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Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

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The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

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A pair of roommates workout together in front of the dumbbell rack at the Mashouf Wellness Center. The wellness center has a wide selection, offering students a variety of weights to use, as well as a couple racks of barbells. (Lara Magdesian / Xpress Magazine)

Gator Gym-xiety

Lara Magdesian, Staff Writer
September 14, 2025

Walking through the air-conditioned doors to the gym, students line up to enter their ID numbers to get through. Your eyes are glued to your phone, looking at hundreds of different videos from fitness...

A gulp of cormorants bask in the sun with the Golden Gate Bridge behind them. (Josh Miranda / Xpress Magazine)

Dude… I Know a Spot: Remnants and Ruins at Lands End

Josh Miranda, Staff Writer
September 14, 2025

“I thought the end of the world had come,” Adolph Sutro, a 19th-century millionaire and eventual mayor of San Francisco, said after a ghost ship filled with 45 tons of explosives detonated near his...

In celebration of their 25th iteration of the production, Joyce Yin and Sharleen Ignacio work on a visual arts timeline of "Stories High" performances from 1999 to 2024. (Angelique Persails / Xpress Magazine)

Bindlestiff Studio: 25th Anniversary of “Stories High”

Angelique Persails, Staff Writer and Photographer
September 14, 2025

Bindlestiff Studio is a rare example of an ethnicity-focused community theater in the city that helps many Filipino artists express themselves. Bindlestiff, a volunteer-run performing arts center in San...

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 courtesy of Eze Opara)

A Living Archive of Culture & Identity

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 textures...

Lena Deacy holds a sign that reads, “Don’t be a jerk - Medicaid works”, at anti-political rally. (Photo by Lindsay Crain)

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...

A pile of SFMTA citations.
(Jesus Arriaga / Xpress Magazine)

The SFMTA and Student Lot Money Machine

Sarah Louie, Staff Writer
April 9, 2025

When I applied to SF State, I thought of walks around Golden Gate Park, Giants games and all the opportunities that come with city life as a college student.  What I didn’t think of? How easy it...

A worm found by a volunteer at the McAteer Campus Community Farm in San Francisco. (Julian Olsen / Xpress Magazine)

Farming Renaissance: High School Campus Farm Undergoes Restoration

Olivia Mendez, Managing Editor
March 18, 2025

Nestled in the trees between Twin Peaks and Glen Canyon, a high school campus with a varied history is reviving an over 20-year-old farm. The campus has been home to three different high schools. Originally...

erika mid-set as she DJs. (AJ Voorheis/ Xpress Magazine)

The entrancing late-night world of San Francisco’s program

AJ Voorheis, Visuals & Multimedia Editor
March 18, 2025

It seemed to come out of nowhere — and then it was everywhere: six rounded points in the formation of a flower. Flyers were hung around San Francisco that read “program.soulseek. Big Bass and Hot Trax....

BECA student John Herzstein uses his OneCard at 19th & Holloway to board the 29 Sunset, a routine route for him. (Santiago Contreras / Xpress Magazine)

ASK XPRESS; The deeper implications of losing a student ID

Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief
March 11, 2025

While riding the 1 Muni bus along the Embarcadero on a rainy morning, Angely Alas reached into her pocket for her student ID to pay the $2.75 rider fee. She panicked: Where’s her ID? She dug into the...

Shruthi Krishnaraj, with her friends David Hernandez and Dalilah Martinez, showing off TCY clothing. The fashion brand is built by artists, for artists.

Q&A with Shruthi Krishnaraj, owner of The Creative Youth

Natalie Gallegos, Content & Online Editor
March 10, 2025

After being given The Creative Youth (TCY) brand by a family friend, SF State student Shruthi Krishnaraj made it her mission to empower artists through the platform.  Krishnaraj, a design major, has had...

Per Sia, a 43-year-old transgender woman, drag queen, and educator, spends her weekday afternoons teaching first graders at an after-school art program in San Francisco. She has spent over a decade in the program and even longer as a drag queen. Her life outside of teaching is intermixed with performances and drag story hours, having been the first drag queen to host these now internationally recognized events for children. Drag has been a part of her life for eighteen years, and over the span of almost two decades, she has made an impact on the San Francisco drag scene and even more of an impact on her students. (Photo taken on April 26, 2024.)

Per Sia by Night

Braelyn Furse, Visuals Editor
February 11, 2025

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