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Animal lovers gather for Walk for Farm Animals

Concerned citizens gathered at the Ferry Park Plaza in San Francisco Oct. 24 to bring awareness to the injustice and cruelty that their animal compatriots...
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Story by
Amanda Vergel de Dios
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Saturday, Oct 24 2009 5:38 PM
Attack of the Scuppies!

Local produce and organic cotton goods fly off the shelves as "scuppies" invade the country with their hybrid cars and canvas grocery bags - and look good while doing it.
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Story by
Oluwafemi Igbodipe
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Wednesday, Oct 14 2009 4:33 PM
Lets Talk about birds, bees, HIV
SF State's department of sexuality studies mastered its talk about the birds and the bees, being the only school to offer a master's degree in the subject. With their focus on a push for sexual literacy, the department invites distinguished...
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Story by
Chantal Jolagh
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Thursday, Sep 24 2009 10:05 PM
Living in the Shadow of the Capitol

How can you evict the homeless? The very phrase is an oxymoron, yet it happened in Sacramento recently as hundreds of homeless living along the American River were ordered to pack up and move on.
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Matt Mills McKnight
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Thursday, May 14 2009 5:10 PM
Site showcases artists' skill

Many Facebook users go online to check out last night's party pictures so they can reminisce or "un-tag" themselves from anything too embarrassing. But a new Web site designed by an SF State student aims to get the college crowd...
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Story by
Sarah Doss
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Wednesday, Apr 29 2009 7:39 PM
The Birder Brigade

A trio of young ecologists stay in tune with their environment through birdwatching.
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Story by
Megan Hopkins
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Friday, Apr 17 2009 11:36 AM
Students wage war on SF State campus' mess

Four years ago, when Charlotte Ely found out that the United States produced enough garbage to wrap around the world six times and then reach...
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Story by
Amanda Vergel de Dios
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Wednesday, Apr 1 2009 8:35 PM
Hundreds come out to celebrate St. Stupid's Day
As the twelve chimes rang from the Ferry Building, a call of a conch shell and drums drew hoards of people in candy-colored costumed characters. Dozens of jokers, jesters, pranksters and fools gathered at the Embarcadero Plaza at noon today...
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Story by
Krystal Peak
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Wednesday, Apr 1 2009 2:35 PM
Spiritual Metamorphosis

San Francisco's transgender community takes a journey through the realms of love, fear, metaphysics, and different religions on their quest for spiritual rebirth. Each month at the LGBT Center, they convene to synchronize their souls with the metamorphosis of their bodies.
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Story by
Pauline Joy Talens
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Monday, Mar 9 2009 4:04 PM
Saving San Francisco's Streets
Shopping locally is becoming more of a culture than an ad campaign as San Franciscans are losing faith in big business.
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Story by
Jacklyn Arding
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Monday, Mar 9 2009 3:22 PM
Fisherman's Wharf Bushman Fights For His Art
In the cruel world of street comedy, there might not be enough room for two in the city.
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Story by
Jasmine Pacis
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Monday, Mar 9 2009 3:16 PM
SF State Player's Club performs 'The Amateurs'

With a shoestring budget and creative ingenuity, the SF State Player's Club will debut their first production of the semester, "The Amateurs." The psychological tragic comedy, by playwright Tom Griffin, revolves around the opening night of a theater troupe's performance...
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Story by
Kimberly Chambers & Krystal Peak
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Wednesday, Feb 4 2009 8:56 AM
War protests roar throughout Bay Area cities

Police, protesters clash downtown while anti-war activists target businesses and banks durning demonstrations—nearly 150 people arrested.
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Story by
Justin Hughes
and Britte Marsh
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Thursday, Mar 20 2008 2:35 PM
Telescopes represent greater vision
Two state-of-the-art telescopes will soon join SF State’s scientific repertoire, each capable of being controlled with a computer from miles away, according to project members in the astronomy department. The first, the Automated Planet Finder, is nearing completion at the...
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Story by
Eric Gneckow
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Thursday, Feb 7 2008 10:17 AM
Crude awakening will have long term effects

