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The comeback of yarn crafts
Knit or crochet your way into a not-so-new hobby
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Sure, bangles and leggings came back in style due to someone's unfortunate opinion, but crocheting and knitting -- who could've known?
Programs on Food Network beneficial for students
Cable channel not in TV programming offered in residence halls
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Dorm life, forever romanticized on television as a never-ending, alcohol-induced orgy-a-thon, has its share of ruts. There's the "I-shouldn't-be-eating-a-bowl-of-Lucky-Charms-at-three-in-the-morning" rut, the "I'm-paying-a-lot-of-money-to-go-to-this-school-but-don't-even-care-about-doing-my-homework" rut, and the "If-I-don't-remember-sweating-then-I-don't-need-to-do-my-laundry-this-month" rut.
Student spirituality on display in 'Charisma!'
Student-run show accessible for all
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Spirituality would seem ubiquitous on a Jesuit campus like Santa Clara, yet the seventh annual student-created production, "Charisma!," an exploration of spirituality through the performing arts, exemplifies the long-standing necessity of searching for grace. Opening last Friday night, the black box arrangement intimately set the modest stage for the nondenominational, non-proselytizing performance, personalized by students Lauren Baines, Julia Canavese, Angela Harrington, Francesca McKenzie and Skye Wilson.
Waking up to a brand new world
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Last week, I attended a conversation with University President Paul Locatelli, S.J., and a number of students about Thomas Friedman's recent best-seller titled "The World Is Flat," an exhausting portrayal of the way in which intersecting technologies, particularly the Internet, are "leveling the playing field" between industrial and emerging market countries.
Speaker addresses Islam complexities
Alsan stresses need for understanding in today's world
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When Santa Clara alumnus Reza Aslan came to speak about Islam in Mayer Theatre last Wednesday, there was not an empty seat to be found.
Photographs display subjective nature of the sacred
Bay Area artists show diversity of ideas in de Saisset Museum exhibit
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What makes a place sacred? Must it be explicitly sanctified by a religious community? Or can sacredness mean anything that propels the observer beyond individual human experience?
