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The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

SF to NYC Comparison

Ashley Goldsmith
December 2, 2015

By Ashley Goldsmith In 2012 Businessweek.com named San Francisco as America’s best city.  The vast employment opportunities, many ways in which one can spend their disposable income and the cityscape...

Building Upward

Colin Blake
December 2, 2015

By Colin Blake San Francisco is getting taller. In fact, if the city's 15-tallest buildings were laid end-to-end, they would be over 300-feet taller than the Golden Gate Bridge is long. This growth spurt...

Merging of Two Departments Limits Choreographers in New Moves Showcase

Merging of Two Departments Limits Choreographers in New Moves Showcase

Fayola Perry
December 2, 2015

David Spain, left, and Dominique Turner, right, performs during the showcase competition in the McKenna Theater. Photography by Imani Miller   By Fayola Perry Senior Matthew McKines III’s...

Art of the Dead

Art of the Dead

Naomi Outlaw
December 2, 2015

An altar by Mary Ann Statler, 65, of San Louis Obispo at the Dia de los Muertos Festival of Altars in Garfield Square Nov. 2. Photos by Brian Churchwell   By Naomi Outlaw Aztec dancers covered...

Video: Piñata Politics

Chris Sanchez
December 1, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSQ1gwpv7OM&feature=youtu.be   San Francisco based artist Romeo Gilberto Osorio has been making piñatas for 20 years. Requests from his customers range from...

Video: The Pinball Wizards at Free Gold Watch

Drake Newkirk
December 1, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iY8rHlKbX0 Competitive Pinball League meets weekly at Free Gold Watch, a print shop/arcade in the Haight.  Competitor and pinball mechanic Sally Sparks explains why...

For Heritage: A Cultural Struggle in Chinatown

For Heritage: A Cultural Struggle in Chinatown

Ashley Goldsmith
November 2, 2015

Mrs. Yu (left) and Mr. Yu (right), who both refused to provide first names because of privacy concerns, sit on a twin-sized mattress inside of their Chinatown SRO. San Francisco's Chinatown has experienced...

Straight Outta Kuwait

Straight Outta’ Kuwait

Jasmine Williams
November 2, 2015

Haidar Abu al Hasan (left) and Ahmad al Sumait (right) co-founders of Above All Elements studios pose for a portrait outside of the Honey Hive storefront in the Sunset. Photo by Imani Miller By Jasmine...

Goodbye Guns: San Franciscos Last Gun Store Rides Off into the Sunset

Goodbye Guns: San Francisco’s Last Gun Store Rides Off into the Sunset

Colin Blake
November 2, 2015

Steve Alcairo, general manager at High Bridge Arms checks the sights of his personal rifle during downtime. Photo by Ryan McNulty By Colin Blake [dropcap size="50px"]I[/dropcap]n 1971, Harry Callahan,...

The citys flooding hotspots prepare for El Niño

The city’s flooding hotspots prepare for El Niño

Carlos Mendoza
November 2, 2015

Stable Cafe's cafe manager, Francisco Garcia, shows how high the water level was during last year's Pineapple Express Storm. Photo by Katie Lewellyn By Carlos Mendoza Francisco Garcia couldn’t sleep....

Proposition D

Jordan Lalata
October 29, 2015

By Jordan Lalata Sponsored and funded by the San Francisco Giants, a yes vote on this measure will convert Lot A, a surface parking lot south of AT&T Park, into something more dramatic and vibrant....

Proposition G

Naomi Outlaw
October 29, 2015

By Naomi Outlaw Also known as the “San Francisco Renewable Energy Truth In Advertising Act”, Proposition G will require the City to define renewable, greenhouse-gas free electricity as electricity...

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