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Double the Work

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June 6, 2013

By Melissa Landeros Photos Virginia Tieman What started, as chasing a store on wheels all around San Francisco has now become a simple muni ride downtown to The Crocker Galleria, which is the permanent...

Raiju Takes the Stage

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June 4, 2013

By Jessica Mendoza The lights dim down in the Depot. The current band, which just performed, left the stage and the workers are setting up the equipment on the stage as they prepare for the next band...

An Educational Partnership For At-Risk Youth

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June 4, 2013

By Vanessa Serpas Eunice Nuval sits hovered over the projector. She’s making edits to a monologue written by Jackie, her seventeen-year-old student at San Francisco’s Downtown High School. Far...

A Night of Fashion

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June 4, 2013

By Melissa Landeros Photos by Samantha Benedict and Kenny Redublo More than 20 designers, over 120 models, a production team of about 80, 1 runway and 1 night that brought all types of people...

Fashion or Function?

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June 3, 2013

Story and Photos by Jessica Graham Crystals, specifically quartz, are a hot trend in fashion, dominating the runways of designer labels such as Chanel and Prada, trickling down to more affordable...

The Modern Dater

The Modern Dater

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May 13, 2013

By Rhys Alvarado Photos by Jessica Worthington People say I’m old fashioned. And I don’t blame them. I listen to old soul cuts of Sam Cooke and The Nat King Cole Trio religiously. I drink...

Joe Grill watches the Giants vs Rockies game on Tuesday April 9, 2013.

The Benchwarmers of Section 139

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May 13, 2013

By Jessica Mendoza Photos by Gabriella Gamboa It’s a cloudy morning in San Francisco. Crowds of people gather towards China Basin. The World Champs, San Francisco Giants, have come back to AT&T...

Moneyball

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May 13, 2013

  By Jessica Mendoza Photos by Gabriella Gamboa It’s a beautiful Wednesday morning. The skies are crystal clear. The sun rays shine over the empty Oakland Coliseum. There are still...

Diving Deep: Rhys’s Guide to the Best Dive Bars in SF

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April 29, 2013

By Rhys Alvarado Li Po Cocktail Lounge 916 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94108 (415) 982-0072 Bathroom-o-meter: 1.5 Happy Hour: None In the heart of the nation’s first Chinatown lies...

How to Spring Forward in Style

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April 24, 2013

  By Melissa Landeros Photos by Erica Marquez Embellishments, patterns, colors, collars, and cutouts so many trends, so little time in between the next wave of trends. So before spring is...

Meet James and Evander

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April 2, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l9vPl_x-8U By Barbara Szabo James and Evander is a band from Oakland, California. The two members Adam Myatt and Glenn Jackson met in a college that is not to be named,...

Scoutmaster Michael Dotson (left)  and Assistant Scoutmaster Andrew Dotson (right)  a father-son scoutmaster duo for the Boy Scout Troop 88 in San Francisco talk to the scouts during a meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 at the Forest Hill Clubhouse. Photo by Jessica Worthington / Xpress

Morally Straight: The Changing Face of the Boy Scouts of America

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March 18, 2013

By Rhys Alvarado Photos by Jessica Worthington Andrew Dotson studies the climate. Everyone in Troop 88 refers to him as the “weather man,” one of many hats he wears as assistant scout leader...

Fashion Deals On Wheels

Fashion Deals On Wheels

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March 17, 2013

By Melissa Landeros Photos by Virginia Tieman A vintage inspired white ceiling, a hot pink fitting room, clothing racks on two sides, and a driver/passenger seat up front. Now in most boutiques...

BALLS, BEERS, AND BOYS: San Francisco’s First Gay Sports Bar

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March 12, 2013

By Jessica Mendoza Photos by Erica Marquez A group of men sit at a bar. All of them are laughing with their half-empty beer glasses in their hands. The music blasts at maximum volume. It’s...

Quinn Corey: Found Objects to Pop Culture Action Figures

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March 1, 2013

Words & Photos: Melissa Burman Like any young boy who grew up watching television, toy advertisements made a big impact on Quinn Corey. Corey moved to San Francisco from the East Coast with his...

Iris Butler

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March 1, 2013

Words & Photos: Virginia Tieman Over eight years ago, Iris Butler brought her oldest son to Glide Memorial Church for the first time. Today, she works there helping community members in need of...

