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.
Drum music, red flags and the voices of guest speakers surrounded the Smith-Carlos Statue on Tuesday to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the Olympians' historic protest at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. "It was a historic day in my life," Carlos said in a phone interview, reflecting on the protest. (0) comments
Currently a selection of general education classes are being evaluated and altered in hopes of helping maintain a strong learning environment for SJSU students as well as to keep SJSU at par with what is expected of general education courses, said Associate Vice President of Undergraduate Studies Robert Cooper. (0) comments
Some SJSU students are mobilizing against a proposed plan for building on Coyote Valley land. Coyote Valley is rural land between San Jose and Morgan Hill. The Coyote Valley Specific Plan, which is funded by private developers, would build a city that is able to sustain 80,000 people, roughly the size of Mountain View. (0) comments
SJSU's Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering held a signing ceremony on Tuesday to join together in a partnership with Mississippi State University which will allow SJSU students and faculty members to obtain an MSU doctorate degree within the comfort of their own university. (1) comment
A recent study by Oakland's Public Health Institute Center for Research on Adolescent Health and Development found that the annual number of sexually transmitted diseases among California's youth is much higher than expected and will cost the state billions of dollars in treatment each year. (0) comments
In September 2000, the United Nations, in agreement with 182 other countries, designed a Millennium Campaign to help end poverty in their respective countries. Eight goals were set at the summit, which includes ending world hunger, promoting gender equality and combating HIV/AIDS and malaria. (0) comments
