Spartan Daily

Sonoma State provost to speak

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Eduardo Ochoa is the only SJSU presidential candidate out of the three finalists with experience in the California State University system. He currently serves as provost and vice president of academic affairs at Sonoma State University.

Prez hopeful speaks to campus

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

For the second day in a row, the Engineering Auditorium was filled to its back walls for the introduction of an SJSU presidential candidate, Jon Whitmore. His speech was the second of three that have occurred this week, already having Elizabeth Grobsmith on campus Tuesday.

Presidential experience seperates Whitmore

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Jon Whitmore, an SJSU presidential candidate sported the university's colors on his tie and stood in the middle of the stage ready for questions during a public forum in the Engineering Auditorium on Wednesday.

Whitmore separated himself from another candidate, Elizabeth Grobsmith, in his stance on SJSU President Kassing's suspension of blood drives on campus.

Beginning actors get a taste of the jitters

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

"You know I took acting, then I dropped it?" one student asked her friends as she walked past Hugh Gillis Hall, Room 226, the home of a beginning acting class taught by Laura Long. "I couldn't do it. I couldn't do it."

Faisal Omar, a sophomore aviation major, said he took the class because he knew it was going to be fun.

Biology department grant allows for restructuring

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

SJSU's biology department was granted $1.3 million from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, according to a news release.

The institute is giving a total of $60 million to 48 schools nationwide to help them create changes in science education.

Financial aid advocates and Katrina relief group recognized

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Out of SJSU's 251 registered student organizations and clubs, two were recognized for their accomplishments at SJSU's second annual Student Organization Recognition Banquet on Wednesday, April 30. SJSU's Student Advocates for Higher Education and Gulf Coast Civic Works Project were both named Student Organization of the Year.

'Fighting Insanity' Next university president; dont mess up

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Dear Elizabeth Grobsmith, Jon Whitmore and Eduardo Ochoa:

Welcome to SJSU. I hope you have enjoyed your visits this week. One of you will, we assume, be the next president of this university.

I am graduating in two weeks, so

I won't be here to see how things turn out.

'This Queer Life' Goodbye, but don't give up the fight

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Fourteen weeks ago, I started writing a column, and gay came out. "Sex in the City" meets "This American Life" with a gay twist - that's how
I pitched it.

Staff bought it, and in 74 years of the Spartan Daily, it's the first editor's column to have a
recurring gay theme.

Seeing in a different language

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Four years ago, the night before my 6 a.m. one-way flight to California, sweet sleep ruined my friends' plan to spend the last hours together before I left the country not to return until the following summer - their eyes closed drifting into their dreams.

Letter to the editor: Article on Grobsmith misleading

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Your article regarding the visit of presidential candidate Elizabeth Grobsmith was extremely poor journalism. The article was labeled as a "commentary," and the headline certainly suggested that an editorial was forthcoming. However, the article that accompanied it contained no editorial commentary, nor did it contain any evidence whatsoever that Grobsmith "lacked a focus on students.

Zito's $126M act starts 0-7

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

When the San Francisco Giants signed Barry Zito to what was the richest contract given to a pitcher in Major League Baseball history, he said he wanted to be the type of pitcher that a team could be built around.

That was a nice thought.

He seems like a pleasant guy.

10 Mother's Day gifts that beat a Hallmark card

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Mother's Day is one of those holidays that can never be ignored. It's a time to show your utmost appreciation to the person you call "Mom." What better way to do that than by giving her a gift she'll never forget - one that she'll actually appreciate? Forget the generic Hallmark card; take the time to show your mom how much you appreciate her by giving her something she can really use.

Ochoa visits SJSU

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Ochoa visits SJSU to talk about his candidacy.

Whitmore visits SJSU

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Whitmore comes to SJSU on May 7, 2008.

Campus Voices: What would you never tell your mother?

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Students reveal what they wouldn't tell their mothers.