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by Carlos Militante

Remember when your parents told you not to play too many video games because it would hurt your eyes?

Well video gamers rejoice, because a study has shown that fast action video games can improve your vision.

"When people play action games, they're changing the brain's pathway responsible for visual processing," said Daphne Bavelier, a professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the University of Rochester.

by Kevin Rand

Independence, convenience, a sense of community and affordability are a few of the factors that some students said affected their decisions on whether to live on or off the San Jose State University campus. While sitting on the stairs to her Santa Clara Street apartment facing the SJSU campus, Christine Allen-Blanchette said, "I'm an engineer (major), and that's the engineering building right there. (1) comment

by Samie Hartley

In honor of American Heart Month, students from different organizations on campus will come together tonight for a multicultural fashion show to create awareness for women's heart disease. Daphne Purisima, a San Jose State University Peer Health Education team leader, said the third annual Red Dress Campaign will feature students from clubs, fraternities and sororities dressed in red attire and will parade through the Student Union's Loma Prieta Ballroom at 7 p. (0) comments

by Samie Hartley

San Jose State University Professor Bill Reckmeyer discussed the importance of global citizenship during the first Campus Dialogue of the semester on Thursday. A group of 12 faculty, staff, students and administrators came to listen to Reckmeyer discuss the SJSU Salzburg Scholars Program, an international seminar that representatives from SJSU attend in the summer. (0) comments

by Quang Do

Students and faculty may notice that some of the grass around campus is dead and yellow, but it's actually a natural process depending on the season and weather, said SJSU Meteorology Professor Emerson Lajoie. Entering campus from the Boccardo Gate and walking towards the Event Center is a pathway surrounded by dead grass up until the Aquatic Center where the naked trees seem to match well with the dead grass. (0) comments

by Adam Browne

Amos Guiora, a professor at Case Law School, lectured on counterterrorism at Clark Hall on Thursday at San Jose State University to approximately 40 students. "Terrorists use fear and panic to harm innocent civilians," Guiora said. "Terrorists are trying to affect change, whether it is political, social or religious and they have a cause they believe in. (1) comment