Also in this issue:
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General Joe
When Joseph Peterson '72 signed up for ROTC as an undergrad, he planned to complete his military service and then move on. Nearly four decades later, he finally has: with three stars on his shoulder and having served as deputy commander of U.S. Forces Command.
Winter 2012
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From enemy to empathy
Political scientist William Stover teaches students to understand volatile conflicts through firsthand experience. Thanks to virtual simulations, there aren't casualties. But there is a new way of seeing.
Winter 2012
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Bronco Battalion
What does it mean for a Jesuit university to be home to the Reserve Officers' Training Corps? Seventy-five years after ROTC came to Santa Clara—and 150 years after officers were first trained on campus—a few answers are clear.
Winter 2012 | FEATURES
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Warrior class
An interview with One Bullet Away author and former marine Nathaniel C. Fick.
Winter 2012 | ETHICS
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Honoring top educators
Recognizing exceptional members of the SCU community for their scholarship, teaching, and leadership in 2011.
Winter 2012 | FACULTY & STAFF
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May the road rise up to meet you
A journey to Northern Ireland in search of peace and hope. For the Winter 2012 SCM, Martha Suto '70, who has lived for nearly 40 years in Derry, talks with Alumni Association Executive Director Kathy Kale '86 about surviving decades of The Troubles—and what lies ahead.
Winter 2012 | BRONCO NEWS
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Sweetness
On New Year’s Day 1937, a team from a little Jesuit school in the Santa Clara Valley stunned the sports world with an upset that won them the Sugar Bowl. And put their home on the map.
Winter 2012 | HISTORY & TRADITION
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Let me lay it on you
Hot Tuna is back with their first studio recording in 20 years. Jorma Kaukonen '64 has tunes and hard-earned wisdom to share, writes Mark Purdy.
Winter 2012 | ALUMNI ARTS
ALUMNI NEWS
Submit Your Class Note!
Ashkon Jafari '08 of StudentMentor.org was recently invited to the White House to meet with President Obama and officials.
Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., STL '87, is now the 32nd president of College of the Holy Cross.
Hans Peter Faye IV '78, MBA '86 was promoted to senior vice president / agribusiness lending manager at First Northern Bank.
Jill M. Pietrini J.D. '88 joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice group.
Shelyna Brown J.D. '96 was appointed a judge in the Santa Clara Superior Court.
Raquel A. Marquez '88 was appointed a judge in the Riverside County Superior Court.
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Welcome to the new santaclaramagazine.com
Clay Hamilton, 6 January 2012
It's more than just a new look. Here at the online SCM, you'll now find new material every week—with updates from around campus and throughout the SCU Alumniverse.
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Begin with love
Lindsey W. Kouvaris '02, 5 January 2012
Three exhibits at the de Saisset Museum tackle the subject of homelessness—from the Great Depression to our streets today.
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Here comes the sun ... and our solar decathletes
Connie Coutain, 26 January 2012
The 2013 Solar Decathlon is on! Santa Clara is competing for the third time, after third place wins in 2007 and 2009.
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Leon Panetta, Cover Man
Jeff Gire, 6 January 2012
In the January magazine, Leon Panetta '60, J.D. '63 discusses his vision for the military and shares stories from his days on the Mission Campus.
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How does Apple do it?
Connie Coutain, 3 January 2012
Assistant Professor of Psychology Katerina Bezrukova finds that work-related conflicts can help solidify a climate of creativity.
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No, Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme
Alex Field, 28 November 2011
Economics professor Alexander Field offers his opinion on Social Security in an op-ed for McClatchy Newspapers, republished here.
