Film and theater students collaborate on short film
Photos by Virginia Tieman / Xpress Narrative directing is a class that brings together writers, performers and cinema majors who collaborate for one main goal — to make a short film. For this…
SF Commune activists protest dorm arrests at SF State
Live video by Ustream SF Commune activists and SF State students gathered at Malcolm X Plaza today in protest of “police brutality” during the removal and arrest of six non-residents from Mary Ward…
SF State professor hones novelty art in glass blowing
After graduating art school, Nathan Watson has managed to stay busy and keep his creative endeavors going at full force. With a master’s in fine arts and bachelor’s in history, Watson says that…
Protest breaks out after arrests at SF State
Editor’s Note: There is some graphic content in the videos posted in this article Videos courtesy of Nick Morris and Natasha Several non-residents were arrested and forcefully removed from Mary Ward Hall at SF…
Costly Rhythms Music Festival attracts low student turnout
With a headliner as prominent as Big Boi, of the Grammy award-winning hip-hop duo OutKast, and a price tag of $30,000, one might expect Thursday night’s Rhythms Music Festival to be a jam-packed affair….
Korean American artist sculpts dual identity
A young man in clay-smudged jeans sits on a stool, steps on a pedal and molds a heap of clay with quiet finesse. The wheel spins the now curvy tower of clay like…
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May 1 The Golden Gate Xpress will feature a photo every week in print and online from SF State students — and it could be yours! Email your photos: xpressnewsstaff@gmail.com
Alcatraz exhibit highlights Native American history
By Lulu Orozco The opening celebration of the historic American Indian occupation exhibit “We Are Still Here” echoed through the walls of Alcatraz Island, where occupation veterans, historians and university alumni gathered to…
SF State’s music scene fosters vibrant community
By Kristen Martz and Lovelie Faustino As new students living in the dorms at SF State, Gregory DiMartino and Julian Borrego weren’t allowed to practice their music in their rooms. Instead, they would…
Pioneers take Senior Day doubleheader
SF State Gators fell short in a doubleheader against the Cal State East Bay Pioneers on Senior Day, losing both games Saturday, April 27. The Gators came out on the bottom after 11…
Gators split doubleheader with Pioneers, end season
After splitting a doubleheader with Cal State East Bay Pioneers Friday, April 26, 2013, the Gators softball team started strong, sending the Pioneers packing with a 7-0 first game earlier today. The Gators…
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April 24 The Golden Gate Xpress will feature a photo every week in print and online from SF State students — and it could be yours! Email your photos: xpressnewsstaff@gmail.com
Broadway’s hit ‘Avenue Q’ graces Little Theatre stage
“Avenue Q” could be described as Broadway’s little engine that could. In 2004, the show reached legendary status when it unexpectedly won the Tony award for best musical over the mega-blockbuster, “Wicked.” Since then the show…
Vocal performance student discovers lost Filipino love songs
Standing at a mere 5-foot-3, 22-year-old Rachel Larsen is packed with passion and — surprisingly — one of the biggest voices you’ve ever heard. As a graduating senior this May, pursuing a degree…
Thousands gathered at Hippie Hill for 420 celebration
On 420, an annual, unofficial holiday celebrating the cannabis plant, many marijuana enthusiasts pay homage to their favorite herb — by smoking it. This year it was no different. Thousands of people gathered…
Creative Arts Building evacuated due to bomb threat
The University Police Department evacuated the Creative Arts Building due to a bomb threat Monday morning. Students were allowed back into the building directly after UPD removed a black Converse shoebox from the…
Gators sweep Coyotes in doubleheader
By Mike Hendrickson / Special to Xpress The Gators’ softball team shutout the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes 5-0 in the first of their two games, and squeezed by 5-4 in the second…
Earth Day inspires student events at SF State
Tote bags made from T-shirts, a bike-powered concert, and students from Fossil Fuel SFSU shouting “dance for the Earth” emphasized SF State student appreciation for Earth Day at Malcolm X Plaza on Thursday, April 17….
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April 17 Photo by Jessica Roberts The Golden Gate Xpress will feature a photo every week in print and online from SF State students — and it could be yours! Email your photos: xpressnewsstaff@gmail.com
Beloved disability activist, professor remembered at reception
Friends, colleagues and loved ones celebrated disability activist and SF State professor Paul Longmore’s life and works at the University’s downtown campus in a series of speeches titled “Mischievous Entanglements: The Embodied Histories…
Water main bursts, Muni veers off track
A San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency M-line train veered off the tracks Monday afternoon while passing through a flooded 19th Avenue at 19th Avenue and Sargent Street. Authorities and witnesses on the scene…
Toros crush Gators 14-2 in series finale
The SF State baseball team lost to the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at Maloney Field at SF State in this weekends four-game California Collegiate Athletic Association series…
Gators split doubleheader with Otters
The Gator softball team heated up the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader with a shutout 3-0 win over the Cal State Monterey Bay Otters but lost momentum in the second with a 5-1…
PACE promotes Filipino performing artists with ‘Talentado’
From an original spoken word piece dedicated to an ading (Tagalog for younger sibling), to a performance by an Internet sensation with over one million views on a single video, the Filipino American…
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April 10 Photo by Sam Dosick The Golden Gate Xpress will feature a photo every week in print and online from SF State students — and it could be yours! Email your photos: xpressnewsstaff@gmail.com
Sloshball competition unites theater, cinema students
By Erica Marquez The smell of beer and pizza filled the air at Golden Gate Park as the SF State theater and cinema students ran around base-to-base for a game of sloshball on…
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April 3 The Golden Gate Xpress will feature a photo every week in print and online from SF State students — and it could be yours! Email your photos: xpressnewsstaff@gmail.
Culinary program cultivates, propels new food businesses
Click Here To See Photo Gallery Hundreds of chatty, hungry customers lined up outside the doors waiting to get their fix of free red velvet, tres leches, savory cupcake samples and drinks like…
Gators battle Sonoma State Seawolves for a loss
By Erica Marquez / Xpress The SF State Gators lost against the Sonoma State Seawolves on Friday, March 22, 2013, with a final score of 4-2. The Gators continued their game series March…
Humboldt State Lumberjacks defeat Gators in doubleheader
By Frank Leal The SF State Women’s softball team faced off against the Humboldt State Lumberjacks in a doubleheader ending in defeat for the Gators on Friday, March 22, 2013. Both teams had dueling pitchers leaving…
