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- 1 2 3 4 5 The Daily Aztec Administrative Training Manual (accessed Nov. 13, 2008)
- 1 2 Kucher, Karen (April 21, 2014). "SDSU newspaper turns 100". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ "2017 SPJ Award Winners" (PDF).
- ↑ "The Daily Aztec - Contact Information". Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2010-06-27. (accessed Jun. 27, 2010)
