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The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

Fine arts students duke it out at LitQuake Body Slam

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October 28, 2011

By Tamerra Griffin Inside the dimly lit Cafe du Nord, soft chatter buzzes about.  San Francisco’s young literati--outfitted in thick-rimmed glasses and carefully coiffed “unkempt” hairdos--brave...

SF State’s Lady Gators gear up for another strong season

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October 26, 2011

By Martin Telleria Photos by Andrew Lopez In the storied history of SF State, no sports team had ever won a championship. After opening its doors in 1899, it wasn’t until 2010, over a hundred years...

Finding Love in Oakland

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October 6, 2011

By Alicia Fischer Photographs by Cindy Waters In the vast expanse of concrete known as the Oakland Coliseum’s parking lot B, many people driving by don’t know what’s going on. Brightly decorated...

Don’t Miss Thor

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October 4, 2011

It is a sunny San Francisco morning and hundreds stand in line at the AMC Loews Metreon 16 Theaters downtown. People have come to see the pre-screening of Thor in 3D, the newest superhero film by Marvel...

Touchscreen Fever: The hottest new phones to use in school

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October 4, 2011

It is 2011 now, and time to ditch that old phone. Heck, these days, if it still has keys, you are effectively in the dark ages. Touch screens are the norm now, don’t think you can look cool texting...

Alternatives For Summer Fun

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October 3, 2011

Room 278 in the HSS building at San Francisco State University sits quietly until the clock hits 4:00 pm, when slowly, students one by one enter the room. They know the weekly routine and arrange the...

Holistic Healing

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October 2, 2011

Listening to water deluge remixes and the ocean breeze shoulder to shoulder with strangers on any given day of the week is not for everyone. Similarly, downloading new age music on an iPod—complete with...

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...

Fuck Yeah! for FYF

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September 21, 2011

By Lina Abascal, Photos by Hunter Mulich Cut-offs and snap back hats filled the Los Angeles historic park Saturday, September 3rd for the annual Fuck Yeah Fest, except a few things this year were different....

WonderCon 2011 marks its 25th anniversary

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May 24, 2011

“In case you were wondering, Ryan Reynolds is in the next room over,” jokes Robert Kirkman, referring to the Green Lantern star and promotional panel somewhere else in San Francisco’s Moscone Center....

Film Society supports media education and aspiring young filmmakers

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May 18, 2011
Mid-afternoon on April 30, a small group of children with their parents and a few volunteers gather in the lounge area of the Press Office for the San Francisco International Film Festival. Two tables covered with construction paper, an assortment of markers, scissors and piper cleaners lay neatly waiting to be used. A slightly eccentric brunette sporting a delicate pixie cut and a bright orange ensemble leads the group of two boys and three girls in an a puppet workshop. The workshop uses the 2009 film, Jillian Dillon, which she directed and produced, as an example to introduce puppetry to the children. This is one of the many events that the San Francisco Film Society hosts to encourage media education with the youth.

A Love Supreme

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May 18, 2011

Like a quiet storm, she enters the café silently wearing a shy smile. The sun is peaking through the heavy windows on one of the warmest days of spring in Oakland, illuminating her freckled cheeks, each...

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