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SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE MAGAZINE CLARA SANTA Santa Clara Magazine Sweet Wood: Mother Teresa—the Mission Critical: Poet Dana Gioia on the SUMMER 2016 SUMMER A basketball court like saint and the St. Clare When meningitis redemptive vision of no other. Page 12 Medal. Page 25 struck campus. Page 28 George Tooker. Page 42 COME TOGETHER COME COME TOGETHER 06/20/16 WORLD REFUGEE DAY. Here, a refugee man stands at the Serbian border. There are now more displaced people on the planet than there have been since the Second World War. One of the organizations that helps hundreds of thousands of refugees is Jesuit Refugee Service, directed by Thomas Smolich, S.J. M.Div. ’86. “We have had the misperception that the typical refugee leaves home and she is able to go back six months later—when the political situation has calmed down or, in the case of natural disaster, that recovery has begun,” he says. “But now people are living in these situations for an average of 17 years.” Those pro- tracted situations mean that not only food, clothing, and shelter are essential; so is education. And education of children is some of the work that JRS contin- ues to do—including inside Syria. “How do you make sure children don’t fall through the net? How do you give people training to succeed?” PHOTOGRAPHY BY KRISTÓF HÖLVÉNYI TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMER 2016, VOLUME 57 NUMBER 3 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR STEVEN BOYD SAUM STAFF Editor magazine.scu.edu Steven Boyd Saum Literary Editor DIGITAL EXCLUSIVES Ron Hansen M.A. ’95 Silver and Gold Creative Director Linda Degastaldi Timely features, interviews, videos, WHEN WE REDESIGNED this magazine a year ago, we reimagined it on a new Assistant Editor slideshows, unexpected Mother’s scale, literally and figuratively—a place of greater breadth and depth, for sto- Matt Morgan Day gifts, and a Safeway shop- ries big and small. Goal numero uno: something better for you as readers. Stel- Associate Editor, Digital ping cart stuck to a wall with clay. lar work in these pages also draws recognition from around the country and Clay Hamilton Here’s some of the latest. the world. And since we last met, your magazine has brought in more awards Photographer Joanne Lee than any time in its 35-year history. Contributors Best in the West: a pair of MAGGIE Awards—for the best magazine pub- Michael Collopy lished by a nonprofit or association, and the best design for any consumer Alicia K. Gonzales ’09 Jesse Hamlin magazine period with a circulation above 75,000. Presented by the Western Don Jedlovec Publishing Association in Los Angeles in May, the MAGGIEs have a 65-year Tom Killion Marisa Solís history and recognize the best in publishing west of the Mississippi. Editorial Assistants Best Jesuit Mag: a gold medal for the best magazine at any Jesuit university Grace Ogihara ’16 Eryn Olson ’16 in the country. The Jesuit Advancement Association presented the award in July. Also honored: the SCU Alumni Association for the Young Alumni Soiree; Interns Devin Collins ’17 and the critical work by colleagues in communication during the meningitis Maura Turcotte ’17 Esther Young ’18 crisis this past winter. Read more about it in the main feature in this edition. National Gold: six medals, including a pair of golds, from the Council for Design Consultant Pentagram Austin Advancement and Support of Education—announced in Washington, D.C., in June. The winners: best mag with a circulation over 75,000; best design; best ADVISORY BOARD BREAK TIME Francesca LeBaron ’10 cover (Fall 2015); editorial design and illustration for “Change the Game” (Fall President Michael Engh, S.J. empowers refugees with break-the- 2015), written by John Farnsworth with illustrations by Emiliano Ponzi; and Vice President for cycle programs so they can get back writing for “The Green Knight” by Christine Long Brunkhorst ’83—her trib- University Relations to living, not standing in lines. ute to beloved teacher Ted Rynes, S.J. James Lyons Silver Design: six awards, including a couple silver medals, from the Uni- Assistant Vice President for Marketing versity College and Design Association—in the premier design competition in and Communications education. Honors: best mag design, best cover (Fall 2015), and illustrations Matthew G. Dewey by Emiliano Ponzi (Fall 2015) and Anna+Elena=Balbusso for the essay “Dr. Assistant Vice President for Jerome” (Spring 2016) by David DeCosse. Alumni Relations DEPARTMENTS FEATURES Digital Silver: In March, our digital edition earned a silver medal from the Kathy Kale ’86 western region of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Elizabeth Fernandez ’79 The print mag earned a bronze. Ron Hansen M.A. ’95 Michael S. Malone ’75, 4 LETTERS 26 Can’t Thread a Moving Needle International Merit Badge: The Society of Publication Designers (SPD), a MBA ’77 Paul Soukup, S.J. To tackle sexual assault on college campuses, a playwriting project comes big dog in the design world, honored us in May with an award of merit for 6 MISSION MATTERS to the screen. By Danae Stahlnecker ’15 “Silicon Valley Story” (Spring/Summer 2015) by Michael S. Malone ’75, MBA Where and what ’77 with illustrations by Brian Stauffer. We’re now part of the 51st SPD Design Santa Clara Magazine is 8 NUMBERS Annual, a key resource for pro publication designers around the world. Fellow published by Santa Clara University and printed 28 Mission Critical STILL UNWRITTEN As she graduates, SPD competitors include Wired, Esquire, and New York magazine. on FSC-certified paper 10 AND When three students fell ill from meningitis-causing bacteria—which can It’s been a good season. While publishing awards are a bit of inside baseball, containing 100 percent Eryn Olson ’16 writes six things she post-consumer waste. be fatal—it meant the clock was ticking. And to get through this, it would would tell her first-year college self. they draw attention to the lively thinking and creativity and tremendous work Opinions expressed in take everybody’s help. By Harold Gutmann and athletic brilliance that animates this place. And speaking of baseball and the magazine do not 17 AT We’re partial to No. 5. necessarily represent COLLOPY MICHAEL BY PAGE CONTENTS AND COVER FOR TERESA MOTHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY winning, this Chicago-born editor can’t help but hope: This could be the year. views of the editor or official University policy. 18 QUESTION Copyright 2016 by Santa Clara University. 36 “Where are they taking us?” Reproduction in whole or 22 COPYRIGHT A journal from the front lines of the Syrian refugee crisis in Greece. in part without permis- By Colleen Sinsky ’10 sion is prohibited. Letters, photos, and stories with 25 EXCLAMATION a Santa Clara connec- tion are encouraged. magazine.scu.edu/ 48 BRONCO NEWS 40 No Strangers Here contact Refugees, home, and work by Ameera Naguib ’16 from Jordan [email protected] 50 PARAGRAPH to Silicon Valley. 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I couldn’t let another all that your school has to offer. This Faust ’97, her cast, and crew for cou- ies classes. I took them from Tenny ORANGE BOWL MEMORIES issue arrive without sharing these morning Mrs. Clay shared her copy rageously and skillfully bringing this Wright, S.J. Through the Internet in The spring issue of the magazine thoughts with you. of the spring edition of Santa Clara enormous and painful reality further the 1990s, I reconnected with Tenny brought back memories. Page 61 has Letters Mary G.F. Bitterman ’66 Magazine. We were thrilled to see an into the light. 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