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

Angelina Casolla

Angelina Casolla, Senior Reporter

Angelina Casolla, born and raised in San Francisco, is a staff writer for Xpress Magazine. Prior to attending SF State she attended Cal State Long Beach where she began her studies in journalism. She enjoys talking to and writing about interesting people who do cool things.

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A SF State student facetimes her friend while laying on the grass of the quad after a long day of classes in San Francisco, Calif., on April 5, 2023. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Xpress Magazine)

How Much Screen Time is Too Much?

Angelina Casolla, Senior Reporter
April 22, 2023

Angry clouds give way to sheets of rain while students take cover inside SF State’s Cesar Chavez Student Center. Inside the dining room, the squeaks from wet shoes are loud, the coffee is hot and the...

Adrian Jose Fernandez (middle), 25, a creative writing student and student-instructor, chats with fellow students as business marketing student Jake Redmond (right), 22, looks on during the Writing on the Muni class at SF State, in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, March 3, 2023. The class is part of SF State’s Experimental College, a collection of student-teaching-student courses that range from Mexican folkloriko dance to genealogy. (Aaron Levy-Wolins / Xpress Magazine)

Exploring the Non-Traditional

Angelina Casolla, Senior Reporter
March 31, 2023

Gray clouds fill the dull, sunless sky. Hail from last night’s storm remains frozen on the ground.  A break in the rain gives way to a seemingly empty SF State campus. Yet four students find their way...

Actor, Writer, Emmy

Angelina Casolla, Senior Reporter
March 3, 2023

This podcast was created to accompany the story "Actor, Writer, Emmy" by Angelina Casolla. Podcast Transcript Angelina Casolla: When Hanah Lee Cook auditioned for Annie Jr, in sixth grade, she knew...

Hanah Lee Cook portrays Prudence in the spring 2015 stage version of “Across the Universe”  (photo courtesy of Hanah Lee Cook).

Actor, Writer, Emmy

Angelina Casolla, Senior Reporter
March 3, 2023

Blinding spotlights beam down on her sweat-ridden face. Hanah Lee Cook squeezes the hands of her fellow writers excitedly as they announce Disney Junior's “Muppet Babies” as the winner for ‘Outstanding...

Leila Harara, student administrative assistant and Political Science student getting a masters, stands in their office in the Political Science office at 304a. (Abraham Fuentes / Xpress Magazine)

The $1.6 Trillion Crisis

Angelina Casolla, Senior Reporter
December 9, 2022

Student loan debt continues to rise, and now lies at an amount inconceivable to most, $1.6 trillion. The 13-figure number is too large for even the iPhone calculator to compute. So, what could you do with...

The Road to Freedom

The Road to Freedom

Angelina Casolla, Senior Reporter
November 21, 2022

“Did you know that letting your hair blow in the wind is a crime in Iran?” is written on a bright orange sign held high in the air. “Stop Killing Us'' is written in white letters atop a black mask...

The Michael J. Payton Story

Angelina Casolla, Senior Reporter
October 17, 2022

Angelina: Oakland native and San Francisco State alum Michael J. Payton is a rapper turned filmmaker and social entrepreneur. In 2018, Payton wrote, edited and narrated the unofficial Murder Inc. documentary...

Michael J. Payton Press Photo. (Courtesy of Michael Payton)

The Michael J. Payton Story

Angelina Casolla, Senior Reporter
October 14, 2022

In the summer of 2002, Ja Rule’s “Down 4 U,” the second single off the compilation album “Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.,” was number six on the Billboard Hot 100. Fascinated by its sound, Michael...

Phyllis Moodie, a native of Oakland, Calif., talks to younger students on campus on Sept. 6, 2022, about the importance of joining Black student organizations and recalls the racism she faced while living in Chico in the 70s. (Joshua Carter / Xpress Magazine)

Never Too Late to Go Back

Angelina Casolla and Joshua Carter
September 16, 2022

When her alarm goes off at 7 a.m., Serena Gomez reaches for the snooze button. She lays in bed for another thirty minutes, pondering life and how she made it through another day. At 7:30 a.m., she gets...

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