Last Friday marked a signature event in the construction of the new Aztec Student Union. Roughly 60 truckloads of cement rolled onto campus to fill the first of four quadrants in the basement level of the student-funded building.

For many San Diego State students, hectic schedules make it difficult to explore the world’s beautiful landmarks.

When times are tough it’s easy to point to a distant individual or group of decision-makers — preferably mysterious and bureaucratic — as a deserving scapegoat.

Following Gov. Jerry Brown’s community forum about education in December, a rather morose projection of budgetary losses for our great state was made public.

My sister-in-law Amy decided to take our offer and stay with us for a few nights. She told Jenna, my wife, that she’d been hearing noises coming from beneath her house. Strange noises, odd shuffling at all hours of the night.

Oh, the iconic 1950s. Complete with poodle skirts, sock hops, Elvis Presley and soda fountains, the ‘50s provided Americans with unprecedented forms of entertainment.

In this year’s installment of “Liam Neeson killing-spree mad libs,” writer-director Joe Carnahan pencils in Alaskan Grey Wolves as the plural noun on the receiving end of Neeson’s menacing brogue.

When Snow Patrol finally broke out in the U.S. in 2004 with a re-release of its third studio album “Final Straw,” the band featured haunting instrumentals, catchy beats and the memorable lyrics and vocal work of Gary Lightbody.

Junior guard Courtney Clements played like a snipe-shooter last Saturday. The Mountain West Conference leading scorer displayed her patience firing from long range, ironically using just one eye.

Occupy protesters gathered Wednesday in solidarity with a student facing sanctions from San Diego State.