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Interested in working for SCU’s newspaper? Stop by this Thursday anytime from noon to 3pm to meet our staff, grab a snac...
01/25/2025

Interested in working for SCU’s newspaper? Stop by this Thursday anytime from noon to 3pm to meet our staff, grab a snack, and ask any questions you have! Hope to see you there!

A car crash occurred tonight at the intersection of Lafayette St and Lexington near Nobili Hall. Two cars were involved ...
01/13/2025

A car crash occurred tonight at the intersection of Lafayette St and Lexington near Nobili Hall. Two cars were involved in the incident and at least one person was seen being placed into an ambulance.

Follow us for updates on Santa Clara University road and student safety.

📝MJ Kaspura
📸Dylan Ryu

Sticky floors, red solo cups and memories that will last a lifetime—all hallmarks of a college experience that thrives i...
01/12/2025

Sticky floors, red solo cups and memories that will last a lifetime—all hallmarks of a college experience that thrives in the shadows of disaffiliation. While the administration and Greek life have parted ways, students like me have hugely benefited from it.

Santa Clara University and its unofficial Greek life organizations enjoy a strained relationship at the best of times, but this was not always the case. To improve student life, the administration should reinstate Greek life on campus.

Prior to the split, the administrations had the authority to set regulations regarding the behavior, recruitment and events of Greek organizations. Now, the university has little ability to regulate Greek life outside of rumored attempts at buying up historical Greek housing. 

A fourth of Santa Clara’s undergraduates are involved in Greek Organizations. Alas, Greek life has only grown in the wake of disaffiliation, and most Santa Clara students have little to no involvement with their RLCs—what were supposed to be the Greek life alternatives on campus. 

The lack of oversight allows Greek life to operate without consequence, putting students at greater risk. This is particularly troubling for women who attend fraternity parties, whether they are in a sorority or not. If something bad happens to them, the administration has no way to reprimand the fraternity to prevent future instances of misconduct.

The Santa Clara University community would be stronger if all facets of it were given the opportunity to work together instead of against each other.

📝📸Kimmie Johansen

What if I never met my middle school English teacher, Mr. Bean, whose kindness and pumpkin spice obsession inspired my l...
01/11/2025

What if I never met my middle school English teacher, Mr. Bean, whose kindness and pumpkin spice obsession inspired my love for reading? What if I never met my fourth-grade teacher, Ms. Hirano, who taught me beyond academics, who taught me to hold open the door and be polite to all those I meet? 

School is not just to achieve a specific career but to understand what life’s worth living for and what it’s all about.

Why do we go to school? Practically, to receive the certifications and skills necessary to pursue a particular career— something much needed in our modern, fast-paced world. Conversely, a far more romantic, yet possibly outdated idea is to enrich a person so that they might come into their own and live a fuller life.

 For so many, a degree is the gateway towards economic mobility, and yet between all of this, we’ve forgotten what it means to form a human being’s content of character.

📝Katherine Ioffe
📸Evelyn Crothall

What if I never met my middle school English teacher, Mr. Bean, whose kindness and pumpkin spice obsession inspired my l...
01/11/2025

What if I never met my middle school English teacher, Mr. Bean, whose kindness and pumpkin spice obsession inspired my love for reading? What if I never met my fourth-grade teacher, Ms. Hirano, who taught me beyond academics, who taught me to hold open the door and be polite to all those I meet?

School is not just to achieve a specific career but to understand what life’s worth living for and what it’s all about.

Why do we go to school? Practically, to receive the certifications and skills necessary to pursue a particular career— something much needed in our modern, fast-paced world. Conversely, a far more romantic, yet possibly outdated idea is to enrich a person so that they might come into their own and live a fuller life.

For so many, a degree is the gateway towards economic mobility, and yet between all of this, we’ve forgotten what it means to form a human being’s content of character.

📝Katherine Ioffe
📸Evelyn Crothall

Passionate about art and journalism? Apply for The Santa Clara! Currently hiring a paid illustrator to create witty grap...
12/17/2024

Passionate about art and journalism?
Apply for The Santa Clara!

Currently hiring a paid illustrator to create witty graphics, cartoons and games.

The application can be found using the link in our bio and is due January 3rd. Feel free to reach out with any questions!

📸 Designs by Diego Acevedo ’25 and Yael Grimaldi ’25

Santa Clara University’s disabled students face accessibility barriers, from broken elevators to delayed academic accomm...
12/13/2024

Santa Clara University’s disabled students face accessibility barriers, from broken elevators to delayed academic accommodations, according to an Open Letter by Associated Student Government Senator for Health and Wellness Tay Grett that calls for urgent reforms in how the University addresses ableism on campus.

The letter, “Addressing Ableism at SCU,” was meant to highlight the issues of ableism that students have faced on campus during the 2023-2024 academic year and 2024 fall quarter. Examples in the letter included students facing microaggressions and threats as well as accommodations not being met by University faculty.

All forms of ableism can have an “incredible burden on the emotional, social and physical well-being of disabled students,” said Grett in the letter. “The climate of our campus culture towards disabilities must change.”

https://www.thesantaclara.org/blog/associated-student-government-addresses-ableism-at-university-through-open-letter

📝 Maria Denise Cuenca
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The Santa Clara is hiring! Open positions include illustrator and news writer; please visit our website to view specific...
12/12/2024

The Santa Clara is hiring!

