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Fidelis Udahemuka S.J., the Special Assistant to President Michael Engh S.J., is here learning how to run a University in hope of starting a Jesuit University in East Africa, modeled after Santa Clara. Udahemuka earned an MBA at Santa Clara, and Masters degrees from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley.
Udahemuka shadows Father Engh to learn university ways Elizabeth Ambriz-Mendez Associate Reporter
Fidelis Udahemuka S.J., is the Special Assistant to President Michael Engh S.J., but by 2014 he hopes to be contributing what he’s learned to help start a new university in eastern Africa. Udahemuka, 45, came from the Society of Jesuits Eastern Africa province where a team of over 200 Jesuits has committed to building an institution for higher education. By shadowing Engh, as well as university executives, Fidelis hopes to gain the dayto-day administrative skills necessary in order to help start a university. Udahemuka holds degrees in philosophy and humanities, business administration,
an MBA from Santa Clara as well as Masters degrees in divinity and Christian social ethics from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. A key part to Udahemuka’s passion for education is a sincere desire to help make a change in people’s lives, in addition to experiences he had while becoming a Jesuit. From a young age, Udahemuka was drawn towards becoming a priest. Pastoral work involved attending to the needs of all people, even those least cared for in society. His understanding of priesthood was one of service; however at the end of his high school education, Udahemuka had plans to study law. To him, the law meant dealing with issues of social justice, which was another strong calling that resonated with him. While waiting for his first year of college to begin, Udahemuka accompanied a friend to visit local Jesuits. After this visit he was invited for a Come and See, which is a conference where young men learn more about the Jesuit vocation and participate in different activities. The Come and See made
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Udahemuka realize that becoming a Jesuit would give him room to develop, serve and actualize his dreams. “I didn’t know much about the Jesuits. It was, I don’t want to say accidental, but God had his own way of finding me and I am happy,” said Udahemuka. He found the Jesuit lifestyle made sense to his interests because they were priests who were dealing with spiritual matters but were also involved in issues of social justice and education. During his period of formation Udahemuka taught primary school mathematics, Swahili and geography at Kangemi slum in Kenya for six months. A particular experience with resonating impact was when he saw how students whom the school had termed “slow learners” were mocked and marginalized by everyone. He committed to tutoring these “slow learners” and in the final exam, five of these children had the best scores in the entire class. “As a Jesuit that experience really made See JESUIT, Page 4
At least now when you order the prime rib special in Benson, you know that Bessie had enough room to stretch out. Bon Appétit Management Company recently announced a set of reformed welfare policies for farm animals, as well higher standards for ensuring that individual farmers stick to these standards. Santa Clara’s ethics-driven students are especially excited about the new position of the company. The changes that Bon Appétit is implementing will be rolled out by 2015, but they won’t affect the contract between the food service company and the university, according to Jane Barrantes, the assistant vice president of Auxiliary Services. The current contract lasts until 2019, and no amendments have been planned for the contract. Bon Appétit, which operates more than 400 cafés for corporations, universities, museums and specialty venues in 31 states, included four stipulations in its reform that the company hopes will represent its dedication to safe and responsible food. The company is now requiring that all pork it serves — currently 3 million pounds annually — be produced without gestation crate confinement systems, instead using higher-welfare group housing systems. They have also announced that they will be switching all of its pre-cracked (liquid) eggs — currently 11 million eggs annually — from hens confined in barren battery cages to hens living in cage-free farms, as it already does for shell eggs. The new policies also call to entirely eliminate foie gras (livers of force-fed ducks) and veal from calves confined in crates from Bon Appétit’s menus. Finally, Bon Appétit announced that it will be ramping up efforts to seek out the most responsible meat, poultry and egg producers by employing farms that have received at least one of the four highest animal-welfare certifications. Bob Lubecky, the general manager of Dining Services at Santa Clara, doesn’t expect the new policies for humane food treatment to cause any inflation of food prices at Santa Clara, a point of contention for many budget-minded students at Santa Clara. “Is our pricing more expensive than Safeway? Yes it is, because we’re cooking from scratch. We have product that is raised humanely,” said LuSee MEAT, Page 3
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1. Elderly Wisconsin woman calmly lands plane in emergency: With her husband stricken in the pilot’s seat of their small plane, an 80-year-old woman assumed the controls and spoke to aviation officials with remarkable calmness as they guided her to the ground, according to an audio recording released Wednesday. Helen Collins made national news Monday after her successful landing, in which she suffered a cracked rib and a back injury. 2. Israeli forces begin evicting settlers in West Bank: Israeli police say security forces have begun evicting settlers who illegally took over an apartment building in a combustible West Bank city. Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says security forces have surrounded the house in the city of Hebron, which settlers entered last week without the required military approval. 3. Authorities continue search for missing girl: Santa Clara County authorities will shift their search a bit as they continue to look for a Morgan Hill girl who disappeared nearly three weeks ago. Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Jose Cardoza said the department’s search and rescue unit will focus on the neighboring communities of San Martin and Gilroy as they continue to look for 15-year-old Sierra LaMar, or for evidence that could explain her disappearance. 4. As Syrian troops claim pull out, clashes erupt: Loud explosions reverberated across the central Syrian city of Homs and clashes were
reported in several areas across the country Wednesday, just hours after the government said it has started to withdraw troops from some cities in compliance with an international ceasefire plan. Activists said a 50-year-old man and his younger brother were killed by soldiers who opened fire on their car from a machine gun mounted on a tank in the country’s north. 5. Former Mexican president dies: Former President Miguel de la Madrid, who led Mexico from 1982 to 1988 during an economic crisis and a devastating earthquake, died Sunday at age 77, the government said. De la Madrid was the first in a string of presidents who pulled Mexico away from a statedominated economy and toward free trade by bringing the country into the precursor to the World Trade Organization and by privatizing hundreds of government businesses. 6. Religious school shooting: An administrator at a small Christian university in Oakland where seven people were killed this week said Wednesday she was the alleged gunman’s primary intended target after she rejected his repeated requests for a refund of his tuition. Ellen Cervellon, director of the nursing program at Oikos University, said she wasn’t on campus Monday when her former student, One Goh, came looking for her then went on his rampage. From AP reports.
