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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

4.6 miles away from Richardson Bay, Raylene Gorum prepares tea in her Sausalito art study. (Asé Mora/ XPress Magazine)

The Untold Grit of Public Installation Art

Asè Mora, Staff Contributor
May 17, 2025

On the coast of Sausalito, a quarter mile from Marinship Park, is the venue for Sausalito’s historical art festival. Tucked inside a bleak ordinary office building, is Bay Area artist Raylene Gorum’s...

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...

Bradley Roberge stages a self-portrait inside Auto Erotica, the shop he runs social media for. Photo credit: Bradley Roberge

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 behind and ahead of him, downplays his accomplishments with a smile. His career that traces up and down...

 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...

Kim Schwartz, director of the School of Theatre & Dance at SF State, stands for a photo. Schwartz, along with other staff, has been working on ways to accommodate students interested in productions and cinema. (Neal Wong / Xpress Magazine)

School of Theatre & Dance at SF State trying to do more with less

Neal Wong and Elijah Shaw
May 4, 2025

To be, or not to be — that is the question San Francisco State University’s theatre department asks as its funding dwindles. Since 2017, SF State’s School of Theatre and Dance has seen massive...

California Sea Lions lie on a dock at Pier 39 in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, April 11, 2025. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

California Sea Lions party at Pier 39 for 35 years

Natalie Metcalf, Editor-in-Chief
April 30, 2025

On a sunny afternoon at Pier 39, a distinct fishy odor blows in the wind. Seagulls are chirping and then it’s heard –– that loud bark,  a grunt, another bark and finally, a growl. It’s the California...

The Romberg Tiburon Campus, formerly a U.S. Naval Base and a naval net depot during World War II. Now SF State's Estuary and Ocean Science Center, The Smithsonian Institute and NOAA all currently occupy the campus. (Olivia Mendez / Xpress Magazine)

Lack of funding risks closure of sole Bay Area Marine Lab

Natalie Metcalf and Olivia Mendez
April 24, 2025

Deep on the Tiburon peninsula, located in the perfect spot for marine and estuary research, is the Romberg Tiburon campus. Seagulls chirp while the waves brush against rocks and bubbles from the eelgrass...

A child stands in the middle of a circle of adults during the Holi event in San Francisco. The celebration of spring welcomed many children and families to the event. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

Holi street party makes colors fly in San Francisco.

Braelyn Furse, Staff Photographer
April 14, 2025

Bags of pigmented powder covered people, tables and the street until all the boxes of non-toxic, rainbow powder were dispersed. Then, the water guns emerged. Joyous attendees dodged streams of dyed water...

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