2008 Woodie Awards
San Jose State University's radio-television journalism department announced Tuesday that Sam Donaldson, former White House correspondent for ABC News, is delivering the key-note speech for the department's 50th year anniversary reunion on Oct. 12. Jessica Drnek, president of SJSU's radio-television news directors association and organizer of the event, said that Professor Bob Rucker had a lot to do with getting Donaldson to come to campus. (0) comments
Plans are in the works to replace San Jose State University's 50-year-old Student Health Center with a larger and updated health clinic in a brand-new building, campus officials said. Veril Phillips, vice president of student affairs, said he hopes planning will be completed by the end of 2007 so SJSU can move on to architectural planning. (0) comments
The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates once said, "The unexamined life is not worth living." A group of professors and students gather together in Cafe Pomegranate every other Tuesday afternoon to do just that: to examine and analyze life. They call the group "Socrates Café. (0) comments
Jesse Polk Jr., a junior majoring in communication studies, asked Dr. Abdul Mawgoud Dardery about American and Egyptian students' perceptions of each other. Dardery, a professor at South Nile Valley University in Egypt, said he "always" shares his experiences in the United States with his students. (0) comments
University police and San Jose police officers entered Washburn Hall on Saturday after being notified by residents and staff of gunshots heard in the hall. Wayne Parmenter, a freshman majoring in history and resident of Washburn, said he was awake at around 1:30 a. (0) comments
When students think of Beethoven, the first thing that comes to mind is "Beethoven's Fifth Symphony," said Alexandra Megia, a fourth-year television, radio, film and theatre, major. Having written nine symphonies, 16 string quartets and 32 piano sonatas, Ludwig van Beethoven suffered from many illnesses throughout his 57 years of life, which included primarily abdominal problems, according to the Ira F. (0) comments