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
CAMPUS BRIEFS
New Area Code Planned for Santa Clara County Starting April 21, Santa Clara students are advised to start dialing a few more numbers when they pick up the phone. A March 30 press release from Verizon Inc. states that “the California Public Utilities Commission (has) ordered an all-services overlay that will add a new 669 area code to the same geographic region as the existing 408 area code.” The new area code will come into effect Oct. 20, but callers are encouraged to take advantage of a six month “permissive dialing period” beginning on April 21 to gain familiarity with the changes. During this period, callers may make calls to 408 numbers normally, or may dial 1 plus the area code plus the seven-digit phone number. After Oct. 20, all calls within Santa Clara County will require all 11 digits. Calls made without the area code will be directed to a recorded message advising callers to add it to complete their call. In spite of the CPUC holding five meetings open to the public in March of 2011 and creating a website to gather comments from the public, many today are unaware of the impending change. Engineering seniors Mitchell Metling and Patrick Scott both shrugged when asked about the new area code. “I didn’t even know they added new area codes in the same county,” said Metling. Even a 411 operator (who declined the opportunity to provide her name) was unaware of the changes taking place, “I haven’t heard anything about that at all,” the operator said.
Essential Career Planning for Arts and Science Majors Arts and Sciences majors in their junior year are being offered a special workshop designed to help with postgraduate job searching next Monday 5:30-6:30p.m. in the Williman Room. The Essential Career Planning workshop hosted by the Career Center will help students prepare for job recruitment in the fall. Event fliers emphasize that most employers complete their recruitment process in the fall season, which makes this workshop an ideal opportunity to begin thinking about postgraduate goals. Attendees will learn “recruiting strategies used to identify college candidates” as well as gain insight about the skills employers in every field find valuable. According to the Career Center in the past five years Google has hired more Santa Clara Arts and Sciences majors than engineers and 95 percent of employers find a liberal arts education supply candidates with important skills for the job world. For more information contact Elizabeth Thompson at ethompson@scu.edu or call (408) 554-4421.
N*W*C* On Campus Play Winner of “Best Play” from the American Readers Theater Association, “N*gger Wetb*ck Ch*nk” will be making an appearance next Tuesday in the Mayer theater. N*W*C is a three man act that combines comedy, slam poetry and hip-hop on the topics of racial slurs, stereotypes, cultural identity and the concept of race. The play, originally written and performed by three former UCLA students, is a co-sponsored event organized by a committee of student initiative with staff support. This performance is free thanks to the donations from 21 different organizations on campus, including: Associated Student Government, Office of Multicultural Learning, Provost’s Office, Multiculatural Center, Office of Student Life, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, The Santa Clara Fund, Activities Programing Board, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Ethnic Studies Department, Performing Arts and the CPA, Campus Ministry, the Ignatian Center, the Communication department, Unity RLC, Santa Clara Community Action Program, the History department, Latin American Studies department, Sociology department, and MecHa. Those interested in seeing the play can obtain tickets by stopping by the N*W*C table in Benson this week. Doors will open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. From staff reports.
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CAMPUS SAFETY REPORT
Alcohol Related Medical Emergency 3/23: A non-affiliate minor was reported intoxicated and unconscious in a Casa resident’s room, which is occupied by his sibling. CSS, SCPD, SCFD and paramedics responded. He was transported to Kaiser Hospital by paramedics. SCPD notified his parents.
Alcohol Violation 3/30: Several underage students were found drinking alcoholic beverages in a resident’s room. They were admonished and documented. 3/22: Several students and nonaffiliate guests were reported causing a noise disturbance in Campisi Hall. CSS responded to investigate. Several alcoholic beverages were found in the resident’s room, and were confiscated and disposed of. The students were admonished and documented.
Drug Violation 3/25: A student was observed smoking marijuana in the patio area of Fine Arts. He was admonished and documented. 3/30: Marijuana and a bong were found in a resident’s room during a health and safety room check. Items found were confiscated and disposed of.
Elevator Malfunction 3/23: Campisi Hall elevator was reported malfunctioning while transporting a student to another floor. CSS and an elevator technician
responded. 3/24: A Performing Arts building elevator was reported malfunctioning while transporting a student to another floor. CSS responded.
Fire Alarm 4/1: A Swig Hall fire alarm was activated by burned food in the community kitchen area. CSS and SCFD responded.
Found Property 3/20: A check book was found and turned in to CSS office. 3/22: A bag containing a laptop, textbooks and keys were found and turned in to the CSS office. The owner was notified. 3/22: Two wallets were found and turned in to the CSS office. The owners were notified. 3/23: An ATM card was found and turned in to the CSS office. The owner was notified. 3/27: A lunch bag and a sweatshirt were found and turned in to the CSS office. 3/27: A notebook was found and turned in to the CSS office. 3/28: A wallet was found in the Parking Structure. The owner was notified. 4/2: A gemstone was found and turned in to CSS office. 4/2: A credit card was found and turned in to CSS office. The owner was notified. 4/3: A cell phone was found and turned in to CSS office.
Information Report 3/23: A faculty member reported suspicious activity on his computer, and that it may possibly have been
hacked. 3/24: A student’s parent contacted CSS concerning the welfare of a student. CSS and Res Life responded to investigate. The student was located. 3/26: A staff member reported receiving a threatening email message which appeared to be spam from an unknown person. A report was generated and sent to SCPD. 4/3: A vehicle was reported damaged while parked on the second floor of parking garage.
Medical Emergency 3/23: A student was reported possibly having an asthma attack, and asking CSS to escort to her residence Hall to retrieve her inhaler. She refused any further medical assistance. 3/23: A student was reported having a seizure during a class session. CSS, SCFD and paramedics responded. The student was transported to O’Connor Hospital by paramedics. Notifications made. 3/29: A non-affiliate homeless male attempted to gain entry into the Campus Safety office from the back door. He appeared to be ill. SCFD was contacted and responded. He was transported to VA Hospital in Palo Alto per his request. 3/29: A faculty member was reportedly lost consciousness at her office desk in Lucas Hall. CSS, SCFD and paramedics responded. She was transported to O’Connor Hospital by paramedics. 4/2: A faculty member accidentally injured his finger on a teaching aid while carrying it. He was given a medical assistance by CSS staff. 4/2: A student reported feeling ill while working at the Campus Bookstore. CSS, SCU EMS, SCFD and
paramedics responded. The student was transported to Kaiser Hospital by paramedics.
