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Incoming students and their parents flood Market St. for move-in during Welcome Weekend. This year, 2,645 students are registered for on-campus housing, nearly 300 more students than last year.The increase, along with the construction of Graham, forced housing services to find additional living spaces.
Triples, Doubles and Kitchenettes Dorm overflow leads to unique living arrangements Kurt Wagner
The Santa Clara Matt Kelley is proving that the kitchen is no longer just a place to cook. At Santa Clara, it is also now a place to live. Kelley, a sophomore in Campisi Hall, is living in the building’s second floor kitchenette, a single room equipped with standard Santa Clara furniture, but also a built in microwave, oven and stove top. The unique living space was offered to some students this fall to accommodate an increasing number of students wishing to live on campus, said Maggie Malagon, the Housing Business Services Director. As of Welcome Weekend, Santa Clara had 2,645 students signed up for on-campus housing, nearly 300 more students than last year, said Malagon. This increase forced See LOUNGES, Page 4
housing services to search for additional temporary living spaces to accommodate all students, meaning kitchenettes in Campisi and Sanfilippo and lounges in Swig have all been converted into dorm rooms for students. Kelley, known by many in Campisi as “The Kitchen Kid,” plans to embrace the situation. “I knew some of my friends were going to want to use a kitchen, so I’m like, ‘I might as well take one for the team,’” said Kelley, who lived on “Man Hall” in Campisi last year. “I’m in control of the kitchen now.” The university knew on-campus housing would be an issue this fall after Graham (four buildings totaling 250 rooms) was demolished with only Nobili Hall (119 rooms) added to pick up the slack. With a larger than anticipated freshman class, more sophomores than usual electing to live on-campus, and the number of commuter students down, the overflow in housing was the result of “a perfect storm,” said Malagon. “We’re looking at all of this as a temporary situation,” she said. “We would like to get all of the students into traditional spaces and to get that space (kitchenette, lounge)
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Sophomore Matt Kelley stands in his new dorm room , a converted kitchenette for the floor. Due to a large influx of on-campus students and the loss of two residencies, students are living in converted rooms.
Think recyclable plastic water bottles contribute to Santa Clara’s goal of being a sustainable campus? Think again. According to details in a report by the Associated Student Government, it takes three bottles of water to make and distribute one single-use plastic bottle, and a single plastic bottle generates 120 grams of greenhouse gases. Along with help from other groups on campus, the ASG is pushing the Water Bottle Free Initiative to reduce the sale of bottled water on campus. This year, all incoming freshman were provided with a high quality water bottle that they could refill instead of buying a traditional disposable water bottle. Senior Courtney Seymour, the president of ASG, is heading the campaign to transform how students think about sustainability. “It’s about making students more sustainable by habit,” said Seymour. “Instead of waking up and buying a bottle of water, now they will have a bottle that they can fill.” Parallel to the campaign, the Facilities Department spent about $20,000 to install 21 filtered water stations around campus over the summer, so that students can easily refill their water bottles between classes, meetings or trips to the gym. In the coming month, the total number of stations will be increased to 30. Vice President of ASG Senior Lindsay Gray said that having free, clean water available to students would help make it easier for students to make sustainable decisions.“It’s about making the process easier,” said Gray,“so that students don’t have to go out of their way to make an environmentally friendly decision.” To make use of the new stations even easier, ASG has printed QR codes onto the refillable water bottles that link to a map of the locations of the refill installations around campus. The push for sustainability isn’t just about environmental justice. According to the initial proposition by former ASG Senator Chris Freeburg (’11), plastic water bottles cost the university over $10,000. Additionally, the cost of transporting water in large jugs cost the university over $30,000. In order to reduce the use of disposable water bottles around campus, a deal has been reached with Bon Apetít to reduce shelf space for single-use bottles and to add the reusable Santa Clara water bottles. Vice President of Auxiliary Services Jane Barrantes facilitated the deal after members of ASG approached her last year. “I brought the proposal to (General ManagSee BUDGET, Page 4
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
1. Palestine to submit bid for U.N. membership: The Palestinians brushed aside heated Israeli objections and a promised U.S. veto Monday, vowing to submit a letter formally requesting full U.N. membership. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to meet with him in New York. The Israeli leader said he wanted to resume peace talks, upping the pressure on Abbas and building on the frenzied diplomacy swirling around the Palestinians bid. 2. Obama proposes major cuts in deficit: Drawing a bright line with congressional Republicans, President Barack Obama is proposing $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue as part of his long-term deficit reduction plan, according to senior administration officials. The president on Monday will announce a proposal that includes repeals of Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest taxpayers, nearly $250 billion in reductions in Medicare spending, $330 billion in cuts in other mandatory benefit programs, and savings of $1 trillion from the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, the officials said. 3. Nevada air show crash deadliest in
history: The death toll rose to nine Saturday in an air race crash in Reno as investigators determined that several spectators were killed on impact as the 1940s-model plane appeared to lose a piece of its tail before slamming like a missile into a crowded tarmac. Moments earlier, thousands had arched their necks skyward and watched the planes speed by just a few hundred feet off the ground before some noticed a strange gurgling engine noise from above. Seconds later, the P-51 Mustang dubbed The Galloping Ghost pitched oddly upward, twirled and took an immediate nosedive into a section of white VIP box seats. 4. Earthquakes rattle Guatemala: Four earthquakes struck the southeastern part of Guatemala in less than two hours Monday afternoon, causing at least one death. At least three people were reported missing. President Alvaro Colom urged calm after the tremblors were felt across much of the Central American country, the largest a 5.8 magnitude. All were centered in an area about 30 miles (51 kilometers) southeast of the capital, Guatemala City, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. From AP Reports.
Last month’s debt ceiling compromise was settled by the Senate, an agreement that eliminated federally subsidized loans for grad students beginning next July, is being flagged as a significant roadblock for grad school hopefuls. The decision means that students could soon be paying upwards of $10,000 in interest payments alone during grad school tenure without even making a dent in principal of their loans. Although the added expenses are expected to make many students double-take when planning their educational futures, senior Kasey Conklin and other pre-med hopefuls at Santa Clara believe the increased costs are nothing more than a nuisance. “The difference between $200,000 and $210,000, to me that’s not much of a deterrent,” said Conklin, who plans to finance the bulk of his tuition with student loans. “The fact of the matter is it’s going to be a huge sum of money I’m going to have to pay off.” Previously, federally subsidized loans were unique in that they offered students the opportunity to allow school to become their primary focus. The government paid off the interest on the loans for up to six months following a student’s graduation or removal from their grad program. But starting July 1, 2012, loans for grad students will begin accruing interest immediately, meaning a student could have monthly interest payments as high as $200 while pursuing their degree. Dr. Steven Fedder, a pre-health adviser at Santa Clara, feels that student jobs are probably out of the question for med school students due to the academic demands of such a competitive program. In fact, he said that he rarely even deals with students worrying about the financial aspect of medical school. “The people who are really gung ho about being doctors and being at the top of the medical pyramid,” said Fedder, “they consider (tuition) part of the investment.”
