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For anyone who’s involved in the fashion industry, designers, models, stylists, photographers, celebrities, bloggers, magazine representatives and fashion enthusiasts, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week sits at the top of the food chain of fashion. Mercedes-Benz holds fashion week twice a year in global fashion capitals New York, Paris, London and Milan for renowned designers to showcase fall [...]

The man who helped bring down President Richard Nixon is taking on the Obama administration. The Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward, who uncovered the Watergate scandal, has been publicizing his spat with one of President Barack Obama’s top aides. Woodward has been making the media rounds talking about what he perceived to be a threatening [...]

Name: Mariah Kelly Position running for: Vice President of Financial Affairs Major: Business Administration Year: Junior   My experience: As a freshman, I took on my first college leadership role when I became captain and founding president of K.O. Hip-Hop Team. Selected by the first lady of the university and prominent staff of the University [...]

Genre Introductions – Get into the Game The video game world can be daunting to newcomers. With so many games, where do you even begin? Never fear, Aztec Gaming is here with our recommendations on breaking in to some of the biggest genres today. JRPGs Kevin Smead, Entertainment Editor Japanese role-playing games have experienced a bit [...]

By Jordan Pollock, Aztec Gaming and Shane Carpenter, Aztec Gaming Pros No Need to Expand: Sure, in the free-to-play model, there’s no incentive for developers to expand the universe or add extra content because they’re not being paid for it anymore. However, in most modern F2P massively multiplayer online games, players work with a large amount of content [...]

It was time to head home, but first I had to stop at the commissary. I loosely followed the shootout between San Bernardino County sheriffs and suspected killer Christopher Dorner. Truth be told, I was more interested in the hockey game between the Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks. Sucked into the game, I forgot about [...]

Celeb of the Week It’s probably no surprise Beyoncé is named The Daily Aztec’s “Celeb of the Week” after her memorable halftime show at the Super Bowl last Sunday, that left an impression on millions across the country. Her live performance included both old and new favorites such as “Crazy in Love” and “Halo.” Many [...]

—RYAN SCHULER, SPORTS EDITOR —ADRIANA BUSH, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Male Athlete: Jamaal Franklin In January, the San Diego State men’s basketball team went 5-2 overall and 4-3 in Mountain West Conference play thanks in large part to junior guard Jamaal Franklin. Through 21 games this season, Franklin led the Aztecs with 17.8 points and 9.5 [...]

Hollywood Happenings

Hollywood Happenings

The Aztecs faced Syracuse for the second time in history on Veterans Day Sunday aboard the USS Midway, an aircraft carrier that has seen more than half a million flight missions since it was commissioned in 1945.

Up until last November I planned on majoring in journalism at San Diego State. However, a chance encounter my uncle had with Pulitzer Prize winner Roger Ebert led to my becoming email pen pals with the esteemed critic.