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SJSU and city 'union' celebrate fifth year
Ryan Buchan
Issue date: 9/4/08 Section: News
This Saturday there will be a celebration of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library that has brought a community and college together.
"We have a great story and a great opportunity to celebrate and commemorate this partnership between the city and the university," said Diane Stake, director of government and community relations at SJSU.
The celebration will kick off at 11 a.m. with an opening speech from community and university officials.
Other events throughout the day include a Taiko performance, a Vo Vinam Martial Arts show and a Lion Dance performance. Opportunities to learn are also available with lectures about the history of Beethoven and a talk about John Steinbeck, the event Web site reported.
Stake said she hopes to use this event to kick off a month long celebration.
"Targeting it as a month of celebration to continue the path of learning," Stake said.
The King Library was built as a joint project between the city and SJSU that makes resources available to the community and the university.
"A good thing about the library is people in the community have access to college books," said Sean Morrison, a San Jose resident.
"It has a lot of educational value," said, Matthew Olivieri, a SJSU alumnus who was at the university when the library opened in 2006. "You can go there to hang out. It gives people quiet time to find something interesting and let them get lost in a book."
Thomas Wagner, an Open University electrical engineering student who has also been at the school since the library opened, said "It wasn't as crowded at first and when they didn't offer the student hours, I was bummed."
Wagner said he liked the progress that has been made at the library, such as offering later study hours for university students.
Five years is a short time compared to other historical buildings in downtown San Jose, but Stake said she thinks it is an important mark to celebrate.
"This is a free opportunity to come and share in the celebration," Stake said.
"We have a great story and a great opportunity to celebrate and commemorate this partnership between the city and the university," said Diane Stake, director of government and community relations at SJSU.
The celebration will kick off at 11 a.m. with an opening speech from community and university officials.
Other events throughout the day include a Taiko performance, a Vo Vinam Martial Arts show and a Lion Dance performance. Opportunities to learn are also available with lectures about the history of Beethoven and a talk about John Steinbeck, the event Web site reported.
Stake said she hopes to use this event to kick off a month long celebration.
"Targeting it as a month of celebration to continue the path of learning," Stake said.
The King Library was built as a joint project between the city and SJSU that makes resources available to the community and the university.
"A good thing about the library is people in the community have access to college books," said Sean Morrison, a San Jose resident.
"It has a lot of educational value," said, Matthew Olivieri, a SJSU alumnus who was at the university when the library opened in 2006. "You can go there to hang out. It gives people quiet time to find something interesting and let them get lost in a book."
Thomas Wagner, an Open University electrical engineering student who has also been at the school since the library opened, said "It wasn't as crowded at first and when they didn't offer the student hours, I was bummed."
Wagner said he liked the progress that has been made at the library, such as offering later study hours for university students.
Five years is a short time compared to other historical buildings in downtown San Jose, but Stake said she thinks it is an important mark to celebrate.
"This is a free opportunity to come and share in the celebration," Stake said.
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Jacob Wang
posted 9/06/08 @ 9:58 PM PST
It was a great show. But I wish the Cultural Center was staffed by volunteer.
Jacob Wang
posted 9/06/08 @ 10:06 PM PST
I went today, and my only complaint is that the Multicultural Center tours should have either been guided, or people been given earphones.
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