Aztec Warrior Created As Unofficial Mascot By New San Diego State University Support Group.News/Assignment Editors, Sports/Education Writers SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2002 Independent Alumni, Students and Supporters Dissatisfied With University's Recent Elimination of 'Monty Montezuma' Launch Aztec Warrior Foundation Following a long and sometimes bitter on and off-campus fight over San Diego State University's elimination of the school's long-time mascot, "Monty Montezuma", a new independent non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. will be presenting its own "Aztec Warrior" to maintain the warrior tradition formerly portrayed by the Montezuma figure that served as the school's symbol for more than 50 years. The new Aztec Warrior will make a surprise appearance on Saturday September 14th during the SDSU SDSU San Diego State University SDSU South Dakota State University SDSU Standard Distribution Switching Unit SDSU Smds Dsu vs. Arizona State football game. The Warrior plans to enter San Diego Qualcomm Stadium Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers • • [ in full Aztec regalia. The recently formed Aztec Warrior Foundation is made up of independent alumni, students and supporters of SDSU athletics and educational activities. The non-profit organization was created "to promote civic responsibility, philanthropy, education, and tradition." Formed during the Spring of 2002 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity, the AWF AWF African Wildlife Foundation AWF Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego (Polish coaches college) AWF American Wrestling Federation AWF All Weather Finish AWF Alliance World Fellowship AWF Atlanta Women's Foundation AWF Aging Waste Facility seeks to support University activities through community participation, scholarships and donations. San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. has been without a mascot for the past two years. An ongoing debate between students, faculty, alumni and student organizations argued over the political, cultural and ethnic accuracy and appropriateness of a human depiction of an Aztec Warrior. A news conference is scheduled for noon, Monday September 16th in front of the offices of San Diego County Supervisor Dianne Jacob, 1600 Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
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