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

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Waving a flag during the opening ceremonies, senior theatre arts major lim Crino diverts the crowd's attention to St Claire's procession. if V N. '-vi ' e ff f i-V -r A' 4 v f ' , -if Many talented entertainers, students and professionals, through the Mission Gardens during the Mayfaire. Dressed in non-traditional garb, Steve Begley displays his talents for a mesmerized audience. Children flock around a dancer during the festival's opening entertainments which featured several short skits The day when St. Claire appears

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The da when St. Claire appear 16 student Life he 13th annual festival of St. Claire was held on Sunday, May 13, in the Mission Gardens. The Mayfaire began in 1971, when ASUSC proposed the idea because they felt that spring quarter lacked entertainment and community involvement, explained Charles White, direc- tor ofthe Mission Church. He has worked on the Faire since 1972, when he was a student at the University. The celebration began Saturday evening with a dra- matic presentation of St. Francis' life in the Mission Church. Mary Jo Dale, a junior the- atre arts major, por- trayed St. Claire. The Faire itself opened on Sunday morning with a 8. mass, followed by a D d d I b - ecke out in me ieva gar processlon of the this entertainer spends the day Dance and a demonstration of medieval combat, including the uses of battle axes, maces, and armour by students. Featured in the dunk tank were Heidi Le- Baron, senior senatorg Jay Leupp, ASUSC President-elect, and Kathy Dalle-Molle, editor- in-chief of The Santa Clara. Members of the community and student organizations had craft and food booths, such as a cotton candy booth, p l palm reading booth, and painted T-shirt booth. There were also booths which sold flower gar- lands, ancient world coins, silver and enameled copper jewelry, earthen- ware pots and sculptures, face paintings, rubber stamps and pewter figurines. Dinner from Saga was served in the Mission Gar- V31'i0US performers amidst a crowd of students and d6IlS and lZl16 Faire gf the day. A Shgrt parents celebrating Mother's comic play in the Day' medieval tradition ended the day. Various entertainers, mario- nette puppets, and dramatic skits also entertained fair-goers. There was also a Maypole closed with a 10 p.m. candlelight mass and liturgy in the Mission Church. Sallie Lycette Sophomore marketing major Margaret Burns Sophomore English major I Q' i f 1 i Jugglers, magicians, fortune tellers, and marionettes entertained the many fairgoers who came out to celebrate Mother's Day and the Festival of St. Claire.

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s A N fr A o L A R A A N D T H A if if 18 Student Life Students managed to stay abreast of local, national, and international news ewscasts told nightmarish stories of continuing international problems. Military spending increased. Santa Clara City Council members heard stu- dents' views on the Alameda re-route plan. Cable TV invaded American family rooms. Four Jesuits died. The whole world celebrated 1984. Orwellian visions of Big Brother monitoring citizens' lives were not realized. The beat goes on. The media reported U.S. Military intervention in Lebanon, Grenada, and El Salvador. Russia and the Eastern block announced that they would boy- cott the olympic games. With a large portion of the American people at odds both with President Reagan's foreign and do- mestic policies, it wasn't altogether joyful on the home front, either. A presidential campaign did make things interesting, and the stiff competition for the Democratic nomination made the Demo- crats convention in San Francisco important. There was, however, some good news. Money was donated in huge sums to worthy causes Cin- cluding the Universityj, medical research explored cures for cancer and the common cold, and tech- nology was growing faster every day. So, 1984. Big Brother is not yet a reality, and the world situation, though unstable, was not as gruesome as Orwell's contemporaries feared it might be. Students discussed the world situation in classrooms and around lunch tables. Students prepared to become the decision-makers in coming world crises. The beat goes on. Charlotte Hart Junior multi-disciplinary studies major