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Many out-of-state students stay local for Thanksgiving Break Kurt Wagner

The Santa Clara The holidays are all about tradition.

So it makes sense that due to high travel costs, some out-of-state students have created their own ritual in order to save a little money: spend Thanksgiving break on campus.

But while the decision makes sense in the current economic climate, spending the holidays without family not only drums up feelings of homesickness for students, but also detracts from the significance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Senior Ryan Cheu from Mililani, Hawaii, will spend his fourth straight Thanksgiving break on campus, a decision he says many of his friends from Hawaii also make. While all holiday flights have increased in cost by six percent this year, according to USA Today, round trip tickets from the mainland to Hawaii are as high as $1,800 over Thanksgiving week.

And with students expected to return to campus for two week after Thanksgiving to complete finals before another extended break, the costs just aren’t worth it.

“Obviously the distance and the cost — it just doesn’t really make sense to do it,” said Cheu. “I think it gives kids who live farther away a different experience in college because you actually are on your own (for Thanksgiving).”

For students who do stick around, making plans on a deserted campus can be a challenge on its own, especially when students are used to spending the holidays participating in family traditions. Junior Nic Zavala, a Chicago-area native, has also stuck around campus during his previous Thanksgiving breaks to avoid tickets that cost upwards of $1,000.

Zavala spent last Thanksgiving bonding with the other students in the dorm, watching movies and playing video games. Cheu and a handful of Hawaiian students attempted to cook their own Thanksgiving feast.

In the past, both Cheu and Zavala have attended holiday festivities with See SOME, Page 4

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Redshirt freshman Yannick Atanga dunks the ball during Santa Clara’s 91-60 preseason victory over Ryerson last Friday at the Leavey Center. The Broncos have six true freshmen and two redshirt freshmen on the team this season. The team will begin the regular season by hosting UC Merced on Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Work-Study Program Faces Cuts Aid awarded to the most financially needy students Casey Moore

Contributing Writer Beginning Monday, the university’s work-study financial aid recipients will receive special scru-

“Little Shop of Horrors” Student play far from horrifying SCENE, PAGE 9

tiny, as the University Financial Aid Office sends warning emails to each of its 180 work-study students still unemployed after two full months of studies.

According to the Federal Student Aid website, federal workstudy “provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses.” Students are eligible if they demonstrate

exceptional financial need on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. However, eligibility does not guarantee an award at Santa Clara.

Richard Toomey, dean of University Financial Aid Services, said that Santa Clara’s Financial Aid office distributes its limited workstudy funds to “the neediest (students) first.”

“There’s never enough workstudy to go around to all the work-

study eligible students,” Toomey said. “There’s probably 100 eligible for every five who get it.”

This year, the national budget deficit led Congress to make cuts that slashed nearly 10 percent off Santa Clara’s work-study allowance, dropping the total budget to $750,000. Approximately 50 fewer students can receive work-study funds, Toomey estimated.

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1. Large earthquakes rattle Oklahoma: Two minor injuries, neither requiring hospitalization, were reported from Saturday’s magnitude 5.6 earthquakes by the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, aside from a buckled highway and the collapse of a tower on the St. Gregory’s University administration building in Shawnee, no major damage was reported.

But the weekend earthquakes were among the strongest in the state which has seen a dramatic, unexplained increase in seismic activity.

2. Doctor convicted in death of singer: A crowd erupted in cheers outside a Los Angeles courthouse after Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the pop star’s death.

Inside the courtroom, there was a shriek, though the source wasn’t clear.Murray sat stone-faced and showed little reaction.

3. Firework smoke linked to deadly pileup: Police are investigating the cause of a 34-car pile-up on a major British highway that killed seven people and injured 51 others. On Sunday, police reported that they are focusing on a fireworks display near the accident site.

While initial reports suggested fog and wet road surfaces were partly to blame for the huge collision, police said they have now zeroed in on the fireworks show after evidence taken from witnesses indicating that black smoke emerging from the show may be the main culprit.

4. Asteroid passes close to Earth: An asteroid as big as an aircraft carrier zipped by Earth on Tuesday in the closest encounter by a space rock of this size in more than three decades.

The last time a large cosmic interloper came

so close to Earth was in 1976, and experts say it won’t happen again until 2028.

5. Police discover corpses dressed as dolls in man’s apartment: Russian police discovered 29 mummified bodies at the home of a well-known local historian, identified by the media as Anatoly Moskvin, who dug the bodies up from cemeteries and dressed them in clothes scavenged from graves, they said Monday.

A police video of the man’s apartment in the Volga River city of Nizhny Novgorod shows a gruesome tableau of what looks like dolls — dressed in bright dresses and headscarves, some with their hands and faces appearing to be wrapped in cloth.

6. U.N. reports that Iran is developing nuclear weapons: The U.N. nuclear atomic energy agency said Tuesday that for the first time, Iran is suspected of conducting secret experiments whose sole purpose is the development of nuclear arms. The report is the strongest sign yet that Iran seeks to build a nuclear arsenal, despite claims to the contrary.

With Israel threatening a military response, the report opens way for a new confrontation between the West and Iran.

In Washington, officials said that the report from the U.N. confirms U.S. suspicions about the military nature of Iran’s program and that the Obama administration is considering pressuring Iran with additional sanctions, if it fails to answer questions posed by the new information.

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In honor of Professor Daniel Strickland, who died earlier this quarter, a group of Santa Clara students are selling “Live with Passion” wristbands as part of a fundraiser to support a scholarship being created in Professor Strickland’s name.

“This project is a way to bring the SCU community together in a positive way after the loss of a beloved professor,” said student Melba Mathew. Mathew and her classmates came up with the idea as an assignment for their Writing for Business class. With the help and support of engineering students; the deans of the Engineering school, Godfrey Mungal and Scott Andrews; Kerry Strickland; and their Writing for Business Professor Dolores LaGuardia, the students are hosting this campaign to raise funds and awareness for the scholarship.

“Although (we) were not engineering students ourselves and never met Professor Strickland, we were greatly moved by his life and wanted to find a way to continue his legacy, which is indeed a positive one. From this, the idea for ‘Live with Passion’ was born. This message is inspired by the kind of life that Daniel lived and hoped for his students,” said Mathew.

Students are tabling throughout the week to sell wristbands, which can be bought for a recommended donation of $3, although any amount is accepted.

The students will also be holding a memorial dinner on Dec. 1. Proceeds from the dinner will also go towards the scholarship. Engineering staff and students interested in attending, or anyone wanting to make a donation to sponsor the dinner, can contact Mathew for more information. Students may also go online to the ACCESS card office to buy tickets or make donations.

President Endorses Petition to Save Federal Student Aid On Tuesday, President Michael Engh.

S.J.,sent out an email to the school discussing the current situation of federal student aid.

According to the email, federal aid for college students has been cut by $30 billion within the past year.

Engh’s email urges students and parents to take part in saving federal funding by signing a petition. The petition is sponsored by the Student Aid Alliance, which supports blocking cuts for federal student aid.

The student loan programs have been impacted greatly. As a result, low-income students have seen major changes in the terms and conditions of their loans. Other programs, such as summer Pell Grants, were eliminated completely. At Santa Clara, 820 students receive funding through a federal Pell Grant.

New Members Elected to Board of Trustees Santa Clara elected four new members to its Board of Trustees this week.

The Santa Clara University Board of Trustees acts as the “supreme jurisdiction” over the university and its schools. Among other responsibilities, the board elects the president, adopts an annual plan of financial operation and establishes degrees to be awarded.

The new trustees are Patricia Boitano, Board of Regents at Santa Clara University and Board of Directors at Girls Inc. of the Central Coast; William Coleman, partner at Alsop Louie Partners; Scott Santarosa, S.J., pastor at Dolores Mission parish and John M. Sobrato, CEO of Sobrato Organization. Boitano, Santarosa, and Sobrato all are Santa Clara graduates.

From staff reports. Email news@ thesantaclara.com.

CORRECTIONS The photo cutline for “Students ‘Occupy’ Oakland” incorrectly states that Scott Olsen had died. He was actually injured and hospitalized (Nov. 3 Page 1).

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Fr. Engh Discusses Community and Values

President sits down with the staff for a Q&A Matthew Rupel

The Santa Clara On Monday, President Michael Engh, S.J., sat down with the staff of The Santa Clara to answer questions about sustainability, religion on campus, the prevalnce of alcohol on campus and what makes him proud to be part of the Santa Clara community.

The Santa Clara: How would you gauge the community reaction to the death of Daniel Strickland?

