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Students call on CSU board to end cuts

SJSU students participated in a phone campaign Wednesday in the Student Union to show the California State University board of trustees that students will not tolerate budget cuts. "We're going to be calling the board of trustees of the CSU system to ask them to not increase student fees and no furloughs, because it's hurting the students," said Sue Pak, regional representative of the California Faculty Association. Read more...

'I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way'

My grandpa just turned 82 last week. He has passed the five-year survival rate with flying colors. I'm speaking about the five-year survival rate for cancer, that is. In 2001 around Mother's Day, my grandpa, at 73, was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, likely caused from smoking for approximately 50 years. Read more...

Oliver's challenge

Spartan shooting guard Adrian Oliver returns to Seattle on Friday, reuniting with his former team and coach Lorenzo Romar, when SJSU faces the Washington Huskies. "He turned me into a man," Oliver said of Romar. "My first year was my first year away from home. Read more...

The man behind Peanuts Cafe counter

Two-thirds of new employer establishments survive at least two years, according to the Small Business Notes Web site. Peanuts Cafe, located on San Fernando Street, has been serving the community and SJSU students for 27 years. Myun Chang, owner of Peanuts restaurant, said his family took over the business in 1982. Read more...