Also in this issue:
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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.
Spring/Summer 2013
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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?
Spring/Summer 2013
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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.
Spring/Summer 2013
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Double trouble
Growing up tennis with Kelly Lamble ’13 and John Lamble ’14. And Bronco teams that are a force to be reckoned with nationally.
Spring/Summer 2013
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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.
Spring/Summer 2013
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The $1 million question
Can SCU alumni win the university’s first-ever challenge grant?
Spring/Summer 2013
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Jim Fleming, S.J., M.Div. '94
Jim Fleming, S.J., M.Div. ’94 has been appointed president of Wheeling Jesuit University.
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Katherine Reynolds '10
Katherine Reynolds ’10 has signed with the Western New York Flash’s National Women’s Soccer League.
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Mark Hyde J.D. '74
Mark Hyde J.D. ’74 received the 2013 Malama Ka Aina award from the Sierra Club.
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P. Gregory Frey '83
P. Gregory “Greg” Frey ’83 has again been selected to Hawaii Super Lawyers.
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Ron Ball J.D. '77
Ron Ball J.D. ’77, the former city attorney of Carlsbad, has joined Best Best & Krieger LLP as a counsel attorney.
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Gregory McNulty '77
Gregory McNulty ’77 recently joined Everett Alvarez Jr. ’60 as chief technology officer for Alvarez and Associates.
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The test of the search
Lindsey Kouvaris '02 and Clay Hamilton, 9 May 2013
For photographer Wynn Bullock, the journey was all about the search. And a new exhibit at the de Saisset museum explores his travels.
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Freedom not to choose
Dan Nakaso, 3 May 2013
Behavioral finance expert Meir Statman explains why most employees shouldn't be given the choice of managing their own retirement accounts.
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The Gamble
Tim O'Reily, 24 Apr 2013
With his background in marketing and organizational behavior, can Fr. Max Oliva ’61 teach business ethics to the Vegas Strip?
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Six questions for Governor Bob
Steven Boyd Saum, 16 Apr 2013
Nevada's former governor talks politics, family, and how the past is never really past. Which is why his new memoir—also the epic tale of Las Vegas—is called Son of a Gambling Man.
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Virtual values
Clay Hamilton, 12 Apr 2013
What are our virtual values relating to rights, fairness, and the balancing of harms and benefits, as those notions play out on the internet? A new video series looks for an answer.
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Why Pope Francis is different, and why a Jesuit pope is rare
William J. Rewak, S.J., 4 Apr 2013
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
James Martin, S.J., 2 Apr 2013
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
Brian Doyle, 27 Mar 2013
The places we pray, near and far, past and present.
