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Thursday, May 15, 2014 MBA Marketing Competition Persian Club Three graduate students win big at Babson college Student organization newly accepted newS, Page 3 Scene, Page 4 Since 1922 www.thesantaclara.org @thesantaclara @thesantaclara One free copy Request for Performing Drag Queen Denied organizer and coordinator of ing that their appeal had been Annual show Gay and Straight People for the denied. Education of Diversity. “This Rosenberger cited the in- held without year, none of the students that troduction of the “Expressive signed up really have any expe- Activity Regulations” of the professional rience (in drag).” Santa Clara University 2013- Since the university deems 2014 Student Handbook. The the show an “expressive activ- handbook states that free ex- Eduardo Cuevas ity,” the drag show’s organizers pression is given only to uni- Associate Reporter were required to submit an Ex- versity affiliates, which include pressive Activity Management students, faculty, organiza- University officials rejected Form to Jeanne Rosenberger, tions, departments and offices. an appeal to allow Jonathan the vice provost for student life She said that the rules for Hunyh, an unaffiliated per- at Santa Clara. The form out- on-campus drag shows have former, to participate in this lined the show’s educational been in place since 2005 and year’s drag show. components, goals of the event “provide the opportunity for Hunyh, a 21-year-old stu- and Hunyh’s expertise. SCCAP to host the event, while dent attending the Marinello In an email to the orga- maintaining a balance between School of Beauty in Santa nizers, Rosenberger did not the University’s Jesuit, Catho- Clara, was originally set to per- approve their request for the lic identity. At the heart of SC- form as a drag queen and work university to publish any edu- CAP’s request to host this event as a makeup artist for the Drag cational videos on gender on annually, is the student’s con- Show 2k14, which will be held any of their social media out- tention that the educational this Friday by the Santa Clara lets. She also stated that indi- event is put on by students for Community Action Program. viduals unaffiliated with the students.” Hunyh, whose stage name university could not perform Rosenberger did provide is “Navaeh Fierce,” has three at the event. This includes Hu- the event organizers the option years of experience in both per- nyh, who is not a Santa Clara of inviting Santa Clara alumni forming drag and applying cos- student. as drag show volunteers. metics for other performers. The drag show organizers To Hill, Rosenberger’s “The way we saw it was that appealed the decision May 5, statement remains unclear. we were bringing an expert,” but received a response from See SHOW, Page 3 said Lucas Hill, the drag show Rosenberger the next day stat- gRAPHIC — ERIC bOnIllA Debate Teams Talk Future Health Care Policy Another main argument centered Controversial abor- around a perceived breach of the law, particularly the Knox-Keene Health Care tion policy, shared Service Plan Act of 1975. The state law oversees, licenses and promotes the proper governance discussed delivery and quality of health care service plans for the people of California. “Furthermore, the California laws re- Nicolas Sonnenberg garding abortion do not distinguish be- The Santa Clara tween an elective abortion or a therapeutic abortion or any other type of abortions,” Students filed into an O’Connor Hall said Estes. classroom Tuesday evening to witness a The duo bolstered their opinion with century-old Santa Clara tradition. public letters of discontent written by fac- The Ryland Debate has pitted Santa ulty members including Nancy Unger, a Clara students against each other in spir- history professor, and Steve Diamond, an ited discourse since since 1897, and is held associate law professor. by the Santa Clara University Philalethic Junior Austin Freitas and freshman Mi- Debating Society. chael Harris argued the negative side of the The topic of this year’s debate addressed issue, making an appeal to Santa Clara’s the university’s controversial decision to Jesuit identity. remove coverage for elective abortions Freitas and Harris accepted that the from the faculty and staff insurance plans. law may have been violated, but explained Junior Troy Estes and senior Julie Her- it was important for Engh to challenge the man, arguing in the affirmative for abortion law if he perceived it as unjust. According to coverage, focused on what they called a Freitas and Harris, it was his obligation as “violation” of the shared governance policy the