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

How I Learned to Stop Tripping and Embrace My Natural Hair

Ivane Lund-Soyombo
December 8, 2014

Hair is an integral part of the black female experience. Black women spend tons of money on weaves, relaxers, and various hair and hair products every year. So much money in fact, that the African American...

Chicago Review: All that jazz

Airha Dominguez
December 8, 2014

A line of sultry female dancers in thin black tights and skimpy costumes sing and dance in wooden chairs for the “Cell Block Tango” a song that narrates how these murderesses finish in jail. The...

The Art of Surfing

Calla Camero
December 7, 2014

http://youtu.be/7H7qeYcrfMA Ocean Beach is known for having one of the most powerful, unpredictable, and thrilling waves around. From the Cliff House all the way down to the Sloat Beach access, this...

A look into Queer Women’s Fashion

Farnoush Amiri
December 6, 2014

A woman’s appearance has been shown in studies to be one of the top indicators of stress in their daily life. Women tend to pick at all the layers that compose their appearance: their clothing choices,...

Greeks call to cancel how MTV sees Growing up Greek

Greeks call to cancel how MTV sees “Growing up Greek”

Olympia Zampathas
December 3, 2014

Just when society thought that they had been freed from the grasp that was "Jersey Shore," MTV has come up with its newest, and possibly more offensive, sequel "Growing up Greek." As someone who is...

An open letter to Facebook Analysts, re: Ferguson

Dani Hutton
December 3, 2014

America the free, the beautiful, the progressive. Unless you happen to be a young black man, then you are automatically a thief. Or a rapist. Or a murderer, and general delinquent who smokes weed, and...

Now Kourtney Kardashian is trying to break the internet

Tami Benedict
December 3, 2014

A pregnant and almost naked Kourtney Kardashian graced our computer screens today as word broke that the oldest Kardashian had posed nude for DuJour magazine. Now as we all remember, Kim Karadashian...

San Francisco gives us a reason to feel crabby

Lissette Vargas
December 1, 2014

Eighteen hours before the official start date of San Francisco’s crab season, fisherman on the bay dropped their crab pots in preparation for its launch. The San Francisco Bay is home to the Dungeness...

Beats n’ Stuff #6: polygonal melodies

Caty McCarthy
November 27, 2014

  Hey guys! It has been two weeks, which means it is time for another Beats n’ Stuff. In this week’s column, I spotlight some tunes from some of my favorite video game soundtracks. From...

Interview: Getting to Know Batgirls Newest Artist Babs Tarr

Interview: Getting to Know Batgirl’s Newest Artist Babs Tarr

Nadine Quitania
November 23, 2014

All illustrations and photo of Babs Tarr were provided to Xpress Magazine by DC Entertainment In our upcoming iPad issue out later this month, there is a story about the comic book culture’s past,...

The Teardown: Metro: Last Light: Redux

The Teardown: Metro: Last Light: Redux

Michael Leri
November 20, 2014

Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC Release Date: August 26, 2014 Average Scores: 83, 84, 84 I saw the Gamefly envelope resting on my bed and my heart sank into my gut (which could have been Doritos-flavored...

Keith Haring: The Political Line at de Young Museum

Calla Camero
November 18, 2014

  The de Young Fine Arts museum located in Golden Gate park has opened its Keith Haring exhibit called Keith Haring: The Political Line. This is the first exhibition in the United States to...

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