Suspicious Person 3/20: A non-affiliate male was found intoxicated and lying in front of a parked vehicle outside of Bellarmine Hall. SCPD, SCFD and paramedics were contacted and responded. He was transported to O’Connor Hospital by paramedics. 3/26: A student reported an un-
known male attempted to gain entry into her locked room. CSS and Resident Life staff responded to investigate. The male was identified by the staff member. 4/3: A female student reported being verbally threatened by an unknown male while walking in front of the Campus Bookstore. CSS responded to investigate and SCPD was notified. From campus safety reports. Contact news@thesantaclara.com.
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becky. “We pride ourselves in being socially responsible.” The move is being hailed by the Humane Society of the United States as revolutionary in the food industry. “Bon Appétit has turned ‘very good’ into ‘great,’ setting a new high water mark in the food-service sector,” said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, in a press release. “Consumers are deeply concerned about animal welfare, and Bon Appétit is responding.” Bon Appétit is the first food service company to make these commitments, according to Helene York, Bon Appétit’s director of strategic sourcing and research. “We would love for others to follow our lead. That’s the best way to change the meat industry,” she stated. The company will also continue to offer and promote vegetarian options daily as part of its Low Carbon Diet initiative, which was introduced in 2007. In addition to other socially responsible practices, the company has used exclusively cage-free whole eggs since 2005 and endorsed legislation to outlaw gestation crates. Eight states have now passed such laws. It has also fought against the routine use of antibiotics in farm animals, both to safeguard their efficacy in humans and to end the factoryfarm conditions they enable. MICHAEL ERKELENS — THE SANTA CLARA
Joe Bredar, freshman, eats a hamburger from the Bronco Wednesday night. The new meat policies from Bon Appétit call for more humane treatment of animals prior to cooking.
Contact Matt Rupel at mrupel@ scu.edu or call (408) 554-4849.
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BRANDI CHASTAIN AND MARY FRANCES CALLAN SPEAK AT INAUGURAL ALUMNI SPEAKER SERIES
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he notable Santa Clara Alumna Mary Frances Callan ‘65, and Brandi Chastain ‘91, spoke in the St. Claire Room April 4 as part of the inaugural Alumni Speaker Series. Callan and Chastain were asked questions by Associated Student Government President Courtney Seymour about their time at Santa Clara, and advise for current students and celebrate the 50 year anniversary of women attending Santa Clara. Callan, a former superintendent of numerous school districts in the bay
area, was part of the group of women first admitted to Santa Clara University. Chastain is most known for her gamewinning goal in the 1999 World Cup against China while on the US National Women’s Soccer Team. Callan and Chastain described their experiences as Broncos. Callan shared her memories of living in the all-girls residence hall, Graham, and blazing the path for all female Broncos. Chastain recalled the spirit at soccer games, and urged current students to continue the traditions.
After Seymour’s questions, Callan and Chastain were open to questions from the audience. “It was really great to hear the differences between the superintendent and Brandi Chastain’s experiences alongside each other and it makes me really thankful for the privileges we have as Santa Clara students today,” said junior Natasha Gupta, after attending the event. Contact Samantha Juda at sjuda@scu. edu or (408)554-4849
a huge difference,” he said. “I have never felt so good as I felt that time.” A major challenge that African countries are facing is that of a high demand for education, according to Udahemuka. An example from the his own research on 2009 statistics for Kenya found that out of 82,000 students who qualified to attend university, only 10,000 received government scholarships. Another 10,000 were able to pay out of pocket, and 5,000 were able to obtain jobs. This left a remaining 70 percent of students who qualified to attend college were stuck without a job or degree. Udahemuka believes this is a large responsibility of Jesuit vocation. “We need to do something. No matter how small it is or how big it is, we need to respond to the needs of these kids,” said Udahemuka. At the moment Kenya and Tanzania are the final two countries being considered for the location of this new university. The province pioneer team intends to start out small, initially offering courses in the colleges of engineering, business and education. Udahemuka has enjoyed the day-to-day experiences of meeting new people, tapping into their passions and asking for suggestions. He values having the opportunity to learn from a first world university with 160 years of experience and picking out what aspects will fit best in the context of the East African province team’s efforts. Udahemuka is proud of being a part of the Santa Clara community and feels especially connected to the student body from his time as a resident minister in Swig and a Jesuit in residence at Graham. He hopes students will get involved in helping create a movement for the cause. “I would be proud to have Broncos help reach out to other frontiers,” said Udahemuka. Contact Elizabeth Ambriz-Mendez at EAmbrizMendez@scu.edu or (408) 554-4849.
Spring Into Action Over Break in Panama
Santa Clara’s Medical Brigade assists abroad Joseph Forte
Associate Reporter The average college student usually places the words “Panama” and “Spring Break” in the same sentence only if the first is immediately followed by “City Beach, Florida, home of the Guinness World Record-breaking 450 woman bikini parade.” This spring break, however, a group of Santa Clara students foreswore bikinis entirely, choosing instead to travel to the country of Panama on a humanitarian medical mission. Thirty students enrolled in Santa Clara’s Global Medical Brigades program stayed in Panama from March 25, to April 1, operating a health care center in a rural region of eastern Panamanian province of Panama. The Global Medical Brigades program is a chapter of Global Brigades, an international organization. Chapters work in each country as individual non-governmental organizations. Global Brigades operates programs relating to many different areas of college study. For instance, in addition to medical programs, the Global Brigades website lists architectural, business, law, microfinance and other options for Panama, as well as Honduras and Ghana. Mackenzie Zorkin, senior and biology, anthropology and public health triple major, is the president
of Global Medical Brigades. Zorkin believes the experience was a powerful one. “I’ve done it for three years,” said Zorkin. “Something keeps drawing me back… You learn something new regardless of what community you’re in… it’s entirely different every year.” Zorkin, who ran the trip for the first time this year, enjoyed her new responsibilities. Keele Shaw, vice president, also praised the program’s benefits for local communities in Panama as well as the Santa Clara students on the trip. “What I love is that (the program) combines the immediate service of these small communities (with) long-term sustainability of providing health care,” said Shaw, a junior Spanish major and Physics minor. “Every six months a different college group comes in to replenish the medications and help spread public health.” Shaw believes medical care is among the most important goals for Global Medical Brigades and similar programs to pursue. The brigade hopes to make sure the people are healthy, before they provide educational and architectural services. Both Zorkin and Shaw agree that access to clean water, in particular, was an area in need of desperate improvement. The water in the area contains dangerous microbes and bacteria. The members of the Global Medical Brigades started teaching locals ways to disinfect water by boiling, chlorinating and using solar power. The members of Global Medical Brigades were accompanied by Dr. Murray of the Biology department, along with several volunteers.
