The California Faculty Association recently conducted a "CSU San Jose Action to Defend Public Education" in San Jose, staging a mock car wash of CSU Chancellor Reed's car. The event was held to protest the low salaries paid to "SJSU" professors who must live in an area with one of the highest costs of living in the United States.
Lecturer Elena Dorabji, who teaches political science states, "I want to believe that I am working in a secluded ivory tower where I am given the resources to teach my students to the best of my ability. But everywhere I look I see the evidence of mismanagement, willful neglect and general malfeasance."
In addition to poor resources, CSU educators, students and alumni at "San Jose State" are not even permitted to identify and market themselves under a prestigious California State University identity, which could help make the school better known, more broadly appealing and wealthier, and could also help make the school's CSU degrees more recognizable and valuable.
This is the policy of the SJSU Administration and SJSU Alumni Association, both of which represent only the small minority of the school's students and alumni who support the provincial and limiting "SJSU" identity that disenfrancises thousands of CSU students, alumni and educators in San Jose.
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Sunday, November 26, 2006
What is the California State Bell?
What is the California State Bell?
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New Go State! article compares Michigan, Ohio State and San Jose State.
See: State Name Schools Dominate College Football
See: What is the California State Bell?
New Go State! article compares Michigan, Ohio State and San Jose State.
See: State Name Schools Dominate College Football
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Stanford: Great Usurper of the CSU's Identity?
On the eve of the "Battle of the South Bay" pitting the California State University's oldest school (San Jose State) against Stanford University, www.gostate.org examines the effect of Stanford establishment and growth on "San Jose State" and the CSU system:
www.gostate.org
Tags: CSU, California State University, San Jose, CSU San Jose, San Jose State, SJSU
www.gostate.org
Tags: CSU, California State University, San Jose, CSU San Jose, San Jose State, SJSU
Monday, August 28, 2006
SJSU Historical Revisionists Assault Wikipedia
San Jose State (SJSU) historical revisionists and their allies from other city-name-plus-the-word-state schools like San Diego State have assaulted the Wikipedia in an attempt to distort California and CSU history and limit references to San Jose's original identity (the California State Normal School).
Under the guise of technical Wikipedia rules, SJSU Wikipedia revisionists first vandalized and then eliminated a separate article devoted to the California State Normal School and also eliminated historical and other references to both the CSNS and the CSU restoration movement in San Jose. When these efforts were resisted, the principal SJSU revisionist, a self-avowed "hacker" who goes by the handle of "NewChaosX" was joined by two San Diego State alumni, who together successfully suppressed historically accurate and pertinent information and links.
This fits in with the general "San Jose State" practice of historic revisionism with respect to the school's history, identity and traditions. These revisionist efforts are dedicated to preserving the failed "SJSU" identity and denying the rights of CSU students in San Jose to identify with the State of California, and the CSU, and market themselves as CSU students and graduates.
The CSU Students of San Jose and CSU Alumni of San Jose groups urge CSU loyalists in San Jose and beyond to help resist the historical revisionism, censorship and repression of the San Jose State and San Diego State vigilantes on the Wikipedia.
Tags California State University, San Jose State University, SJSU
Under the guise of technical Wikipedia rules, SJSU Wikipedia revisionists first vandalized and then eliminated a separate article devoted to the California State Normal School and also eliminated historical and other references to both the CSNS and the CSU restoration movement in San Jose. When these efforts were resisted, the principal SJSU revisionist, a self-avowed "hacker" who goes by the handle of "NewChaosX" was joined by two San Diego State alumni, who together successfully suppressed historically accurate and pertinent information and links.
This fits in with the general "San Jose State" practice of historic revisionism with respect to the school's history, identity and traditions. These revisionist efforts are dedicated to preserving the failed "SJSU" identity and denying the rights of CSU students in San Jose to identify with the State of California, and the CSU, and market themselves as CSU students and graduates.
The CSU Students of San Jose and CSU Alumni of San Jose groups urge CSU loyalists in San Jose and beyond to help resist the historical revisionism, censorship and repression of the San Jose State and San Diego State vigilantes on the Wikipedia.
Tags California State University, San Jose State University, SJSU
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Join the CSU Alumni of San Jose!
Congratulations to those of you who graduated in May. As your diplomas state, you are now graduates of the California State University!
You are invited to join the CSU Alumni of San Jose group. This is a group for recent grads and other alumni who are conscious of San Jose's identity as the original and oldest California State University (CSU) campus, and who want to maximize the value of their degrees by marketing themselves under this prestigious and valuable identity.
We are supported by more than 200 members of the CSU Students of San Jose group. Join Us Today!
Join CSU Alumni San Jose Via Email:
CSUalumniSanJose-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Join CSU Alumni San Jose Via Web:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CSUalumniSanJose
Thank You,
CSU Alumni of San Jose
http://www.californiastatebell.com
You are invited to join the CSU Alumni of San Jose group. This is a group for recent grads and other alumni who are conscious of San Jose's identity as the original and oldest California State University (CSU) campus, and who want to maximize the value of their degrees by marketing themselves under this prestigious and valuable identity.
