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Checking off more than one box

The sidewalks are littered with them - so many faces.

You might be able to pick them out - by the colors of their skins, the colors of their hair, the colors of their eyes - and, judging by appearance, place them into one ethnic group or another. (0) comments

For at least the last 10 years, no racial group has claimed the ethnic majority of students enrolled at San Jose State University, according to a Spartan Daily analysis of enrollment data provided by the Office of Institution Research.

And every semester since Fall 1999, the Asian student population has surpassed the white population. (0) comments

The MOSAIC Cross Cultural Center cordially invites freshmen to a New Student Welcome Reception every year. The center divides the event into different racial categories: African-American, Asian Pacific Islander or Latino/Chicano.

"I think it's weird," said Hsin Chang, a senior graphic design major who is Chinese. (0) comments

Each finalist for SJSU's presidency is different - but the campuses they come from might not be that different from each other.

Demographic information from each of the finalists' universities indicates three similar campuses - all predominantly white students, with ethnic groups that are highly represented at SJSU making up a small percentage. (1) comment




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