Robert Corrigan plans future after stepping down as SF State president
After serving 24 years as president of SF State, Robert A. Corrigan is looking forward to the days when he can read a book for pleasure, work on writing a history of the…
California Faculty Association moves closer to strike
As pressure mounts for the California Faculty Association and the California State University to reach a contract agreement, about 30 faculty and students gathered Tuesday at 19th and Holloway avenues to try to…
CSU places temporary hold on grants for graduate students
With the first year of a two-year master’s degree in counseling almost under her belt, Arielle Smith is looking forward to a career as a college counselor. But since she discovered last week…
Chancellor Reed places hold on grant awards for graduate students
As continuing students eagerly began checking their student aid award offers this week, graduate students at SF State were stunned to find that any mention of a State University Grant, a much-needed supplement…
SF State alumni sell T-shirts to raise money for Japanese tsunami victims
In a tranquil apartment in Hayes Valley, a small side table topped with perfectly-folded T-shirts packed carefully away in a plastic container serves as a daily reminder that more than 7,000 miles away…
CSU Trustees approve another 12 percent tuition increase
Students at all 23 California State University campuses across the state returned to more than just new classes this semester, as tuition and fees rose by an unprecedented 22 percent jump in just…
Seating lab will unveil possible BART replacements
Horror stories of the things found on BART’s fabric-covered seats range from drug-resistant bacteria to the more mundane used condom or human feces. With the launch of the so-called “Fleet of the Future”…
Campaign makes push for domestic employee laws
Calls for paid sick days, overtime pay and a safe and healthy workplace were just some of the demands that had men and women packed in a meeting room in the Mission March…
Go ahead, explore your inner warlock
Charlie Sheen is not winning. At the moment, he is out of a job, has lost custody of his young sons and is riding his newfound Twitter fame all the way to becoming…
BART board approves plan for shops at stations
Uninviting, barren, cement structures are currently the norm for most of the BART system’s stations. A new plan recently approved by the BART Board of Directors hopes to change that, bringing new food…
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…
