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

Organizing a Social front

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November 2, 2011

By Victor Rodriguez Photos by Nelson Estrada Walking on broken asphalt and descending pathways, the voices seem to get a lot louder. The people passing by at first just read their books in the sun and...

The long road to City Hall

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November 2, 2011

By Chris Torres Photos by Gregory Moreno   Big ideas are floating around San Francisco’s City Hall.  Ideas like Central Subways, state pensions, Shark Fin Soup and America’s Cup.  Impressive...

SF State students gogo dance their way to a degree

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October 31, 2011

By Lina Abascal Photos by Elijah Nouvelage It is Wednesday night, and it isn’t school, boy troubles, or a long day at work that’s stressing out SF State students Ally Forrest, Noella Haverkamp, and...

Death of the Dive Bar

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October 31, 2011

It’s 2:30 in the afternoon on a Sunday and Clooney’s, the sizable dive bar on the corner of 25th Street and Valencia, is in full swing. Older patrons with carved faces line the horseshoe-shaped bar...

Put a Lid On It

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October 31, 2011

By Liz Ireland Photos by Gregory Moreno On a bright Sunday across the bay in Oakland, James Frank’s kitchen slowly fills with the sweet smell of boiling grape juice and sugar. The sunlight that streams...

Beyond Ambiguity

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October 31, 2011

By Julio Cortez Photos by Gregory Moreno It’s a warm Thursday evening in San Francisco’s Union Square, a bustling shopping destination for those ready to indulge in wool-rich fall essentials during...

Green Roofs give San Francisco a sustainability edge.

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October 31, 2011

By Sage Kemmerley Photos by Elijah Nouvelag They sit silent on rooftops and cling quietly to walls. They sneak into small corners of concrete and spread out over thousands of square feet. They’re...

Staying in the freedom zone

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October 31, 2011

By Natalia Vasquez Eric Verduzco A thick scattered group of clouds race the Monday commuters home for a hot dinner, diving over one another in clusters that intertwine in delicate yet aggressive patterns....

What’s Klout all about?

October 28, 2011

By Jessica Graham With her eyes fixed on the computer screen, Angela Doll Carlson, Tweets, posts and shares her way to a higher Klout score. Her goal: to get one person to actually reach out to her and...

Found in translation

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September 28, 2011

By Tamerra Griffin Photos by Hang Chen Halfway up one of the less intimidating slopes on Filbert Street rests the North Beach/Chinatown campus of the City College of San Francisco.  Its front doors are...

Commuting: SF State from Outside San Francisco

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April 29, 2011

She is sitting cross-legged on the wooden floor, leaning towards her long mirror as she carefully applies a thick coat of eyeliner. Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” is playing in her cave-like room....

Graduation

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March 23, 2011

The television is tuned to his favorite channel, ESPN, but he stares blank at the glowing screen. His body seems to leave his mind as he is comfortably sprawled out on the couch in his parent’s living...

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