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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

A street skateboarding pioneer and owner of FTC, Kent Uyehara poses in his first flagship shop which opened in 1994. (Ryo Kojima / Xpress)

Your Favorite Skater’s Favorite Skate Shop

Sarah Louie, Staff Writer
February 13, 2025

A cold and rainy January night in San Francisco did not stop the crowd of people gathered outside laughing and talking on Haight Street. A sea of FTC hats, free Laughing Monk beer, and skateboards perched...

Amber Brown plays her guitar in her dorm room. Brown’s original song, using the tune of “What Was I Made For” by Billie Eilish, gained 1.1 million views on TikTok. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

A Violet Soul, the journey to producing music

Natalie Gallegos, Content & Online Editor
February 13, 2025

In the dorms of Manzanita Square, one room glows purple. The strumming of a guitar can be heard and behind the instrument is Amber Brown, psychology student and musician. Dressed in all shades of purple,...

Flyers from past events hang on a wall in the Women's Center in the Cesar Chavez Student Center. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

There’s No Place Like Your Third Place

Bailey Zitko, Staff Writer
February 12, 2025

Where known and unknown faces warm the room and conversation is contagious, enter a third place. These informal gathering places where people connect over shared interests, aren’t hard to come by at...

Bahar Karakucuk (left), the domestic president of the IEEC, and Thorn Horwell (right), the international president of the IEEC, pose for a photo at the IEEC Study Abroad Fair in Malcolm X Plaza on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

Navigating the Challenges of Studying Abroad: Exchange Students Share Their Experiences at SFSU

Lola Pérez Gómez, Staff Writer
February 11, 2025

SF State welcomes exchange students from more than 100 associations all over the world. Students navigate the challenges of living far from their homes while chasing their aspirations in foreign countries. According...

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, Staff Photographer
February 11, 2025

Mashouf Wellness Center was completed in 2017. The wellness center provides students with opportunities for adventure and athletic experiences across its 118,700 square feet of state-of-the-art facilities. (Yoobin Shin/Xpress Magazine)

SF State Sustainable Buildings and Certification, Explained

Olivia Mendez, Managing Editor
February 8, 2025

SF State’s new buildings on campus meet requirements that will certify their status as sustainable buildings. Through a combination of design, construction materials, low-energy fixtures, and post-occupancy...

Sean Newport and Billy pose for a portrait in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (Jesus Arriaga / Xpress Magazine)

The Art of Eviction

Luke Cramer, Staff Writer
December 16, 2024

Sean Fizdale, who goes by his art name, Sean Newport, spent the past 14 years renovating his warehouse apartment on Capp Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. A pickaxe leans against a beam in...

Austin Walden throws powder hoses out of the Volumetric plant bin
on Thursday, Sept. 12 in Lodi, CA. (Gabriel Carver / Xpress Magazine)

Trading school colors for blue collars

Luke Cramer, Staff Writer
November 20, 2024

SF State has recently implemented an annual 6% increase in tuition costs, while low enrollment has resulted in a cut of over 650 classes, according to the California Faculty Association. According to the...

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, Editor-in-Chief
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...

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