Xpress Magazine
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Xpress Magazine is the student-run magazine from the Department of Journalism at San Francisco State University. Formerly known as Prism, the magazine was first published in December 1969 to the bold-letter statement on its volume II cover "What this campus needs is a good, cheap, interesting magazine. Here is one for free."
Xpress Magazine
3d ago
From go-go boots to mini skirts, puffer jackets and layered clothing, you might find yourself walking past various students dressed head to toe in fashionable attire. For five students, everyday attire holds purpose, and there is meaning behind the creation of their outfits. Angely Alas When apparel design and merchandising major Angely Alas looks back ..read more
Xpress Magazine
3d ago
As we pass the first anniversary of the October 7th attacks on Israel, the ripple effects of war still find ways to seep into the lives of communities around the world, even on the doorstep of SF State. What happened on October 7th changed the way universities handle student protests and implored a critical lens ..read more
Xpress Magazine
2w ago
SF State has recently implemented an annual 6% increase in tuition costs, while low enrollment has resulted in a cut of over 650 classes, according to the California Faculty Association. According to the Pew Research Center, enrollment numbers have fallen by 1.2 million students since 2011. 1 million of the dropouts are men. “The average ..read more
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2w ago
Every Tuesday on the second floor of the J. Paul Leonard Library in Room 286, a handful of students gather. Whether these students sit quietly and read or discuss their latest book adventure, from 6-7:30 p.m. anyone is free to join the book club. Elliott Scheuer, the course materials specialist at the library, created the ..read more
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2w ago
On the fourth floor of Burke Hall, right by the elevators, there’s a pair of double doors. Behind this set of tan, wooden entryways, lies a quiet room filled with tables set up to resemble a restaurant. Once inside the room, round the corner to a set of double swinging doors with “in” and “out ..read more
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2w ago
At 4 a.m. before the veil of dawn lifts itself over high Northern Californian mountaintops and breaches the branches of redwood harems, longtime fisherman and boat captain Zack Medinas starts his day. Portside of his cream-colored ship is its name, Gatecrasher, complete with bright orange floatation devices, a spacious pilot’s cabin and a fish cleaning ..read more
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2w ago
In a dimly lit, rectangular room tucked away in the corner of the third floor of the Cesar Chavez Student Center, a small group of students shared their deepest insecurities. They went around the table and, one by one, opened themselves up unflinchingly and honestly about fear of failure and other self-doubts. It wasn’t a ..read more
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2w ago
In the early morning mist, members of Fog City Rocketry gather in Lot 25 to assemble and test their latest rocket. As SF State’s student-led rocketry club, they bring together skills in engineering, coding and design to build rockets from the ground up. For these students, the work is as much about exploring technical challenges ..read more
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3w ago
Juji Cowles takes the art of knitwear to the next level. In a studio in Los Angeles, Cowles uses her needles to knit yarn into gold. The intricate designs are represented in the knitwear throughout different textures, patterns and non-knit elements, which adds to the uniqueness of every handcrafted piece. Cowles has been knitting and ..read more
Xpress Magazine
1M ago
Election season is here, and with it comes speculation on the extent to which young Americans — a notoriously democratic but non-voting group — will participate. It’s a common sentiment that this will be a turning point in American history. 62% of Americans and the majority of the members of both parties feel that democracy ..read more