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Mission Matters

The Blessing Worked
The Blessing Worked

In the newly-christened Stevens Stadium, women’s soccer celebrated by knocking off No. 6 Stanford. The men won their home opener, too.

Nice Start
Nice Start

Women’s volleyball opens its season at home—and sweeps the tournament.

Where Are We Headed?
Where Are We Headed?

A conversation with incoming/outgoing board chairs of the SCU Board of Trustees: Paul Gentzkow, Robert J. Finocchio Jr. ’73.

Let’s Be Frank
Let’s Be Frank

On deck for the President’s Speaker Series: former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, renowned human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson.

U.S. Poet Laureate
U.S. Poet Laureate

Next spring we welcome back Juan Felipe Herrera, son of migrant farmworkers and the first Latino poet named U.S. poet laureate.

It’s Your Job
It’s Your Job

Children’s hospital chaplain Bernice Gotelli, PBVM, told graduates of the Jesuit School of Theology that they are doing God’s work when they demonstrate compassion.

Good News and Better
Good News and Better

Wise and waggish advice from James Martin, S.J., to 2015 graduates. Among the lessons: “The good news is there is a Messiah. The better news is it’s not you.”

Music and Geometry
Music and Geometry

A showpiece of outdoor sculpture: Going Around the Corner with X, created and donated by world-renowned artist Fletcher Benton.