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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

Natalie Gallegos

Natalie Gallegos, Content & Online Editor

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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)

A Violet Soul, the journey to producing music

Natalie Gallegos, Content & Online Editor
February 13, 2025

In the dorms of Manzanita Square, one room glows purple. The strumming of a guitar can be heard and behind the instrument is Amber Brown, psychology student and musician. Dressed in all shades of purple,...

Lily Layman (right) works on a junk journal at the Crafts and Gratitude: Pages of Thanks event at Peacock Meadow in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (Jesus Arriaga / Xpress Magazine)

Got Junk [Journals]?

Natalie Gallegos, Content & Online Editor
December 13, 2024

Receipts, colorful stickers, photographs and random gum wrappers in the bottom of your bookbag all might be junk you’re unsure how to get rid of. Within blank pages of a journal, your crumpled up junk...

Angely Alas, left, and Alisa Martinez, right, pose at the Garden of Remembrance at SF State. (Rodliam Suspene / Xpress Magazine)

Bringing Fashion to Class

Natalie Gallegos, Content & Online Editor
November 14, 2024

From go-go boots to mini skirts, puffer jackets and layered clothing, you might find yourself walking past various students dressed head to toe in fashionable attire. For five students, everyday attire...

Alexandra Balistreri, President of the Delta Kappa, looks up towards the colorful screen Coppola Theatre at San Francisco State on Sept. 30, 2024. (Gabriel Carver / Xpress)

Lights, Camera, Action!

Natalie Gallegos, Content & Online Editor
October 16, 2024

In the movies we watch through our tiny screens, there is passion for the project coming from behind the camera. SF State’s cinematic society Delta Kappa Alpha (DKA) is composed of filmmakers, directors,...

Morgan Rossi poses for a portrait at Happy House in San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 20, 2024. Happy House specializes in showcasing and selling artists' work.(Jesus Arriaga / Xpress Magazine)

Happy House: How a Psychedelic General store is helping Local Artists

Natalie Gallegos, Content & Online Editor
September 23, 2024

From neon clothing and dead stock vintage items to zines, bolo ties and clown rings, the sights you’ll see upon entering the funky, psychedelic general store Happy House in North Beach, will make you...

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