Father Engh: At a time like that a lot of people step forward who probably didn’t even know him because they wanted to show support for the staff and faculty and the students that did know him. So it’s one of those things that pulls the community together because one thing that is very strong at Santa Clara is a sense that when someone is down or someone is hurt or there’s some kind of catastrophe, people pull together. Faculty and staff rally. Students come together, and they want to support one another, and the reports I got back from that day were more evidence that yet again this has happened.

TSC: Why is it important to you that the university be carbon neutral by 2015?

FE: How do we, as people, at Santa Clara become more conscious of the needs of others and then react in ways that are responsive to the needs of others? This one particular program in terms of reducing the car-

bon footprint is one of those means to take it easy on the environment so that sustainability is possible as sustainability in the three dimensions is sustainability that the United Nations adopted. Basically it’s part of doing our part. There’s also a whole Christian dimension to this as well because the Catholic Church in the last 20 years has moved very strongly in the direction, you might say, a green theology in terms of being more conscious of this.

TSC: How do you try to maintain religious values on campus while providing an experience that appeals to college-aged students?

FE: There is a spiritual dimension that a conversation about ultimate values and about spirituality, about God, about religion, can take place here where it can’t take place at a public institution. It can take place here. And, not only can it take place, it has to take place, because this is where a lot of important thinking goes on around these issues and I would say every student on campus has some kind of spiritual question, even if it’s questioning what they grew up with or questioning what their parents said or questioning what they read in the paper, everybody has questions. And this has to be a safe place for people to explore that.

TSC: How do you balance the influence of the Catholic Church and Jesuit values?

FE: We have slightly different emphases. I’m not the Pope. He’s got to emphasize certain things. I’m the president so I emphasize others. I don’t turn a deaf ear. I do listen to what he has to say. But then, because we’re an educational institution, we’re finding what’s the best way to let people learn and bring people to discover their potential, their intel-

RYAN SELEWICZ— THE SANTA CLARA

President Michael Engh, S.J., (right) smiles as he answers questions from The Santa Clara staff while Editor in Chief Matthew Rupel laughs in response.The president highlighted a stong bond within the campus community during his discussion with the staff.

lectual strengths are and how they can impact the world.

TSC: If there was one issue on campus that resonated with you particularly, what would it be?

FE: I guess one of my biggest concerns, I will put it that way, is the alcohol consumption on campus. I read the Campus Safety Reports, which are filed every 12 hours, and I’m concerned about the number of alcohol transports to the hospital and it’s the beginning of the year there’s always a lot more, but then as it goes on it can continue as well. There are just certain weekends where there can be three or four people transported

to the hospital, and who knows how many others that are just totally wasted. And that combines in with other substances, but the write-ups are generally only alcohol transports, and on behavior that results from people being inebriated or less in control of themselves.

TSC: What was your shining moment at Santa Clara?

FE: One of my proudest moments was actually right after I first got here we had about 190 students who were in danger of dropping out of school because of the recession – their parents had lost jobs, their homes were being foreclosed, their business were

in trouble, and so we began a special fundraising campaign to raise money to keep those students in school, especially seniors. This was the winter quarter and I didn’t want anybody to have to drop out before graduation because they couldn’t pay tuition.

So we began then a year of fundraising to keep students in school. So in that year, 190 students we raised $2 million extra on top of all of the other fundraising to keep students in school.

Contact Matthew Rupel at mrupel@scu.edu or call (408) 5544849.

CAMPUS SAFETY REPORT

Alcohol Related Medical Emergency 11/3: A non-affiliate intoxicated female was brought to campus by a student for medical attention. Campus Safety and SCU EMS responded.

Alcohol Violation 11/6: A non-affiliate male was found intoxicated outside of a Nobili Hall resident’s room. He admitted to have been drinking in the resident’s room.

Disturbance 11/3: Campus Safety responded to a noise complaint at a University Villas resident’s room. Alcoholic beverages and marijuana were found and confiscated.

Drug Abuse Violation 11/6: A student was found in possession of marijuana and paraphernalia in his room. The contraband was confiscated and properly disposed of. The student was documented.

Fire Alarm Activation 11/3: A Swig Hall fire alarm was activated by burned food in a third floor kitchen. Campus Safety and SCFD responded.

Found Property 11/6: A skateboard was found and turned in to the Campus Safety office.

Information Report 11/6: A graduate student requested Campus Safety assistance in finding his missing son on campus. His son was later found at the main library.

Medical Emergency 11/2: A student accidentally injured her eye with her own finger. Campus Safety and SCU EMS responded.

11/4: A student injured his face during boxing practice at Malley Center. Campus Safety and SCU EMS responded for medical assistance.

11/8: A student lost consciousness, fell and hit her head on the floor in the main library. Campus Safety, SCFD and paramedics responded. The student was transported to O’Connor Hospital by paramedics. Notifications were made.

11/9: A student fell off his skateboard and injured himself. Campus Safety and SCU EMS responded. He was transported for treatment to O’Connor Hospital by a friend.

Suspicious Person 11/8: A non-affiliate male was reported making female students feel very uneasy in the basement of the Learning Commons. He was admonished by Campus Safety and escorted off campus.

Theft 11/8: An ACCESS charge card was reported missing and unauthorized charges were made on the card. An investigation is in progress.

From Campus Safety reports. Email news@thesantaclara.com.

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Wealth Gap Widens Between Young and Old

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Elderly Americans are experiencing a boom in wealthwhile young adults are making less money. A typical U.S. household headed by a person 65 or older has a net worth 47 times greater than a household headed by someone who is under the age of 25.

Student aid faces funding cuts amid economic trouble Matthew Rupel

The Santa Clara On Tuesday, President Michael Engh, S.J., sent out a school-wide email asking students and family members to sign a petition to protect federal student aid.

The message warns that a special congressional committe, charged with cutting the budget by $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years, is considering cutting into student aid.

The congressional supercom-

mittee that is proposing budget cuts has been deciding whether or not to trim college aid programs, such as restricting eligibility or charging students interest on loans while they are still in school.

Sheldon Danziger, a University of Michigan public policy professor who specializes in poverty, noted skyrocketing college tuition costs.

Federal spending on Pell Grants to low-income students has risen somewhat, but covers a diminishing share of the actual cost of attending college.

Engh’s email is underscored by a recent study which found that the wealth gap between younger and older Americans has stretched to the widest on record, worsened by a prolonged economic downturn that has wiped out job opportunities for

young adults and saddled them with housing and college debt.

The typical U.S. household headed by a person age 65 or older has a net worth 47 times greater than a household headed by someone under 35, according to an analysis of census data released Monday.

While people typically accumulate assets as they age, this wealth gap is now more than double what it was in 2005 and nearly five times the disparity from a quarter-century ago, after adjusting for inflation.

The analysis reflects the impact of the economic downturn, which has hit young adults particularly hard. More are pursuing college or advanced degrees, taking on debt as they wait for the job market to recover. Others are struggling to pay mortgage costs on homes now worth

less than when they were bought during the housing boom.

The report casts a spotlight on a government safety net that has buoyed older Americans on Social Security and Medicare amid wider cuts to education and other programs, including cash assistance for poor families.

“It makes us wonder whether the extraordinary amount of resources we spend on retirees and their health care should be at least partially reallocated to those who are hurting worse than them,” said Harry Holzer, a labor economist and public policy professor at Georgetown University who called the magnitude of the wealth gap “striking.”

The median net worth of households headed by someone 65 or older was $170,494. That is 42 percent more than in 1984, when the Census Bureau first began measuring wealth broken down by age. The median net worth for the younger-age households was $3,662, down by 68 percent from a quarter-century ago, according to the analysis by the Pew Research Center.

Net worth includes the value of a person’s home, possessions and savings accumulated over the years, including stocks, bank accounts, real estate, cars, boats or other property, minus any debt such as mortgages, college loans and credit card bills.

Older Americans tend to hold more net worth because they are more likely to have paid off their mortgages and built up more savings from salary, stocks and other investments over time. The median is the midpoint, and thus refers to a typical household.

The 47-to-1 wealth gap between old and young is believed by demographers to be the highest ever, even predating government records.

In all, 37 percent of younger-age households have a net worth of zero or less, nearly double the share in 1984. But among households headed

by a person 65 or older, the percentage in that category has been largely unchanged at 8 percent.

While the wealth gap has been widening gradually due to delayed marriages and increases in single parenting among young adults, the housing bust and recession have made it significantly worse.

For young adults, the main asset is their home. Their housing wealth dropped 31 percent from 1984, the result of increased debt and falling home values. In contrast, Americans 65 or older were more likely to have bought homes long before the housing boom and thus saw a 57 percent gain in housing wealth even after the bust.

Older Americans are staying in jobs longer, while young adults now face the highest unemployment since World War II. As a result, the median income of older-age households since 1967 has grown at four times the rate of those headed by the under-35 age group.

