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

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+1 ,, AUSTRIA ENGLAND FRANCE ITALY JAPA SPAIN Toasting to the harvest celebration at the Oktoberfest, Chet Chappell, Billy Fines, Paul Badaraco, Tom Kinney, Kerry Bradford, Eugene Keltgen, , Scott Alyn, Vince Brigantino, A Dennis Fraher, Steve Oddo, ' f f f Brian Evans, John del Santo A X V , and John McEnery party in H ' 5 Germany. Taking advantage of the ease of travel to European countries, Tina Raimondi and Mike Guerra took a short trip from Rome to Greece. Tina Raimondi Sitting in an outdoor cafe in Florence, Lisa Albo and Linda Connolly enjoy a refreshing citrus drink. Florence is just one of the cities in which students were able to study abroad. l 1 6 Academics A A, 'ft wt S with 'Qu- Tina Raimondi 7

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'ln fi A, 'll' 9' Q, . 2 sy .Q ll vw 'r sig K if 2 Black, Chicano Affairs provide A SENSE OE CULTURAL IDE TITY The Black Affairs and Chicano Affairs Offices, located on second floor Benson, played a vital role in assisting SCU's minority undergraduates. Opening its doors in the mid-60s, the Chicano Affairs Office has since been the sole liaison between various SCU services and Chicano students. Accord ing to Director Inez Gomez, one of her principal responsi- bilities was to channel information to students versity offices such as Grants and Fellow- ships, Academic Re- sources and the Career Development and Placement Center. Her office also offered aca- demic counseling to most of the approxi- mately 25O Chicano and Latino students at SCU. Ms. Gomez worked with Mecha-el-Frente and planned activities such as the tutoring program that was of- fered to low-income ju- nior high school stu- dents. Chicano Affairs also lent considerable support to the Ballet Folk-lorico, a dance group performing Mexican national dances. Meanwhile at the other end of the hall, the Black Affairs Office offered similar services. Under the direction of Benjamin .Bowser, Ph.D., the Black Affairs Office had a busy year. Dr. Bowser believed that The most important service we provide is academic counseling to y Celine Cebedo our black students. An- other key role of this office is its position of consultant to other of- fices such as the Vice- President of Student Services in regards to the black student. Dr. Bowser's office was in- strumental in the orga- nization and prepara- tion for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and commemoration. The Black Affairs Office scheduled numerous events which included lectures by Stokely Carmichael, Loften Mitchell, a perfor- mance by Philip Walk- er, and a black author's dramatic reading. Along with his many other duties, Dr. Bowser was also the advisor of Igwebuike, the black student's club. Both offices worked to increase the minor- ity enrollment at SCU. Their doors were al- ways open to the Chi- cano and black stu- dents seeking personal attention, support and a cultural sense of sta- bility. from Uni- A Sense Of Cultural Identity

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Steve Oddo uring fall quarter at Santa Clara, many familiar faces failed to show up. This had happened before. These unseen students didn't drop out, transfer, or gra- duate. Instead, they opted for a semester or year of study abroad. 102 Santa Clara juniors and sen- iors spent a semester or a full year study- ing in Europe or Ja- pan. Studying, however, wasn't the only draw I I in ,uw W I 'I 'IT I ws Q, . IQ V, fr Sieve Oddo LO DO , PARIS, RO , VIENN : ROMANTIC CITIES COME TO LIFE AS SCU STUDENTS EXPLORE ART, POLITICS AND CULTURAL TREASURES Europe offered. Stu- dents were able to sample a wide variety of experiences from the bull fights in Ma- drid to the festivals in Freiburg. In the fall, The universities, however, were the main reason students came to the conti- nent. The programs in Madrid, Paris, Nantes, and Freiburg many of the students offered courses in the gathered at the Okto- berfest in Munich. The students com- native language, while the other uni- versities offered pared notes and classes in English. shared experiences The students returned while drinking hearty from their exper- liter-mugs of Lowen- iences abroad with a brau and Hufbrau. good understanding of I've never had so the country they had much fun in my life, visited and a new per- said junior Kathy spective on their Donat. home in America. It made me appre- ciate America more, said junior John Del Santo, I found Italy to be a little back- ward. This renewed es- teem for America came from a wider understanding of the people and cultures where students stayed - their exper- iences were an added feature to the diverse educational opportuni- ties offered at SCU. Traveling down the Seine, juniors Steve Oddo, Dennis Fraher and Chet Chappell enjoy the sights of Paris on their way to the Oktoberfest in Germany. by Steve Oddo London, Paris, Rome, Vienna