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…
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…
Cellphone theft afflicts San Francisco
Celina Curato bitterly remembers the times her phones have been stolen. Once at a club and another on the bus on her way home from SF State. “It was super crowded and I…
SEPAL discovers most effective study habits
From all-nighters to intense cramming sessions, many students will go to extreme lengths to get that much desired grade. While these habits may get the quick grade (if successful), there are some recommended…
Bay to Breakers bans backpacks after Boston bombings
When Bay to Breakers officials announced that this year’s race would now include backpacks to its list of banned items, Bob Hearn didn’t mind. The 47-year-old software company CEO wasn’t going to bring…
Online dating increases in popularity among students
Julie Feinstein Adams spent two tiresome years on JDate, an online dating website for Jewish singles, going on dates that led her nowhere. One year later, after helping a close friend with her…
Small businesses succeed more often in San Francisco
Much like marriage, small businesses have a high failure rate. According to statistics by the U.S. Small Business Administration, 56 percent of small businesses are destined to fail within their first four years….
Gavin Newsom tells SF State: use social media for democracy
Social media has created a platform for communication unlike one that has ever existed before and, according to Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, that platform can be honed to help the current government structure…
SF State student earns dream internship in foreign policy
Margaux Curcuru looks starry-eyed as she roams the hallways of the HSS Building and appears to be a dreamer in the clouds as she scans postings on various bulletin boards. But the 21-year-old…
Summer stress relief day provides getaway for students
There’s no better way to de-stress during finals week than to dunk your professor in a dunk tank. Students gathered at Malcolm X Plaza this morning for the first Summer Kick-Off and Stress…
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…
Cloud storage’s negative impact outweighs the positive
Data coverage, or cloud storage, is a model of networked online pools of storage where data is saved and usually hosted by third parties. The “hosts” are companies like Google or Facebook that…
Typhoid alert issued for Stonestown Nordstrom Cafe customers
Students who have dined at the Nordstrom Cafe located in the Stonestown Galleria may have been exposed to typhoid fever after a food handler was diagnosed with the bacteria earlier today, according to…
SF State Muslim community quells media driven stereotypes
Soon after the bombing of the Boston marathon, the world saw gruesome photos of the bombing victims with blast wounds, melted clothing and lost limbs. People wanted to know what happened and who…
In wake of SF State scandal, a call for justice
Just when we thought the worst had happened — years of budget cuts, decreased classes, tuition hikes and prolonged graduations — news broke last week of a University official and his accomplice being…
SF State officials, husband, wife face criminal charges
Two SF State officials have been arrested in the month of April. One, a former director, the other a records supervisor at the University Police department. Their alleged crimes and roles at the…
Wife of alleged bribe schemer arrested
The wife of the former SF State environmental health and occupational safety director who allegedly took part in a bribery scheme that cheated the University out of millions of dollars, was arrested for…
SF State bribe scheme defendants plead, “Not guilty”
After failing to make a plea Wednesday, April 26, the former SF State official and his alleged accomplice in an ongoing bribery scheme were arraigned today. Robert Shearer, former SF State director…
Former SF State director allegedly partook in bribe scheme
A former SF State official is facing 128 felony counts for allegedly taking bribes costing the University millions of dollars. Robert “Bud” Shearer, a former SF State director of Environmental Health and Occupational…
SF State’s bomb threat response was simply too late
With all that has gone on in the last week in Boston, you’d think that a bomb threat at a large public university would warrant a rapid and robust public response from that university’s…
Students decry SF State’s delayed bomb threat warning
In the shadow of the Boston Marathon bombing, the nation grieves and stands at high alert. Amidst the fear of terrorism, a smaller drama played out at SF State Monday, April 22 —…
SF State community copes after multiple catastrophes
By Lulu Orozco Within a few days last week, a number of tragic events hit the country leaving college students, who are already struggling to get through their last month of finals, to…
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…
41st Annual Pilipino Cultural Night celebrates history through the arts
By Daniel Mariano For 20-year-old Susy Ibañez, stage fright had always been an obstacle. Because she had no prior dance training, Ibañez felt shy and uncoordinated. She never would’ve performed on stage or even auditioned…
Muslim Student Association hosts community prayer, promotes faith
In the middle of SF State‘s quad on a sunny Friday afternoon, about 60 people sat shoeless in front of a scholar dressed in white garb and a kufi, listening to him preach…
SF State acclaims student leaders
You know those lazy students you sometimes see in class — the ones that barely ever show up, don’t contribute to groupwork and generally are a pain in the neck? Tonight, SF State’s…
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….
SF State students respond to Boston Marathon tragedy
The two bombs that struck the finish line at the 2013 Boston Marathon Monday, April 15, killed three, injured more than 170 people and shocked the world. The Associated Press reported that the…
SF rent resource puts SF State student on the map
SF State student Adam Millman doesn’t work during the school year, relying entirely on his financial aid to pay the bills. The mechanical engineering major said about 60 percent of that aid goes…
In wake of tragedy in Boston inspiration, hope persevere
We awoke on Tuesday to yet another tragic morning-after. As was the case Sept. 12, 2001, many of us woke up wondering how anybody — whether a lone deranged individual or some demented…
