Photographs from Orradre after it was cleaned out, just days before it was demolished. Photos by Shawn Hanna

A slideshow of the demolition of Orradre Library, which began on July 24, 2006 and lasted over a month. Photos by Shawn Hanna

Braden Pivirotto was nearly killed in a car accident in Dec. 2005. Here is a slideshow of photos from the accident site and his car following the crash. Photos courtesy of Braden Pivirotto

Girls can bare it all To the Editor: In the Nov. 2 issue, an opinion piece ran about the so-called "Bare it all" trend of Halloween. I feel that in this article, the generalities and exaggerations were downright offensive. As a female who took part in Halloween festivities, I would in no way compare our campus to "Girls Gone Wild," nor would I say that every girl on campus took the same "steps" to prepare for Halloween (I don't recall seeing anybody's thong).

When club sports moved from AS to the Athletic Department in the spring, the change was supposed to help less-than-NCAA-level teams at Santa Clara.

Nine club sports that previously fell under the direction of Associated Students may not receive as much money this year because of their association with the Athletic Department.

Ever wanted to sign up for one of those uniquely named classes in the course catalog, but been too timid to do so? Maybe all you need is more information.

Hi. My name is Roujin, and I have decided to stop watching television news. It's extreme, but I am sick and tired of turning on the television hoping to get a glimpse of world news, to instead, see reports and updates on celebrity scandals. Sensationalism sells, but I am boycotting it.

Despite a loss to Cal in one of the last two regular season games, the women's soccer team finally earned the NCAA tournament No. 1 seed, which had eluded them in years past.

The men's soccer team crowded around together early Monday afternoon in The Bronco to see what their NCAA tournament fate would hold for them.

I am writing this article partially in response to Nick Obradovich's article, "An Islamic choice: peace or violence" in the Oct. 26 issue, and partially in response to the increasing inquiry about and questioning of the status of freedom of speech in Islam.

The women's volleyball club was denied club sport status because of potential NCAA compliance violations, resulting in a lock-out from national tournaments and a possible loss of funding, according to athletic administrators.

If you allot yourself a daily quota of ten jokes about Christianity, you periodically consider a move to Canada or you catch "The Daily Show" come hell or high water, then you follow the practices presently held by a fair number of people who fancy themselves as "liberals."

After taking the last exam of finals week before winter break, most students will be heading home to spend quality time with family and friends over the vacation, with no greater concern than finding presents for everyone and avoiding an overdose of holiday cookies.

Could this finally be the year? Can both Santa Clara soccer teams flex their respective muscles in unprecedented fashion?

It occurred to me the other day as I watched my housemate, Eric, sport an anklet he got from a friend, that we are a culture that is obsessed with symbols. If you think about it, students around this very campus use symbols that tell all kinds of things about themselves. They can denote religious affiliation, show inclusion in an organized club, describe their passions or just show how awesome they are. Whatever the case, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at why symbols are so important to so many people, and why we need them.

Twenty seniors met in the Williman Room Tuesday night, for a dinner discussion of an endowed scholarship, this year's senior class gift.

The men's and women's cross country teams head to the Pacific Northwest this weekend for the NCAA West Regionals to close out their 2006 season.