After Weber removed the longtime mascot, Monty Montezuma, as culturally offensive and historically incorrect, the Aztec Warrior costume was designed by a group of alumni. Played by Carlos ...

The NCAA.com website was not wrong. “I think the Warrior is a really fantastic mascot. The costume is really authentic to Aztec History and lore. I think they do a fantastic job,” said Thomas ...

The more stylized Monty costume was retired ... 1990 and said he consulted with an expert in Mexico to design the Aztec Warrior uniform currently seen at games — bare chested with a feathered ...

It goes without saying that keeping the Aztec Warrior as a mascot perpetuates ... then it’s just another case of playing dress up in an Indian costume. This is called cultural appropriation ...

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“The Aztec Warrior, similarly a source of pride for the collective majority, will be retained, but as Spirit Leader, not mascot,” said SDSU President Sally Roush. “There will be immediate ...

That gives you a pretty good picture of Dexter Gareau's audition. "I'm Dexter the Aztec warrior!" Gareau shouted at the top of his lungs. "Aztec Nation, are you ready? Are you guys ready over there." ...

Donation Options Search Search Search 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 ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Manuel Macias, who goes by MATR, painted this mural of an Aztec warrior in Pilsen in May. Provided Share The Aztecs once commanded a sprawling empire in what ...

SAN DIEGO — 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 ...