Black Student Union Sings Anthem
Approximately 30 students performed an 80-second rendition of civil rights activist and poet James Weldon Johnson’s “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” often called the Black National Anthem, in Benson Memorial Center’s main cafeteria on Monday during the lunch hour.
App Addresses Homelessness
In an effort to ease the unique difficulties of youth homelessness, a group of Santa Clara students is developing two applications aimed at tackling the complicated issue.
Francisco Jiménez to Retire
Francisco Jiménez — an honored and highly awarded writer — is the Fay Boyle Professor of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Santa Clara, and served as the department chair from 1997 to 2000. He will be retiring at the end of this academic year.
Robots Built for Exploration
A student group in the Santa Clara Robotic Systems Laboratory has been developing robots that work together to collect data from an environment, such as depth and temperature.
Faculty Concerns Raised in Survey
An anonymous survey of Santa Clara faculty has determined that professors would like university administrators to address salaries, classroom shortages, research support and Santa Clara’s shared governance system above all else this year.
Rally Fights Racial Injustice
Amid shrill whistles and honking horns, hundreds of students clad in black marched through campus, chanting in unison, “Black lives matter.”
Fire Ravages Student Home on Bellomy Street
Three Santa Clara students have been displaced after a fire that demolished their off-campus home on the night of Saturday, Jan. 17. A fire investigator’s report will determine if it was caused by an electrical fire.
Class Takes on Legalization
The Santa Clara Law School is now offering its students the chance to change the course of state public policy.
University plans to make Franklin St. a Part of Campus
Santa Clara plans to establish a pedestrian mall around the upcoming Edward M. Dowd Art and Art History Building to increase student activity on the north side of Santa Clara, which is commonly referred to as the “dark side” of campus.
Watering of Campus Lawns Continues On
Although the city of Santa Clara witnessed a wet December, the county’s water resources are running dangerously low.
Police Brutality Discussed
Over 250 students, faculty members, staff and locals crowded into the Williman Room last Thursday to listen to a discussion regarding the issue of race and police brutality.
Movie Aims to Prevent Campus Sexual Assault
Santa Clara alumni acted in a movie that premiered on campus last Friday to raise awareness of the issue of sexual assault on college campuses.
Cell Phone Sevice Helps Homeless Gain Stability
New technology takes advantage of the fact that those without food, water or housing still have one luxury: a cell phone.
Alumnus Wins Rhodes Scholarship
Santa Clara alumnus Aven Satre-Meloy ’13 was honored, alongside 31 of the best and the brightest students in America this past November, as a Rhodes Scholar.
Two Graduate Programs to be Moved Off-Campus
Due to increased student enrollment, offices and classrooms for two Santa Clara graduate programs will be relocated to a building off-campus formerly used as private office space.
University Invests in Fossil Fuels
Last month, a panel of four individuals presented their professional views on the divestment debate at a discussion hosted by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.
“Lab-on-a-Chip” Detects Dangerous Toxin
A group of Santa Clara faculty and students has produced technology that can identify arsenic levels in water. They call it the “Lab-on-a-Chip.”
Library Renovations
The first floor of the library was renovated to include comfy chairs with study partitions and a new help desk closer to the lobby during winter break.