Finding Hope During the Great Depression

Income inequality is at a higher level now than during the Great Depression. So during Santa Clara’s production of Clifford Odet’s 1935 play, “Awake and Sing!,” audiences can find striking similarities between themselves and a struggling three-generation Jewish American family in the 1930s Bronx.

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Liccardo Shares Vision

Nancy Sanchez, senior communications associate for the Silicon Valley Leadership Program interviewed Sam Liccardo, mayor of San Jose and University President Fr. Engh, S.J., to a crowd of hundreds packed into the Recital Hall on Nov. 5

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Campus Crime

Nov. 3: Several non-campus residents reportedly gained access into Swig Residence Hall, running up and down the hallway, knocking on doors and causing a disturbance. CSS responded but was unable to locate them. Video camera footage is being reviewed in an attempt to identify the students.

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Hapa Cup of Sugar Explores Being Biracial in the Bay Area

Historically, “hapa” referred to someone who was half-white and half-Pacific Islander, though these days it simply means “biracial.” Martinez herself is hapa (half-Mexican, half-Filipino) and soon after learning the word, Martinez came up with the title of her play “Hapa Cup of Sugar,” which is a reflection of Marissa’s experiences growing up biracial in the Bay Area.

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Unity 4 Hosts Lively Open Forum With Administration

Concerned students were hard pressed to find seating on Monday night as they filled the Graham Residence Hall commons to engage with university administrators in a frank discussion about diversity at Santa Clara. Unity 4, a student activist group dedicated to bringing racial and sexual identity discrimination to the forefront of campus conversation, hosted the event.

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