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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

What's wrong with weed?

What’s wrong with weed?

Story by Shelley Wang and Photos by Paige Acosta
May 12, 2020

Within the state of California, marijuana has been legal and decriminalized for years. Yet, many people still choose to believe the various stigmas attached to this controversial plant. In 1996, California...

"Makeup" your identity

“Makeup” your identity

Shelley Wang
May 11, 2020

Different makeup products have been designated specifically for women over the last few decades. Makeup advertisements from brands like Maybelline and Olay often feature actresses or models who promote...

Would you like some cake with your quarantine? How people are celebrating birthdays during lockdown

Would you like some cake with your quarantine? How people are celebrating birthdays during lockdown

Shelley Wang
April 28, 2020

For over a month, the United States has been in lockdown and people are unsure how much longer it will extend. With the shutdown of non-essential businesses and establishments, people are forced to get...

Netflix's "Ugly Delicious" shows viewers the beauty of ethnic cuisines

Netflix’s “Ugly Delicious” shows viewers the beauty of ethnic cuisines

Shelley Wang
April 23, 2020

Food is a source of connection for many, often signifying who they are and where they come from. The United States is known to be a melting pot of different cultures and though a lot of ethnic foods have...

Body Image Flashback

Body Image Flashback

Story and illustration by Shelley Wang
March 20, 2020

The early 2000s was “so fetch” as former mean girl Gretchen Weiners would say — from the Juicy Couture with Uggs sweatsuit fashion phenomenon, to the birth of primetime reality TV and celebrity tabloids...

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