Online Portfolio

Welcome to my online portfolio. My name is John Hornberg, and I am currently a staff writer for the Spartan Daily at San Jose State University. Starting in the fall, I will become the publication's managing editor.

Listed below are a sampling of my articles from the publications I have worked for, including multimedia presentations and page layouts. Any work listed that is not sampled below will be listed soon.

Feel free to look at my resume, or peruse my work.

Writing Clips for the Spartan Daily

My Spartan Daily online portfolio.

The Spartan Daily is the student-run newspaper that serves the almost 32,000 students of San Jose State University.

Time at the Spartan Daily — January 2008 to Present
January to May 2008, Staff Writer
July to December 2008, Managing Editor

News Writing Clips
Feb. 5, 2008 — Fees, funds find ballot
Feb. 6, 2008 — Californians flock to polls; McCain, Clinton score
Feb. 13, 2008 — University stands alone in blood policy
Feb. 20, 2008 — A.S. may extend award application deadline
March 4, 2008 — Student survey response is lukewarm
March 4, 2008 — Cal Grant deadline goes by
March 5, 2008 — Talks of march on Capitol, ballot initiative at forum
March 12, 2008 — Two San Jose JCs suspend blood drives
March 20, 2008 — Most A.S. slots uncontested
April 2, 2008 — Fees spark outcry
April 9, 2008 — Candidate crossfire paces A.S. election
April 16, 2008 — A.S. voting kicks off
April 17, 2008 — Students to march against state cuts
April 17, 2008 — Cavu-Litman elected in tight race
April 22, 2008 — Thousands march against school budget cuts
April 28, 2008 — Three named in presidential search (Kevin Rand contributed to report)

Associated Students Vote Guide — Wrote all text for the candidate biographies, and the introduction.

Contributed to report on election improprieties on April 23, 2008.

Sports Writing: Event Coverage
Jan. 29, 2008 — Spartan women can't find consistency
Feb. 18, 2008 — Missed it by that much
March 10, 2008 — Early momentum slips away ...

Sports Writing: Columns
Jan 31, 2008 — Super Bowl Prediction: Giants win, 38-35
March 11, 2008 — Lady Spartans look for fresh start in New Mexico
March 20, 2008 — NCAA Tournament Pick'em: Stanford
April 3, 2008 — NCAA Final Four: Team by team breakdown

Student Culture: Profiles and Reviews
Feb. 27, 2008 — Music Review, "The Silent Generation" by the Dimes
March 5, 2008 — Profile, Professor Linda Levine
March 6, 2008 — Theater Review, "Cabaret" by San Jose Center for Performing Arts

Opinion: Columns
Feb. 19, 2008 — Northern Illinois shooting goes unnoticed
March 19, 2008 — Little Saigon protests trigger simple solution
April 14, 2008 — Road rage runs rampant on Bay Area highways
April 28, 2008 — Are living rates in Campus Village reasonable: NO

Multimedia Projects

For the Spartan Daily:
April 28, 2008 — Video: Calling out UPD, SJSU
April 22, 2008 — Slide show: CSUs march on Sacramento
April 3, 2008 — Sound slides: Campus Voices, Who will win the NCAA tournament?
Feb. 21, 2008 — Sound slides: Power lift competition
Feb. 18, 2008 — Sound slides: Women's basketball vs. Utah State
Feb. 7, 2008 — Video: Coach Tomey discusses new recruits

This will be internship clips, coming soon.

This will be clips from American River College, coming soon.