By Brooke Finister – Staff Writer The untold story of the John Carlos and Tommie Smith statues is important when looking at the legacy of encouragement at San Jose State University. A fiberglass and bronze structure was erected on October 16, Read more
By: Taylor Lupetti- Assistant Executive Editor 1939 While a win is an anomaly for the San Jose State football team nowadays, there was a time when a loss was a rare find. The 1939 football program claimed the first (and Read more
By: Madyson Montoya- Staff Writer After 30 years of waiting at the starting line, the pistol has been fired and men’s track is racing back to Speed City. A huge part of the team’s history has been missing representation, but it’s back and Read more
By: Austin Turner- Staff Writer Many of the most memorable events in the history of sports have nothing to do with the actual sport: Jesse Owens standing up to Hitler in Berlin, Jackie Rob- inson breaking the color barrier,Muhammad Ali’s Read more
By Nathanael Person The 1960s was a tumultuous decade for Americans of ethnic minority. No group embodied this struggle as much as African Americans. As the United States slowly realized the dream of desegregation, racism and violence were rampant. Tommie Read more
By Hugo Vera – Staff Writer October 16, 1968 will forever be remembered as one of the most pivotal and divisive demonstrations not only in sports history, but world history. When San Jose State track and field athletes Tommie Smith and Read more
By Sara Biela – Content Editor All eyes on the international stage. Countless people sat in front of their televisions to watch San Jose State men’s track and field stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos receive their gold and bronze Read more
By Sara Biela – Content Editor Logan Couture recorded his third-career hat trick as the San Jose Sharks defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 Thursday night. With one goal in the first period and two in the third, Couture secured his first Read more
By Austin Turner – Staff Writer In a game with five goals, 16 corner kicks and 26 shots, a penalty kick in the first overtime period was the difference as Wyoming edged out San Jose State women’s soccer 3-2 and spoiled Read more
By: Taylor Lupetti- Assistant Executive Editor Despite San Jose captain Joe Pavelski scored his 700th career point in an early-game against the New Jersey Devils, the Sharks closed out their roadtrip with a 3-2 loss. “This game felt exactly like Read more
By Sara Biela – Content Editor San Jose State men’s soccer looks to continue its hot winning streak against California Baptist University on Sunday at Spartan Soccer Field. The third-place Spartans (5-5-2, 3-1-1 WAC) will conclude their home stand against the Read more
By Sara Biela – Content Editor San Jose State women’s swimming and diving took home two second-place finishes as the team placed fifth overall in the Pac Invite with 345 points. Senior Breanna Bushey secured the best-individual finish as she placed Read more
By Sara Biela – Content Editor Jose Pina finished 17th out of 232 runners as both San Jose State men’s and women’s cross country placed 16th in the Adidas/Pre-Nationals Invitational in Madison, Wisc. In the invite hosted by the Wisconsin Badgers, Read more
By Jose Trujillo – Editor Sometimes, it’s easier to forget. That might be the best way for San Jose State (0-6, 0-2 MW) to move on from the 52-3 dismantling at the hands of Army (4-2) on Saturday afternoon. Though Read more
By Chris Estrada – Staff Writer Paige Simoneau has been added to the record books as the all-time leader in career shutouts after San Jose State’s (7-5-2, 6-1-0 MW) 1-0 victory over Colorado State (5-6-4, 2-3-2 MW). The senior recorded her Read more