We are fortunate here at Santa Clara University to live in one of the most diverse areas of the United States. Our student population should reflect this diversity.

It is easy to ignore privilege when you are on the receiving end of it. A three-week program at Santa Clara aims to focus on the issue of privilege within students’ lives without trying to guilt or shame anyone, but instead, by inspiring students to be allies and empowered individuals.

As a Chicano student, I am regularly one of the only minority students in my classes. I can count the number oof non-white professors whose classes I have taken on one hand. I have been questioned as to why I am majoring in English if I am Mexican.

Focusing on understanding and equality, Max Nguyen, the director of the Multicultural Center, expressed the importance of diversity within our community.

Spoken word artist David A. Romero explored his cultural identity using poetic words to guide the expedition last night in the Bronco.

Students with an objective of improving Santa Clara’s cultural landscape participated in a facilitated conversation on Tuesday night.

Santa Clara organizations are collaborating to raise awareness about immigration issues through a week of events and a mock border wall on campus.

Members of the Portuguese American Student Union took offense after the Multicultural Center denied their request to join the Chartered Student Organization.

The Multicultural Center hosted a rally Wednesday afternoon in response to an off-campus incident that involved discrimination against three African-American males, one of whom is a current Santa Clara student.

Love Jones, hosted by the Multicultural Center’s Igwebuike, featured acts like spoken word, musical acts and dance performances.

The annual street fair called Global Village took place on Sunday afternoon at the intersection between Market Street and The Alameda. The event’s theme, “It’s a Small World!,” sought to bring people of all backgrounds, lifestyles and cultures together for a day of activities, music and food. Santa Clara’s Multicultural Center hosted Global Village, which featured over 20 different Santa Clara organizations and clubs.

This Sunday, April 6, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., “The Bend” located by the intersection of Market Street and The Alameda will be filled with various booths hosted by Santa Clara student organizations.The event’s theme, “It’s A Small World!,” relates to bringing people of all backgrounds, lifestyles and cultures together – one of Global Village’s major goals.

The Multicultural Center has been facilitating the Difficult Dialogues series about the current increasing diversity among students at Santa Clara.

One of Santa Clara’s most popular quarterly traditions gives students a chance to get away from academic stress, appreciate the talent of their peers and enjoy an evening of entertaining acts.

This past Wednesday the Santa Clara Community Action Program hosted SCCAP-y Hour, a quarterly event focusing on different themes relating to social justice and service.