Freshman elections information sessions begin soon Freshmen who want to get involved in Asociated Student Governement may do so starting next week. There are eight ASG positions available for incoming freshmen. Interested students must attend one of four information sessions that will be held in the next two weeks if they plan to run for a position. There are available positions for five elected freshmen senators, two appointed community development chair, and one appointed freshman class justice. Information sessions will be held September 27 from 6-7, September 28 from 7:30-8:30, September 29 from 7-8 p.m., and September 30 from 4-5. All sessions will be held in Kenna 108. For more information, email ASG Vice President Lindsay Gray.
Santa Clara beats Berkeley in Forbes list of top colleges Santa Clara moved up nearly 60 places in the rankings of the 2011 Forbes list of top colleges in America, sailing past UC Berkeley and settling in at No. 67. Santa Clara has been progressively rising in the rankings for years, according to San Jose Mercury News, catapulting from a No. 318 ranking in 2008 and No.150 in 2009. Santa Clara students past and present took to social media to express their excitement of their school’s new ranking with most comments saying how great it is to be a Bronco. UC Berkeley came in just three spots behind at No. 71; however it is still in the top ten for public colleges. A Washington, DC-based think tank created the rankings based on a variety of criteria. They include post graduate success, student satisfaction, debt loads, rate of student default and four-year graduation rate. Other Bay Area schools that made the list were Saint Mary’s at No. 172 overall, UC Santa Cruz at 186 and San Jose State at No. 470. From staff reports. Email news@ thesantaclara.com or visit www.thesantaclara. com for more information.
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9 /17: A student was reported ill due to excessive alcohol consumption at an off campus party. Campus Safety, Santa Clara EMS, SCFD, SCPD and paramedics responded to his on-campus location. The student was transported to O’Connor Hospital by paramedics. Notifications completed. 9/17: A student was found under the influence of drugs and alcohol in the lobby area of a resident hall. CSS, SCU EMS, SCPD, SCFD and paramedics responded. The student was transported to O’Connor Hospital by paramedics. Notifications completed.
were confiscated and the marijuana was disposed of. The students were documented. 9/18: A non-affiliate male was observed smoking medical marijuana on the 3rd floor of Lucas Hall. He was admonished and escorted off campus.
Medical Emergency 9/18: A student twisted her ankle while jogging and requested medical assistance. CSS responded. She was transported to O’Connor Hospital by a friend. 9/18: A student became ill after consuming alcohol while taking prescription medication. CSS responded. The student went to a nearby hospital.
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9/13: A tool box was found and turned in to the CSS office. 9/15: A gym bag was found and turned in to the Campus Safety Services office. 9/17: An electrical tester was found and turned in to the CSS office. 9/17: A set of car keys were found and turned in to the CSS office.
9/19: A student was observed, via a surveillance camera, urinating on the Saint Ignatius statue, and kicking around a table cloth. He was stopped and documented by Campus Safety.
Grand Theft 9/14: A laptop was reported stolen from the Heafey Law library while left unattended for a few minutes. SCPD was notified.
Informational Report 9/18: Four students were found in possession of marijuana and paraphernalia on Market St. Items
Suspicious Incident 9/13: A non-affiliate male contractor was observed defacing a tree with a paint scraper at the curb by the Music and Dance building. He was admonished by Campus Safety staff. 9/17: A Residence Life staff member reported several alcoholic beverages were found in a resident’s room and were confiscated and disposed of. Campus Safety responded and document the incident. From Campus Safety reports. Email news@thesantaclara.com.
New LGBTQ Center to Open in Benson Opening planned for the end of the fall quarter Anayo Awuzie
The Santa Clara Colors of red, purple, green and everything in between will be visible at Santa Clara University when the new Rainbow Center opens in downstairs Benson. The Center, which is going to be a multipurpose room and center for students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning is meant to be a safe space where students, faculty and staff can find resources specifically tailored for their needs. Junior Kyle Arrouzet was one of the first student advocates of this project and helped shape the original vision of what the Rainbow Center was going to provide to the Santa Clara community. “Our vision was essentially a space that would bring together all of the different LGBTQ groups on campus because right now they’re kind of nomadic,” said Arrouzet. “We want to create a sense of community because that does kind of lack for LGBTQ students on our campus right now. The last thing was to create a public face for the community because in my experience and in some other’s experiences, unless you happen to stumble across somebody who’s
a part of that community already, it’s hard to find.” The Rainbow Center is not necessarily a new idea; the proposal was submitted over three years ago. Members of the Center’s committee said there were no roadblocks, controversies or issues in terms of bringing the idea to members of the administration, who were on board with the concept. The only minor struggle mentioned was the process of creating and submitting a proposal to administration. “It’s a pretty extensive document. It was really a matter of getting a mission and hammering it out. There are a lot of similar centers at different universities, but we wanted to tailor ours to what we want to accomplish within the Santa Clara community. So that was a big part, and then it was just us imagining what the center might become,” said senior Andrew Hodun, director of the Santa Clara Community Action Program and one of the helping hands in making the Rainbow Center a reality. Arrouzet said he worked in conjunction with Counseling and Psychological Services counselor Don Capone as well as a few students who have now graduated, to draft the proposal to be presented to the administration. Since then, a core group of nine students, faculty and alumni have been working to finalize the logistics and are now seeing the results. Senior Program Coordinator of Gay and Straight for the Education
of Diversity Pearl Wong said that there hasn’t been controversy yet, but they are prepared for it. “I haven’t heard anything negative about this, but we are prepared and we are aware that with the way Santa Clara University is situated it does make it a possibility. We’re open to it. People who we are trying to recruit to volunteer for the Center, we tell them very explicitly that they will get safe space training. As LGBT students, you never know who you’re going to bump into and something might happen, you just have to be aware,” she says. “(LGBTQ students) need a safe space on campus, just as the students of color can find solace in the Multicultural Center,” said senior Kristyn Heath. “I think it is a great idea and it goes along with Santa Clara’s idea of inclusive excellence.” But the Center is still waiting for an official opening date. “We don’t have an official date yet. It’s a student-run space so once we get that foundation built, in terms of how operations are going to look, we’ll then get a date that we can announce,” said Mary Ho, a member of the Inclusive Excellence committee and one of the faculty members involved with the Rainbow Center’s creation. Although there is no date set, students and faculty involved in the project are aiming for it to be open by the end of this quarter. Contact Anayo Awuzie at aawuzie@scu.edu or call (408) 554-4852.
MICHAEL ERKELENS — THE SANTA CLARA
Scapp representative Pearl Wong of GASPED (Gay and Straight People Educating for Diversity) soeaks to a student at the SCAAP Fair on Tuesday. GASPEd seeks a dialogue between people of all sexual orientations to promote greater acceptance among the community.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Budget Limits Affect Concert Lineup Macklemore recives small student recognition Jackie Pearce
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Officer Gabby Seagrave asks upperclassmen to stop their game of beer pong across from Swig during Welcome Weekend.
