Seth Mallios

In remembrance of Rev. Jesse Jackson I joined KPBS Midday Edition to discuss the civil rights leader’s visit to the San Diego-Tijuana border and his legacy.
https://www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpbs-midday-edition/the-rev-jesse-jacksons-visit-to-the-san-diego-tijuana-border

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's visit to the San Diego-Tijuana border The Rev. Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at the age of 84. On Midday Edition, we take a look back at Jackson's visit to the San Diego-Tijuana border in the summer of 1984, and how issues he highlighted decades ago remain relevant in 2026.

🌟 Happy Anthro Week, SDSU! Be sure to check out all of the events the undergraduate anthropology club, AAS () has planned for the week, including my talk this Wednesday (2/18) at 3pm in SH-231!

Be sure to check out the latest Throwback article in SDSU Magazine’s fall issue! We are introducing the “Time Capsule” featuring four stories from four eras at San Diego State. Find it here on pages 34-35:https://www.sdsu.edu/magazine/_files/sdsu-fall-2025-issue-updated.pdf

📚 Don’t miss the book launch and panel discussion for El Presidio de San Diego, the latest book by local author and archaeologist Richard L. Carrico! Happening TOMORROW (11/13) from 6pm to 7:30pm at the San Diego History Center. For more info and to RSVP: https://sandiegohistory.org/event/el-presidio-de-san-diego-alta-californias-lost-city/

As part of SDSU’s Homecoming Week, the 29th annual Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the SDSU War Memorial will be this Friday, 10/31 from 9am to 11am, where I will be the keynote speaker. I hope to see many of you there! For more information and to RSVP: https://www.sdsualumni.org/s/997/22/page.aspx?sid=997&gid=1&pgid=13097&cid=26379&ecid=26379&crid=0&calpgid=2874&calcid=8800

Arch in the Park is TOMORROW from 10am to 3pm at the Los Penasquitos Ranch House!

Last month, I was honored to participate in the “Dear Doc” event at the USS Midway Museum. Performers from Write Out Loud brought SDSU’s military legacy to life by reading letters sent from Aztecs serving in WWII to Dr. Lauren C. Post, professor of geography. These letters were compiled into the Aztec News Letter, which kept State’s community in contact with those in the service. Thank you to everyone who made this event possible. San Diego State University

🚨 Don’t miss a free tour of SDSU’s historical murals THIS Sunday at 11am! Shannon Farnsworth, a recent graduate from SDSU’s Anthropology Master’s Program, will be leading the tour. Space is limited, so check out the San Diego County Archaeological Society’s website for more information: https://sdcas.org/upcomingevents/2025/sdsu-trip

Come join the San Diego County Archaeological Society on Sunday, August 24th for a free tour of the hidden murals on San Diego State University campus. The tour will be led by Shannon Farnsworth, who did her graduate dissertation on the history and archaeological importance of how these art pieces reflected the changing cultural landscape of the university and the greater San Diego area from the 1930’s to the 1970’s.

The tour is open up to 30 people. We’ll meet at 11:00 am at the dome entrance to the Malcom A. Love library. The tour will last for approximately 1.5 hours, so wear comfortable walking shoes and bring water as it will likely be warm. To sign up for the tour, please e-mail Tim Wolfe at [email protected]. They can provide more detailed directions for visitor parking on the campus and getting to the dome library.

We hope to see you out there for what will be an interesting and informative tour of the lost and forgotten murals at San Diego State University.

✏️ Did you catch the SDSU fun fact in the NYT Crossword in Friday’s San Diego Union-Tribune? SDSU is the answer to 3 down!

Check out the San Diego County Archaeological Society (SDCAS)’s June lecture TOMORROW at 7:30pm where Shannon Farnsworth will be presenting her research on historical murals at SDSU!
📍 12122 Canyonside Park Driveway
For more information: https://sdcas.org/upcomingevents/2025/june (note the start time is 7:30pm)

June Lecture - Hidden Murals at SDSU — SDCAS Topic: Hidden Murals at SDSU Speaker: Shannon Farnsworth The discipline of historical archaeology has often looked inward and debated its own definition and parameters. At no point have practitioners in the field explicitly omitted art or gone out of their way to exclude any kind of material cultu