Social Security benefits account for 55 percent of the annual income for older-age households, unchanged since 1984. The retirement benefits, which are indexed for inflation, have been a consistent source of income even as safety-net benefits for other groups such as low-income students have failed to keep up with rising costs or begun to fray.

Paul Taylor, director of Pew Social and Demographic Trends and co-author of the analysis, said the report shows that today’s young adults are starting out in life in a very tough economic position. “If this pattern continues, it will call into question one of the most basic tenets of the American Dream — the idea that each generation does better than the one that came before,” he said.

Hope Yen of the Associated Press contributed to this story. Contact Matthew Rupel at mrupel@scu.edu or call (408) 554-4849.

Some Enjoy “Unique” Breaks Aid Budget Tightens Continued from Page 1

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Flights have increased in price by six percent since last year’s holiday season, and round-trip flights to Hawaii have been priced up to $1,800. Many students opt to stay home for Thanksgiving Break, especially since the holiday break comes soon after.

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friends who live locally, and although the invitations were appreciated, both students felt their presence at another family’s meal was more intrusive than relaxing.

For Zavala, even little things like knowing when it’s acceptable to speak at the table when dining with another family make it difficult to kick back and relax.

“Some families are super casual and start poking jokes at you, others are more formal so you have to feel it out,” he said.

“At your (own) house you just get to sit back in your sweatpants.”

Senior Kira Kubota from Honolulu, Hawaii, agreed with Cheu and said the costs for a plane ticket home just don’t make sense financially. But this year, Kubota is planning to spend Thanksgiving in Las Vegas, her first time traveling over the holiday week in her four years in college. The ticket to Vegas was a senior year gift from her father.

“My dad really wanted me to enjoy one of my breaks, to go somewhere,” said Kubota. “He always said college was about the experiences.”

But no matter what students find to occupy their time, the spirit of Thanksgiving changes

away from home.

“Now when I think of Thanksgiving break, I don’t think of the whole family dinner thing,” said Cheu. “Even though the day actually comes, you feel like you never really are into it so it’s like, ‘I didn’t have Thanksgiving this year.’”

Zavala adedd, “without the family around, without the tradition, without the ceremony, whatever you wanna call it, it just becomes another day.”

This story first appeared on USATodayCollege.com. Contact Kurt Wagner at jwagner@scu.edu or call (408) 554-4852.

Emails sent to the unemployed students in the program will remind them of their work-study awards and ask for a job search status update, said Trista San Agustin, associate director of student loans. Awardees who are actively searching for jobs will be given a time extension, generally two to four weeks. Those who have decided not to work on campus will have their work-study awards removed and funds reassigned to other eligible students.

“We would love to award every eligible student a work-study award; however, with limited government funding for this program, (that goal is) just not an option,” she said.

Currently, 383 undergraduate and graduate students possess work-study awards as part of their financial aid packages.

The Federal Student Aid site encourages students to pursue work-study jobs in fields “related to the recipient’s course of study” or within a private nonprofit that performs work in the public interest. Santa Clara employs work-study students in positions ranging from departmental assistants to weightroom attendants.

Federal work-study funds support 75 percent of each student salary allocation, while other 25 percent is paid by the departments, Toomey said.

“Departments prefer to hire work-study students because it costs

them less,” he said.

Departments individually determine how many work-study and non-work-study students to employ, according to Liz Mireles, manager of student employment. As such, there is no university-mandated percentage of work-study versus non-workstudy jobs; openings appear “on an as-needed basis.”

“At times, (work-study) is required for some positions based on department budget constraints,” Mireles said. “However, many departments do not require workstudy, so they hire both work-study and non-work-study students.”

At Malley approximately, 30 percent of its 87 employed students are work-study hires. Like other on-campus employers, Director of Recreation Janice DeMonsi prefers to hire work-study students in all positions.

“The more work study students I can hire, the more student workers we can have since less of our student wage budget will go to their full hourly rate,” DeMonsi said.

But occasionally, student employees will be hired with workstudy, but later lose the award. In this case, Malley will still keep the student on payroll.

“We do not turn someone away once they have started working for us if they lose work study,” DeMonsi said. “You should not lose it because your financial situation changed.”

Contact Casey Moore at c1moore@ scu.edu.

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Residents Surprised by Maintenance Workers

Students caught unaware of work planned in rooms Anayo Awuzie

The Santa Clara Senior Amber Larkin was unaware that a maintenance worker was coming to her apartment while she was in bed in her University Villas apartment on Campbell when she heard someone bang on the door, unlock the door, call out to ask if anyone was home and proceed to use the water dispenser in her kitchen.

“My thoughts went from wondering who was in my apartment to how they got in and why they were using things. I was actually afraid so I didn’t look outside until the person left,” she said.

When the man left, she went to see if anything was taken, and when she saw that the living room was still intact, Larkin finally felt at ease.

The housing office and University Operations declined to comment on the matter.

Daniel Schniedermeier, Area Coordinator in the Office of Residence Life, stated that preventative maintenance was being conducted on behalf of the (Housing) office. A technician for Flagship Maintenance was securing the water hose found at the back of the refrigerator to ensure it was flowing.

Junior Kate Durant said she

RYAN SELEWICZ — THE SANTA CLARA

A facilities worker packs his gear into his truck. Students have been complaining that a lack of communication from facilities has led to surprise visits from workers in their rooms.

was never notified when she came back to her dorm from class and maintenance was just leaving.

She said that she was completely startled when she saw the maintenance worker and did not know why she was not informed of maintenance taking place in her apartment.

Desbelet Berhe, McLaughlin Community Facilitator, and Jes-

sica Zigterman, University Villas Neighborhood Representative, said that it is unacceptable that this is happening in student residences.

Residential maintenance is standard around the dorms. The university protocol is to notify resident directors and community facilitators at least a week in advance who then forward the message that

there will be maintenance happening within the building. This is to keep the lines of communication with administration and students open and also to prevent situations like what occurred with Larkin and Durant.

“I guess my concern was not being told what was happening,” said Durant. “That would have solved pretty much everything. Imagine

your city sending maintenance to your house with the permission to enter after a certain amount of time of not answering the door.

And that’s without prior notification. That’s not something that can be seen as okay.”

Contact Anayo Awuzie at aawuzie@scu.edu or call (408) 554-4852.

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Lauren Shigemasa

Jose Dorador

Home to Hawaii for the Holidays

Bilingual Dilemma: Speaking Spanish

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Spending the holiday season in Hawaii means you might be able to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus on a surfboard — or not.

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he holidays are upon us again. I’m not a huge fan of the whole changing of the seasons, or the commercial buzz, but I do love the “seasonality” that comes with holidays.

You see it at the grocery store, in the malls and even around campus. Decorations are put up, holiday events are planned and announced and the local cafés always serve some kind of specialty drinks sold only during this time of year (I am in love with the gingerbread latte).

And when I return home to Hawaii during winter break, I also find Christmas spirit in the air. Even though the weather is a consistent 70-80 degrees year-round, the Christmas decorations go up.

There are so many things I enjoy about being home for the holidays.

I like to go see the Christmas lights display that they put up in downtown Honolulu. My parents bake their famous chocolate-chip nut cookies that are reserved for special occasions like Christmas, and we give them away to family, friends and co-workers.

My whole family goes to pick up a Christmas tree from the nearest supermarket parking lot, and then we get a wreath. Sometimes Poinsettia flowers will make an appearance in our house too.

I like to go see the Christmas lights display that they put up in downtown Honolulu.

My mom will bust out the red and green tablecloths, placemats and matching Christmas tree skirt while my sister and I decorate the Christmas tree with an assortment of ornaments and handmade stars and snowflakes from elementary school.

Finally, there is Christmas Eve. My mom can be found in the kitchen

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early in the morning, cooking and baking to prepare for our family parties, as my sister and I try to help her as best we can.

Some of the people at these parties are blood-relatives and some are referred to as “calabash” — nonrelatives who are close enough to be considered family.

All the festivities aside, I enjoy the holidays the most because I get to be with my family. Getting to catch up with all my relatives and friends in Hawaii is what I look forward to most.

Being with family during this time of the year is definitely the heart and soul of what the holidays should be centered around. I may not have the luxury of going home every weekend, but that makes me appreciate it so much more when I finally do get to see them after 10 long weeks of fall quarter. It makes the holidays, as well as going home, that much sweeter.

Lauren Shigemasa is a sophomore marketing and communication major.

i nombre completo es Jose Rodrigo Dorador Madrigal. I was born in Mexico and my native tongue is Español.

