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Akiba Kei gone local

Caty McCarthy
December 17, 2014

Japan has been known as land of the most hard-working people in the world, home of over two hundred flavors of Kit Kats, the anime utopia, but perhaps most notably: a mecca for quirky, diverse fashion. In...

Hibbity Dibbity and the anatomy of a jam band

Calla Camero
December 17, 2014

San Francisco band, Hibbity Dibbity, is made up of members Jack Gehegan, Parker Simon, Tom Relling, and Chris Braun. The four came together about two years ago after Tom and Chris started writing songs...

‘We Were Here,’ a documentary about SF’s AIDs crisis

Airha Dominguez
December 17, 2014

The documentary We Were Here was screened at the Koret Auditorium as a part of the World AIDS Education and Community Day at De Young Museum on Nov. 30. The film revisits the early days of the AIDS...

DeMareon Gipson Recites Poems

Anais Fuentes
December 15, 2014

This is a mini interview with DeMareon Gipson, student at SF State, who is releasing his new book entitled  Looking Forward at the end of December.  In the podcast he recites two of the poems in...

Foodelicious at SF State

Foodelicious at SF State

Airha Dominguez
December 13, 2014

Tired of eating at the same place everyday? Do you want to try something new, but have no idea where to begin to look? Here are the five food venues that generate the most revenue at SF State. The list...

Runway show celebrates women and their acheivements

Airha Dominguez
December 12, 2014

  With a pink flower in her hair, Yesenia Mendez struts down a runway barefoot in a long floral dress, showcasing her free-spirited personality. The biology major and African-American studies...

American Football plays at the Fillmore on their first night during their stay in San Francisco on Thursday, Dec. 11.

Dances on the Wall: American Football @ The Fillmore

Lorisa Salvatin
December 12, 2014

Words and Photos by Lorisa Salvatin A rim of light lines a dark figure anchored at center stage, his silhouette intensifies against the green glow of an iconic image of a house with windows, a glow projected...

A new oasis for SF drag

Chantel Genest
December 12, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MN_0VIOxYI&feature=youtu.be Trannyshack has spent the past twenty years performing in various venues and touring around the world, but this New Year’s Eve, San...

The last mural standing

The last mural standing

Jannelle Garcia
December 11, 2014

Culture contains the seed of resistance.  Latin music floated down the street, artists painted on wooden fences, and over one hundred people stopped to admire the vivid, aged, and descriptive murals...

Money on wheels

Janelle Moncada
December 11, 2014

Food trucks are quickly evolving into an economic engine Nonet Arcega’s day begins at seven in the morning. The slicing of food on a chopping board can be heard from his kitchen. A variety of...

The space between the panels

Nadine Quitania
December 10, 2014

A look into the comic book culture's past, present, and future... As a kid, Brian Hibbs would go to the bodega around the corner of his house in Brooklyn to check out the spinner rack full of comics....

Cheapskate’s Guide to Drinking in San Francisco

Ivane Lund-Soyombo
December 10, 2014

Living in a city that is home to over six hundred bars and restaurants as well as a ton of eccentric characters has its perks. But between attempting to afford San Francisco’s increasingly high rents,...

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