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back to the community.” While there is no timetable currently set for when students will be moved back into traditional housing, Swig has received the greatest impact of the housing overload this year. The two lounges on all of Swig’s even numbered floors have been converted into rooms – meaning an extra four students per floor, said Cyphi Resident Director Galina Pappu. And although this extra crowding may force many students to utilize additional common areas like Swig’s sky lounge or basement rooms, Pappu sees the overload in Cyphi as a positive for the community. “So many people want to be here and I think that’s the really encouraging thing,” she said. “Cyphi is the
place to be. We really specialize in the freshman experience and I think students said ‘if temporarily we don’t have a sink, that’s not a big deal.’” The converted lounges were actually dorm rooms themselves at one time, meaning spatially they coincide well with the other rooms in the building. However, because the rooms lack sinks, students were given a $200 credit to their Flex account as an accommodation, said Malagon. This is not the first time that Santa Clara has seen overflow from on-campus housing. In years past, students have often been asked to live in triples, a situation that housing services avoided this time around due to the tight quarters that come with having three students in one room. The University Villas – previ-
ously referred to as the Campbell Townhouses – do have extra rooms available, but are reserved for juniors and seniors only. They are expected to fill up once many juniors return from abroad this winter, said Malagon. Kitchenettes have also been used as living quarters as recently as 2010 when H1N1 breakouts required ill vstudents to live in confinement until fully recovered. The university began checking with residence halls this week to ensure that all students expected to check in arrived. In the event of a no-show student, Santa Clara will verify the student’s decision not to live on campus before giving away their room, said Malagon. Contact Kurt Wagner at jwagner@scu.edu or call (408) 554-4852.
On Thursday, the Activities Programming Board will host their annual fall concert in the Locatelli Activity Center, featuring Mackelmore, a Seatle-based hop-hop artist, and openers Kap Slap and Timeflies who produce mash-ups. Typically, the fall concert draws a lot of positive anticipation from all students. “When I heard that there was a concert the first week of school, I was so excited! I hadn’t heard of the performer, though,” said freshman Dan Jones. Jones is not the only person who was unsure about the concert performers. Among his five companions, not one had heard of any of the performers, but still said that they will probably go. In the past, performers have been award-winning, widely recognizable artists, such as LMFAO, Kid Cudi and Lupe Fiasco. Senior Allie Upland said she is probably not going to attend the event. “None of my friends are going, so I probably won’t go. Also, I have a hard time spending $20 on a person I have never heard of,” said Upland. Some students, on the other hand, are excited for the concert. Because Macklemore is from Washington state, Santa Clara’s large community of Seattle-based students expressed interest in the event. “Although I was a little surprised when I heard Macklemore was performing, I am also really looking forward to (the concert). I’m sure that the (Santa Clara) students will really enjoy it, especially those of us from Seattle,” said senior Christian Spencer. Some students also expressed their enthusiasm about discovering new music. Senior Kelly Moore said that although she has never heard of the performers, “mash-up artists can be enjoyed by a wide variety of audiences, so it should be a fun concert.” APB Director Jaclyn Sunzeri
stated several reasons for the APB’s selection of artists, one of which was budget. Last year’s LMFAO concert cost $75,000, a large portion of the budget. The concert was expensive because of the act andthe sound and lighting system. In contrast, Macklemore will cost only $35,000 and include three diverse acts. “Because we are spending less on the fall concert, we will be able to spend more on our spring concert,” said Sunzeri. Sunzeri also pointed out that not all students have the same taste, especially when it comes to music. Because of this, the APB strives to provide students with a wide variety of acts. “No matter what, not everyone is going to be 100 percent satisfied,” Sunzeri acknowledged. Another change for the concert is the location. Typically, concerts were held in the main gym, but that changed last spring when Diplo performed in the Locatelli Center. Sunzeri pointed to Diplo’s success as the main reason for the location change. According to Sunzeri, the APB decided that Locatelli worked well for the Diplo concert because of Locatelli’s “more intimate venue and that’s what the concert is all about.” Due to Locatelli’s smaller size, only 840 tickets will be sold, which is substantially less than a concert in Leavey. More student criticism stems from the extreme lack of publicity concerning the event. The fall concert is usually extremely highprofile, with fliers and Facebook invites popping up as early as the middle of summer. This year, however, students struggled to find the event on Facebook. The event has only been public for the past few weeks and only has about 1000 guests “attending,” 100 “maybe attending,” and 450 “awaiting reply.” The doors open this Thursday at 8:30. APB will be selling tickets for $20 in Benson every day this week from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.. Santa Clara students can purchase one ticket for themselves, and one for a nonaffiliated guest. Students can also purchase tank tops this year. Contact Jackie Pearce at jpearce@ scu.edu or call (408) 554-4852.
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er of Bon Appetít Dining Services) Bob Lubecky and he was very open and receptive to the idea,” she said. According to Barrantes, Bon Appetít has greatly reduced shelf space for disposable water bottles in the Marketplace as well as began selling the reusable bottles, but the old water bottles remain readily available in places that see more visitors, such as Sunstream Café. The point was not to ban water bottles but to “encourage sustainable behavior in students,” said Barrantes. “We wanted to focus on the positive instead of telling people what to do” According to Gray, this is why the bottles were given out to freshmen. The point of the campaign is to make using a reusable water bottle the norm, said Gray. “We want them to see their friends using them and to continue using them throughout their college career.”
Senior Julie Peterson, who was last year’s ASG senator-at-large for sustainability, said that she hoped that the initiative would form positive peer-pressure to use the water bottles. The initiative also went through Director of the Office of Sustainability Lindsey Cromwell, who helped ASG coordinate the resources for the initiative. “Students have shown interest in this idea throughout the years, but (Freeburg) really sat down and said, ‘Let’s do this.’” Cromwell said that she could understand that disposable bottles cannot be rid of completely, but she is happy to see things are moving in that direction. Barrantes agreed with the sentiment, saying: “Not everyone carries around their own disposable bottle ,but we did make it around without bottled water, and I think we’re headed back in that direction.” Contact Matt Rupel at mrupel@ scu.edu or call (408) 554-4849.
RYAN SELEWICZ — THE SANTA CLARA
Freshman Haley Khoury (left) and freshman Rosella Chapman (right) sit in their dorm room while a disposable plastic water bottle lies next to the reusable water bottle distributed by ASG this year to promote sustainability among the Santa Clara student body.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Feliz Moreno
Back on Campus
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t is mid-September and Santa Clara students are back to the grind for another year. It feels good to return to campus, but as I get back into the swing of things, I discover what I really missed and what I really didn’t miss. I don’t miss breakfast only being served until 10:30. I don’t like being unable to eat breakfast food all day long, and sometimes I miss breakfast altogether. I miss not having a kitchen to make my own meals, even though I knew what I signed up for when I applied to live in the dorms again. My best cooking tool is now the microwave. I don’t miss hearing construction going on at six in the morning, or waking up to the lawn mower and leaf blowers. I had forgotten how loud it gets on campus around 1 a.m. on party nights, and how tempted I get to yell at obnoxious people from my window when I’m trying to sleep. I definitely do not miss Benson meals (besides the breakfast sandwiches). I don’t miss living without air conditioning, spending money, magazine subscriptions and my own room. And of course I don’t miss the class workload or feeling like there’s always something more productive I should be doing. I don’t miss not
having any form of motorized transportation to get places that are farther away from campus I don’t miss feeling like I never have any free time. I do appreciate being able to take advantage of late night Bronco food. I missed having healthy foods available all the time — even if I never took advantage of them. I did miss the free gym membership and familiar faces. I missed the campus and being able to walk almost anywhere I needed to go. I missed all the activities that made me feel like there was always something to do and someplace to be. I missed running into people and stopping to ask how they were doing and conversations over dinner about a variety of miscellaneous subjects. I missed the interesting (and sometimes not so interesting) people I had met, and getting to meet new people. What I really missed though was the weather. It’s all sunshine here in the south bay, with perfect summer temperatures if you happen to come from the valley where heat means over 100 degrees. This being said, taking the bad with the good, it feels really good to be back.
