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Off-Campus Party Scene Draws Attention Welcome Weekend shows the wild side of partiers Anna Esquibel

The Santa Clara As soon as the first police vehicle showed up on Bellomy Street to break up what can only be described as a riot on the Saturday of Welcome Weekend, it was bombarded with multiple containers of liquor that broke upon hitting its windows. Within minutes, 10 other police vehicles were at the scene to end the first night of partying in the Santa Clara school year.

The Santa Clara reviewed Campus Safety Reports from the first two weeks following Welcome Weekend from this year and compared them to last year. Incidents involving alcohol or aggressive student behavior have more than doubled in 2012, from 14 to 36.

And that doesn’t even account for all of the commotion that has

occurred off campus, according to Director of Campus Safety Services Phil Beltran.

“I think it’s a good indicator of what’s going on off campus since the students then come back on campus,” said Beltran.

The party scene has gotten so intense that CSS and the Santa Clara Police Department are scheduled to have a meeting today to discuss the “fervor” of the students these past weekends, according to Beltran.

This year the partying aspect of that weekend was brought to national attention due to a short segment run

by CBS San Francisco News about how residents living near the university “say the party scene has become larger and rowdier than in the past.”

“I would hate for someone to graduate from Santa Clara and then apply for a job and not get it because Santa Clara has a reputation for being a party school,” Assistant Dean of off-campus life, Kimberley Gilkey, said. “There is so much more life and

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Students blocked Bellomy Street while celebrating Welcome Weekend. Some people feel partying has gotten out of hand.

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1. Brazilian judge orders arrest of Google president: A Brazilian judge ordered the arrest of the head of Google’s operations in Brazil for failure to remove YouTube videos that attacked a mayoral candidate, which runs counter to the South American nation’s strict pre-vote electoral laws.

Google said in a statement on Tuesday that it rejected the decision by Judge Flavio Peren of Mato Grosso do Sul state, which also included an order to remove the two videos in question and a statewide 24-hour suspension of Google and YouTube. Police said they had not recieved an order to arrest Peren. It was not clear if any suspension of Google’s services occurred.

2. Uruguay poised to legalize abortion : Uruguay’s congress appeared ready on Tuesday to legalize abortion, a ground breaking move in Latin America, where no country except Cuba has made abortions accessible to all women during the first trimester of pregnancy. The measure would give women the right to a legal abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, and decriminalize lateterm abortions when the mother’s life is at risk or when the fetus is so deformed that it wouldn’t survive after birth. In cases of rape, abortions would be legal during the first 14 weeks.

The goal is to reduce the number of illegal abortions in Uruguay, Congressman Ivan Posada of the center-left Independent Party told his fellow lawmakers Tuesday.

3. Spaniards rage against austerity near

Parliament: Spain’s government was hit hard by the country’s financial crisis on multiple fronts Tuesday as protestors enraged with austerity cutbacks and tax hikes clashed with police near Parliament, a separatist-minded region set elections seen as an independence referendum and the nation’s high borrowing costs rose again.

The demonstration, organized with an “Occupy Congress” slogan, drew protesters from all walks of life weary of nine straight months of painful economic austerity measures imposed by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and his solid majority of lawmakers. Smaller demonstrations Tuesday attracted hundreds of protesters in Barcelona and Seville.

4. Syrian mortars accidentally land in Golan: Syrian soldiers fought rebels Tuesday in a firefight that killed nine people and sent several mortars sailing across the border into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The Israeli military said nobody was hurt in the shelling and that the spillover was believed to be accidental, but Israel filed a complaint to the United Nations peacekeeping force that patrols the tense region between Israel and Syria.

Over the course of the 18-month-old uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, violence has spilled into neighboring Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. In July, mortar shells fell about one kilometer (half a mile) from the Golan boundary.

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Battle to Beat Hunger Continues Santa Clara County’s fifth annual Hunger Issues Forum is taking place tomorrow in the Locatelli Activity Center. Dean of the Leavey School of Business, S. Andrew Starbird will talk about the hunger index, a measure of the gap between the need for food and the ability to provide for this need on behalf of government and food assistance agencies.

The forum is sponsored by Second Harvest Food Bank agencies from both Santa Clara and San Mateo counties in conjunction with the business school’s Food and Agribusiness Institute.

Three Santa Clara students, Courtney Robinson, Lisa McMonagle, and Mahbod Parvar will also attend to share findings from their study, looking at if it is possible to purchase a healthy meal using the amount of money that the Food and Drug Administration allots in the Thrifty Food Plan.

In addition to learning about hunger in the Santa Clara County community, the Food and Agribusiness Institute says students will find out more about how they can help through fellowships and volunteer opportunities.

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The plans to reconstruct the Fine Arts building were approved on Sept. 25 by the City of Santa Clara.The new building hopes to bridge the gap to the Performing Arts Center with a new building across from the Alumni Science Building. Plans to start the process of constructing buildings at Santa Clara are developed every five years and are executed based on two factors: Michael Engh’s, S.J., approval and funding from grants and gifts.

Several new additions to the facility will include a larger gallery space, newly updated studios, technology-infused classrooms, student work spaces and group meeting areas. All of these newly enhanced features will come packaged in a three-story building.

Compared with the current Art and Art History building, the square footage of the building will be enhanced from 25,937 square feet to 41,500 square feet.

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In “Novell No More,” Senior Lecturer, Barbara Kelley, was incorrectly identified as a lecturer and her name was mispelled (Sept.

20, 2012).

A photo for “Move-in Madness Takes Over Market Stree,” was wrongly attributed. Jonathan Tadros was the photographer (Sept. 20, 2012).

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Tuesday was National Voter Registration day and several events were held around the nation to promote voter registration and increase presence at polls.

The campaign website reports more than 92,000 potential voters were registered, but those planning on voting should know that California implemented a new online voter registration system last week.

This new system lets people register to vote online from any computer or even from their mobile devices.

For residents of California, the deadline to register to vote is Oct. 22. Out-of-state students should request their absentee ballot 30 days before the election on Nov. 6. There is a Long Distance Voter website where students can go to find state-by-state registration deadlines and convenient links for registering to vote online and for requesting absentee ballots.

Jeannee Rosenberger, Vice Provost for Student Life and Dean of Students, sent out an email to students over the summer, informing those who live in Santa Clara residence halls and would like to register to vote in California, should use their Santa Clara box number and campus mailing address when completing the registration form.

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

New Year Brings New Technology in Library eReaders and tablets make the move in Amy Bernstein

Associate Reporter Stepping into the library this year will be like stepping into the year 3000.

