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Prevalence of student hunger at SJSU being examined

A recent survey conducted by the Student Health Center showed that more than 40 percent of 201 student respondents were skipping meals because they did not have enough money to eat.

Despite society's problems, you should never lose hope

A student at Chardon High School in Ohio killed one of his classmates and injured four more yesterday. My prayers and condolences go out to the victims and their families affected by these shootings, as any loss of life in such a manner is a…

People shouldn't turn a blind eye to religious persecution in Iran

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.

Tet brings Vietnamese culture in San Jose together to ring in the New Year

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…

Going through the motions

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…

Prison creates more murderers

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…