Spring 2024 Issue

Tucked among the towering pines east of San Diego is SDSU’s Mount Laguna Observatory. It’s a learning lab for budding astronomers — and bonus, in the summer it opens to the public with a Saturday night visitor program.

Since 2019, SDSU has ramped up its sustainability efforts by constructing LEED-certified buildings, growing its educational output, introducing campus-wide composting and much more. See for yourself below.

Every place has its own blend of unmistakable sounds, and SDSU is no different. We’ve selected five that are bound to bring you back to campus.

Entrepreneurship initiatives at SDSU have launched hundreds of one-of-a-kind ideas — think health-care apps to blister-proof socks — and with the establishment of Techstars San Diego powered by SDSU in late 2023, there is even more to come from SDSU students and alumni.

What was your go-to spot to grab a bite or catch a show when you went to SDSU? See if yours made the list and razz the writer if it didn’t.

Sixty-five years ago, SDSU took over an elementary school in Calexico, California, and turned it into a destination for upper division students. Today, it offers four-year degrees and is expanding its footprint in STEM, providing an essential workforce pipeline for the area.

Ahead of the 2024 Aztec FAST Showcase presented by Aztec Link, SDSU football fans had the chance to ask coach Lewis the tough questions. The coach responded here.