for this season, he decided to stick with the men's water polo team as an undergraduate assistant coach.

From Staff Reports Few tricks abounded at Santa Clara Halloween celebrations this weekend, as students celebrated with costumes and beverages, minus an excess of ghoulish behavior. According to Officer Mike Sellers a Santa Clara police spokesman, there was an increase in parties over the weekend.

RABAT, Morocco -- It's not everyday that you see a 6-foot-7-inch American like me wandering the streets of a crowded marketplace of an Islamic country, trying to greet people with the standard "Al salaam a'alaykum," and failing miserably every time.

Honestly, I'm surprised that "Girls Gone Wild: Halloween Edition" hasn't been released.