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V OLUME 48 N UMBER 4 What’s wrong Magazine with this picture? That was the question pho- tographer and SCU student Leyna Roget asked. The answer: Robert Romero, the boy holding the camera, and his family, are homeless. SantaPublished for the Alumni and Friends of SantaClara Clara University Spring 2007 The photos were taken during a Free Portrait Day that SCU students set up at Community Homeless Alliance Ministry in down- town San Jose in November. Solving mental It was part of photography instructor Renee Billingslea’s health challenges for course in Exploring Society through Photography. a new millennium Read the story and see more photos online at Page 12 www.santaclaramagazine.com. Parting Shot PHOTO: LEYNA ROGET LEYNA PHOTO: Parents of SCU grads: Has your son or daughter moved? E-mail us at [email protected] with their updated addresses so they’ll be sure to continue receiving this magazine. The Jesuit university in Silicon Valley Archaeologists Turning hurtful David DeCosse on 8 of the Caribbean 21 prejudice into 36 ethics in the Church www.santaclaramagazine.com learning SSCMag.spring07_gac0215.inddCMag.spring07_gac0215.indd BB-C-C 33/12/07/12/07 33:41:57:41:57 PPMM from the editor Magazine Santa Clara Along with marking the 120th Bringing anniversary of the founding of the SPRING 2007 American Federation of Labor and home the gold the 30th anniversary of the release MANAGING EDITOR contents of the Eagles’ Hotel California, Steven Boyd Saum Dec. 8, 2006, brought some accolades upon Santa Clara Magazine: a gold medal LITERARY EDITOR Ron Hansen M.A. ’95 for excellence in magazine writing. ART DIRECTOR Archaeologists of the Caribbean Linda Degastaldi-Ortiz 8 By Monte Lorenzet. Eye patch and peg leg—we The top honor, presented for a series of articles published in 2005-06, was PHOTOGRAPHER all know what makes a pirate. Or do we? Only announced at the awards ceremony for the Western Region District of the Council Charles Barry recently have scientists taken a serious look at the WEB EDITOR archeology of piracy, with SCU’s Russ Skowronek for Advancement and Support in Education (CASE) as part of its annual banquet, Melissa Eckel ’05 one of the hearties unearthing facts buried held in Los Angeles. While SCM took home the gold, silver and bronze medals CONTRIBUTING WRITERS beneath centuries of myth. Adam Breen went to the University of Southern California and Brigham Young University. David DeCosse Anne Federwisch Are people getting crazier? The gold medal was based on five pieces that, as a group, show the remarkable Karol Kafka By Thomas G. Plante. From what the media offers Kathy Kale ’86 12 range that this magazine takes as its brief: “After America,” an interview with Karyne Levy every day, you can’t help but think the world is Thomas Reese, S.J., by Deepa Arora, SCU’s director of media relations; “Justice Monte Lorenzet going to hell in a handbasket. What’s really going Jed Mettee on? And what can we do about it? Delayed: Reopening the Emmett Till Case,” by Margaret Russell, associate professor Thomas G. Plante Pratima Raghavan of law at SCU; “Gigantes y Cabezudos,” an illustrated essay exploring the art of Karen Crocker Snell Sarah Stanek A teachable moment cartoneria, with photos by Charles Barry and writing by Elizabeth Kelley Gillogly ’93; 21 Q&A with President Paul Locatelli, S.J. “Who Cares About Biodiversity?” by Miriam Schulman, communications director DESIGNERS Have we moved beyond the disrespect of ethnic Cuttriss & Hambleton for SCU’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics; and “The Man Behind the Sound,” stereotyping? An off-campus party serves up a CAMPUS NEWS CONTRIBUTORS vivid reminder that clearly we have not. a profile of sound and video recording pioneer Jack Mullin ’36, by Karen Crocker Deepa Arora Karen Crocker Snell Snell, SCU media relations officer. ADVISORY BOARD These are my people Margaret Avritt By Steven Boyd Saum. Photographer Dan Dion ’92 The biggest feather for the cap goes to Margaret Avritt, SCU’s director of market- Terry Beers 22 confesses his addiction to comedy. Then again, ing, who accepted the award on behalf of the magazine. All five articles were Elizabeth Fernandez ’79 Rich Giacchetti nobody has photographed comics like he has. written under her tenure as acting editor for SCM. Like Margaret, I find it especially Ron Hansen M.A. ’95 Kathy Kale ’86 gratifying to see writers who are alumni, faculty, and staff recognized