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The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine
The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

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[Video] Gators Give Heartfelt Donations to Blood Drive
[Video] Gators Give Heartfelt Donations to Blood Drive
Josh Miranda, Staff Reporter • October 27, 2025
What Goes Around Comes Around: A Conversation with Ben Fong-Torres
Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief • October 11, 2025
Current Outreach for Your Future Outlook
Lara Magdesian, Staff Reporter • October 11, 2025
Community We Create
Bianca Sieraski, Multimedia & Online Editor • October 8, 2025
SF State’s The Depot Numbers Waver with The Pub Closure
Claudia Perez, Contributor • October 3, 2025
Not Unemployed, but Self-Employed: How Students are Adapting to the Market Collapsing
Josh Miranda, Staff Reporter • September 29, 2025
City
Pixlcat Coffee on Clement street serves many different drinks. Matcha— some hot and some iced — appears in four of the menu options. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)
Matcha-Boom
Hannah Clark-Nixon, Staff Reporter • October 28, 2025
[Video] No Trump, No Feds, No MAGA; San Francisco says “No Kings!”
Josh Miranda, Staff Reporter • October 28, 2025
Cultural Crossroads
Asé Mora, Staff Reporter • October 27, 2025
Research Pauses, Cancer Doesn’t
Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief • October 23, 2025
The Church of Emmylou Harris
Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief • October 11, 2025
Golden Gate Greenway Ice Cream Social
Olivia Mendez, Managing Editor • October 11, 2025
Arts & Culture
A car enthusiast laughs with his friends as other cars bump music from their modified stereos, during Oakland’s October First Friday on Oct. 3, 2025. (Josh Miranda / Xpress Magazine)
Cultural Crossroads
Asé Mora, Staff Reporter • October 27, 2025
Heavy Music Bands Get Down with DIY
Bianca Sieraski, Multimedia & Online Editor • October 27, 2025
Tattoo Ties
Lara Magdesian, Staff Reporter • October 26, 2025
The Church of Emmylou Harris
Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief • October 11, 2025
What Goes Around Comes Around: A Conversation with Ben Fong-Torres
Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief • October 11, 2025
Aging with Pride
Hannah Clark-Nixon, Staff Reporter • October 11, 2025
Politics
[Video] No Trump, No Feds, No MAGA; San Francisco says "No Kings!"
[Video] No Trump, No Feds, No MAGA; San Francisco says “No Kings!”
Josh Miranda, Staff Reporter • October 28, 2025

With the government shut down, and the Trump administration threatening to send waves of federal agents and National Guardsmen to San Francisco,...

One Last Stop
Asé Mora, Staff Reporter • October 6, 2025
What’s the Deal with Campus Speakers?
Olivia Mendez, Managing Editor • September 22, 2025
Joel Engardio responds to his recall campaign
Luke Cramer, Staff Writer • May 26, 2025
To vote or not to vote
Luke Cramer, Staff Writer • November 4, 2024
Political Thermometer: How do Students Define Patriotism
Luke Cramer, Staff Writer • October 16, 2024
Trending Stories
Heavy Music Bands Get Down with DIY
Bianca Sieraski, Multimedia & Online Editor • October 27, 2025

Fists flying, music bumping, a punch in the face here, a fall on the concrete there – it’s all a...

Research Pauses, Cancer Doesn't
Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief • October 23, 2025

“Do you know what normal boobs look like?” my mom asked, facing me in her closet as I sifted through...

Tattoo Ties
Lara Magdesian, Staff Reporter • October 26, 2025

The bell above the door rings as it opens and a gust of crisp air fills the room as people file in. There’s...

A Living Archive of Culture & Identity
Hannah Clark-Nixon, Staff Reporter • September 9, 2025

Black women’s hair carries a profound heritage extending far beyond style or appearance; it is a living...

Bradley Roberge: The Photographer behind SF’s favorite erotica shop and parties
August Hammel, Contributor • May 10, 2025

Bradley Roberge sat serenely at Another Cafe in Nob Hill and, despite a varied and unorthodox career...

California DeafBlind Services At Risk
Asé Mora, Staff Reporter • September 9, 2025

SF State’s long-standing federal project, California DeafBlind Services, a program that provides educational...

Current Outreach for Your Future Outlook
Lara Magdesian, Staff Reporter • October 11, 2025

It’s senior year, and the anxiety of a post-graduation job search looms over students' heads. The pressure...

Cultural Crossroads
Asé Mora, Staff Reporter • October 27, 2025

Bay Area Hyphy culture, a subgenre of hip-hop, erupted into the mainstream in the late ’90s and early...

Meet the Staff
Madeline Sirois
Madeline Sirois
Engagement Editor

Madeline Sirois (she/her) is the engagement editor for Xpress Magazine from Newington, Connecticut. She is a fourth-year student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in apparel design and merchandising, with...

Daniel Arriaga
Daniel Arriaga
Staff Reporter

Daniel Arriaga(He/Him) is a staff reporter for Xpress Magazine. He is pursuing his bachelor's degree in print and online journalism, with a minor in Labor Studies at San Francisco State University. He...

Braelyn Furse
Braelyn Furse
Visuals Editor

Braelyn Furse (she/her) is the visuals editor for Golden Gate Xpress and Xpress Magazine. She is majoring in photojournalism and minoring in Queer and Trans Ethnic studies. Braelyn’s photo project ‘Per...

Lara Magdesian
Lara Magdesian
Staff Reporter

Lara Magdesian (she/her) is a staff writer for Xpress Magazine. She attends SF State and is pursuing a bachelor's degree in print and online journalism, with a minor in marketing. Lara plans to pursue...

Vanden Harris
Vanden Harris
Staff Photographer/Designer

Vanden Harris (he/him) is a staff photographer and designer for Xpress Magazine. He is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in visual communication design at SF State. Born and raised in Oxnard, California,...

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