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President Michael Engh, S.J., delivered the State of the University Address in the Mission Church yesterday afternoon. He reviewed the university’s progress and shared plans for improvement with students, faculty and staff members.

Students struggle to find financial aid replacementsElizabeth Ambriz-Mendez

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A trend in proposed cuts to fi-nancial aid and loan troubles in-dicate that tough times lie ahead for college students.

Governor Jerry Brown re-cently released his o!cial budget proposal for the 2012-2013 fiscal year, in which he proposes cutting funds for the Cal Grant. For non-profit, independent institutions, the governor proposes cutting the Cal Grant by 44 percent. That’s approximately $4,300 less per stu-dent according to Je"rey Roush, associate director of Packaging and Customer Service with the Santa Clara Financial Aid o!ce.

“This whole proposal reduces access to college,” says Roush, “Most students on Cal Grant have already maximized their loans and will have to find some other source to cover that cost.”

The financial aid o!ce has mo-bilized to create awareness about the proposal, they have provided the following information: there are currently 580 Santa Clara Uni-versity Cal Grant recipients. Sev-enty-seven percent are students of color, and 59 percent report they are first generation college students.

If approved, the cut would go in e"ect after July 1, and would a"ect both current and incoming fresh-man. In addition to the decline in funds, the governor has proposed increasing the GPA requirement for Cal Grant recipients from a 3.0 to a 3.25.

In September of last year, head-lines reported federal student loan defaults were rising as the Depart-ment of Education released 2009 default rate data. At public institu-tions, the default rate went up by 1.2 percent, .6 percent at private institutions, and for-profit schools saw an increase of 3.4 percent.

Last week the National Asso-ciation of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys released a survey re-

Proposed Cal Grant Cuts Cause Distress

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WHATS INSIDE

Facebook expan-sion creates job opportunties

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Facebook is baring its business soul — and the outcome could pay o" for Santa Clara graduates looking to land a job with the world’s largest social-networking site.

The unveiling came Feb. 1 when the Menlo Park-based company that depends on people sharing their lives online filed its plans to raise $5 billion in an initial public o"ering of stock. It’s a revelatory moment that prospective investors, curious competitors and nosy reporters have been awaiting for two years. During that time, Facebook estab-lished itself as a communications hub and emerged as a threat to the Internet’s most powerful company,

Google Inc.Above all, the documents con-

firmed what everyone had been hearing: Facebook is very profitable and growing stronger. The compa-ny Mark Zuckerberg started with some friends in 2004 has seen its annual revenue soar from $777 mil-lion in 2009 to $3.7 billion last year. Facebook’s earnings have grown at a similar rate too, ballooning from $122 million in 2009 to $668 million last year.

Facebook ended 2011 with $3.9 billion in cash. That’s a relatively small amount compared to the nearly $45 billion that Google has in the bank.

Reports from early December confirm that Facebook is looking to hire “thousands” of employees as well as open an o!ce in New York City. For college students, including recent and soon-to-be Santa Clara graduates, Facebook could become a real possibility for interested ap-plicants. According to the Facebook website, there are 232 job openings in the Menlo Park branch alone.

Facebook’s prosperity has been fueled by a steady expansion of its audience, making its website a more attractive marketing vehicle for ads, which account for most of the com-pany’s revenue. Facebook ended last year with 845 million users, up 39 percent from 608 million at the end of 2010.

Facebook has become so addic-tive that more than half its audi-ence — 483 million users — log in every day.

Facebook’s revenue total disap-pointed some people who pored through the documents. One rea-son: The company generates about $4.39 in revenue per user. “That is a surprisingly low number,” said University of Notre Dame Finance Professor Tim Loughran, who stud-ies IPOs, or Initial Public O"erings. Google’s annual revenue of nearly $38 billion works out to more than $30 per user of its services.

“Facebook needs to find more ways to get revenue from their us-ers,” Loughran said.

Facebook listed its most prom-

ising expansion opportunities as Brazil, Germany, India, Japan, Rus-sia and South Korea. The company eventually hopes to make its service available in China if it can navigate rules requiring censorship of online content considered objectionable or obscene by the Chinese govern-ment.

The IPO filing gives some clue when Facebook is likely to surpass 1 billion users. If it can add users at roughly the same pace as last year, Facebook should surpass the 1 bil-lion mark this summer.

It is still too early in the process for Facebook to reveal how much it intends to ask for its shares, but Facebook valued its Class B com-mon stock at $29.73 at the end of December, down slightly from ap-praisals of $30.07 in June and Sep-tember. If this unfolds like most hot IPOs, Facebook will probably try to sell its shares at a premium. That could mean an IPO price in the $35 to $40 range.

Facebook still hasn’t listed how many outstanding shares it has, but

the documents make it possible to make a rough estimate of the com-pany’s market value at the end of last year. Financial notes in the filing show Facebook calculated it had about 2.9 billion fully diluted shares at the end of December. That works out to a market value of about $86 billion, based on Facebook’s $29.73-per-share self-appraisal.

At that price, the nearly 534 million shares that the 27-year-old Zuckerberg owns are worth about $16 billion. The filing indicates Zuckerberg will sell an unspeci-fied number of shares in the IPO to cover a tax bill for exercising a stock option to buy 120 million shares. Zuckerberg’s option price was $0.06 per share, reported Time Magazine.

Zuckerberg has been collecting a $500,000 salary but that will fall to one dollar next year at his own request, according to the filing.

Contact Kurt Wagner at jwagner@scu.edu or call (408) 554-4849. Michael Liedtke of the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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1. China looks to strengthen relations with US: For Americans looking at the U.S. visit of China’s likely future leader for a clue about where relations between the two nations might be headed, the signal has been clear:no change in substance, but perhaps a change in style.

