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Space…the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds. And now that’s Santa Clara University’s mission thanks to a new class called the Physics of Star Trek. Read more.
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When college freshmen report to campus next month, they will have plenty to worry about, from class registration to roommates. One hopes they also will understand and appreciate that they and their parents are shelling out thousands of dollars on tuition, books, room and board and yes, even beer. It's way too much money to waste. Read more.
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On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, I want to call attention to the responsibility our country has to the people living along the Gulf Coast, especially now with the BP oil spill that has oiled beaches, marshlands, and fisheries. Read more.
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Two Santa Clara University professors believe proposed new rules for empowering investors could have a significant impact in Silicon Valley, where company CEOs are frequently accused of being overly cozy with their boards of directors and ignoring the will of their shareholder owners. Read more...
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Ethnicity matters. That is what a Santa Clara University psychology professor and his students found in a study that examined how Hispanic high school students view their ethnicity and success. Despite how positively they felt about who they are and how much they believe they can achieve, their subconscious mind told a different story. Read more.
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Many college graduates are spending the summer trying to find their first full-time job. They may have aced their exams and maintained a GPA above of a 3.0, but the real test will come when they face their interviewers. Kathy Potter, director of Santa Clara University's Career Center, shares some of the top job interview questions for college graduates and explains how to answer them. Read more.
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No family. No home. Very little money. What would you do if you faced such adversity in life? Some people might give up, blame the world, or turn to drugs, alcohol, or gang life. But not Jordan Bryant who was exactly in that predicament as a teenager. Today, he’s preparing to graduate from college, pursue an MBA, and continue helping everyone around him. Read more.
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The textbooks are sold, classrooms are empty, and thousands of graduating seniors are entering into the real world this summer with a wealth of knowledge that will help them succeed in their professional and personal lives.
Not so fast says Buford Barr, who teaches marketing and public relations courses in the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. Read more.
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Fifth grade students from Bishop Elementary School in Sunnyvale will be on campus to shadow SCU students who are staff members of The Santa Clara. They'll learn how to interview each other, write, edit, and take pictures in order to put together their first newspaper next month. Read more.
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How much should I party? How do I break up with the person I’m dating? What kind of an ethical obligation do I have to my parents? Should I use stimulants to help me study? These are some of the ethical choices and questions every college student faces, says Kirk O. Hanson, Ph.D., executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Read More >>
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Each year, at least 40 percent of Santa Clara University’s students engage in some sort of community service or social justice work, which is to be expected for a Jesuit university whose motto is to educate men and women of competence, conscience, and compassion. Read More >>
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A “living green roof” grows atop the university's first totally green building, complete with straw bale walls and a solar chimney. A box full of worms, busily gnawing on food waste, doubles as a coffee table in the Campus Ministry office. And in Iris Stewart-Frey’s Water Wars of California class students explore how 200 years of population growth, water privatization, pollution, and profit have affected the natural waterscape of California. Read More >>
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Before she was a Rhodes Scholar, Noelle Lopez was a senior at South Point Catholic School in Tucson, trying to figure out where to go to college. Read More >>
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Allison Kopf was a model high school student. She was the captain of three varsity teams, a member of seven honor societies, had a 4.0 GPA, and was number 14 in her graduating class. She was also on the debate team, played the violin and piano since she was three years old, and volunteered in her community. Read More >>
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A list of accomplishments by the 2010 - 2011 Associated Student Government.
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