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Article: Stately and serene.(visiting the campus of University of Santa Clara)(Brief Article)
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- June 1, 2001
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At 150, Santa Clara University is still a sanctuary in the heart of Silicon Valley
Stepping onto the Santa Clara University campus in 1880, Italian consul S.B. Cerruti declared that the tiny Jesuit school had to be "the most beautiful college in the entire California." His English may not have been perfect, but Cerruti couldn't have said it any better. The landscape around Santa Clara University has changed considerably since it first opened, with vineyards and olive orchards giving way to the office buildings of Silicon Valley, but one can still see a "beautiful college" on the campus today.
Established on the grounds of the Mission Santa Clara de Asis ...