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping toed the line set by the man he is to succeed as Com-munist Party chief in the fall, Hu Jintao, who made a grand U.S. state visit a year ago. Xi, who is expected to become president in 2013, made clear that China wants a deeper relationship with the United States.2. Iran to discuss nuclear program: In defi-ant swipes at its foes, Iran said Wednesday it is dramatically closer to mastering the production of nuclear fuel even as the U.S. increase pres-sures and Tehran’s suspected shadow war with Israel brings probes far beyond the Middle East.

Iran further struck back at the West by in-dicating it was on the verge of imposing a mid-winter fuel squeeze to Europe in retaliation for a looming boycott of Iranian oil, but denied reports that six nations had already been cut o". The uncompromising messages from Iran came with a counterpoint. The o!cial IRNA news agency said Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili,told European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton that Iran is ready to return to talks with the U.S. and other world powers.

3. Detainees tortured in Libya: Armed mili-tias now rule much of Libya, Amnesty Interna-tional said Wednesday, accusing them of tortur-ing detainees deemed loyal to the ousted regime of Moammar Gadhafi.

Amnesty International quoted detainees as saying “They had been suspended in contorted positions; beaten for hours with whips, cables, plastic hoses, metal chains and bars, and wooden sticks and given electric shocks with live wires and taser-like electroshock weapons.”At least 12 detainees had died since September after tor-ture, Amnesty said. “Their bodies were covered in bruises, wounds and cuts and some had had nails pulled o",” the group said.4. Israel accuses Iran of launching covert attack plots: Israeli o!cials ramped up accusa-tions Wednesday that Iran was launching covert attack plots, saying “sticky” bombs found in a Thai house rented by Iranians were similar to devices used against Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the violence, while Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast called the allegations baseless and said Israel was trying to damage his country’s relations with Thailand and fuel conspiracy theories.

From AP reports.

CAMPUS BRIEFS

Information Session on Affording Abroad on Tuesday

Going abroad is a dream for many Santa Clara students who desire to learn beyond the reaches of the classrooms on campus. Studying abroad o"ers students many opportunities that simply cannot be replicated elsewhere — not only traveling abroad but learning to live and fend for yourself in a foreign country, assimilat-ing into a foreign culture and living with a new group of peers. But in today’s economy, with the rise of the pound, euro and other currencies against the U.S. dollar, a"ording the experience becomes a major issue.

To address this issue and help students struggling with the question of a"ording the abroad experience, the Department of Inter-national Programs is holding a special infor-mation session aptly titled “Can I A"ord to go Abroad?” on Feb. 21 from 5-6 p.m.

The workshop also includes the various op-tions for funding any terms abroad that stu-dents are considering, such as federal or state grants, private scholarships, and student loans from the SCU Financial Aid O!ce.

For students looking for alternate ways of potentially funding their abroad experience, the workshop o"ers tips regarding other schol-arships and grants from thousands of funding sources for international education in nearly every field of study.

Immigration Awareness Raised at Community Dinner

A screening of the documentary “Welcome to Shelbyville” is at the center of an event to-night focused on the topic of changing demo-graphics of immigrant newcomers. The Silicon Valley Asian American Voices and the Silicon Valley Alliance for Immigration Reform, co-sponsored by the Santa Clara University Law Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers Association, are hosting a community dinner from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in Benson parlors B and C. In addition to the film there will be small group discussions and community speakers sharing their experiences.

A small town in Tennessee is the subject of “Welcome to Shelbyville,” a film that showcases a community’s journey towards becoming more welcoming in the “midst of dramatic demo-graphic change.” Community groups present will help participants “explore the cultural diversity” of Silicon Valley and learn about the contributions of immigrants to their com-munity.

Program Helps Fight Human Trafficking in Bay Area

This October, the San Francisco Police De-partment reorganized its Special Victims Unit. Three full-time human tra!cking investigators now come the city streets, setting their sights on everything from enslaved laborers to child sex workers. Until now, no investigator worked full-time on tra!cking cases.

Forty miles south of the city, in a small class-room on the Santa Clara campus, Professor Jonathan Fung is also targeting human traf-ficking through film and by incorporating it into his curriculum. Over the summer, he had eight students collectively working hundreds of hours on the set of “Hark,” a narrative film that exposes the realities of human tra!cking. He co-wrote, produced and directed the film, which is set in the 21st century in the San Francisco Bay Area, a place that has one of the highest human tra!cking numbers in the country.

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CORRECTIONS

In the Scene section story titled “Exploring the E"ects of Ca!ene Consumption,” a source was incorrectly named. The correct name is Jared Bradley. (Feb. 9, 2012).

In the same story the energy drink was in-correctly titled. The correct title is Courage Juice.

The Santa Clara strives to correct errors fully and promptly. If you see an error, email editor@thesantaclara.com.

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Alcohol Related Medical Emergency2/11: A student was reported intoxicated and high on “mush-rooms.” He was dazed, confused and unable to answer questions. He was escorted back to his room and left in the care of a friend.

Bicycle Theft2/10: A bicycle was reported sto-len from the Sobrato bike racks. A U-lock was used to lock the rear tire to the bike frame, but not se-cured to the bike rack.2/10: Another bicycle was re-ported stolen from the Sobrato bike racks. A U-lock was used to lock the rear tire to the bike frame, but not secured to the bike rack.2/13: A bicycle was reported stolen from the Nobili Hall bike racks. The bicycle was locked to the rack with a cable lock.

Drug Violation2/8: Students were found in possession of marijuana and paraphernalia in their room. The marijuana was confiscated and disposed of.2/10: A student was found smok-ing marijuana in his room.