The Harrington Learning Commons is renting out iPads, Kindles and Tablets to current students and faculty.

This new lending program is not the only new addition to the library this year. The library has also added a TV screen in the front of the library showing which study rooms are available.

This was a request from students on the Associated Student Government.

Also coming soon is a new interactive monitor with a map of the library. Students will be able to click on a room on the monitor and be directed to its location within the building. Students will also be able to click on a staff member’s name and be directed to his or her office.

This monitor is still underway and expected to be installed before the end of the quarter.

“The new lending program serves as a way for students to experiment with new technology and reading habits,” said Assistant Librarian Elizabeth McKeigue. “It also allows faculty to learn how to improve teaching skills while using mobile devices.” iPads can be checked out for one week while Kindles and Nooks can be checked out for three weeks.

The idea for the lending program came from similar programs at Duke and Harvard University.

Santa Clara studied these different programs before deciding to implement the program.

“It’s a chance to get to know how (the new technology) works before buying one,” said McKeigue.

The iPads come with 50 predownloaded applications, including iMovie, iPhoto, Evernote, Google Reader and much more. Students who wish to download other apps can do so through their individual Apple username and password. All additional applications downloaded by the students, however, will be erased upon return.

“I never used an iPad before and I thought it was a perfect opportunity to try it out with buying one,” said senior Katherine Bercovitz.

The Kindle comes with five predownloaded novels, including The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, and 5 non-fiction titles, in-

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The Learning Commons now has a TV screen in the lobby, that shows which study rooms are available to use.

cluding “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson. Students may also use their own Amazon account to download books not already on the Kindle.

The Nook contains several predownloaded classics as well.

The iPads, Nooks and Kindles are checked out on a first come, first

service basis; however, students can place a hold on them through the circulation desk. If the student does not pick up their device within two days, it will go to the next person.

The devices are limited to one per person. However, students are allowed to check out one of each

device at one time. This means that a student can have an iPad, Kindle and Nook checked out the same time.

Hall. CSS found marijuana bags, a small pipe, prescription pills and three-quarters full 750 milliliter bottle of whiskey in the room. CSS confiscated and disposed of the contraband.

area CSS contacted suspect. SCPD was contacted and the suspect was taken into custody.

Contact Amy Bernstein at ABernstein@scu.edu or call (408) 554-4849.

CAMPUS SAFETY

Drug Use 09/21: CF on duty called CSS in dealing with an intoxicated, extremely combative resident student. CSS, SCU EMS, SCPD, SCFD and EMS Metro Rural Ambulance responded. The student was transported to O’Connor Hospital by ambulance.

09/21: A resident student was taken into custody by SCPD for a drug violation.

Injured Due to Alcohol 9/19: An intoxicated student was loitering outside of Casa Italiana.

CSS and SCU EMS responded.

The student had apparently been

off campus at a party and had too much to drink. The student was released on AMA. 9/19: A student was found intoxicated in Dunne Hall. CSS, SCU EMS, SCPD, SCFD and paramedics responded. The student was transported to O’Connor Hospital by paramedics. Notifications completed.

09/21: CSS, SCU EMS and CF on duty checked on a resident student who was intoxicated. The student was uncooperative, lied about his age repeatedly to SCU EMS and the evaluation was not completed because of his attitude. CSS conducted a search and found three bags of marijuana, as well as several bottles of different brands of alcoholic beverages.

Information Report 9/19: HRL staff reported vandalism to the community rules list.

09/21: A student fell on the South exterior staircase of O’Connor Hall.

The student was not injured & refused medical attention.

Liquor and Drug Law Violation 9/19: CSS observed six resident students of Dunne Hall smoking marijuana outside of the building.

Alcohol was later found in a room at Dunne Hall. All items were confiscated and disposed of.

9/19: Housing and Residence Life staff reported a strong smell of marijuana from a room in Swig

Student Behavior 09/25: A resident student came to the CSS office and reported that her ex-boyfriend continues his attempts to contact her. CSS forwarded the report to the Office of Student Life.

Trespassing 09/21: CSS observed two subjects checking bikes in the Campisi Hall quad area. Minutes later one suspect was riding a bicycle from the

Vandalism 9/19: CSS documented white, “WALG,” graffiti applied to a green utility box on the east side of Bellarmine Hall.

09/21: A CF reported that unidentified suspects posted offensive writings throughout Dunne Hall.

Investigation ongoing.

09/22: CSS noticed black spray paint graffiti on the East wall of Buck Shaw Stadium facing El Camino Real. Work request was submitted to have it painted over.

From Campus Safety Reports.

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Bye Bye Blondie’s, Creamery Takes Over Home-made icecream shop soon to move to Santa Clara Liz Wassmann

The Santa Clara When students returned to school this year, many were confused to see wood paneling covering the windows of the popular Blondie’s Frozen Yogurt & Ice Cream near Safeway.

Blondie’s has been a Santa Clara staple since it opened five years ago. On “Dollar-Scoop Mondays,” it was not unusual to see a line out the door as Residential Learning Communities bonded over ice cream and frozen yogurt.

The shop was opened by Santa Clara alumnus and self-proclaimed ice cream fanatic Kelley Lund in 2007. After running the shop for five years, Lund decided to sell to a regular patron, Santa Clara local

Chris Leahy.

“I am sad to be leaving all the great people that I have met over the years, but very happy with the sale and what is to come,” said Lund.

Lund had joked with Leahy about selling the shop to him over the years, and so when the time came, it worked out well.

The new owner Leahy works in the construction industry but has been making ice cream as a hobby for about 18 years. He started hosting ice cream socials for friends, and what started as a couple batches of ice cream quickly escalated.

Leahy reports that, “This summer, 16 summers later, I made close to 40 gallons, 26 flavors, and over 200 people came to enjoy an afternoon of ice cream and sundaes.”

The business will open under the name Mission City Creamery, hopefully by mid-October. Mission City Creamery will not have the frozen yogurt options that Blondie’s had, but all the ice cream will be homemade daily with a viewing

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On the corner of Park and Locust, the old Blondies Ice Cream Parlor is being converted to Mission City Creamery.

window to see the process.

The layout of the store will change to include a counter with stools and a 20-foot banquette, as well as free Wi-Fi. “I’m sad to see Blondie’s clos-

ing,” said senior Katie Troxell.

“I had fun memories there from freshman year floor-bonding, but I’m excited to see the new fiftiesstyle place,” Santa Clara students eagerly

await a new locale close to campus for sweet treats.

