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by Jesse Kimbrel

The decision to ban blood drives at SJSU has spread beyond the campus limits to the Santa Clara County legislature.

In a unanimous decision Thursday morning the board of supervisors' legislative committee agreed with SJSU President Don Kassing that the Food and Drug Administrations blood drive policy against gay men is discriminatory.

The policy, which was implemented in 1983, prohibits any man who has had sex with another man since 1977 from donating blood. (2) comments

by Kimberly Tsao

The holiday and academic calendars of President Don Kassing and the California State University Chancellor's Offices dictate that SJSU should have classes on Presidents Day.

CSUs are required to have 147 instructional days per year.

The final number may only be more or less by two days, according to the calendar Web site. (0) comments

by Kristin Furtado

When SJSU sophomore Morgan Le was 11 years old, her mother said she needed to go on a diet.

"I had a moment during the summer where I got a little chubby, and from then on my mom would be like, 'Morgan, you have to diet ... I don't want you to lose that much weight. (0) comments