Mauricio Ramirez combined images of a young boy and an Aztec eagle warrior in his “Pilsen Warrior Mural.” The mural at 1541 W. 18th St. is meant to portray evolution and to honor the iconic ...

The university president was responding to a faculty senate resolution from last November that sought to eliminate the Aztec warrior. She formed a 17-member task force to study the situation.

Members of the Alumni Assn. and Aztec Athletic Foundation backed Aztec Warrior by 88% to 12%. Of 12,537 alums eligible to vote, 38% cast ballots.

Proving that it is difficult to keep a venerable mascot down, the Aztec Warrior has emerged as the unofficial replacement for Monty Montezuma, who was banished from San Diego State athletic contests.

“The Aztec Warrior … will be retained, but as Spirit Leader, not mascot,” interim […] Skip to content. All Sections. 66°F. Sunday, July 20th 2025 e-Edition. Home Page.

Aztec Warrior Foundation wants SDSU's support Some want to revive a disputed history for San Diego State University at the football team’s conference championship game on Saturday.

SDSU will keep the name “Aztecs” — and the “Aztec Warrior” will still appear at university events — after questions about whether the moniker and mascot were app… ...

The 500-year-old interior of a circular stone offering shows the bones of a sacrificed young boy dressed as a warrior and dedicated to the Aztec war god Huitzilopochtli, ...

San Diego State University’s Aztec Warrior is no longer a mascot. It’s a “spirit leader” … whatever that is. After months of deliberation and years of debate on campus and off, SDSU ...

She added, "The Aztec Warrior, similarly a source of pride for the collective majority, will be retained, but as Spirit Leader, not mascot. There will be immediate and visible changes in demeanor ...

The Aztec Culture Education Committee, formed during the 2016-17 school year, will also reconvene and be formally institutionalized with the addition of Native American representatives.