Santa Clara’s second annual BroncoHack took place this past weekend. The event challenged teams of students to design innovative solutions to problems such as protecting student privacy online and simplifying ticketing for public transportation.

Juniors Aaron Poor and Madeline Owen won the election for Associated Student Government president and vice president yesterday. Avery Unterreiner was elected as Senate Chair; sophomore and junior senators were also voted in.

Dan Coonan stepped down from his post as director of Athletics and Recreation this past Friday, a position he has held for the past 11 years. Coonan will become the executive director of development for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

A former Santa Clara student has launched a project to distribute at least 150 backpacks full of necessities and supplies to the homeless population in Santa Clara County.

Catholic writer and commentator James Martin, S.J., author of popular books such as “My Life with the Saints” and recurring guest on “The Colbert Report,” will address the graduating class of 2015 at Santa Clara’s 164th undergraduate commencement ceremony on June 13.

Sanga Moses, founder of Eco-fuel Africa, was awarded $1 million for using innovative technology to help marginalized women in Africa.

After 10 years of leadership from W. Atom Yee, Santa Clara has narrowed down four potential candidates as his replacement as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

For the second year in a row, a small group of Santa Clara students will be given the opportunity to visit Cuba to learn about its culture, agriculture, business and lifestyle.

An anonymous survey of Santa Clara faculty has determined that professors would like university administrators to address salaries, classroom shortages, research support and Santa Clara’s shared governance system above all else this year.

The Santa Clara Law School is now offering its students the chance to change the course of state public policy.

Santa Clara alumnus Aven Satre-Meloy ’13 was honored, alongside 31 of the best and the brightest students in America this past November, as a Rhodes Scholar.

Two days after the end of the election, one local Democratic candidate refuses to concede in the race for California’s 17th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Santa Clara’s black student union, Igwebuike, held a demonstration Wednesday on the National Day Against Police Brutality.

Standing on the dimly lit Benson Memorial Center patio, Democrat Ro Khanna engaged an audience of about 35 students on Oct. 14.

Hall of fame player Ronnie Lott joined Santa Clara women’s soccer head coach Jerry Smith to discuss football, controversy and life in this year’s first installment of the President’s Speaker Series on Oct. 9.

Throughout the past century, Santa Clara has produced quite a few world-class athletes who have brought their talents to the Olympic Games. These former Olympians offer a window into a Santa Clara alumnus’ perspective on the games.

The 49ers will have to say goodbye to San Francisco’s 53-year-old Candlestick Park and say hello to the brand new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.