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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

The long road to City Hall

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November 2, 2011

By Chris Torres Photos by Gregory Moreno   Big ideas are floating around San Francisco’s City Hall.  Ideas like Central Subways, state pensions, Shark Fin Soup and America’s Cup.  Impressive...

SF State students gogo dance their way to a degree

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October 31, 2011

By Lina Abascal Photos by Elijah Nouvelage It is Wednesday night, and it isn’t school, boy troubles, or a long day at work that’s stressing out SF State students Ally Forrest, Noella Haverkamp, and...

Death of the Dive Bar

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October 31, 2011

It’s 2:30 in the afternoon on a Sunday and Clooney’s, the sizable dive bar on the corner of 25th Street and Valencia, is in full swing. Older patrons with carved faces line the horseshoe-shaped bar...

Put a Lid On It

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October 31, 2011

By Liz Ireland Photos by Gregory Moreno On a bright Sunday across the bay in Oakland, James Frank’s kitchen slowly fills with the sweet smell of boiling grape juice and sugar. The sunlight that streams...

Beyond Ambiguity

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October 31, 2011

By Julio Cortez Photos by Gregory Moreno It’s a warm Thursday evening in San Francisco’s Union Square, a bustling shopping destination for those ready to indulge in wool-rich fall essentials during...

Green Roofs give San Francisco a sustainability edge.

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October 31, 2011

By Sage Kemmerley Photos by Elijah Nouvelag They sit silent on rooftops and cling quietly to walls. They sneak into small corners of concrete and spread out over thousands of square feet. They’re...

Staying in the freedom zone

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October 31, 2011

By Natalia Vasquez Eric Verduzco A thick scattered group of clouds race the Monday commuters home for a hot dinner, diving over one another in clusters that intertwine in delicate yet aggressive patterns....

What’s Klout all about?

October 28, 2011

By Jessica Graham With her eyes fixed on the computer screen, Angela Doll Carlson, Tweets, posts and shares her way to a higher Klout score. Her goal: to get one person to actually reach out to her and...

Food trucks are the newest craze in San Francisco eateries

October 28, 2011

After the Monday lunch rush dies down, Tan Truong washes his hands, pulls a few paper towels from the dispenser and quickly dries off before tossing the crumpled towels in the recycle bin and steps down...

Life inside the artist’s den

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October 28, 2011

On the outside it almost blends in as any other building on the street. Its faded pink color and brick stairs give it the similar face of many San Francisco apartments. It isn’t until you notice the...

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...

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The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University
Fall 2011