Channels

Channels group stories by theme—from Athletics to Innovations—and pull together material from current and past issues of Santa Clara Magazine, as well as on santaclaramagazine.com.

 

Bianca Henninger '12

ATHLETICS

Profiles of Santa Clara athletes and coaches, tales of teams from yesterday and today. Go Broncos!


Academics & Research 

ACADEMICS & RESEARCH

Explore teaching and scholarship at SCU, including research done by students: from controlling a NASA satellite to studying the effects of climate change or looking at grotesque advertising.


Missing Peace 

BOOKS & ARTS

Books, music, and art from Santa Clara faculty, students and alumni. Featuring slideshows and podcasts.


The University Today 

THE UNIVERSITY TODAY

Wondering what that new building is? Curious about the strategic plan? Get the latest news from around the Mission Campus.


History & Traditions 

HISTORY & TRADITIONS

Snapshots and stories from the past that have shaped the Santa Clara of today.


Innovations 

INNOVATIONS

From high-tech to entrepreneurial endeavors, here are projects and ideas with roots in the Mission Campus.


Current Events 

CURRENT EVENTS

Stories that connect to the big conversations we're having as a society—or should be having.


Service & Spirituality 

SERVICE & SPIRITUALITY

Matters of faith, social justice, and the stuff at the heart of a Jesuit education.


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.