Bamma http://xpress.sfsu.edu/bamma/ en-us 2008-06-27T15:54:54-08:00 BAMMA student staff http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/bamma/011461.html Jesse Garnier 2008-06-27T15:54:54-08:00 Working to make my vote count http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/bamma/011460.html I’ve waited 18 years to have a voice in America. I am able to make my own decisions without anyone telling me that I can’t vote. Every vote counts. So come November, I’ll be at the polls waiting to vote... Jesse Garnier 2008-06-27T10:00:29-08:00 Second chance for young offenders http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/bamma/011459.html Jesse Garnier 2008-06-27T09:57:46-08:00 Students voice key issues in electing next President http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/bamma/011458.html Ready! Set! Vote! This is what all American citizens are getting ready for with the upcoming November election. It’s a known fact that Sen. Barack Obama is going against Sen. John McCain. They both would make history by becoming president.... Jesse Garnier 2008-06-27T09:57:04-08:00 Jazz sings a new tune http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/bamma/011457.html Jesse Garnier 2008-06-27T09:56:08-08:00 Art helps homeless teens in recovery http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/bamma/011456.html YA'SHALAN NELSON - [X]PRESS Artist Ruvano Maxio, 20, was a runaway who now lives in a hospitality house and works on his art at the Roaddawgz studio in San Francisco. Roaddawgz is an art studio that hosts and assists... Jesse Garnier 2008-06-27T09:55:28-08:00 Recyclers turn trash into cash http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/bamma/011455.html Jesse Garnier 2008-06-27T09:54:35-08:00 Tenderloin shows a new, tender side http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/bamma/011454.html The 35 blocks that make up the Tenderloin are crowded with homeless people. The air reeks of marijuana. People sell and use drugs to survive. Sirens go off a block away. People rush to their destination trying to pass through... Jesse Garnier 2008-06-27T09:53:51-08:00 Immigrant student achieves success http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/bamma/011453.html Omar and his pregnant mother emigrated from Mexico to the U.S. when he was 3 years old. His biological father was an alcoholic and his mother wanted to get away, get a job and give her sons a better opportunity.... Jesse Garnier 2008-06-27T09:53:06-08:00 Immersing students in their native language http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/bamma/011452.html Can students survive in a class where the teacher only speaks a language they don’t know? Some San Francisco elementary school students have proven that they can. Sophia Casey-Stewart is one of them. She attends Monroe Elementary School and like... Jesse Garnier 2008-06-27T09:52:08-08:00 After three decades, couple's vows finally made official http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/bamma/011425.html Jesse Garnier 2008-06-27T02:51:22-08:00 New subway concerns Chinatown http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/bamma/011424.html OSCAR SERVELLON - [X]PRESS The number 30 Stockton Muni bus crosses the crowded streets of Chinatown on a weekday afternoon. Some Chinatown residents say that despite the future construction of a Muni underground train that will run under Stockton... Jesse Garnier 2008-06-27T02:48:58-08:00 Road to Beijing goes through San Bruno http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/bamma/011423.html EDGAR MENDEZ - [X]PRESS Jimmy Kim, 18, puts on his belt as Corwin Learned, 17, goes to shake hands after the two practiced judo maneuvers together at Cahill's Judo Academy in San Bruno. Kim and Corwin are training to... Jesse Garnier 2008-06-27T02:42:20-08:00 High school students take on challenge http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/bamma/008623.html Young journalists complete intensive program to learn and improve journalism... BAMMASTAFF2007 2007-06-29T15:19:35-08:00 Marching for peaceful streets http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/bamma/008622.html Mario Rogers has a message for those teenagers committing acts of violence in the Western Addition. “These youngsters are fighting over turf that don’t even belong to them. And they need to realize that the only turf they’re ever going to own in this country is that turf out at the Cypress Lawn, that 6 by 9 foot plot where they’re going to be buried at if they don’t wake up and smell the coffee,” he said. x-hasmultimedia BAMMASTAFF2007 2007-06-27T21:25:21-08:00