Spartan Daily

Students call on CSU board to end cuts

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Oil tax for higher education gains support

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Underrepresented minority students struggle with cuts

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Victoria Naranjo knows firsthand how budget cuts are affecting minority students.

"They are really affecting us by having furlough days because we can't keep up with our studies," Narajo, a sophomore criminal justice major, said. "Without being in the class, it is hard.

Students clean campus during SJSU Recycle Day

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Continuing the three-day-long "Green-A-Palooza," a campuswide event to promote environmental awareness, the Environmental Resource Center hosted SJSU Recycles Day on Wednesday in the Student Union.

Anna Le, co-director of the Environmental Resource Center and an environmental studies student, said SJSU Recycles Day is to encourage students to live a more sustainable lifestyle.

Campus food drive helps feed needy children

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

There were two bins set up outside the Student Union Wednesday.

They were brought to campus by the Black Masque Honor Society and funded by Associated Students.

They were from Second Harvest Food Bank, recently renamed Feeding America, and were used to collect nonperishable food for the food bank.

Student veterans group offers support to veterans in college

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

SJSU student veterans can connect with other military personnel on campus while helping out the local community as part of the SJSU Veterans Student Organization.

"We want to let people know we are here, even though we might not have much of a presence," said Damian Bramlett, vice president of community service for the Veterans Student Organization.

College pressure can lead to depression

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

One of the great barriers to treating depression is that while it is common, people don't talk about it, an SJSU psychologist said.

Most people who are depressed do not have suicidal thoughts, but it can happen, said David Emmert, a Counseling Services Center psychologist.

NEAT promotes breakfast for brains

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Students could grab a free bowl of oatmeal on Wednesday morning at an event called "The Great Global Breakfast" put on by the Nutrition Education Action Team.

The event, held at the Paseo de Cesar Chavez barbecue pits, was put on to encourage SJSU students to eat breakfast every morning and to educate students as to why breakfast is important, said Jennifer Waldrop, a Student Health Center nutritionist.

Survey reveals student learning habits

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Student demographics, general education and major advising were among the topics discussed between about 15 SJSU faculty members in IRC 101 yesterday to discuss the results of the 2008 American College Student Survey.

Sharon Willey, assistant vice president of student affairs, said the survey was administered by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and Student Voice.