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As Mexico’s new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, took an oath to restore peace and security to the people of Mexico, thousands of demonstrators presented themselves during the inauguration to oppose the return of the Institutional Revolutionary Party after a 12-year hiatus. According to the Associated Press, during the inauguration last Saturday approximately 100 protestors were [...]

Obama launches week of public outreach Yesterday, President Barack Obama met with business leaders at the White House to discuss tax increases on the wealthy and to alleviate the so-called “fiscal cliff,” which is expected to hit on Jan. 1. According to BBC, Obama’s plan is to persuade Republicans to accept tax increases on the [...]

Gov. Jerry Brown recently appointed two gay judges this week. Brown first selected Paula Rosenstein for San Diego County Superior Court and then made history by appointing Jim Humes, the first openly gay justice in the state’s history. Rosenstein, a prominent lesbian attorney, will replace retired Linda Quinn. She will fill the vacant spot with [...]

Incoming California State University Chancellor Timothy P. White recently requested to have part of his state-funded salary reduced by 10 percent, which would add $41,500 to the CSU budget.

As the California State University campuses prepared for a $250 million cut last semester, good surfaced when California voters passed Proposition 30.

Because of Rock the Vote efforts to advertise the importance of voting, many first-time voters had a successful time at the polls.

World beat 10.30.2012

As 90 mph winds whirl across the mid Atlantic coast, people on the East Coast are preparing for what many forecasters predict may be the worst storm in two generations.

World beat

On Oct. 18, San Diego State became the first university affiliated with an event promoting prevention and early detection of breast cancer.

Approximately two months after the Mars rover Curiosity touched the red planet, the third scoop of Martian soil was gathered yesterday and placed inside the rover’s on-board equipment for analysis.

At 18 years of age, Laura Knoll’s life took an unexpected turn, which inspired her to start a healing legacy to improve women’s health.