We are supported by more than 200 members of the CSU Students of San Jose group. Join Us Today!
Join CSU Alumni San Jose Via Email:
CSUalumniSanJose-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Join CSU Alumni San Jose Via Web:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CSUalumniSanJose
Thank You,
CSU Alumni of San Jose
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Thursday, June 01, 2006
The California State Bell
The publisher of this blog is pleased to announce the Beta Edition of the California State Bell ( http://www.CaliforniaStateBell.com ) website.
This website is named after the California State Normal School (A.D. 1881) bell, which commemorates that institution, founded by the California Legislature on May 2, 1982, and now known as “San Jose State”. This site, which will take a statewide perspective on the CSU, is dedicated to: (a) California State Normal School and California State University (CSU) historic preservation; and (b) reform of the CSU system for the benefit of all CSU students, alumni and professors.
www.CaliforniaStateBell.com
This website is named after the California State Normal School (A.D. 1881) bell, which commemorates that institution, founded by the California Legislature on May 2, 1982, and now known as “San Jose State”. This site, which will take a statewide perspective on the CSU, is dedicated to: (a) California State Normal School and California State University (CSU) historic preservation; and (b) reform of the CSU system for the benefit of all CSU students, alumni and professors.
www.CaliforniaStateBell.com
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Join the CSU Students of San Jose!
The CSU Students of San Jose is a group for students who are conscious of San Jose's identity as the original and oldest California State University (CSU) campus, and who want to maximize the value of their degrees by marketing themselves under this prestigious and valuable identity.
We currently have more than 170 members on Yahoo and Myspace, but if you are a CSU student or recent grad we need your help and support. Join Us Today!
Join Yahoo Group Via Web:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CSUstudentsSanJose
Join Myspace Group:
http://groups.myspace.com/CSUStudentsofSanJoseState
CSU Students of San Jose
http://www.gostate.org/
We currently have more than 170 members on Yahoo and Myspace, but if you are a CSU student or recent grad we need your help and support. Join Us Today!
Join Yahoo Group Via Web:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CSUstudentsSanJose
Join Myspace Group:
http://groups.myspace.com/CSUStudentsofSanJoseState
CSU Students of San Jose
http://www.gostate.org/
Thursday, May 04, 2006
New CSU Identity Does Nothing for SJ Students, Alumni
The CSU has a great new identity package for the Chancellor's office, but students and alumni from the original and oldest California State (1862) institution of higher learning are still prohibited from effectively identifying and marketing themselves as CSU graduates.
Is this fair or right, and why don't the CSU Trustees or the Chancellor's office help students and alumni in San Jose secure their full rights as CSU students/alumni?
Also, why does the CSU use the 1857 year of establishment of the City of San Francisco Minn's Normal School, instead of the May 2, 1862, date the California Legislature established the California State Normal School, which became the CSU? This is a clear violation of both the letter and spirit the 1862 Legislation.
Friday, April 21, 2006
Spartan Daily Reinforces "San Jose State" Historical Revisionism
Spartan Daily
While the above-linked story in the Spartan Daily about the 1906 earthquake was interesting, once again the Spartan Daily got it's history wrong.
The image it used was of the (California) State Normal School (not San Jose State) building. The California State Normal School existed from 1862 until 1887, at which time the California Legislature renamed it the "State Normal School" at San Jose. The University's history website was recently amended to reflect this fact.
For an accurate image of the second California State Normal School building, see http://www2.sjsu.edu/sjsuhistory/secondbldg.htm
When today's Tower Hall was built the school's official name was the STATE NORMAL SCHOOL at San Jose. The school retained that name until 1921. The so-called "San Jose State Normal School" never existed.
It's a shame the University Special Collections is giving the Spartan Daily daily inaccurate and misleading information about the school's identity during an important part of its history.
While the above-linked story in the Spartan Daily about the 1906 earthquake was interesting, once again the Spartan Daily got it's history wrong.
The image it used was of the (California) State Normal School (not San Jose State) building. The California State Normal School existed from 1862 until 1887, at which time the California Legislature renamed it the "State Normal School" at San Jose. The University's history website was recently amended to reflect this fact.
For an accurate image of the second California State Normal School building, see http://www2.sjsu.edu/sjsuhistory/secondbldg.htm
When today's Tower Hall was built the school's official name was the STATE NORMAL SCHOOL at San Jose. The school retained that name until 1921. The so-called "San Jose State Normal School" never existed.
It's a shame the University Special Collections is giving the Spartan Daily daily inaccurate and misleading information about the school's identity during an important part of its history.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
SJSU: Apathy State University
Few cast ballots in A.S. - News
As the above story from the Spartan Daily indicates, only 469 San Jose State (SJSU) students out of 30,000 bothered to cast votes in the recent race for Associated Students student government positions, despite the fact that A.S. controls $6 million in student fees.
Several articles in the Spartan Daily recently have highlighted the rampant apathy among SJSU students. It seems that not only do most SJSU students not care about their student government, they don't even care about their school. In fact, many SJSU students go beyond apathy to outright antipathy, as evidenced by posts by SJSU students on Myspace.com and elsewhere under titles like "I Hate This School".
