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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

The SF State gaming community gathers at the Towers Conference Center every Thursday night from 6-9 p.m.for a Super Smash Brothers tournament, using old Gamecube consoles and 90s era TV sets. (Tristen Rowean/Xpress)

Retro Gaming Gaining a 1UP

Joshua Chan
February 27, 2019

It’s an early Thursday night at the Towers in Centennial Square at SF State, where an unassuming set of stairs leads down to a small colony of hoodie-clad people huddled around enough televisions for...

Everybody Must Get Stoned

Everybody Must Get Stoned

Zak Cowan
December 7, 2015

Jimi Woodliff, known as "Jimi McMenace," (right) and Joel "Joe Killmeister" Pacheco (left) are put into a headlock by Dustin "Rick Scott Stoner" Mehl during a practice wrestling match at the Victory...

Through the Cracks in the Groove

Through the Cracks in the Groove

Lupita Uribe
November 2, 2015

Photo by James Chan By Lupita Uribe [dropcap size="50px"]W[/dropcap]hen you hear the words “record label,” San Francisco is not the first city that comes to mind --possibly because the commercial...

Oakland Opportunity: Chapter 510

Oakland Opportunity: Chapter 510

Jannelle Garcia
April 4, 2015
Chapter 510 has volunteered a total of 1,000 hours with MetWest’s freshman class in the East Bay.
Game of Drones

Game of Drones

Reuben Deveras
March 11, 2015
Teams of builders, college graduates, and hobbyists gather to fight each other to the death at Oakland’s Shoreline Park.

Oakland welcomes new art gallery

Derek Macario
February 27, 2015
The grand opening reception of Good Mother gallery featured the work of over 50 artists in the Bay Area and beyond.
The Jacka was reportedly shot and killed this morning in Oakland. Photo from The Contra Costa Times.

Rapper “The Jacka” Shot And Killed in Oakland

Maria Bruun-Schmidt
February 3, 2015
Well know Oakland rapper, The Jacka, was reportedly shot and killed last night.

“Paw-sing” to de-stress

Lissette Vargas
December 22, 2014

The sidewalks surrounding the corner of 29th and Broadway in Oakland are packed with curious passersby peeping in through large floor-length windows. They peek into a cat’s paradise: scratch pads,...

Fleetwood Mac delivers an unforgettable show at Oracle Arena

Chantel Genest
December 5, 2014

Harmony and sentiment filled the Oracle Arena as the recently reunited Fleetwood Mac took the stage Wednesday night. With Christine McVie back behind the keyboard with her low,melodic voice, this On...

Caught in the crossfire of Ferguson Protests

Lissette Vargas
December 2, 2014

On New Year’s Day in 2009, twenty-two-year-old Oscar Grant was shot and killed by a BART police officer at Fruitvale station. On February 26, 2012, just shy of his seventeenth birthday, Trayvon Martin...

Hand forged and handmade, a look into the world’s oldest art form

Lissette Vargas
October 27, 2014

It starts off as a flat copper disk. A steady stream of blue and purple fire bursts out of the blowtorch in her hand, melting the solid metal she holds up with tongs. With a heavy hammer she pounds...

Sticker Stealer

Chantel Genest
October 26, 2014

Passersby walk their dogs and examine their phones as the wind blows, paying no mind to the man climbing up a streetlight in the middle of a busy sidewalk. One leg supported by the base,...

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