Eleven years ago my family migrated to the U.S. At that time, I only knew how to use four English words: one, two, three and lemon. I knew nothing else. My mother enrolled me at T.G. Barr Elementary weeks into the school year. Since I didn’t speak English, I spent half the day at English as a Second Language classes. By the end of that year I knew English better than my English-speaking classmates.

Today, I speak both English and Spanish fluently. I prefer English because I grew up in America, but Spanish will forever be my first language, sort of like a first love. I feel comfortable using either language, but around campus I speak mostly English because I feel I can articulate myself better with it. But when I get the chance, I do speak Spanish.

However, when I speak Spanish at Santa Clara, I feel out of place and uncomfortable. When I order my food in Spanish at the sandwich station I know non-Spanish speakers notice and I always feel anxious about what they are thinking.

When I asked junior Eugene Trilesnik, what he thought about hearing Spanish spoken on campus he said he “doesn’t care if people around campus talk in any language,” but admitted that he would feel left out if he was in a group conversation where people started speaking in Spanish.

I admit that I still feel uncomfortable talking in Spanish, and that probably has to do with some of my prior experiences.

About six years ago when I was in high school an older gentleman once heard me speaking Spanish at a doctor’s clinic and scolded me, telling me to “speak English, (because) we are in America!”

California, Arizona and other states have tried to pass legislation to make English the official language of the state, which would

make it acceptable to tell people to speak English.

This verifies that the older gentleman who scolded me is by no means alone in his views that English is the only language that should be spoken in America.

Thankfully, no laws have been passed to make English the official language of the state, and even if they did, I would have a constitutional right to speak Spanish under the second amendment. I will continue to speak Spanish around campus, even if I do feel a little bit uncomfortable.

In becoming fluent in English, I lost the ability to use Spanish to its fullest potential and, thus, the ability to fully connect with my parents. I feel as though I lost a little bit of myself.

As Cesar Chavez put it, “our language is the reflection of ourselves.

A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.” If this is true, then by assimilating I lost some of my character, but I also gained a new one through the English language.

Even so, I will always miss my first love.

Jose Dorador is a senior philosophy and economics major.

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Response to “Fashion”

CARTOON BY AUSTIN ALLEMAN

I wouldn’t even consider this an “issue,”— if people dress the same then it is based off of their personal opinion and style.

Granted, many people buy certain brands depending on where they are from (e.g. Rainbows in California and Sperry’s on the east coast) and I don’t think that it is necessarily a bad thing to walk around campus with simple and classic style rather than with pink hair or hideous cargo pants.

Moreover, for those people who find the need to TRY and stand-out to gain attention by looking different, then there is clearly an underlying insecurity

issue.

However, if your style is truly one that includes colored hair or piercings then that is wonderful and you should express it!

In conclusion, urging Santa Clara students to be “interesting” by dressing outlandishly and in poor taste promotes inauthenticity around our campus — so if students want to wear their plain J.Crew cardigan with blue jeans or business apparel, then those students have decided to be themselves as well, while simultaneously reflecting on how seriously Santa Clara students take their academics and prospective job opportunities.

Response to “Fashion”

Mileen Zarin Class of 2014

Jennie Robinson Class of 2015

Santa Clara has never been outrageous fashion-wise, less because of a community of professionalism, and more because we are a private university with a Jesuit tradition.

If you wanted tie-dye, facial piercings and streaked hair, you should have gone to UC Berkeley instead.

No doubt you knew what you were getting into when you applied and eventually enrolled, so I see no point in wishfully asking us to change.

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Santa Clara “Super Students” Balance Work and Fun

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like to consider myself a busy person. Since starting college though, I have met people who make my definition of busy seem like an understatement. While these “super students” may be involved in too many activities to count on one hand, they also find the time to attend class and maintain fairly high GPAs. Besides the always brisk walk across campus, and the constant checking of the time, one of the key indicators that someone is a “super student” is his or her planner.

“I cannot live without this planner,” said senior Tiffany Liou, as she pulls her red, notebook sized planner from her backpack to show me her plans for the week, “everything is planned out by the 15 minutes.”

And with good reason — between a 15 unit course load here at Santa Clara, classes at Ohlone Community College, being employed by five different companies at a time, her boyfriend, and a “butts and guts” exercise class, a planner is absolutely necessary.

Liou isn’t alone. Sophomore Arienne Calingo somehow manages to balance her time between RLCA, five classes, an internship and practicing violin and ballet. Not to mention her GPA stands at a 3.98. While she may only get 4 hours of sleep every night, she has not considered giving anything up because they are all very important to her. “I enjoy the activities I’m involved in,” Calingo said.

Passion seemed to be a recurring theme for these “super students.” As junior Leandra Ebreo pointed out, “I

wouldn’t be taking five classes this quarter — I wouldn’t do any of the things I’m doing unless I really cared about it.”

Not only is she trying to graduate this spring, she is also associate director of the Multicultural Center on campus, an active member of AKPsi and the Filipino culture club, holds two on campus jobs and has a boyfriend. I get tired just listening to her tell me about her day.

Being a “super student” requires a lot of sacrifice to maximize the use of your time. Food, free time and sleep all fall victim to efficiency.

“My friends joke around with me when I’m trying to set a time to hang out with them,” says Liou, “they say ‘are you gonna write me into your planner?’*” When I ask how much sleep they get per night, every single one of these students looked at me like just thinking about their lack of sleep would make them fatigued. “I typically get about five hours of sleep per night,” said Ebreo, “which is actually not bad. If I don’t get at least five hours I get cranky.”

Former NFL coach Vince Lombardi reportedly said once that, “fatigue makes cowards and fools of us all and more often than not results in mediocrity.”

He obviously never met a Santa Clara “super student.”

Al Gini, author of “The Importance of Being Lazy” argues that, while our culture does tend to praise and reward those who work too much, it is not healthy or physi-

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Sophomore Trevor Belanger demonstrates the strains of being overworked, overcommitted and lacking much needed sleep.

cally sustainable. His book conveys the increased risk of health issues in people who over-work themselves, and he says making time for play and leisure are not enough of a priority. “‘Lose not a minute’ is the motto of the age. We are always making haste. Multitasking isn’t an option, it’s a way of life. Hyperactivity is the norm,” Gini writes. “Here’s the problem. When life becomes an Olympic endurance event... when the stopwatch is always ticking, when are

we supposed to have fun? When will there be time to be human?”

The “super student” has a simple solution: make time.

“There are times when I know I need to relax so I’ll make time for that,” said Ebreo. “Know when you need a break and take 40 minutes to watch some stupid, ‘kitchennightmare’ show on Hulu like I did last night. I needed to do something relaxing and brainless,” she laughed.

That is what being a student is all

about. It is a balancing act of work, fun and self-reflection. I have no qualms with people committing to a lot of different activities on and off campus — as long as he or she can handle it. Just remember to take a time-out if needed and have fun once in a while. Do it as a favor to yourself, you deserve it.

Feliz Moreno is a sophomore English major and editor of the Opinion section.

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ear Santa Clara students, it shall always be my honor to share about my son, Professor Daniel G. Strickland. To me, he will always be “Dan.�

As you are probably aware, Dan’s life among us was tragically cut short as the result of an auto accident on Sept. 22. I know Dan would be humbly honored to be a part of your Senior Class Project.

He was always there to help anyone in any way he could. Dan was an amazing man.

His uniqueness lay in his authenticity. Dan never tried to be like anyone else. He would graciously rebuff any attempt of branding. As his mother, it was apparent in his very early life that he simply felt comfortable in being “Daniel.�

Of course there were times, especially in those middle school years, when his personal identification endured a honing process.

As he entered high school, although terrified entering a new school and once again “being on the bottom,� he demonstrated strength and perseverance in remaining an individual and not feeling the need to respond to pressure of being like everyone else. Dan remained faithful to his beliefs and values, showing profound character and integrity.

As I look back over Dan’s life in this very tender time, I see clearly a path he consistently walked.

Daniel was authentic. Dan loved being alive. Dan loved his family, his friends and everyone around him.

He had a passion for everything!

He learned in all situations.

He often was fearful of doing new things, but he gave fear very little power in his life. His passion for learning superseded and quelled the waves of insecurity.

I know there were times when Dan would get tired, fatigued and exhausted. This was never truer than when he entered Stanford and began his greatest journey of achieving his Ph.D. He would phone me and express his total exhaustion.

Dan knew the path to such an achievement requires constant diligence and energy. I would give a few encouraging words and suggest he take a few hours of rest. He would refuel and burnish his passion for education and career fulfillment.

He made it!

During these years I watched a young man develop. As his intellect and education reached incredible heights, so did his desire to use his

craft to promote human development in the saddest of places in our world. I saw his heart open and become vulnerable to both the love and pain he saw in his world around him. Dan’s authenticity remained his light to fulfillment.