Perhaps SJSU should be renamed "Apathy State University" in honor of the majority of students' attitudes toward the school.
Groups like the CSU Spartans ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CSU_Spartans ) are trying to combat SJSU apathy and academic and athletic mediocrity by restoring the school's valuable, prestigous and inspiring identity as the oldest and original California State University. This, they believe, will not only increase the name recognition and value of their degrees, but also help attract better, more committed residential students who will actually care about the school and help restore it to greatness.
To learn more, please visit, California State University, San Jose
As the above story from the Spartan Daily indicates, only 469 San Jose State (SJSU) students out of 30,000 bothered to cast votes in the recent race for Associated Students student government positions, despite the fact that A.S. controls $6 million in student fees.
Several articles in the Spartan Daily recently have highlighted the rampant apathy among SJSU students. It seems that not only do most SJSU students not care about their student government, they don't even care about their school. In fact, many SJSU students go beyond apathy to outright antipathy, as evidenced by posts by SJSU students on Myspace.com and elsewhere under titles like "I Hate This School".
Perhaps SJSU should be renamed "Apathy State University" in honor of the majority of students' attitudes toward the school.
Groups like the CSU Spartans ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CSU_Spartans ) are trying to combat SJSU apathy and academic and athletic mediocrity by restoring the school's valuable, prestigous and inspiring identity as the oldest and original California State University. This, they believe, will not only increase the name recognition and value of their degrees, but also help attract better, more committed residential students who will actually care about the school and help restore it to greatness.
To learn more, please visit, California State University, San Jose
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Improving SJSU explored by panel - News
Improving SJSU explored by panel - News
The real way to improve SJSU is to recognize and promote its prestigious identity as the oldest CSU campus, instead of suppressing this, as is currently done by "San Jose State".
Students should also have the freedom to identify with, and market themselves as, California State University, San Jose, graduates, if they choose. Others, who prefer the more provinicial San Jose State identity, can continue to identify with that more community-college oriented identity.
Restoring a strong, geographically expansive and prestigious CSU (1862) identity in San Jose will also enable to the school to attract a more geographically diverse student body, including more students who live on or near campus, and continue to support the school after they graduate. This will eventually mean more money for the school through alumni contributions.
To learn more, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CSU_Spartans and http://www.gostate.org
The real way to improve SJSU is to recognize and promote its prestigious identity as the oldest CSU campus, instead of suppressing this, as is currently done by "San Jose State".
Students should also have the freedom to identify with, and market themselves as, California State University, San Jose, graduates, if they choose. Others, who prefer the more provinicial San Jose State identity, can continue to identify with that more community-college oriented identity.
Restoring a strong, geographically expansive and prestigious CSU (1862) identity in San Jose will also enable to the school to attract a more geographically diverse student body, including more students who live on or near campus, and continue to support the school after they graduate. This will eventually mean more money for the school through alumni contributions.
To learn more, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CSU_Spartans and http://www.gostate.org
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Merc News to SJSU: Study Wisconsin-Milwaukee
In a March 11 column, Mercury News sports columnist Bud Geracie had this to say about SJSU Spartan athletics:
"San Jose State should study Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a large downtown commuter school that has overcome years of athletic failure and widespread apathy to become a regular at the NCAA basketball tournament."
It seems like everyone knows "San Jose State" needs a major image and identity overhaul except the small number of SJSU alumni who support the school's current geographically restrictive identity and tradition of failure in intercollegiate athletics.
For more info on the CSU restoration movement at the oldest California State insitution of higher learning, in San Jose, please see http://www.gostate.org
"San Jose State should study Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a large downtown commuter school that has overcome years of athletic failure and widespread apathy to become a regular at the NCAA basketball tournament."
It seems like everyone knows "San Jose State" needs a major image and identity overhaul except the small number of SJSU alumni who support the school's current geographically restrictive identity and tradition of failure in intercollegiate athletics.
For more info on the CSU restoration movement at the oldest California State insitution of higher learning, in San Jose, please see http://www.gostate.org
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Spartan Basketball's Emerging STATE Identity
Spartan basketball has gone "STATE" this year, with great new uniforms featuring that powerful brand. This comes years after a professional marketing consulting firm hired by the University recommended use of the STATE brand for Spartan Athletics. See http://www.gostate.org/san-jose-state-basketball.htm
Thursday, January 05, 2006
A Case for California State Spartan Football
On the occasion of the NCAA Football National Championship Game, the principal Spartan football fan site, SpartanThunder.com published "A Case for California State Spartan Football".
To read the article, please see http://sanjosestate.scout.com/2/485500.html
To discuss the article and other issues related to the University and Spartan athletics, join the Spartan Thunder message board or the California State Spartan Discussion Board at http://p103.ezboard.com/bcaliforniastateuniversity1862.
To read the article, please see http://sanjosestate.scout.com/2/485500.html
To discuss the article and other issues related to the University and Spartan athletics, join the Spartan Thunder message board or the California State Spartan Discussion Board at http://p103.ezboard.com/bcaliforniastateuniversity1862.
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