2008 Woodie Awards
A group of innovative SJSU students is building a small satellite they plan to send into Earth's orbit next spring. "The mission of CubeSat Team SJSU's primary satellite will be to relay messages across the parts of the world it passes over by means of a remote-operated audio record and playback system," said Eric Stackpole, president of the team and a fifth-year mechanical engineering major. (0) comments
The Presidential Gala was held at the Fairmount downtown Hotel Thursday night as a grand finale to SJSU's 150 anniversary celebration. More than 725 people, including faculty memebers, alumni, some city and county officials and students, joined together for a celebration of SJSU's recent achievements with dinner, dancing and a presentation of predictions on the school's future. (0) comments
Students and faculty passing by Tower Lawn last week may have been disturbed by the loud buzz of chainsaws and the absence of several large trees that once lined the walkway. Anthony Montano, a tree-trimmer for facility services, said this is all part of a long-time plan to replace the dying and damaged trees in sections of 11 at a time. (0) comments
Mayor Chuck Reed's Green Vision Plan will save the City of San Jose a lot of money by reducing energy use by 50 percent, according to statements made at the city council meeting held Oct. 30. The plan will ensure that San Jose gets all of its electrical power from clean renewable sources, according to the council meeting. (0) comments
Charles Hopkins, the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization chair at York University in Toronto, Canada, spoke to students and faculty at SJSU on Wednesday. Hopkins, who is also a United Nations University chair on Education for Sustainable Development, addressed the global need for increased teaching and awareness for sustainable development. (0) comments
John Matson, a biology teacher at SJSU, warns that it is not a good idea for people to handle or mess around with squirrels. "Squirrels can carry a variety of diseases, from epizootic plague to rabies," Matson wrote in an e-mail. According to the e-mail, Matson wrote that squirrels can transmit the disease if the squirrels are carriers. (0) comments
