Summer Reading List
The school year coming to a close means one thing: summer! One of my favorite ways to unwind after a stressful quarter is to take a break...
Mara Strong
Mara Strong
Mara Strong is a freshman at Santa Clara University where she is studying English and Philosophy. She loves everything Hamilton and is proud to call herself a Ravenclaw.
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I Stopped Drinking Coffee for a Week
I drink a lot of coffee. Two cups in the morning, a latte or other form of espresso-based drink in the early afternoon, and another cup in...
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The Second Annual Slut Walk
To end Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Feminists for Justice, a program of the Empowerment division of SCCAP, held their second annual...
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Stress Isn't Worth It
As college students pursuing degrees that are likely to determine a large part of our future, it’s difficult not to feel immense pressure...
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A Cellar Recipe: Fried Rice
Here’s a recipe for something you can make for dinner when Sauté just won’t cut it. Fried rice is super easy to make and all the...
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Why I'm Thankful for My Jesuit Education
Before coming to Santa Clara, I was aware that it was a Jesuit school that promotes Jesuit values, but I had little knowledge as to what...
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Why Volunteering is the Best
Between classes, career opportunities, extracurricular activities, and friends, it gets hard for college students to not get wrapped up in...
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7 Quotes from Inspirational Women to Get You through the Rest of the Quarter
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” - Maya Angelou “Power is not given to you. You have...
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Blackberry Brie Bake: A Cellar Recipe
Let’s face it. Sometimes the food in Benson can get pretty repetitive. You can only go to Sauté and get a rice bowl so many times a week...
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What You Need to Know about Trump's Confirmed Cabinet Picks
The transfer of power from one president to the next also means the changing of the President’s cabinet members, who are essentially the...
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Cold Weather Essentials
Winter Quarter at Santa Clara can get pretty chilly, especially if you don’t have the right gear to get through this season. Between the...
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How to Successfully Study Break
It’s something we all struggle with, especially when exam season hits - study breaks. Oftentimes a supposed five-minute pause from hours of...
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Get Organized with Erin Condren
If you’re a busy student like I am, your schedule may often become hectic and overwhelming. There never seems to be enough hours in a day...
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What Male Birth Control Means for Women
For more than sixty years, women have been taking hormonal birth control. Today, sixty-two percent of women in the United States take some...
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A Look Into the Next Four Years
I expected to wake up on Wednesday to find that everything that had happened the night before was a dream. November 8th did not go the way...
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An Open Letter to my Freshman Roommate
Dear roommate, Although we’ve only been living together for two months, it seems like I’ve known you for so much longer. Living in a twelve...
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CoverGirl’s CoverBoy
What does James Charles, a 17-year-old high school senior from New York, have in common with Zendaya, Pink, and Katy Perry? This October,...
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Tips to Avoid the Freshman 15
Before starting as a freshman at SCU, I had some worries about moving away from the place I have lived for the past 18 years and starting a...
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Why You Should Really Care about this Election
I know what you’re thinking. Another article about the election. We get it, this year is important. Everyone should go out and vote, etc.,...
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Kate Wyant ’20
She loves the color green, vanilla ice cream topped with peanut butter, and all things Kanye. She was even voted most likely to join the...
