2008 Woodie Awards
In the second game of conference play the SJSU men's basketball game lost the game in the final seconds for the second time in a row, this time 75-73 against the New State Aggies. Adrian Oliver had a chance to send the game to overtime with a long jumper at the buzzer, but he failed to connect.
The Spartans started conference play with a 66-61 loss against Louisiana Tech on Saturday at the event Center. Early on no team could score consistently with both teams going on a number of scoring droughts and Streaks in the first half. The Spartans started the game on a 6-1 run with forward C.
The Spartans woman's basketball team lost to their cross-town rival Santa Clara University 56-39 on Saturday. Both teams went into the game with one-win records and not winning since Nov. 28. "It seems like when the lights come on we don't show up," said Spartan head coach Pam DeCosta, "and a lot of that has to do with our leadership on the floor.
A first listen of Australian rock group Jet's new sophomore album, "Shine On" immediately brings back memories of the quirky, energetic, guitar/drum driven songs that made Jet a household name with their first album. But delve deeper and you suddenly find yourself at the mercy of an album that has symptoms similar to that of a person with bipolar disorder. (0) comments
Welsh band Lost Prophets must not have gotten the memo: good bands are supposed to at least try to make good music. Their third album, "Liberation Transmission" proves two things: they lost another fan - ahem - and the only thing prophetic arising from this installment is that their 15 minutes of fame have passed. (0) comments
The University Theatre is presenting "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest," the emotional play adapted by Dale Wasserman from Ken Kesey's novel and immortalized on screen by Jack Nicholson. Laura Long, who teaches theatre arts classes at San Jose State University, chose to direct this play to enlighten a generation that "barely knows anything about the '60s or '70s," she said. (0) comments
Sometimes saying nothing can be saying a lot, and Mark Fox-Morgan, a San Jose State University spatial arts graduate student, has said a mouthful with his ceramic exhibit. "It's a social and political statement," Fox-Morgan said, "about race, how outspoken people are deemed crazy and how society doesn't seem to know where it's going. (0) comments