Tree Rivera Taking on the Earth One ‘CUUP’ at a Time

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February 26, 2013

Words and Photos: Alejandrina Hernandez Veronica Rivera a.k.a Tree is an aspiring artist who has been made it her mission to spread environmental awareness through her art. “My interest in environmental...

Showman Matthew Bouvier performs one of his many sideshow acts, sword-swallowing, at his Oakland studio.

Sideshow Performer on the Main Stage

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September 20, 2012

Written by Erika Maldonado Photos by Nelson Estrada Men with piled up pompadours and ladies in vintage animal-print dresses and high-heeled shoes swing dance across the floor to local band Lost...

Soul Singers

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September 20, 2012

Written by Erika Maldonado Photos by Nelson Estrada & Mihail Matikov What draws ninety students from different cultures, majors, religious backgrounds and sexual orientations to a stuffy classroom...

Dating Digitally: Date Smarter in the Age of Technology

Dating Digitally: Date Smarter in the Age of Technology

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September 20, 2012

Written by Sage Kemmerly Photos by Henry Nguyen "Where’s your head at?” asks Bay Area advice columnist Deborrah Cooper. There are some people who text their friends while on a first date, or...

Freedom Fighters: Battling Sex Trafficking in America

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September 20, 2012

Written & Photos by Alice Debois-Froge “I am not going to tell you about all the horrible things that happened to me. Often, people want to know how bad it is. It’s bad, I can tell you that....

Hunger in the City: Food Runners Helps Feed the Poor in San Francisco

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September 20, 2012

Written by Lissette Alvarez Photos by Godofredo Vasquez The smell of bagels and coffee float in the air, as R&B and laughter emanate through the sitting area in the Sala Burton Residence. 72-year-old...

Michael Swaine mends clothing of locals in the Tenderloin National Forest the afternoon of April 15, 2012. Swaine comes out once a month and offers his services to mend clothing for anyone who needs it. Photo by Gil Riego Jr.

Mending Hearts: A Sewing Project

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September 20, 2012

Written by Haley Brucato Photos by Gil Riego Jr. Michael Swaine sits behind an unusual looking cart in the middle of the sidewalk, as he mends clothing for free every month in a district of San...

KELSEY DREW HALE, JUNIOR AT SFSU, SHOWS OFF A HEAD TO TOE VINTAGE OUTFIT AT DOLORES PARK. WHAT SHE’S WEARING: PINK/ORANGE FLOWERED JONES NEW YORK SPORT BUTTON-UP BLOUSE. PRICE: $3.50. STUDDED COTTON DRAW STRING ARMY JACKET. PRICE: $5.99. GOODWILL 2400 IRVING STREET. PHOTO BY JULIANA SEVERE.

Thriftlation: Trash or Treasure?

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September 20, 2012

Written by Haley Brucato Photos by Juliana Severe The familiar smell of musty furniture wafts through aisles of old books, dusty knick knacks, and faded jeans. Although these items are one person’s...

Blurring the Lines of Hierarchy

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September 20, 2012

Written by Victor Manuel Rodriguez Photos by Nelson Estrada Will Nelson sits at a table and watches the students come in and wait for the day’s lesson to begin. As he pulls up his sleeves, his...

“Sometimes I would go through PDF files on my iPhone in the middle of class or do quick Internet searches—I learn better that way, but other than that I’m old school. I still write notes.”  Alejandro Rios, 28, Anthropology/Latino Studies

Network Interruption

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September 20, 2012

Written by Lissette Alvarez Illustrations by Sara Donchey The soft clicking of Kristen Gardner’s typing is the only sound heard in her Daly City apartment. Gardner, who works part time as a receptionist...

For the Love of the Game

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September 20, 2012

Written by Sage Kemmerly The trumpets announce the start of the races as people file through the turnstiles into the massive stadium. Lines gather at the betting windows as young and old alike fidget...

Follow the Food Runners

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September 19, 2012

Written by Lissette Alvarez This map chronicles some of Food Runners’ primary locations they would pick up and drop off their food items. The map also pinpoints the agencies receiving the food from...

Soul Searching in San Francisco

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September 19, 2012

Written and Video by Natalia Vaskez Souls of San Francisco is a project independently crafted by Garry Bowden after his childhood friend began the Humans of New York project. Bowden seeks to interact...