As you have selected the “Daniel Strickland Scholarship Fund� and “Live with Passion� as your Senior Class Project, you truly honor a man who was “fully alive.�

Professor Strickland embraced his authenticity as the key to his passion! He expended no energy attempting to be anyone else. He embraced his uniqueness as a gift from above; his intellect was merely an avenue by which he could enter needy places and envision a new and better way to bring hope and enlightenment to others.

As his mother, I have always known Daniel’s passion fueled his visions. What I have come to know since his passing is his authenticity was the secret key to his perseverance and success.

His peers, students and friends have shared many wonderful truths with me about my son. These truths, including my own which draw from Dan’s 27 years, embody a priceless principal.

When we saw, met and worked with Professor Strickland we encountered a man filled with passion. Behind that passion was an authentic man. He filled his life with love knowing this would sustain and propel him in all that he held in priority.

As we speak about sustainability in our environment and daily life, Daniel’s greatest gift to us all was his ability to sustain his passion, authenticity and love. He discovered a secret to be shared with all.

Victory is achieved when the road of authenticity and love converge with passion.

The Daniel Strickland Scholarship Fund will always be a representation of a man who knew how to live life.

He knew the secret of achievement went far beyond human desires. Achievement centers itself on human need; the need of value, contribution and love.

The point where authenticity, passion and love meet — there is Victory!

Live with Passion!

Thank you, Kerry K. Strickland

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“Little Shop of Horrors” Rocks Mayer Theatre Dark comedic musical delivers laughs and showcases solid talent Keli Demertzis

The Santa Clara Since Nov. 4, Santa Clara’s Mayer Theatre has been home to Skid Row, a neighborhood where homeless flock, businesses are less than booming — and SCU Presents’ fall musical “Little Shop of Horrors” takes place.

Co-directed by Aldo Billingslea and senior Christine Keating, the Santa Clara production highlights student talent in a musical that combines rock and doo-wop tunes with a dark and outrageously funny plot.

“The students in the show have put so much work into making the acting, singing and dancing in the show fun and entertaining, while still sticking to how truthful and touching the characters in the show are,” said Keating.

Based on the low-budget ’60s film of the same name, with music by Alan Menken and book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, “Little Shop of Horrors” follows a florist shop worker who unknowingly cultivates a flesh-eating plant named Audrey II, after the girl of his dreams.

The production’s scene-stealer is Audrey II, brought to life through a larger-than-life puppet voiced by Regina Fields and controlled by junior Dimitri Woods. The puppet itself is intricately decorated to resemble a Venus flytrap. But Fields’ vibrant and sassy voice reflects the commanding and seductive nature of the hungry, stubborn plant.

Sophomore Ryan Mardesich shines as the shop worker Seymour. His nerdy mannerisms and sweater vests go hand-in-hand with the character’s clueless disposition.

As the plant grows, people from Skid Row and beyond, including reporters and televi-

“Audiences can expect to laugh and leave with at least one song stuck in their heads.”

— Christine Keating, ’12

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PHOTOS BY MICHAEL ERKELENS — THE SANTA CLARA

"Little Shop of Horrors," co-directed by Aldo Billingslea and senior Christine Keating and originally written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, is SCU Presents' first major student production of the 2011-2012 academic year. "I think SCU students should see the show to see the amazing talent we have among our student body and professors," said Keating. The production concludes its two-week run at Mayer Theatre this Saturday evening.

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1. Wash Your Hands According to Cowell, this is the single most important thing that students can do to prevent the spread of illnesses like colds and the flu. There’s a reason for the posters all over campus reminding students to wash their hands — not only after using the restroom, but also throughout the day — to get rid of the germs that come with consistent contact with others and crowded spaces, like classrooms.

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2. Get Some Sleep In a recent study for the Archives of Internal Medicine, people who sleep fewer than seven hours a night were three times more likely to get sick than those who averaged at least eight hours. It’s tempting to stay up until all hours of the night working on a paper or studying for a test, but past a certain point, the lack of sleep will do more harm than good for both your grades and your health.

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3. Exercise Often Disease tends to prey on weak, inactive bodies. Going to the gym, on a run or even on a walk at least three to five times per week can strengthen your body enough to fend off the season's common diseases.

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In college, it’s easy to only eat pizza and drink soda, but maintaining a balanced diet can boost your immunity by strengthening your body overall. Most importantly, make sure you’re getting enough lean protein and vitamin C. Taking a multivitamin can also help with getting adequate nutrition to keep your immune system strong.

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Question of the Week

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Jason Giedt, ’15

"I'm going to order a set of wheels for a longboard I'll hopefully get for Christmas."

Mayra Garcia, ’14

"I want a mustard scarf from Nordstrom. A really fine one, actually."

What are you going to buy on Black Friday?

Daniel Lief Marks, ’14

"I'm going to get a Shake Weight so I can get really jacked up."

Kevin Iritani, ’14

"I'm going to buy a lot of food from the supermarket and give it to the homeless."

Alejandra Preciado, ’13

"I'm getting a Coach purse and some shoes that match."

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Musical production highlights student talent Continued from Page 9

sion producers, flock to the flower shop to see Audrey II in the flesh.

Mardesich successfully embodies Seymour’s struggle to balance the sudden onslaught of fame and fortune with his budding guilt from committing murder to satiate the plant’s thirst for blood.

The rest of the show’s cast rounds out the lineup of entertaining and relatable characters.

Senior Micah Brodoff plays Seymour’s boss, the penny-pinching shop owner Mr. Mushnik, and charms audiences with his Czechoslovakian accent and silly dance moves.

Junior Samantha Pistoresi, who plays the bubbly Audrey, captures the audience’s hearts as she sings about her dream life with Seymour, while also dealing with an abusive boyfriend, in her solo, “Somewhere That’s Green.”

Sophomore Nick Manfredi plays Orin, Audrey’s motorcycleriding boyfriend who we learn works as a masochistic dentist.

Manfredi embodies the evil dentist flawlessly by combining charm and fear into one character.

The Chiffonettes, a group of street girls played by Noelani Neal, Grace Kinder, Naomi Evans, Danielle Kaigler, Sonya Venugopal and Lindsay Styler, narrate the show like a Greek chorus and highlight important lessons for Seymour with their harmonies.

Audiences will feel as though they know each fully developed character personally by the end

of the show.

The catchy songs and accompanying dance numbers, such as "Skid Row (Downtown)" and “The Meek Shall Inherit,” not only demonstrate the cast’s musical talent, but also shed light on the characters' underlying motivations: money, power and love.

Small details make this production of "Little Shop of Horrors" special. Blink, and you may miss the poor beggar man laying on the stage's floor or the man portraying a female prostitute, working the streets of Skid Row. "Little Shop of Horrors" may seem to have heavy thematic undertones: the audience witnesses a humble floral shop worker turn into a power-hungry man who wrangles with good and evil. But, at the show's core, this musical definitely entertains.

"Audiences can expect to laugh and leave with at least one song from the show stuck in their heads," said Keating.

Contact Keli Demertzis at kdemertzis@scu.edu or call (408) 554-4852.

If you go: When: Nov. 11-12 at 8 p.m.

Where: Mayer Theatre How much: $10 for students, $15 regular MICHAEL ERKELENS — THE SANTA CLARA

In the song "The Meek Shall Inherit," Seymour (sophomore Ryan Mardesich, right) receives offers from television producer Mr. Bernstein (senior Amelia Bethel, center) as the talking, blood-drinking Audrey II grows and attracts more media attention. The Chiffonettes (back left) listen in and advise Seymour through song as he debates whether or not to accept his newfound fame.

Community Garden Turns a New Leaf Bronco Urban Garden aims to attract more volunteers Mandy Ferreira

The Santa Clara The hot sun beat down on the three volunteers as they struggled to pull the dry, dead plants from the soil in order to plant for the next season.

The garden was empty, except for the three volunteers and the plants swaying in the wind.

At the start of its third year, the Santa Clara Forge Community Garden, located on the corner of Benton and Sherman streets, is in a time of transition. The garden's previous director, Patrick Archie, left over the summer and a new team has taken his place. New Director Joanna Johnson, Program Coordinator Natalie Yoder and Education and Outreach Coordinator — and Santa Clara alumna — Cara Uy (’11) have been doing their best to make the transition as smooth as possible, especially finding ways to attract more student volunteers. “(The transition) has been really rough, but we’re getting a lot of support, and nobody’s really pressuring us one way or another," said Uy. "We get to kind of make the Forge our own.”

One of the biggest challenges for the team is the lack of student volunteers. Volunteer workdays have been moved to Mondays and Thursdays from 2-5 p.m. to make the times as convenient for students as possible.

