Photos: Vigil held at SCU for victims of the Turkey and Syria earthquake

Josephine Hernandez, left, a sophomore, lights the candle of Karina Tsou, a junior, during a vigil for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria; Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, Calif. The event organizers recommend donating to the Turkish Philanthropy Fund at https://donate.tpfund.org/campaign/tpf-turkiye-earthquake/c465112. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

Santa Clara University’s Middle Eastern & North African (MENA) association and the Office for Diversity organized a candlelight vigil for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria at the campus’s main fountain on a breezy and cold Monday night.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that more than 35,000 people

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