Hunting A Story’s Story

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April 18, 2012

Written by Mette Mayli Albaek @mettealbaek They weigh nothing and take up no space in your bedroom. Americans seem to love them, which may explain why the sale of e-books increases every year...

Bare in the Bay Area

Bare in the Bay Area

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April 16, 2012

Written by Erika Maldonado @erika_maldo  A luminous Florida sun reflects off of the lake at the Caliente Resort on a Saturday morning in April.  Rich Pasco stands next to his groomsmen, clad...

Hack Job

Hack Job

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April 16, 2012

Written by Lauren Manary @lolomanary   To the members of this community, “hacking” isn’t just for girls with dragon tattoos, geeks, or Guy Fawkes-masked activists. “It’s the...

SF State Students Weigh in on Truths Behind Juice Cleanse Fad

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April 16, 2012

Written by Haley Brucato @hbrucato Bags of fresh fruits and vegetables line the steel counter tops in a cramped college apartment. The vibrant colors provide a stark contrast to the habitual empty...

Legal Street Dogs

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April 16, 2012

  Written by Lissette Alvarez @lyalva It is a cold Saturday night in the Mission district and the streets are quiet except the faint notes of Cumbia music that radiates from a small hot dog...

Big Brother Comes Home

Big Brother Comes Home

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April 16, 2012

Written by Ashley Aires [email protected] A black television screen doesn’t need to wait for someone to turn it on before it can broadcast colorful images of soap operas or reports from the latest...

Spice Up Your Life

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April 16, 2012

Feature by Kristina Kerley @Kristinakerley Often times I wonder why white salt and black pepper always appear as the leads on the dinner table stage, serving as the go to accoutrement's for just...

Holistic Healing

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April 16, 2012

Written by Sage Kemmerley @greenonthemind Life can be overwhelmingly stressful. Especially in a busy city, things can happen. Traffic, spaced-out people, sometimes everything is in the way and...

Heartbreak in Sports

Heartbreak in Sports

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April 12, 2012

Written by Martin Telleria Photo by Gil Riego Jr. @martintelleria @gilphotoraphy In what was proving to be a game for the ages, regulation would not be enough time to determine the outcome...

Life Beyond Takeout

Life Beyond Takeout

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March 12, 2012

Written by Haley Brucato Photos by Nelson Estrada @hbrucato  Constant snacks for late night study sessions and a quick slice after a night at the bar can easily be the cause of steady weight gain...

Procrastination

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March 12, 2012

Written by Victor M. Rodriguez Finally home after a hard day’s work, Airec Sysprasert immediately and almost reflexively  stays true to his routine. He opens his laptop, and, while he waits...

Lolita

Lolita

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March 12, 2012
A multi-layered dress of dark silk ruffles and satin bows bury Andi Hernandez’s petite body. Voluminous, luscious locks of light auburn hair coil down her velvety corset. Tucked under her corset is a shiny blouse, complete with long, wavy sleeves. Raven-black billowy petticoats gather at her waist and form a bell-shape silhouette. The sharp heels of her knee-high, military-style stiletto boots snap on pavement.

Kickstart Your Art

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March 12, 2012

Written by Leigh Walker @leighwalker It’s another day at Calen Perkins and Andrzej “Zej” Kozlowski’s home recording studio in San Francisco. Acoustic and electric guitars line the...

From Vandals to Artists

From Vandals to Artists

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March 12, 2012

Written by Natalia Vaskez Photo by Samantha Battles @nataliavaskez “It’s an entirely selfish art form, obstructing public spaces just to leave your mark on the world, but when we put it all...

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

xpressmagazine
March 10, 2012

Written by Ivanna Quiroz Photos by Godofredo Vasquez @ivanna_quiroz  Ten minutes until face off and the brown wooden benches of the Kezar Pavilion are quickly filling up. Outfitted with black Beats...

Hello world!

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March 9, 2012

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Hunger in the Horn

xpressmagazine
December 21, 2011

By Tamerra Griffin A brief scroll down any notable news outlet’s web page will yield the latest from the turbulent political arena, which seems incomplete without an alleged sex scandal or controversial...

Helping Youth Reach Their Full Potential

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December 19, 2011

By Victor Rodreguez Photos by Eric Verduzco She sits cross-legged, runs her hands through her black hair and smiles between each sentence, describing a scene into a life that is now just a memory. Her...

A car free Market Street?