More than a week after a Cosco Busan freighter hit the Bay Bridge and spilled 58,000 gallons of oil into the water, facts are still...
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Story by
Mollie McWilliams
and Angela Bacca
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Thursday, Nov 15 2007 9:53 AM
Campus Dance Program Lifted Up By Grant

Dr. Albirda Rose has always run her dance program for underprivileged children on little or no money. Now with a $25,000 grant, she won't have to worry about the program falling through.
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Story by
Kendra Hartmann
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Monday, Nov 20 2006 8:25 AM
Village Dancers Display 'New Moves'

Yelling over Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock N’ Roll” in a cafeteria at John McClaren elementary school, Jessica Lagedrost informed her 10 students that they wouldn’t be getting a snack if they don’t finish dance class.
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Story by
Christina Ferrucci
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Saturday, Oct 28 2006 11:15 AM
Volunteer Work Pays Off At CSL Awards
Forty-two guests attended SF State’s Office of Community Service Learning (OCSL) 5th Annual – and final – Community Service Learning Awards ceremony.
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Story by
Melanie Heimburg
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Tuesday, Apr 25 2006 11:47 AM
Above the Remains

I’ve been working with the graves of the dead for nearly four years now, keeping the grounds they rest beneath pristine. I’ve risen before the sun every day to walk through the cemetery gates, my boots already wet from the first few steps upon the grass.
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Story by
Nathan Nugent
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Tuesday, Apr 18 2006 11:55 PM
What Happens in Heaven

Our culture has a long history of ignoring or ostracizing people with developmental disabilities. Until recently, little thought was given to their emotional needs. Therefore, few programs have support services to deal with sadness and loss. But it is clear to the staff at the Neighborhood House that the clients are grieving, and they encourage the clients to share their feelings. Day by day, expressive art and music is replacing their pain and fear and everyone is learning to appreciate life as it happens.
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Story by
Maria Trombetta
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Tuesday, Apr 18 2006 11:51 PM
What's Happening this Fall

Fall in the Bay Area is truly the best time of year for weather, days are warm and sunny, and nights are mild and clear. What better way to enjoy the outdoors than to check out the wide array of outdoor festivals happening near you?
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Story by
Rania Tikoo
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Thursday, Sep 8 2005 1:59 PM
The Producton That's Making Magic

There's something truly magical about SF State’s production of "The Magic Flute," a comedic and heart-wrenching opera written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Emanuel Schikaneder that portrays an instinctual battle between the forces of good and evil among beings in visual and audio form.
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Story by
Joalien Johnson
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Wednesday, May 4 2005 1:47 PM
Actors Bring Lunch Time Culture to Campus
Knelt over, heaving with anxiety and desperation, theatre major Jessica Wise held the gaze from an entire audience captive as she played the part of Velma Sparrow, a character who had to confront her own dark truths in the on-campus play “Birdbath,” last week.
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Story by
Joalien Johnson
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Thursday, Feb 17 2005 9:54 PM
Meal Break May Get More Flexible
Employees from every corner of the service sector workforce turned out at a public hearing on Tuesday Feb. 8 to support or protest proposed regulations that could change meal period policy in the workplace.
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Story by
Lachlan Maclean
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Thursday, Feb 17 2005 12:29 PM
Rockin' at Night
Night tours of Alcatraz offer an intimate experience to the island that is only 12 minutes from Fisherman’s Wharf. From October to March, the Blue and Gold Fleet departs Pier 41 with roughly 300 passengers, half of what it normally carries, giving visitors easier access to explore the history of the famous island known as “the rock.”
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Story by
Shaundra Major
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Thursday, Oct 28 2004 8:59 PM
From Destruction to Creation: 'Reversing Vandalism'
The San Francisco Public Library started a campaign to turn hate crime into art.
The show includes more than 200 works of art made with a variety of media and the damaged books from the library.
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Story by
Somer Flaherty
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Monday, Feb 23 2004 5:00 PM
New Moves Take to Stage

This year’s program was dedicated to the late DeShawn Dawson, a 15-year-old Balboa High School student who was shot aboard a Muni bus on Nov. 6.
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Story by
Valerie Creque
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Monday, Nov 24 2003 11:15 AM