The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

Cheapskate’s Guide to Drinking in San Francisco

Ivane Lund-Soyombo
December 10, 2014

Living in a city that is home to over six hundred bars and restaurants as well as a ton of eccentric characters has its perks. But between attempting to afford San Francisco’s increasingly high rents,...

Beats n’ Stuff #7: ~*~best songs of 2014~*~

Caty McCarthy
December 9, 2014

Here we are, at the end of all things. Or rather, just the end of my music column. I had a lot of fun writing this throughout the semester, forcing my music taste onto the readers of Xpress Magazine....

Land of the Free, Home of the $1 Trillion Student Debt

Farnoush Amiri
December 9, 2014

First generation student Shadan pays a small fee for her university education in hopes of becoming a family counselor. Shadan and her twin sister had always dreamed of moving to the U.S. but after an immense...

How I Learned to Stop Tripping and Embrace My Natural Hair

Ivane Lund-Soyombo
December 8, 2014

Hair is an integral part of the black female experience. Black women spend tons of money on weaves, relaxers, and various hair and hair products every year. So much money in fact, that the African American...

What is more obscene, violence or a female nipple?

Calla Camero
December 8, 2014

Before an American child turns eighteen, they see over two hundred thousand acts of violence and forty-thousand murders on TV but not one female nipple. So what is more obscene? You would think,...

Chicago Review: All that jazz

Airha Dominguez
December 8, 2014

A line of sultry female dancers in thin black tights and skimpy costumes sing and dance in wooden chairs for the “Cell Block Tango” a song that narrates how these murderesses finish in jail. The...

Photography in Polygons

Photography in Polygons

Michael Leri
December 8, 2014

Video games, at their best, craft amazing, interactive worlds that yield escapism at its finest; the dark, blood-stained hallways of the Ishimura mining spaceship in Dead Space; the waist-deep Bostonian...

Kosher, that’s how they roll

Catherine Uy
December 8, 2014

The air is somewhat cold and there is an intoxicating scent of fish and salt water. Inside the South San Francisco warehouse is a beehive of activity: people answer phones, work on their computers,...

XPress Magazine’s guide to finals at SF State

Dani Hutton
December 8, 2014

Contributed to by Tami Benedict Step 1: Realize that you have not bought the books for the finals. Step 2: Frantically scour the internet for PDFs of the aforementioned books.   Step...

The Art of Surfing

Calla Camero
December 7, 2014

http://youtu.be/7H7qeYcrfMA Ocean Beach is known for having one of the most powerful, unpredictable, and thrilling waves around. From the Cliff House all the way down to the Sloat Beach access, this...

A look into Queer Women’s Fashion

Farnoush Amiri
December 6, 2014

A woman’s appearance has been shown in studies to be one of the top indicators of stress in their daily life. Women tend to pick at all the layers that compose their appearance: their clothing choices,...

Fleetwood Mac delivers an unforgettable show at Oracle Arena

Chantel Genest
December 5, 2014

Harmony and sentiment filled the Oracle Arena as the recently reunited Fleetwood Mac took the stage Wednesday night. With Christine McVie back behind the keyboard with her low,melodic voice, this On...

Load More Stories

Comments (0)

All Xpress Magazine Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest
Activate Search
The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University
Fall 2014