Tag: San Diego State University

  • SDSU Greeks Encourage Somali Children To Pursue Higher Education

    By Dwane Brown It was a day of service for fraternity and sorority members from San Diego State University. This year’s beneficiary is a charter school — that primarily serves the Somalian community. It brought a record number of SDSU students together to encourage youngsters from Iftin Charter school to pursue a college degree, while…

  • Tweet City Heights: Budget Proposal Threatens CalWorks, Schools

    By Megan Burks Governor Unveils Budget Plan, Puts Schools in Voters’ Hands Gov. Jerry Brown released his budget proposal yesterday with a dire warning for schools: if voters don’t agree to raise taxes in the fall, he’ll call for an automatic cut of $4.8 billion to public education. His proposed ballot initiative would ask to…

  • Kids Who Grew Up In SDSU Shadow Come to Campus as Freshmen

    By Kyla Calvert Out of the 4,000 San Diego State University freshmen who have just wrapped up their first week of classes, a very small group can say what Jessica Hernandez and Christian Castro do about their classmates. “It was pretty nice having a familiar face nearby,” Hernandez said of her first few days on…