Contact Liz Wassmann at EWassmann@scu.edu or call (408) 554- 4849.

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The Santa Clara

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Starbucks Coffee Replaced in Sunstream Eco-friendly coffee is brought to library café Mallory Miller

Associate Reporter Any person that gets a cup of coffee in the library this year will be sipping on coffee from a new, ecofriendly vendor.

This year Bronco Leaders For Environmental Justice Investigating Truth, also known as “BLEJIT,” succeeded in bringing in a direct trade vendor, The Community Agroecology Network, to Sunstream Café located in the library. Now, Starbucks coffee is no longer sold in the Sunstream Café.

The new coffee at Sunstream

Café is sustainably grown. There are four farming communities in Mexico and Central America that the coffee comes from. The CAN links the farmers who grow the coffee to consumers.

The university as well as Bon Appétit contributed to making the transition. Bon Appétit planned the coffee tasting that took place in the library last year. The tasting was open to anyone passing through. At the end of the tasting, the results were clear — the coffee brought in by CAN was the top choice of students.

This new vendor introduces more variety to Santa Clara’s cafes so students have more freedom in chosing their beverage of choice.

Contact Mallory Miller at memiller@scu.edu or call (408) 554-4849..

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Junior Emma Kent and Sophomore Carlton Gossett of BLEJIT hand out coffee samples in the lobby of the library last Wednesday.

BLEJIT was a key component in bringing the new coffee vendor to the Sunstream Café.

Third Team for Solar Inspires Creativity Sustainable house returns to campus with innovation Katherine Chow

Associate Reporter How do you picture living in 20 years? Will you use a fingerprint scanner instead of a doorknob? Will you be riding a hover board to enter your house instead of walking?

The Santa Clara Solar Decathlon team has yet again secured a spot in the 2013 competition hosted

by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Having previously entered in 2007 and 2009, they placed third in both competitions.

“We’re planning on a completely automated smart home controls design where the house actively responds to changes in occupancy, lighting, temperature, and incoming weather forecasts, to suit individual users’ preferences,” project manager Jake Gallau said.

As the team prepares for the competition, by developing a comprehensive health and safety plan and working with local construction companies, they are now working on constructing a brand new solar house

for next year. Two of their main emphases this year are making the solar house affordable and accessible.

Essentially, the team is trying to downsize the cost from $450,000 spent in 2009, to $250,000 for this upcoming year. Although the actual cost of the house will be decreased, the team is still hoping to raise anywhere from one million to one and a half million dollars to help with costs of wages and transportation to the competition.

“Affordability has become a part of the competition, and for good reason — we want to make our house more than just a showpiece or concept, we want to make it into something prac-

tical and accessible for the average American,” said Gallau.

The team is also emphasizing that any student can volunteer to help the project and so far, they have more than 200 students involved in building, planning, and constructing the house. There are approximately 400 people on the team roster this year, 30 of those that contribute weekly and 100 of those that have contributed or contribute quite often.

One of the goals beyond affordability that the students are aiming for is to utilize outside space more, since that was a big hit back in 2009.

Although much of the design is being kept secret, the team plans to release

the name of the solar house in the following weeks. Their finalized design plans are also due in October to the Department of Energy.

Gallau also stated in an email, “We’ve reached out to the art school already for help with our branding, and currently have a series of classes being taught in the business school dedicated to developing our marketing and communications plan.”

“Marketing, communication, fundraising and a slew of aesthetic concerns all need to be tackled, ideally by non-engineers,” added Gallau.

Contact Katherine Chow at klchow@ scu.edu or call (408) 554-4849.

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Claire Ingebretsen

Jonathan Tomczak

Why You Should Vote Twittergate: Less Is Not More

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may be disgusted and embarrassed to say who I voted for, but I would be more so if I did not cast my vote.

Why? Because I believe that in order to alter the political system, and to better appoint the candidate I think will botch up less, I have to cast my vote on Nov. 6. In short, you will not change anything by opting out.

What most Americans want to change is the state of our economy.

Although I agree that this is the primary concern for the 2012 general election, I also think it is pertinent to ask ourselves how we got into this mess in the first place.

The crash of 2008, the fiscal cliff and our current unemployment rate all were contributing factors to the mess we are in today. All of us, not just politicians or chief executives, neglected to ask the hard questions.

Can we afford this? Where exactly is this money going? Is this our best option for the future?

We shied away from these probes into our economic infrastructure and political system because we were lazy, scared or naïve to assume that everything would turn out in our favor.

And now? America is in a free fall.

To make matters worse, America has to choose between two candidates that few seem jazzed about.

In my opinion both candidates are equally unsavory.

I vehemently disagree with Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s social policies because of my morals.

Yet, I have no definitive reason to re-elect President Barack Obama.

Regardless of my lack of enthusiasm, nay, disgust for Obama and Romney, I have never considered not voting.

Why? Many argue that because they detest both candidates, which is a fair claim, they will not vote. Essentially, because they cannot feel good about their vote, they will not vote at all.

But it is not about feeling good about who you voted for. It is about putting yourself into the political system. Participating in the system, allows you to better understand and appreciate your role in the democratic process.

Being aware of your role in the democratic process (this is assuming that you are aware of your role by casting your vote), you also come to understand the roles of other citizens in this same process.

By being a part of a system that has millions of parts, all with their own convictions, we will be able to work better together because we have an awareness of each other.

All of these convictions combined will allow Americans to ask those hard questions together, to be aware of what is best for this country together.

I may very well be disillusioned in thinking that casting my vote makes me an adult. But I know for a fact that not casting a vote, on the basis of not feeling “good about it,” is like a child refusing to eat her dinner because she does not like what she was given.

Close your eyes, pinch your nose and vote. I do not know if we will ever fully right the economic lurch we are in. But I can tell you that not participating will guarantee it.

Claire Ingebretsen is a sophomore political science major and editor of the Opinion section.

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Twitter, a social networking site that requires users to express a thought in 140 characters, emphasizes the length versus the clarity of a tweet. Many politicians seeking to be publicized often tweet oversimplistic statements about complex issues.

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ake the best term paper you ever wrote, and try to make it 140 characters long.

I admit — in fact, I boast — that I don’t use Twitter.

Never have, never will; nary a tweet shall escape these keys.

It’s not that I’m against social networking. I really can’t condemn most people for keeping their exciting trip to the pottery store so brief. My issue with Twitter is that it has become a popular tool of politicians even though tweeting is about the worst thing you can do for government.

Twitter, by nature promotes the idea that anything can be said in 140 characters or less. Even if that were true for most things, it is certainly false when it comes to politics.

