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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

Bailey Zitko

Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief

Bailey Zitko (she/her) is the Fall 2025 editor-in-chief for Xpress Magazine. Previously, Bailey was a staff writer for Xpress and has had her work featured in The Sunset Beacon. Bailey is a second-generation SF State student raised in Encinitas, California. She most enjoys writing long-form profiles and investigative stories. She looks to ladybugs for good luck and when she’s not writing she’s probably cutting her bangs shorter or listening to Norah Jones – sometimes both. Bailey hopes to pursue a career that makes people feel seen and dreams of having her own column one day.

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Stephen Espinoza prepares to be at bat during a game agains the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos at Maloney Field. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

A conversation with head baseball coach Tony Schifano and players Nathan Shinn and Justin Johnson on baseball’s abrupt ending.

Staff reporters Sarah Louie and Bailey Zitko sit down with head baseball coach Tony Schifano and seniors, infielder Justin Johnson and pitcher Nathan Shinn. Following the announcement made by the SF State...

Chris (left) and Jordon (right) Chatmon, father and son, at SF State. Chris’ mother, Deloyce Chatmon (not pictured), was also an alum of SF State. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

A Genuine Legacy

Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief
May 4, 2025

As the scent of coffee and sound of chatter fill the Cesar Chavez Student Center, deja vu hits Chris Chatmon. He’s been here before, but not quite. Thirty years ago, Chatmon and his mother — SF State...

20th Century Philippine handbag made of Piña displayed at the SF State Global Museum. (Bailey Zitko / Xpress Magazine)

Clothing attachment; why we wear our memories

Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief
April 1, 2025

20th Century Philippine handbag made of Piña displayed at the SF State Global Museum. (Bailey Zitko / Xpress Magazine)

BECA student John Herzstein uses his OneCard at 19th & Holloway to board the 29 Sunset, a routine route for him. (Santiago Contreras / Xpress Magazine)

ASK XPRESS; The deeper implications of losing a student ID

Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief
March 11, 2025

While riding the 1 Muni bus along the Embarcadero on a rainy morning, Angely Alas reached into her pocket for her student ID to pay the $2.75 rider fee. She panicked: Where’s her ID? She dug into the...

Flyers from past events hang on a wall in the Women's Center in the Cesar Chavez Student Center. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

There’s No Place Like Your Third Place

Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief
February 12, 2025

Where known and unknown faces warm the room and conversation is contagious, enter a third place. These informal gathering places where people connect over shared interests, aren’t hard to come by at...

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