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Mingling in the Age of Facebook
I had forgotten how loud it gets on campus around 1 a.m. on party nights.
Feliz Moreno is an English major and editor of the opinion page.
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A map of the world based on the population of people who use Facebook. With social networking becoming such a huge force in the modern world, it is good to know what is appropriate online when it comes to dating and getting to know people of interest.
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one are the days of two people casually asking each other about their hobbies, favorite foods, religion, political views and their past relationships on first dates. Now you can go on Facebook and look through pictures of people and their exes, assuming their exes have not untagged and deleted them midbreakup. Before you know it, you will see pictures of the guy you thought you liked wearing white sunglasses in between two girls clutching a Coors on spring break in Cancun. Next time the guy or girl you are “talking to” decides to friend request you, consider these pointers before accepting them and exposing yourself electronically. Refrain from posting emo statuses No one cares that “all guys/girls are the same.” We tend to gravitate toward happy people. Updating your status about your flaky friends or love interest that took you out to dinner and hasn’t been heard from since makes you seem like a negative Nester. Keep your “about me” info to a minimum.
It should be a privilege for that special person to learn more about who you are. Part of the excitement and purpose of a first, second and third date is for you and your date to get to know each other’s quirks, hobbies and what makes them tick. It’s only human nature to value something more if not everyone can have it. Don’t share everything about yourself on your Facebook page — it depreciates your value to others. Review your Facebook likes and groups Do not “like” Facebook pages such as “Blondes do it better” and “Mom, mom, mommy, ma, mom, mom, ma, ma, mommy, mommy… WHAT!!… hi!” These Facebook “likes” are pointless and clog up your page. You can still like “Family Guy,” you just don’t have to prove your devotion by “liking” a Stewie quote. You may be the most intellectual person in Reno who likes to immerse yourself in the readings of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. However, if the first thing someone sees on your page is a “Family Guy” quote, they may not take you seriously. Don’t upload questionable pic-
tures. I’m glad you had a fun night, but seeing you drunk with a shot glass in your hand making out with your lust interest of the night is not going to make going on a date with you seem more appetizing to anyone. Keep these pictures off your page and let them live on your computer instead. Although I shamefully owned a pair of white Juicy Couture sunglasses in the 10th grade, I have thankfully matured and moved on to aviators. White sunglasses, especially for men, make you seem like a tool. So please, if you are going to take the risk of wearing them, don’t leave evidence of it on Facebook. If after reading this you decide you are too attached to your Facebook page as is, do what I do. Do not accept your love interest’s friend request until after the fifth date. By then if they still like you, make it official and become Facebook friends. While Facebook can be an ideal icebreaker, remember that it also has the potential to be a deal breaker. Jade Sheldon from University of Nevada.
Letter to the Editor
Response to RD Couples Article Dear Editor,
CARTOON BY AUSTIN ALLEMAN
For the first time in my years at Santa Clara, the cover story in last year’s final issue of The Santa Clara caught my eye. The article “RD Couples Not Allowed to Stay the Night,” — or rather, the quotations within it—not only irritated me, but made me question how open-minded the administration at this university really is. The Director of Residence Life, Heather Dumas-Dryer, wrote in an email that it is “essential for livein staff to be positive role models” to which two things immediately came to mind: one, that she is making the unfair assumption that premarital sex makes one an unfit
role model. The second, is that she should seriously take a closer look at what some of the Community Facilitators engage in, beer pong in the dorms with residents, anyone? Turning a blind eye to recreational drug use in the quad? As for Rosenberger’s sentiments that, “what’s important is that we’re open to talk about it,” I could not disagree more. I am not impressed by their openness to “talk” about the policy, nor is that what’s important. What is important, and should be noted by the student body, is their unwillingness to consider changing the policy. Further, let us reflect on the administration’s picking and choos-
ing of when to be the progressive, open-minded people they strive to teach us to be. What do I know though, I am not a positive role model — I have had one or two sleepovers. Jenny Vandenbelt is a senior.
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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UWire Article
American Apparel Advertises ‘Plus’ Sizes A
merican Apparel, the popular clothing store, launched a contest last month to find plus-size models for its new line of XL clothes. This was supposed to be a significant moment for mainstream clothing stores embracing beauty in all sizes. Except that it wasn’t. From the moment the contest was launched, derogatory language was used to describe the new line. The contest was called “The Next BIG Thing,” with emphasis on the big. The company’s website used terms like “fullsize fannies” and “ bootyful,” while the new line is categorized as “Beauty and Booty.” Heaven forbid you forget the contest sought a plus-size model. Except that it didn’t. American Apparel is extending a handful of its styles to XL. The sizing chart on the company’s website indicates that this translates to a size 12-14 — the size of the average American woman, according to The Los Angeles Times. I’ll never understand how an average-sized woman could be considered plus size, and I’ll never understand why the fashion industry ignores women of size when they make up such a significant part of the market. Even if I did, understanding of
American Apparel’s handling of “The Next BIG Thing” would still elude me. The general public voted on the contest, and the clear winner was Nancy Upton, a woman who — fed up with being condescended to — posed for glamour shots while eating chicken and pouring ranch dressing on her body. A screenshot on the blog Jezebel shows that Upton was rated first out of 991 entrants, yet she was informed by creative director Iris Alonzo last week that she was not the winner because American Apparel decided “to award the prizes to other contestants that we feel truly exemplify the idea of beauty inside and out.” Perhaps we could blame Alonzo’s response to her lack of appreciation for Upton’s satirical photos. Except that we can’t. This isn’t the first time American Apparel has dismissed plus-sized models as being unimportant. In May 2010, blogger April Flores was looking for shirts for a clothing line and went to an American Apparel showroom to meet with executives. On finding that the company had few sizes larger than L, Flores asked if they had considered expanding their sizes. “That’s not our demographic,” an employee said. It’s funny how “plus sizes” — and I use that term very loosely — be-
I’ll never understand how an average-sized woman could be considered plus size.
