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Malaysian election results battle scrutiny

By Donna P. Crilly

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was sworn in for a second term on Monday, after winning the 13th Malaysian general election. Out of 222 parliamentary seats, Razak’s Barisan Nasional or National Front coalition won 133, two seats fewer than in 2008, according to the Election Commission. Despite BN’s 56-year rule, popularity for the party continues [...]

Sigma Chi faces investigation

By Hutton Marshall

The Delta Xi Chapter of Sigma Chi fraternity at San Diego State has been put on interim suspension pending an investigation by Student Life & Leadership. According to the San Diego Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter website, this is because of “actions that include an alleged hazing incident.” While Assistant Director of SLL for Greek Life [...]

LGBTSU embraces queer identity

By Tara Millspaugh

The San Diego State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Student Union is changing its name to Queer Student Union beginning next semester. SDSU LGBTSU President Michael Manacop said the group could just keep adding letters to the name, but instead, it has decided to revamp it to include everyone, using the umbrella term “queer.” “There are [...]

Nika entrepreneur inspires students

By Hannah Beausang

Nika Water company co-founder Jeff Church visited San Diego State to speak about social entrepreneurship on Monday. Church spoke at SDSU for the 14th annual L. Robert Payne Distinguished Entrepreneur Lecture Series. Church was welcomed by SDSU President Elliot Hirshman. The event was an opportunity for students, faculty and community members to meet Church and [...]

World Beat

By Arturo Garcia

Collapsed eight-story building leaves more than 380 dead in Bangladesh More than 380 workers were killed at the collapse of an eight-story building Wednesday in Bangladesh, one day after warnings had deemed it unsafe, according to The Huffington Post. Two engineers involved in issuing the building permits were detained and two factory owners were charged [...]

FBI overlooks Russian warnings about suspects

By Staff

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the younger brother of the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects, told the FBI last Thursday that the duo was targeting Times Square for their next attack, according to CBS News. The plan was to plant numerous bombs in the heart of the New York landmark; the brothers had one pressure cooker bomb and [...]

Greek Week showcases talent

By Raquel Martin

Last Thursday, San Diego State’s Greek community on campus celebrated its annual talent show at the Open Air Theatre. The talent show incorporated the ‘90s theme into an entertaining show with acting, dancing and design. The $20,000 proceeds of this year’s Greek Week were donated to Embrace, an SDSU student organization that helps veterans and [...]

Aztec researchers compete for $10 mil

By Tara Millspaugh

A team of 60 San Diego State faculty, researchers and students entered Qualcomm’s X-Prize Tricorder Competition to revolutionize health care and win $10 million. Team captain and graduate student Lambert Ninteman’s said if the team wins, all of the money will go back to SDSU. The competition is named after the futuristic series “Star Trek” [...]

Science Beat

By Will Houston

Mars One mission calls for volunteers to be permanent residents on Mars Earlier this month, the Mars One mission opened up applications for volunteers to become the founding members of the first Mars colony. Mars One is a nonprofit organization that plans to create a human colony on a nearby planet by 2023. The decadelong [...]

SDSU strategic plan establishes campus priorities

By Staff

After months of planning and receiving feedback, San Diego State officials devised a plan that will establish the university’s priorities for the coming years. Building on Excellence focuses on three institutional goals for the university. The goals will focus on student success; research and creative endeavors; and community and communication. The planning process began last [...]

Aztec leaders awarded for diversity efforts

By Elisse Miller

San Diego State honored several Aztec leaders for their commitment to campus diversity last Wednesday at the ninth annual SDSU Diversity Awards celebration. Attendees were welcomed into a culturally diverse environment with music from South America, cuisine from around the globe and an American Sign Language translator. The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Student Union, one [...]

Chancellor discusses plans for CSU budget

By Stephanie Saccente

California State University Chancellor Timothy White visited San Diego State on Wednesday to host an open forum for all members of the campus community. White discussed his plans to increase enrollment rates, staff and faculty salaries and undergraduate success. White said staff members haven’t received salary increases since 2007 and the faculty hasn’t had an [...]

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