leader of the corporate identity of the at Santa Clara, stating President Michael university to make this decision. Engh, S.J., changed the policy without con- “The faculty loves to talk about this top- sulting the school’s policy committees, de- ic,” said Melan Jaich, director of the debate KEvIn bOEHnlEIn — THE SAnta ClARA partment heads or faculty. program. “But I think a lot of the students “This departure from the shared gover- are overwhelmed by the complexity of the Michael Harris, Austin Freitas, Julie Herman and Troy Estes discussed the pros and cons of Santa Clara’s proposed nance model could threaten (Santa Clara’s) health care policy during the annual Ryland Debate. Shared governance and abortion were analyzed by both sides. accreditation as a university,” said Estes. See DISCOURSE, Page 3 Victory Away From Home whaT’S InSIde news ................................. 1 – 3 Baseball wins two of three Scene ..................................... 4 Sports .............................. 7 – 8 SPorts, Page 7 2/ News The Santa Clara Thursday, May 15, 2014 world roundup Serving Santa Clara University Since 1922 • • • Volume 93, Issue 23 • • • Ukraine Editor-in-ChiEf Turkey Vishakha Joshi Managing Editor Mallory Miller Editors news: Sophie Mattson opinion: Thomas Curran-Levett scene: Eddie Solis Jr. sports: Tyler Scott Photo: Eric Bonilla slot: Emilie White design: Lena Eyen rEPORTERS Lauren Bonney Dan Hanower Sophie Mattson Ivan Munoz Eryn Olson Sydney Sanchez Tyler Scott Nicolas Sonnenberg Victoria Yu PhotograPhErs Kevin Boehnlein Ashley Cabrera CoPy dEsk 1. Turkey’s worst-ever mine di- to show concern. Alexandra Hoffman N’dea Moore- Amid wails Protesters shouted “murderer” Petinak saster leaves 274 dead: Maura Turcotte Zoe Vaden of grief and anger, rescue workers and “thief” and Erdogan was forced coated in grime trudged out of a coal to seek refuge in a supermarket, sur- mine yesterday. rounded by police. Design dEsk The death toll swelled to 274, Tensions were high as hundreds Kya Coletta Jaime Lacson the worst mining disaster in Turk- of relatives and miners jostled out- Aleisha Nelson Rachael Vasquez ish history. side the mine’s entrance waiting for advErtising staff Hopes faded for 150 others still news amid a heavy police presence. trapped deep underground in smol- Rows of women wailed uncon- Allison Wan dering tunnels filled with toxic gases. trollably and men knelt sobbing or digital Editor Anti-government protests broke simply stared in disbelief as rescue Gogo Jones out in the mining town of Soma, as workers removed body after body, well as in Istanbul and the capital, some charred beyond recognition. Ankara. Prime Minister Recep Tayy- BusinEss/support staff ip Erdogan was heckled as he tried From AP Reports. AP distribution Manager: Alex Cabral advisErs Gordon Young 2. Ukraine begins peace talks Ukraine and have declared inde- Charles Barry, photo Dan McSweeney, photo without separatists: Europe- pendence. an-backed peace talks on ending Acting President Oleksandr Tur- ContaCt us Ukraine’s crisis began with little chynov said in his opening remarks newsroom: (408) 554-4852 Editor in chief: (408) 554-4849 promise yesterday. at the Kiev talks that authorities advertising: (408) 554-4445 Pro-Russian insurgents, who were “ready for a dialogue.” How- were not invited to the session, de- ever, he insisted they will not talk www.thesantaclara.org on the Web: manded that the Kiev government to the pro-Russia gunmen, which Email: [email protected] twitter: @thesantaclara recognize their sovereignty. the government has denounced as instagram: @thesantaclara The “road map” put forth by the “terrorists.” Editors and departments can also be Organization for Security and Coop- The talks lasted two and a half reached via email at section@thesanta- eration in Europe calls for national hours and ended inconclusively, clara.org (e.g. [email protected]). For a complete list, visit us on the Web. dialogue as a first step toward resolv- with only a vague plan to meet again Mailing address: ing the escalating tensions. in a few days. The insurgents have seized Box 3190 government buildings in eastern From AP Reports. 500 El Camino Real AP Santa Clara, CA 95053-3190 our PoliCiEs Campus safety The Santa Clara is the official student newspaper of Santa Clara University. The Santa Clara is written, A student injured her hand and wrist tification were found in the room. One of the edited and produced by students once Alcohol and Drug Violation 5/10: weekly, except during holidays, exami- while playing rugby and requested medical as- students was acting disrespectfully and made nation periods and academic recesses.