Category: News Articles
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Kid Influencers are Gaining Protective Legislation
Influencer families are not a new concept. Vlogging families have been going viral on YouTube for several years, posting their parenting techniques, family vacations and more. Now, influencer families are thriving on TikTok, but discussion has sparked surrounding the treatment and protections of kid-influencers. Many argue that children cannot ethically consent to being filmed and posted…
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Corlett removed from two courses after using racial slurs in class
This article was published in The Daily Aztec on March 16, 2022. Professor J. Angelo Corlett was reassigned from two courses after using racial slurs and racist labels/nicknames in his lectures. Corlett is still teaching a philosophy course at San Diego State and is tenured. His removal from two select courses comes after a student…
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Dating apps, popular but ineffective for students
Video by Katelynn Robinson Graphic courtesy of Freepik Article by: Katelynn Robinson This article was published on The Daily Aztec website on February 9, 2022. Despite dating apps growing in popularity, students say they struggle to find meaningful connections. The dating world has changed to accommodate the digital age. Love at first sight is better known…
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Students call SDSU “hypocritical” for hosting in-person events
Video by: Katelynn Robinson Article by: Katelynn Robinson This article was published on The Daily Aztec website on January 30, 2022. After San Diego State announced classes would be virtual until Feb. 7, many students received an email encouraging them to claim their free ticket to the SDSU men’s basketball game. Students then took to…
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NBA athlete Michael Kidd-Gilchrist advocates for speech healthcare
This article was published in The Daily Aztec on November 17, 2021. NBA athlete Michael Kidd-Gilchrist visited San Diego State to spread awareness about his non-profit Change & Impact Inc. and spoke with the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association last month in October. Kidd-Gilchrist has played for the Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets, Dallas Mavericks and New…
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Chabad House vandalized for a second time, Rabbi Boudjnah will press charges this time
Catlan Nguyen This article was published on The Daily Aztec website on July 10, 2021. Outside the Chabad House near SDSU’s campus a couple of weeks after the vandalism incident. The San Diego State Chabad House was vandalized once again on June 25 around 1:40 a.m. This time, two women ripped a Jewish banner hanging…
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Rabbi gives thieves who stole from Chabad House a second chance
This article was posted on The Daily Aztec website on May 24, 2021. On April 15 at approximately 2:30 a.m., four individuals broke into the Chabad House. Two San Diego State students and one person visiting from Hawaii stole two pictures and some apples. The fourth person reportedly did not steal anything. Those who stole…
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Disparity between men’s and women’s basketball tournament budgets draws controversy
This article was published on The Daily Aztec website on March 30, 2021. The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments were unorthodox this year, as news of the dramatically different accommodations for men and women leaked through social media. Videos of the women’s gym which was complete with one set of small dumbbells and some…
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Women’s basketball to wear Jordan Brand in 2021-22
This article was published on The Daily Aztec website on January 21, 2021. he San Diego State women’s basketball team will don a new look in 2021-22, joining just nine other women’s programs throughout the United States. The women’s team will become the second athletic program on campus to partner with Jordan Brand, per a press release….
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Trump-incited violence at US Capitol stalls Electoral College vote
By: Katelynn Robinson and Brenden Tuccinardi This article was published on The Daily Aztec website on January 6, 2021. On Jan. 6, while Vice President Mike Pence presided over a joint session of Congress where newly sworn-in lawmakers gathered to certify the Electoral College vote confirming Joseph R. Biden’s election to the presidency, a mob…