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November 2, 2011

By Ivanna Quiroz Photos by Nick Moone It is where the Giants celebrated their World Series win. It spreads from Twin Peaks to the Embarcadero. Trolleys, streetcars, and Muni buses journey above it while...

The gaming life

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November 2, 2011

By Erin Bates While Facebook continues to be the most popular Internet pastime among college students—newsfeeds aren’t always compelling for everyone. San Francisco State University student Jeremy...

A Vegan Thanksgiving

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November 2, 2011

  By Jessica Belluomini [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLeVOgkxFe0[/youtube]   Another Thanksgiving with the family and the house is filled with grumbling bellies and the overwhelming...

Getting sported at booze events

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November 2, 2011

[flickrgallery setid="72157628037218498" limit="10"] By Martin Telleria Photos by Andrew Lopez The sun shining brightly is the only thing keeping you from staring at the beautiful blue sky. Children...

Organizing a Social front

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November 2, 2011

By Victor Rodriguez Photos by Nelson Estrada Walking on broken asphalt and descending pathways, the voices seem to get a lot louder. The people passing by at first just read their books in the sun and...

The long road to City Hall

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November 2, 2011

By Chris Torres Photos by Gregory Moreno   Big ideas are floating around San Francisco’s City Hall.  Ideas like Central Subways, state pensions, Shark Fin Soup and America’s Cup.  Impressive...

SF State students gogo dance their way to a degree

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October 31, 2011

By Lina Abascal Photos by Elijah Nouvelage It is Wednesday night, and it isn’t school, boy troubles, or a long day at work that’s stressing out SF State students Ally Forrest, Noella Haverkamp, and...

Death of the Dive Bar

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October 31, 2011

It’s 2:30 in the afternoon on a Sunday and Clooney’s, the sizable dive bar on the corner of 25th Street and Valencia, is in full swing. Older patrons with carved faces line the horseshoe-shaped bar...

Put a Lid On It

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October 31, 2011

By Liz Ireland Photos by Gregory Moreno On a bright Sunday across the bay in Oakland, James Frank’s kitchen slowly fills with the sweet smell of boiling grape juice and sugar. The sunlight that streams...

Beyond Ambiguity

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October 31, 2011

By Julio Cortez Photos by Gregory Moreno It’s a warm Thursday evening in San Francisco’s Union Square, a bustling shopping destination for those ready to indulge in wool-rich fall essentials during...

Green Roofs give San Francisco a sustainability edge.

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October 31, 2011

By Sage Kemmerley Photos by Elijah Nouvelag They sit silent on rooftops and cling quietly to walls. They sneak into small corners of concrete and spread out over thousands of square feet. They’re...

Staying in the freedom zone

xpressmagazine
October 31, 2011

By Natalia Vasquez Eric Verduzco A thick scattered group of clouds race the Monday commuters home for a hot dinner, diving over one another in clusters that intertwine in delicate yet aggressive patterns....

Life inside the artist’s den

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October 28, 2011

On the outside it almost blends in as any other building on the street. Its faded pink color and brick stairs give it the similar face of many San Francisco apartments. It isn’t until you notice the...

Fine arts students duke it out at LitQuake Body Slam

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October 28, 2011

By Tamerra Griffin Inside the dimly lit Cafe du Nord, soft chatter buzzes about.  San Francisco’s young literati--outfitted in thick-rimmed glasses and carefully coiffed “unkempt” hairdos--brave...

SF State’s Lady Gators gear up for another strong season

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October 26, 2011

By Martin Telleria Photos by Andrew Lopez In the storied history of SF State, no sports team had ever won a championship. After opening its doors in 1899, it wasn’t until 2010, over a hundred years...

Finding Love in Oakland

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October 6, 2011

By Alicia Fischer Photographs by Cindy Waters In the vast expanse of concrete known as the Oakland Coliseum’s parking lot B, many people driving by don’t know what’s going on. Brightly decorated...

Don’t Miss Thor

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October 4, 2011

It is a sunny San Francisco morning and hundreds stand in line at the AMC Loews Metreon 16 Theaters downtown. People have come to see the pre-screening of Thor in 3D, the newest superhero film by Marvel...

Touchscreen Fever: The hottest new phones to use in school

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October 4, 2011

It is 2011 now, and time to ditch that old phone. Heck, these days, if it still has keys, you are effectively in the dark ages. Touch screens are the norm now, don’t think you can look cool texting...