The group was far removed from the relative comfort of Santa Clara life for their week in Panama. “We were in the jungle,” said Zorkin. Compared to previous years, this year’s trip was especially busy. “In past years we were able to see the Panama Canal, but this year we weren’t able to do any excursions like that,” Zorkin continued. Still, there was some free time — Zorkin particularly enjoyed playing soccer with the locals. Next year, Shaw plans to take over as president of the club. “I have big, big shoes to fill,” said Shaw. “Mackenzie did a wonderful job this year, but I’m already looking forward to things we can do next year as well.” It is currently unclear exactly where Global Medical Brigades will visit next year, but Shaw is confident the program will be a success. “We’re definitely planning to go
COURTESY OF MACKENZIE ZORKIN
Above: Global Medical Brigade’s president,Mackenzie Zorkin poses with Panamanian children while spending the break helping the community. Below: Elisa Phillips shows Panamanian children the medical equipment used.
back to Panama. Global Brigades is also active in Honduras, so that’s a possibility too,” said Shaw. “It really just depends on what people in the
club want to do.” Contact Joseph Forte at jforte@ scu.edu or (408) 554-4849.
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Mandy Ferreira
Sustainable Student:
A Green Start to the Quarter
Feliz Moreno
State University System in Peril
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ith the start of the quarter comes long lines at the bookstore as everyone rushes to get their supplies for the next 10 weeks. As teachers tack on that extra book or demand a separate journal for their class, students are left with heavy backpacks and aching wallets. But the start of the quarter doesn’t have to be so taxing on you and the environment. Rent or buy used books to save some extra money and resources. The average tree used to make paper can only produce about 8,300 sheets of paper, or about 12 textbooks. Every time you buy or rent a used textbook you prevent even more trees from being used. You might even get lucky and get a book that has been skillfully highlighted for you. Don’t forget to sell back your books at the end of the quarter — you might even get more than the cost of lunch out of it. If you have an e-reader, or don’t mind reading on your computer, e-books are another great option to cut down on prices and use less resources. You don’t need a fancy e-reader for this option to work for you either — all you need is a computer and an internet connection. Although books are the main concern at the start of the quarter, other supplies can just as easily be made more sustainable. Use recycled paper for printing and taking notes. You can also take notes on the back of used paper or on your computer to forgo paper entirely. With all of your supplies, try to stay away from plastic. Even though it is often the cheapest option, plastic breaks easily, does not break down in landfills and leaks harmful chemicals throughout its creation, use and end of life. Look for items, especially binders and notebooks, that are made out of cardboard, wood, soy inks and other eco-friendly materials. Most paper and notebooks come in recycled paper versions. Most importantly, reuse everything you can from last quarter and streamline your materials. If you still have pages left in your notebook or ink in your highlighter, do you really need a new one? Often school supplies that seem really useful in the store end up shoved in a drawer somewhere. Before you buy, ask yourself if it is really necessary. Do you really need a pencil case that goes inside of a bag, inside of a bag? How many pens, pencils, markers and everything else do you really need? Use the bare minimum instead of stuffing your bag and emptying your wallet. Mandy Ferreira is the managing editor for The Santa Clara.
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San Diego State university students and hopefuls are actively protesting the Spring 2013 freeze of admissions. SDSU is one of 15 California State university campuses that will be temporarily closing their doors to all but a small number of transfer students in a year due to lack of state funding. The near future for state colleges looks bleak.
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ow is when we should feel lucky to be attending a private university. Santa Clara will go largely unaffected by the proposed $750 million budget cut to the California State University system. Students at state schools and students trying to get into state schools are worried — and with good reason. The CSU system has proposed, and most likely will be, freezing admissions in 15 out of 23 campuses for spring of 2013. This means that of the estimated 70,000 students who apply to the CSU system for the spring, a good portion of those students will be left out in the cold — or left to attend community college, a private college, a UC or go out of state. To make matters worse, the CSU trustees recently approved 10 percent pay hikes for two campus presidents. In drastic times like these, those at the top are still shameless enough to request and receive money that could be spent on other, much needed, resources. So what does this mean for those of us who aren’t college presidents expecting pay raises? Well, for community colleges and the eight state schools that are accepting incoming students, it means an increase in enrollment at their already overcrowded facilities. It means students who are trying to transfer into a CSU this spring will have to either stay at the college they are at or come up with enough money to pay out of state or private school tuition or the 30 grand price sticker on a UC.
Or put their educational goals on hold for a while. For how much value our western society places on hard work and education, we sure don’t seem to be encouraging that here in California. The state hasn’t increased aid given to the CSU system since 1996 even though there are now 90,000 more students enrolled at state schools than there were at the time. Sure, it may only be one semester that they are closing down admittance, but if California voters don’t approve a tax initiative that will be on the ballot in November the admission freezes might continue. Things aren’t looking up for the state’s higher education system. According to the executive Vice Chancellor Benjamin Quillian, some campuses are looking at eliminating athletics programs, limiting student loans and library acquisitions and deferring maintenance projects in order to quell the financial situation. They don’t want to raise tuition because they know how unpopular that would be among students. The way I see it though, if we want things to get better it will have to come out of our pockets at some point, whether that be through tax money or tuition. This may not seem to have a very big affect on us here at Santa Clara, so we might not feel like we have to care very much. But as college students who have been given the opportunity to succeed via Santa Clara, we should care about our fellow college students at other universities.
And we should care if other people are being denied the opportunities that we were so privileged to receive. And we should care because this only makes education less accessible for a vast amount of California residents. I am afraid to imagine the massive amount of people working in fast food chains and dead end sales jobs 20 years from now because they were inadvertently denied a bachelors degree. If for no other reason, we should care because some of us — myself included — have younger siblings who are working just as hard as we did with hopes of attending college in a couple of years. Don’t they deserve the same opportunities that were available to us? A state that does not invest in the education of
its young people is not good for the future of our country, it is not good for our economy and it is not good for our morale. We should all be concerned with the disarray of the public education system in our state; it affects all of us in one way or another. Feliz Moreno is the editor of the Opinion section.
Articles in the Opinion section represent the views of the individual authors only and not the views of The Santa Clara or Santa Clara University.
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A state that does not invest in the education of its young people is not good for the future of our country.
