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

Painting the Town: Street Artists Struggle to Share their Work in the Face of Detractors

November 13, 2013

Written by Dani Hutton Photos by Philip Houston Brushes of all sizes, aerosol cans, and permanent markers are the tools of choice; brick walls, fences and stickers the canvas. Studios and alleys...

Grease Buzz

November 10, 2013

Written by Ivane Lund-Soyombo Photos by Mike Hendrickson It’s Friday night (Thursday, if you’re like me) and you’re at the local watering hole clinging to the now room temperature drink...

A Cut Above The Rest

November 10, 2013

Written by Juilian Lim Photos by Benjamin Kamps Short around the ears and a fade to the top, which is left long to comb-over to one side—this is the gentleman’s cut. This classic—associated...

Smiling Through The Cracks

November 6, 2013

Written by Erika Maldonado Photos by Benjamin Kamps Janelle White is everything you’d want and expect a lecturer in SF State’s women and gender studies department to be. Her salt and pepper...

Its Kinda It: How To Make SFs Finest Ice Cream Sandwich At Home

It’s Kinda It: How To Make SF’s Finest Ice Cream Sandwich At Home

Agnes Mogstad
November 6, 2013

Written and Illustration by Nicole Dobarro Photos by John Ornelas If you’re reading this, you’re probably in San Francisco, meaning you’ve hopefully tried one of the best things this city...

The End Of An Era

November 6, 2013

Written by Jake Montero Photos by Benjamin Kamps The destruction of Candlestick Park will mark the end of its more than fifty years as a professional sports forum.  It will signal the end of professional...

Cool Ghouls perform at the record release for Magic Trick at The Chapel on Valencia Street on Saturay, September 14th, 2013 (left to right Ryang Wong, Pat Thomas and Patrick McDonald). Photo by Benjamin Kamps / Xpress

Cool Ghouls: They Are Scary Good

Agnes Mogstad
November 6, 2013

Written by Macy Williams Photos by Benjamin Kamps If the Rolling Stones had a baby with Motown, and the babysitter was the Beatles, Cool Ghouls would be the epitome of that offspring's sound. Well,...

Childish Gambino performs at Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on May 27, 2012. Photo owned by The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Hump Day Music: 4 Songs To Get You Through The Week

Xpress Mag Staff
November 6, 2013

Written by Macy Williams, Jake Montero, Maggie Ortin and Matthew Reyes It's the middle of the week, and the weekend is just past the figurative horizon. Here are some tunes the Xpress Magazine staff...

Chris Sanchez poses as a sugar skull for his Halloween costume on a budget. Used on Sanchez was white and black cream makeup, blue and gold pigments, a painters palette, and brushes. All together this Halloween look costs around $10 - $15 while looking at different prices and bargins among Target, Walgrees, and Spirit Halloween. Photo by Virginia Tieman / Xpress

Halloween Round-up: 4 Makeup Costumes That Won’t Hurt Your Bank

Agnes Mogstad
October 28, 2013

Written by Mariana Barrera Photos by Virginia Tieman Still trying to decide what to be on Halloween? Halloween is just around the corner, and sometimes coming up with a costume idea at the last...

Halloween Costumes For a Broke College Student

Xpress Mag Staff
October 28, 2013

Written by Macy Williams & Sarah Todd Photos by John Ornelas Had midterms last week? If so, we know for a fact that you haven’t even thought about a Halloween costume. The festivities are just...

The Sex Chronicles Of A Married Couple

The Sex Chronicles Of A Married Couple

Agnes Mogstad
October 28, 2013

Written by Bek Phillips   The first time I made the decision to go all the way with my future husband was perfect. He grilled steak outside on a patio with the sun setting in the background....

Steven Benitez (right) carry a box to complete a mission during the Humans vs. Zombies season 3 opener, Return to Night, Oct. 23, 2013. Photo by Tony Santos / Xpress

SFSU Humans vs. Zombies Celebrates its Season Three opening

Agnes Mogstad
October 28, 2013

Written by Justice Boles Photos by Tony Santos Zombies. Walking corpses that feed on the flesh of the living. These undead monsters have been used to symbolize basic primal fears like death and...

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The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University
Fall 2013