[1] In the fall of 1913, the student body of the then-San Diego Normal School voted to begin publishing a four (4) page weekly campus newspaper.
[3] In 2017, the organization received a first place award for best college newspaper, from the San Diego Society of Professional Journalists.
[4] A former editor in chief, Dave Hasemeyer (1978–79), went on to win a Pulitzer Prize in 2013 while working for Inside Climate News.
[3] Although previously connected with the SDSU journalism department, The Daily Aztec is now a program of Associated Students of San Diego State University.
SMAC is composed of students, faculty and staff from SDSU and has both permanent and annual members; SMAC hires the editor in chief, approves the paper's budgets, and is responsible for ensuring that paper follows approved advertising and editorial policies.