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How SJSU Helped Pioneer MAX/MSP and Computer Music Innovation

In the School of Music at San Jose State University (SJSU), there is a room upstairs where the gear is different nowadays, but software manuals from 35 years ago remain. Several of those manuals accompanied the original versions of MAX, an object-oriented programming environment that David Zicarelli and Miller Puckette...
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Pruneyard Cinemas and Cedar Room get last minute reprieve

The neuroscience of abandonment can function in transformative ways, especially at The Pruneyard. Thanks to last-minute negotiations, the Pruneyard Cinemas...
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During 2025, Anniversaries Reigned Supreme in San Jose

As the year ends, the alley denizen again exudes gratitude and looks back on the highlights. The hometown curiosity must continue.
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Drifting Through the Fairmont’s Past and Present

The view looking east toward Fairmont Plaza in downtown San Jose is not what it used to be. And it never was.
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SJSU Announces Awards for a Distinguished Group of Alumni

In the late ’60s, San Jose State was a rocking place. Just look at the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Awards, announced last week.
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Photo Exhibit Resurrects What Was Lost to I-280 Construction

Thanks to a remarkable exhibit at the main library, we can now look at former houses that used to sit where the I-280 freeway now exists.
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Return of ‘Art of Zines’ Proves DIY Publishing Isn’t Dead

With a new Art of Zines show set to open this weekend, my mind explored the history of sporadic zine exhibits in DTSJ.

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