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Nancy Upton poses for her American Apparel photo shoot with a chicken wing and bone. Her disapproval of the company’s advertisements for its recent ‘plus’ size line has been made very public and has attracted a lot of negative attention from the press.
came their demographic after media members like The Guardian began reporting the company was facing bankruptcy. American Apparel is no stranger to controversy. CEO Dov Charney has been sued for sexual harassment several times, and some reports suggest that he requires all employees to submit a full-length picture of themselves in order to be hired. Many of its advertisements feature women either topless, on a bed or sexually posed. It alarms me that girls grow up seeing ads like these because, sadly, American Apparel is not the only
company whose marketing objectifies or otherwise insults women. Count advertisements in Cosmo or Vogue, and you’ll find the number of them with women lying down or otherwise looking sexual is far greater than the number of ads where a woman has power. I’m grateful for programs like the Women’s Outreach Center’s Love Your Body Day. To commemorate the day last year, volunteers stood on the South Oval and handed out sticky notes with uplifting and body-positive messages on them. Volunteers will be out there again
Oct. 19 and I’m looking forward to their program as a way to combat this beauty-obsessed, degrading trend. The way women are commonly depicted in advertisements is as unacceptable as American Apparel’s treatment of plus-size women. I hope one day to see widespread acceptance of women of all sizes in media of all kinds. Until then, may the Nancy Uptons of the world continue to protest the inequality of advertisements. Katherine McPherson from University of Oklahoma.
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Santa Clara Welcomes Largest Class Into Their New Homes
"I couldnt have hoped for it to go any better," said CyPhi's Assistant Resident Director Alex Hanchett, in describing Swig's move-in process. The building, which houses the most students, and freshmen, on campus has the most hectic move-in schedule, but was executed without any major disruptions this year.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Trio of Musical Acts Set to Rock Locatelli APB's Fall show includes Macklemore, Timeflies and Kap Slap Keli Demertzis
The Santa Clara As diverse as students are at Santa Clara University, one commonality that unites us all is our love of music. The fall concert presented by Activities Programming Board (APB) is an event widely anticipated and enjoyed by all, as well as a kickoff to the school year. With past headliners such as Kid Cudi and LMFAO, students were curious to see which of their favorite bands would grace them with their presence in our very own Locatelli Center. This year word got around, primarily through Facebook, that the Timeflies and Kap Slap were chosen as the opening acts and Macklemore as the headliner. Timeflies, comprised of the Boston duo of Rob Resnick and Cal Shapiro, is creatively dubbed an “electro-hip-hop-dub-something” group by member Resnick. With the mission to create music that people can relate to and connect with, Timeflies ensures that they surpass any boundaries held by musical genres. Both were students at Tufts University, as well as music majors where they dabbled in the funk music genre before stepping up their game and creating this up-and-coming college band. According to the band’s website, elements of “pop, hip-hop, electro, dubstep, and rock” can be heard in their well-received sound. Although very similar in their music interests, the men differ in their roles in the band; Resnick is drawn to the composition and production side, while Shapiro raps and sings. After messing around in the studio and creating what Shapiro calls their “poorly made single” named “Fade,” the duo was taken aback from the positive feedback from music blogs and supportive fans. With more recent hits such as “All Night” and
“Lose my Mind," Timeflies is sure to bring Santa Clara students a unique musical experience. All it takes is one look at Kap Slap’s band website to see what we Santa Clara students have in store. With the headline “Kap Slap-Mashups for Raging," student can expect quality mashups, the mixing of at least two pre-recorded tracks, of their favorite songs. In fact, according to Kap Slap’s Facebook page, the mission is to “take the best parts of songs from artists like Deadmau5, Avicii, Swedish House Mafia and Skrillex, mix them up and sprinkle some top 40 vocals on top for the ladies… party music that won't be skipped on the iPod." The solo artist, Jared Lucas, a senior at Lehigh University, began his music career by messing with Garageband and experimenting with different sounds. By the middle of last year, his first mashup was born, and he has grown a following ever since. The name Kap Slap according to their website is pieced together with “Kap” coming from Jared’s membership in the Kappa Alpha Fraternity and "Slap" referring to the condition one feels after downing a beer, then chasing it with a shot of rum. With mashups featuring songs such as “Stereo Love," “The Bad Touch” and “I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight," Kap Slap has an infallible talent of mixing unexpected tracks. Macklemore has also been experiencing a growth in fans. With a nod to his loyal followers in his wellknown single, “The Town," he says “The kids in the front, they bring out the passion, dude/ Make noise throughout the show and not only when we ask ‘em to." Macklemore has found fame through his raw talent and dedication to his craft, stating “I don’t need the money... what’s the most important to me is the art." Macklemore, whose real name is Ben Haggerty, is a familiar artist to our multitude of Seattleborn students. He is an emcee who prides himself on writing about dark or even taboo topics in an effort to inspire and motivate. His biography says that “His music is
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Ben Haggerty, whose stage name is Macklemore, performs to a festival crowd at Sasquatch 2011.
inspirational, filled with social and racial consciousness, as well as a constructive political vision," which is hinted at by the name of his debut album, “The Language of My World." For example, one of his more wellknown tracks, “Otherside,” in which he is accompanied by producer Ryan Lewis and samples the beloved Red Hot Chili Peppers song of the same name, Macklemore delves into his painful past with substance abuse. Macklemore has cultivated his own hip-hop fan base without being signed to a label or having videos on rotation on MTV. Sir Mix-A-Lot, a fellow Seattle resident, said “People compare him (Macklemore) to Eminem because he’s white, but he’s not that kind of artist. It’s all heartfelt, you can see when he performs that he bleeds this stuff-it’s from the heart." From die hard followers to new fans alike, students should look forward to a fresh, new take on hip-hop.
Sophomore APB member Mark Wicker adds, “The openers, Timeflies, released a new mixtape Monday called "Scotch Tape," Kap Slap came out with an album this summer called "Audio Appropriation," and Macklemore recently released a hit single, "Can't Hold Us." With all the new releases and variety of acts I guarantee the concert will be a success!” As for how these three made their way into the SCU Fall Concert lineup, Wicker explains, “the headlining artist, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, was decided by student surveys and polls that were posted on Facebook. From the surveys we took the highest ranked artists, then I emailed and called all of their agents to see if they were available for the concert date and also within budget." Sophomore Jennifer Patterson and APB’s human resource coordinator, added that Macklemore has “a huge fan base at Santa Clara since
a lot of people are from the Northwest.” In addition, “Kap slap and Timeflies came as a package so they (APB) thought that would complement Macklemore's music well by offering more of a dance party feel." The Fall Concert will be held in the Locatelli Center on Thursday, Sep. 22 at 8 p.m. Tickets will be sold for $20 starting Welcome Weekend. Contact Keli Demertzis at kdemertzis@scu.edu or (408) 551-1918.
If you go: When: Thursday, 9/22 Where: Locatelli Activity Center How much: $20
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Question of the Week by Alec
Molloy
Romena Joy, ’14
Does a musical movie count? It was "The Princess and the Frog"... She was the first good role model Disney Princess.
What musical acts did you see over the summer?
Jackson Palmer, ’13
Delaney Bantillo, ’14
Alec Brown, ’13
I saw Kid Cudi over the summer... it was pretty awesome. Bumbershoot as well. Wiz Khalifa was there.
I went to go see spring awakening. SO AMAZING.
I saw Britney Spears. She's still doing it... she's the queen of pop.