for their Paul Locatelli, S.J. ’60 work. The pieces also capture a sense of the richness that the University offers, James Purcell Paul Soukup, S.J. E XCLUSIVES and they raise some of big questions we try to tackle in these pages: from the On the Web DION DAN PHOTO: 2 Letters Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located future of the Catholic church and how we come to terms with our nation’s past of 40 miles south of San Francisco in California’s Silicon Valley, offers its 8,377 Make ’em laugh 3 Mission Matters racial injustice to art, technology, and the survival of the planet. students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, plus master’s and law degrees and engineering Ph.D.s. Dan Dion’s portraits of comics grace the walls of clubs from 7 Bronco Sports Distinguished nationally by one of the highest graduation rates among all New York to Sydney, and his work has been featured in Time Given this issue’s cover feature, which asks, “Are people getting crazier?” that U.S. master’s universities, California’s oldest operating higher-education and Rolling Stone. Now SCM brings you an online gallery of 24 From the High Sierra to Inlandia: institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice. survival may not seem guaranteed. But along with reportage from the front For more information, see www.scu.edu. his photographs of comedy and rock legends alike. the latest from the California Check out www.santaclaramagazine.com. Legacy Series lines of mental disorders in the new millennium, psychologist Thomas G. Plante Santa Clara Magazine (USPS# 609-240) is published quarterly, February, May, August, and November, by the Office of Marketing and Above: Chris Rock 25 A Letter from the Donohoe offers some prescriptions for society as well. Communications, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA. Periodical postage paid at Santa Clara, CA, and at additional mailing office. Postmaster send Alumni House address changes to Santa Clara Magazine, c/o Donohoe Alumni House, What do you think: Is the world going Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95053-1505. to hell in a handbasket? 26 Class Notes and Bronco Profiles Readers—you can also update your address information online at Read psychologist Thomas G. Plante’s look at mental disorders www.santaclaramagazine.com. 36 After Words Steven Boyd Saum in the new millennium—then join SCM’s discussion online. The diverse opinions expressed in Santa Clara Magazine do not 37 Calendar Managing Editor necessarily represent the views of the editor or the official policy of Santa Clara University. Copyright 2007 by Santa Clara University. Reproduction in Portrait Day whole or in part without permission is prohibited. SCU students teamed up with a shelter in San Jose to Design by: The paper used for Santa Clara Magazine is 10 percent post consumer recovered fiber. It is printed with photograph homeless families and provide professional Jane Hambleton soy-based inks and aqueous based coatings that quality portraits. Read the story and see the photos at contain fewer volatile organic compounds than www.santaclaramagazine.com. conventional inks. www.santaclaramagazine.com Spring 2007 Santa Clara Magazine 1 SSCMag.spring07_gac0215_final_P’.D-1CMag.spring07_gac0215_final_P’.D-1 DD-1-1 33/12/07/12/07 44:14:26:14:26 PPMM Children in a time of need: Nancy On the Web E XCLUSIVES Pelosi’s staff asked SCU set designer Jerald Read more letters online. mission matters Enos to paint banners Visit www.santaclaramagazine.com for the liturgy and and follow the “Letters” link. swearing-in ceremony lettersletters for her in January. Quotet” PHOTO: JASON PIER JASON PHOTO: Inspired by Gigantes A brief history of “illegal” Kristi Martinez ’97 and I, both SCU William C. Miller condemns use of grads, are teaching at Los Altos High “undocumented” instead of “illegal” School and were inspired by the cover [in letters, Winter 2006 SCM], refer- A banner beginning for Madam Speaker of the Spring 2006 magazine. Our stu- ring to Mexican immigration to be Meet the new secretary of dents created a display for our school stopped “to protect civil society.” he call came on Friday evening the project interfere with his holiday higher education, S.J. to celebrate Day of the Dead. In A Different Mirror, Ronald Tat a quarter to six, the last day plans, he needed to design, create, The start of the I recently brought Hector Vega Takaki presents the coin’s other side of the fall quarter.