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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

Elliott Scheuer, Library Services Specialist, browsing the Friends of the Library Bookstore at the J. Paul Leonard Library at SF State. (Rodliam Suspene / Xpress Magazine)

BYOB: Bring your own book

Natalie Metcalf, Content & Online Editor
November 20, 2024

Every Tuesday on the second floor of the J. Paul Leonard Library in Room 286, a handful of students gather. Whether these students sit quietly and read or discuss their latest book adventure, from 6-7:30...

Chef Tim Shaw (center) and Colin Johnson (right) inspect orders and dishes at The Vista Room. (Jesus Arriaga / Xpress Magazine)

Classroom to kitchen

Sophia Osborn, Editor in Chief
November 19, 2024

On the fourth floor of Burke Hall, right by the elevators, there's a pair of double doors. Behind this set of tan, wooden entryways, lies a quiet room filled with tables set up to resemble a restaurant....

Hook, Line and Stinker: Northern Californian Fishers Flooded with Worry

Hook, Line and Stinker: Northern Californian Fishers Flooded with Worry

Travis Raburn, Staff Writer
November 19, 2024

At 4 a.m. before the veil of dawn lifts itself over high Northern Californian mountaintops and breaches the branches of redwood harems, longtime fisherman and boat captain Zack Medinas starts his day.   Portside...

From left to right, Pacific Islander Student Association executive board members Jayde Palega, Amelia Tupua and Kekoa Garabilez table in the Cesar Chavez Student Center at SF State in August, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Amelia Tupua)

It Takes a Village

Serrae Bell, Managing Editor
November 18, 2024

In a dimly lit, rectangular room tucked away in the corner of the third floor of the Cesar Chavez Student Center, a small group of students shared their deepest insecurities. They went around the table...

From left: Anthony Gamarra, Marc McClure, and Jorge Aguilar assess a workhorse rocket post-landing in Lot 25 at SF State. (Rodliam Suspene / Xpress Magazine)

It Is Rocket Science

Isaiah Casillas, Staff Writer
November 16, 2024

In the early morning mist, members of Fog City Rocketry gather in Lot 25 to assemble and test their latest rocket. As SF State’s student-led rocketry club, they bring together skills in engineering,...

Angely Alas, left, and Alisa Martinez, right, pose at the Garden of Remembrance at SF State. (Rodliam Suspene / Xpress Magazine)

Bringing Fashion to Class

Natalie Gallegos, Staff Writer
November 14, 2024

From go-go boots to mini skirts, puffer jackets and layered clothing, you might find yourself walking past various students dressed head to toe in fashionable attire. For five students, everyday attire...

Audrey Muldoon, left, and Juji Cowles, right, model Heavenly Mirage. (Photo courtesy of Tiana Gray)

Knitting Yarn into Gold

Jaiden Forey, Staff Writer
November 13, 2024

Juji Cowles takes the art of knitwear to the next level. In a studio in Los Angeles, Cowles uses her needles to knit yarn into gold. The intricate designs are represented in the knitwear throughout different...

SFSC AFT (Local 1352) picket along Holloway Avenue during a strike in January 1969. (Photo courtesy of Nacio Jan Brown)

New freedom of expression restrictions are being challenged by students and unions.

Julia R. Custodio, Staff Writer
November 13, 2024

As we pass the first anniversary of the October 7th attacks on Israel, the ripple effects of war still find ways to seep into the lives of communities around the world, even on the doorstep of SF State....

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