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People walk to their bus stop at the Caltrain San José Diridon Station located at 65 Cahill Street, around a mile and a half west of the San José State campus.

Caltrain offers unlimited rides

Josefina de la Torre, Staff Writer October 16, 2025

Starting on Oct. 6, San José State students are able to get the Caltrain GoPass and experience unlimited rides on Caltrain.  Caltrain began in 1992 and is a commuter rail line that serves the San...

Two trees neighboring Tower Lawn near the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library fell during heavy rainfall on Monday. San José received more than an inch of rain.

Two trees fell on campus Monday

Norah Sheppard-Hutchins and Joaquin Cruz October 16, 2025

On Monday evening, the Bay Area experienced heavy rainfall from a passing storm, which caused two trees to fall on San José State’s campus and flooding on roadways. The San José Penitencia area...

Graduation Scope founder and SJSU student Elijah Keys (left) interviews Black Business Student Association President Kiaya Huff (right) about the platform.

Student creates insightful site

Haddy Barghouti, Staff Writer October 15, 2025

A new tool created by students aimed to help students pick general education (GE) courses has come to the San José State campus. Graduation Scope is a free tool that helps students find easy GE classes...

Yari Castillo, left, speaks with District 10 councilmember George Casey on her experiences as an RV owner outside San José City Hall on Tuesday afternoon.

Uncertainty remains for park residents

Dylan Newman, Staff Writer October 15, 2025

RV owners in San José who rely on their vehicles for shelter are facing a series of issues finding a place to park their homes as winter approaches. Yari Castillo, an RV owner a part of a group of...

San José State reacts to Government Shutdown

San José State reacts to Government Shutdown

Josefina de la Torre, Staff Writer October 14, 2025

Taking effect on Oct. 1, the federal government shutdown is blowing through several federal departments and programs that San José State students use for research grants and veteran resources.  Marc...

California gears up to vote on Prop 50

California gears up to vote on Prop 50

Dylan Newman, Staff Writer October 14, 2025

Voters across the state will have the opportunity to decide on the future of congressional districts in California for the upcoming 2026, 2028 and 2030 election cycles with the introduction of Proposition...

Members of Students for Quality Education protest with signs outside the State Capitol in Sacramento to oppose AB 715 on Tuesday, Sept. 9.

San José State reacts to AB 715

Ashley Kang, Staff Writer October 9, 2025

On Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 715 into law, instituting the nation’s first Office of Civil Rights and statewide Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator. First introduced by assembly...

Students walk into the SJSU International House on Wednesday afternoon.

Visa revocation continues to be a concern

Lupita Ferreyra, Staff Writer October 9, 2025

A surge in student visa cancellations has left many international students worried about losing their legal status. As of April 2025, international students across the United States have faced anxiety...

Morgan Hill Unified School District plans to partner with San José State through the “Guaranteed Pathway” program.

Partnership to benefit future students

Jordan Soto, Staff Writer October 9, 2025

San José State and Morgan Hill Unified School District (MHUSD) have partnered together to create a guaranteed pathway to college for students in the district starting in the 2026-27 academic year.  The...

A House Sparrow sits next to a student studying on the eighth floor of the MLK Library.

Bird fl utters throughout library for weeks

Shinju Kang, Staff Writer October 8, 2025

Word of a bird stuck on the eighth floor of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library has been circulating among students on campus, with multiple Reddit posts under r/SJSU’s subreddit headlining the creature....

Safe sleeping site located at 1157 E. Taylor Street in San José where 56 tent spaces were off ered before shutting down.

San José safe sleeping site closes down

Lupita Ferreyra, Staff Writer October 8, 2025

In early September, the City of San José opened its first-ever safe sleeping site, a pilot program announced by the San José Housing Department, according to NBC Bay Area. However, its sudden closure...

Jehovah’s Witnesses sit at a bench next to a religious literature display near Tower Lawn on Tuesday afternoon on the SJSU campus.

Religious groups concern campus

Norah Sheppard-Hutchins and Mariana Sanchez October 8, 2025

For San José State students, spotting religious recruiters on campus is typical, but students have become concerned about being stopped by some recruiters and the dangers associated with these groups. A...

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