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Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

Kim Lee weighs mushrooms at the Mushroom Adventures stand at Stonestown Farmers Market in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Braelyn Furse/Xpress Magazine)

Go Green or Go Home

Serrae Bell, Managing Editor
September 23, 2024

It was a rare sunny Sunday in San Francisco. The temperature was above 70 degrees, the wind traveled at only 5 mph and people gathered in an empty parking lot behind Stonestown Galleria to indulge in the...

Former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown poses for a portrait in his penthouse office near the ferry building. Mayor Brown, the first Black mayor of San Francisco had a decorated political career and still works to help other democrats win elections.

Q&A with Willie Brown

Amy Burke, Staff Reporter
June 12, 2024

On the morning of March 20, former mayor Willie Brown awoke from his sleep, but this wasn’t any normal day—it was his birthday. An important part of the fabric of San Francisco, the spry 90-year-old...

Angel Hancock puts a large joint up to his lips at Hippie Hill in San Francisco, on April 20, 2024.

Spark in the Park

Giovanna Montoya, Editor-in-Chief
June 12, 2024

Nestled between Haight Street and the Conservatory of Flowers lies the historic Hippie Hill. Surrounded by tall shady trees and refreshing green foliage, the hill overlooks Robin Williams Meadow and is...

Marcelo Montoya practices a new grapple trick on a student.

A Certain Strain of Wrestler: A Photo Story

Gustavo Hernandez, Staff Photographer
June 12, 2024

Before the establishment of some of the most renowned wrestling companies like World Wrestling Entertainment and All Elite Wrestling, theatrical wrestling could be seen in a more local setting. As the...

I’ve Never Been Here Before dances during one of her performances at 924 Gilman Street. Most of the other people in the picture are members of other bands that were performing that day, including Snallygaster and Nick Pants.

Radical Roots: Community in the Punk Scene—A Photo Story

Andrew Fogel, Managing Editor
June 12, 2024

As an offshoot of the rock and roll of the ’50s and ’60s, punk music and culture was created to challenge musical and societal standards. The music is raw and riddled with political messages of anti-authoritarianism,...

Buddah statues adorn a wall of the Vietnamese Buddhist Association on a Sunday, when their prayers are held, in San Francisco on March 17, 2024.

Preserving Vietnam: A Photo Story

Tam Vu, Visuals Editor
June 5, 2024

San Francisco is home to a wide variety of different cultures and, although they may be hard to find, Vietnamese communities do exist. If you walk along Duboce Avenue, you may pass what looks like your...

A member of the Teamsters union chants near the Muni line in front of SF State.

A Tentative Victory

Andrea Jiménez, Staff Reporter
June 5, 2024

In June of 2023, the California Faculty Association union and the California State University system bargained for a new contract. The CFA has been advocating for staff and faculty labor rights for four...

An Artificial Future in Music

Stepping into the San Francisco Symphony Soundbox on April 6, we were greeted by a number of different robots performing different skills from painting on canvases to a robot dog doing tricks. The program...

BART Train passing through the 19th Street station stop in Oakland, CA, on 3/18/24. (Zackery Stehr)

Community Keeps Transit Safe

Zackery Stehr and Tam Vu
May 20, 2024

Riding public transit can sometimes come with uncomfortable situations that can’t be helped, like being packed into a train or bus, encountering the smells of the city or just having to endure unexpected...

Xtracurriculars: M.E. Murphy

Div Lukic, Content Editor
May 13, 2024

Welcome back to Xtracurriculars, a video series highlighting San Francisco State students and their unique hobbies, passion projects, and lives outside of campus.   This episode follows M.E....

Elisabeth attends community education events talking about what she does, what she’s formulating and how it’s safe. 
Photo Courtesy of Esther Star J. Strul.

Trail Blazer

Lydia Perez, Staff Reporter
May 9, 2024

As soon as former SF State student Maya Elisabeth turned 18, she received her medical card for cannabis and went to the medical clubs, often making her own edibles. This became a big part of her life,...

Tony Aguilar, a public health student at SF State and an aspiring healthcare worker, poses for a portrait outside of Safeway where she works as a pharmacy clerk. (Tam Vu/Xpress Magazine)

From Diploma to Dilemma: The Perils of Post-Graduation Employment for Young Californians

Andrea Jiménez, Staff Reporter
February 26, 2024

Tony Aguilar — an aspiring health care worker — thought she had finally caught her big break after she secured a four-month-long position in a clinic at the UC San Francisco Medical Center. However,...

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