The college opened in 1975. The mascot is the hawk. Genera Accipiter Micronisus Melierax Urotriorchis Erythrotriorchis The term hawk refers to birds of prey in any of three senses: Strictly, to mean any of the species in the bird sub-family Accipitrinae in the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis, and Megatriorchis. ...
One of the largest cities in population in the United States, San Jose lays claim to being the capital of Silicon Valley, a nickname for a swath of communities engaged in high-technology research and manufacturing.
The city is in the Santa Clara Valley, with the Santa Cruz Mountains to the west and the Diablo Range to the east.
The Lick Observatory overlooks the Santa Clara Valley from Mount Hamilton to the east of the city.