Features
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Why Pope Francis is different, and why a Jesuit pope is rare
SCU Chancellor William Rewak, S.J., looks at how the simplicity and humility of Francis I makes him both a unique pope and a common Jesuit.
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What it means for one of my brothers to become pope
Why is it hard to imagine a Jesuit could be pope? Author and editor James Martin, S.J., offers his take.
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You are here now
The places we pray, near and far, past and present.
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A will to win
Junior Megan Anders ’14 has the ability—and the drive and desire—to be a real champion on the volleyball court.
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U.S. must focus on 'green' energy
Two SCU business professors argue that economic recovery shouldn't be used to justify poorly regulated energy development.
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The 'family values' case for immigration reform
A scholar of religion and a journalist consider immigration reform from a moral standpoint.
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The one that should get away
An internet ethicist speaks about the right to online anonymity and preparing a generation of Net users against hoaxes.
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To catch a thief
A young mathematician at SCU has helped equip police in Santa Cruz and L.A. with an algorithm that predicts where crimes might happen next. Is this the future of policing?
Winter 2013
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How to avoid a bonfire of the humanities
A veteran chronicler of Silicon Valley looks at why the high-tech industry needs—and wants—folks who know how to tell a story.
Winter 2013
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A poem, a prayer, and a martini for the rhino
Two conversations with Chancellor William J. Rewak, S.J.—who’s just published his first collection of poetry, The Right Taxi.
Winter 2013
Spring/Summer 2013
Table of contents
Features
Walk Across California
An epic journey whereby one foot is put in front of the other to discover, up close and personal, who and what and where is the Golden State.
Miller's Tale
To tell the story of Bob Miller ’67 is to tell the coming-of-age tale of Las Vegas itself. And it’s the chronicle of a man who served a decade as governor of Nevada. Quite a journey for the son of an illegal bookie from Chicago.
Blood. Sweat. Tears. Repeat.
Nina Acosta '82 was a tough enough cop to pass the test for the LAPD’s SWAT team. Then she learned the hard way about gender discrimination. So how did she do on Survivor?
Mission Matters
When justice is kidnapped
The 2013 Alexander Law Prize honors Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese civil-rights activist and attorney who protested government abuses—including excessive enforcement of the one-child policy—then escaped house arrest to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
Double trouble
Growing up tennis with Kelly Lamble ’13 and John Lamble ’13. And Bronco teams that are a force to be reckoned with nationally.
Keep the door open
For teaching and advising and a ministry that’s blessed this place for 48 years—paying tribute to Charles Phipps, S.J.