Alternatives For Summer Fun

xpressmagazine
October 3, 2011

Room 278 in the HSS building at San Francisco State University sits quietly until the clock hits 4:00 pm, when slowly, students one by one enter the room. They know the weekly routine and arrange the...

Holistic Healing

xpressmagazine
October 2, 2011

Listening to water deluge remixes and the ocean breeze shoulder to shoulder with strangers on any given day of the week is not for everyone. Similarly, downloading new age music on an iPod—complete with...

Found in translation

xpressmagazine
September 28, 2011

By Tamerra Griffin Photos by Hang Chen Halfway up one of the less intimidating slopes on Filbert Street rests the North Beach/Chinatown campus of the City College of San Francisco.  Its front doors are...

Fuck Yeah! for FYF

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September 21, 2011

By Lina Abascal, Photos by Hunter Mulich Cut-offs and snap back hats filled the Los Angeles historic park Saturday, September 3rd for the annual Fuck Yeah Fest, except a few things this year were different....

WonderCon 2011 marks its 25th anniversary

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May 24, 2011

“In case you were wondering, Ryan Reynolds is in the next room over,” jokes Robert Kirkman, referring to the Green Lantern star and promotional panel somewhere else in San Francisco’s Moscone Center....

Film Society supports media education and aspiring young filmmakers

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May 18, 2011
Mid-afternoon on April 30, a small group of children with their parents and a few volunteers gather in the lounge area of the Press Office for the San Francisco International Film Festival. Two tables covered with construction paper, an assortment of markers, scissors and piper cleaners lay neatly waiting to be used. A slightly eccentric brunette sporting a delicate pixie cut and a bright orange ensemble leads the group of two boys and three girls in an a puppet workshop. The workshop uses the 2009 film, Jillian Dillon, which she directed and produced, as an example to introduce puppetry to the children. This is one of the many events that the San Francisco Film Society hosts to encourage media education with the youth.

A Love Supreme

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May 18, 2011

Like a quiet storm, she enters the café silently wearing a shy smile. The sun is peaking through the heavy windows on one of the warmest days of spring in Oakland, illuminating her freckled cheeks, each...

Reality Itself is Too Twisted

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May 18, 2011

By the end of 1971, the Democratic presidential primaries were well underway. Governor George Wallace, and Senators Edmund Muskie, Hubert Humphrey, and George McGovern were the front-runners by 1972,...

San Francisco Treats

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May 8, 2011
A local lives the tourist life

Jodie Foster presents The Beaver

xpressmagazine
May 5, 2011

photos | staff photographer | set on Flickr authored by Grace Dulce & Meghan Dubitsky On A drizzly Wednesday afternoon inside the swanky Ritz Carlton in downtown San Franciso, two-time Academy Award...

The Brazilian Wax- A Painful and Popular Trend

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May 2, 2011

Andrea Low, 22, a student at SF State, walks up the stairs of an old Victorian building to a small room offering $25 Brazilian waxes. Below the room is an old and dingy tattoo parlor. The first thing she...

Exploring the Science of Skateboarding

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May 2, 2011

Through the entrance, past a myriad of experiments and underneath a skylight appearing to be a hole in the ceiling sits, a crowd of children and their parents packed together on small bleachers. They are...

Life on Octavia Boulevard

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May 2, 2011

It is the spring semester of 2010 at SF State. As the clock ticks ten minutes past 2 p.m. all the journalism students that are on time grab a seat in the computer lab room on the third floor of the Humanities...

Can’t Miss Film Festival Comes To Town

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April 30, 2011

Around one hundred journalists gather at the prestigious Alexandra room on the 32nd floor of the Westin Hotel. Men and women dressed in business attire talk excitedly as they pour coffee before settling...

Dealing With Distracting Classmates

xpressmagazine
April 30, 2011

Sarah Abott sprints up the stairs, coffee in hand, rushing to make class on time. The tall brunette slithers into her desk with minutes to spare. “Ahh,” she lets out a deep sigh of relief. She takes...

Giant Increases In Revenue

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April 30, 2011

Mayhem, traffic jams, shoving crowds, stinking sweaty pits, and overdoses of adrenaline mixed with alcohol polluted the air on November 1, 2010. Floods of men, women, and children decked out in orange...

Summer at the de Young

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April 30, 2011

Discover the vibrant colors, styles and drama of Spain without leaving the city. Escape in the elegance of a blood red coat, pink silk on black lace and the emotion evoked by a black matador bolero jacket,...

