maya gonzalez has more on the story ... maya faculty and students were able to attend this workshop and learned about the affordable learning solutions program. ">>>sophomore pedro medina spends a minimum of 400-hundred dollars on books every semester -- and says his professors do not understand how difficult it is for students. "i feel like a lot of teachers don't think about the students situation you know when it comes down to like you know if they have a job or if they don't they depend on their parents." the csu system along with sjsu want to help out students like medina save more money when it comes to buying textbooks . on monday the "affordable learning solutions" program was introduced at a learning faire. "so i think this is encouraging that you know that we can leverage all our resources to try to solve this problem." professors on campus were taught different ways to use less expensive textbooks in their classes -- such as using older editions, using e-books and choosing less costly books that cover the same mat

maya gonzalez is live on campus to tell us more. maya? the inauguration was a historic event that attracted dignitaries from around the state and around the world. ">>>faculty members in full regalia -- marched in procession through the event center. it was all part of an elaborate inauguration ceremony to recognize the son of an afghan carpenter who has risen to become president of san jose state university. the afghan ambassador to the u-s ... attended the ceremony to honor mohammed qayoumi. "dr. qayoumi you are a source of our pride. we wish you the best of everything. our prayers will stay with your and our support will be with you for ever." california state unversity chancellor, charles reed, also attended the ceremony and officially installed qayoumi as president. "i hereby invest you with the office of president of san jose state university with all the honors, privileges, and responsibilities there and to pertaining. congratulations president qayoumi." in the audience were members of the bay area afghan community ... proud to see

in san jose, maya gonzalez, update news."e school of journalism and mass communications tackled the issue of how the media are covering the presidential election. the fourth annual spew-ler ethics symposium was held on tuesday with a who's who of prominent journalists. each year the the symposium aims to show journalism students the importance of ethical reporting. students participate in open conversations with the panel ... and to discuss news stories public relations professor mathew cabot says -- the public has a right to skeptical of some news coverage. ">>>in an age where people are looking for real information to make real decisions about important issues such as presidential campaigns, the message is that ethics matters" the multi award winning panel of speakers provided insight to what is expected of a journalist in terms of ethical reporting. with this year's large turnout--- plans for next year's event is already in the works with graduation nearing, seniors are making it a point to network now before stepping out