Despite there being 300,000 Baha’is in the country of Iran, since the Iranian revolution of 1979, Baha’is, along with other religious and political minorities, have been thrown into prison, had their property confiscated and been demonized throughout the media as spies for Israel.
Wobbly Vietnamese karaoke flowed from a stage, as the singer stood alongside rows of in-the-box flat screen televisions in a quiet performing area near the back of the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds on Sunday. The performer sang undiscouraged before a crowd of seven while the New…
This article originally ran in the April 20, 2011 edition of the Spartan Daily. I have never been a fan of interpretive dance. In fact, I don’t know the difference between interpretive dance and modern dance. For most of my life, I have been able…
This article originally ran in the Feb. 8, 2011 issue of the Spartan Daily. Fyodor Dostoevsky once said, “The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.” Edward Schaefer, a 44-year old man who was in prison for hitting a…
This issue originally appeared in the Feb. 24 issue of the Spartan Daily. A thought startled Trudi Clifton-Vizvary awake. She shot upright in bed, caught in a moment of realization and repeated the words: “They’re hungry.” Several days previously, the Listening Post coordinator was sitting…
This story originally appeared in the March 21, 2011 issue of the Spartan Daily. A coalition of organizations concerned with water issues in the Bay Area recently recognized SJSU with a Silicon Valley Water Conservation Award. The award, in the “organization" category, will be formally…
SJSU, UC Davis Baseball game blacked out
Big City Kid: Too busy to watch TV, so I stream
Poor House Bistro
celebrates
Mardi Gras 2012