Found Property2/9: A pair of reading glasses was found and turned in to the Cam-pus Safety o!ce.2/9: A cell phone was found and turned in to the Campus Safety

o!ce.2/10: A backpack was found and turned in to the Campus Saety o!ce. The owner was notified.2/10: A pair of reading glasses was found and turned in to the Campus Safety o!ce.2/13: A tote bag was found and turned in to the Campus Safety o!ce.2/13: A debit card belonging to a non-affiliate was found and turned in to the Campus Safety o!ce.

Informational Report2/10: A student was found intoxi-cated and apparently lost on the east side of Casa Italiana. He was escorted to his home by Campus Safety.2/10: A delivery truck backed into a light pole on Market Street behind the Benson Center. Cam-pus Safety and SCPD responded.

Medical Emergency2/11: A student injured his finger while playing basketball in Mal-ley Center. 2/11: A student injured his knee while playing basketball. 2/12: A student injured his finger while playing basketball in Malley Cen-ter. Campus Safety and Santa Clara EMS responded. He was transported to O’Connor Hospi-tal by a friend.2/12: A student injured his ankle while playing basketball.

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Defaults Rise as Cal Grant Cuts are Proposed

The statue located near the School of Engineering complex and the Harrington Learning Commons was unveiled on Feb. 12. The piece, titled “In Celebration of Family,” was donated by Rudi Brutoco, Mrs. Diana Butoco and the Butoco Family Foundation. The statues’ donors were joined by President Michael Engh, S.J., benefactors from the university’s Golden Circle and other university officials at Sunday’s unveiling.

vealing that 4 out of 5 attorneys have seen a major climb in num-bers of students with loans seeking help in the past year.

Santa Clara University stu-dents received emails from Pres-ident Michael Engh, S.J., in No-vember linking them to a petition aimed at saving the federal Pell grant. A little over 139,000 signa-tures were collected nation-wide and the grant was saved from the chopping block.

Instead of cutting the grant, legislators agreed to save funds by eliminating subsidies on interest during grace periods. Students will now begin accumulating interest on their loans immediately after completing their education.

It used to be that students with a subsidized federal student loan would enter into what is called a “grace period” after graduation. During this grace period, no in-terest was charged on their loans.

Adriana Huerta, a junior Com-munications major has also strug-gled with recieving approval for student loans. “I have tried to take out a loan and was denied. With-out the amount I receive from the Cal Grant I would have to question my stay at (Santa Clara).” Huerta also states that if her Cal Grant were reduced, her plans to study abroad would falter and she’d be forced to graduate early, a decision that many students are already taking.

The Cal Grant, formerly known as the California State Scholar-ship Program, was created in 1955 to encourage students to attend independent nonprofit colleges.

State legislators saw private in-stitutions as a way to save money by not having to build new public universities.

According to Roush, Santa Clara has a very low default rate of .2 percent in comparison to the rest of wCalifornia, which su"ers a 6.7 percent rate of student loan defaults.

Although student loan default may not be a problem for Santa Clara, if the Cal Grant is so dras-tically cut, students may have to take out more loans to compensate for the loss of funds. Sophomore Accounting major Laura Whit-taker says she’d have to consider transferring in order to avoid be-ing “in a tremendous amount of debt once I’m out of school.”

The California Dream Act, which goes into e"ect on January 1, 2013, would increase the amount of students who will quailify for the Cal Grant by 2,500 students, according to the California De-partment of Finance. The Dream Act is a law that will give access to state aid to undocumented stu-dents in the process of applying to legalize their immigration status.

Santa Clara is a member of the Association of Independent Cali-fornia Colleges and Universities, and in the fall when the Pell Grant was at risk of elimination, the AIC-CU helped advocate for it survival. The AICCU is asking that students contact their legislators and voice their opinions. On March 7 AICCU are asking students to attend a rally at the capital.

Contact EAmbriz-Mendez@scu.edu.

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OPINIONThursday, February 16, 2012

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To the Editor,

I wish to address the “In De-fense of Chivalry” article pub-lished in last week’s issue of The Santa Clara. I take serious issue with Moreno’s misuse of the word “chivalry.” From what I gather, the author is accepting of chivalrous behavior (men o!ering her a seat on the bus, opening the door for her) as long as they have good in-tentions. That is, it is okay by her as long as their beliefs are not based on sexist notions. I would argue that chivalry, as we conceive of the term today, is entirely based on gender and is indeed sexist.

See, chivalry is not the same as being polite or nice. Politeness is when a man reaches the door first and opens it for not only the

woman behind him but the man behind her; on the other hand, chiv-alry is when a man opens the door only for her. Politeness is when a man o!ers his bus seat to the seven month pregnant woman or to the elderly man struggling to get his bearings. Chivalry is when he o!ers it to a woman of the same ability. Politeness is gender neutral, while chivalry is totally based on gender and subsequent expectations.

Therefore, if women want to be treated with respect, they should not expect men to be chivalrous — to automatically pay the dinner bill or help them walk across the street. Instead, we should all have a rea-sonable expectation of politeness. I am looking for a world where we hold doors open for the person be-hind us no matter their gender. And

to those lamenting that chivalry is dead, I say it ought to be.

Jada MarsdenOnline EditorClass of 2012

Pearl WongFeliz Moreno

Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays that you find yourself either loving

or hating depending on whether you are in a relationship that year.

If you were single on Valen-tines day than the only thing you had to celebrate was your lack of a valentine.

To the single people out there: did you brag to your cou-ple-y friends about how no one expected you to buy flowers or cook a romantic dinner in order to prove how much you love your other half? Did you then go on a rant about how people don’t need a day like Valentine’s Day? Did you say things like, “Seriously, if you really love each other, why don’t you give each other flowers every day?”