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Immersion Trips Illuminate New Cultures
COURTESY OF ANTHONY CARNESECCA
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Students explore unfamiliar parts of the U.S. Sarina Caragan
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nstead of spending his first spring break as an undergraduate at the beach or on a road trip with his friends, freshman Anthony Carnesecca traveled to Tuba City, Ariz. with a group of Santa Clara students to help out at a school on a Native American reservation. “(The Navajo Nation) is not some (place) you could just go visit and say, ‘Oh, I’m going to try to assimilate into the Native American culture,’” said Carnesecca. “I figured this was my one opportunity to see that culture that’s
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largely ignored in America.” Carnesecca’s trip to the Navajo Nation was one of seven spring break immersion trips offered through the Kolvenbach Solidarity Program in the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education. Each year, students have the opportunity to travel to parts of the U.S. unfamiliar to them, such as New Orleans, San Francisco, Tucson and Appalachia, in order to learn about the experiences of these areas’ marginalized communities firsthand. “The purpose of immersion trips is to learn about a culture we don’t know about,” said Hayley Dickson, a junior and the immersion coordinator for this year’s trip to Appalachia. Contact Sarina Caragan at scaragan@scu. edu or (408) 554-4852.
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The Kolvenbach Solidarity Program in the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education offers spring break immersion trips in seven U.S. cities: (1) Appalachia; (2) Los Angeles; (3) Tuba City, Ariz.; (4) New Orleans; (5) San Francisco; (6) San Jose, Calif.; and (7) Tucson, Ariz. (bottom right). Each city offers students the opportunity to work with different marginalized communities. This year, two trips allowed students to help with flood relief in Appalachia (top left) and assist at a Native American boarding school in Tuba City, Ariz. (top right).
Students Get Creative to Maintain Vegan Diet Veganism grows in popularity on-campus and across U.S. Mandy Ferreira
The Santa Clara Although food boredom plagues many Santa Clara students in Benson, the vegan options create an extreme case. “I think it was hard at first figuring out what to eat and everything, but once you do it for a little while it becomes really easy,” said sophomore Dillon McCord, a vegan for six years. “It’s not something I really think about now, its just kind of what I do.” On campus and across the U.S., an increasing number of people are choosing to go vegan. In the past two
years alone, veganism has doubled and now makes up 2.5 percent of the United States population, according to a Harris Interactive study. Although cutting out meat, dairy and eggs may seem impossible, the vegans on campus are unfazed. “In order to do it well you have to have fun with it,” said Justin Eichenlaub, a lecturer in Santa Clara’s Environmental Studies Institute. “You have to be up for the challenge, but once you get past that it’s pretty easy.” Vegans on campus have ditched meat and other animal products for ethical concerns, such as animal rights, better health and environmental reasons. “If it was just for health or just for the environment, I would probably eat butter and cheese every now and See VEGANISM, Page 9
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Sophomore Dillon McCord purchases vegan-friendly products from the Cellar Market. Although there are few vegan options available in Benson’s eateries, vegans on campus say that it is possible to maintain their diet with some creativity and careful planning.
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Students “Hungry” for Young Adult Franchise “Hunger Games” craze hits Santa Clara campus Anna Esquibel
The Santa Clara Senior Jon Rey and about 30 other Santa Clara students donned homemade T-shirts with sayings like, “May the odds be ever in your favor,” and joined the throng of people congregated outside of AMC Mercado 20 on the night of March 22. Waiting in line for the midnight premiere of “The Hunger Games,” Rey was surrounded by people with braided hair and golden bird pins, reading the book and anxiously awaiting the start of the show. “The two people in front of us were dressed up as Katniss and Effie (two characters from the series),” Rey said. “They had full-on costumes and makeup on; it was really cool.” “The Hunger Games,” the recordbreaking film based on Suzanne Collins’ dystopian young adult novel of the same name, takes place in a dark, future North America and follows Katniss Everdeen, played by Jennifer Lawrence, as she participates in a televised death match after volunteering to take her younger sister’s place. The film and book series have captivated audiences and readers around the world. And here at Santa Clara, “The Hunger Games” craze is bringing people together in creative ways and is being used as a platform to raise awareness about important issues, including world hunger and poverty. Rey, a community facilitator in the Loyola Residential Learning Community, organized a few events in Sobrato Hall, including a mock “reaping.” Instead of choosing participants for the eponymous games, Rey distributed information about child soldiers and world hunger and chose students to receive free tickets to the midnight showing. “We had the reaping and even prepared snack ration packs for ev-
eryone going,” Rey said. “We tried to replicate the food featured in the books, but the closest thing we got was bread like Peeta made in his bakery and hot chocolate like the tributes got on the train.” Rey started reading “The Hunger Games” last winter break and was immediately hooked on the popular series. Kelly Lamble, a junior, also started reading the series and shared the first book with all of her friends after she completed it. “It started out as sharing the book with one of my housemates, but it turned into almost a book club where (my friends and I) were passing the books around to each other, even bringing them to class to trade with people,” said Lamble. “We couldn’t wait for each other to get done so we could talk about them and guess what the movie was going to be like.” Debuting nationwide on March 23, “The Hunger Games” scored the third best opening of all time with $155 million on its opening weekend, according to The New York Times. The film maintained its No. 1 spot in U.S. box offices with $61 million during its second weekend and grossed a total of $251 million in 10 days, according to reports in Entertainment Weekly. Since the book series was so popular, with more than 24 million copies of the trilogy in print in the U.S., according to Scholastic, the trilogy’s publisher, the anticipation and expectations for the movie were high for fans. An Nguyen, a junior, also attended the midnight premiere and enjoyed the movie but felt there were things that were lacking in the film. “There were little details and emotions that I felt were lacking in the movie,” said Nguyen. “For a movie called ‘The Hunger Games’ I never got a sense of the hunger, thirst and desperation for survival that was so explicit in the books.” Despite any misgivings about the film adaptation, students across campus are enthusiastic about the series, and students’ enthusiasm is exactly what the Justice Starts Here initiative is hoping to use to help their cause.
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Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss Everdeen, the bow-and-arrow-wielding protagonist of the young adult series, “The Hunger Games.” The film has held the No. 1 spot in U.S. box offices since its record-breaking premiere on March 22.
