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A Community Reborn - A New Orleans Exclusive Pigeon Town Steppers and The Hot 8 Brass Band return to the tradition of Second Line parades for the first Easter celebration since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. [X]press brings you an exclusive glimpse at this vibrant community tradition in a city still struggling to recover.
[ Story by Bernadette Blanco, Logan Triglia, Ian Thomas and Gena Lindsay ]
Thursday, May 24 2007 2:12 PM

Bouncing Back: The Struggle for Rebirth In depth: [X]press explores how the great American city New Orleans struck by tragic mass destruction attempts to come back from loss and hardship.
[ Story by Ian Thomas ]
Wednesday, Apr 25 2007 7:20 PM

Living on the Edge SF State students Jackie Sicard and Tia Kilpatrick are part of a large segment of the Christian population who do not fit the stereotypical, traditionally conservative mold. They are liberal, Christian, lesbian and a couple.
[ Story by Christine Joy Ferrer ]
Tuesday, Feb 13 2007 12:16 PM

Surviving Stigma Kenric Bailey led two guests into his apartment for a meeting that was never supposed to take place. In fact, the calendar that hung by...
[ Story by Rachel Holman ]
Wednesday, Dec 13 2006 11:12 AM

SF School Brings the Heat The Temple of Poi in San Francisco offers fire-dancing lessons to those who can take the heat, literally. As the first fire dancing school in the nation, the school has had more than 900 students, about a dozen of whom have been SF State students, according to founder Isa “GlitterGirl” Isaacs, 37.
[ Story by Safiya Ruffin ]
Friday, Dec 1 2006 12:14 PM

Governor Celebrates Landslide Victory BEVERLY HILLS – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s victory was one of the few bright spots for Republicans, who lost control of the House of Representatives to the Democrats as well as several Senate seats Wednesday morning.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Wednesday, Nov 8 2006 7:36 PM

Diving for Dinner Members of Food Not Bombs, an anti-consumerism grassroots organization, salvage discarded vegetable produce in dumpsters and serve it to the homeless. "Dumpster diving in San Francisco is like a goldmine," says Nathan Caponi, who salvages for discarded vegetarian produce to serve the homeless every week.
[ Story by Poh Si Teng ]
Friday, Oct 27 2006 1:52 PM

Dining Center Transitions From Trans Fat Students who dine at SF State’s City Eats Dining Center may not realize that something is missing from their meals: trans fat. The dining center banned the use of trans fat six months ago. Now, New York City is trying to pass legislation that would ban the use of trans fat.
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Friday, Oct 6 2006 4:33 PM

Design Major Changes Look of Local Businesses One SF State student has made a lasting impression on how some local businesses on 6th Street look.
[ Story by Tierra Luster ]
Monday, Oct 2 2006 7:15 PM

CSU system re-establishes African exchange program “The sister universities are really well chosen,” said Trevor Getz campus representative to the All Campus International Programs Committee. Getz believes participating in the programs “will blow your preconceptions, not just of Africa, but of race, gender, economics, and how people live.”
[ Story by Nolan Hebert ]
Thursday, Sep 21 2006 11:00 PM

Celebrity Comedians Bring Laughs, Raise Funds A performance by award-winning actress Carol Channing and the comedy of SF State alumni Ronnie Schell and other celebrity personalities tickled the funny bone of Friday night’s full audience.
[ Story by Sheri Broussard ]
Sunday, Sep 17 2006 11:53 PM

Lady Gators defense shuts down Otters The SF State Gators women’s soccer team displayed a great defensive effort holding their opponent scoreless.
[ Story by Greg Chapman ]
Thursday, Sep 14 2006 2:56 PM

Baby Gator Steps to Sustainability Environmentally aware students generated what they are calling an eco-victory last week with the introduction of a compost program on campus, helping SF State become greener.
[ Story by Patrick Daley ]
Sunday, Sep 10 2006 1:44 PM

Overcrowded Dorm Bathrooms Cause Sanitary Worries Maintenance problems in the bathrooms in the freshman residency halls have students complaining and have caused issues with sanitation and overcrowding.
[ Story by Kamala Kelkar ]
Friday, Sep 8 2006 4:16 PM

Wolf Unleashed After Being Held 31 days for Contempt Josh Wolf, the freelance journalist who was jailed for not turning over raw video he shot to federal investigators, said his experiences over the past month have been “strange,” yet inspirational.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Monday, Sep 4 2006 10:05 PM

Out of the Park and Back to the Studio There have been neighborhood efforts to reclaim Brooks Park to make it someplace safe and beautiful. The park is home to a local neighborhood garden, native plants and most recently, large sculptures created and installed by art students at SF State.
[ Story by Katie Peoples ]
Sunday, Sep 3 2006 12:08 AM