Tales of a Lyft Driver
December 17, 2013
While weekend warriors are out on the town, I’m the one they call when they need a lift. Most people know it as ride sharing, but the California Public Utilities Commission has officially dubbed app-based ride services Transportation Network Companies, TNCs. Companies like Sidecar and Uber have been making headlines and pissing off tax...
Stretch Out The Stress
November 18, 2013
Written by Thomas Figg-Hoblyn Photos by Ryan Leibrich It’s that time of the semester again Gators –research papers, essays, finals – cramming. But it’s time to consider the damage done to one’s body from cramming for hours on end, banging away on a keyboard, jacked on caffeine, hunc...
Is Apple just phoning it in?
Agnes Mogstad
October 14, 2013
The newest iPhones could be the end of the beginning or the beginning of the end. It’s 12:30 a.m. at night outside of Stonestown Galleria. There’s a line of people lined up against the wall bundled in warm jackets and blankets. It’s the coldest part of town, and it feels like it. Josh Rufino is...
New concerns over cell phone radiation
Xpress Mag Staff
September 25, 2013
Written by Thomas Figg-Hoblyn Photo by Ryan Leibrich Recently I brought up the idea of writing a story about the dangers of using a cell phone because of radiation to some of my colleagues on staff, and immediately someone interjected “I thought that got debunked years ago.” And that was pretty much the end of it....
Mayhem Comes to Los Santos
Xpress Mag Staff
September 20, 2013
By Justice Boles Grand Theft Auto V came out this Tuesday, and it’s probably the most important game release of this generation. Few games will be as accessible to so many as GTA V, and even fewer carry the same weight. Players can look forward to spending hundreds of hours ripping through Los...
