The Daily Aztec

Red and black balloons floated above a group of San Diego State students, faculty and family who came together to commemorate one of the most influential civil rights leaders by marching in the 33rd annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade. The Sunday march stretched along Harbor Drive as people from all ethnic and religious [...]

The Afrikan Student Union hosted a Kwanzaa celebration on Monday, bringing students and community members together to present the history, traditions and meaning of the holiday. As African drums thumped in the background of conversations about food and finals, the event promptly commenced at 7 p.m. in the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center ballroom. Each [...]

San Diego State’s Department of Africana Studies gathered to celebrate its 40th anniversary with three-day event starting with a reception and tribute to the arts on Friday, Nov. 9 in the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center.

Dr. Jonathan Shay hosted an informal discussion called “From War Front to Home Front” with veterans and active duty soldiers following the workshop “PTSD and Moral Injury: What’s the Difference and Does it Matter?” on Oct. 4 in the Fowler Family Ballroom at the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center.

The discontent of thousands of service members and veterans face every day has become strikingly apparent, according to a report by the Associated Press, which shows suicide to be 50 percent more likely the cause of death in the military than a service member dying in combat.