Who Cares About Biodiversity? Miriam Schulman, 08 Jun 2006 9 min read Who Cares About Biodiversity? Geoffrey Bowker, executive director of SCU’s Center for Science, Technology, and Society, says preserving biodiversity is one of the central problems that confronts us—and not necessarily for the reasons you’d think.
Spiritual Exercises By Ron Hansen, 08 Jun 2006 4 min read Spiritual Exercises How Iñigo de Loyola’s notebook has become a practical, guiding manual for individuals today
Three Roommates in Paris By John Patrick Donnelly, S.J., 08 Jun 2006 7 min read Three Roommates in Paris Quite a lot has happened since 1529 at the University of Paris, when three men formed the Society of Jesus.
The Man Behind the Sound By Karen Crocker Snell, 08 Jun 2006 8 min read The Man Behind the Sound As a young music-loving soldier in the final days of World War II John T. “Jack” Mullin ’36 went to investigate a German recording device called a magnetophon. His resulting work in sound profoundly affected the field of recorded audio.
Justice Delayed: Reopening the Emmett Till Case By Margaret M. Russell, associate professor, SCU School of Law, 08 Mar 2006 14 min read Justice Delayed: Reopening the Emmett Till Case What have we learned (and not learned) about civil rights in the 50 years since Emmett Till’s murder?
Gigantes y Cabezudos By Elizabeth Kelley Gillogly '93, 08 Mar 2006 2 min read Gigantes y Cabezudos In December 2005, a devil, a chicken head, a chocolate-dipped rabbit, a blue hand, a hamburger, and even a 12-foot-tall figure of St. Ignatius were among more than 30 “giants and heads” that paraded around campus.
Science and Social Justice By Kim Kooyers, 08 Mar 2006 11 min read Science and Social Justice Social entrepreneurs use technology to address some of the world’s urgent needs.
A Dream Opportunity By Monte Lorenzet, 08 Mar 2006 3 min read A Dream Opportunity Santa Clara University’s sleep lab is one of only a very few such research facilities at an undergraduate institution. The lab will be fully operational within the next few months–but it’s already benefiting students, faculty, the University, and the research community.
Portrait of an SCU Student Voter By Kim Kooyers, 09 Sep 2005 7 min read Portrait of an SCU Student Voter Survey shows most students vote and want honest politicians.
Unfinished Message By Toshio Mori, 09 Sep 2005 5 min read Unfinished Message We share an excerpt from a collection of short stories by Mori, whose work highlights the plight of Japanese immigrants in the U.S. during World War II. The book is a part of the California Legacy Series, a partnership between SCU and Heyday Books.
The Drive to Create SCM Staff, 09 Sep 2005 6 min read The Drive to Create Albert Hoagland, helped to build the first disk drive, and now works to preserve the history of magnetic disk storage.