Twitter forces politicians to take complex ideas on the economy and foreign policy, and boil it down to fragments and abbreviations with twelve percent less space than you get on a standard text message.

Take, for example, one of Governor Sarah Palin’s tweets from earlier this month: “America’s kids are going to be

stuck paying for Obama’s Empty Chair Style of Leadership.”

No facts to back it up, no examples to speak of, but hey, it fits!

Oversimplification is a huge part of the problem with the political process today. The issues of government require detailed understanding and an ability to comprehend nuance; very rarely is an issue black and white, and even if it is to one person, it probably isn’t to another.

Twitter is a giveaway to “oh snap!” one-liners and clever expressions when the challenges that we face cannot be summed up so succinctly. Governing is hard, and the debates that stem from it should be given the time they deserve, so that every argument can be heard and judged in its entirety.

It’s bad enough that cable news limited the amount of coverage of the national conventions a few weeks ago, or that newspapers have to give column inches to celebrity nonsense when they could be talking about the economy. Yet, when politicians have to chop their views into tweet-able bits just so they’ll be seen, we’re getting exactly what we’re asking for: a very, very, tiny piece of the story.

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Jonathan Tomczak is a junior political science and history double major.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR To The Editor,

VALLEY TIMES

Twitter on its own isn’t the whole problem. Its creation was merely an opportunity to capitalize on an already growing trend of keeping things simple enough to be said in two seconds. Still, it’s certainly not fixing the problem.

People need to become not only re-engaged in their government, but willing to hear more than the latest headline. Am I saying that everything needs to be explained in terms longer than 140 characters? Pretty much.

Of course, there are exceptions. Basic facts can certainly be a sentence or two long. However, when it comes to most things that state legislatures and Congress have to deal with on a day-to-day basis, making ideas short for the sake of convenience is the wrong way to do business.

Or, as I would have had to put it if I were tweeting: “No cntxt & dtail = wrng way 2 gvrn. Ppl must understand all of issues, not tiny bits. Tweets make USA laziness worse. Simpler not = better!”

Never again.

Not so long ago, the United Nations, in an effort led by the U.S., imposed harmful sanctions on Iraq.

While draconian sanctions were justified as a “way of limiting Saddam Hussein’s power,” the effects it had on ordinary citizens were truly devastating.

The U.S. is on the path to playing out this horrific situation in Iran.

With another round of sanctions being implemented in the past two months, Iranians are already suffering from lack of medical supplies and malnutrition because of unreasonably priced foods. There has also been a sharp decline in the availability of essential items of Iranian basic foodstuffs, such as sugar, chicken and fruit. Haven’t

we learned our lesson?

A nuclear program being constructed by any country is nothing to jest at. However, our fear should not let us rule out rational choices, such as diplomacy.

I want to inform the country that there are options to resolve our problems without first resorting to our firepower. Specifically, I worked on the “Diplomacy — Not War — with Iran” postcard campaign, which is a grass-roots movement in which constituents write to their senators encouraging them to speak out against war with Iran.

It is important that people, especially people our age, are involved in guiding our country in the direction we want it to go.

Amanda Bostwick Class of 2015

Enraged? Annoyed? Write a letter to the Editor: Email: letters@thesanta clara.com Mail: Box 3190, Santa Clara, CA, 95053-3190 Letters to the editor may be edited for brevity, clarity and accuracy. Please see our letters policy on page 2.

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OPINION

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Claire Ingebretsen

Jonathan Tomczak

Why You Should Vote Twittergate:Less Is Not More

I

may be disgusted and embarrassed to say who I voted for, but I would be more so if I did not cast my vote.

Why? Because I believe that in order to alter the political system, and to better appoint the candidate I think will botch up less, I have to cast my vote on Nov. 6. In short, you will not change anything by opting out.

What most Americans want to change is the state of our economy.

Although I agree that this is the primary concern for the 2012 general election, I also think it is pertinent to ask ourselves how we got into this mess in the first place.

The crash of 2008, the fiscal cliff and our current unemployment rate all were contributing factors to the mess we are in today. All of us, not just politicians or chief executives, neglected to ask the hard questions.

Can we afford this? Where exactly is this money going? Is this our best option for the future?

We shied away from these probes into our economic infrastructure and political system because we were lazy, scared or naïve to assume that everything would turn out in our favor.

And now? America is in a free fall.

To make matters worse, America has to choose between two candidates that few seem jazzed about.

In my opinion both candidates are equally unsavory.

I vehemently disagree with Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s social policies because of my morals.

Yet, I have no definitive reason to re-elect President Barack Obama.

Regardless of my lack of enthusiasm, nay, disgust for Obama and Romney, I have never considered not voting.

Why? Many argue that because they detest both candidates, which is a fair claim, they will not vote. Essentially, because they cannot feel good about their vote, they will not vote at all.

But it is not about feeling good about who you voted for. It is about putting yourself into the political system. Participating in the system, allows you to better understand and appreciate your role in the democratic process.

Being aware of your role in the democratic process (this is assuming that you are aware of your role by casting your vote), you also come to understand the roles of other citizens in this same process.

By being a part of a system that has millions of parts, all with their own convictions, we will be able to work better together because we have an awareness of each other.

All of these convictions combined will allow Americans to ask those hard questions together, to be aware of what is best for this country together.

I may very well be disillusioned in thinking that casting my vote makes me an adult. But I know for a fact that not casting a vote, on the basis of not feeling “good about it,” is like a child refusing to eat her dinner because she does not like what she was given.

Close your eyes, pinch your nose and vote. I do not know if we will ever fully right the economic lurch we are in. But I can tell you that not participating will guarantee it.

Claire Ingebretsen is a sophomore political science major and editor of the Opinion section.

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Twitter, a social networking site that requires users to express a thought in 140 characters, emphasizes the length versus the clarity of a tweet. Many politicians seeking to be publicized often tweet oversimplistic statements about complex issues.

T

ake the best term paper you ever wrote, and try to make it 140 characters long.

I admit — in fact, I boast — that I don’t use Twitter.

Never have, never will; nary a tweet shall escape these keys.

It’s not that I’m against social networking. I really can’t condemn most people for keeping their exciting trip to the pottery store so brief. My issue with Twitter is that it has become a popular tool of politicians even though tweeting is about the worst thing you can do for government.

Twitter, by nature promotes the idea that anything can be said in 140 characters or less. Even if that were true for most things, it is certainly false when it comes to politics.

Twitter forces politicians to take complex ideas on the economy and foreign policy, and boil it down to fragments and abbreviations with twelve percent less space than you get on a standard text message.

