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Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

Pixlcat Coffee on Clement street serves many different drinks. Matcha— some hot and some iced — appears in four of the menu options. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)
Matcha-Boom
Hannah Clark-Nixon, Staff Reporter • October 28, 2025

From Harvest to Table   Three weeks before harvest, thousands of forest green leaves stretch beneath fine mesh cloth, each leaf protected...

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A car enthusiast laughs with his friends as other cars bump music from their modified stereos, during Oakland’s October First Friday on Oct. 3, 2025. (Josh Miranda / Xpress Magazine)
Cultural Crossroads
Asé Mora, Staff Reporter • October 27, 2025

Bay Area Hyphy culture, a subgenre of hip-hop, erupted into the mainstream in the late ’90s and early ’00s. The culture introduced a new...

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Dissociation vocalist Jude Rubero performs at The Prop Shop in Richmond, Calif. on Sept. 29, 2024. The Prop Shop is an outdoor venue that hosts “Taco Fest,” a yearly matinee event that hosts several heavy music bands and a taco stand for show-goers to dine at. (Photo courtesy of Ignacio Garcia)
Heavy Music Bands Get Down with DIY
Bianca Sieraski, Multimedia & Online Editor • October 27, 2025

Fists flying, music bumping, a punch in the face here, a fall on the concrete there – it’s all a blur when you’re moshing during your favorite...

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Ethan Indorf lays down as Zoe Weitala begins the lining process. He chose a goat from Weitala’s flash sale. Inspired by a real-world goat, he names it “Riley.”. (Vanden Harris / Xpress Magazine)
Tattoo Ties
Lara Magdesian, Staff Reporter • October 26, 2025

The bell above the door rings as it opens and a gust of crisp air fills the room as people file in. There’s the sound of buzzing and the drowned...

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Maya Draisin, a breast cancer patient that treated her first encounter of breast cancer with a clinical trial at UCSF. (Bailey Zitko / Xpress Magazine)
Research Pauses, Cancer Doesn’t
Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief • October 23, 2025

“Do you know what normal boobs look like?” my mom asked, facing me in her closet as I sifted through her clothes. The question didn’t...

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For 25 years, die-hard fans of Emmylou Harris arrive early to the festival grounds for her sound check. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)
The Church of Emmylou Harris
Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief • October 11, 2025

By the third day of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, the morning fog was still lifting as a small crowd of 60 gathered on the dewy grass. Emmylou Harris...

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Ben Fong-Torres talks on the phone at his desk in 1973. (Photo courtesy of the Ben Fong-Torres Collection)
What Goes Around Comes Around: A Conversation with Ben Fong-Torres
Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief • October 11, 2025

Across the street from Martha & Bros. Coffee Co. in Noe Valley — just 18 miles from his childhood home in Oakland — Ben Fong-Torres sits...

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Glide's Family Youth and Childcare Center brought children from multiple grades to the event, giving them a rare opportunity to enjoy time outdoors after a long school day. (Hannah Clark-Nixon / Xpress Magazine)
Golden Gate Greenway Ice Cream Social
Olivia Mendez, Managing Editor • October 11, 2025

Tiny humans wearing bright blue oversized T-shirts kicked and chased a soccer ball on artificial grass, charged with a sugar rush. The kids,...

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Openhouse proudly marches in the San Francisco Pride Parade each year, drawing more than 200 community members for the contingent. Walking and riding on a decorated trolley car, this contingent is typically near the front of the parade, symbolizing the way that many of these community elders lead the way for LGBTQ+ liberation. (Photo courtesy of Theresa Arocena)
Aging with Pride
Hannah Clark-Nixon, Staff Reporter • October 11, 2025

When you hear “San Francisco Pride” visions may bubble to the surface: City Hall awash in rainbow light, generations entwined in a shared...

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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, Staff Reporter • 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...

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Anoshua Chaudhuri, the senior director of CEETL, speaks to attendees at the  Introduction to Mindful Pedagogy event on Sept. 26, 2025. (Bianca Sieraski / Xpress Magazine)
Community We Create
Bianca Sieraski, Multimedia & Online Editor • October 8, 2025

Deep breath in … hold … exhale … repeat. As children, our first exposure to wellness-based practices is commonly taught through deep-breathing...

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Mohamed Ali poses for a photo inside his RV on Sept. 25, 2025 in Daly City.  (Jolie Willson / Xpress Magazine)
One Last Stop
Asé Mora, Staff Reporter • October 6, 2025

Lake Merced’s RV community has been fighting the city for the last 13 years according to Carlos Perez, a 56-year-old RV resident and truck...

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A crowd gathers for the first karaoke night of the fall semester at The Depot. (Haley Abarca / Xpress Magazine)
SF State’s The Depot Numbers Waver with The Pub Closure
Claudia Perez, Contributor • October 3, 2025

Since SF State’s The Pub closed in March, students have been wondering where to get a beer after class and if the closure will affect business...

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A Game Dev member Aaron works on some coding for “TheAtlasEngine” during a club meeting on Thursday Sept. 25, 2025. (Vanden Harris / Xpress Magazine)
Not Unemployed, but Self-Employed: How Students are Adapting to the Market Collapsing
Josh Miranda, Staff Reporter • September 29, 2025

In the 1970s, America deindustrialized: factories went away and so did unionized blue-collar jobs. Simultaneously, technological and financial...

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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...

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