The Solar Decathlon Competition, which is held every two years and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, challenges teams to build livable solar-powered homes that are affordable, sleek and effective.

How many of us make the effort to appreciate the librarians who help with our research? Or the department office managers who process all of the paperwork? Or how about the people in human resources who distribute paychecks every month? I’m not talking about just saying “thank you...

This year’s annual arts production “Images” took the audience for a ride through the use of lights, music and different styles of movement.

College student vacationers are getting their acts together now that spring break and music festival season are right around the corner. However, there are certain steps students must take in order to book a trip, such as organizing transportation, reserving hotel rooms and splitting up finances.

Santa Clara’s own miniature epidemic of conjunctivitis, more commonly referred to as “pink eye,” has been circulating around campus.

Santa Clara students have the opportunity to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year by attending the fourth annual Rainbow Prom.

Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency in California as a result of the recent scarcity of rainfall so severe that experts speculate it could be the driest season on record. Recently, Santa Clara joined the discussion to raise awareness about the issue.

High energy enveloped St. Clare’s Church this past Thursday during the Alpha Phi sorority’s annual talent show, Star Search. The event was the biggest it has ever been this year, featuring 35 teams and more than 500 participants.

Two months ago, Santa Clara’s Faculty Senate passed a resolution opposing previous changes in the university’s health care policy. A meeting Wednesday between the Faculty Senate and the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees furthered formal discussion regarding an appeal of the removal of elective abortion coverage.

Last week, Google’s mailing services crashed for an unprecedented hour, and in an unrelated matter, an unsuspecting Hotmail user received thousands of blank emails from unaware Gmail users. In the meantime, Santa Clara students have been experiencing their own set of Gmail issues, login problems in particular.

It was the ultimate sacrifice: a man giving up his life to save someone else’s.Philip Scholz, a 2001 graduate of Santa Clara, died last Monday, Jan. 20 after being struck by a moving train at the Santa Clara Caltrain station across the street from campus.

Photographers Marc Hors and Indira Urrutia finished pedaling from Alaska to Puerto Williams, Chile in 2012. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, Hors and Urrutia presented “Latin America by Bicycle: A Photographic Project” to Santa Clara students and faculty.

For the first time in Santa Clara’s history, the venerated Dalai Lama will visit the campus on Feb. 24.

It’s known as modern-day slavery and considered by many to be one of the most important issues in the world today.