Paul Novisoff, ’13
Over break I saw a cover band of The Smiths. It was rather nostolgic.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Scene Spotlight
Club Fair Offers Options for Students Looking to Get Involved Organizations vie for students' attention with various sweets Madisson Goorman
Contributing Writer Broncos... start your engines, it’s time to join your favorite club activities and set your wheels in motion. For many students the on campus club fair provides the perfect outlet for this goal, so, put the pedal to the metal and get on the track. As students revved their engines around the club booths at Locatelli it was clear that no matter what one’s interest, favorite pastime or vision of a new passion, Santa Clara has a club or clubs for you. While the shear number of club booths at the event was dizzying, the clubs' presentations were not — they were catchy, clever and well presented, offering attendees club options that resonate. Neophyte Broncos seemed especially enthusiastic about the clubs that could assist them in further their academic pursuits, and of course clubs that offer a place to just have fun such as the History Club and Anime where Real Robot and gaming tournaments reign. This is the first year Investment Banking Club will be starting up, but they are hitting the ground running by mentoring Finance majors with class selection and expanding their opportunities to compete against other schools for internships at high
finance firms, like Goldman Sachs and J.P Morgan. Remaining true to the Jesuit tradition of Santa Clara, there are clubs to welcome students from a diverse range of backgrounds. Clair Smith, a sophomore, inspired by an amazing study abroad experience started the International Club at Santa Clara. Her goal is to immerse International students on campus with the culture of the area by taking them on trips to Tahoe, Yosemite and many of the club members hope to go to Napa Valley this year. While many Broncos might think the club event is geared towards the freshman, that would be short sighted as there are many new and interesting clubs such as the “Scuba Club,” that aims to turn it’s club members into certified divers, and the “Out and Into the Wild Club,” which takes students rafting and on an array of thrilling outdoor adventures. If rafting is not your style, and you are looking for something a little tamer, then explore joining a political or musical club; discuss key issues near and dear to you, while getting involved in implementing change. Model United Nations is a great club to join for anyone interested in International Relations; currently they take around 20 delegates to a conference in San Francisco, where people in attendance come from a broad range of areas from the West Coast to Russia. This conference is held every April where students at-
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Santa Clara's Main Street, which was overrun by students Monday night. Clubs had an opportunitiy to give short pitches to some of the hundreds of students who attended the fair. Organizations as old as the Santa Clara Review (since 1869) tabled next to brand new ones, such as SCU Students Against Hunger.
tempt to solve many of the major issues facing global leaders today and in the past. The Gospel Choir Club has phased in and out over the past years, but this year they hope to turn things around by preforming in the church with a mix of students, faculty and staff, who do not need any previous experience to participate. The end
goal of the club is to organize a Gospel Fest at school where other choirs and churches can come together in celebration of song. While the space was crowded, and mingling with a vast number of students at the club fair was a bit daunting, overall it was a great success. The campus club fair inspired
many students to gather information and explore the array of club options available. So, fellow Broncos rev up your engines and join a club. Be inspired and invigorated, while discovering your personal place at Santa Clara. Contact Madisson at mgoorman@ scu.edu
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TOP REASONS TO LEAVE YOUR COUCH THIS WEEK 9/25 | SUNDAY Mass Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: Mission Church Why Go? Build a deeper connection with other students.
SEE 9/25, Mass
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9/27 | TUESDAY Civi1 Society Institute Lectures Time: 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Location: Crown Plaza Cabana, Palo Alto Why Go? Hear from an insightful panel on regulatory, legal, compliance and ethical sectors of coporate gatekeeping.
9/28 | WEDNESDAY
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9/23 | FRIDAY
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Activities Programming Board Fall Concert Time: 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Location: Locatelli Activity Center Why Go? Macklemore, Kap Slap, Timeflies and overall, a good time.
Ethics at Noon Lecture Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Why Go? Chance to hear bestselling author Nathaniel Fick’s inspiring story.
Broncos Lend a Hand Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: Locatelli Activity Center Why Go? Chance to give back to the community through a school wide service project.
Civi1 Society Institute Lectures Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Location: Civil Society Institute Why Go? Learn about Professor Anthony Evans' Views on "Why Market Monopoly is Okay."
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Basketball Team Travels to Canada Men's team plays summer games north of border Gabe Taylor
The Santa Clara For most collegiate basketball programs, the season is still more than a month away, but for the Santa Clara men’s team, gaining in-game experience has already been scratched off their to-do list. While Santa Clara students flooded back onto campus for the beginning of a new school year, the Broncos headed north to Vancouver, British Columbia. Going up against four Canadian universities, Santa Clara concluded the foreign tour with a 2-2 record. “As always, it takes a couple of games to get the feel of each other,” said junior Ray Cowels. After losing overtime games to Trinity Western (108-100) and the University of British Columbia (98-85), the Broncos responded with victories against the University of Fraser Valley (87-84) and University of British Columbia (68-63) to close out the trip. But there was much more to the games than simply winning or losing. The tour offered the freshmen a chance to experience playing time, while allowing the veterans to shake off any rust from the offseason.
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Freshman point guard Brandon Clark recorded 16 points against Fraser Valley, and freshman forward Karim York contributed eight points in Santa Clara’s loss to British Columbia. Redshirt freshman Julian Clarke appeared as a bright spot in the Bronco offense, tallying 15 points on 5-6 from beyond the arc. “It was good for the younger players to get acclimated and learn how each other play,” said Cowels. Kevin Foster put up his most stat-worthy performance against Trinity Western when he scored 23 points and snatched 11 rebounds. “Not a lot of teams get to play as early as we did, so once the season comes we’ll be ready and we won’t have to jump back and cover the bases,” said Cowels. In addition to the four games played, Santa Clara squeezed in 10 practices to go along with various team bonding outings that ranged from partaking in a scavenger hunt, to maneuvering across a suspension bridge and zip-lining on Grouse Mountain. Although propelling the team to a head start in their 2011-2012 NCAA Tournament campaign, the tour was not void of negatives. Santa Clara was dealt a monstrous blow when senior Marc Trasolini landed awkwardly after attempting a shot in the opening minutes of the Broncos’ first game. The diagnosis: a torn ACL. After a memorable past sea-
son averaging 12.8 ppg, along with 6.1 rebounds and helping guide Santa Clara to a College Insider Tournament Championship, Trasolini will be forced to the sideline for the upcoming season. “Marc’s always going to be part of our team. He’s just going to have to take on a different role now,” said sophomore forward John McArthur. The mentality of the team, however, has gone unscathed. “We’re approaching it with the same mindset,” said Cowels. “The personnel is going to change a little bit, but other than that our aggression and our style of play might not change too much.” With experience now under their belts, the Broncos are already forming a team identity. McArthur recognizes that for some teams, this sense of unity can take nearly an entire season to emerge. “Now, we're coming together as a team, stepping up as a team, and doing what we need to do to take care of business,” said McArthur. Coach Kerry Keating and the Broncos open up the season on Nov. 4 when they take on Ryerson in an exhibition match at 7 p.m. Until then, the games in Canada will serve as a starting point for the Broncos' voyage to postseason play.
MEN'S SOCCER
MEN'S WATER POLO
Contact Gabe Taylor at (408) 551-1918 or gtaylor@scu.edu.
