http://xpress.sfsu.edu/arts/ en-us 2009-11-05T12:10:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/arts/013852.html The white face-paint did not conceal the anguish in Chris DeMonterey's face, as he stood somberly next to an altar that he built in honor of his dead friend. "Tom's death is such a tragic loss for us, especially for... 05-copyedit staff 2009-11-05T12:10:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/arts/013885.html Sitting in her office on 6th and Market street, Courtney Mulhern-Pearson shakes her head sadly as a Blue Angel screams by. "It's funny to see what people spend money on," she said. Mulhern-Pearson, the director of state and local affairs... 05-copyedit editors 2009-11-05T12:03:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/arts/013880.html Despite all the collateral damage that the recent economic downturn has brought, it also helped the environment, according to the International Energy Agency. The news came in during the United Nations climate negotiations held in Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 6.... 05-copyedit staff 2009-11-05T12:00:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/arts/013850.html Recent cuts in funding from the state of California to SF State, have meant fewer class sessions for students, due to furloughs. The faculty of the department of theatre arts are digging deep in their back pockets and using their... 05-copyedit staff 2009-11-05T12:00:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/arts/013882.html On Nov. 16, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will make a decision regarding Mayor Gavin Newsom's revised budgetary proposal, which would hit local emergency rooms hardest. Newsom wrote a letter to the supervisors on Oct. 2 proposing the revised... 05-copyedit editors 2009-11-05T11:58:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/arts/013881.html While unemployment, falling house prices and businesses staggering from recession are the reflections of California's fiscal crisis, its population, industry and market base, technology and innovation rates of development are still going strong. California is in its third year of... 05-copyedit staff 2009-11-05T11:40:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/arts/013854.html It's 10 p.m. on Oct. 22 and the main ballroom of The Fillmore is packed with people from the front of the stage to the back entrance. Matisyahu runs up on stage as the band began to play the first... 05-copyedit staff 2009-10-28T23:50:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/arts/013844.html After taking a one-and-a-half year hiatus from performing amusing jump rope tricks, only to teach adults the ropes, the three women of the SFC Double Dutch are back on stage with a collection of new moves. Formerly known as the... 05-copyedit staff 2009-10-28T23:00:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/arts/013845.html Single Stop USA is expanding at City College of San Francisco campuses in an effort to ease the burden of working students so they can overcome poverty and complete their education. The national non-profit organization attempts to provide assistance for... 05-copyedit staff 2009-10-28T21:49:33-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/arts/013843.html In a large pocket of Hayes Valley lies an abandoned, fenced-off set of buildings from the New Deal era, which once housed SF State. The lot will be transformed into housing and shops through the eradication of an historical landmark.... 05-copyedit staff 2009-10-28T17:46:47-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/arts/013846.html On the ballot for the Nov. 3 municipal election, voters will find Proposition A -- a charter amendment that would change the budget cycle from one year to two, adopting a five-year financial plan and long-range financial policies. Currently, San... 05-copyedit staff 2009-10-28T09:53:51-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/arts/013790.html For most forms of art, what you see is what you get. But SF State's long-running Printmaking Guild is all about the element of surprise -- even though they're artistically the University's biggest copycats without ripping off anyone or anything.... 05-copyedit staff 2009-10-21T18:00:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/arts/013796.html The aroma of spilled beer filled the room as the sweat-infused bodies of fans congregated in anticipation for The Temper Trap to perform. With blue and red lights illuminating the room, the indie rock band stepped on stage, positioned their... 05-copyedit staff 2009-10-21T17:50:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/arts/013795.html "Backstage to Hanamichi: Kabuki" came to SF State's McKenna Theatre Oct. 17, offering locals an inside look at the 400-year-old Japanese theater tradition. In a lecture and performance combination that filled the theater's 700 seats, the 14-person troupe sampled two... 05-copyedit staff 2009-10-21T17:45:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/arts/013803.html Sugar junkies from all across the Bay Area gathered at Stable Café on Folsom Street Oct. 18 to slog through 22 different versions of the classic cupcake -- while enjoying that special high, which only empty calories can offer. SF... 03-revise staff 2009-10-21T17:04:00-08:00