Take, for example, one of Governor Sarah Palin’s tweets from earlier this month: “America’s kids are going to be

stuck paying for Obama’s Empty Chair Style of Leadership.”

No facts to back it up, no examples to speak of, but hey, it fits!

Oversimplification is a huge part of the problem with the political process today. The issues of government require detailed understanding and an ability to comprehend nuance; very rarely is an issue black and white, and even if it is to one person, it probably isn’t to another.

Twitter is a giveaway to “oh snap!” one-liners and clever expressions when the challenges that we face cannot be summed up so succinctly. Governing is hard, and the debates that stem from it should be given the time they deserve, so that every argument can be heard and judged in its entirety.

It’s bad enough that cable news limited the amount of coverage of the national conventions a few weeks ago, or that newspapers have to give column inches to celebrity nonsense when they could be talking about the economy. Yet, when politicians have to chop their views into tweet-able bits just so they’ll be seen, we’re getting exactly what we’re asking for: a very, very, tiny piece of the story.

ESTEBAN DIAZ – UWIRE

Jonathan Tomczak is a junior political science and history double major.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR To The Editor,

VALLEY TIMES

Twitter on its own isn’t the whole problem. Its creation was merely an opportunity to capitalize on an already growing trend of keeping things simple enough to be said in two seconds. Still, it’s certainly not fixing the problem.

People need to become not only re-engaged in their government, but willing to hear more than the latest headline. Am I saying that everything needs to be explained in terms longer than 140 characters? Pretty much.

Of course, there are exceptions. Basic facts can certainly be a sentence or two long. However, when it comes to most things that state legislatures and Congress have to deal with on a day-to-day basis, making ideas short for the sake of convenience is the wrong way to do business.

Or, as I would have had to put it if I were tweeting: “No cntxt & dtail = wrng way 2 gvrn. Ppl must understand all of issues, not tiny bits. Tweets make USA laziness worse. Simpler not = better!”

Never again.

Not so long ago, the United Nations, in an effort led by the U.S., imposed harmful sanctions on Iraq.

While draconian sanctions were justified as a “way of limiting Saddam Hussein’s power,” the effects it had on ordinary citizens were truly devastating.

The U.S. is on the path to playing out this horrific situation in Iran.

With another round of sanctions being implemented in the past two months, Iranians are already suffering from lack of medical supplies and malnutrition because of unreasonably priced foods. There has also been a sharp decline in the availability of essential items of Iranian basic foodstuffs, such as sugar, chicken and fruit. Haven’t

we learned our lesson?

A nuclear program being constructed by any country is nothing to jest at. However, our fear should not let us rule out rational choices, such as diplomacy.

I want to inform the country that there are options to resolve our problems without first resorting to our firepower. Specifically, I worked on the “Diplomacy — Not War — with Iran” postcard campaign, which is a grass-roots movement in which constituents write to their senators encouraging them to speak out against war with Iran.

It is important that people, especially people our age, are involved in guiding our country in the direction we want it to go.

Amanda Bostwick Class of 2015

Enraged? Annoyed? Write a letter to the Editor: Email: letters@thesanta clara.com Mail: Box 3190, Santa Clara, CA, 95053-3190 Letters to the editor may be edited for brevity, clarity and accuracy. Please see our letters policy on page 2.

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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Thursday, September 27, 2012

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Leavey Fills Up for APB’s Annual Concert

APB hosts Tyga and Blue Scholars for Fall Concert Samantha Juda

The Santa Clara Students packed onto the floor of the Leavey Center last night for the Activities Programming Board’s Fall Concert featuring Tyga and Blue Scholars.

Tyga and lue scholars even

brought attention to school spirit by rallying the crowd.

Those in the front row were aware of the full capacity, as security guards shined flash lights requesting the audience step back.

APB sold out of tickets for the event earlier this week, selling over 1,500 tickets.

Past Fall concerts have seen big name headliners such as Kid Cudi, LMFAO and Mackelmore.

Contact Samantha Juda at sjuda@ scu.edu or call (408) 554-4852.

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Ragers Making More Ruckus Off Campus Continued from Page 1

excitement going on around campus other than the acts of a few students happening on Friday night.”

Senior Trevor Wright, publisher of the popular Santa Clara-based site, Th3Clara.com, also believes that the disruptive behavior during Welcome Weekend does not reflect the Santa Clara student population as a whole.

“I think that it’s just a very small group of students who are throwing bottles,” said Wright, “but this is not everyone’s mentality.”

According to the admissions

office on Sept. 18 the incoming freshman class had 1,279 enrolled students, which is four students fewer than the previous year. The difference this year is in the activities happening at the parties.

Student Mike McCormick reported that while he was attending an off-campus event last weekend, he found himself in a violent confrontation that resulted in a bloody gash.

“I turned around and he started slashing me,” said McCormick.

He said that he did not recognize the attacker from the Santa Clara campus.

Rumors of the altercation have been spreading around campus.

“That level of violence isn’t something that was common in past years and isn’t cohesive with Santa Clara’s community attitude,” said senior Dani Dhanoa.

The university administration, SCPD and Associated Student Government are working together to spread awareness about the obligation and opportunity students have to foster a better relationship with the community members, according to ASG President, Jenna Saso.

During this first week of school, ASG has taken sign ups for the Educated Partier Program, spoken to the freshman class about being respectful members of the community in accordance with the

Student Handbook and conducted an Off-Campus Walkabout in conjunction with the Office of Student Life and SCPD to visit off-campus residences.

“ASG feels that now is a prime opportunity to step in and impact the attitude students have toward our off-campus neighbors, social activities and the SCPD,” said Saso.

Despite the efforts of ASG, university administration and SCPD, students continue to partake in offcampus partying that will likely disturb neighbors.

“There have always been complaints from neighbors and responses from the police about partying.

This is nothing new,” said Gilkey.

“If you notice in the CBS video they show clips from a party that is a couple years old, not from this weekend.”

As the assistant director of Leve1 Events, a local event coordinator, Dhanoa and the other members are thinking about ways they can help make events safer and more stable.

“We want to throw Leve1 events that will maximize safety by having security guards and other precautionary measures so students can focus on having fun rather than protecting themselves,” Dhanoa said.

Contact Anna Esquibel at aesquibel@scu.edu or call (408) 554-4852.

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Philip’s Finds

Take a trip to the city for some surreal museum tours Philip Sykes

Associate Reporter San Francisco’s de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park make up the city’s public arts institution.

