Most people don’t know what noise a peacock makes. I didn’t, until I got a job at the zoo last summer. The cool thing about the San Diego Zoo is it doesn’t cage its peacocks. Instead, the six or seven of them run around the park free as birds – pun intended.

Staff Photographer Antonio Zaragoza took this photo of Pacific Beach’s Crystal Pier on an overcast, cold day. According to local lore, the Flying Dutchman only appears in San Diego on days like this, and may even be seen here in the gray distance. Copyright Antonio Zaragoza

Before the tipoff of Saturday’s game against Wichita State, San Diego State head coach Steve Fisher didn’t tell his team to be careful of an upset-minded WSU. He didn’t say the Shockers would be a tougher test than St. Mary’s was last Wednesday, or that a win would give No. 17 SDSU only the third 8-0 record in school history.

Another game, another win for San Diego State men’s basketball. Take a look at some of the news and notes from SDSU’s eighth victory of the season.

Once a student is admitted to San Diego State, they may hold the assumption that the only tests they will take will be in their classes — but that isn’t the case. All SDSU students have to take the Writing Placement Assessment and certain majors have required evaluations to complete before entering the program.

Most of us weren’t even in high school when the Twin Towers fell. Since then, our country has faced many crises. Hurricane Katrina, corporate corruption, the great recession and the BP oil spill are just a few of the disasters we’ve lived through as a generation.

It’s the day every girl dreams of. Church bells, a beautiful white gown and the person you’re devoted to spending the rest of your life with is standing proudly by your side. All eyes are on you as you promise loyalty and commitment by reciting the traditional wedding vows: for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health

San Diego State students are finding new ways to connect online with the local college community. Breaking into the San Diego college scene just this year, thelbbsd.com, or The Little Black Book, is a social networking site exclusively for students who attend SDSU, University of San Diego, Point Loma Nazarene and UC San Diego.

Mario Torero is a San Diego artist who became a prominent leader during the Chicano movement in the 1970s. He has become a highly influential muralist during the last 40 years.

This Thanksgiving, San Diego State freshman Nathaniel Bennett had something extra to be thankful for: Volleyball.

Call it the working man’s art exhibit: a pandemic of posters featuring a stark black and white face staring grimly outward; a vibrant space invader tiled underneath a freeway overpass; an image of the pope, in true Marilyn Monroe fashion, smiling and holding down his holy robes as they blow up in the wind; a stenciled caveman bearing a tray with a burger, fries and a shake.

With spring comes infant birds, budding flowers and college acceptance letters. During this time of animal noises and sweet smells, many high school seniors’ homes fill with excitement and anxiety. According to an article by mother and daughter pair Margo E. Bane Woodacre and Steffany Bane, the reality of big change causes emotions to fly and tempers to flair.