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.
Mayor Chuck Reed and members of the city council discussed yesterday District 1 Councilman Pete Constant's proposal made on Oct. 24 to restrict public access to pornography in public libraries by implementing filters. "There wasn't a policy decision made today," said Michelle McGurk, public information officer for Mayor Chuck Reed. (0) comments
The House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate approved a defense appropriation bill on Thursday that would give southern California $500 million to pay for damage caused by the area's recent wildfires, said Phil LaVelle, press secretary for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, (D-Calif. (1) comment
About 40 student and faculty advocates of the Gulf Coast Civic Works Project participated in a demonstration yesterday that began in front of the Smith-Carlos statue and ended outside the career center, where an actual trailer from the Federal Emergency Management Agency was parked. (0) comments
Squirrels are not the only small, furry inhabitants of SJSU - the university contains and cares for numerous animals used for research and educational purposes as well. Larry Young, SJSU's animal care facility operations manager, said that there is a wide range of use that the animals have and noted that their use is not limited strictly to science classes. (0) comments
A mother of twins said she was told that she wasn't allowed to nurse her children on SJSU's campus by Colleen Brown, the financial aid and scholarship director. Sylvia Hoppenbrouwers sent a letter to the office of the president saying that she was discriminated against and prohibited from nursing her children. (0) comments
Dr. Todd Zalut, the chief of the ER department of the second largest hospital in Jerusalem gave students an inside perspective on fighting terrorism in Israel on Wednesday at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library. Zalut, an Arizona native, answered questions from students on speakerphone from his office in Israel about the difficulties of responding to mass causalities and new preparations for biochemical attacks at Shaare Tzedek Hospital. (0) comments
Nancy Holtz, a junior art major, started smoking three years ago after studying abroad in Mexico for a month. "My family, after dinner, would make coffee and we would smoke," Holtz said about the family she stayed with in Mexico. "And it was really a comfortable thing because everybody else smoked and it was in a foreign country and everybody else did it. (0) comments
The SJSU Alumni Association, partnered with a national company, will sponsor its second European Odyssey trip for graduating seniors in June 2008. In 19 days, students will visit seven European countries, including France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Austria and Italy for $2,849, plus airfare and tax. (0) comments
For students who are concerned about pregnancy after unprotected sex, there are options available on campus, including emergency contraceptive Plan B and abortion counseling. For years, access to emergency contraception was available only through a prescription. (0) comments