However, many students have no idea that the university has a community garden, let alone where it is located or when they can help.

“We have this feeling that campus doesn’t really quite know about the Forge,” said Leslie Gray, executive director of the Environmental Studies Institute.

What started out as an idea from Joe Sugg, assistant vice president of University Operations, to save an empty plot of land from becoming a parking lot has transformed into the educational community garden at the university today.

Sugg offered the space to the Environmental Studies Institute to create a community garden where students, staff and faculty members could have their own plots turned into the educational and community garden we have today. ESI has transformed the Forge into one of four gardens in the Bronco Urban Gardens program, which aims to promote environmental education and healthy eating habits for at-risk families in San Jose.

“The Forge is our campus and community education garden that focuses on sustainable agriculture, food justice and community connections around local food,” said Gray.

Getting consistent groups of volunteers has been historically difficult for the Forge, but Uy and the rest of the team are planning events to attract student attention. The Forge, in conjunction with Bon Appétit, also hosted a Food Day event on Oct. 24 in an attempt to increase student awareness of the garden and its mission. The event drew 40 people to the garden to enjoy some of the harvest and plant for the next season.

The team plans to host events similar to the Food Day, including a plant sale and a possible Healthy Living Series that would take place one weekend a month.

“I think (the team is) going to

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Santa Clara students volunteer at the Forge, the university's community garden, where students, faculty and staff can grow crops, maintain plots and work with community outreach programs. Volunteer workdays are Mondays and Thursdays from 2-5 p.m.

inspire students and really get them out into the space and help them see the Forge,” said Gray. “I think they are really going to see the Forge’s potential.”

The Forge not only offers students a way to get involved in the campus community and meet new people, but it is also a way to find a piece of nature in our urban environment.

“You don’t really get any of it as a college kid — we’re so busy you can't really go camp or anything on a regular basis, so this is the closest I can get to nature on my schedule,” said freshman Ian McCluskey.

“It’s nice to take a break in the

day and come get your hands dirty,” said junior Tyler Knapp. “You get to meet a lot of different people that you wouldn’t have stumbled upon otherwise.”

Although one of the main goals is to get students involved in the garden through volunteering and course work, a large part of the program is bringing the greater Santa Clara community into the garden and providing food education to the surrounding community's members. “(The Forge) belongs to the campus and the community," said Gray.

"It does not belong to (the ESI); it belongs to everyone.”

In the future Gray would like

the Forge to host more Experiential Learning for Social Justice opportunities where students could meet their University Core requirements by working with the communities surrounding campus.

“I just think figuring out how to ignite the campus passion around the Forge is going to be what’s going to make it,” said Gray. “There are two things that seem to really excite Santa Clara students: one is food, and the other is social justice. And the Forge really does both of those.”

Contact Mandy Ferreira at mnferreira@scu.edu or call (408) 554-4852.

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TOP REASONS TO LEAVE YOUR COUCH THIS WEEK 11/13 | SUNDAY

11/15 | TUESDAY

"Cats" Time: 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Location: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Why Go? See the award-winning, long-running musical on a local stage and return to campus on time to get some work done.

How to Use LinkedIn to Find Jobs and Internships Time: 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Location: Williman Room Why Go? LinkedIn's Todd Hausman offers tips on how to polish your profile to attract recruiters and get job offers.

Fall Jazz and Concert Band Concert Time: 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Location: Music Recital Hall Why Go? Take a study break as the quarter winds down and listen to some smooth music. $10 for students.

APB Presents Mo Mandel Time: 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Location: Locatelli Center Why Go? Enjoy a free comedy show before Thanksgiving break!

Tickets will be handed out in Benson on Nov. 14-15.

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11/16 | WEDNESDAY

B-LEJIT's Toxics Tour Time: 4 p.m.

Location: Meet at Benson Fountain Why Go? Ever wonder what's up with the empty lot by Safeway?

Learn more about the lot and other toxic sites around campus.

Women's Soccer NCAA Tournament First Round vs. Cal Time: 2 p.m.

Location: Buck Shaw Stadium Why Go? Support women's soccer as they enter the postseason!

First 100 students will be admitted for free; $7 for all other students.

Basketball Double-Header Time: Women's at 5 p.m.; Men's at 7:30 p.m.

Location: Leavey Center Why Go? This is your first chance to see the teams in action and get pumped for the new season.

Spicy Bronco Time: 8 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Location: Locatelli Center Why Go? Spend your Saturday night dancing to Latin-inspired music and top 40 hits. Hosted by MEChA-El Frente. Entry is free.

Résumé Workshop Time: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Location: Williman Room Why Go? Meet with employers from Cisco, Target and the San Jose Sharks and Santa Clara porfessors to review your résumé, network and ask questions about the job and internship hunting.

Hosted by the Communication Honors Society. Open to all majors.

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11/10 | THURSDAY RLCA's Campus-wide Roommate Challenge Time: 8 p.m.

Location: Locatelli Center Why Go? Support your RLC as representatives compete to win cool prizes, including Great America season passes. The grand prize is a mystery...

Women's Volleyball vs. Gonzaga Time: 6 p.m.

Location: Leavey Center Why Go? The beginning of a two-game homestand against the archrival Bulldogs.

11/11 | FRIDAY

Music at Noon: Jimmy Biala and Search 5 Time: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.

Location: Music Recital Hall Why Go? Enjoy an eclectic blend of spoken word and multiethnic music. Entry is free.

To suggest events for the calendar please contact James Hill III at: calendar@thesantaclara.com.

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Who cares? WHO SHOULD CARE? Professors Jeff Zorn and Stephen Carroll will discuss how important grammar is (or isn’t) to writing well.

Wednesday, 2 November, from 3-5 p.m. at the HUB (Benson Basement, #22) — refreshments will be served

Cross Country Closes Out Season

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

WCC 6-4-1 5-3-2 5-4-1 5-4-1 5-5-1 4-5-1 2-7-1

Overall 9-8-1 6-6-5 9-5-4 10-6-2 7-11-1 6-9-2 4-11-2

WCC 7-1-0 7-1-0 6-1-1 5-2-1 4-4-0 2-6-0 1-6-1 1-6-1 0-6-2

Overall 15-1-4 12-7-0 13-2-5 11-5-3 9-9-1 6-14-0 10-8-2 7-10-3 7-10-2

WCC 12-0 10-3 9-4 7-6 7-6 5-7 4-8 2-11 1-12

Overall 18-5 25-3 20-7 14-12 13-12 13-12 9-14 8-18 7-17

Women's Soccer Team Pepperdine (No. 10) San Diego Santa Clara (No. 18) Brigham Young Portland San Francisco Saint Mary's Loyola Marymount Gonzaga

Women's Volleyball Team Pepperdine (No. 16) San Diego (No. 24) Brigham Young Loyola Marymount Saint Mary's San Francisco Santa Clara Portland Gonzaga

UPCOMING GAMES Women's Soccer California @ Santa Clara* Sat. 11/12 2:00 p.m. * indicates first round of NCAA Tournament

Men's Basketball UC Merced @ Santa Clara Fri. 11/11 Santa Clara @ UC Santa Barbara Tues. 11/15 San Jose St. @ Santa Clara Sat. 11/19 New Mexico @ Santa Clara* Thu. 11/24 TBA @ Santa Clara* Fri. 11/25 TBA @ Santa Clara* Sun. 11/27 * indicates ESPNU 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif.

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BRONCO BRIEFS Women's Soccer The Broncos missed their opportunity to lock up the WCC championship, falling at San Diego by a score of 3-0 last Friday. It was only the second loss of the season and first since Sept. 18 for Santa Clara (13-2-5; 6-1-1). With the loss, the Broncos ended the regular season in third place in the WCC, while the Torreros shared first place with Pepperdine. Senior goalkeeper Bianca Henninger had three saves for the Broncos, who were shut out for the first time since a scoreless tie against Brigham Young on Oct. 13. Santa Clara will host California in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 12 at 2 p.m.

Women's Golf The Santa Clara women's golf team won the 2011 Lamkin Grip Cal Poly Invitational at Cypress Ridge Golf Course near Pismo Beach. It was the second consecutive tournament win for the Broncos, who recently finished first at their own SCU Colby Invitational two weeks ago. Junior transfer Balbina Guajardo, who was last season's Great West Conference Player of the Year at Houston Baptist, won her first tournament at Santa Clara. Guajardo shot an even-par 73 in Tuesday's final round and shot 150 overall. Sophomore Taylor Camany placed 10th individually after shooting rounds of 78 and 79.

Zhu and Ryan set personal bests at Doc Adams Invite Ryan Marshall

The Santa Clara Eight men and nine women from Santa Clara’s cross country team were in Davis this weekend to participate in the final non-championship event of the season, the Doc Adams Invitational.