Really, why don’t we? Aside from the fact that flowers are kind of expensive and start to wilt with-in a week (even when you tenderly place them in a vase with water), why don’t we show our love for others every day?

Personally, I love showing my a!ection on any given day — espe-cially if it means giving a free hug.

And while I may not have the best track record on the Feb. 14’s of every year with my past partners, I think my moments of spontaneity might just be worth more than a dozen overpriced red roses. But

that’s just my opinion.Of course, Valentine’s Day may

be a much-needed alarm clock for those who have taken their sig-nificant others for granted, but it doesn’t have to be.

For couples, Valentine’s Day could just be a particularly goofy day of pillow-fighting in San Fran-cisco. Or, Feb. 14 could be just a silly Hallmark day, so let’s do nothing out of the ordinary — after I give you this super cute teddy bear you can barely lift o! the ground.

So, to the couples out there who have traversed the rough waters of high expectations on Valentine’s Day — congratulations. We know how tough life can be when every-body you know planned to send red roses or take their significant other to a restaurant in Santana Row.

But take heart, single people. While Feb. 14 has come and gone, there are still 364 days of the year where you might find that person you’ll spend Feb. 14, 2013 with.

Whether you have a budding crush on a current classmate or there is someone you’ve “liked liked” since freshman year, there is no harm in telling them that you wish neither of you had been stuck celebrating Single Awareness Day this year.

Pearl Wong is a senior economics major.

With the tragic death of Whitney Houston this past weekend, I couldn’t

help but reflect on the legacies of celebrities who have died in recent months. Of the recent celebrities whose deaths have been widely acknowledged in the media. How many of them were known for being superior role models? None.

Beginning with the death of Mi-chael Jackson in June of 2009 many celebrity deaths have followed: Amy Winehouse drank herself to death in July 2011, singer Etta James died of leukemia earlier this year and now Whitney Houston.

It is no question that Americans love their celebrities, but we par-ticularly love celebrities of the en-tertainment realm. All four of the people previously mentioned had remarkable talent when it came to singing and entertaining. And while all four will be remembered and rec-ognized for that, all four also had other aspects of their lives for which they will be remembered.

Lets not forget that, while he was alive, Jackson was arguably one of the most controversial American ce-lebrities after being put on trial for his alleged misconduct with children on the Neverland Valley Ranch.

Winehouse was a small woman with a big voice and an even bigger

drug problem. James was just as no-torious for her singing ability as for her heroin problem, and Houston’s vice was crack-cocaine.

I think their talents have earned them a well-deserved spot in the hearts of Americans, but their con-troversies are what earned them a spot in our memories. Now, I would be the first to applaud these artists for their contributions to modern music and culture, and I am per-sonally a huge fan of the music pro-duced by all four of them. They are recognized more after their deaths because while they were alive, we couldn’t forget the social issues they were associated with.

You can argue that they are rec-ognized because they were so great at what they did, because they had a large fan base or because they pro-duced timeless music.

Or you can even argue that Jack-son, James and Houston are remem-bered for the strides they made in the media for the black community, which would also be true. But Patri-cia Stephens Due, a black civil rights leader of the sixties who lived the latter half of her life partially blind from tear gas that was used to dis-band the sit-ins she protested at, made more progress for the black community than they ever did and she died nine days ago with barely

a mention.Or you can argue that they are

remembered for having addiction problems.

Lets face it, celebrities who do good things and live nice, non-con-troversial lives are boring. I think it says a lot about our American values that the musicians we have idolized for generations — Elvis Presley, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Janis Joplin ( just to name a few) — all had very public, very serious drug dependencies and personal issues that they dealt with throughout their lives. The people a society chooses to idolize say a lot about its culture.

I am in no way trying to discredit the fame of these celebrities. All I’m saying is that, amidst all this drug and alcohol use, lets not forget all the Andy Rooney’s and the Je!rey Zaslow’s — people who undeniably did more good than harm while they were alive.

If we are going to recognize art-ists who had genuine talents, but weren’t great role models in their personal lives, lets remember why they are being recognized in death more than they were acknowledged while they were alive.

Feliz Moreno is a sophomore English major and editor of the Opinion section.

Whitney Houston (left) is a perfect example of a celebrity who is remembered after death for a fantastic singing ability and a drug problem. Houston, Etta James (middle) and Amy Winehouse (right) all recently died after struggling with drug and alcohol problems.

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AUSTIN ALLEMAN — THE SANTA CLARA

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

If you had a Valentine this year, the 14th was a day of expressing love for your significant other. Those of us without significant others celebrated saving money.

MICHAEL ERKELENS — THE SANTA CLARA

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On-campus event caters to electron-ic music fans

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Add haze machines, pulsing mu-sic and students with glowing, neon bodies to a blacklit Locatelli Center, and you have Santa Clara’s first on-campus electronic music event.

The Activities Programming Board and Residential Learning Community Association will host Electric Daisy Clara on Wednesday night.

“We know that there is a huge electronic music crowd here at (San-ta Clara) and (we) wanted to put on an event that would cater to those students,” said Alex Sola-Guinto, APB’s assistant music director.

According to Sola-Guinto, Santa

Clara students have recently shown a lot of interest in electronic music events. For example, last month’s Don’t Bring Sand to the Beach, the electronic music event sponsored by student-run Leve1 Events, attracted over 800 attendees.

EDC is an attempt to cater to these student interests in a free and safe on-campus environment, explained Sola-Guinto.

The event’s name was inspired by Electric Daisy Carnival, the annual electronic music festival originally hosted in Los Angeles but recently moved to Las Vegas in 2011.

“At first, I thought the name was pretty cheesy, but it caught on,” said Sola-Guinto. “It rolls o! the tongue.”

