"We need to understand why people think what they do, then respond to them without force, malice or guilt-tripping. Amens from the choir feel good, but they’re empty if non-believers don’t convert."

Feb. 21: Graffiti was found spray painted on the entrance wall of the Leavey Center.

There’s no honeymoon period for Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor—she has to hit the ground running to address the whirlwind of issues facing the city and community.

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.

The Women’s Basketball team jumped to second place in WCC standings after adding on two more wins to their season.

Santa Clara’s baseball team was unfazed by their home opener loss to Notre Dame, coming back to win the last two games of the series on Saturday and Sunday.

He failed to acknowledge that people of color are systematically disadvantaged from birth, and Affirmative Action policies are necessary to help level the playing field. Race and class are tightly intertwined; people of color make significantly less money than white people and the wealth gap is growing.

On the heels of last year’s disappointing season, the Santa Clara softball team started its year at the bottom of the West Coast Conference Standings. The team was only able to win one of its five games over the stretch. They dropped to 2-7 on the season after a second straight losing weekend.

Halfway through the season, we break down which players would be taking home the midseason awards.

Several students came to the quarterly “When It’s Not a Great Day to Be a Bronco” event on Feb. 10 to air grievances to campus leaders from Associated Student Government, Santa Clara Community Action Program and the Multicultural Center.

In front of a sold-out-in-fifteen-minutes Madison Square Garden, Earth’s most vocal, caustic genius showcased his third fashion line and seventh solo album, “The Life of Pablo.”

With “Compton” written across a silhouette of Africa behind him, Kendrick Lamar brought his six minute Grammy performance to a close. In his few minutes onstage, Kendrick taught us a lesson in racism and the black experience.

At the annual state of the university address, President Fr. Michael Engh, S.J., announced to the Santa Clara community that the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve both women’s and gender studies and ethnic studies as standalone majors.

1.3 billion households around the world don’t have access to electricity. A staggering 20 percent of these households are in India, and Santa Clara’s Miller Center for Entrepreneurship is trying to change that.

The tension was palpable inside the City of Santa Clara council chambers last week as many Santa Clara residents voiced strong disapproval for an impending redevelopment of land one block north of the Santa Clara campus.

A duel was precisely what fans got in 2016, between the defending champion Zach LaVine of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Aaron Gordon of the Orlando Magic.

Feb. 13: Two students were reported drinking alcoholic beverages in the Harrington Learning Commons. CSS responded to identify and question both students. The alcohol was confiscated and disposed of.

Lego’s attempt to promote gender equality through their development of pastel colored legos for girls is insulting.