University of Santa Clara - Redwood Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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ifferent lifestyles same spirit NOBILI HALL - WE have all heard the rumor of its haunted ghosts and mysterious monks. lt once functioned as a dorm for male studentsg today, however, Nobili serves as the main residence of the Jesuit community. Nine Jesuits also live in the dorms and seven in a house on Franklin Street, a half block from campus. The University originally bought the Franklin Street house for students, but four years ago seven Jesuits looking for an alternate lifestyle took the opportunity to move into this new environment. Bob Senkewicz, S.J., believes that Psychologically, it's a million miles away from campus. Yet, there was a deep sense of family present. Besides sharing meals and liturgies, they also shared housework. How many Academic Vice-Presidents, besides Paul Locatelli, S.J., have as part of their regular duties the cleaning of a downstairs bathroom? Four nights a week, the Franklin residents dined at Nobili Hall to maintain strong ties with the rest of the Jesuit community. Besides its talented chefs, Nobili also offers an infirmary, chapel, recreation rooms, as well as being home for many of the Jesuits on campus. Recto William Donnelly, S.J., initiated regular community prayer and organized group celebrations. These special ceremonies r i tended to bring the diverse individuals intoll one Jesuit community. - Julie Abney and Meaux Colliga ll. ' f 'll' TIPIE JI-ISUIT RESIDENCE on Franklin St. is a university-owned house which at one time was rented to a group of students. Extensive renovation . was needed before the Jesuits began to live there five years ago. WILLIAM DONNELLY, S.J., SUPERIOR ofthe Jesuit Community, goes over their days business with secretary Stephanie Gonthier. -L N 00 . 'If '. P-Q, . .MIP R Q3 O C B v-A O .J C .C O I ' lwfw ,

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S .-9-'r'4 ' . J --1' 3- - 81- '. .. t... Beyond . . . While few students were aware of the wide range of Campus Ministry's activities, the ministers' contribution to Santa Clara's religious dimension was probably most noticeable in their organization of weekly Iiturgies held in the Mission Church and in various dorm locations. As in past years, students helped plan, serve and sing at the various types of masses offered in the Mission. Attendance at the l0 a.m. mass on Sunday was primarily people from the sur- rounding community and served as an example of how Santa Clara's religious dimension extended beyond the boundaries of the campus. The quiet, more reflective Sunday masses at 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. gained popularity as alternatives to the 10 p.m. student mass which for many was an opportunity to mix socializing with worship. Several changes were made in the 10 p.m. mass, however, after Dan Germann, S.J., drafted a survey in November which was intended to discover whether people were worshipping in the environment which was best suited to their needs. As a result :f student responses, more chairs were addedg worship- pers were offered both bread and wine at all masses, and rugs were placed on the floor around the altar for students to sit on. The 7 p.m. mass also received some organized singing as a result of the survey. Resident students also had the opportunity to more significantly integrate a religious element into their lives. Students living in the Community Dorm, Graham 300, established rules for the dorm, occasionally cooked meals together, and formed committees which organized trips, social activities, Iiturgies and coordinated volunteer work. While many opportunities existed for students to take part in the University's religious dimension, those opportunities were primarily extra-curricular. As an academic institution it ap- peared that Santa Clara believed that the most academic education was a secular education. Even with the Religious Studies requirement and the new Ethics requirement, there was not much which distinguished a class in English, business or political science from a similar class at any public university. Some students may have come to Santa Clara simply for academic reasons, but obviously many come because the at- mosphere at Santa Clara is conducive to complementing in- tellectual growth with spiritual growth. Becoming part of Santa Clara's religious dimension may have been a matter of per- sonal choiceg but for many it was clearly the choice to make. - Robert Stankus AJesutl it i

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DAN GERMANN, S.J., AND James Reites, S.J., prepare a casserole for dinner. The Jesuits eat at the Franklin St. house three nights a week. The other nights are spent in the Nohili dining room. ,. N -- 1 ,S -eq xg 1 W ,-.,,g'-is X ff: --...MN -.JM u , 1MM 'p-q,,.,. In N. - K 2 'A-' , 1 : X .N A 5 ' J , X 'T S an , . Y ' f Y J J LJ' DAN GERMANN, S.J., RELIGIOUS Studies lecturer, is one of the seven Jesuits living at the Franklin St. house. NOBlLl HALL, AT one time a male dormitory, it is now the center of the Jesuit Community.