An author accused of making anti-Semitic statements has been invited to speak at San Diego State. On Sept. 29, SDSU’s Students for Justice in Palestine...

When Hillary Clinton spoke at a Planned Parenthood Action Fund dinner about the intersection of reproductive rights, economic inequality and systemic racism...

Pro By Anthony Berteaux When Title IX was signed into law by President Nixon on June 23, 1972, for all intents and purposes, Title IX had a noble...

Shortly after Robin Williams’ suicide, clinical psychologist Michael Friedman offered sobering commentary about the illness that perhaps triggered the...

For the past eight years, San Diego State has hosted a rainbow flag raising ceremony to kick off the summer’s pride festivities. Each year, the flag...

It was four months ago when I first heard the words, “Armenian genocide.” I was standing outside of an Armenian Christian church in the Old City...

The discourse surrounding college sexual assault this past year has addressed valid points about how complicated and pervasive the issue has become across...

For many modern day Jews across the world, April is a time to reflect upon the historic perseverance of the Jewish people in the face of adversity and...

Each year, incoming students have many initial perceptions about the institution they are about to become a part of. San Diego State is often associated...

Whenever evangelical extremists come to San Diego State, to preach their sermons of “whoredom” and “sodomy,” there always seems to be a crowd that...

The foundation of any fundamental democracy hinges on the right of citizen engagement. Should leadership fail to address and resolve relevant issues that...

When we talk women’s rights within a religious context, Islam is not the first to come to mind. When the conversation further proceeds to women’s...

It’s been four years since I left Japan, and I haven’t been able to find a restaurant that perfectly encapsulates the perfect feeling of “home”...

It was not very long ago I wrote an opinion column demanding for Greek Life, in all of its debauchery, to be eliminated from the face of San Diego State....

This week Anthony Berteaux and Emelly Navarro talk about Patricia Arquette's acceptance speech at the Oscars and the recent praise, and flak, she's received...

In the wake of the events of Ferguson, it’s hard to look at black history month and marvel about the progress we’ve made in the U.S. At times like...

The human mind is a complex uncertainty. Our memories, and the process in which we remember and forget, are complicated processes mired in subjective...

I used to believe in divestment. Like many students who are allured by the social justice narrative of divestment, I believed that San Diego State divesting...

One could argue that I’m the “token minority.” I’m Japanese, part African American and gay; three minorities who, historically, haven't exactly...

The senseless terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo in the wake of the new year forced many people to ask legitimate questions about the price we pay for freedom...

In 1986, it was in response to a series of rape allegations and alcohol abuse occurring at San Diego State fraternities that Vice President of Student...

President Hirshman has once again become the center of controversy as he becomes criticized for receiving yet another pay hike to add 3 percent to his...

To beer or not to beer? That is the question for many students figuring out their class schedules for the spring semester. However, we’re not talking...

"Are you like, a feminist or something?" This is often the joke made when one of my friends and I discuss women’s rights and gender equality. Without...

As the end credits of “Dear White People” began to roll, I snapped back to reality. Alongside the names of the people involved in the film was a montage...

As opinion writers for this fine paper, receiving enraged accusatory comments is a weekly norm. There is a constant flow of livid messages and dispersed...

Earlier this summer, in light of a dismal sexual assault audit conducted on schools across the nation, I wrote a column praising Senate Bill 967 — famously...

College is an investment whether we like it or not. It’s a huge risk dishing out thousands of dollars on top of the blood, sweat and tears for our education....

Racist, transphobic, sexist and classist: These are all words I’ve heard this semester used synonymously with San Diego State. As a student here, I can’t...

If you've taken any basic economic class, you should know by now our society subsists on a system of supply and demand. The theory concludes that in a...

The loss of Sarah Stelzer has brought on internal reflection for many students about themselves. We’ve come to think about the fragility of life, the...

The dialogue surrounding faculty compensation has for far too long been treated with deafening silence. Our knowledge, and therefore our opinion, on faculty...

Remembering is an act that’s integral to our humanity. This specifically, applies to conflicts and tragedies that shatter every assumption we’ve...

I've never been much of a sports guy. If anything, I try to keep my San Diego State game visits to a minimum. But even I can’t deny the few times...

On Sept. 18, a San Diego judge denied technological entrepreneur Michael Robertson’s request to access his own license plate data from police scanners....

As Aztecs, we are living in the golden age that is San Diego State. As a public school, we are quickly climbing the ranks and getting notable mentions...

The common misconception among undergraduate students in college is that pursuits for a post-graduation career, in the form of internship experiences and...

What do you think about Meghan Trainor's hit pop song "All About That Bass?" Do you think it's a great anthem for loving your body, a song that encourages...

Nearly 50 years after the Civil Rights movement, without a doubt, our country is still at war with itself when it comes to racial and injustice issues...

Chances are everyone in college has done three things: breathed, taken a dump and starred at a loading screen. If you’ve been on the Internet in...

Over the summer when I wrote an article condemning a hateful meme posted by our school’s branch of Students for Justice in Palestine, I was oblivious...

Let’s be real Aztecs, when we heard the reported news about the naked 53-year-old man eating toothpaste and vandalizing the Education and Business Administation...

After a couple hours of scavenging the underground of the internet, I finally found James Foley’s execution video. It was with precaution that I watched...

As San Diego State comes under scrutiny this year following the recent sexual assault audit, students have to rethink how to define sexual assault. For...

Every summer, California’s coast explodes with feather boas and day drinking as massive Pride celebrations sweep the major cities. Whether you’re in...

For those of us who grew up in the American education system, we have all been engrained with the idea that American citizens have the unalienable rights...

  My favorite review of  Pulitzer-prize winning Roger Ebert’s is his last one. Ebert reviewed Terrance Malick’s “To the Wonder,” an...

I’m having an identity crisis. No, I’m not questioning my sexuality. I’m questioning my position on our school’s place in the controversial...

What is consent? It seems like a dated question, considering how progressed our society has become in regards to defining sexual assault and consent. However,...

“Oh my God, why are you reading that trash?” I am asked often as I snort with stifled laughter reading the latest issue of The Koala, the cover...

In the 19th century, the word originally meant strange. In the 20th century, queer became a derogatory term defining homosexuals and any others who acted...

“No offense, but, like … (insert offensive remark here). Yeah, whatever.” Somehow, our generation has managed to find a way to explicitly voice...

Dear straight girls, Spring 2014 is all about accessorizing, whether it’s your floral headband, thick-rimmed glasses or your gay best friend. That’s...

Four girls in bikinis are horsing around in the pool. Cut to the same girls in bikinis jumping on a trampoline. There’s a guy in a grey suit smoking...

On Feb. 27, the San Diego City Council voted to approve a plan that would fund approximately $2 million to buy clip-on cameras for police officers to...