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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

DJ duo, Coco and Breezy, perform for Silk Sessions at The Midway. (Gabriel Reyes / Xpress Magazine)

Bay Area Nightlife Reborn Through EDM

Gabriel Reyes, Contributor
January 28, 2026

After years of noise complaints and a disconnected post-pandemic crowd, electronic dance music (EDM) events are now drawing some of their largest audiences in a decade. This cultural shift has led to events...

Former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown poses for a portrait in his penthouse office near the ferry building. Mayor Brown, the first Black mayor of San Francisco had a decorated political career and still works to help other democrats win elections.

Q&A with Willie Brown

Amy Burke, Staff Reporter
June 12, 2024

On the morning of March 20, former mayor Willie Brown awoke from his sleep, but this wasn’t any normal day—it was his birthday. An important part of the fabric of San Francisco, the spry 90-year-old...

Angel Hancock puts a large joint up to his lips at Hippie Hill in San Francisco, on April 20, 2024.

Spark in the Park

Giovanna Montoya, Editor-in-Chief
June 12, 2024

Nestled between Haight Street and the Conservatory of Flowers lies the historic Hippie Hill. Surrounded by tall shady trees and refreshing green foliage, the hill overlooks Robin Williams Meadow and is...

Joseph Escobedo posa para una foto serca de el Latinx Student Center. Escobedo, quien es Peruano, es un artista que mezcla raza, religión, y sexualidad en su trabajo.

¿Soy Realmente Latino?

Eva Ortega, Contributor
June 10, 2024

Alrededor de 16,5 millones de Latinos están viviendo en los Estados Unidos desde el 2021, representando aproximadamente el 19% del país. Algunos han inmigrado a los Estados Unidos, otros han nacido de...

Buddah statues adorn a wall of the Vietnamese Buddhist Association on a Sunday, when their prayers are held, in San Francisco on March 17, 2024.

Preserving Vietnam: A Photo Story

Tam Vu, Visuals Editor
June 5, 2024

San Francisco is home to a wide variety of different cultures and, although they may be hard to find, Vietnamese communities do exist. If you walk along Duboce Avenue, you may pass what looks like your...

A member of the Teamsters union chants near the Muni line in front of SF State.

A Tentative Victory

Andrea Jiménez, Staff Reporter
June 5, 2024

In June of 2023, the California Faculty Association union and the California State University system bargained for a new contract. The CFA has been advocating for staff and faculty labor rights for four...

Students protest the 6% CSU tuition hike and admin pay raises.

SF State’s Modern Activism

David Ye, Copy Editor
June 5, 2024

Social change and activism thrive on many college campuses nationwide, challenging the status quo and igniting movements that extend far beyond campus borders. The past achievements of activism on college...

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