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McGovert Letter for Diversity
A letter from Al McGovert, assistant to the Dean of Students for Special Projects, to the Academic Vice-President of SCU James Albertson, S.J. The letter is about the possibility of rearranging the amount of money distributed from the JFK Fund for…
MLK Fund '72 Letter
A letter from Matthias Meier, the chairman of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Fund, to the staff and faculty of SCU. In the letter he summarizes the reason for the creation of the fund and reaches out to the staff and faculty to donate $5 of…
SCU has flourished before without football.
This article from the Mercury News paper details how Santa Clara University had been a great institution when it did not have a football team in the past and how will it continue to be after the final disbandment of the team.
SCU decision on football angers Jones
This newspaper article details the anger one former Santa Clara player feels toward the abolishment of the football team. He was a 49ers tight end named Brent Jones and was furious at the decision while claiming that the school never truly cared…
Petition from Old Quad Preservation Association to Members of the Santa Clara City Council Against the Fraternity Use at 545 Lafayette Street
Petition written by the Old Quad Preservation Association in 1987 to Members of the Santa Clara City Council against the Fraternity use at 545 Lafayette Street. The Old Quad Preservation's main argument is entitled, "FIVE IS ENOUGH," proposing that…
Scholarships to help double minority students at Santa Clara University
A xerox of a news clipping from the Palo Alto Times outlining how SCU has increased its efforts to enroll more minority students and increase diversity at the school.
1991, San Jose Mercury News Article Titled, "SCU frat loses use permit to rowdiness"
1991, San Jose Mercury news article titled, "SCU frat loses use permit to rowdiness. Reports on how the city revoked Theta Chi's use permit after throwing several rowdy parties.
Remembering SCU Football.
This is a newspaper article that looks back on SCU football 10 years after the team's last game. The article claims that the schools athletic program actually benefited from the sacrifice of football.
1990, San Jose Mercury Newspaper Article Titled, "SCU fraternity ousted for 4 years"
1990, San Jose Mercury newspaper article titled, "SCU fraternity ousted for 4 years." Comments on the University's decision to ban Sigma Phi Epsilon because it had produced a racist, sexist, and homophobic newsletter.
1991, San Jose Mercury Newspaper Article, "Neighbors' complaints against students rise"
1991, San Jose Mercury news article, "Neighbors' complaints against students rise," comments on how Santa Clara residential complaints correlate with the cancellation of Theta Chi's city permit, as well as stricter regulation of Sororities and…