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Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

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 Writer
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 Writer
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 Writer
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...

Lead vocalist Louis Addis sings during an Elephant Garden band rehearsal. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

Into the Elephant Garden

Natalie Gallegos, Content & Online Editor
May 10, 2025

On the SF State campus, the beat of a drum loudly echoes out of a single building. There are guitars lined up on the wall, signs and posters of animated figures, bands and a multi-colored flashing fluorescent...

 The eelgrass touch tank located at the Romberg Tiburon Campus. Students and visitors can interact with the touch tank. The tank is filled with Bay Area water, making it the best location for eelgrass research in San Francisco. (Olivia Mendez / Xpress Magazine)

Eelgrass: A Global Treasure for Coastal Health

Olivia Mendez, Managing Editor
May 10, 2025

The air bubbles from the eelgrass touch tank are very distinct. There is something growing under the surface of the Bay Area water. It is eelgrass in all of its slimy but roughly textured glory. If you...

Protesters perform a “die-in” for CSU budget cuts in Malcolm X Plaza during the National Day of Action for Higher Ed. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

SF State’s slashed budget will affect the university long term

Daniel Arriaga, Staff Writer
May 10, 2025

Colleges nationwide are grappling with significant budget cuts at state and federal levels. These financial shortfalls could impact the quality of education and deter prospective students from enrolling....

Justin Johnson, Michael Cunningham, Daniel Santos and Brandon Gaston walk off Maloney Field on April 23, 2025 (Gabriel Carver / Xpress Magazine)

How the Bay Area is Responding to CSU Athletic Cuts

Isaiah Casillas and Eddie Monares
May 5, 2025

When Evan Moyer, a Southern California resident, was choosing which college to continue his baseball career at, he decided to reach out to Sonoma State University.  “I researched a little about the...

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