Santa Clara 4, California 2
Santa Clara 12, West Valley CC 9 UC Davis 10, Santa Clara 7
UPCOMING GAMES Opponent
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Date
Sport
Time
Location
Sept. 22
M. Soccer
San Jose St.
7:00 p.m.
San Jose St.
Sept. 23
W. Soccer
Washington St.
7:00 p.m.
Buck Shaw Stadium
Sept. 24
W. Volleyball
San Diego
1:00 p.m.
Leavey Center
Sept. 24
M. Water Polo
Occidental
1:50 p.m.
UC Davis
Sept. 25
W. Soccer
California
12:00 p.m.
Buck Shaw Stadium
Sept. 25
M. Soccer
Harvard
2:30 p.m.
Buck Shaw Stadium
Sept. 25
M. Water Polo
California
3:00 p.m.
UC Davis
Katherine Douglas Volleyball
Douglas was named to the Texas Invitational All-Tournament team, with 3.38 kills per set, hitting .265 with 2.23 digs per set. Favorite TV Show: Friends Biggest Role Model: Brian Wilson What Do You Want To Do After College? My goal after college is to experience playing volleyball overseas.
Michael Wishart Water Polo
Wishart was named Western Water Polo Association Co-Player of the Week for Sept. 21 Favorite TV Show: South Park Biggest Role Model: My Dad What Do You Want To Do After College? Not sure yet, but I want to hopefully have a job in corporate finance.
BRONCO BRIEFS
The Broncos picked up an impressive road win at No. 14 Cal last Friday afternoon. Goals by David Castellanos and and Erik Hurtado gave Santa clara a 2-1 lead at halftime. Hurtado's goal was his league-leading fourth of the season. Phillip Muscarella and German transfer Glenn Vass each had second half goals for the Broncos, who won at Cal for the first time since 1980. Santa Clara returns to action Friday night at San Jose St.
The Broncos finished the Nor Cal Tournament by splitting the final two games of the weekend. In the first game against West Valley Community College, goalie Michael Wishart had 17 blocks while Patrck Weiss and James Case each scored three goals. Santa Clara dropped the last game against UC Davis, but Wishart added another six blocks to raise his tournament total to 49.
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WCC STANDINGS
Men’s Soccer
Women’s Soccer
Team
WCC
Overall
Santa Clara
0-0
San Diego
Women’s Volleyball
Team
WCC
Overall
Team
WCC
Overall
4-1-1
No. 9 Pepperdine
0-0
7-0-3
No. 16 San Diego
0-0
13-0
0-0
3-3-0
Saint Mary's
0-0
7-2-1
Brigham Young
0-0
11-3
Portland
0-0
2-2-1
Loyola Marymount
0-0
6-2-1
San Francisco
0-0
8-5
Gonzaga
0-0
2-3-0
San Diego
0-0
5-4-1
No. 19 Pepperdine
0-0
6-5
Loyola Marymount
0-0
2-4-0
Brigham Young
0-0
4-3-2
Gonzaga
0-0
6-5
Saint Mary's
0-0
1-2-3
Portland
0-0
4-4-1
Saint Mary's
0-0
6-6
San Francisco
0-0
1-4-1
No. 19 Santa Clara
0-0
3-1-4
Loyola Marymont
0-0
6-6
Gonzaga
0-0
4-4-0
Portland
0-0
6-7
San Francisco
0-0
3-6-0
Santa Clara
0-0
5-6
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Chastain Has Number Retired as Broncos Are Shut Out Continued From Page 16
the second half, Stanford cracked down defensively and stifled the Bronco offense. “In the second half we played with better attacking-minded soccer and we created some good chances,” said Smith. “It’s a mindset of ‘I’m about to score, I’m about to score,’ which is a really hard thing in our sport. “You only end up with two or three (goals) in the entire 90 minutes between the two teams, so it’s hard to have the mentality of ‘I’m about to score, I’m about to score.’” The entire game was very physical and there were many collisions between players from both teams. "(Stanford junior) Mariah Nogueira really dominated the physical aspect of the game, even up against some of our most physical players like Sophia Huerta or Julie Johnston,” said coach Smith. Two Broncos were injured during the game: senior Jenny LaPonte in the first half and sophomore Julie Johnston in the second, but both players got back on their feet and finished the tilt. “We showed a lot of heart,” said Henninger after the loss. “Unfortunately, we didn’t really have anything to show for it.” Contact Tom Schreier at (408) 5511918 or tschreier@scu.edu.
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Brandi Chastain was honored last Sunday evening at the women's soccer game against Stanford. Her jersey No. 21 was retired in front of a large Santa Clara crowd.
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EVERY THURSDAY
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Women's Volleyball Finds Success in Texas
Broncos get back to winning ways in tournament Ryan Marshall
The Santa Clara The Santa Clara Women’s Volleyball team took their talents to Austin, Texas this weekend to participate in the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational. The Broncos finished 2-1 in the tournament and boosted their overall record to 5-6. The trip followed a four-match skid dating back to Sept. 3 when the Broncos fell to the then 24th-ranked Michigan Wolverines at the Utah Valley State Tournament. Surely the big stage — and the even bigger ensuing opponent (the 8th-ranked Texas Longhorns) — had the Broncos teeming with anticipation to set foot on the hardwood of the Frank Erwin Center in Austin. Santa Clara head coach Jon Wallace didn’t feel there was anything to lose entering their first match. “Going into the Texas tournament we were kind of in a rough spot,” said Wallace. “We play the number eight team in the country on their home court so we knew that was going to be tough. We were just trying to find a good rhythm for ourselves, and in essence, there’s no pressure on that match for us.” The visitor’s locker room at the Erwin Center was filled with music, dancing and excitement. “(There was) a lot of energy and it was really fun,” said junior setter Alexandra Palmer. "We were all just super excited to play.” The Broncos channeled that ex-
citement into a stern focus as the first match of the tournament approached. Santa Clara knew that it would take an elevated performance to beat an opponent like Texas. The Broncos played well but the Longhorns were just too much, taking the match by scores of 25-13, 25-23 and 25-19. “Our goal going in was just to play hard, play disciplined and play the percentages, and I thought we did that,” said Wallce. “We executed our game plan well, we just lost.” Following the loss, Santa Clara was faced with a quick turnaround as the tournament continued the next day. The next opponent was the University of Texas at San Antonio, and the Broncos had an opportunity to put an end to their five-game losing streak. Palmer explained that the main point of emphasis for this second match was “to come out with the same fire and energy that we had for the Texas match. It was 7 a.m. Pacific so that was tough, but we really wanted to come out with the same energy and play hard." The losing streak did come to an end that morning, but the Broncos had to earn it; the two teams battled through five sets before Santa Clara came out victorious. In addition, the Broncos were forced to come from behind in order to secure the win. Up against a 2-1 deficit after three sets, it turned into a must-win scenario. Santa Clara took set four after Texas’ Dempsey Thornton hit the ball out of bounds for the Bronco’s 26th point to Texas’ 24. In the fifth set, Santa Clara faced yet another deficit — this time with the entire match on the line. Santa
PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHELLE SCHMITT
Alyssa Anderson (left) and Kaleigh Durket (center) look on as teammate Tanya Schmidt (right) goes for the spike against UTSA
Clara trailed 14-10 in the final set only to battle back and pull off a come-from-behind win. Looking to ride the momentum from their exciting victory that morning, the Broncos stepped onto the court against Southern Methodist University with a similar mindset. “Just getting a win under our belt (against UTSA) was really exciting and a big confidence booster so we carried a lot of that into our next match which was huge,” said Palmer. “(Our game plan) was the same: keep the same energy and really focus on
our side and not worry about who we’re playing.” Nothing came easier against Southern Methodist as the Broncos held on to win the match in another five-set thriller to cap off the weekend. The team now has momentum heading into conference play. “Our confidence is very high, it’s exciting,” said Palmer. “Getting those two wins was huge going into conference. Knowing that we can hold our own against a highly ranked team is very exciting going into our
match against San Diego.” Coach Wallace urges Santa Clara students to come by and support the team this Saturday, Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. in the Leavey Center. “We’re trying to get as many Rough Riders to the match as possible to help us out,” explained Wallace. “We’ll be watching film on San Diego and kind of putting together a defensive game plan for them. We’ll be ready. We’ll be prepared.” Contact Ryan Marshall at (408) 551-1918 or rmarshall@scu.edu.
