Voices of Santa Clara Podcast

Maria De La Lima is a Junior double majoring in Child Studies and Ethnic Studies. She is the Co-Chair for LSU.Nathalie Medina (she/her/hers) is a sophomore majoring in Biology and Public Health with a Spanish minor. She is from San José, but her heart is from Chilchota, Michoacán, México. She is very close and involved with her culture which is why she loves saying that she is Michoacana with pride. Other than LSU, she is also active in Hermanas Unidas (Public Relations), Ballet Folklorico, Sigma Omega Nu, and the first-gen program at SCU, LEAD.Tonight we’re Going Clubbing again and this time Antonio invites Maria De La Lima and Nathalie Medina to represent the Latinx Student Union! In this discussion they elaborate on the importance of inclusiveness of all Latin countries, promoting allyship within the MCC, having familias in LSU, the strong bond of concilio, maintaining engagement from LSU members in a virtual setting, fostering a safe space for people to express themselves, and highlighting the Latinx culture.

Ciara Moezidis is a senior from San Jose, CA, and is double majoring in political science and communication with an Arabic, Islamic, and Middle Eastern minor. She is quite active on her campus and is currently serving as the 2020-2021 Student Body President. During her time at SCU, she was a Community Facilitator, Co-Founder/Co-President of IGNITE SCU, and a member of the University Honors Program. She interned for Congressman Ro Khanna in Washington, D.C. through the Panetta Congressional Internship and volunteered in Cusco, Peru through the Jean Donovan Fellowship. In her free time, she enjoys coffee shop hopping, baking, salsa dancing, and learning new languages.In the next installment of our Going Clubbing series, Darius invites the student body President Ciara Moezidis to learn more about the Associated Student Government (ASG). In this discussion, they cover Ciara’s background, how she got involved with the organization, the impact of virtual learning on her senior year, the essence of ASG, her childhood, the experience as a student body President, the qualities that make a great leader,and much more!

Darrell Goss, Class of 2021, is a Psychology major with a Sociology minor from Los Angeles, California. As the President of the Stand-Up Comedy Club, he enjoys helping aspiring comedians to learn more about their craft and how they can provide laughter and thought provoking content to the audience of Santa Clara University.Neil Nguyen, Class of 2021, is a Computer Science major from San Jose, California. As the Treasurer of the Stand-Up Comedy Club and an active performer on stage, Neil loves to “waste time and write jokes”. For Neil, hosting writing labs for the Stand Up Comedy Club is fulfilling because it enables him to guide members of the club that are willing to try out new things and to help them get out of their comfort zone.Welcome to our Going Clubbing series, where we invite members from the clubs and organizations that we love on campus and those that we believe should be highlighted for their contributions to our college experience. In this installment, Malachi brings on Darrell Goss and Neil Nguyen to represent our beloved Stand Up Comedy Club! We discuss how Darrell and Neil started doing stand up comedy, their favorite stand up comics and the specials that inspired them to pursue comedy, the necessity of writing labs for up and coming comedians, memorable moments in the club, the impact that the club has had on our campus culture, collaborating with other schools, and their mission as executive members of the club. P.S. Malachi tells a joke in this episode… was it funny?