EDC, which is open to all Santa Clara students, will include ele-ments inspired by its namesake.

As the university’s first Glow Par-ty, EDC will take place in a black-lit Locatelli Center, complete with haze machines and laser lights.

Free professional body painters will be available for the first hour of

the event on Wednesday, to paint students before entering the venue.

The event will feature several student DJs: senior Rian Draeger as DJ Draegerbombs, Jesse Brakey as DJ Brakes, and junior David Belo-golovsky as DJ3W. Junior Trevor Wright’s blog, Th3clara.com, which covers Santa Clara’s off-campus party scene, helped APB’s search to find “the best student talents,” said Sola-Guinto.

APB will also give out free items to the event’s attendees, including Rockstar energy drinks, glow sticks, wristbands and glasses.

Sola-Guinto insisted that EDC is not a rave, which may have negative connotations.

“We wanted to throw an event that caters to both on-campus and o!-campus students — something they’d have fun going to on Wednes-day night,” he said.

Contact Keli Demertzis at kdemertzis@scu.edu or call (408) 554-4852.

Santa Clara’s Mayer Theatre exploded in a whirl of color and movement as numerous student dancers performed in SCU Presents’ Images 2012 this past weekend. Featuring an eclectic blend of jazz, modern dance and classical ballet, the production — brought back “by popular demand,” according to the event description on SCU Presents’ website — showcased original choreography of Santa Clara Dance students and faculty members. The production ran from last Thursday evening to this past Sunday.

Electric Daisy Clara, Santa Clara’s first on-campus electronic music and dance event hosted by the Activities Programming Board, will take place next Wednesday night.

Student Artists Featured in Images 2012

APB, RLCA Host Campus’ First Glow Party

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY JARED PIZZO FOR THE SANTA CLARA

By Ryan Selewicz

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Facebook, Twitter accounts mirror national trends

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Since last week, the Internet has been abuzz with the newest viral sensation: university memes.

Freshmen Taylor Roden and Ryan Chew were hanging out with friends in their room in Swig Hall last Wednesday night, when they spotted something on Chew’s Face-book News Feed: “Today is the day that ‘USC Memes’ will blow up your news feed.”

“We didn’t think that USC’s page was that great, so we decided to make our own,” said Roden.

So began “SCU Memes,” the stu-dent-run Facebook page that fea-tures user-generated memes about Santa Clara campus life — one of the few viral Internet sensations sweep-ing the Santa Clara community and one of the many university-centered meme pages popping up nationwide.

Since its creation last Wednes-day night, SCU Memes has created a campus-wide buzz. The page hit 2,000 “likes” two days later, and seen nearly 50,000 pageviews, accord-ing to Roden and Chew, referring to Facebook statistics available to page administrators.

“Even Benson Food Services has liked our page,” said Chew.

According to Merriam-Webster, memes in the general sense are specific cultural ideas, behaviors or usages that spread from person to person within a culture. But, in this Internet-saturated society, “meme”

has adopted a new connotation: an image, video or other medium that is passed electronically from one Internet user to another.

In the case of SCU Memes, both current students and alumni have generated images overlaid with text, describing or alluding to Santa Clara-specific phenomena and campus traditions, such as “At O’Connor… Next class in Casa; Em-barks on Epic Journey.”

“We all know about dishes in the dorms; we all know that Swig is a party dorm,” said Chew. “(SCU Memes) is a way to share inside jokes and build some school cama-raderie.”

Numerous universities nation-wide, including University of Flor-ida, Arizona State University, New York University, Purdue University and San Francisco State University, have created their own meme pages. An online database titled “Campus Memes” was even created earlier this week as a centralized place to se ubmit and find institution-specific memes.

“(Whether we’re) a small univer-sity or… as big as USC, we all have our own funny stories,” said Chew.

Deepa Arora, communications director in the O)ce of Marketing and Communications, said that the memes she had seen on the page were “funny and enjoyable.”

“The ones I’ve seen are in good taste, and I hope the community po-lices itself,” she said. “If there’s ever one that is not in good taste, I hope the Santa Clara community comes together and works to take it down. I think that we’re that kind of place.”

Both Roden and Chew have said that they have taken down memes that they believed could be o!ensive or that cross a line.

“Some people called us ‘SOPA’ or

‘Communist’ because we’ve taken (their memes) down,” said Chew. “While (those memes may be) funny, that’s not what I wanted to harbor on the page.”

Co-creator Roden agreed with Chew’s sentiments, mentioning a desire to brand Santa Clara in the best possible light.

“In the long run, policing has… prevented people from getting into arguments on the actual page,” he said. “When we talk about SCU Memes, we want our school to look good.”

SCU Memes is one of three stu-dent-generated online communities and sites that aim to shed light on

Santa Clara campus life. The blog, Th3clara.com, docu-

ments the o!-campus party scene, providing a centralized place to promote events, share student DJs’ work and feature user-contributed content.

The Twitter account “Shit SCU Kids Don’t Say” — derived from another viral Internet sensation — has anonymously generated tweets about things that Santa Clara stu-dents would not say aloud. For ex-ample, the account’s earlier tweets include: “I hooked up with her be-cause I know how strong she is aca-demically” and “Our school should care more about the environment.”

The Twitter account had 300 fol-lowers after two days.

The creator of Th3clara.com was unavailable for comment, and the creator of “Shit SCU Kids Don’t Say” declined to comment.

SCU Memes, Th3clara.com and “Shit SCU Kids Don’t Say” reflect a nationwide fascination with univer-sity-specific content. As SCU Memes creator Chew said, when asked about the viral nature of Internet content: “It just takes o! like wildfire, and we added to the flames.”

