The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

What’s Lost in Translation

What’s Lost in Translation

Annie Gieser
May 20, 2019

More than a cluster of words or a set of grammatical rules, a language is a flash of the human spirit, the filter through which the soul of each particular culture reaches into the material world. A language...

Mind on Lockdown

Mind on Lockdown

Annie Gieser
December 13, 2018

Story by Annie Gieser, Illustrations by Janett Perez Two loud bangs and a glance between my eleventh grade English teacher and me was all it took for my class of twenty to dart into the corner of the...

Grad Caps and Wedding Gowns

Grad Caps and Wedding Gowns

Annie Gieser
July 19, 2018

The fresh spring air brings life to the dead world winter brought. Along with it comes graduation caps, prom dresses, floral-prints galore, and yes – marriage proposals. Something about the blooming...

Opening Up About Being Open

Opening Up About Being Open

Annie Gieser
May 11, 2018

Open relationships are a lot like pineapple on pizza – people either love it or hate it. But as all new and different things,  maybe don’t knock it until you try it. First things first - what...

Moxie, an 11-month-old pit-bull terrier, prances through the play area at the San Francisco Animal Care and Control facility on Thursday, February 1, 2018. (Niko LaBarbera/Golden Gate Xpress)

The Myth of the Pit

Annie Gieser
April 15, 2018

A wide jaw, stocky build, and short thick hair in an array of colors. The defining features of a pit bull aren’t up for debate when it comes to this dog breed. Behavior on the other hand, never seems...

The Myths of the Pit

The Myths of the Pit

Annie Gieser
February 19, 2018

A wide jaw, stocky build, and short thick hair in an array of colors. The defining features of a pit bull aren’t up for debate when it comes to this dog breed. Behavior on the other hand, never seems...

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