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.
With the January announcement of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's statewide healthcare reform, the cost of premiums for medical plans are expected to rise significantly over the next 10 years making the uphill struggle for students even steeper. According to a Blue Cross representative from the domestic student insurance plan hotline, out of approximately 30,000 students that attend San Jose State University, about 275 students are enrolled in the plan offered through the California State University system. (0) comments
Officers from the San Jose State University Police Department arrested Fernando Valdez Tuesday afternoon at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library for theft of a compact disc, a $7,500 outstanding warrant and for resisting arrest, said UPD Sgt. John Laws. Laws, the arresting officer, said that Valdez is a transient who has been arrested before for various disorderly conduct violations at the library. (0) comments
The Muslim Student Association will sponsor five lectures during the "Discover Islam" series to educate the San Jose State University community about the "peaceful message of Islam," association President Maryam Amir-Ebrahimi said. "We are living in a time where Islamaphobia is not only rampant, but it is rapidly growing," Amir-Ebrahimi said. (0) comments
San Jose State University began in 1857 as a place for teachers to be students. 150 years later, SJSU is still helping professionals improve their skills. The history of continuing education, as this training is called, is laid out in a new book published by the university's International and Extended Studies office. (0) comments
The Campus Reading Program is contributing to San Jose State University's 150th year anniversary by having a Wall of Reading event this week, which is a celebration of great literature from the past 150 years on the first floor of Clark Hall, said Annette Nellen, the director of the Campus Reading Program and SJSU Business professor of accounting and tax. (0) comments
The Financial Management Association chapter at San Jose State University took top honors for membership development for the 2005-2006 academic year. The student organization received the platinum award for recruiting more than 150 new members, said Tiffanie Craig, association president. (0) comments
About 20 students gathered in the Campus Village resident activity center to meet with five members of the student housing administration on Monday night to engage in a town hall-style meeting that covered issues ranging from on-campus housing fees, maintenance and elevator issues to fire alarm problems and cable television services. (0) comments
San Jose State University students are now being offered the opportunity to receive a Learning Skills Certificate after attending at least seven of the workshops being offered by Counseling Services this semester. Along with the Career Center and Learning Assistance Resource Center, Counseling Services is presenting a series of 14 workshops designed to address pressing student needs. (0) comments