Both venues host a variety of exhibits that service the arts in a mission to extend and enhance their service as art museums and institutions.

The Man Ray/Lee Miller: Partners in Surrealism is the leading exhibit at the Legion of Honor, and will run until Oct. 14.

The exhibition consists of just over 100 photographs, paintings, manuscripts and other works from the European surrealist artists Man Ray and Lee Miller.

Connecting a variety of media, the exhibition succeeds in displaying the immense capacity by which the two influenced one another.

The various mediums reveal the unexpected combination of

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styles, and wholly brings together many of the extraordinary feats of imagination that are captured by the Surrealist movement.

A walk down the hall quickly immerses you in a blur of color and dream-like creation. Vibrant color and shapes adorn the walls while intricate and complex sculptures take over the floor.

In addition to Man Ray and Lee Miller exhibit at the Legion of Honor, the de Young will be running an exhibition on Chuck Close and Crown Point Press until Oct. 14.

The exhibition is in honor of the 50th anniversary of the founding of “The Press,” a workshop specializing in etching.

Close proved to be a groundbreaking force in the photorealistic art style and had a long relationship with the Press.

The exhibition models a gallery, highlighting the evolution of Close’s style from a tonal process very much akin to his photorealistic tendencies to a linear mark style that would become a hallmark of the 1970s.

Contact Philip Sykes at psykes@ scu.edu.

Kurt the Giraffe says “Read TSC every Thursday!”

Fun ways to recycle TSC

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Samantha Juda

What fall TV show are you looking forward to?

Antonia Gunner, ’13

Stephen Armintrout, ’16

Louise Nistler, ’15

“‘How I Met Your Mother,’ because it had an interesting ending last year.”

“‘The River,’ because it’s a horror-movie television show, and it’s scary and I love it.”

“‘Modern Family,’ because Gloria is pregnant.”

Jesse Shirley, ’14

“‘Parks and Recreation,’ because it’s the funniest show ever.”

Spencer Stall, ’16

“‘The Walking Dead,’ because it’s an amazing show.”

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TOP REASONS TO LEAVE YOUR COUCH THIS WEEK 9/27 | THURSDAY Compost Buck-et Program Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Learning Commons, room 205 Why go? First 100 people will receive a free compost bin and a short training session.

Laser Tag With Salsa Clara Time: 9 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Location: Laser Quest, Mountain View Tickets: $20 for two games Why go? Battle for glory and make new friends. Meet in the Casa Parking Lot at 8 p.m. for a ride.

9/28 | FRIDAY Pool Day Time: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Location: Sullivan Aquatic Center Why go? Grab your beach towel and catch some rays.

Dodgeball Time: 4 p.m - 6 p.m.

Location: Malley Center Courts Why go? Show off the skills you honed at recess and bring your game.

Location: Mission Creek Park Why go? Walk 1.5 or 3 miles to help end Alzheimer’s. The park is a short walk from the San Francisco Caltrain Station.

10/2 | TUESDAY 9/30 | SUNDAY Liturgy Time: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. & 9 p.m.

Location: Mission Church Why go? Connect with the local community and campus.

Yoga Time: 7 - 8 p.m.

Location: Nobili Lawn Why go? Grab your mat and stretch out your start of the quarter stress. Yogis of all levels are welcome.

Alice’s Now and Zen Time: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Tickets: Free Why go? Rock out to Alanis Morissette, Matt Nathanson, Ed Sheeran, Phillip Phillips, Tristan Prettyman, and Hedley at San Francisco’s famous park.

10/1 | MONDAY 9/29 | SATURDAY Walk to End Alzheimer’s Time: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Why go? There will be adorable dogs to play with. Need we say more?

APB Dog Days Time: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Location: Kennedy Lawn

The Offspring Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: San Jose Civic Auditorium Why go? Get off campus and enjoy a great concert with your friends!

10/3 | WEDNESDAY Mass of the Holy Spirit and Picnic Lunch Time: 12 p.m.

Location: Mission Church and Stl Ignatius Lawn Why go? Build a deeper connection with fellow Broncos at this historic school tradition.

Fall Career Fair Time: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Location: Malley Center Why go? Dress your best and meet with over 150 companies.

To suggest events for the calendar please contact Mandy Ferreira at: mnferreira@scu.edu.

SEE APB DOG DAYS, 10/1 SAMANTHA JUDA — THE SANTA CLARA

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Volleyball Splits WCC Openers

STANDINGS Men's Soccer Team Saint Mary’s Gonzaga Santa Clara San Francisco Portland Loyola Marymount San Diego

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WCC 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Overall 4-1-2 3-3-0 3-4-0 2-2-2 2-3-1 2-5-1 2-5-0

WCC 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Overall 10-1-0 7-3-0 6-2-3 6-2-1 5-3-3 5-3-2 5-5-1 5-5-0 4-7-0

WCC 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2

Overall 14-0 10-2 10-4 11-5 10-5 9-5 5-7 8-7 6-10

Women's Soccer Team Brigham Young (No. 9) Pepperdine (No. 20) Santa Clara (No. 25) Portland San Francisco Loyola Marymount Saint Mary’s Gonzaga San Diego

Women's Volleyball Team Brigham Young (No. 11) San Diego (No.16) Pepperdine (No. 18) Santa Clara San Francisco Loyola Marymount Saint Mary’s Gonzaga Portland

Men’s Water Polo* Team WWPA* UC Davis 9-1 Air Force 4-1 Santa Clara 6-3 UC San Diego 4-1 Loyola Marymount 3-0 Whittier 1-5 Occidental 0-3 Chapman 2-4 Claremont 1-3 La Verne 1-3 La Verne 1-5 Pomona-Pitzer 0-3 * Western Water Polo Association

Overall 10-4 5-3 7-5 4-3 4-4 3-6 2-6 2-11 1-9 1-9 1-12 0-11

UPCOMING GAMES Men's Soccer San Diego @ Santa Clara Loyola Marymount @ Santa Clara Santa Clara @ Saint Mary’s

Fri. 9/28 7:00 p.m.

Sun. 9/30 2:00 p.m.

Wed. 10/3 4:00 p.m.

Women's Soccer Fresno State @ Santa Clara

Thu. 9/27 7:00 p.m.

Women's Volleyball Pepperdine @ Santa Clara

Sat. 9/29 1:00 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo Santa Clara @ SoCal Tournament Sat. 9/29 & Sun. 9/30 TBA

BRONCO BRIEFS Men's Water Polo Santa Clara’s Scott Lowe tied for second place in the 2012 St. Mary’s Invitational in Monterey. The tournament, which was held at the Bayonet and Blackhorse Golf Courses, saw Lowe shoot three rounds at par or better (72-70-71) to finish one shot out of his first ever win.

