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The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

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The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

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Left to right: Angie Ngo, Angela Wu, Joseph Badillo, and Gwen Northcutt play Pokémon GO at SF State on Sept. 13, 2023 (Neal Wong/Xpress Magazine)

Yes, People Still Play Pokémon GO

Daniela Perez, Engagement & Online Editor
October 11, 2023

Behind the Humanities building, right outside of Taza’s Smoothies and Wraps at SF State, stands an 8-foot-tall time-worn copper statue of a couple dancing. It’s just a statue; what more can be seen? To...

The Summer of Love: How San Francisco is Recognizing the Iconic Movement

The Summer of Love: How San Francisco is Recognizing the Iconic Movement

Jacqueline Haudek
June 1, 2017

Visitors peer in on colorful artifacts and psychedelic motifs, some stop to take selfies in a light show room where multi-colored waves splash against the walls, and some are dressed in their own throwback...

For Heritage: A Cultural Struggle in Chinatown

For Heritage: A Cultural Struggle in Chinatown

Ashley Goldsmith
November 2, 2015

Mrs. Yu (left) and Mr. Yu (right), who both refused to provide first names because of privacy concerns, sit on a twin-sized mattress inside of their Chinatown SRO. San Francisco's Chinatown has experienced...

The Plastic In Our Bay and the Scientists Expelling It

The Plastic In Our Bay and the Scientists Expelling It

Jordan Lalata
November 2, 2015

Rebecca Sutton, senior scientist at the San Francisco Estuary Institute, holds up a vial of microplastics collected from the San Pablo Bay. Photo by David Henry By Jordan Lalata [dropcap size="50px"]K[/dropcap]aty...

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...

The city's flooding hotspots prepare for El Niño

The city’s flooding hotspots prepare for El Niño

Carlos Mendoza
November 2, 2015

Stable Cafe's cafe manager, Francisco Garcia, shows how high the water level was during last year's Pineapple Express Storm. Photo by Katie Lewellyn By Carlos Mendoza Francisco Garcia couldn’t sleep....

SF State expands ethnic studies department

Jay Garcia
May 14, 2015
The Arab and Muslim Ethnicity and Diasporas Initiative minor, offered by SF State’s Department of Ethnic Studies, is one of the first minors in Arab and Muslim Studies anywhere in the world.
Some SF State students await with their designed Emoji balls to be seen on the Ellen DeGeneres show at Dicks Sporting Goods in Daly City on Monday, May 11. Photo by Angelica Williams/Xpress 2015).

Dick’s, emoji balls, and Ellen Degeneres

Olympia Zampathas
May 12, 2015
Ellen Degeneres at SF State?! Yeah, not really.
What’s Cheaper? On-Campus vs. Off-Campus Housing

What’s Cheaper? On-Campus vs. Off-Campus Housing

amontero
May 6, 2015
Currently, SF State’s website lists on-campus and off-campus housing prices as equivalent. However, other data sources show that living off campus may be cheaper.
What's up with Bae?

What’s up with Bae?

Jannelle Garcia
April 29, 2015
With all these trending words on the loose, what do SF State students think of them? Watch this video to find out.

Gators pledge support for discounted transit passes

Tami Benedict
April 13, 2015
SF State students may be looking at discounted BART and Muni passes.
An elderly woman struck a mother and daughter in front of City Sports at the Stonestown Galleria on Wednesday afternoon in San Francisco on March 18, 2015. Photo by: Katie Lewellyn/ Xpress Magazine

Mother and 5-Year-Old Daughter struck in front of City Sports

Olympia Zampathas
March 18, 2015
A mother and daughter were hit by a car in front of City Sports at Stonestown Galleria.
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