The women finished in 6th place overall in a field of seven teams, while the men finished in 4th place out of five different schools. Out of 62 total runners, the men had four members in the top 40, while the women placed four members out of 81 total runners in the top 45.

Out ahead for the Bronco men were seniors Richard Zhu and Chris Sampson, who posted 21st and 31st place finishes, respectively. Zhu ran for an 8k personal best time of 25:11, with Sampson crossing the finish line shortly after in a seasonbest time of 25:38.

Head coach Felipe Montoro, in his seventh year with the Broncos, was particularly encouraged by Zhu’s performance in his last 8k run of his career. “(He) was our alternate last week and didn’t get to compete,” said Montoro. “He really ran phenomenally (at Davis). He had never broken 26 minutes before and here he was at 25:11. This was kind of a breakout cross country race for him so it was great to finally get it in his last opportunity to run an 8k.”

Rounding out the top four finishers for the men were freshman Tony Ferrari (33rd) with a time of 25:52, and senior Nhunguyen Le (36th) coming in quick succession at 25:57 for another Bronco personal best.

Freshman Kelly Ryan led the way for the women coming in 24th place, completing the 6k course in 22:03, well under a minute of her previous personal best.

Thirty seconds later, fellow freshman Alex Garcia crossed the line for a 34th place finish (22:33). Close behind were sophomore Kayla Germany (22:44) and freshman Audrey Hiatt (22:57) for 42nd and 44th place finishes, respectively.

Montoro was pleased with his team’s individual performances this weekend, emphasizing that the focus was not on the overall team score.

“Individually we did really well," said Montoro. “They all ran really well, and I’d have to look it over, but I think for the most part everybody ran a personal best.”

Next up on the agenda for Santa Clara is the National Collegiate Athletic Association West Regional Championships on Nov. 12 in Palo Alto. The men will be running a 10k and the women will be running a 6k around the Stanford Golf Course.

In the men’s field of 27 schools, powerhouses from the Pacific 12, West Coast conference, Big West and other confer-

NICOLE GIOVE — FOR THE SANTA CLARA

Richard Zhu runs at the Doc Adams Invite last weekend at Davis, Calif. Zhu finished 21st in the 8k, posting a personal best time of 25:11. It was the Broncos' final non-championship event of the fall.

ences will join Santa Clara in a highly competitive field in Palo Alto. The women’s draw looks relatively similar with an equally competitive field of 34.

Unfortunately for the women, they will be potentially running without their top two performers, junior Mary Reynolds and senior Erin McCarthy, due to injury and illness. Thus, the Regional Championships for the women will be more about getting experience for their young talent and looking for individual improvements from over the course of the season.

The men are particularly excited about Regionals this year with their top two

runners, senior Robbie Reid and sophomore Ben Demaree, looking to make an impact. Coach Montoro expressed that Reid and Demaree will be critical to the Broncos’ success in such a deep and competitive event.

“To do really well in a meet like this, it’s really important to have front-runners that can get a low score,” he said. “With Robbie (Reid) and Ben (Demaree) we have that this year, and that’s something we haven’t necessarily had in years past, so that’s exciting.”

Contact Ryan Marshall at rmarshall@ scu.edu or (408) 554-4852.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK James Case Soccer The senior led the Broncos with four goals in Santa Clara's 11-9 victory over Chapman on Sunday

Biggest role model?

My mom and dad. They made me who I am.

Favorite pregame meal?

Caesar salad with fried chicken nuggets from Garden Catering

Plans following college?

I want to play in Australia or New Zealand and see the world. If that doesn't work, I'll use my mechanical engineering degree to design HVAC systems.

Favorite TV show?

"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"

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Masch Leads Broncos to Third Straight Win Senior finds net again in victory over Saint Mary's Tom Schreier

The Santa Clara Playing in front of the home crowd at Buck Shaw Stadium for the final time this season, the Santa Clara men’s soccer team was in need of an energizer.

Just three minutes into the game against Saint Mary’s on Sunday afternoon, the Gaels had already scored a goal on Santa Clara. Play remained in the center of the field for the next twenty minutes, and the place was as quiet as a morgue.

Then, on a seemingly innocuous play, Santa Clara senior Connor Mitchell connected with teammate Eric Masch, who placed the ball behind the Saint Mary’s goaltender.

Just like that, the game was tied.

The sideline erupted in cheers as Masch had awakened the Broncos from the dead.

“It’s not easy (to keep the team focused),” said head coach Cameron Rast. “But you have got to remember it’s three minutes into a game.

It’s a 90-minute match.”

Midway through the second half, senior Brandon Zimmerman scored on a penalty kick that would prove to be the game-winning goal for Santa Clara. It was the third straight win for the Broncos, who prior to the winning streak, had not won a game in four weeks.

“I tried to hit it hard,” said Zimmerman. “You either try to pick out a certain spot, or you pick a side and hit it hard. If you hit it hard enough it becomes really tough to stop.”

Goals have been few and far between for the Santa Clara. From Oct. 5 to Oct. 28, the Broncos played five games within the West Coast Conference.

Their goal total during that stretch of time: zero.

“We just had one bad spell of four games,” said Rast, whose team went 0-4-1 in those contests.

Masch broke that spell.

He has scored goals in the last three contests and was recently named WCC Player of the Week.

“Eric Masch is just a guy that has a nose for the goal and they’re not easy to find,” said Rast. “It looks easy, but it never is. If it was that easy, everybody would be goalscorers.”

Of the 18 games that Santa Clara has played this season, Masch has been healthy for only 11 of them.

But when Masch does play, it usually bodes well for the Broncos, who have gone 6-3-2 in those contests.

“It was definitely frustrating,” said Masch of his injury-riddled season. “I’m glad to be back now and getting on the scoreboard.”

The victory over Saint Mary’s came on Senior Day — meaning

Masch has played his last regular season contest on the Mission Campus.

Last season, Masch led the Broncos to a WCC Championship and scored the team’s lone goal against Sacramento State in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament.

“We had good chemistry,” Masch said. “After we lost at Stanford — that was a crushing defeat to us, and from that point on we went nearly undefeated for the rest of the season.”

His five goals that season were a team-high.

Masch’s four goals this season are the second-highest total on the team behind Eric Hurtado’s five.

With the win over Saint Mary’s, the Broncos are in position to defend their WCC title.

The race in the conference is tight, as Santa Clara trails San Diego and Saint Mary's by a slim margin with the season winding down. The Broncos have two more games remaing in which to make a push at the WCC title. Up next for Santa Clara is a road contest against Gonzaga on Nov. 11 followed by the season finale at Portland on Nov. 13.

Contact Tom Schreier at tschreier@scu.edu or (408) 5544852.

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Senior David Castellanos (top) jumps high on a header attempt during Santa Clara's 2-1 victory over Saint Mary's on Sunday afternoon at Buck Shaw Stadium. Senior Mykell Bates (bottom) controls the ball against the Gaels. Eric Masch and Brandon Zimmerman scored goals for the Broncos, who won on Senior Day. Santa Clara has two more games in the regular season, both on the road.

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Zurauskyte Likely to Freshmen Thrown into the Fire See More Minutes Continued from Page 16

BRIAN KLAHN — THE SANTA CLARA

Senior point guard Alyssa Shoji brings up the ball during Santa Clara's 62-45 win over Sonoma State in a preseason contest last Friday at the Leavey Center.

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pearing in only three games all of last season. “It’s been two years and I’ve never played, so I had a lot of excitement and a lot of energy built up,� said Zurauskyte.

Ashley Armstrong was awarded the start over Leo, giving the Bronco’s opening formation a fourguard look, with Zurauskyte acting as the lone “big.�

With Santa Clara’s starting backcourt returning — and the bench consisting of athletic players including junior Telisha Anderson and freshman Tyler Woods, who posted eight points in her Leavey Center debut — the guard positions are stacked with talent.

Add sophomore Ricki Radanovich in at small forward, and the three starters combine to make a powerful trio. Having all earned All-West Coast Conference honors, opponents will have a difficult time passing over them on scouting reports.

Meagan Fulps, Ricki Radanovich and Alyssa Shoji combined for nearly 30 of the team’s 61.6 points per game last season when the Broncos went 11-19 overall (6-8 in conference). Shoji, who was named a preseason All-West Coast Conference player, is Santa Clara's lone senior and starting point guard.

She enters the 2011-2012 campaign needing just 60 more points to reach 1,000 for her career (only 19 women in Santa Clara history have reached the milestone). Shoji is also on pace to break the Santa Clara women's record for most 3-point baskets made in a career.

