Green classes in students’ future
Recently approved general education requirements at SF State promise to better align the campus with its goal of sustainability and educate students on how to live a greener life both in and out…
Power of love expressed through long-forgotten genre
Showing that you’re in love with someone doesn’t usually involve a sailor’s costume with a hula hoop or a coordinated magic act on trampolines, but a new San Francisco performance piece may change…
Free-throw practice proves valuable for Gators
A basketball game is often won at the free-throw line when two physical and intense teams combine to commit 40 fouls. With two minutes and twenty five seconds remaining in the game between…
Utilities extension program brings construction to campus
For many, it’s been difficult to avoid the nearly 10-foot hole in front of the Café Rosso near the humanities building. Though the site may seem intimidating and troublesome, but it is nothing to…
Music festival kept hush, hush
Story by Melissa-Ann Reyes A string of lights illuminated the stage just above the half-pipe as the chaotic pulse of music – bass, cello, drums, guitar, keyboards, trumpet and the occasional violin –…
STAFF EDITORIAL: Savings don’t add up
UPAC’S plan to merge the University from eight colleges to six involves combining colleges that sometimes have little or nothing to do with each other.
Letter from the editor: [X]press changes its priorities
[X]press Readers, I am pleased to welcome you to the first issue of the Golden Gate [X]press for the spring 2011 semester. My name is Kelsey Avers and I will be the editor-in-chief…
Ike’s finds a new ‘Place’
To the delight of University students and officials, Ike’s Place owner Ike Shehadeh confirmed his plans to sign the lease for a new location in the Cesar Chavez Student Center within the next two months….
Clubs banking procedure set to change
Between 2008 and 2009, former SF State cheer coach Ashlee Nicole Haley allegedly spent more than $20,000 of cheer club funds on personal expenditures. This included food, rent and a trip to Las Vegas,…
SF State broadcasting students host weekly news show called “State of Events”
A video about San Francisco State University’s BECA department.
Free tax help to be offered to students and faculty next week
In light of the upcoming tax season, students and faculty who earn less than $49,000 annually can have their tax returns done for free. The SF State chapter of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance…
New museum highlights GLBT history
Pieces of lockers from an old bathhouse, a vast collection of matchbooks from gay bars, a flashy sequined dress, and a display of various sex toys in all shapes and sizes are not…
Senior Gator inspires young team
Towering over her teammates, senior center Dominique Hunter leads the women’s basketball team as the team’s most experienced captain. Standing at 6 foot 1 inch, the tallest player on the team by three inches, Hunter…
STAFF EDITORIAL: UPAC packed with insufficiency
One million dollars may sound like a lot of money to the individual. But as a savings solution proposed to combat an existing $18 million SF State deficit or the estimated $32 million…
Despite injuries, wrestlers still quick on their feet
The SF State wrestlers emerge from a grueling winter schedule bruised and battered–but not broken. With the Gators traveling for most of winter recess–first to the National Wrestling Coaches Association Duals in Iowa, and later…
Financial pressure looms for students
When Gov. Jerry Brown began the process of passing a budget for the 2011-2012 fiscal year by releasing his proposal earlier this month, he detailed the grim outlook for California’s higher education system. If…
Rental truck removed from track, M-line route on schedule
A Penske rental truck drove onto the Muni track in front of SF State at 10:46 a.m. today after swerving onto the track at the intersection of 19th and Holloway avenues, according to metro inspector Carmel Debono.
Men’s basketball acknowledge mistakes, prepare for future
Despite ending their four-game road trip with a 3-1 record, the SF State men’s basketball team is not satisfied. One game in particular that first-year head coach Paul Trevor would like for his team to…
CSU opens door to spring students
In the wake of the 10.8 percent cut to enrollment experienced during spring 2010, a one-time increase in state funding opened the door to approximately 2,000 new students at SF State for spring…
SF Sketchfest rings in the laughs
If you had told Garry Shandling 30 years ago that 1,400 people would pay money and crowd into a theater to see him, he probably would have made a joke that it was his…
Anti-abortion supporters rally thousands in San Francisco
Thousands of anti-abortion and abortion rights advocates flooded The Embarcadero’s Justin Herman Plaza on Saturday for the seventh annual Walk for Life West Coast. The rally occurred amidst heightened attention over abortion and marked…
Life with debt is better than life with no degree
Welcome to another semester at SF State. Only this time, the typical dread of ending the month-long winter holiday and going back to school should be the least of your worries. If you…
Edwin Lee voted in as interim mayor of San Francisco
Following a months-long stand off between progressives and moderates on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Edwin Lee was unanimously voted in as interim mayor of San Francisco on Jan. 11. He replaces Gavin…
Iconic board game comes to life
There was a gun shot in the dark, a scream, and suddenly there was a dead body on the floor of the billiards room, and everyone was a suspect. Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum,…
Students prove learning lasts a lifetime
Walking into class on the first day of school is intimidating for anyone – especially when it’s been decades since you’ve seen the inside of one. One group on campus, however, is looking…
UPAC recommends college merger
The University Planning Advisory Council released a 13-page report today with several recommendations for easing the estimated $32 million deficit that now faces SF State. The 12-member council, established in December 2009 to establish budget…
Cheer coach may “resolve” case Feb. 15
Ashlee Nicole Haley, the former SF State cheer coach, charged with multiple felonies including grand theft, made her appearance in San Francisco Superior Court today for a pre-hearing conference at 10:30 a.m. By…
Governor proposes cuts to higher education
New budget proposal cuts education funding in order to balance state budget.
