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At Santa Clara U., a Course Teaches Everything You Wanted to Know About Garbage

By ERIK VANCE

"The Joy of Garbage," Santa Clara University

Students often find certain assignments to be just garbage. Virginia Matzek, a lecturer in environmental studies, says proudly that in her class, all of the assignments are garbage.

"The class is really more or less divided...

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