The Broncos as a whole played well, beating West Coast Conference schools San Francisco and Loyola Marymount during the two day tournmant. Host Saint Mary’s won the event with a final score of four under par.

Baseball On Tuesday the Santa Clara baseball team announced that Kieth Beauregard would be hired as a new assistant coach. He will act as the hitting coach, as well as help with recruiting. Beauregard played college baseball at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.

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Taylor Milton digs the ball during Santa Clara’s 3-1 set loss at the hands of San Diego Saturday. The Broncos, who beat Gonzaga last Thursday, will head into a big West Coast Conference matchup against Pepperdine with a 1-1 conferece record. Pepperdine, also 1-1, is currently ranked 18th in the country.

Loss against San Diego leaves team 1-1 in West Coast Conference Play Henry Gula

The Santa Clara The Santa Clara women’s volleyball team split its first two league games at home, topping Gonzaga on Thursday before falling to 18th-ranked San Diego on Saturday.

The Broncos finished the non-conference portion of their schedule with a 10-4 record, and now sit at 11-5.

“We’ve been doing really well,” said middle blocker Megan Anders. “What we’ve been doing in practice is really showing in the games, both in the points and in the overall wins.”

The Broncos win over Gonzaga was by a score of three sets to one, but two days later they split the first two sets with San Diego before dropping the next two and the match.

“As much as a loss hurts, the game went well because it really shows how we can compete with a highly ranked team,” said Anders referencing the San Diego game.

Fourteenth year head coach Jon Wallace explained that playing a team like San Diego helps you learn what you have to work on.

“Whenever you play a good team it exposes weaknesses, and we’ve identified them,” he said.

Wallace, like Anders, seems confident in his team. “After that match and our preseason, we believe that if we play a certain style and with a certain emotion, we can beat anyone in our conference,” Wallace said.

The Broncos (1-1) are currently tied for fourth place in the West Coast Conference.

Santa Clara is not currently ranked in the top 25, but Anders believes that they are “definitely in the top of the WCC.” Wallace also mentioned that he thinks the top seven in the conference is the best he has ever seen.

Six of the nine WCC teams currently have a winning record, and seven of the nine have at least one conference win already.

Anders thinks at least five WCC teams could make the NCAA tournament this year.

“Right now it is still within our control to get there,” Anders added, “We have some good competition, but that’s the fun part: to beat teams like Pepperdine and Brigham

Young University” Wallace cited multiple players who have been providing him with leadership and the confidence he has in his team.

“Megan Anders has taken an enormous step to be one of the best players in the conference,” said Wallace. “She is feeding off of all of her success and is playing at a high level, and I’m really pleased to see that.”

Wallace also identified sophomore outside hitter Taylor Milton as another important role-player for the Broncos this year. “She’s been carrying a huge load across several positions,” he said.

The team is still waiting for seniors Lexi Williamson and Kayla Lommori to fully heal from injuries. “When they get back to one hundred percent they will make a big impact,” said Wallace.

The Broncos will next host an important game against Pepperdine this Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Leavey Center. Anders said she and her teammates appreciate the support they have received from their fans.

“The fans did a great job,” said Anders.

“On the court, I can feel the support of the Ruff Riders. I want to thank them because they do help us out a lot.”

Contact Henry Gula at hgula@scu.edu or call (617) 910-7305.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Tucker Carlson Men’s Water Polo Do you have a pre-game routine?

When I first hop in the pool, I will swim a couple of laps under the water and that does the trick.

There is nothing like the feeling of gliding through the water.

What are your expectations for the team this year?

To win the Western Water Polo Association. There’s some really

good teams that stand in our way, but we’re working harder every day to be the best team we can be.

Have you been pleased with the results so far?

We have won most of the games we should have and kept it really close with some of the top-tier teams in the county. There’s always room for improvement.

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Women’s Soccer Heating Up Before League Play Broncos, winners of four straight, get set for WCC action Ryan Mahoney

The Santa Clara Bronco goalie Andi Tostanoski made six saves over the weekend during two shutout victories for the Santa Clara women’s soccer team.

They beat California State University, Northridge in overtime Friday night, then shutout Pac-12 opponent Washington State 3-0 on Sunday.

The team’s record improved to 6-2-3. They are currently ranked number 25 in the NCAA Coach’s Poll and are number 14 in the RPI, a rating system that heavily factors in strength of schedule.

Julie Johnston, who recently returned from representing the U.S. National Team at the U-20 Women’s World Cup, has already made a huge impact on the team. The Broncos have gone 3-0-1 since her return, and both of her goals this weekend ended up being the difference in the game.

“It’s great having her back,” said forward Sarah Jackson. “Julie is a player who has that natural fire to her. She adds energy and lifts everybody up. She has a great attacking mentality and it really helps everyone around her.”

On Friday night, CSUN and Santa Clara battled to a scoreless draw at the end of regular time, despite the Broncos outshooting the Matadors

22-9.

“We had a lot of attack, especially in the second half,” said Jackson.

“We were getting a bunch of crosses in, it was just that the quality of our crosses wasn’t right and our finishing wasn’t good.”

Several Bronco shots eluded the goal, passing just over the crossbar.

The deciding goal finally came when Johnston scored in the 98th minute with a shot that went over the outstretched arm of the Matador goalkeeper. It was the second loss for CSUN, who fell to 3-2-3 on the year.

On paper, the second opponent figured to give the Broncos a tougher test. The Washington State Cougars came into the game 6-1-1. Their sole loss was against last year’s national runner-up, Duke University, currently ranked fourth in the country.

They had also just tied third-ranked UCLA. Despite the Cougars’ strong record, the Broncos imposed their will in the second half. Santa Clara finally broke through to open the scoring when Johnston knocked a corner kick from Jackson past the Washington State keeper in the 55th minute. The Broncos added another one when midfielder Katie Speidel scored in the 76th minute.

The final Bronco goal came in the 89th minute, when forward Paige Robertson scored on a goal assisted

by Jackson.

For her efforts this weekend, Johnston was named both the West Coast Conference Player of the Week and the Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Week, the latter being a national honor.

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Paige Robertson crosses the ball during a game against Washington State on Sunday. She later scored her first goal of the year in the 89th minute. The Broncos will play their final non-conference game tonight at 7 p.m. against the Fresno State Bulldogs (2-6-3).

