By Brian MontgomeryStaff Writer What a difference a day makes. One day after San Diego State shot a school-record 68 percent fromthe field in an 88-59 victory over Illinois State, it turned rightaround and was dominated by the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga74-59 in the championship game of the Pacific Bell Classic at CoxArena. Despite holding the [...]

“After further review, the ruling on the field stands. George W.Bush is the president of the United States. The Democrats will becharged a timeout.” Barring some generous chad interpretations, that is what you canexpect to hear within the next couple of weeks. So I guess there’sonly one thing left to do; pack long johns. Canadian [...]

Who: San Diego State (2-0) vs. Fresno State (2-1) When: Tonight, 7 Where: Selland Arena, Fresno, Calif. Aztecs update: At 2-0, SDSU is off to its best start since1995-96. Four Aztecs scored in double figures in Tuesday night’s77-62 win over New Mexico State. Junior Randy Holcomb is averaging14.5 points in his first two games at [...]

When it comes to using the long pass, they say you either live byit or die by it. UNLV quarterback Jason Thomas thrived on it, rackingup a career-high 277 yards. “Every time we looked for the big play it paid off for us,” Thomassaid. After both offenses stalled in the first quarter, Thomas and SanDiego [...]

By Steve MullinsAssistant Sports Editor With the exception of a few key mistakes and UNLV’s interceptionreturn for touchdown, San Diego State’s offense was pleased with itsperformance. On Saturday night, the unit rolled up 418 yards of totaloffense. “The offensive line blocked really well,” said SDSU quarterbackLon Sheriff. “I had time to throw and let my [...]

The Daily Aztec Campus Calendar lists events on and off campus asa service to San Diego State University students, faculty, staff andcommunity. Clubs, organizations, departments and local community groups maysubmit written entries to The Daily Aztec City Desk in the basementof the Business Administration and Mathematics building, Room 2.Entries may be faxed to 594-7277, attn: [...]

There is more than just voter ballot controversy going on inFlorida. As I was browsing the net for the “hot topics” of the large citiesin America, I came across this articlein Florida’s Orlando Sentinel headlined “Man makes his move on ladiesnight” (www.aol.digitalcity.com/orlando/news).I read the article and discovered that a 48-year-old real-estatebusiness owner from North Carolina [...]

President Weber decided to keep the Aztecidentification on campus and gather a committee to decide whether themascot and logo are appropriate. Do you think this wasa… a) Political cop-out b) Decision based on majority opinion c) Compromise d) Wrong decision (54) (120) (93) (16) 19% 42% 33% 6% Total votes: 283 This is not a [...]

Last year, San Diego State students lost their swimming pool. Thehearts of swimmers on campus were broken as their pool was bulldozedand filled with dirt. The void left by the pool will be filled by the new athletic center– a state of the art, four story marvel containing classrooms,auditoriums, weight rooms, computer labs, quiet study [...]

By Satoko HasegawaStaff Writer Hispanic bone marrow donors are needed because a San Diego nativeZeke de la Garza is fighting a rare form of leukemia called B-CellAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The 22-year-old is currentlyhospitalized and waiting for a bone marrow match. “Garza needs to have a bone marrow transplant as soon aspossible,” said Marlo Brooks, a [...]

By Elizabeth ValenteStaff Writer In 1999, 15,786 people died in alcohol-related accidents.Statistics indicate that 21-34 year olds comprise approximately halfof all the drunk drivers involved in these fatal accidents, accordingto the United States Department of Transportation. Because every death caused by drinking and driving is preventable,Associated Students is looking into the merits of starting a [...]

BETTER TO RECEIVE THAN GIVE: SDSU junior forward Randy Holcombconverts an alley-oop dunk during the Aztecs’ 77-62 victory lastTuesday night against New Mexico State.