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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
Braelyn Furse

Braelyn Furse, Visuals Editor

Braelyn Furse (she/her) is the visuals editor for Golden Gate Xpress and Xpress Magazine. She is majoring in photojournalism and minoring in Queer and Trans Ethnic studies. Braelyn’s photo project ‘Per Sia by Night’ received a Hearst picture story award in spring of 2025. She was born in Fresno, California, and now resides in San Francisco. In her free time, Braelyn enjoys reading, watching movies and crafting.

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Ashley Goldsmith is currently in remission from breast cancer. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

[Photo] Research Pauses, Cancer Doesn’t

Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief
October 23, 2025

Ashley Goldsmith is currently in remission from breast cancer. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

For 25 years, die-hard fans of Emmylou Harris arrive early to the festival grounds for her sound check. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

[Photo] The Church of Emmylou Harris

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

John Caldon is the executive director of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival for the second year in a row. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

Nicholas Panameno

Xpression: SF State Fit Check

Braelyn Furse, Olivia Mendez, Natalie Metcalf, and Natalie Gallegos
May 22, 2025

Eliziana Calles

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

[Photo] How the Bay Area is Responding to CSU Athletic Cuts

Isaiah Casillas and Eddie Monares
May 5, 2025

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

Lead vocalist Louis Addis sings during an Elephant Garden band rehearsal. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

[Photo] Into the Elephant Garden

Natalie Gallegos, Content & Online Editor
May 10, 2025

A guitar leans against a chair during an Elephant Garden band rehearsal at SF State. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

Protesters perform a “die-in” for CSU budget cuts in Malcolm X Plaza during the National Day of Action for Higher Ed. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

[Photo] SF State’s slashed budget will affect the university long term

Daniel Arriaga, Staff Reporter
May 10, 2025

A protester wears a red shirt with ‘Educate! Agitate! Organize!’ during the National Day of Action for Higher Ed in the Quad. (Braelyn Furse / Golden Gate Xpress)

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)

[Photo] A Genuine Legacy

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

Lucia Sano poses for a photo in J. Paul Leonard Library. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

Haley Posadas poses for a photo in her a sentimental sweater in J. Paul Leonard Library on Monday, March 17, 2025. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

[Photo] Clothing attachment; why we wear our memories

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

Patterns of cream, pink and green are interwoven in Haley Posada’s sentimental sweater. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

A child stands in the middle of a circle of adults during the Holi event in San Francisco. The celebration of spring welcomed many children and families to the event. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

Holi street party makes colors fly in San Francisco.

Braelyn Furse, Visuals Editor
April 14, 2025

Bags of pigmented powder covered people, tables and the street until all the boxes of non-toxic, rainbow powder were dispersed. Then, the water guns emerged. Joyous attendees dodged streams of dyed water...

Big Tractor, a drag performer and musician, plays on their banjo during Punk N' Drag night at The Depot. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

Big Tractor’s Depot Debut

Braelyn Furse, Visuals Editor
April 7, 2025

The strumming of a banjo twanged throughout The Depot on March 13th during a Punk N’ Drag night.  Big Tractor, otherwise known as Liv, performed two original songs, Down to Farm and Arizona, with...

Amber Brown plays her guitar in her dorm room. Brown’s original song, using the tune of “What Was I Made For” by Billie Eilish, gained 1.1 million views on TikTok. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

[Photo] A Violet Soul, the journey to producing music

Natalie Gallegos, Content & Online Editor
February 13, 2025

Savi Hasan (left) and Amber Brown (right) in their dorm room. The roommates worked together to create Brown’s viral TikTok. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

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

[Photo] There’s No Place Like Your Third Place

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

Isabella Thurmond performs a song at The Depot in the Cesar Chavez Student Center. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

Bahar Karakucuk (left), the domestic president of the IEEC, and Thorn Horwell (right), the international president of the IEEC, pose for a photo at the IEEC Study Abroad Fair in Malcolm X Plaza on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

[Photo] Navigating the Challenges of Studying Abroad: Exchange Students Share Their Experiences at SFSU

Lola Pérez Gómez, Staff Writer
February 11, 2025

Bahar Karakucuk (left), the domestic president of the IEEC, and Thorn Horwell (right), the international president of the IEEC, pose for a photo at the IEEC Study Abroad Fair in Malcolm X Plaza on Wednesday,...

Per Sia, a 43-year-old transgender woman, drag queen, and educator, spends her weekday afternoons teaching first graders at an after-school art program in San Francisco. She has spent over a decade in the program and even longer as a drag queen. Her life outside of teaching is intermixed with performances and drag story hours, having been the first drag queen to host these now internationally recognized events for children. Drag has been a part of her life for eighteen years, and over the span of almost two decades, she has made an impact on the San Francisco drag scene and even more of an impact on her students. (Photo taken on April 26, 2024.)

Per Sia by Night

Braelyn Furse, Visuals Editor
February 11, 2025

Andrea Fuenzalida stands at her table at the Haight Ashbury Street Fair Art Walk in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

[Photo] Peace, Love, and Happiness Found in San Francisco

Jaiden Forey, Staff Writer
September 23, 2024

Jethro Jeremiah performs at the Haight Ashbury Street fair in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

Kim Lee weighs mushrooms at the Mushroom Adventures stand at Stonestown Farmers Market in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Braelyn Furse/Xpress Magazine)

[Photo] Go Green or Go Home

Serrae Bell, Managing Editor
September 23, 2024

A sign for free samples is displayed at the Wise Goat Organics stand at the Stonestown Farmers Market in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

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