The Broncos squared off against their second Division II team this week in Friday season-opener against Cal State Monterey Bay. This time they came out on top. Santa Clara cruised to an easy victory over the Otters, with junior center John Bryant carrying the Broncos with 26 points and sophomore guard Jonathan Gunderson exploding with 12 points in the second half to earn a 66-49 win in the Leavey Center.

In a flurry of confetti, streamers, balloons and disco lights, University President Paul Locatelli, S.J., opened Santa Clara Island Thursday. But it was his digital alter-ego, PapaLoc Pastorelli, cutting the red ribbon for Santa Clara's not-so- tropical virtual retreat.

The university received four subpoenas requesting the names of students from a law firm hired by the Recording Industry Association of America on Oct. 17 for alleged illegal file sharing and copyright violations, said Ron Danielson, vice provost for information services and chief information officer.

The San Jose Earthquakes officially announced that their temporary home for the 2008 and 2009 seasons will be Santa Clara's Buck Shaw Stadium. In a Thursday afternoon press conference that both former Santa Clara soccer standout Brandi Chastain and San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed attended, Santa Clara Athletic Director Dan Coonan expressed his excitement for the arrival of the team.

The Oct. 15 death of a Virginia high school student from a bacteria-resistant staph infection has brought health concerns to light on campuses nationwide, and Santa Clara is no exception.

Last spring, when The Santa Clara previewed the latest and greatest among technology at the university, professors and administrators hailed Second Life as a veritable educational revolution. Indeed, Second Life seemed to teem with virtual creative possibilities. In one class, students even made use of Second Life for a group project, using the game to create a short film "about how technology can distance you from human interaction."

Since the word "organic" began popping up on the labels of produce and meat in the aisles of grocery stores, the alternative farming technique has received a fair amount of media attention.

When Santa Clara law student Kristin Love Boscia first started discussing marriage with her husband Chris, Mission Church seemed like the natural choice for the wedding ceremony. Having attended Mass there together, it seemed the perfect venue for their intimate ceremony.

Osberg memorial service scheduled for Nov. 28

Senior Tracey Walker is knocked off balance by Gator Krystle Brown during the second half of Sunday afternoon's game against San Francisco State. Walker scored 17 points for the Broncos in the 75-69 win, making her one of four Broncos to register double-digits.

With rolls of colorful posters in her arms, Kristin Swenson, '07, eagerly opened the door of her first classroom as a teacher, only to find a cramped, drab, 20-by-10 space that had served as a detention center the previous year.

It is a question that has been met with much controversy over the years. It has gone quiet recently, but it is time to invite the topic back into the limelight. With insecure oil prices, environmental ramifications and political tensions, nuclear energy is becoming a likely and efficient solution to meet our energy demands.

Two students were hanging out in the de Saisset Sunday night. One had a green beard, one sported flip flops and socks.

Though the flames of Southern California's fires have died out far south of Santa Clara County, there are students at Santa Clara who still feel their effects.

With no chance to defend last year's WCC championship, the Santa Clara women's soccer team is instead shifting its focus to the upcoming NCAA tournament.

As an Iranian-American, I've had the privilege to be exposed to different cultures and societies -- that of the U.S. as well as that of Iran. I was born here with parents raised in a different country, which has subsequently caused me to become immersed in a clash of tradition and modernity.

Kudos from a former TSC editor

It happens on party nights. It happens on weekends. It even happens in the relative safety of my own dorm room.