Contact Sarina Caragan at scaragan@scu.edu or call (408) 554-4852.

Sophomores Cameron Mar, Matt Kelley and Gordon Shih (Left to right) browse SCU Memes, a student-created Facebook page that features user-generated memes about Santa Clara campus life. SCU Memes is one of numerous university meme pages nationwide.

BRIAN KLAHN — THE SANTA CLARA

What’s the worst date you’ve ever been on?

Question of the Week by Sarina

Caragan

Mary Helen Mack, ’14

“I saw ‘Juno’ with my boyfriend and his parents; they kept giving me strange looks.”

Kevin Scurich, ’14

“My date ate half a salad, then said she was pregnant with a food baby.”

Gina Stroud, ’14

“My boyfriend took me to Costco for the free food sam-ples.”

Mark Rogers, ’13

“I went to prom with my mom. I was home-schooled.”

Hannah Miller, ’13

“A guy took me to go see a show, and he fell asleep. I had to wake him up dur-ing intermission.”

Scene Spotlight

Santa Clara Social Media Accounts Go Viral

MICHAEL ERKELENS — THE SANTA CLARA

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2/16 | THURSDAY

The Business of Chocolate Time: 5 p.m.– 6 p.m.Location: Lucas Hall 126Why Go? Join the Food and Agri-business Insitute, and learn the story behind Dandelion Chocolate. You’ll also get tips on starting a company. Free chocolate tasting. Men’s Basketball vs. GonzagaTime: 8 p.m.Location: Leavey CenterWhy Go? Grab your Ruff Rider T-shirts and cheer on the Broncos as they play No. 23 Gonzaga! Hopefully we can celebrate a win!

2/17 | FRIDAY

Men’s Rugby vs. StanfordTime: 8 p.m. Location: Bellomy FieldWhy Go? Haven’t been to a rugby game? It’s like football, without the pads. Grab your Santa Clara hoodie and bask in the Friday Night Lights!

Dormal FormalTime: 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. Location: California Mission Room Why Go? What’s more fun than a formal with your dorm mates? Get dressed up, grab your friends and dance the night away!

2/18 | SATURDAY

Pep Band BarbecueTime: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Location: Alumni Park (by the Locatelli Activity Center) Why Go? Kick off the long week-end with an opportunity to show your Bronco spirit. Bring your friends and fuel up for the game!

Men’s Basketball vs. BYUTime: 4 p.m. Location: Leavey Center Why Go? You’re a Bronco! Bronco Week is about to end, so show some school spirit and root for a win!

2/19 | SUNDAY

LiturgyTime: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. & 9 p.m. Location: Mission ChurchWhy Go? It’s the middle of midterm season, and everyone deserves some time to rejuve-nate and get in touch with their spirituality.

Winter One-Act FestivalTime: 2 p.m. Location: Fess Parker TheatreWhy Go? Come see original one-act plays by Santa Clara Theatre Arts majors. It’s your last chance to support your fellow Santa Clara students! General admission is $5.

2/20 | MONDAY

President’s DayTime: All Day Location: Everywhere Why go? Celebrate your patrio-tism and honor our presidents - past and present. Also, enjoy the day-off, and take time to catch up on some homework and sleep.

The Forge Work DayTime: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Location: The Forge Garden (Sherman Street) Why Go? Get some fresh air. You might get to eat some delicious home-grown veggies, too!

2/21 | TUESDAY

Study Abroad Events: Can I Afford to Go Abroad?Time: 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Location: Benson 15 Why Go? Worried about how to fund your semester abroad? Find out tips for saving cash while exploring the world.

Making the Most of the Freshman/Sophomore Internship FairTime: 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Location: Benson ParlorsWhy Go? Get tips on how to prepare, what to expect, and how to make the most of the Fresh-men/Sophomore Internship Fair on Feb. 22.

RYAN SELEWICZ — THE SANTA CLARA

TOP REASONS TO LEAVE YOUR COUCH THIS WEEK

To suggest events for the calendar please contact Samantha Juda at: sjuda@scu.edu.

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2/22 | WEDNESDAY

Music at Noon: San Jose TaikoTime: 12 p.m.- 12:50 p.m. Location: Music Recital Hall Why Go? Immerse yourself in a different culture and hear new music: San Jose Taiko is an Asian Japanese-American drumming and rhythm artist. Entry is free.

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New approach helps women’s basketball find recent success

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No fear. No looking back. And more than anything, no regrets.

With two wins in the last three games, this approach — labeled the “go green” or green light approach by the coaching sta( because it preaches unrestricted o(ense— appears to be exactly what the Santa Clara women’s basketball team needed to shed its losing woes.

“We really needed something extra to think about to get us over that hump,” said forward Lindsay Leo.

The Broncos head into the final stretch of the season with a 10-15 record overall, 3-9 in the West Coast Conference.

Nearly a month had passed without a Santa Clara victory.

After dropping seven straight games, the Broncos rallied to turn it around, picking up two much-needed victories in a row over San Francisco and Loyola Marymount.

“We’ve been in every single game we’ve played,” said Mountain, explaining that the team just struggled to come out on the winning end.

In an attempt to extend their winning streak to three, the Broncos fell flat to St. Mary’s last Saturday.

The Broncos were dealt a blow earlier in the season when emerging post-player Ruta Zurauskyte su(ered a torn anterior cruciate ligament. A year after rarely find-ing time in the rotation, the 6-foot-4 cen-ter had established herself as a presence inside, posting 12.8 points per game to go along with 7.9 rebounds per game.

Adjusting to the personnel available, Mountain is relying on Ashley Armstrong and Leo to be the strongholds in the mid-dle both o(ensively and defensively. The result: a smaller frontcourt.

