Date: 01/20/2009

Many media outlets including CNN, NBC, KTVU and the San Jose Mercury News covered a San José State journalism student group en route to President Barack Obama's inauguration celebration. The students arrived in Washington, D.C., after touring civil rights landmarks in the South and Southeast. Their trip marks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 80th birthday, the 44th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the inauguration of the country's first black president. Under the direction of professors Michael Cheers and Bob Rucker, the students collected materials using a wide array of media, and shared their experiences with the university community and beyond via the World Wide Web.

Read more on the trip.