Justice Starts Here, run by the Offices of Housing and Residence Life, hosts events and programs aiming to affirm and celebrate the dignity of all people. The initiative recently hosted a screening of “Miss Representation,” a documentary exploring images of women in mainstream media, and hopes to use “The Hunger Games” to
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“The energy, the new classes (and) seeing everybody again.”
illuminate other social justice issues. According to Gayle Catterlin, resident director of the Communitas RLC, the initiative is in the preliminary stages of planning “Hunger Games” events, including providing passive educational information in all the residence halls on poverty and hunger and selling discounted tickets to see the movie.
Luckily for fans of the series, Lionsgate plans to adapt the final two books in the series. “Catching Fire,” the sequel to “The Hunger Games,” is planned to be released in November 2013. Contact Anna Esquibel at aesquibel@scu.edu or (408) 5544852.
What is your favorite thing about week one?
Caitlin Smith, ’15
Estelle Richardson, ’14
Briana Mitchell, ’13
“It’s definitely having a clean room and the cherry blossoms outside.”
“Benson’s revenge because I come back... eat Benson, and get diarrhea!”
“Having no homework so all I have to do is hang out with my friends!”
Sachit Egan, ’12
“When I get out of class at 7 o’clock and it’s sunny outside.”
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TOP REASONS TO LEAVE YOUR COUCH THIS WEEK 4/8 | SUNDAY
SEE SCCAP FAIR, 4/5 MICHAEL ERKELENS— THE SANTA CLARA
4/5 | THURSDAY
4/6 | FRIDAY
4/7 | SATURDAY
4/10 | TUESDAY
Easter Liturgy Time: 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Location: Mission Church Why Go? As Lent comes to an end, stop by the Mission Church for a liturgical service. All are welcome!
Bannan Visitors: James Bennett Time: 4 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Location: St. Clare Room, Harrington Learning Commons Why Go? Professor Bennett will address the role of religion in politics, particularly how it will impact the 2012 presidential election.
Asha Stanford Holi 2012 Time: Ends at 3 p.m. Location: Sandhill Field, Stanford Why Go? Hop on the CalTrain and celebrate Holi, the traditional Indian festival. Enjoy bhangra music, Indian food and spray your friends with paint and water! $14 admission for students.
N*W*C* Time: 7 p.m. Location: Mayer Theatre Why Go? Performed by a traveling troupe from Los Angeles, this plays aims to illuminate issues of race. Free tickets available through the Office of Multicultural Learning.
4/9 | MONDAY
4/11 | WEDNESDAY Salsa Lessons and Dancing at Agenda Lounge Time: 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. Location: 399 South 1st St San Jose, Calif. 95113 Why Go? Get active and have some fun! $10 for an hour of salsa lessons.
SCCAP Fair Time: 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Location: Between Shappell Lounge and the bookstore Why Go? Learn about the organization’s different programs and how you can get involved.
Academic and Administrative Holiday: No Class Time: All Day Location: Santa Clara University Why Go? No classes in observance of Good Friday. Enjoy the three-day weekend!
Lenten Series: Easter Vigil Mass Time: 8:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. Location: Mission Church Why Go? Unwind after the first week of the quarter and spend some time reflecting and exploring your spirituatlity.
Essential Career Planning for Arts and Sciences Juniors Time: 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Location: Williman Room, Benson Center Why Go? Learn steps to prepare for the fall recruiting season.
Live Music: El Jardin at Santana Row Time: 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Location: El Jardin, Santana Row Why Go? Hear some great Tejano music and enjoy the warm evening weather at this outdoor lounge and bar.
Karaoke: Bogart’s Lounge and Tech Pub Time: 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. Location: 1209 Wildwood Ave Sunnyvale Why Go? Enjoy a fun evening with friends and karaoke! Free admission.
Karaoke: Creekside Bar and Grill Time: 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Location: 544 W Alma Ave San Jose Why Go? If you weren’t able to go to the karaoke lounge last night, then head to this bar close to campus!
Hacking Ethics and the Future of Internet Security Time: 7 p.m. Location: Forbes Family Conference Center, Lucas Hall Why Go? Learn from Joseph Menn, a technology projects reporter for Reuters.
To suggest events for the calendar please contact Kaveri Gyanendra at: calendar@thesantaclara.com.
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again,” said Eichenlaub. “What’s keeping me from doing that, what’s making me do it more, pretty much a 100 percent thing is this ethical consideration for animals.” McCord decided to go vegan six years ago to stand up against how animals used for food and other products are treated. “It was just an ethical choice,” he said. “I was vegetarian before that and it kind of just seemed natural to have that as the next step.” In the United States alone, 55 billion land animals are killed each year for consumption, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. In 2007, 275 million tons of meat were produced, and in the U.S. we eat more than 200 pounds per person every year. McCord is not alone in his refusal to eat meat or animal products. A total of 7.5 million people in the U.S. have cut out all animal products from their diet entirely, and many more are opting for vegan or vegetarian meals on a more regular basis. Veganism has caught on as a diet of elite athletes who tout its health benefits, including tennis pro Venus Williams, Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Tony Gonzalez and even Mike Tyson. “You can have a really healthy vegan diet, if you put some thought and planning into it,” said Santa Clara’s Registered Dietitian Mary Mahoney. “If you just decide one day to be vegan and cut out all animal products and you don’t really pay attention to what you are eating, ever, then you could be missing out on some important nutrients.” One of the biggest mistakes many vegans make is not planning
their diets and ensuring they are getting enough iron, zinc, vitamin B-12, protein and calcium, said Mahoney. Without enough B-12 or iron, the body becomes anemic and struggles to hold enough oxygen in the blood, which can result in weakness, dizziness and lack of energy. But with proper planning and nutrition, the medical community agrees that veganism can lead to lower cholesterol, decreased rates of osteoporosis, and reduced risk of cancer, heart disease and obesity. “I try to be pretty healthy in general, but I definitely do just feel a lot better,” said sophomore Lizzie Urie who went vegan seven months ago with her uncle, who adopted the diet to stay as healthy as possible while waiting for a heart transplant. “In general, I have a lot of energy and I don’t feel like I’m missing anything.” In addition to being healthy, a vegan diet is the most sustainable diet there is, according to Vasile Stanescu, a vegan expert and Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University. Livestock production contributes 18 percent of green house gas emissions globally, which is more than all of transportation, cars and planes included, combined. Switching from the average American diet to a vegan diet prevents more carbon dioxide emissions than switching from an average car to a hybrid. “The single greatest action that a person can take to help the environment is to shift from a meat, dairy and egg-based diet to a plant-based diet,” said Stanescu. Contact Mandy Ferreira at mnferreira@scu.edu or (408) 554-4852.
