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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

Grace Nabolle, Lala Compaore, and Laurel Zonou are co-owners of the West African braiding salon, Menage Lux Beauty, located in Lower Nob Hill. (Photo by Eze Opara)

Embrace Your Legacy

Hannah Clark-Nixon, Staff Writer
September 9, 2025

Black women’s hair carries a profound heritage extending far beyond style or appearance; it is a living archive of culture, resilience, and identity.   For centuries, braids, twists and natural...

SF State student, Joshua Miranda, demonstrates using braille on a sign in the Humanities building for a photo on Sept. 5, 2025. Braille is a reading and writing system for blind and visually impaired people that is read by touching raised dots that correspond with letters and numbers. (Jolie Willson/Xpress Magazine)

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...

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The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University
Fall 2025