Music lovers, if you’re free on Thursday, May 1, you might want to take in the last concert of the 2024-2025 season at the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies in San José. These free noon concerts are just one example of how the Beethoven Center, part of San José State University and located … Read more
Students who experienced homelessness in high school would get additional financial assistance to attend three California State University campuses under a pilot program proposed in the California Legislature this week. Senate Bill 685 would cover the remaining cost of attendance after financial aid at San Jose State and two other Cal State campuses, including tuition … Read more
San Jose State University (SJSU) will receive nearly $2 million from the federal government to help fund STEM research. On Aug. 21, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) – Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee – along with her colleagues, U.S. Representatives Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), … Read more
On Nov. 23, 19-year-old Saida Woolf sat near the entrance of Illusive Comics & Games on Stevens Creek Blvd. in Santa Clara and sketched in her notebook. In front of her was the comic book she created when she was just 16 years old. “When I was in my sophomore year of high school, I … Read more
Award-winning independent film maker Jonathan Fung’s 2018 video art installation Prey, on exhibit now through Sept. 21 at the Natalie and James Thompson Gallery at San José State University, was created to raise awareness of human trafficking — specifically child trafficking. Prey is made up of 350 children’s wooden alphabet blocks, each with the photo … Read more
Every summer, Silicon Valley is treated to a big tennis tournament for professional players of the Women’s Tennis Association. Known as the Bank of the West Classic, the tournament was held on the campus of Stanford University from 1997 until last year, and sponsored by Bank of the West through its entire time at Stanford. … Read more