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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

Chef Tim Shaw (center) and Colin Johnson (right) inspect orders and dishes at The Vista Room. (Jesus Arriaga / Xpress Magazine)

Classroom to kitchen

Sophia Osborn, Editor in Chief
November 19, 2024

On the fourth floor of Burke Hall, right by the elevators, there's a pair of double doors. Behind this set of tan, wooden entryways, lies a quiet room filled with tables set up to resemble a restaurant....

Gator Grocery boxes in the basement of the Cesar Chavez Student Center. Gator Groceries supervisor Horace Montgomery says they try to to get a healthy mix of perishable and non-perishable items for the boxes. (Oliver Micheslen / Xpress Magazine)

Gator Groceries

Asiah Capponi, Staff Writer
October 14, 2022

The sun warms SF State’s campus midday on a Friday. Inside a dark basement in the Cesar Chavez Student Center, students line up in front of a sign that reads “Gator Groceries.” Each student patiently...

Healthy food for the broke college student

Calla Camero
December 3, 2014

Now that Thanksgiving is over, the leftovers are running out, and we are returning to our normal routines of school, work, and (if you are like me) a very small budget for food, it is time for the college...

The Good, the bad, and the ugly: Thanksgiving Edition

Tami Benedict
November 25, 2014

Thanksgiving is approaching us in the next few days, which means everyone is pinning their favorite foods on Pinterest and looking up old family recipes. But the question is, what should you spend...

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