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A spirit of continuous improvement
In his annual State of the University address, President Michael Engh, S.J., focused on new initiatives and innovations at Santa Clara.
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Star on the horizon
Goalie Kendall McIntosh '15 joins SCU's soccer team with an already impressive career—and more is on the way.
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Looking back, moving forward
The cover stories of 2012—and what happened next.
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Is Pope Benedict's Twitter pilgrimage ministry?
New media and religion scholar Elizabeth Drescher asks whether the Pope on Twitter really represents a digital ministry. Should it?
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Make a resolution for a sustainable 2013
The director of SCU's Office of Sustainability suggests five resolutions you can make to help the planet.
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What does ‘do not track’ even mean?
Internet ethics expert Irina Raicu considers why not all tracking is equal and why context is crucial.
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Mixed Messages
Jesuit School of Theology dean Thomas J. Massaro, S.J., discusses the controversial relationship between money and politics—in Germany as well as in the United States.
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Five things to know before the Gonzaga game
This year’s Zag face-off has high stakes as SCU brings a 12–3 record onto the court against the No. 10 team in the country.
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'Patent trolls' file majority of U.S. patent lawsuits
SCU law professor Colleen Chien says individuals and companies that do not themselves make anything are bringing the majority of U.S. patent lawsuits.
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The first day
William Rewak, S.J., reads his poem "The First Day" for Christmas.
Spring/Summer 2013
Table of contents
Features
Walk Across California
An epic journey whereby one foot is put in front of the other to discover, up close and personal, who and what and where is the Golden State.
Miller's Tale
To tell the story of Bob Miller ’67 is to tell the coming-of-age tale of Las Vegas itself. And it’s the chronicle of a man who served a decade as governor of Nevada. Quite a journey for the son of an illegal bookie from Chicago.
Blood. Sweat. Tears. Repeat.
Nina Acosta '82 was a tough enough cop to pass the test for the LAPD’s SWAT team. Then she learned the hard way about gender discrimination. So how did she do on Survivor?
Mission Matters
When justice is kidnapped
The 2013 Alexander Law Prize honors Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese civil-rights activist and attorney who protested government abuses—including excessive enforcement of the one-child policy—then escaped house arrest to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
Double trouble
Growing up tennis with Kelly Lamble ’13 and John Lamble ’13. And Bronco teams that are a force to be reckoned with nationally.
Keep the door open
For teaching and advising and a ministry that’s blessed this place for 48 years—paying tribute to Charles Phipps, S.J.