San Francisco Green Festival

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April 29, 2011

At first glance, the San Francisco Green Festival appears to be more of a circus than a community gathering. One passerby loudly exclaims that it looks like a street bazaar. Underneath the veil of scattered...

Bob Weir and Phil Lesh go Furthur

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April 29, 2011

A line of cars extends out to the highway as passengers patiently wait to swap their ticket stubs for the durable, multi-colored wrist band. Already there is a buzz in the air about how if you snip off...

Out withe the old and in with the new: Library enters final stages of construction

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April 29, 2011

There is indeed a plan. That massive, blue-tinted, glass curtain that jets out from the seemingly never ending library construction is part of a larger vision. Once completed, the glass wall will lead...

The Unseen Side of SF State

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April 29, 2011

To the untrained or inattentive observer, the campus of San Francisco State University is just that: a campus. The concrete and stucco of the Cold War era buildings are offset by the almost artificial...

Transitory Art

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April 29, 2011

Making my way out of the M line, as I get off at the Powell station, I pause before heading towards the stairs and see a drawing. Its captivity perfectly colors a memory that I have lived too often. The...

Commuting: SF State from Outside San Francisco

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April 29, 2011

She is sitting cross-legged on the wooden floor, leaning towards her long mirror as she carefully applies a thick coat of eyeliner. Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” is playing in her cave-like room....

Life Online

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April 29, 2011

She makes her way home on the 9X, a Muni bus line of questionable sanitation, and trudges upstairs. First thing she does is open her MacBook Pro, simultaneously checks her three e-mail accounts and of...

Rebel Tongues Find Their Voice

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April 29, 2011

If the glowing yellow walls could talk, they would echo every story uttered in broken tongues. The walls are silent today, but every first Friday of the month, the multitude of stories told over Hip Hop...

Cradling Civilization: Sharing culture in the face of stereotypes

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April 29, 2011

Every Friday afternoon the basement of the students’ center at SF State becomes a place of expression and peace for the Muslim Student Association. Rhythmic and song-like, the group recites the five...

Single in SF

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April 29, 2011

It is Saturday night, and just like the week before you’re sitting in a bar, hoping to meet someone new or at least have a decent conversation. But all you see are the same faces and hear the same...

Campus Grub

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April 29, 2011

It's a usual school day, and your classes are running dreadfully slow. Your stomach is growling from hunger, so after class you decide to swing by Cafe Rosso hoping to get a quick bite of food or a coffee...

What’s Cooking in College?

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April 29, 2011

It is a typical Tuesday night. Homework is piling up and the weekend is still days away. In times like these, a quick and easy home cooked meal is just what you need to make it through the homework-ridden...

Farmer’s Market

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April 29, 2011

Fluorescent lights fill the windowless grocery store with an artificial glow that, from the inside, makes the time of day indeterminable. Products are crammed in every niche, save for aisles, while shopping...

Selling Junk, Building Community

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April 29, 2011
San Francisco transplant Mark Swenson thrives by selling “junk” and found items in his SoMa warehouse. All kinds of random goods are piled high to the ceiling, and the Moving Sale sits atop SF’s thrift scene. But even more curious than the store’s endless contents is Swenson’s decades-spanning journey to where he is now, and his mission to put things in the hands of people who need them.

Where do you Poo?

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April 27, 2011

Rafael Lopez swears by Burk Hall. Kyle Nicolos considers the top floor in the Fine Arts building his home base. Vincent Munoz declares that the men’s locker room is like a secret garden, and any Business...

Simple recipes for delicious home made bread and bagels

xpressmagazine
April 27, 2011

The bread is piping hot and emits a fragrant steam. It has been placed on the counter to cool. The crust is a light, crispy brown. The scents of oregano and garlic fill the room. Slice through the hard...

Campus Living: The pros and cons of dorming

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April 12, 2011
Choosing to live on campus to create and seek a student community on what is primarily a commuter campus, find out the pros and cons of on campus living from students like you.

SF State Theater students shine with Shakespeare

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April 12, 2011
The stage in the Studio Theater is softly illuminated in warm, yellow light. Ben Landmesser and Michael Saarela take the stage, ready to tackle the work of perhaps the world’s most famous playwright. Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona is the San Francisco State’s Players’ Club’s winter show, the first of many spring productions for the SF State theater department.
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