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STANDINGS Baseball Team Loyola Marymount San Diego Gonzaga Brigham Young Portland Pepperdine San Francisco Santa Clara Saint Mary’s
WCC* 3-0 5-1 2-1 4-2 3-3 1-2 1-2 1-5 1-5
Overall 12-12 23-7 19-7 21-11 16-7 17-12 14-17 17-9 14-13
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Softball Team Saint Mary’s San Diego Loyola Marymount Santa Clara CSU Bakersfield Sacramento State
PCSC/CD** Overall 3-0 14-16 3-1 16-12 2-2 24-13 2-2 8-26 1-3 8-26 0-3 17-13
Women’s Water Polo Team Loyola Marymount CSU Bakersfield CSU East Bay UC San Diego CSU Monterey Bay Santa Clara Sonoma State Colorado State CSU San Bernardino
WWPA*** Overall 10-0 15-8 9-3 20-13 6-4 13-9 4-2 15-11 4-5 15-11 5-7 7-22 3-8 7-17 2-6 5-16 0-8 4-25
* West Coast Conferene ** Pacific Coast Softball Conference Coastal Division *** Western Water Polo Association
UPCOMING GAMES Baseball Santa Clara @ CSU Bakersfield Santa Clara @ CSU Bakersfield Santa Clara @ CSU Bakersfield California @ Santa Clara
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BRONCO BRIEFS Softball Senior Briana Knight hit two homeruns to lead the Broncos to a seven-run comeback victory over Loyola Marymount on Sunday in Los Angeles. Knight’s three-run drive gave Santa Clara a 9-7 victory over the league-favorite Lions. Santa Clara (7-27; 2-2 Pacific Coast Softball Conference) trailed 7-0 in the bottom of the sixth before a single by Breezy Bernard, a two-run homer by Knight and a double from Stephanie Fisher initiated a nine-run inning eventually capped off by Knight’s second homer. Sophomore Jessica Turner worked five quality innings of relief to earn her second victory of the season. Next up for Santa Clara is a four-game series at league foe Sacramento State this weekend.
Men’s Golf Sophomore Scott Lowe shot one over par in the final round play of the 2012 OGIO-UCSB Invitational at Sandpiper Golf Club in Santa Barbara, Calif. Lowe came in 13th overall — his career-best finish as a college player. Santa Clara’s lone senior, Ronnald Monaco, posted rounds of 76-70-76 and came in 21st. The Broncos will participate in the Cowboy Classic in Scottsdale, Ariz. on April 9-10 as a final tune-up before the West Coast Conference championships.
Women’s Tennis The Santa Clara women’s tennis team fell 4-3 to the Loyola Marymount Lions on Sunday. After capturing the doubles point, the Broncos could not put away the singles matches. The team moved its record to 8-7 overall and 2-2 in the West Coast Conference In singles, Santa Clara’s No. 38 Katie Le improved her overall record to 13-2 when she downed the Lions’ April Bisharat in straight sets 6-0, 6-4. Le now has an 11-match winning streak and has not lost a match since Feb. 11.
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Senior Alyssa Shoji was one of eight participants selected to take part in the annual State Farm Women’s 3-Point Contest held at Tulane’s Fogelman Arena in New Orleans. Shoji made 10 three-pointers in the event, but her total was not enough to advance past the first round of the competition.
Senior is one of eight selected to take part in national contest Gabe Taylor
The Santa Clara As a finale to her record-setting season, Alyssa Shoji stepped onto the national stage to compete in the State Farm College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships in New Orleans. After a dominant final season, Shoji took to the court at Fogelman Arena to test her hot hand last Thursday. Despite needing a score of 15 to advance to the final round, Shoji came up short, posting a score of 10. When Shoji first received the news two days before the event that she was selected to compete in the contest from Head Coach Jennifer Mountain, she struggled to grasp the information due to pure exhilaration. “I couldn’t believe it at first,” said Shoji, adding that the coaches mentioned that it was a possibility a week prior to the official announcement. “It took awhile to hit me and actually realize what I was doing. I
was very excited.” Three-point shootouts are not completely new to the senior guard from Bellevue, Wash. While in high school, she received the honor of being a participant in the sharpshooting event. From her experience in the high school contest, Shoji retained the understanding that firing too rapidly would not equate to the best outcome. But this knowledge failed to stick with her when she stepped into the spotlight in front of thousands of fans — both in Fogelman Arena and those elsewhere tuned into ESPN. “As soon as I got up there, it was like ‘game plan out the window,’” said Shoji. Twenty-five basketballs sat motionless on the five strategically placed racks around the three-point line. Shoji waited patiently for her name to be announced. Despite a preference to kickoff the contest, Shoji was last in line. The benefit: she knew she needed to knock down at least 15 shots to advance to the semi-final round. The downside: she wanted to set the pace. When her turn arrived, Shoji felt as though time kicked into full throttle. “I was pretty nervous so I was letting them fly,” said Shoji. “Everything was going so fast, I was so worried about getting through.” Shoji recorded 10 points, five points shy
of the number needed to advanced, but managed to connect on at least one shot from every rack. Ashley Corral, out of the University of Southern California, went on to be crowned the champion. The festive week included a trip to the House of Blues — an experience Shoji relished, having never been to New Orleans prior to the contest. With athletes ranging from USC, Michigan State and Louisville among others, Shoji spent her time socializing with the new faces. “It was an amazing experience, something I will definitely always remember,” said Shoji. The 3-point contest capped off Shoji’s acclaimed career at Santa Clara. During this past season, she set the West Coast Conference record for 3-pointers made in a season with 99, and added her name to Santa Clara history with the most 3-pointers made as a Bronco with 286. With an average of 3.9 threes-per game — good for third best in the National Collegiate Athletic Association — Shoji’s skills from beyond the arc go without question. Her time in New Orleans proved just that. “I couldn’t have asked to end my season a better way,” said Shoji. Contact Gabe Taylor at gtaylor@scu.edu or (408) 554-4852.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Briana Knight Softball The senior was named Pacific Coast Softball Conference Coastal Division Player of the Week after batting .417 with four homeruns and eight runs batted in during a series against Loyola Marymount. Favorite pregame meal? Scrambled eggs, toast with peanut butter and honey, and fruit!
