The Honorable Sonia Sotomayor on Law and Hope

“You have to have some idealism to go into lawyering. You have to want to help people,” said Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to the crowd gathered in the Student Union Ballroom. During the October 20 event, Sotomayor discussed how her memoir, “My Beloved...
SJSU Outdoor Adventures Unites Students

SJSU Outdoor Adventures Unites Students

By Kelly Curtis Sunset in Hetch Hetchy Valley. Granite hillsides reach toward a lavender sky, pine trees sway in the breeze and tents dot the needle-covered flat at Rancheria Falls backpacker campground. After a six-mile hike, leader Kristine Kirkendall and her group...
Take a Class with Master Rower Shirley Reekie

Take a Class with Master Rower Shirley Reekie

San Jose State’s Kinesiology Department offers courses that get students moving, like sailing, kayaking, Pilates and more. Starting this fall, students will be able to learn to row from pro Shirley Reekie, a competitive masters rower who has won gold medals at the...
“America’s Beethoven” Exhibit in King Library

“America’s Beethoven” Exhibit in King Library

San Jose State’s Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies presents “America’s Beethoven,” an exhibit exploring the composer’s arrival and continuing presence in America through popular music, film and theater, including Chuck Berry’s 1956 hit “Roll...