“It’s hurt us a little bit as far as hav-ing two bigger people down low,” said Mountain, noting that the WCC tends to be undersized at the post positions. “We’re actually not that big of a team to start with.”

Prior to Zurauskyte’s season-ending injury, Leo was counted on to rebound. But with Zurauskyte sidelined, Leo is picking up the slack offensively in the post.

“She definitely had to step up her game and become more of a complete player and really take on that o(ensive role that we needed,” said Mountain.

In Santa Clara’s two wins over San Francisco and Loyola Marymount, Leo recorded a combined total of 28 points on 50 percent shooting.

“I knew she had it in her,’ said Moun-tain. “She just hasn’t had the opportunity

to play those kind of minutes. I think it’s been really good for her, with her devel-opment.”

With Leo scoring around the rim, Mountain is noticing the outside open-ing up.

Alyssa Shoji is taking advantage of the good looks, connecting on the fifth most threes per game in the nation with 3.3.

Santa Clara will have to ride the hot hands of Shoji and Leo into the final games of the season, which will decipher their placement at the WCC Tournament.

Although the Broncos face o( against Gonzaga on Thursday, the focus is on com-ing away with victories against Portland and USF.

“We’ve got to take care of business,” said Mountain, realizing the implications of the upcoming games.

Standing at sixth in the WCC, Santa Clara is a game up on Portland and a game-and-a-half ahead of San Francisco. The Broncos need to finish top-7 in the conference to avoid Wednesday night’s play-in game.

“It takes one day away from having tired legs, and quite frankly I think we’re better than that,” said Mountain.

The Broncos will travel to Spokane to take on Gonzaga at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.

If they execute the “go green” ap-proach, they will close out the season with no regrets.

Contact Gabe Taylor at gtaylor@scu.edu or (408) 554-4852.

than isolation — between the men on the diamond and the people in the stands.

O’Brien plans to have events in order to get local families to come out to games, such as Little League days with a children’s carnival that features inflatable tees and a machine that will display the speed at which they pitch the ball.

“The idea is that someone comes to a ball game because they’re curious and then it’s our responsibility to hook them while they’re here,” said O’Brien. “We’d like to bring a little more warmth and character to this facility.”

O’Brien inherited this year’s schedule, which features Fresno State on April 3, Cal on April 10 and Stanford on May 22, but few other notable non-conference opponents.

In the future, O’Brien hopes to bring in more marquee programs to face his Bron-cos early in the season.

“You have to have a very competitive schedule… to see where you are,” O’Brien explained. “If you play weaker teams just to feel good about yourself, you’re not going to be a championship-caliber ball club.”

In the future, O’Brien and his coaching sta( said that they plan to schedule schools with strong baseball programs like Boston College, Notre Dame, Michigan State and

Penn State early in the season.Santa Clara begins its season with three

games at the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos, Texas. The Broncos will face Texas State, University of Louisina-Layfayette and Wichita State. The team’s home opener

will take place at Schott Stadium on Feb. 24 against University of Illinois as part of a four-game weekend series.

Contact Tom Schreier at tschreier@scu.edu or (408) 554-4852.

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The Broncos lost their 13th consecutive game on Saturday night at No. 13 Saint Mary’s. Denzel Johnson scored 17 points and Niyi Harrison added 12 points for the Broncos (8-17, 0-12), who were swept for the third straight year in the series and are still winless in conference play this season. Rob Jones led the Gaels with 25 points and 12 rebounds.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

The junior continued his seven-match winning streak by defeating Facundo Lugones of Texas Christian University in a three-set battle 7-5, 2-6 and 6-4.

Favorite pre-game meal?Pasta or rice, whichever seems to be more accessible at the time.

Biggest role model?My biggest role model would be Andre Agassi, my favorite tennis player.

Plans following college?Hopefully get a job. Otherwise, go for my masters degree in electrical engineering.

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Pitcher Chris Heckert gets the sign for the Broncos, who are set to open their season tomorrow.SAMANTHA JUDA — THE SANTA CLARA

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very well. We’re at our best when we can share the ball and go inside-out a little bit, and I thought their big kids did a good job of taking (Leo) out of the game.”

Nared and Leo traded layups to start o( the second half and then the Broncos missed four three-pointers in a row, still struggling to find an o(ensive rhythm. Saint Mary’s got out to their largest lead, 49-27, with just under 12 minutes remaining in regulation.

Although Saint Mary’s was able to control most of the game, the Broncos finished on a 20-8 run capped o( by a three-pointer from junior Telisha Anderson. Anderson’s bucket came with nine seconds left and cemented the final score of 57-47.

The Broncos played with energy on defense throughout the game, causing 22 Saint Mary’s turnovers, while only committing six of their own. However, Santa Clara lost the rebounding battle in a big way, only

collecting 23 to the Gaels’ 57.“We came out with a lot of energy

on the defensive end, but I think it came down to little things like boxing out,” said senior guard Alyssa Shoji. “We had a few lapses and I think that hurt us and we just weren’t able to fight back. The energy was definitely there. We’ve just got to focus it and do the little things.”

Not only did Saint Mary’s pull down over twice as many rebounds as the Broncos, the visitors also finished the game with as many rebounds as they did points.

“The biggest thing we can learn from this (loss) is rebounding, espe-cially against teams that are bigger than us,” said Mountain. “Lindsay (Leo) got in foul trouble right from the get-go and the rebounding num-bers were definitely the biggest dif-ference in the game. We’ve got to take that into Thursday against Gonzaga, and Portland on Saturday.”

Contact Ryan Marshall at rmarshall@scu.edu or (408) 554-4852.

