As the number of men joining the Jesuit Order has drastically dwindled over the past few decades, Santa Clara may have to break its oldest tradition. The University could one day allow an unordained person, commonly referred to as a layperson, to serve as its president.
Read MoreA new app called Pocket Points, which rewards students for not using their phones in class, is taking Santa Clara by storm. The concept is straightforward. One simply downloads the free app and creates a login, then the student locks the phone and begins to accumulate “points.”
Read MoreDuring her senior year of high school, Santa Clara first-year Riley O’Connell wrote a 15-minute slam poem that earned her a spot among five finalists vying to be 2015’s Denver Youth Poet Laureate. It was her first official poetry performance.
Read MoreA storm has come, and Santa Clarans have reason to fear. Precepitation in the upcoming months is expected to be colossal. The Santa Clara community received a powerfully-worded cautionary email on Oct. 27 from David Burns, director of Emergency Planning about the impending likelihood of intense flooding and rolling blackouts due to the El Niño storm.
Read MoreThis Halloween, Santa Clara’s administration made a point to emphasize that students would be representing our school when they were out at night, specifically when it came to their costumes. We were strictly warned to “appreciate not appropriate” and choose costumes that were in “good taste.”
Read MoreAlcohol Related Medical Emergency- Oct. 30: A female student was observed intoxicated and being assisted by other students at the entrance of Dunne Residence Hall. She admitted to drinking about five shots of hard alcohol at an off-campus party. She was identified as an underage student.
Read MoreDia de Los Muertos and metal music both celebrate death. So Metalachi, “The World’s First and Only Heavy Metal Mariachi Band,” made an appropriate headliner last Friday at the Ritz in Downtown San Jose. The band pumps out suave, yet worshipful mushings of the two genres.
Read MoreThis weekend, Santa Clara women’s soccer team played a pair of must win games for conference title hopes, but were only able to win one as they tied Saint Mary’s College.
Read MoreI last visited a pumpkin patch during a field trip in third grade. But last week, I made my triumphant return to not one, but two pumpkin patches.
Read MoreStephen Curry has been overlooked his entire career. Even after winning NBA MVP and a championship last year, he’s still not getting the respect he deserves. Several preseason predictions had Curry behind Kevin Durant, James Harden, Anthony Davis and LeBron James in the MVP race.
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