The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

Home Workouts with David Kelly

Home Workouts with David Kelly

Video by Paul C. Kelly
April 9, 2020

David G. Kelly, health and fitness enthusiast, explains part of the at-home-workout he has been using to, “stay in shape and stay sane.” Easily done and low on equipment demands, Kelly details how...

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Self-Care during Stress Awareness Month

Story by Anne Lima
April 9, 2020

Being thrown for a loop during this pandemic has shown to come with various emotions and reactions toward what to make of all of this for ourselves. School campuses aren’t open and non-essential businesses...

Tulips are stacked and handed out by volunteers in order to adhere to San Francisco health regulations spurred by recent COVID-19 developments during the American Tulip Festival at Union Square on March 7, 2020 (Photo by William Wendelman)

Health concerns cause American Tulip Day event to scale down

Story by Malakai Wade & Photos by William Wendelman
April 9, 2020

Despite the rain and recent COVID-19 health scare, hundreds of people still clustered around Union Square to collect free tulips on Saturday, March 7. However, the event was different than in past years. After...

Carrie Coon in The Leftovers. Photo Credit: IMDb

‘The Leftovers’ mirrors our internal and global chaos

Story by Fernando Martinez
April 8, 2020

Global pandemics bring out the best and the worst of humanity, or out of whatever is left of humanity. There is something about a society collectively going through a traumatic event, such as a terrorist...

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Many students ineligible for coronavirus stimulus

Story and graphic by Wilson Gomez
April 6, 2020

After weeks of debate, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, a $2 trillion stimulus package bill to help the economy in the wake of the coronavirus. The bill, which was...

Safety Nets on the Golden Gate

Safety Nets on the Golden Gate

by Diani Ellis
March 24, 2020

Since its opening day in 1937, the bridge has had on average about 30 people each year take their lives by climbing over the edge and leaping off. Recently, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has decided...

Cloud Galanes-Rosenbaum lays on her living room floor next to her service dog Billie in San Francisco, Calif. March 1, 2020. (Emily Curiel / Xpress Magazine)

People of the Bay: Cloud & Billie

Video by Ryce Stoughtenborough
March 24, 2020

Lifelong San Francisco resident Cloud Galanes-Rosenbaum speaks fondly of her service dog, Billie. The two can be seen throughout the Castro District stopping for pets from friends or getting treats from...

Comedian Wonder Dave at the Mental Health Comedy Hour 
Photo courtesy of Baruch  Porras Hernandez and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Processing Life’s Problems One Laugh At A Time

by Fernando Martinez
March 24, 2020

The stage setup for the comedy show at Oakland’s All Out Comedy Theater consists of a lone, black microphone perched on top of its stand, sitting in between an elongated black-cushioned armchair. “The...

David Gutierrez

Capturing Life From The Half-Pipe

Story by Andrea Williams
March 24, 2020

The entrance to the darkroom at San Francisco State University feels more like an entrance to a time machine than a printing room. The door consists of a small circular space, just big enough for about...

Culture Cannot Be Erased – A Central American Perspective

Culture Cannot Be Erased – A Central American Perspective

Story and illustrations by Paul Kelly
March 24, 2020

Scanning the sanguine walls, dripping with paraphernalia, it was easy to miss the Nicaraguan flag enamel pin and modest portrait of Guatemala’s national bird: the resplendent quetzal. They stood as the...

Community members work together to make their garden a successful and useful resource, benefiting the neighborhood in a variety of ways.

A Day in the Dirt

Photo story by James Wyatt
March 20, 2020

     

Peanut butter rice cake

Food For Thought and Your Wallet

Photo story by Maddison October
March 20, 2020

Cooking on a college student’s budget is often difficult to do, but hopefully these recipes might help inspire some new additions that are relatively cheap and can last a couple of days. Some of the...

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