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Gene Simmons, outside his limo with a number of the women that climbed out of the car with him.

Gene Simmons, outside his limo with a number of the women that climbed out of the car with him.

Josh Board laughs, after telling Gene Simmons that his mom thinks his tongue is fake. When Gene asks his mothers name, he then says "Oh, yeah, yeah. I remember her."

Josh Board laughs, after telling Gene Simmons that his mom thinks his tongue is fake. When Gene asks his mothers name, he then says "Oh, yeah, yeah. I remember her."

This teacher ditched a few periods to have his guitar signed by KISS bassist Gene Simmons.

This teacher ditched a few periods to have his guitar signed by KISS bassist Gene Simmons.

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Tie This Guy Up, Make Sure He Stays at SDSU

Cover Story | SDSU
Published March 12, 2008

Odessa: it doesn’t sound like a particularly Russian word. Maybe Spanish, or Italian. Actually, it was named after Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s (if Homer existed) great epic poem, The Odyssey. Any word, when it begins ...

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Taxing education

Breaking News | SDSU
Published March 12, 2008

It’s March, and that means it’s again time for San Diego State University Month, when the taxpayer-funded institution flexes its public relations muscle and shows off to local denizens what all that money is ostensibly buying, ...

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Hybrid Hell

City Lights | SDSU
Published Dec. 6, 2007

Back in June, a team of San Diego State mechanical engineering students and their professor placed 6th out of 17 universities in the exclusive Challenge X vehicle design competition, cosponsored by General Motors and the Department ...

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Do You Feel Safe At School?

City College | Cover Story | Mesa College | SDSU | UCSD | USD
Published Aug. 30, 2007

On April 16, 2007, on the campus of Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, a sullen, troubled, twisted young man killed 32 people, injured 25 more, and then took his own life in the deadliest shooting ...

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SDSU Preserves San Diego's Political History

City Lights | SDSU
Published July 13, 2006

Elected to the House of Representatives in 1952 and serving for 14 consecutive terms, Republican Bob Wilson saw plenty of paperwork come across his desk. In 1973, he began depositing it for future researchers at San ...

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Best of 2003: Best Concert Arena Sound

Best of San Diego | SDSU
Published Dec. 25, 2003

Cox Arena 5500 Canyon Crest Drive, SDSU www.cox-arena.com 619-594-0234 Since 1997, the 12,000-seat Cox Arena has hosted some of the best-known performers to come through San Diego, from Pearl Jam to the Boston Pops Orchestra. Filling ...

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Best of 2003: Best Martial Arts Instructor

Best of San Diego | SDSU
Published Dec. 25, 2003

Dr. Jacques Perrault SDSU Shotokan Karate Club SDSU Peterson Gym http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/karate 619-229-9700 Biology professor Jacques Perrault is also the International Technical Director of the American Shotokan Karate Alliance and was trained by master Hidetaka Nishiyama. Shotokan ...

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Best of 2001: Best Way To Have A New Species Named After You

Best of San Diego | SDSU
Published Dec. 27, 2001

Department of Biology, San Diego State University 619-594-6767 San Diego Natural History Museum 619-232-3821 www.sdnhm.org The Natural History Museum, which has already collected 7-1/2 million specimens over the last century and a quarter, is looking for ...

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Best of 2001: Best Original Women's Studies Program

Best of San Diego | SDSU
Published Dec. 27, 2001

San Diego State University 619-594-6524 The women's movement really came of age between 1970 and 1972. After the protests and the furious national debate, colleges across the country started wondering if this wasn't a subject that ...

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Best of 2001: Best Npr Rising Star

Best of San Diego | SDSU
Published Dec. 27, 2001

Nancy Greenleese KPBS-FM, 89.5 FM 5200 Campanile Drive, San Diego State 619-594-1515 www.kpbs.org If you listen to KPBS radio at all, you've heard the voice of Nancy Greenleese. She has a distinctive voice, like an old ...

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SDSU's Tie That Binds

City Lights | SDSU
Published Sept. 13, 2001

San Diego State University had an image problem, and its president, Stephen Weber, would do almost anything to fix it. It wasn't a new problem, of course. The former teachers' college on the east end of ...

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Best of 2000: Best Free Concert Eavesdropping

Best of San Diego | SDSU
Published Dec. 28, 2000

Open Air Theatre San Diego State University At SDSU, the Open Air Theatre is surrounded on three sides by grassy parks and benches, and venue security does not discourage low-budget listeners from picnicking here. The eavesdropping ...

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Best of 2000: Best College Food

Best of San Diego | SDSU
Published Dec. 28, 2000

West Terrace Cafe West Commons, San Diego State University Campanile Drive (619) 594-7635 Granted, it's a stretch putting school cafeterias and college food halls on any "Best" list. And these days most campuses have a scattering ...

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