Open positions include illustrator and news writer; please visit our website to view specific role descriptions and requirements! Applications can be found in the link in our bio and are due January 3rd.

Feel free to reach out with any questions! Good luck!

📸MJ Kaspura

It’s that time of year again—bells are jingling, the radio is only playing one type of music, and the smell of nutmeg an...
12/11/2024

It’s that time of year again—bells are jingling, the radio is only playing one type of music, and the smell of nutmeg and cinnamon is wafting through the air.

And yet, this season has lost some of its magic—some of its warmth. Far too many have stopped believing in one of the purest sources of childhood joy: Santa Claus.

Santa Claus is real. Maybe not in the movie way of a jolly man breaking in through the chimney, but he is very, very real.

In the same way that happiness brings us joy, sadness brings us tears and hope drives us in daily life, Santa Claus brings us merriment, a spirit of giving, a celebration of a year gone by and those who made that year meaningful.

📝 Jacob Kalauokalani
📸Designed by Dylan Ryu

400 students and faculty members joined to celebrate the beginning of the Holiday Season at the annual Christmas Tree Li...
12/09/2024

400 students and faculty members joined to celebrate the beginning of the Holiday Season at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting.

“The tree reminds us to celebrate life,” said Julie Sullivan during her opening remarks. Sullivan said this is the “time to embrace one another ... to open your hearts this year, more than ever, for good will.”

Once the speeches were over and the tree officially lit, the crowd moved to enjoy hot chocolate and Christmas cookies. A lucky 250 students received a Santa Clara University-themed ornament to commemorate the event. Attendees were encouraged to stay and mingle or take a cookie with them as good luck for the end of the quarter.

“It was the perfect start to the holiday season! It finally feels like Christmas here at Santa Clara,” exclaimed Natalie Hanna ‘26.

📸📝 Bergin Russell

NEWS UPDATE - A memorial service for Santa Clara University student Kephas Pope ‘27 will be held at the Sanger Community...
11/24/2024

NEWS UPDATE - A memorial service for Santa Clara University student Kephas Pope ‘27 will be held at the Sanger Community Church in his hometown of Sanger, California. Pope’s father, Nathan Pope, has launched a GoFundMe to raise money for funeral costs and to support the family during their loss.

The 18 year old was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing El Camino Real on Thursday. The driver was cooperative with police and the use of drugs or alcohol “do not appear to be a factor in the collision,” according to the Santa Clara Police Department.

The loss has raised concerns within the community regarding the safety of students crossing El Camino Real. The six lane road cuts Santa Clara University’s campus in half, separating the university’s upperclassmen housing from classrooms, dining services and underclassmen dorms.

Visit TSC’s website to stay updated on this story.

📝MJ Kaspura
📸Dylan Ryu

A product of student group The Stereo Underground, Bandcamp takes place at Basecamp, a house with a beautiful backyard a...
11/19/2024

A product of student group The Stereo Underground, Bandcamp takes place at Basecamp, a house with a beautiful backyard and perfect patio for a concert. The Studio Underground is “composed of passionate individuals who love to support Santa Clara bands, and more underground music, like non-mainstream music,” said Joey Hernandez-Mena, a member of the group. It happens a couple times every year, with the club selecting a few bands to play in a concert ambiance for the students of Santa Clara to enjoy.

While Bandcamp has taken place for the last couple years, many students are still unaware of this tradition. The event, taking place at a student house, is a free, private concert just for Santa Clara University students.

Keep an eye out for the next Bandcamp event on Instagram .undrgrnd.

📝Toni Spellacy
📸Amy Suh

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11/19/2024

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ADVERTISEMENTOrder SCU's Redwood Yearbook today. Discounted pricing lasts until Dec. 1.Established in January 1903, The ...
11/05/2024

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Happy spooky season!! Don’t forget to pick up our most recent print edition!!
10/30/2024

Happy spooky season!! Don’t forget to pick up our most recent print edition!!

Santa Clara University’s Black Student Union “disgusted and appalled” with federal civil rights complaint targeting prog...
10/25/2024

Santa Clara University’s Black Student Union “disgusted and appalled” with federal civil rights complaint targeting program supporting Black students.

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Twenty-nine years after its establishment, Santa Clara University is revising its core curriculum to better accommodate large major requirements. The potential changes to its requirements are not planned to impact current students, although the earliest pilot run is optimistically scheduled for the 2027-28 academic year. “We know that the core is too big, that it doesn’t leave enough choices for electives, especially for our engineers and STEM students,” said history professor Naomi Andrews, the Humanities faculty representative for the Core Curriculum Revision Committee. “We have to really identify what the distinctive characteristics of a Santa Clara education look like and what’s extraneous.” Students have conflicting views on what changes could mean for their educational career at Santa Clara University. “Personally, I am a major that’s not anything to do with science like that, and having to take a natural science with a lab is not something that has something to do with my major, and that’s just going to be extremely time consuming,” communication major Caroline Shah ’28 said. However, Madeline Follosco ’26, a computer science and engineering major, has a different perspective as a teaching assistant for ENGR 16, Technology and the Good Life. “I think just beyond the technical that’s so drilled into us, it makes us take a second to think about how we want to use our career and the impacts that industry has,” said Follosco when reflecting on the course content.

The TikTok ban goes into effect tonight: how do you feel about it? Stay tuned for a rundown of TikTok’s demise by scene writer Toni Spellacy in our next print issue, coming out this Friday!

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