Spartan Daily

Props seek to fix state's budget woes

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Attempts to fix California's budget system will take place on May 19 in a special election.

The propositions in the ballot will have direct effects on issues such as funding for education, personal income tax increases and a possible spending cap.

One student says he will vote yes for all the propositions on the ballot this year.

City senior center closures could impact nursing program

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Senior citizens soon may not be able to strengthen their flexibility with yoga, improve their coordination with a waltz or, most of all, receive balanced nutrition and health assistance.

The city of San Jose has announced the possible closure of four downtown senior centers, including, Northside Community Center, Alma community Center, Hank Lopez Community Center, and Saint James Community Center - which provide these services to older residents.

Unisex bathroom issue reaches beyond gay community

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Mothers with young sons or fathers with young daughters will be able to comfortably escort their small children into unisex bathrooms later this summer.

Before that happens, a presentation regarding the conversion of several restrooms on campus, to unisex restrooms, "Peeing in Peace," will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.

Walker is engineering feat

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

An eight-legged metal and wood beast briskly walked down an Engineering building hallway, while being ridden by a student.

Five students from the engineering department spent a year creating this eight-legged mobile machine as their senior design project.

Concrete canoe club cruises to third place

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

An eight-month concrete canoe project proved worthy at the Mid-Pacific Regional Conference in Reno last month, earning SJSU's team third place.

The SJSU Concrete Canoe Club brought their 20-foot-long homemade canoe to Reno for the regional competition to try to qualify for the national competition.

A changing of the guard for Spartan Daily leaders

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

At the end of each semester, the baton that is the Spartan Daily is passed from one group of editors to the next.

Hank Drew, a senior journalism major, will vault into the executive editor position and Samantha Inouye, a senior advertising major, will be the new advertising director.

Global warming-fueled summer could lead to medical troubles

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Finals week is all that stands between students and the freedom of summer, but with the sunny weather comes seasonal health issues.

Eugene Cordero, an associate professor of meteorology, said that San Jose tied or broke its all-time record highs for the 20th and 21st of April during this year's mid-April heat wave.

Unfaithful Jon minus wifezilla Kate equals canceled show

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Before social networking sites devoured humanity, reality television shows captured people's attention.

Shows such as "The Real World" and "Road Rules" were the legal substances viewers chose to become addicted to.

The first step to coming clean is admitting you have a problem, right? Well, I am going to stand up and admit I have TLC addiction.

Obama Day: an April national holiday

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Tradition compels us to annually gorge ourselves on Guinness, buy mom roses or get the neighborhood kids hopped up on mini Snickers.

Our American consumption machine loves a holiday. It usually can't go more than a month without the opportunity to hype a sale.

What really counts when measuring success

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

I'm in the second grade, and my teacher is handing out forms.

"What is your ambition in life?" the questionnaire asks me.

"To be happy and successful," I answer.

In Malcolm Gladwell's best-selling book, "Outliers," he delves into theories about why successful people are just that successful.

Cardinal balks away with victory at SJSU, 6-5

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Sam Piraro threw his hat down to the ground, screamed at the umpires and was immediately thrown out of the game after a questionable call. The game turned out to be just as frustrating for the rest of the Spartans.

Kellen Kiilsgaard's RBI single in the 13th inning proved to be the difference in Stanford's 6-5 win over SJSU at Municipal Stadium.

What the Spartan baseball team needs to do to win the WAC

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The Spartans are in first place in the Western Athletic Conference and will close out their regular season with a four-game home stand this weekend against Nevada.

"Hopefully this weekend we can win every game. That's our goal. If we can do that, we'll be sitting good," shortstop Kyle Bellows said.

SJSU athletes hitting the books with force

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Recent academic reports for student-athletes have resulted in more penalties for SJSU's athletic teams, but there is a silver lining this year for the university's teams.

According to the SJSU Athletics Web site, all 16 teams scored above the minimum 925 Academic Progress Rate, or APR, threshold to avoid sanctions from the NCAA for poor academic performance.

Escape to midnight movies

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Attention, all you bored and nocturnal individuals.

In a nutshell, summer is a three-month-long weekend for college students. Partying, acting careless and not having to worry about school is the ultimate summer vacation.

For those people who are not professional partiers, but seem to get their second wind in the wee hours of the night, something to check out for your viewing pleasures is Camera Cinema's Midnight

Movie Madness.

Put your pinkies up graduates

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

For the 6,000 students eligible to partake in graduation ceremonies this semester, the four or more years of college have been a journey of growth. It's time to have a drink that allows us to reflect on those good times throughout our college career, while looking ahead to our future.

University takes baby steps toward helping student mothers

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Devony Taylor is expecting.

She is seven months pregnant with her second child. She was carrying her first daughter while attending SJSU, in the fall of 2004.

She is one of the 32,746 students enrolled at SJSU in 2008, according to the Office of Institutional Research Web site.

Campus Pregnancy Support Team: To hold back your hair

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Every girl needs the right type of support.

Angelina Espino, mother to 3-year-old Marissa, said she wasn't comfortable while she was pregnant at De Anza College.

"You kind of get looked down upon, you know, by the younger ones and then, even the teachers.

Counseling Services: Somebody to lean on

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Health Center: Bring on the birds and the bees

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Angelina Espino, a junior social work major, said she's drawing the line: She isn't having any more children. "My birth control is my daughter," Espino said. She was pregnant with her child, Marissa, while she was attending De Anza College in 2005.

For those who don't want children anytime soon, Melinda Chu-Yang, wellness and health promotion coordinator, said each student can get four male condoms, one female condom and one dental dam for free, every day at the Student Health Center.

Women's resource center: The future of feminism

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Bonnie Sugiyama, director of the Women's Resource Center, would like students to dress up their speculums.

When she worked at the women's center at Cal State Sacramento, she said she held a "Decorate Your Speculum Day" to soothe people's fears about gynecologists and the tools they use.

Video: Students weigh in on the monuments on campus

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

We asked students what they thought about three SJSU monuments dedicated to civil rights figures: the Ceasar Chavez arch, the Tommie Smith and John Carlos statues and the Martin Luther King Jr. Library.

Video: Yoshihiro Uchida explains judo program

Tue, 12 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Yoshihiro Uchida explains how he began his coaching career with the judo program more than 60 years ago.

Video: 29th annual Metro Fountain Blues Festival

Mon, 11 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Students relaxed before finals at the 29th annual Metro Fountain Blues Festival on Saturday.

Video: Behind the scenes of an opera

Mon, 11 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Steve Shumway, a lighting design instructor and technical director at SJSU, talks about what goes on behinds the scenes of an Opera.