Senior cornerback lands on second team

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August 3, 2016 (San Diego) - San Diego State senior cornerback Damontae Kazee has been named a 2016 preseason second-team All-American by SI.com, the website revealed on Wednesday. The honor is one of many for the San Bernardino product, who was named the preseason Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year last week in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Aztecs to compete in 10 regular-season events

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August 2, 2016 (San Diego) - The San Diego State women’s golf team will play 10 tournaments across five states during the 2016-17 campaign as sixth-year head coach Leslie Spalding unveiled the Aztecs’ highly anticipated schedule on Tuesday.

New chairman hopes to make SDSU a hub for research on non-violent protests.

August 1, 2016 (San Diego) - San Diego State University has named professor Hank Johnston its new Fred J. Hansen Chair in Peace Studies.

Aztecs land three individuals on USTFCCCA All-Academic Team; Posts a 3.07 team GPA

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July 28, 2016 (New Orleans) - San Diego State was named a U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team selection on Thursday. Led by Kassidy Ellis, Alexa Evans and Ellison Grove, the Aztecs finished the 2016 campaign with a 3.07 cumulative GPA.

SDSU plays six contests against opponents who finished among their conference’s top two

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July 26, 2016 (San Diego) - Coming off of his team’s best campaign in four seasons, San Diego State men’s soccer head coach Lev Kirshner has announced the Aztecs’ 2016 slate. The schedule features 10 matches at SDSU Sports Deck, six contests against opponents that finished among their conference’s top two, and four matches versus teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

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July 25, 2016 (San Diego) - San Diego State women’s basketball head coach Stacie Terry revealed the team’s 2016 non-conference schedule Monday, with an invitation to the Seton Hall Tournament over Thanksgiving Weekend and a December home date with Big Ten member Michigan, highlighting the Aztecs’ 11-game slate.

By Liz Alper

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July 20, 2016 (San Diego) - The San Diego State University women's basketball team has scheduled another session for its Elite Camp for August 5 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the new Jeff Jacobs JAM Center at SDSU.  Also, the team announced that spots are still open for the Girls High School Team Camp August 6 and 7.

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July 18, 2016 (Los Angeles) - Five San Diego State water polo players earned a spot on the Golden Coast Conference All-Academic Team, the league announced Friday.

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June 27, 2016 (San Diego) - On Sunday at around 2:15 p.m., a male suspect made unwanted physical contact with a female San Diego State student at a location near campus. The suspect was located shortly after and arrested. Several other female SDSU students reported the same male had attempted to engage them in similar contacts.

Since his arrest, the suspect has been released from custody and has been seen in the SDSU area.  He was wearing a dark baseball hat, long sleeve orange shirt, and gray Dickies pants.

By Liz Alper

Photo: Alexa Evans (left) and Rachel Alesi (right).  Courtesy goaztecs.com

June 13, 2016 (New Orleans) - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced today that six San Diego State athletes have been named All-Americans due to their performance at the last stop of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship last week in Eugene, Oregon.

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May 3, 2016 (San Diego) — Muslim student groups at San Diego State University are calling for action after posters appeared on campus claiming certain Muslim students are allied with Palestinian terrorists and anti-Semitism.

By Miriam Raftery

January 19, 2016 (San Diego) — San Diego State University will welcome back Aztecs with new programs, people and places around campus when school begins on January 20. Here’s a look at some things to look forward to:

October 3, 2015 (San Diego)—San Diego State University has issued a community safety alert warning that a strong-armed robbery occurred at the corner of Dorothy Drive and Campanile Drive on Wednesday, September 30. At about 5:30 p.m., a man (estimated age 20) walked up behind three students, pushed one and grabbed her laptop, fleeing southbound on foot. The students were unharmed.

May 26, 2015 (San Diego)--For the third year in a row, San Diego State University’s men’s baseball team has won the Mountain West Tournament Championship. The Aztecs scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to come from behind, adding another later in the game for a 6-4 victory over New Mexico’s Lobos.

By Jack Haworth

May 6, 2015 (San Diego) -- For the first time in more than 40 years, the SDSU Debate Team has placed as a team in the National Forensics Association Tournament. The team of Vincent Bellinghiere, Cody Meza, and Darron DeVillez, represented Aztec Forensics at the NFA tournament at Ohio University and placed 8th in Division III, competing in literature interpretation and platform speeches.

“Hundreds of universities across the nation compete in intercollegiate individual events, and only a select number qualify to compete at the national tournament,” said Bill Snavely, director of the School of Communication. “This is a great accomplishment for only three competitors against much more well-funded programs from across the country.”