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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

Ben Fong-Torres talks on the phone at his desk in 1973. (Photo courtesy of the Ben Fong-Torres Collection)

What Goes Around Comes Around: A Conversation with Ben Fong-Torres

Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief
October 11, 2025

Across the street from Martha & Bros. Coffee Co. in Noe Valley — just 18 miles from his childhood home in Oakland — Ben Fong-Torres sits in a squeaky metal chair. He’s sipping a large coffee...

AKPsi fraternity member, Luke Htet, talks to potential new member at the  informational night on Sep. 8th, 2025. (Photo by Lara Magdesian / Xpress )

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 in competing for internships is ever present and is only exacerbated with the emergence of AI...

Anoshua Chaudhuri, the senior director of CEETL, speaks to attendees at the  Introduction to Mindful Pedagogy event on Sept. 26, 2025. (Bianca Sieraski / Xpress Magazine)

Community We Create

Bianca Sieraski, Multimedia Editor
October 8, 2025

Deep breath in … hold … exhale … repeat. As children, our first exposure to wellness-based practices is commonly taught through deep-breathing exercises. We often take this practice with us into...

A crowd gathers for the first karaoke night of the fall semester at The Depot. (Haley Abarca / Xpress Magazine)

SF State’s The Depot Numbers Waver with The Pub Closure

Claudia Perez, Contributor
October 3, 2025

Since SF State’s The Pub closed in March, students have been wondering where to get a beer after class and if the closure will affect business at the neighboring depot.   As the new school...

A Game Dev member Aaron works on some coding for “TheAtlasEngine” during a club meeting on Thursday Sept. 25, 2025. (Vanden Harris / Xpress Magazine)

Not Unemployed, but Self-Employed: How Students are Adapting to the Market Collapsing

Josh Miranda, Staff Reporter
September 29, 2025

In the 1970s, America deindustrialized: factories went away and so did unionized blue-collar jobs. Simultaneously, technological and financial sectors substantially grew. Since these new employers prioritized...

A crowd of protestors gathers outside of Mashouf Field during Charlie Kirk’s “American Comeback Tour” on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Haley Abarca / Xpress Magazine)

What’s the Deal with Campus Speakers?

Olivia Mendez, Managing Editor
September 22, 2025

In 2004, Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University) became a hotbed of political discourse when student council members hosted liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore for an on-campus event...

A pair of roommates workout together in front of the dumbbell rack at the Mashouf Wellness Center. The wellness center has a wide selection, offering students a variety of weights to use, as well as a couple racks of barbells. (Lara Magdesian / Xpress Magazine)

Gator Gym-xiety

Lara Magdesian, Staff Reporter
September 14, 2025

Walking through the air-conditioned doors to the gym, students line up to enter their ID numbers to get through. Your eyes are glued to your phone, looking at hundreds of different videos from fitness...

Lena Deacy holds a sign that reads, “Don’t be a jerk - Medicaid works”, at anti-political rally. (Photo by Lindsay Crain)

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 seminars, early intervener courses and resources for DeafBlindness, is at risk of being defunded.  In...

A poster, on the fifth floor of the Humanities building, written by SF State professor and alumni Jolie Goorjan, explaining her termination. (Madeline Sirois / Xpress Magazine)

“Doing a lot more with a lot less”

Bianca Sieraski, Multimedia Editor
September 9, 2025

Always wanting to be an educator, economics department chair Michael Bar started teaching college courses in 1996. He became chair of the economics department in 2023, 18 years after initially coming to...

Nicholas Panameno

Xpression: SF State Fit Check

In March, Xpress Magazine canvassed campus with flyers on message boards inviting SF State students to join us in a fashion editorial project. In early April, 12 participants gathered on the third floor...

A graphic of the write-out SETE's questionnaire awaiting a student's response. (Sophia Osborn / Xpress Magazine)

The movement to reform student evaluations of teaching in higher education

Julia R. Custodio, Staff Writer
May 17, 2025

This story has been updated. A previous version of this story can be found here.   We’ve all heard some version of the phrase: we learn in different ways. American cartoonist George Evans’...

Stephen Espinoza prepares to be at bat during a game agains the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos at Maloney Field. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

A conversation with head baseball coach Tony Schifano and players Nathan Shinn and Justin Johnson on baseball’s abrupt ending.

Staff reporters Sarah Louie and Bailey Zitko sit down with head baseball coach Tony Schifano and seniors, infielder Justin Johnson and pitcher Nathan Shinn. Following the announcement made by the SF State...

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