Trizha Aquino
When working at Archives & Special Collections, it’s hard to finish a shift without learning something new. Since I’ve started working here, the nature of my job has taught me so much about our university’s history. Where else could I learn about the activist origins of the Multicultural Center or about the time that students […]
I’m not the all-knowing anarchist. I’m just Lee, living day to day in a concrete cage while these life-stealing monsters try to shorten my life expectancy and decimate my hopes and dreams for the future. I’m just trying to leave something positive behind in the wake of my solitary confinement.” – Lisa “Lee” Savage (Tenacious […]
Those who have ever lived at Santa Clara cannot deny that life for them has been rendered more pleasant and attractive by these glorious manifestations of Nature’s blossomings, surrounding them on every side.” (The Annals of Santa Clara: College and University 1851-1951, p. 830) The Mission Gardens Freshly cut grass, a plethora of colorful flowers, […]
Tokyo Olympics 2020/2021 The Olympic games are an international spectacle that showcase some of the best athletes in the world. Viewers from all over the world watch in support of their country’s representative athletes as they strive to make the Olympic podium, which is one of the highest achievements an athlete can reach in their […]
At the end of the year, Santa Clara University sends off its graduates with one last bittersweet farewell at commencement. The ceremony allows students and faculty to reminisce about their time at SCU and feel proud of their accomplishments leading to the conferring of degrees. For the few students who went above and beyond, SCU […]
Earlier in the year, I looked into the history of Hispanic students at Santa Clara College during the 19th century. It was easily one of my favorite blog posts I’ve written so far because of how much I’ve learned about Californios and early California. However, during my research, I came across the story of Jesús […]
His name was Joseph K. Hobo, and as far as I can tell, he was the first Asian student to attend Santa Clara. But some evidence points to Asian students before him—who were they? And how do we find out? When Santa Clara first opened its doors in 1851, a majority of the male students […]
Student activism in the Bay Area has consistently been on the national stage. From the Third World strikes at San Francisco State University to the Anti-War protests at San Jose State University, this area has had a rich history of civic engagement. Although Santa Clara University is a smaller school, past and present students and […]
On March 21, 1961, Santa Clara University President Fr. Patrick Donohoe announced that SCU would be breaking its 110 year tradition by allowing women to enroll as full time students. Fr. Donohoe supported his decision by explaining how college institutions across America were now accepting female applicants, and he thought it be best for SCU […]
“They were of all ages and nationalities and opposite creeds, but they were Santa Clara boys, and whether native or Eastern, Mexican or South Americans, English, French, or Italians, Catholic or Protestant, Jew or Gentile, they were Santa Clara Boys.” A.D. Spivalo ’59 [1859], The Redwood, October 1908 As the earliest educational institution in California, […]