The Broncos will take the field again in their final non-conference game tonight against the Fresno State Bulldogs. The game could be something of a reprieve for the Broncos, as the Bulldogs are only 2-6-3 this season. However, despite their rocky start, the Bulldogs are showing improvement: their only two wins came in their last two games.

“We don’t take any team lightly,”

Jackson said. “The challenge for us is to come out with the same fire as we would with Brigham Young University. This is a game where we could build up our confidence by scoring a lot of goals, especially going into BYU.” Jackson was referencing the Broncos’ first West Coast Conference match, which will be played at BYU. The Cougars, who sit at 10-1 with a myriad of impressive victo-

ries, often play before several thousand vocal fans.

“From what I’ve heard, (BYU) fills the stands and it’s just an insane amount of school and team spirit,” Jackson noted. The Broncos did not play at BYU last season, which was BYU’s first in the WCC. Contact Ryan Mahoney at rmahoney@scu.edu or call (916) 600-2369.

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SPORTS Thursday, September 27, 2012

Hurtado Scores, Makes History Replacement Max Minowitz

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ouchdown” was the signal from a replacement official at the end of Monday night’s historic debacle between the Packers and Seahawks. Instead of pausing to confer with his partner to determine who caught the Hail Mary pass — who six million viewers could tell you was not a Seahawk — the officials decided to uphold the touchdown ruling after a review that clearly showed a Packer come down with the ball.

The atrocious call capped three clumsy weeks of officiating by the National Football League’s replacement officials, who are former Division II college referees (Division I officials were not allowed to work for the NFL for contractual reasons).

Fans, players, and coaches alike have been frustrated about the fact that poor officiating, rather than team performance, has dictated the outcome of several contests over the last three weeks.

The integrity of the NFL is in jeopardy, and one man should take the blame. That man is Roger Goodell.

The NFL’s sixth year commissioner, responsible for 32 owners, millions of fans and 1,700 players, is the bridge between the NFL as a profit-maximizing, multi-billion dollar business and the NFL as America’s most popular and trusted professional sports league. His job is to prevent the owners’ greed from bleeding into the on-field product. In essence, he is responsible for keeping fans and players happy.

Goodell defaced the integrity of the NFL to save a petty $3.2 million, the price of giving referees their traditional pension plans. In a league that generates $9 billion per year in revenue, this accounts for about .04 percent of total revenues. His behavior suggests the NFL cares more about miniscule marginal profits than it does about fan and player satisfaction.

Goodell’s actions suggest he believes that NFL fans will be there no matter how poor the product.

The current state of affairs raises an important question: how much blind loyalty to the NFL is too much? At what point do the fans, players and coaches boycott the NFL for its greed and negligence?

Unfortunately, the NFL’s market cannot be satisfied through college and semi-professional football, making it a monopoly. NFL executives are banking that poor officiating will not affect viewership.

Our commissioner should have paid the refs before the season and he should have done so after the disasters in weeks one and two. Goodell’s image is ruined, but there is still hope for the league. Luckily for him, most fans do not realize the greed that caused this mess.

Let’s hope by the time the new San Francisco 49ers’ stadium is built in Santa Clara, it will house a sport that still has some dignity left.

Max Minowitz is a senior political science major and an associate reporter for The Santa Clara.

SAMANTHA JUDA — THE SANTA CLARA

Erik Hurtado dribbles the ball up the field in a game last Friday. Hurtado scored twice in the game and is now the seventh player on the Broncos All-Time Goals List. His 23 career goals put him 17 goals behind the all-time leader. If Hurtado were to score seven more goals and get to 30, he would finish as the third leading scorer ever.

Senior passes Bronco Great on AllTime Goals List Chris Glennon

The Santa Clara When senior forward Erik Hurtado steps on the soccer field, his goal is quite simple. “I just go out and try to score as many goals and get as many assists as I can,” said Hurtado, a preseason All-American.

His simple mindset was unchanged during Friday’s game against the New Jersey Institute of Technology, but what Hurtado accomplished that night was nothing simple.

In the fifth minute, Hurtado received a free kick from teammate Carlos Montes and headed it into the back of the net to give the Broncos an early 1-0 lead. What Hurtado didn’t realize at the time, was that it put him ahead of former Bronco Peter Lowry for seventh place on Santa

Clara’s All-Time Goals List.

While discussing the change in the record books, 11th-year head coach, Cameron Rast, said, “The moment that Eric stepped on our campus and put on our uniform he’s been an impact guy for us.”

Hurtado had no idea about the milestone. “I don’t really keep track of that stuff,” he said.

For Hurtado, passing an AllAmerican that made it to the pros felt great. “It just shows me that with hard work and determination I can be that kind of player,” he said.

“Obviously I have to give credit to my teammates for giving me those opportunities to score and having my back when I take my chances.”

Hurtado and Lowry have a personal relationship, as Lowry has come back to Santa Clara to train with the team. Hurtado also spent time with him in Portland, Ore., where Lowry played with the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer. Hurtado was in Portland playing in a Premier Development League at the time. “After trainings, we would stay and practice finishing with

each other,” Hurtado said. “We’re friends.”

Also friends are Hurtado and Montes, who assisted on Hurtado’s second goal of the night in the 70th minute as well. Even when they’re not connecting on the pitch, the two still spend a lot of time together as they are roommates.

“It’s always nice playing with someone who is like a brother,” said Hurtado. “You have that connection and you know where they’re going to be on the field. They’re going to play the ball at the right time.”

Montes, a junior, also relishes the opportunity to play with his roommate. “He’s a great player and great teammate,” said Montes. “I love playing with him because we just connect so well on the field.”

Rast has also benefited from Hurtado’s presense, something he felt right away four years ago.

“It’s rare that you can find a player that can impact a game the way that he can and he did it right off the bat,” said Rast. “When you find those guys, they’re worth their weight in gold because you know that

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you’re going to get a lot out of them in a four-year career.”

Rast also believes that Hurtado’s soccer career will continue when his time at Santa Clara is over. “I think he’s very talented and I still think he has potential to grow,” he said. “I think the collegiate game is a good challenge for him but I think there are bigger challenges out there.

That’s what we’re waiting to see: what opportunities he may get.”

For the time being, though, Hurtado is thinking in the present.

“Our first goal is to win the West Coast Conference championship,” he said. “Once that happens we want to make it to the Final Four. We think we’re that caliber of a team.”

The Broncos will take another step toward that goal when they open up league play this Friday night against the University of San Diego, the only team picked to finish ahead of Santa Clara in the WCC Preseason Coaches Poll. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

Contact Chris Glennon at cglennon@scu.edu or call (415) 246-0322.