On October 31, 2024 there was a shooting on the San Diego State University campus. This was following an already chaotic Halloween day in which a nearby brush fire caused traffic, power outages, and filled the air with smoke. Being an SDSU student myself, I experienced all of the confusion
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The 2006 mural of John Lennon in Pacific Beach, San Diego was a beloved landmark that brought the neighborhood together. The mural was a replica of the photograph of Lennon by Robert Whitaker titled “Admiration.” It was a common occurrence for tourists to visit the mural to take and post
In the 1990’s lowriding was banned from San Diego, California. Lowriding was banned in National City because counsel members believed lowriding events attracted crimes to local business, strained police resources, and caused traffic congestion. However, the lowriding culture has changed over time. Lowriding used to be a territorial event in
Chicano. The term created for Mexican American’s who do not feel like they belong completely in Mexico or America. Mexico will say that they are too “white washed,” to be from their grounds, but America will say they are “too Mexican” to be American. The majority of the population is
The controversy regarding the boarder wall between the United States and Mexico has been at the forefront of political conversation for the past several years. Artist Ana Teresa Fernandez took it upon herself to make a political statement of her own regarding the boarder dispute. In 2011, she started her
To what extent can we extrapolate the truth without it being considered theft? Well, according to Cameron Crowe, all it takes is some creativity and some anonymity and you will be off the hook—for the most part. For what would become a controversial topic in the 1980s, the release of
Architecture is something that constantly surrounds us and can be very beautiful, yet do we ever truly think about the intentionality behind why something is designed a certain way? We walk around every day oblivious to the designs put in place to prevent so-called “crime”. The homeless are one of
Adobe Falls is much more than a waterfall; it’s a right of passage for any pothead freshman that comes to San Diego State University. Adobe Falls is one of many secret little gems hidden right by SDSU. It’s entrance is covered by trees and the second you start going in,