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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

This year, 4,300 students will graduate at Oracle Park and none of their names will be read during the ceremony. But, their image will be shown on a four-way split jumbotron as they pose in front of a backdrop. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

Fixing Commencement Isn’t So Simple

Eddie Monares, Senior Editor
May 15, 2026

Thousands of feet bustling and swarming cheers fill the stadium — this is a typical day on Third and King Street. In May, it isn’t a foreign concept for Oracle Park to be populated with baseball fans...

A student sits at the end of the hall in the San Francisco State University library building. (Isabella Balzarano / Xpress Magazine)

Students Stuck in Counseling Limbo

Lara Magdesian, Copy Editor
March 13, 2026

Sitting in an advisor’s office, looking over your degree progress report — it’s hard to ignore the perpetual anxiety of uncertainty. A missing credit or taking the wrong classes can set a student...

AKPsi fraternity member, Luke Htet, talks to potential new member at the  informational night on Sep. 8th, 2025. (Lara Magdesian / Xpress )

Current Outreach for Your Future Outlook

Lara Magdesian, Copy Editor
October 11, 2025

It’s senior year, and the anxiety of a post-graduation job search looms over students' heads. The pressure in competing for internships is ever present and is only exacerbated with the emergence of AI...

A crowd of protestors gathers outside of Mashouf Field during Charlie Kirk’s “American Comeback Tour” on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Haley Abarca / Xpress Magazine)

What’s the Deal with Campus Speakers?

Olivia Mendez, Managing Editor
September 22, 2025

In 2004, Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University) became a hotbed of political discourse when student council members hosted liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore for an on-campus event...

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, Copy Editor
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 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, Senior Digital 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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