The average san diego state student progressively learns more about the schools campus during the time he or she spends working toward graduation. American indian studies professor ozzie monge, standing outside the missioninspired hepner hall at san diego state university, is renewing a call for the school to change its aztec mascot, which. Hepner hall, designed by the senior architectural designer of the california division of the state architect, howard spencer hazen, and completed in 1931, is the iconic academic building in the center of san diego state university sdsu s campus, just north of malcolm a. Sdsu anthropologist seth mallios will lecture on the universitys. The view from hepner hall san diego state university, california history, scene, places. San diego state university is a public research university in san diego, california. In 1952, the library had 125,000 books, and state regulations required that old books. Photo of 27 gentleman out on lawn in front of hepner hall, sdsu from 18991900 the psychology, history of education and physics department was chaired by jesse d.
The building is listed on the national register of historic places. Love library at the entrance to the campanile walkway and main quad. Features a brief history of san diego state, and a detailed tour of the broadcasting department on campus, circa mid1960s. Book aztec shops bookstore i4 chol cholula hall b4 clp calpulli center. Sdsu founders day commemorates a history of growth and. Starbucks, golf, christmas, collectibles, fine art, pottery, books. Nasa organized the rally in front of hepner hall at noon, chanting and singing. Sdsu professor revives fight to change aztec mascot the.
Lane yazzie, sdsu nasas public relations officer, said columbus day. Media in category hepner hall the following 17 files are in this category, out of 17 total. Native american student alliance protests columbus day the. The history of presidio park in old town san diego.
The lecture and slide show will cover hepner hall, little theatre, hardy. Getting to know your san diego save our heritage organisation. Literature and terrorism from the gunpower plot to 911. But perhaps the most knowledgeable person when it comes to sdsu s campus is anthropology professor seth mallios, who wrote the book hail montezuma. November 25, 2015 san diego san diego state university police have issued the following alert regarding a sexual battery reported on november 23 rd at 4. San diego state university sdsu east county magazine. See more ideas about history, san diego state university and san diego.
Hepner hall is the symbol of the campus, with its mission revival style architecture. Founded on march, 1897, the school opened on november 1, 1898 with a class of 5 students. It is comprised of san diego state university and local historical images, student newspapers, yearbooks. Hepner hall, designed by the senior architectural designer of the california division of the. Raymond starr, san diego state university history professor, author and lifetime. The official facebook page for the department of history at san diego state university. Jun 12, 2017 photos of sdsus history, not found in the sdsu librarys collections. A shot of hepner hall from the more things change the more they stay the same. David gautereaux passed away in san diego, california. Includes footage of hepner hall back when there was parking in front of it, the hardy tower, and the adjoining courtyard with the original monty statue. By 1965, more than 200 books had been authored by sdsc faculty. One of the original buildings on the sdsu campus, originally hepner hall was the arts and letters building. Csu ethnic studies requirement a bad idea whose time. Sdsu founders day commemorates a history of growth and commitment.
Nasatir, a professor emeritus of history who taught at sdsu for 46 years 192874 and was later internationally recognized for his research on california history, receiving four fulbright fellowships. In june 1935, president hardy retired and was replaced by walter r. Hepner, president of the university from 1935 to 1952. A landmark architecture hepner hall featured in the schools logo. Here are six interesting pieces of sdsu campus history shared in part. A brief history of san diego state, and a detailed tour of the broadcasting department on campus. Starrs book, which was published for the 100year school anniversary in. When you look at the old pictures of hepner hall, it used to drop off.
Hepner hall, designed by the senior architectural designer of the california division of. The obituary was featured in san diego uniontribune on november 17, 2018. Zura hall k8 sdsu info 619 5945200 parking services 5946671 smokefree. The history of san diego state university began in the late 19th century with the establishment of a normal school in san diego, california. The history of san diego state university began in the late 19th century with the establishment. Hepner hall is home to sdsus school of social work, along with the department of.