Biggest role model? My coach Lisa Mize. Her participation in the Olympics, ability to remain composed and overall fearlessness are quite admirable. Plans following college? I want to begin my professional career in marketing and help young athletes with their mental game.
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Nick Ostiller
All is Not Lost for Warriors T
he past month has been a tumultuous one for the Golden State Warriors. Although the loyal fans of the consistently mediocre team have let their displeasure be known, there is light at the end of the tunnel. The agonizing rumblings began when star guard Monta Ellis, fan favorite and arguably the team’s best player, was dealt to Milwaukee just before the trade deadline on March 13. In return, the Warriors acquired center Andrew Bogut. However, the rebounding and defensive-minded big man is currently injured and won’t be ready to play again until next season. For many Warriors fans the trade seemed as though they had given away Ellis for virtually nothing. Nobody realized that the trade had opened the door for rookie Klay Thompson, who had been receiving minimal playing time as Ellis’ backup. Instead of being excited about Thompson’s chance to shine, the fans took out their frustration on team owner Joe Lacob. Five days after the much-maligned trade, Lacob addressed the crowd at center court during a halftime ceremony that was held to honor former Warrior great Chris Mullin. Lacob’s nostalgic words about Mullin were drowned out by resounding boos and chants of “We want Monta!” Mullin had to come to Lacob’s rescue by using a microphone to announce to the crowd that “sometimes change is inevitable and it’s going to be just fine with your support and patience.” The Warriors went on to lose the game that night, but Thompson scored 17 points as a member of the starting lineup. The next game he scored a career-high 27 points and two games after that dropped 31. The 11th overall pick in the 2011 draft has averaged over 19 points per game since replacing Ellis. Perhaps Mullin was right. Maybe the trade wasn’t such a bad thing for the team. With Ellis, the Warriors had been a flashy yet average team. Their lack of a true center made it hard for them to defend the basket. Sure, the Warriors might put up 120 points, but that did little good if the other team scored 130. Despite Ellis averaging 19.5 points per game during his seven years with the Warriors, the team made the playoffs only once. Maybe change was indeed inevitable. The Warriors are not expected to make the playoffs this season, but fans should be looking forward to a bright future. Thompson is a budding star and is quickly making the Warrior faithful forget about losing Ellis. A healthy Bogut next season will give the Warriors a true center for the first time in years. This key addition will lead to better defense and a greater chance at success. Maybe it is going to be just fine, as Mullin assured. Nick Ostiller is a sophomore communication major and editor of the Sports section.
Broncos Continue Strong Season Team already matches win total from last season Tom Schreier
The Santa Clara With more than two months left in the season, the Santa Clara Bronco baseball team matched their 17 total wins from last season with a victory over Fresno State on Tuesday afternoon. While their 17-9 record is impressive, the Broncos are only 1-5 in the West Coast Conference after being swept by San Diego and dropping two of three to Portland. Last season the Broncos went 17–34 and finished last in the WCC with a 4–17 conference record. Prior to this season, Santa Clara brought in Dan O’Brien as head coach to go along with a new coaching staff. O’Brien sought to change the culture in the clubhouse and the players have bought into his philosophy. “We’re just out here having fun,” said junior Pat Stover on opening weekend. Fellow junior Tommy Nance, a transfer, described the clubhouse as “loose and relaxed.” This laid back attitude off the field has led to success on it. “We’re just having a ball out here and winning ballgames,” said senior Andrew Biancardi. The result was the team’s first 5–0 start since 2008 — a season when the team nearly made the playoffs. “We’re not going to get caught up in it,” said O’Brien regarding the hot start. “We’re picked to finish last, nobody expects us to do much, so lets just go out and have fun.” Positive contributions have come from a variety of sources so far this season for the Broncos. Junior Matt Ozanne has shown promise as a leadoff hitter and Stover has provided power (six doubles, three home runs) as the team’s starting catcher. It was expected that both players would make an impact this season. A Scottsdale, Ariz. native, Ozanne was drafted by his hometown Arizona Diamondbacks out of high school. Stover, who calls Rocklin, Calif. home, was drafted by the Oakland Athletics. Both players could potentially be drafted again following this season and might choose to leave Santa Clara for a chance to play professionally. Senior outfielder Lucas Herbst has been getting on base (.457 on base percentage) and getting
around them (.573 slugging percentage with six doubles and four triples). Nance has emerged as one of the Broncos’ most successful pitchers (3–1, 3.09 ERA) and has proven that he can get out of tough situations. “What makes him a great pitcher is his composure during those tough innings,” said O’Brien. It has also been a breakout season for Biancardi and junior pitcher Mike Couch. Last season Biancardi batted an unassuming .222 with three doubles and one home run. This season he already has four doubles and four home runs, is batting .269 and is being used in the middle of the lineup. A converted reliever, Couch has become an integral part of the starting rotation. The pitcher was a benefactor of one of the season’s most spectacular plays when sophomore Kyle DeMerritt, a high school teammate of Couch, made a herculean leap to get the pitcher out of a tough inning against San Jose State earlier in the season. “Watching him do that was awesome, but it’s not really surprising,” said Couch of his second baseman. “Kyle’s capable of that kind of stuff. He’s a great baseball player.” There have been other defensive highlights, such as freshman Matt Glomb’s dugout grab. In the same game against San Jose State, Glomb chased a fly ball into the visitors’ dugout, snagging it as it descended below the fence separating the players from the field. “I knew I was going to be getting to the (dugout) fence,” Glomb
BRIAN KLAHN — THE SANTA CLARA
Although the Santa Clara baseball team has struggled against West Coast Conference opponents so far, the Broncos’ 17 victories equal their total from last season.
said. “I just kind of went for it. I just wanted to catch the ball and make the out.” O’Brien is not surprised about the defensive capability that his team has shown throughout the season so far. “Our guys are making magical plays because we spend a lot of time talking about how we need to expect great things to happen,” said O’Brien. “These guys are playing loose and free and they’re having fun. You make plays like that when you’re playing hard, but also
having a good time.” The Broncos have a tough schedule ahead of them. The team, which is currently struggling to win conference games, will have to play seven of their next eight games on the road. Santa Clara will not host another series at home until April 20, when conference rival Pepperdine visits Schott Stadium for the weekend. Contact Tom Schreier at tschreier@scu.edu or (408) 5544852.
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2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 7 at Bellomy Field For a complete schedule of games, see page 10.