Channels

Channels group stories by theme—from Athletics to Innovations—and pull together material from current and past issues of Santa Clara Magazine, as well as on santaclaramagazine.com.

 

Bianca Henninger '12

ATHLETICS

Profiles of Santa Clara athletes and coaches, tales of teams from yesterday and today. Go Broncos!

Academics & Research 

ACADEMICS & RESEARCH

Explore teaching and scholarship at SCU, including research done by students: from controlling a NASA satellite to studying the effects of climate change or looking at grotesque advertising.

Missing Peace 

BOOKS & ARTS

Books, music, and art from Santa Clara faculty, students and alumni. Featuring slideshows and podcasts.

The University Today 

THE UNIVERSITY TODAY

Wondering what that new building is? Curious about the strategic plan? Get the latest news from around the Mission Campus.

History & Traditions 

HISTORY & TRADITIONS

Snapshots and stories from the past that have shaped the Santa Clara of today.

Innovations 

INNOVATIONS

From high-tech to entrepreneurial endeavors, here are projects and ideas with roots in the Mission Campus.

Current Events 

CURRENT EVENTS

Stories that connect to the big conversations we're having as a society—or should be having.

Service & Spirituality 

SERVICE & SPIRITUALITY

Matters of faith, social justice, and the stuff at the heart of a Jesuit education.

Winter 2013

Table of contents

Features

To catch a thief

A young mathematician at SCU has helped equip police in Santa Cruz and L.A. with an algorithm that predicts where crimes might happen next. Is this the future of policing?

How to avoid a bonfire of the humanities

A veteran chronicler of Silicon Valley looks at why the high-tech industry needs—and wants—folks who know how to tell a story.

The play’s the thing

Kurds, Arabs, countrymen: Shakespeare Iraq brings the Bard to Ashland like you’ve never heard him.

Mission Matters

Heart of the matter

A statue that’s gazed on the Mission Gardens for 130 years gets a much-needed restoration. As layers of paint are peeled away, stories of the past emerge.

All work and all play

They make Erik Hurtado ’13 WCC player of the year and the No. 5 pick in pro soccer’s draft.

Got MOOC?

There’s global interest in a Massive Open Online Course in business ethics.