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Several Broncos’ players battle for a rebound during Santa Clara’s 57-47 loss to Saint Mary’s on Saturday afternoon. The Broncos were outrebounded by the Gaels 57-23.

BRIAN KLAHN — THE SANTA CLARA

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Santa Clara held to 28 percent shooting by Gaels

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As unforgiving as the rims at the Leavey Center were for the Bron-cos on Saturday, the Santa Clara women’s basketball team only fell to Saint Mary’s by 10 points, 57-47.

The Broncos missed their first seven shots in the opening five min-utes and were down 10-0 before ju-nior Ashley Armstrong scored Santa Clara’s first two points, avoiding the rim entirely with a swish from near the free throw line.

The shot by Armstrong served as a catalyst for the rest of the o(ense, and the Broncos were able to stay within 10 points of Saint Mary’s for the remainder of the half.

With five minutes remaining the Gaels’ Jackie Nared hit a jump shot that started a 9-2 Saint Mary’s run. Nared had seven of the Gaels’ nine points in that span, which propelled the Gaels’ eight-point lead to 15 in just a minute and a half. Nared led all scorers with 16 for the game.

The Gaels had 12 o(ensive re-bounds in the first half and shot 45 percent from the field. Santa Clara did not have any second-chance points, shot 28 percent from the floor and were down 36-20 at the half.

“We didn’t hit shots today,” said fourth-year Head Coach Jennifer Mountain. “Alyssa (Shoji) didn’t hit shots and kids that normally get touches just didn’t shoot the ball

First-year head coach preaches respect for game

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Nearly a year removed from a last place finish in the West Coast Conference, the Santa Clara base-ball team has made a major leader-ship change. The team has brought in first-year coach Dan O’Brien to resuscitate a baseball program that

has had only four winning seasons since the Broncos’ last postseason appearance in 1997.

“It’s been a number of tough years for (the players),” said O’Brien, “and there’s been a lot of pessimism and negativity around here.”

Santa Clara finished 17-34 last season, which led to the depar-ture of former Head Coach Mark O’Brien after a decade at the helm of the program.

At halftime of the Saint Mary’s basketball game on Jan. 21, the new head coach told the sellout crowd that his team was going to play ‘old school baseball’ while wear-

ing a jacket with the new uniform design on it.

“I get a little frustrated with what I see on television,” O’Brien said, “just a lack of respect for the game.”

His team will be instructed to tuck in their uniforms, which fea-tures a new design to make them look like old wool jerseys, and jog on and o( the field. His players will be prohibited from arguing with the umpires.

“Back in the day there was a cer-tain respect you showed the game,” O’Brien continued. “We’re going to have that here.”

The head coach also plans to

enhance the ballpark atmosphere.O’Brien wants to capture an au-

dience by having his players dress up in uniform and go door-to-door in the nearby University Villas and Domicilio apartments and the resi-dence halls across the street from Schott Stadium, handing out pocket schedules and personally inviting students to come out to the ball-park.

Once they’re at the park, O’Brien wants them to smell the scent of fresh popcorn and peanuts. He will preach an atmosphere of humility to encourage proximity — rather

The Broncos’ Lindsay Leo looks for a way to score last week. Leo was held to just two points on Saturday against Saint Mary’s.

SAMANTHA JUDA — THE SANTA CLARA

Zambia’s Win Goes Long WayThere were feelings of tension,

triumph and serenity out on the pitch in Libreville, Gabon late

Sunday night. The 22-year old Zambian defender, Stophira Sunzu, faced a pen-alty kick that would not only take down the favored Ivory Coast Elephants, but would give Zambia its first African Cup Victory ever. Sunzu came through and Zambia won 8–7 in penalty kicks, fi-nally overcoming the Elephants and a championship drought after 120 min-utes of scoreless play.

After the win, the Zambian team cir-cled up on the field, and knelt in prayer to honor their teammates that passed away 19 years ago in a plane crash not far from the field where Sunday’s game was played. On its way to a World Cup qualifier against Senegal, the Zambian plane that the team was traveling on exploded after taking o(, killing all 30 passengers and crew onboard. An entire generation of players was wiped out in the accident, leaving both the nation and the world speechless.

Since then, the team has met little success — they have never even reached a World Cup, and were ranked 71st in the world heading into the game. Zambia Head Coach Herve Renard ac-knowledged the significance of Sunday’s victory. “There was a sign of destiny, a force within us. Maybe it was meant to be,” Renard said. “I can’t explain it. Honestly, I can’t explain it. Something was written in the stars.”

Both sides had multiple chances to score in regulation on Sunday night, but none could be finished. The Elephants’ standout attacker Gervais Yao Kouassi, better known as Gervinho, found space and was streaking down the right side when he got tripped up by two Zam-bian defenders. This set up a penalty for striker Didier Drogba, arguably the best player on the field. Drobga looked to be in position to put Ivory Coast ahead, but Zambia exhaled when Drogba swung the shot over the cross bar. With new life, Zambia fought hard, and was able to send the game to extra time with some key saves from goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene late in the match.

The penalty shootout was tied 7-7 and had become a sudden death situa-tion when Arsenal’s Gervinho blasted his attempt over the net, giving Zambia yet another chance to seal the victory. This time, Sunzu finished clinically, and the Zambians rejoiced with their first African Cup victory.

The win showed a spirit of dedica-tion, and brought honor to all the fallen Zambian players as well as the nation itself. “There was just something about it,” Mweene said. “With the tournament being here in Gabon we wanted to take part to honor those who were lost to our country. That made it extra special.” Playing in “honor of the memories” of the team that died in 1993, the 2012 Zambian national team brought the Af-rican Cup to Zambia for the first time, giving their team, past teammates and nation the best gift possible.

Matt Le! is a contributing writer for the Sports section.

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