All Santa Clara head coach Dick Davey wanted for Christmas were wins over Stanford and Kentucky. On Saturday Dec. 16, Davey received the first part of that wish, as the Broncos ran the Stanford Cardinal out of Maples Pavilion, winning 62-46. Behind guards Danny Pariseau and Brody Angley, the Broncos held the Cardinals to just 12 points in the first half.

Over 150 student workers who were mostly paid bi-weekly and monthly are now getting a paycheck only once a quarter, thanks to a new university employment policy that has yet to be finalized. The affected students not only had to wait ten weeks for their paycheck, but the changes have tax implications for students that were previously taken care of by the university.

Pictures from Choreographers Gallery 2006, which ran in Mayer Theatre on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Photos by Sophie Asmar

From snakes to sugar gliders, a secret natural world exists in dorm rooms scattered all over campus, and pet owners wouldn't have it any other way.

Santa Clara men's soccer advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournaments after defeating Indiana 5-4 in penalty kicks following a scoreless game. Freshman Jeff Cosgriff scored the winning goal for the Broncos in the shootout, after goalkeeper Joseph Buttitta stopped the final to Hoosier shooters.

The men's soccer team avoided an upset bid in the second round of the NCAA tournament Wednesday night by defeating the visiting Washington Huskies 3-2 in overtime at Buck Shaw Stadium. After giving up a 2-0 lead, the Broncos advanced onto the next round after sophomore Jide Ogunbiyi scored the game winner in the 95th minute.

The men's basketball team opened their season Tuesday night against Holy Names Hawks, an NAIA school, with a convincing 83-51 win. Mitch Henke led the Broncos with 11 points and 11 rebounds. However it was the Broncos defense that shined Tuesday, as they forced 19 turnovers and made the Hawks shoot 33 percent from the field.

Despite receiving one of four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament, the women's soccer team failed to advance out of the first round for the first time in twelve years after a 1-0 loss to the Southern California Women of Troy ended their season last Friday.

At the end of 2005, the World Health Organization's Global Summary of the AIDS Epidemic reported that 40.3 million people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS. Last year alone, 3.1 million people died of AIDS.

In a time where all of life seems to be risk management, it is rare to find a music group as willing to take risks as the Los Gatos natives, Dredg, which includes a Santa Clara alumnus.

One is a beautiful, classy, Academy Award-winning actress. The other is a sexy pop singer turned poster child for the dangers of marrying white trash. Both have recently filed for divorce, with the public anxiously awaiting potentially messy court proceedings.

Students working for Charted Student Organizations returned to school this fall to face a nasty surprise: rather than being paid as employees, they had become "independent contractors."

After encountering junior Crystal Matich's Ali G voicemail greeting, it's easy to see why best friend and teammate, junior Anna Cmaylo, likens her to a female Jim Carrey.

Upon crossing the finish line at the NCAA regionals last weekend, senior Shannon Bell concluded more than just a race: she wrapped up one of the most illustrious cross country careers in Bronco history.

Today, a number of high-profile visitors will be gracing our campus as Santa Clara hosts the Silicon Valley Challenge Summit.

Rape is evil. The vast majority of us here at Santa Clara are very clear on this fact. We generally condemn the extremely vicious violation of a person's bodily integrity, and we recognize that the effects of rape are disastrous for its victims.

For those of you left to fend for yourselves this Nov. 23, don't resort to takeout Chinese food or a frozen dinner.