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

The SF State quad in a desolate state on a gloomy afternoon on March 13, 2023. With declining enrollment, campus becomes increasingly quiet. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Xpress Magazine)

SF State’s Budget: Cause and Effect

David Blakeley, Senior Reporter
March 27, 2023

Dripping with sweat from running laps for a half-hour on the Mashouf Wellness Center’s indoor track, SF State alum Octavio Salgado towels off before throwing his gym bag over his shoulder and heading...

Illustration by Daniel Hernandez; illustration assets by Leilani Xicotencatl and Tatyana Ekmekjian

Dyslexia in Higher Education

Zackery Stehr, Managing Editor
March 24, 2023

Multiplication tables with rows and rows of numbers sit in front of me, from 1x1 to 10x10. Ms. Smith announces the challenge: finish the test within three minutes without any errors. Before we even start,...

SF State Spider-Punk watches over campus as he hangs from balcony and steps atop the Cesar Chavez Student Center. (Leilani Xicotencatl / Xpress Magazine)

Into the SF State-Verse

Ciara O'Kelley, Diversity Editor
March 23, 2023

On Halloween of 2022, four different Spider-men strike the iconic crouched-down pose for a picture at SF State. What looks like a scene right out of a Marvel movie is actually something arguably cooler:...

Angelica Mendez sits in a 1960 Chevy Impala in San Francisco in traditional Aztec attire. Mendez was one of the dancers who preformed La Bendición, a blessing to the cars to have a safe cruising season. La Bendición was the first event of the lowrider season, organized by the San Francisco Lowrider Council. (Gina Castro/Xpress Magazine)

Bay Area Gearheads

Nathan Hitchcock, Staff Writer
March 20, 2023

A line of lowered cars scraped into the Taco Bell parking lot near Highway-1 in Pacifica, California from the SF State University campus. The two-lane parking lot, which sits parallel to Pacifica State...

The outside of the Pelican Inn is adorned by naked tree branches and other foliage under the sunny sky in Muir Beach, Ca. on Feb. 20, 2023. (Tam Vu/ Xpress Magazine)

Pelican Inn: Getaway

Caroline Van Zandt, Copy Editor
March 15, 2023

Not 20 miles north of San Francisco lies a community that doesn’t know the bustle of city life. Unlike San Francisco, Muir Beach, an unincorporated town of 360 people, provides access to trails for hiking,...

Sign of The Roxie Theater, one of the oldest continuously operated cinemas in San Francisco, Calif. (Leilani Xicotencatl/Xpress Magazine)

Silver Screen Send-Off

Ciara O'Kelley, Diversity Editor
March 13, 2023

The smell of fresh popcorn wafts through the air as people wait in line to buy their tickets. The anticipation and excitement is almost palpable as groups from all walks of life gather to enjoy two hours...

Laying the Foundation

David Blakeley, Senior Reporter
March 11, 2023

This podcast was created to accompany the story "Laying the Foundation" by David Blakeley. Podcast Transcript David Blakeley: Today we are going to be talking with a Latino SF State alum who broke into...

Gerardo Nunez, Junior, puts materials into the 3D printer in Hensill Hall at SF State on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. Other 3D printing machines are found aside from the others aligned in a row. (David Jones / Xpress Magazine)

Laying the Foundation

David Blakeley, Senior Reporter
March 8, 2023

The loud hiss of an electric saw, the beeping of construction trucks reversing and the hammering of concrete are only a few of the many sounds SF State engineering professor Elahe Enssani has grown accustomed...

A chocolate operator oversees the roasting of the cacao beans at a low temperature for long periods of time at Dandelion Chocolate on 16th St. in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 17, 2023. The roasting time and temperature affect the outcome of the flavor of the chocolate, like anything in cooking, and is a trial and error process for making chocolate when new beans come into the factory. (Tatyana Ekmekjian/Xpress Magazine)

For the Love of Chocolate

Kamal Taj, Senior Reporter
March 6, 2023

In the wake of the holidays, students and staff alike shake off their confectionery hangovers. Belts are retightened, diet promises are renewed and vows are made to hold off on the sweets altogether –...

Actor, Writer, Emmy

Angelina Casolla, Senior Reporter
March 3, 2023

This podcast was created to accompany the story "Actor, Writer, Emmy" by Angelina Casolla. Podcast Transcript Angelina Casolla: When Hanah Lee Cook auditioned for Annie Jr, in sixth grade, she knew...

Actor, Writer, Emmy

Angelina Casolla, Senior Reporter
March 3, 2023

Blinding spotlights beam down on her sweat-ridden face. Hanah Lee Cook squeezes the hands of her fellow writers excitedly as they announce Disney Junior's “Muppet Babies” as the winner for ‘Outstanding...

Between the Issues: Back in Session

Oliver Michelsen and Myron Caringal
February 27, 2023

Two newspaper-plastered classrooms filled with tired, yet eager reporters sit side by side on the third floor of SF State’s Humanities Building. These are the magazine and newspaper production rooms,...

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