Sexual assault suspect sought by University police
Campus police are circulating the photo of a man suspected of a sexual assault in the Towers April 28. The suspect, who is described by police as a 20-year-old African American male around…
Impaction leads students to alternate majors
After being denied acceptance to the nursing program, Vincent Castoro thought he could avoid the problems associated with impaction by majoring in kinesiology. He was wrong. “I was initially going for nursing, but…
A letter from the editor regarding the presidential Harlem Shake
Dear Readers, The Xpress has come under some criticism recently for the role that we played in getting President Wong to take part in SF State’s second iteration of the now-ubiquitous Harlem Shake….
President Wong discusses goals for SF State
At the outset of his second semester as president of SF State, Leslie E. Wong sat down with Xpress Editor-in-chief Kale Williams. In the final installment of our three-part interview, Wong discusses promoting the…
SF State President Les Wong on City College and online education
At the outset of his second semester as president of SF State, Leslie E. Wong sat down with Xpress Editor-in-chief Kale Williams. In part two of our three-part interview, Wong discusses changing racial demographics…
President Leslie E. Wong discusses Proposition 30 funds distribution
At the outset of his second semester as president of SF State, Leslie E. Wong sat down with Xpress Editor-in-chief Kale Williams. In part one of our three-part interview, Wong discusses his move…
UPDATE: Creative Arts Building partially opened
A water pipe burst in the Creative Arts Building early this morning resulting in a flood that has the building shut down until further notice. The burst pipe, which was on the first…
UPDATE: Man dies of gunshot wound in Parkmerced
An unidentified man was shot and killed Monday, Jan. 28 around 5 p.m. near the corner of Font Boulevard and Chumasero Drive in Parkmerced. The San Francisco Police Department responded to a 911…
Voters likely to pass Prop. 30
Victory for Proposition 30 — Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax measure intended to prevent massive cuts in state funding to education — looked likely Tuesday night as votes continued to be counted. If passed,…
The Ins & Outs: Don’t mistake porn as educational TV
One great thing about getting off to internet porn is that you can find pretty much anything you’re looking for. From the run-of-the-mill scenes of two attractive people making passionate love to the…
Q&A: Les Wong on being ‘a catalyst for a new vision’ at SF State
Among the new faces on campus this semester will be that of Dr. Leslie E. Wong, SF State’s new president. Wong hails from Northern Michigan University, a University much smaller than SF State,…
New SF State president Leslie Wong prepares for first semester
As this year’s class of graduating seniors walk the stage, receive their degrees and flip their tassels, another familiar face will be departing campus for the last time as President Robert A. Corrigan…
New SF State president looking forward to student engagement
Dr. Leslie Wong is trading the snowy winters of the northern Michigan peninsula for the foggy summers of San Francisco as the incoming president of SF State. Wong, 62, who prefers to be…
Power out in several buildings at SF State
Several buildings at SF State lost power Thursday around 8:30 p.m., according to numerous reports from students. The outage was isolated to the campus as power remained on in surrounding neighborhoods and PG…
California Faculty Association announces rolling strikes
Members of the California Faculty Association gathered today in the quad at SF State to announce that they voted to authorize a series of rolling two-day strikes across the 23 campuses of the California State…
An SF State student’s refusal to sign petition for student loan forgiveness
Student loan debt is on pace to pass the $1 trillion mark in the coming months, increasing at a rate of roughly $2,853 per second, according to Finaid.org. In light of that, Moveon.org…
SF State students fuse science and creativity at Senior Art Expo
Science and art aren’t two subjects often found in the same sentence, let alone the same classroom. That is, unless you pay a visit to the Conceptual Information Arts program at SF State….
Study finds that UC faculties are increasingly liberal
When Rick Santorum recently decried California universities as bastions of liberal elitism based on a report he read from “the state of California” he instantly garnered nationwide criticism from the likes of Jon…
VIDEO: San Franciscans remember 1906 earthquake
Sirens wailed up and down Market Street as San Franciscans celebrated the 106th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake early Tuesday morning. Antique fire trucks ferried the remaining survivors, George Quilici and Winne Hook,…
SF State staff and administrators speak out on BECA safety scare
A brief safety scare in the Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts department set off a torrent of rumors last Tuesday. The incident in question, in which a student brought a fake gun to…
CFA meets at SF State Monday to vote on possible strike
The California Faculty Association gathered at SF State today as faculty members began voting on whether to strike, after contract negotiations with CSU administration broke down Friday. CFA representatives have accused the CSU…
Muni looks to shorten commute times on 28 and M lines
The long journey to and from school may get shorter next year as Muni pursues a series of proposals to cut travel time along 19th Avenue. The proposed changes are part of Muni’s…
Students pay the price to intern
It’s that time of the school year when I start to wonder where all that financial aid money went. I can look back and justify most of the money I spent this semester….
San Francisco Tenants Union continues to aid renters after more than 40 years
San Francisco is one of the most expensive housing markets in the country. The limited supply of rental units coupled with a recent influx of wealthy tech professionals vying for those units has…
SF State campus workers paid far below San Francisco minimum wage
San Francisco is one of the most expensive places to live in the world, and consequently has one of the country’s highest minimum wages, but due to an exemption in state labor law,…
CSU to limit salary increases for new university presidents
The California State University Board of Trustees officially adopted a policy that will place a limit on the compensation that newly-hired campus presidents can receive. Under the new policy, CSU presidents are only…
Get to know your rights as a tenant
KNOW YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS: Landlords don’t get to decide how much to charge you for a security deposit. Deposits are capped at the equivalent of two months rent for an unfurnished apartment, and…
San Francisco sewage system spillovers release bacteria, chemicals into ocean
Before people moved to San Francisco and covered the hills and wetlands with apartments and parking lots, the exposed topsoil absorbed rainfall. But today that topsoil is hidden under the concrete crust of…
