VIDEO: What personality traits do you think will get you hired?
Many SF State students are trying to secure jobs and internships that will propel them into their future careers. Going out into a workforce not full of many options, both freshman and graduating seniors…
VIDEO: Sunday Streets engages community in the Mission
Families, local businesses, community programs and visitors gathered at the Mission May 6 for its first of four Sunday Streets. Sunday Streets is a neighborhood event that brings people together to promote health…
VIDEO: 82-year-old SFSU Wind Ensemble member shares his wisdom
Born during the Depression, Hank Niebolt has been dedicated to music since before the current SF State campus opened its doors. After graduating in the mid-50s, Niebolt began a career in teaching elementary…
VIDEO: Dustin Musser of K Theory finds his niche in dubstep music
Riding the wave of dubstep’s rising popularity, K Theory has found its niche in the Bay Area electronic scene. They frequent small clubs such as EPR, but found their way to the Annex…
VIDEO: An interview with Toro Y Moi
Xpress news sat down with Chazwick Bundick, better known as Toro Y Moi, after he performed at the Rhythms Music Festival last Thursday at San Francisco State University. Bundick graduated from the University…
VIDEO: Underdog hot dog eating contest bring laughs, surprises
About 200 people crowded the main lobby of Cesar Chavez Student Center April 5th to witness 10 SF State student contestants chow down for the ultimate prize. At noon, competitors lined up in order to be…
VIDEO: What do you think about the SFSU Bookstore being bought out by a corporation?
If new management takes over the SFSU Bookstore, it could shift from a nonprofit to a corporation for the first time in 58 years. Barnes and Noble and Follett Corporation are currently interested…
VIDEO: What would compel you to become more involved in student politics?
Most students at SF State know that their status as a commuter school has resulted in low participation rates in campus activities. Associated Students Inc., the campus student government, has famously held elections…
VIDEO: KSFS radio station at SF State rated top 25 in country for second year in a row
Every day, dozens of students enter the KSFS radio station inside the Creative Arts building, put on their headsets and talk about a wide variety of topics, ranging from hip-hop to sports news,…
VIDEO: What are your Spring Break plans?
Xpress editors hit the mean streets of SF State to find out what students have planned for Spring Break. From flying to Puerto Rico to getting shoulder surgery, students have of variety of…
VIDEO: Mr. San Francisco Leather competition about more than just chaps and straps
On any other night, the sight of a man dressed in nothing but leather chest straps, a matching thong, and loin cloth sauntering under the chandelier-lit lobby of the Hotel Whitcomb might have…
VIDEO: Square Meals in Russian Hill prepares healthy options for hurried diners
Run by chefs who stress the importance of using organic, local and seasonal ingredients, this place is perfect for picking up freshly-prepared food to take home. It’s an ever-changing menu, but be sure…
VIDEO: Faculty and students discuss Day of Action
As the March 1 Day of Action approaches, SF State faculty and students discuss the issues that have motivated them to participate in this national movement. Students for Quality Education, or SQE, is…
VIDEO: What do you think of paying higher student fees for a new recreation center at SF State?
SF State students will soon see an increase in a mandatory recreation center fee of $35 that is paid with tuition. The fee not only covers costs for students to use the current facilities, but…
VIDEO: 16th Street BART station home of weekly poetry slam
On a rainy night, fewer than a dozen people huddle under umbrellas outside the 16th and Mission Street BART station. Bottles of wine and whiskey are passed around while anything from a solemn…
VIDEO, PHOTOS: Valentine’s Day pillow fight sends singles and couples swinging in the name of love
Valentine’s Day is about more than kissing, teddy bears, heart-shaped boxes of candy and sappy love songs. Here in San Francisco it’s about smashing strangers in the face. The weapons of choice were…
VIDEO: Using music as therapy
Story by Barbara Szabo, video by Nelson Estrada The Community Music Center appears as just another residential Victorian building on the 500 block of Capp St., distinguishable only by the unsynchronized sounds of…
VIDEO: What are some creative ways to solve the budget crisis at SF State?
Editors Elissa Torres, Henry Nguyen and Godofredo Vasquez search the SF State campus in search of creative ideas to solve the University’s budget crisis. SF State, like the rest of the California State…
VIDEO: Should SF State presidential candidates be required to visit campus?
Editors Michelle Olson and Godofredo Vasquez hit the SF State campus in search of students’ views on whether candidates for the SF State’s president position should or should not visit the campus before…
VIDEO: Lalo Gonzalez occupies SF State
In recent months, as the Occupy movement spread across the nation and world, thousands of people have become supporters or participants of protests and marches against corporate greed. SF State criminal and justice…
VIDEO: SF State student Josh Ornelas moves through finals
Josh Ornelas is ready to graduate – in fact, he already has jobs lined up for his post-university life – but like the rest of us, he has to deal with finals before…
VIDEO: SF State student balances hitting the books and fighting around the world
Any college student knows how hard it is to juggle school and work, not to mention trying to maintain a social life. But when your job involves daily training and jet-setting around the…
VIDEO: Occupy SFSU camp keeps stocked pantry
Bags of rice, sacks of beans and cans of tomatoes. While this may sound like the contents of anyone’s pantry, these are only some of the groceries in the well-stocked kitchen tent at…
VIDEO: A day in the life of visually impaired SF State music major Kurt Scott
By Nelson Estrada Living with glaucoma has been a challenge for Kurt Scott, a SF State music major. His vision has been degenerating since he found out about his glaucoma when he was…
VIDEO, PHOTOS: Twenty-four hours with Occupy SFSU
After the Dec. 1 rally and march at SF State against the nine percent tuition increase and budget cut on the CSU and UC systems, the Occupy SFSU protestors set up an encampment…
Occupy SFSU: What will it accomplish?
In the midst of the genesis of the Occupy SFSU encampment, Xpress reporter Spencer DeVine asks a small sample of students, what they think this gathering will accomplish. Footage by Gil Riego Jr….
VIDEO: CSU professors work multiple jobs to make ends meet
There’s more to being a teacher than time spent in the classroom — there are office hours, lesson planning and grading assignments, and that’s not even considering the various committees they may choose…
EXTENDED VIDEO: Robert A. Corrigan addresses Occupy
SF State president Robert A. Corrigan had an open forum with the Occupy SFSU group the afternoon of Dec. 1 where he addressed their and his own concerns about the current financial crisis…
VIDEO, PDF: Occupy SFSU’s letter to President Corrigan
Video by Brittney Barsotti President Corrigan, On November 16, 2011, the California State University Board of Trustees voted to raise the student tuition fee by 9% starting Fall 2012. With the 12% increase…
VIDEO, PHOTOS: Occupy SFSU begins encampment
At about 3 p.m. today students filled Malcolm X Plaza for a rally against the nine percent tuition hike that was recently passed. Speakers addressed the crowd of about 150 students present when…