The graduated Gipson contributed a team-high 13.2 points of her own last season. While Gipson’s scoring never went unnoticed, her ability to pull down over 11 rebounds per game is where the Broncos must compensate this season.

In the offseason, Zurauskyte

developed into a starting center.

Instead of returning home for the summer, she opted to remain at Santa Clara in order to train.

Cardio and weights headed her regimen. “She’s a big threat,� said Mountain. “She has soft hands, she has the ability to score the basketball, and she’s learned if she does her work early, she’s going to have easy opportunities.�

Three minutes into the contest against Sonoma State, Zurauskyte had already passed her average in minutes per game from last season. And only six minutes in, she had already put points on the board. Zurauskyte finished with 10 points and eight rebounds. “I think I got the jitters out,� admitted Zurauskyte.

Leo proved to be a defensive presence against Sonoma State, recording three blocks. Zurauskyte topped off the block party with an old-school stuffing on Aly Conway’s lay-up attempt minutes into the second half. “I’m hoping to be a force in the paint,� said Zurauskyte, who finished with two blocks.

Despite allowing nearly 70 points per game last season, the Broncos managed to hold the Seawolves to 45. “We’re really trying to push the pressure; push the (tempo) a little bit and hopefully that turns into some transition points,� explained Mountain.

Ramping up the defensive pressure paid off for the Broncos, who forced 26 Sonoma State turnovers.

Santa Clara was picked to finish eighth in the West Coast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, but the team will have the benefit of playing five of its first six games at home.

The Broncos open up season play on Nov. 11 at 5 p.m. when they will face off against CSU Bakersfield at the Leavey Center.

Contact Gabe Taylor at gtaylor@ scu.edu or (408) 554-4852.

Foster’s 140 three-pointers last season obviously meant that the marksman heaved many attempts from behind the arc, something that Keating wants his star player to keep in check this year.

"He’s certainly going to get his amount of shots,� said Keating. “(But) he’s got to be more efficient.�

Efficiency will be a major theme for the Broncos, who will have to find a way to fill the void left by the injured Marc Trasolini. “We have to establish who is going to be able to score for us knowing that Marc was a proven scorer over the last two years,� said Keating.

One of the players that will be counted on to step up this season is Roquemore. The sophomore point guard was named to the WCC AllFreshman Team last season, and he must assume a leadership role relating to the incoming freshmen on this year’s squad. “(The freshmen) need a little bit of guidance for what is going to come this year (and) what’s going to be expected of them,� said Roquemore. “So trying to get them ready for the season is definitely a big part of my role right now.�

Santa Clara has six true freshmen and two redshirt freshmen on the roster. Keating called this lack of experience “daunting,� admitting that these younger players will most likely have to assume larger roles. The challenge for Keating and the Broncos is the natural learning curve for freshmen players making the transition from high school to college. “The biggest change for freshman

in college is the speed of the game,� said Keating. “Every player on the floor is a good player. (The freshmen are) used to being the best player on their (high school) team, maybe the only player that can play at a high level. So they have to make the adjustments (in college).�

Among the team’s youthful abundance is Julian Clarke, who sat out all of last season after deciding to redshirt following an injury. This season,

"We want to play the best and we want to develop this program. We're not going to back down from anybody." the Canadian native will be expected to step in and contribute to the team.

Although he hasn’t experienced the atmosphere of playing in a meaningful game, Clarke believes he is ready to perform on the big stage. “Sitting on the bench and sitting on the sideline in practice opened my eyes to different parts of the game I hadn’t seen before,� explained Clarke. “I really learned a lot from the coaches, from the upperclassmen last year. Coming in this year, I kind of knew what I had to do based on what I saw last year.�

Besides the adjustments that some of the players will have to make, Santa Clara's schedule has also undergone a transformation. The first

notable change is the addition of Brigham Young University to the WCC. BYU has been a perennial powerhouse in college basketball for the past few years, and made easy work of Gonzaga in the national tournament last season. This addition means that the Broncos will now have another formidable opponent to deal with in their conference. Yet Santa Clara welcomes the challenge, as Keating has intentionally increased the strength of the schedule from last season. “It’s probably the toughest schedule that we’ve had since I’ve been here and it can still get tougher and we’re trying to make it harder,� said Keating. “With the type of team we’re building to have, its only going to help us.�

The Broncos will be tested early on this season when they participate in the ESPNU 76 Classic in late November. This tournament, which will be held in Anaheim, Calif., will feature traditional powers Villanova, Oklahoma and New Mexico among others. “As the years have gone on, our strength of schedule has definitely progressed, and that’s kind of the goal,� said sophomore forward John McArthur. “That’s the reason why a lot of us have come (to Santa Clara).

We want to play the best and we want to develop this program. We're not going to back down from anybody.�

The Broncos will begin their quest towards a NCAA tournament berth when they host UC Merced at the Leavey Center on Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Contact Nick Ostiller at nostiller@ scu.edu or (408) 554-4852.

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Bronco Basketball Ready to Hit the Hardwood

RYAN SELEWICZ — THE SANTA CLARA

BRIAN KLAHN — THE SANTA CLARA

Senior Phillip Bach (left) drives to the hoop while freshman Jordan Akwenuke (center) fights for rebounding position during Santa Clara's preseason exhibition against Ryerson last Friday at the Leavey Center.

Santa Clara freshman Tyler Woods plays defense against Sonoma State during the Broncos' 62-45 victory last Friday at the Leavey Center. Santa Clara is predicted to finish eighth in the West Coast Conference.

Youthful men's team looks to build upon success of last season

Women plan to bolster frontcourt, improve defensive pressure

Nick Ostiller

The Santa Clara The Santa Clara men’s basketball team is ready to embark on its 2011-2012 campaign in the hope of building upon last season’s success.

Crowned champions of the CollegeInsider. com Postseason Tournament in March, the Broncos have their sights set on bigger and better destinations this time around.

In order to reach goals such as qualifying for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship tournament, also known as March Madness, Santa Clara will have to rely on the leadership of players such as redshirt junior Kevin Foster and sophomore Evan Roquemore.

Not only did Foster average over 20 points per game last season, he also sunk more threepointers than any other player in the nation en route to being named to the honorary West Coast Conference First Team.

Head coach Kerry Keating, who is returning for his fifth year at the helm for Santa Clara, knows that he has quite an offensive weapon in Foster.

“He’s about as good a shooter, and as a good a scorer as there is,” said Keating.

See FRESHMEN, Page 15

For up-to-date WCC Basketball standings, see Page 13 Note: Game of the week is chosen by The Santa Clara sports staff.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Kevin Foster - guard Named to WCC Preseason Team. Led the nation in 3-pointers last season and was also the WCC's leading scorer.

Evan Roquemore - point guard As a freshman in 2010-11, named to All-WCC Freshman Team. Averaged 11.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.7 apg

Julian Clarke - guard Redshirted last season. Scored 19 points (5 of 7 3pt) in Santa Clara’s exhibition win over Ryerson.

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SEASON OPENER: UC Merced @ SCU Friday, November 11th 7:30 p.m. at The Leavey Center.

Gabe Taylor

The Santa Clara Searching for a reliable frontcourt is never an easy job. But with star forward Lena Gipson and dependable forward Kathy Willinsky having graduated last year, the Santa Clara women’s basketball team is in need of individuals to fill their shoes.

At 6 foot 4 – a solid four inches taller than Gipson – junior Ruta Zurauskyte is a probable candidate.

“She’s hard to get around,” said head coach Jennifer Mountain, who is entering her fourth season at the controls. “Let’s be real, she’s 6 foot 4 inches and she’s a strong, big kid.”

Ashley Armstrong and Lindsay Leo are likely to be her partners in crime, depending on the matchup.

“Me and Lindsay, we work really well together; we get a lot of high-lows, not this game, but you’ll see in the future,” said Zurauskyte, adding that the same is true of Armstrong.

Zurauskyte received the nod to start in the Broncos 62-45 rout of Sonoma State in Santa Clara’s sole exhibition game, after apSee ZURAUSKYTE, Page 15

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Alyssa Shoji - point guard Made WCC All-Academic Team in 201 Has scored 940 points, needing just 60 more to reach 1,000 for her career.

Lindsay Leo - forward Led team in blocked shots (34) last season, which ranks sixth in Santa Clara history for a single season.

Ruta Zurauskyte - center Scored 10 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in Santa Clara’s exhibition win over Sonoma State.

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SEASON OPENER: CSU Bakersfield @ SCU Friday, November 11th 5:00 p.m. at The Leavey Center.

Must See: Bronco Women's Soccer

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2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 12 at Buck Shaw Stadium For a complete schedule of games, see page 13.

West Coast Conference Preseason Poll