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SPORTS Thursday, September 22, 2011
Nick Ostiller
Saving His Best for Last In baseball, the closer is a relief pitcher who focuses on closing out, or “saving,” games. Getting the final three outs in a close game may seem easy to a casual observer, even though it is one of the most pressure-packed jobs in all of sports. This week, the New York Yankees’ Mariano Rivera became Major League Baseball’s all-time saves leader, the ultimate achievement for a pitcher who knows how to handle pressure. Sure, there have been closing pitchers that have thrown harder than him. Yes, some closers have stereotypically looked more intimidating than him, but no other relief pitcher has enjoyed the success of “Mo,” as he is known around the baseball world. In 1996, the Yankees moved the then 25-year-old Panama native from their starting rotation and into their relief corps. Sixteen years and 602 saves later, Rivera has arguably become the greatest relief pitcher in the history of baseball. He is not only a model of consistency, having pitched so well for so long, but he has also demonstrated the ability to perform when the stakes are at their highest. Of course, the end of a close game has its fair share of tension since the game is on the line, but how about the end of a close game in the playoffs, when the entire season is on the line? All Rivera has done is compile a stellar postseason, an earned run average of 0.71 along with 42 saves. Yet the most amazing part about the career of this lifelong Yankee is that he has basically done it with only one pitch: a devastating cutter. Rivera has made this pitch legendary, and it is just about all he throws. According to the baseball statistics website Fangraphs, 83.3 percent of Rivera’s pitches in 2010 were cutters. Usually pitchers with only one pitch, even a 100 mile per hour fastball, quickly find out that they must add to their arsenal if they want to get big league hitters out, but that is not the case for “Mo.” The mystery of his cutter has yet to be solved, and it has been baffling even the best hitters for over a decade. Former major leaguer Mike Sweeney was one of the many victims who fell prey to the cutter: "You know what's coming, but you know what's coming in horror movies too. It still gets you,” said the five-time all-star. By throwing the cutter almost exclusively, Rivera has avoided arm trouble that usually affects other pitchers who must in turn, rely on torque-inducing pitches such as curveballs or sliders. Rivera’s simple approach has led to an illustrious career that has spanned over 16 years. To put this tenure into perspective, a successful relief pitcher will typically maintain his prime for about five seasons. At 41 years old, Rivera is ancient by baseball standards and has made 10 allstar games while paradoxically seeming to improve with age, holding opposing batters at a mere .187 batting average over the past three seasons. When it comes to the list of greatest relief pitchers in baseball history, Mariano Rivera’s name should be first, simply because he saved his best for last.
RYAN SELEWICS — THE SANTA CLARA
Santa Clara freshman Sophia Huerta keeps the ball away from two Stanford players during Sunday's 0-2 loss to the No. 1-ranked Cardinal at Buck Shaw Stadium. It was the first loss of the season for the 19th-ranked Broncos (3-1-4) while Stanford improved to its record to 8-0-1. The Broncos play Washington St. on Friday.
Chastain Honored by Alma Mater Former Bronco attends game against Stanford Tom Schreier
The Santa Clara “Coming here was the best decision I ever made,” said Brandi Chastain (’91) before a crowd of Bronco fans during halftime of last Sunday’s women’s soccer match against Stanford, the new No. 1-ranked team in the nation. Minutes later, the woman who converted the deciding penalty kick in the 1999 World Cup would unfurl a banner with her number 21 printed across it, a number that will never again be worn by a Santa Clara women’s soccer player. “What a great tribute for her,” head coach Jerry Smith said of Chastain after his team’s 0-2 loss. “Brandi is not only one of the greatest Santa Clara women’s
soccer players, one of the greatest Santa Clara athletes. [She’s] one of the greatest women’s soccer players ever to play.” Chastain, a two-time AllAmerican at Santa Clara and an Archbishop Mitty High School alum, led the Broncos to their first-ever postseason appearance and a No. 3 national ranking in 1989 after transferring from University California Berkeley. A year later, she led Santa Clara to an 181-1 record, which was good enough for a No. 1 national ranking. “She’s been honored on so many levels,” continued Smith. “It’s nice to have her jersey as the first jersey retired from a women’s soccer program.” Unfortunately, the Broncos could not follow in Chastain's footsteps and pick up the win on the historic night. “They were a little better than us today,” said Smith, who is entering his 25th season at Santa Clara. “Credit to Stanford, they
outplayed us.” The crowd was electric at the beginning of the game, with Buck Shaw Stadium packed full of students that had recently returned to campus as well as many other supporters from the community coming out to see the Broncos face the Cardinal, a team that has been in the national championship each of the past two seasons. “I loved the energy!” said Smith, whose team had played in seven previous contests (they are currently 3-1-4), including one home game. “It’s great to have a home game when the students are back.” The large crowd was pacified, however, by two Stanford goals in the first half. Stanford senior Camille Levin connected with sophomore Sydney Payne for the first goal at 15:26. “We chose to mark up one of their best play-makers, Teresa Noyola,” said Bronco goaltender Bianca Henninger, a Santa Clara
senior from Los Gatos, who also graduated from Archbishop Mitty High. Although Noyola was not involved in the scoring, she was located near the net at the time of the goal. “They ended up moving one of their outside backs into the center-midfield and we decided to stay marking her," said Henniger. “(Payne) ended up dribbling through, having too much space because we were occupied elsewhere.” Henniger was able to save two shots on goal in the 34th and 38th minutes. Six minutes later, Stanford freshman Chioma Ubogagu found junior Marjani Hing-Glover for the second tally, which came after a Santa Clara penalty. “On the second goal we fell asleep on their free kick,” said Henninger. “It cost us.” With a two-goal lead going into
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2:30 p.m. Sunday, September 25 at Buck Shaw Stadium For a complete schedule of games, see page 13.
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