Like many of you, I have an issue with the Drug Enforcement Agency. I’m no jaded, conspiracy-perpetuating stoner with an ax to grind, nor am I crazy...

If University Heights’ quaint restaurants, quirky coffee shops and colorful storefronts constitute the heart of Adams Avenue, then its thorough selection...

San Diego State student Josh Delgado and his brother Jacob have done something extraordinarily unconventional. At ages 22 and 24 respectively, they’ve...

Like many of the organizations on campus, one of the responsibilities of The Daily Aztec is to endorse candidates for office as Associated Students executives....

I was 15 years old when I encountered my first hipster in the wild. Admittedly, it was a confusing sight. He was paused at a stoplight on a fixed-wheel...

If you were one of millions of viewers watching Sunday’s Super Bowl game, I’d like to offer my humblest sympathies. No, I’m not talking to...

If you haven’t yet heard of the Stop Online Piracy Act by now, you’ve probably been living under a rock far removed from the multitude of cat videos...

Last Wednesday, a legacy ended. Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in college football history, was fired because of a failure...

As you may or may not have noticed, swashbuckling is at an all-time low these days; splintery wooden legs and rusty iron hooks, too, have fallen out of...

On Oct. 9, a California bill allowing minors to receive vaccinations against human papillomavirus without parental consent was signed into law. To say...

Wanted: one leader of revolutionary quality. Must be strong, motivated, a forward thinker (and speaker) who can transform a mob of thousands into a...

Within a week, the bite of this assembly has evaporated. The thousand protesters occupying last week have dwindled down to a few hundred. Opinion Editor,...

There are certain fundamental tenets our country is founded on: Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are the obvious ones, which, if you channel...

Somewhere along the sprawling stretch of South Park is Hamilton’s Tavern, a local pub boasting as many returning customers as it does beer taps hanging...

July was an exceptionally hot month in San Diego: Boardwalks were teeming with brazen bikinied babes and youngsters covered in the aftermath of melted...

Two of our country’s greatest pastimes — golfing and Frisbee — are entertaining, but have their downsides. Combine the two, however, and it creates...

As the lights went out all around the county this week, so too came the barbecues, steaks and bottles of high-end beer. Neighborhoods came alive with...

There is not a single American older than 16 who doesn’t remember the day four airplanes plunged into the World Trade Center buildings, the Pentagon...

International In the throes of a budget crisis, the government in Italy has sought austerity measures as a solution, much to the dismay of many residents...

Recently I’ve realized I’m deep in the folds of a midlife crisis. I’ve avoided the traditional aspects of growing old — the day I find my first...

Americans, it’s time to rejoice. The raucous storm clouds of our nation’s debt crisis have passed, the thunderous political rhetoric surrounding...

Dear esteemed members of the CSU Board of Trustees, Consider this my application for president of San Diego State University. I realize the $50,000...

Normally it takes at least a few good listens of an album before its greatness can be determined. In the case of Young the Giant’s self-titled...

International: The U.S. House of Representatives sent a mixed message to the White House, refusing to authorize further military operations in Libya, but...

It wasn’t until Friday that the truth of what we had gotten ourselves into finally sank in. By then my car was already a canvas of the preceding...

The Daily Aztec: In the title track of your upcoming album “Electroman,” you feature T- Pain. What was it like working with T-Pain, and what did...

What began as an ordinary pilgrimage to Love Library for a group project was transformed the minute I heard the news: “We killed the bastard,” a woman...

Meet Rep. Paul Ryan, a man who has rolled up his sleeves and seemingly done the impossible: Attempted to balance our country’s runaway deficit. With...

It takes guts to be a new teacher these days. Nearly every sector of the economy has been hit hard in the wake of California’s increasing deficit,...

Imagine an industry that takes naturally produced goods and sells them back to you, the consumer, marked up by more than 10,000 times the actual value....

SAN DIEGO — In another blistery rash of pre-apocalyptic fever, billboards around San Diego are predicting the apocalypse will occur on May 21. Local...

We’ve all graduated high school, but it’s a little premature to say the campaign strategies of Associated Students candidates have grown much from...

I’m sure all of you are on the edge of your seat for this week’s Associated Students election. Nevermind the whole “performing your civic duties”...

More than a week ago, San Diego State student Austin Bice made national news. Sadly, the news wasn’t because of some nationally recognized sporting...

I’ve never met Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker, but I can definitely tell you the kind of kid he was growing up: In middle school, he most likely...

SAN DIEGO STATE— Mardi Gras is soon to be in full swing, and many students on campus are rushing to stay abreast of the upcoming celebrations. Several...

There was no shortage of bad calls made last Saturday. Despite a harrowing attempt by San Diego State, excess fouls against SDSU and missed double...

SAN DIEGO STATE — In yet another case of Valentine’s Day gone hopelessly wrong, one SDSU student was violently mauled by turtles in SDSU’s turtle...

The long wait for San Diego State men’s basketball tickets has become somewhat of a religious phenomenon. It begins with one lone, devout fan arriving...

There’s an old Chinese proverb that states, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”...

Look no further than the recording industry to see Charles Darwin’s theory of “survival of the fittest” in full swing. Record companies duke...

If you drive down College Avenue on a Friday night, you’re bound to witness a few spectacles: You’ll see at least one gaggle of freshly liquored underage...

It’s been nearly two years since the tragic murder of San Diego Mesa College student Luis Santos, who was stabbed on 55th Street near Peterson Gym. The...

By Chris Pocock, Staff Columnist Call it the working man’s art exhibit: a pandemic of posters featuring a stark black and white face staring...