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 yearlong celebration of San Jose State University's 150-year history kicks off this week with the opening of a new historical exhibit and a gala reception.
The exhibit, located on the second floor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, will be free and open to the public following the gala on Jan. 26, and will remain open until Dec. 15.
Events are planned throughout the year to commemorate the University's sesquicentennial. The theme of the celebration is "Where tradition meets tomorrow."
(0) commentsSan Jose State University, the city of San Jose, and Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolffe are in the preliminary stages of planning to build a facility that would house Spartan athletics and a new Major League Soccer team. SJSU would provide the land for the stadium site on South 10th Street and East Alma Avenue, across from the current Spartan Stadium, and Wolffe would fund the project, said university spokesperson Pat Harris. (2) comments
San Jose State University students and alumni seeking employment in the social work field found a variety of job and internship opportunities at the Bridging the Gap Social Work Internship/Career Fair on Tuesday. Sixty employers set up information tables, the largest turnout so far since the fair started six years ago, said Masters Social Work Program Coordinator Peter Allen Lee. (0) comments
The San José State University Foundation will host the first of four workshops this semester aimed at giving SJSU faculty and staff the tools and know-how they need to produce effective grant proposals and get the research money they are after on Jan. 31. The foundation, a non-profit corporation in its 75th year, hosted the workshop series for the first time last semester and plans to continue the workshops in semesters to come, said Jerri Carmo, the foundation's deputy chief operating officer. (0) comments
