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.
Surreal. This was the scene at Columbia University in Manhattan on Monday. As if a hologram of the man who is often said to be one of the most dangerous in the world was in the auditorium. Only it wasn't a hologram. It really was Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, unshaken, despite the scathing preamble Columbia University President Lee Bollinger spoke toward him before the Middle East leader approached the podium. (1) comment
I'll admit that I am attached at the hip to my laptop, figuratively speaking, and my cell phone, which is often quite literally in my pants pocket. In fact, when I began writing this opinion piece, I was instant messaging a friend who lives in the same building, just one floor above me. (0) comments
I hold these truths to be self-evident: That all Californians should own Birkenstocks and hemp ponchos to defend against the manifest destiny of our current administration. And by Birkenstocks, I mean common sense. And by wool ponchos, I mean wool ponchos because it gets cold in Washington D. (0) comments
With a student population of about 32,000 and merely 5,500 parking spots on campus available to fight for, it's no wonder that parking can be, and probably will remain a b----. I still remember my first horrific experience on my first day at SJSU. Like everyone else, I bought the S permit unaware of the gamble I was taking. (2) comments
