Five runners for the San Diego State cross country team all set personal bests for this year on Saturday, but had a tough time executing the plan laid out by the coaches.

With two new coaches and a young squad, the focus this year for SDSU has been to retrain and rethink long distance running.

The United Kingdom has churned out some memorable musicians. From the smooth rock “n’ roll of The Beatles in the “60s to the piano-driven sounds of Coldplay at the cusp of the new millennium, the small cluster of water-logged land has provided the world with some serious auditory pleasure.

To some, the ability to communicate seems like a right, while expression through speech is thought of as second nature like breathing, eating and drinking. However, for individuals who suffer from speech disabilities, communication is the biggest privilege of all 8212; and the farthest thing from an absolute.

Look inside the chemistry labs at San Diego State and you’ll find something more profound than an experiment 8212; you’ll find a petite brunette who’s making a big impact here on campus: Karina Kangas.

Any child can talk about the greats: Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Rosa Parks, to name a few. But what about those who changed lives and didn’t make the history books?

Harvey Milk, the first openly gay political candidate, is one such person. Although he was as much an activist as any other famous political figure, what he fought for was more forbidden. His battle for gay rights and AIDS awareness may have been one of the first, but it was not the last. Now, the lives he changed and people he impacted can be seen in San Diego State’s latest play “Dear Harvey.” Recently, The Daily Aztec was able to sit down with actor Derek Smith for an interview.

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel is one of the most renowned fashion influences of the last century, building an empire of clothing, accessory, shoe and perfume that continues to be idolized worldwide.

Photography is a powerful medium in which the art of storytelling is taken to another level, where nonfiction can be turned into fiction, and a real-world image can be bent to the photographer’s intent and perspective. Balboa Park’s Museum of Photographic Arts “Picturing the Process: The Photograph as Witness” explores the photographer’s purpose for making their art.

Like most of California, San Diego is in a water crisis. We face simultaneous, unprecedented challenges to our water supply, leading to this year’s water shortages and increases in water rates.

Here’s why.

1. According to U.S. and Somali officials, one of the most wanted Islamic extremist leaders in Africa, Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, was killed during a U.S. military helicopter raid in Southern Somalia that left six dead last Monday. Nabhan allegedly played a large role in two bombing attacks on U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya [...]

While Americans remained fixated on relatively minor domestic issues such as the ACORN scandal or the censuring of Rep. Joe Wilson, a fundamental shift in our foreign policy priorities occurred without much warning.

Let me preface this whole Back Page by letting you know that I go to Mexico almost every other weekend. But it’s all right, I was raised by ninjas, so I’m really good at dodging bullets. I’ve also become completely desensitized to the gruesome killings of Americans that don’t take place there.