Features
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Is Pope Benedict's Twitter pilgrimage ministry?
New media and religion scholar Elizabeth Drescher asks whether the Pope on Twitter really represents a digital ministry. Should it?
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Make a resolution for a sustainable 2013
The director of SCU's Office of Sustainability suggests five resolutions you can make to help the planet.
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What does ‘do not track’ even mean?
Internet ethics expert Irina Raicu considers why not all tracking is equal and why context is crucial.
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Mixed Messages
Jesuit School of Theology dean Thomas J. Massaro, S.J., discusses the controversial relationship between money and politics—in Germany as well as in the United States.
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Five things to know before the Gonzaga game
This year’s Zag face-off has high stakes as SCU brings a 12–3 record onto the court against the No. 10 team in the country.
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'Patent trolls' file majority of U.S. patent lawsuits
SCU law professor Colleen Chien says individuals and companies that do not themselves make anything are bringing the majority of U.S. patent lawsuits.
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The first day
William Rewak, S.J., reads his poem "The First Day" for Christmas.
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Investigating the sacred and profane
Writer Robert Bieselin talks with William Rewak, S.J., about his new collection of poetry, The Right Taxi.
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How to avoid a bonfire of the humanities
Tech writer Michael S. Malone '75, MBA '77 takes a look at why the high tech industry needs more humanities majors.
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Odes to Omaha
Essayist and critic Sven Birkerts reviews the new story collection by Ron Hansen M.A. '95. Hansen will read from his book on Nov. 20 in Corte Madera.
Winter 2013
Table of contents
Features
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?
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.
The play’s the thing
Kurds, Arabs, countrymen: Shakespeare Iraq brings the Bard to Ashland like you’ve never heard him.
Mission Matters
Heart of the matter
A statue that’s gazed on the Mission Gardens for 130 years gets a much-needed restoration. As layers of paint are peeled away, stories of the past emerge.
All work and all play
They make Erik Hurtado ’13 WCC player of the year and the No. 5 pick in pro soccer’s draft.
Got MOOC?
There’s global interest in a Massive Open Online Course in business ethics.
