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Spring2021FEATURESKaleidoscopeOfHumorSantaClaraMagazinesatdownwithAssistantProfessorDanielleMorgantoexplorehowlaughtercanbelifesaving—andlife-affirmingValuePropositionWithmoreandmorepeoplegoingtocollege,howdowecalculatethechangingworthofourdegrees?TakingNoteSitforawhilewithJohnS.Farnsworth,whotaughtenvironmentalwritingandliteratureatSantaClara,forajourneyintonature..vc_custom_1419240516480{background-color:#f9f9f9!important;}TomorrowlandPonderingthefutureeffectsofayearspentinquarantine.TheWorkActivistDoloresHuertaandplaywrightLuisValdezonmakingchangewithAnnaSampaio,ethnicstudiesdepartmentchair,aspartofaspeakerseriesexploringrace.IntheLabTerriWrin’79hasspentdecadesinthelabsearchingforwaystoaddresssomeoftheworld’sdeadliestviruses,startingwithHIVandnowCOVID-19.KeysBooksGalleryAComingTogetherPlaceNumbersLivesJoined,Births,andAdoptionsObituariesTriumphQuoteQuestionLastPageCampusNewsasdfpage2FilltheNeedLeslieGriffy,07Apr2021<1minreadFilltheNeedSCUdevelopscounselingpsychologyspecializationfocusedonchildandadolescentmentalhealth.Witches,Saints,andHereticsTracySeipel,05Apr20212minreadWitches,Saints,andHereticsWasawitcharealthingorwassheaconstructionthatwasusedtoexplainorscapegoatcertainbehaviorsorcertainindividuals?TopLawSCMStaff,05Apr2021<1minreadTopLawSantaClaraLawNamedaTopLawSchoolinRacialJusticebyPreLawMagazineWildfireWatchdogsSCMStaff,05Apr2021<1minreadWildfireWatchdogsMeetsomeofthelegalexpertsworkingtoholdCalifornia’slargestutilityaccountableandpreventwildfires.ReadWithMeSCMStaff,05Apr2021<1minreadReadWithMeResearchingthebestwaytolearnalanguageafteranativetonguehastakenholdAClassicGigSarahStoddard,05Apr2021<1minreadAClassicGigThissummerinternship:Takingancientwordsofpraise,makingthemmodern,anddiggingintothepeoplebehindthem.AnsweringtheCallSarahStoddard,01Apr2021<1minreadAnsweringtheCallSantaClarastudentsansweredthecallduringthepandemic—helpingothersandputtingtheireducationstouseascontracttracers.TheWorkLeslieGriffy,01Apr2021<1minreadTheWorkActivistDoloresHuertaandplaywrightLuisValdezonmakingchangewithAnnaSampaio,ethnicstudiesdepartmentchair,aspartofaspeakerseriesexploringrace.BroncoNewsTheLawyerfromIndianCountryLaurenLoftus,20Dec20215minreadTheLawyerfromIndianCountryJohnBushman’75,J.D.’80dedicatedhislifetofightingfortherightsandautonomyoffellowNativeAmericansacrosstheU.S.IntheLabLaurenLoftus,08Apr20212minreadIntheLabTerriWrin’79hasspentdecadesinthelabsearchingforwaystoaddresssomeoftheworld’sdeadliestviruses,startingwithHIVandnowCOVID-19.TheWrightWaySantaClaraLawMagazine,08Apr2021<1minreadTheWrightWayNancyWrightJ.D.’80,co-foundertheEastSanJoseCommunityLawCenter,isrememberedasachampionofjustice.LoveintheTimeofCOVIDLaurenLoftus,08Apr20212minreadLoveintheTimeofCOVIDHowtheMissionSantaClarahandledchangestoweddingceremoniesduetothepandemicin2020.MoneyMakersLaurenLoftus,07Apr2021<1minreadMoneyMakersSantaClararankshighoutofU.S.collegeswithgraduateswhogoontoearnthemostmoney.ZoomBoonTracySeipel,07Apr2021<1minreadZoomBoonJanetNapolitano’79andJeffTrueJ.D.’97wereappointedtoprominentpositionsatZoomduringthevideoconferencecompany’sbanneryear.SafeDriverLaurenLoftus,07Apr2021<1minreadSafeDriverLyft’sfirstleadforhealthandsafety,PreetAnand’10,talksaboutmakingridesharesafefordriversandpassengersalike.Entrepreneurship,ReallyLaurenLoftus,07Apr2021<1minreadEntrepreneurship,ReallyTheCioccaCenterinvitesalumsandstudentsintoconversationtotalkfranklyabouttheupsanddownsofowningyourownbusiness.SectionsBroncoBabyBlanketsLeslieGriffy,14Apr2021<1minreadBroncoBabyBlanketsJoinusforaknit-along!AndshareyourBroncoblanketonsocialmedia.Thepatternishere.Vaccines:AnethicalpuzzleLeslieGriffy,31Mar2021<1minreadVaccines:AnethicalpuzzleMakingsurethateveryoneisvaccinatedisgoodforeveryone.Howcanwegetthere?Letters:Spring2021SCMStaff,29Mar20219minreadLetters:Spring2021ReaderssoundoffonraceatSCU,JoeBiden,andfootball.KickStartTomorrowTracySeipel,20Feb2021<1minreadKickStartTomorrow.vc_custom_1541486507773{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;border-top-width:0px!important;border-bottom-width:0px!important;padding-top:0px!important;padding-bottom:0px!important;background-color:#363c40!important;}.vc_custom_1618006714324{margin-top:-25px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;border-top-width:-25px!important;border-bottom-width:0px!important;padding-top:-25px!important;padding-bottom:0px!important;}.vc_custom_1540504662795{padding-top:0px!important;padding-right:0px!important;padding-bottom:0px!important;padding-left:0px!important;}
Santa Clara Magazine sat down with Assistant Professor Danielle Morgan to explore how laughter can be lifesaving—and life-affirming
With more and more people going to college, how do we calculate the changing worth of our degrees?
Sit for a while with John S. Farnsworth, who taught environmental writing and literature at Santa Clara, for a journey into nature.
Pondering the future effects of a year spent in quarantine.
Activist Dolores Huerta and playwright Luis Valdez on making change with Anna Sampaio, ethnic studies department chair, as part of a speaker series exploring race.
Terri Wrin ’79 has spent decades in the lab searching for ways to address some of the world’s deadliest viruses, starting with HIV and now COVID-19.