by Julia Halprin Jackson | Nov 20, 2023 | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Featured
Ricardo Cortez and the ABCs of Lowrider Culture Ricardo Cortez’s “Lowrider ABCs” showcases the art, culture and history of lowrider culture. Illustration by Isaac Herrera. Picture this: San José, 1977, the intersection of Story and King Streets are...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | Sep 18, 2023 | Featured, Spartan Spotlight
Educator Nancy Gutierrez Prevails This is how Nancy Gutiérrez describes the neighborhood where she grew up: “When you think of the intersection of King and Story, what images come to mind? People of different colors, cultures and corners, majority Latinx. East Side...
by Julia Halprin Jackson | Sep 14, 2023 | Featured, Spartan Spotlight
Emilio and Samson, Side by Side Emilio Gallegos served in the U.S. Marines from 1999-2010. Bay Area photographer Vicki Topaz interviewed him and his family for the film “By My Side.” Photo by Vicki Topaz. Emilio Gallegos, ’19 Creative Writing, is a man...
by Michelle Smith McDonald | Sep 7, 2023 | Awards and Achievements
Marc Spears to Receive SJSU’s William Randolph Hearst Foundation Award Marc Spears will be honored with the 2023 William Randolph Hearst Award for excellence in professional journalism Saturday, September 30 at 11 a.m. at the Hammer Theater. Marc Spears’ Spartan story...
by Cassie Myers | Aug 22, 2023 | Awards and Achievements, Spartan Spotlight
Alumnus Shariq Shah Receives $100,000 to Fund AI Tutor Start-up Shariq Shah, ’19 Computer Science, doesn’t waste time. His third start-up, Tutorly.ai, has only been operational since February, and he has already been selected to receive $100,000 from gener8tor, a...