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By: Tori Haynes, Staff Writer and Brooke Schlyer, Staff Writer Celeb of the Week: Seth MacFarlane was a risky, but memorable choice as host for the 2013 Academy Awards. The “Family Guy” creator sang, danced and dished out insults throughout the ceremony. His witty remarks kept the nominees and audience members on the edge of their seats as [...]

Messy Manners: I love my boyfriend, but he has terrible manners. Every time we eat together, he chews with his mouth open and eats like it’s his last meal. Obviously, I want to stay with him but it’s getting on my nerves and I’m afraid that I’ll blow up on him one day about it. [...]

I am writing this letter in response to the article published in The Daily Aztec on Feb. 20, 2013 titled, “Thank you for smoking at SDSU” by Mason Schoen. I am a graduate student at SDSU getting my master’s degree in public health. After reading the article, I was very offended and appalled by the writer’s [...]

Beloved “Papa” Doug Manchester, You make us feel things we’ve never felt before. The way you stand up to the liberals and their gay agenda makes us want to give you a standing ovation. No one before has made the far right feel so wrong, yet so good. In local real estate, you plowed in [...]

Best Sandwich: 4.0 Deli “It’s all good,” is the slogan of San Diego State’s most popular sandwich shop. Just a short walk from campus, 4.0 Deli has been serving up a slew of creative sandwiches in San Diego since 2001. The restaurant may not seem like much at first glance, but the comfortable booths and [...]

Celeb of the Week: Jennifer Lawrence earned her spot as The Daily Aztec’s “celeb of the week” for winning best actress at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday.  The 22-year-old actress was recognized for her outstanding role in “Silver Linings Playbook” alongside co-star Bradley Cooper. In her acceptance speech, Lawrence gave a shout-out to [...]

Titleless in Tenochca: I’ve been dating this guy for two months and I can tell we’re both serious about each other, but I don’t know how to get him to have “the talk” with me. I want to have a title, but I’m not sure if he wants to. What do I do? Love Guru: [...]

By Raquel Martin and Amanda Guerrero The San Diego State baseball program celebrated its third annual Stephen Strasburg 5K Walk and Fun Run on Saturday at Tony Gwynn Stadium. Supporting SDSU students, faculty and alumni gathered on campus at 7 a.m. to kick off the event. SDSU alumnus Jeff Decker, who learned about the Fun [...]

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Kenneth Leonard Senior Staff Columnist The gun control debate rages on in U.S. In the wake of the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the discourse intensified substantially and it seems as though lawmakers may be prepared to create stricter gun control laws. On the Jan. 7 episode of Piers Morgan’s TV program, [...]

Kenneth Leonard Senior Staff Columnist   Without question, the greatest and most sacred Christmas tradition in my home is watching “Die Hard” on Christmas Eve. I have a few Christmas movie traditions, including an annual viewing of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” on Thanksgiving and a handful of “A Christmas Story” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” [...]

  Written by Staff Writers Brooke Schlyer and Tori Haynes   1. “Gossip Girl” star Leighton Meester was born while her mother was serving time in a federal prison for her involvement in a drug ring. The actress was fortunate to have been raised elsewhere to avoid following her mother’s footsteps. 2. Drew Barrymore first [...]