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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

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, Staff Photographer
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...

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)

Clothing attachment; why we wear our memories

Bailey Zitko, Staff Writer
April 1, 2025

It’s the early afternoon in Poblenou, Spain, and a store is lined with pants of unusual textures, designs and particularly punk-like styles. In between a sea of clothes, stands Kai Baikal, an SF artist...

Graciela Bejarano, the president of the Perfect Pair club, talks about the club at SF State on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

Connecting Generations: The beginning of Perfect Pair in California

Natalie Metcalf, Editor-in-Chief
April 1, 2025

Whether you’ve grown up with grandparents always around, not at all or intermittently –– there is no other feeling like connecting with an older adult, according to members of Perfect Pair. Once...

erika mid-set as she DJs. (AJ Voorheis/ Xpress Magazine)

The entrancing late-night world of San Francisco’s program

AJ Voorheis, Visuals & Multimedia Editor
March 18, 2025

It seemed to come out of nowhere — and then it was everywhere: six rounded points in the formation of a flower. Flyers were hung around San Francisco that read “program.soulseek. Big Bass and Hot Trax....

A street skateboarding pioneer and owner of FTC, Kent Uyehara poses in his first flagship shop which opened in 1994. (Ryo Kojima / Xpress)

Your Favorite Skater’s Favorite Skate Shop

Sarah Louie, Staff Writer
February 13, 2025

A cold and rainy January night in San Francisco did not stop the crowd of people gathered outside laughing and talking on Haight Street. A sea of FTC hats, free Laughing Monk beer, and skateboards perched...

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, Staff Photographer
February 11, 2025

A sign posted in the window of an RV parked along Lake Merced Boulevard. It stands as a reminder to any who may forget someone lives  inside. Residents often deal with break-ins and belongings being stolen, such as generators or other personal effects.(Kamal Taj / Xpress Magazine)

The Fight for Lot 25

Kamal Taj, Senior Reporter
October 20, 2022

If someone makes the short walk from SF State to Stonestown Galleria, their view might be blocked by what seems like a sun-bleached wall stretching down either end of Winston Drive. The sound of passing...

The band Hate plays at San Francisco’s DNA Lounge on Oct. 7, 2022. DNA Lounge has three sides – one with a DJ and dancing, one with live performances of bands, and a pizza parlor dividing the two. (Joshua Carter / Xpress)

A night out in San Francisco — Without the Bubbly

Caroline Van Zandt, Copy Editor
October 14, 2022

San Francisco is packed with things to do for all age groups. Googling “what to do in San Francisco” might set your laptop on fire. Yet, some college students under 21 struggle to find fun nightlife...

Customers browse in The Booksmith in Haight Ashbury on Oct. 7, 2022. (Juliana Yamada / Xpress Magazine)

Turning the Page on E-books

Ciara O’Kelley, Staff Writer
October 14, 2022

For a book lover, nothing is quite as delightful as stepping into a bookstore. There’s the smell of hundreds of new books, the sound of crisp pages being flipped through and fresh spines being cracked,...

Pier 23 Cafe, San Francisco, CA. Image credits to Clara Rice & Pier 23 Cafe.

SF bloggers recommend places to visit in the city after lockdown

Story by Anne Lima
April 24, 2020

As we now enter a second month of this shelter in place protocol, many people have come to reminisce about the places and things they loved to do in San Francisco. From spending a Saturday picnic filled...

Beneath the leather and Latex

Beneath the leather and Latex

By Andrea Williams and Photos by James Wyatt
February 18, 2020

Editor’s note: There’s an erect penis in this story. Read our content warning about it. Nudity, leather, whips and bondage: there is nothing like San Francisco’s Folsom Street Fair. For one Sunday...

Photo by Paige Acosta

Keeping faith in: four generations of Santeria

By Izzy Alvarez and Photos by Paige Acosta
February 18, 2020

A thick haze from the incense lingers in the shop. The saint statues in the window displays attract passersby, but the pungent scent invites them in. The lively music evokes a Caribbean feel. Large vivid...

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