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by Kyle Hansen

San Jose State University students, alumni and faculty will be featured in a special concert tonight at the California Theater as part of the yearlong celebration of SJSU's sesquicentennial, and as a benefit for the College of Humanities and the Arts.

The 7 p.m. concert harkens back to the Centennial Symphony Concert held in 1957 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium. One of the headliners of the concert, Irene Dalis, returns tonight as the mistress of ceremonies.

"Clearly we have a precedent set because they did a concert in 1957 and we really wanted to make the connection with Irene Dalis," said Jennifer Cauble, chair of the 150th anniversary committee and one of the organizers of the concert. "To be able to have her at a concert was an opportunity we felt we could not pass up."

by Carla Mancebo

Fresh-tilled soil teeming with newly planted organic seeds of zucchini, peppers, corn and green beans began growing beneath the earth-toned sandals of Mark Anthony Medeiros as he and other students sowed at their new community garden in downtown San Jose. "This land that we are standing on used to be prime agricultural land," said Medeiros, a junior double majoring in environmental studies and sociology. (0) comments

by Rainier Ramirez

Renewable clean energy though hydrogen power is a step closer to reality, according to Robert Olson, vice president of Modesto based SOG Research and Development Corporation. According to a news release, SOG Research and Development Corporation has contracted UC Davis to validate their Dynamic Combustion Chamber. (0) comments

by Yael Reed Wachspress

The live three-man performance called, "N*gger, Wetb*ck, Ch*nk", stunned an audience of about 300 San Jose State University students, on Thursday March 22, 2007 in the Barrett Ballroom at the Student Union. The performance is a collection of personal experiences based the lives of Allen Axibal, Miles Gregley and Rafael Agustin, who came to SJSU to share their stories and the satire surrounding stereotypes and issues pertaining to race. (0) comments

by Nick Veronin

The San Jose Traffic Appeals Commission denied an appeal from community members to place a stop sign at the intersection of Eighth and San Salvador streets because the intersection did not warrant all-way stop controls, an official commission memorandum said. (0) comments

by Adam Browne

On March 22, a refugee symposium and panel discussion with four women was held in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library. The speakers were four women, three of whom were refugees. Two of the refugees, Sureya Sayadi and Sohila Azimi, were from the Middle East. (0) comments

by Adam Browne

In the Student Union at San Jose State University, a two-day Graduation Fair began on Tuesday, April 3, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and it will also take place on Wednesday at the same time. The annual event attracted only a small number of students to participate and to get a light snack on their way inside the bookstore. (0) comments