The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

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Professors Erik Perper and Richard Harvey demonstrate breathing techniques in the Humanities Building at SF State on Monday, April 17, 2017 (Sarahbeth Maney).

Smart Ways To Enhance How The Brain Works

Alena Naiden
May 28, 2017

Cold sweat soaks through your shirt, your body temperature rises, your heartbeat gets louder, faster, and becomes the only thing you can hear. Your brain is frozen. The anxiety of finals week — whether...

Isaac Hochstetler, 3, looks at a microscope at one of the stations set up for the Romberg Tiburon Centers Discovery Day on April 23 in Tiburon, CA. (Tate Drucker/Xpress)

Research And Activism At SFSU: Ideas Worth Standing Up For

Alena Naiden
May 13, 2017

Lindsay Faye sits in a big grey rocking chair, reading the Lorax to her two-and-a-half-year-old cousin Evelyn. As the last words of the poem approach, she chokes on tears. “Unless someone like you cares...

Theater major Cherokee Whites lunch comprised of chicken, vegetable and potatoes.

Too Much On Your Plate, Or Not Enough?- Food Insecurity at SF State

Alena Naiden
March 15, 2017

All-night parties, beer pong, and school work with no end: That’s what many people imagine when thinking about student life. But what about hunger? At least one in five students attending a California...

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