SAN DIEGO — With a landslide that would be the envy of any politician, Aztec Warrior has been endorsed by students and alumni as the official mascot of San Diego State, officials announced Thursday.

The photo by Gustavo “Gus” Mejia of a man portraying an Aztec warrior that Manuel Macias based his mural on. The photo involved a model whose face was painted with a skeletal “catrina ...

“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.

but not the Aztec Warrior mascot. Instead, what's being proposed would be a replacement of the imagery used in place of the warrior. Get top local San Diego stories delivered to you every morning ...