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Low Rent Chopper Build Off

Enthusiasts step up to the Dirtbag Challenge to build a motorcycle from the ground up for less than $1,000 in one month.
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Story by
Spencer Morris
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Monday, Nov 16 2009 12:09 PM
How to Spot a Douchebag

The new type of sleazy guys are everywhere and distinguishing one from a potential mate is difficult.
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Story by
Jasmine Pacis
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Monday, Nov 16 2009 12:01 PM
Student center gets tribal touch
After a four-year struggle, the Student Kouncil of Intertribal Nations is in its last phase of putting together a mural that will not only represent...
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Story by
Myesha Jamerson
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Wednesday, Nov 11 2009 6:40 PM
TL salon offers more than cheap cuts

Salon by day, art show, party by night
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Story by
Laura Waxmann
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Saturday, Nov 7 2009 3:14 PM
Racing in rain or Sunshine

Behind the windows of Administration building room 154, the same windows that most SF State students walk past every day, is the office to one of the top 100 Olympic marathon runners in the United States. Lisbet Sunshine -- a...
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Brendan Barry
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Thursday, Nov 5 2009 12:00 PM
Treasure Island: A recap

As the bus rumbled along over the bridge, passengers' necks turned and twisted, fingers clicked camera buttons and pictures of the Bay were captured on tiny screens. The bus took a turn away from the other traffic, leaving the cityscape...
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Thomas Levinson
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Thursday, Oct 22 2009 8:36 AM
Treasure Island: A recap

As the bus rumbled along over the bridge, passengers' necks turned and twisted, fingers clicked camera buttons and pictures of the Bay were captured on tiny screens. The bus took a turn away from the other traffic, leaving the cityscape...
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Story by
Thomas Levinson
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Tuesday, Oct 20 2009 4:15 PM
Battling the e-Waste Epidemic

Bigger. Better. Faster. Greener? Consumers and manufacturers alike are taking responsibility for the growing mountain of out-of-date electronics orphaned in search of the next best thing.
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Story by
Mary Reeser
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Thursday, Oct 15 2009 4:48 PM
Okkervil River sits down with [X]press

The end is finally here for Okkervil River -- at least for the year. During their set Oct. 3 at the ninth annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, no lyric reverberated across the park more intensely than their version of, "I...
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Story by
Ryan Fisher
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Thursday, Oct 8 2009 12:00 PM
Students tell stories from producer's chair
On Sept. 30, a total of 120 mysterious, red backpacks containing video cameras were distributed, free of charge, to students that lined up in the main lobby of the Cesar Chavez Student Center. The aspiring filmmakers were then set loose...
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Story by
Laura Waxmann
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Thursday, Oct 8 2009 11:47 AM
MMA turns into Muay Thai title fight

Jade Hayes stood in the red corner inside the ring set-up at Kezar Pavilion. Weighing a trim and ready 135 pounds, Hayes stared down Caressa Kibler -- an opponent she knew nothing about up until the day of the Sept....
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Brittany Lyles
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Thursday, Sep 24 2009 10:25 PM
Foreign exchange students gain insight

Dressed in a pink polo shirt the shade of Pepto-Bismol and blue jeans, 21-year-old British student Jamie Trigg said he was lied to. "Someone told...
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Story by
Joy Anderson
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Thursday, Sep 24 2009 9:49 PM
Sen. Yee attends protest at UCSF

California State Sen. Leland Yee showed his support for higher education Thursday afternoon by participating in a protest at the University of California San Francisco....
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Story by
Nathan Codd
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Thursday, Sep 24 2009 3:42 PM
Student's death a suicide, family says

An SF State student died on the morning of Sept. 6 at a gas station in what his family is calling a suicide. The San...
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Story by
Nathan Codd
and Brendan Barry
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Monday, Sep 14 2009 1:50 PM
Frugal foodies flock to Cliff House

In celebration of its 100th disaster-free year, the Cliff House, one of San Francisco's oldest restaurants, is offering guests a fine-dining experience for a fraction of the cost. Until the end of the year, guests can enjoy a special three-course,...
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Laura Waxmann
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Wednesday, Sep 9 2009 7:05 PM
Gators emerge from tourney with record

The Gator women's volleyball team discovered last weekend that beginners luck does exist. Only a year old, the program proved in their first event of the season that this women's squad is driven and ready to start this year off...
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Story by
Brittany Lyles
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Monday, Aug 31 2009 6:51 PM
Wood twins a double dose of power on softball team
In fast-pitch softball, it's often said that a pitcher's best friend is the relationship she has with her catcher. So for Kendra Wood, an SF State softball pitcher, she can take pride in not worrying about whom she's throwing to....
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Story by
Ernie Morales
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Wednesday, May 13 2009 8:30 PM
Sake For Sustenance

Yoshi's opens for a night of charity and chirashi
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Story by
Alex McCauley
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Friday, Apr 17 2009 10:50 AM
Computers widely available for computer-less students
Students without computer access may find it difficult to succeed at SF State. Teachers communicate mostly through e-mail and research materials, as well as conducting...
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Story by
Aaron Freifeld
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Wednesday, Apr 1 2009 8:29 PM
Burlesque beauties bust out big-time

From behind the black curtain, a woman draped in burgundy satin and sequins emerges under fiery red lights and with a coy look in her eyes and a pop from her hip, she demands the attention of every eye in...
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Story by
Krystal Peak
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Wednesday, Mar 18 2009 10:48 PM
Battling The Recession

They call him only days in advance, around three times weekly, to request that he work a four-hour shift. Tonight he's working graveyard: 8 p.m. until 4 a.m. He'll do "anything really," he says, just to make rent. But sitting...
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Story by
Lea Wiviott
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Monday, Mar 9 2009 3:50 PM
Sweaty nude worse than a drunk public
In early February, the board of supervisors and the organizers for the Bay to Breakers declared a ban on booze, boobs and big-ass floats. Since the ensuing uproar the ban has been pulled back to allow floats to an extent,...
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Story by
Jack DeVries
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Sunday, Mar 1 2009 6:27 PM
San Francisco welcomes Year of the Ox with parade

Market Street was packed Saturday night as gold-tasseled floats inched forward to usher in the Year of the Ox. A full moon and unlikely warm...
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Story by
Cameron Crowe
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Sunday, Feb 8 2009 9:08 PM
United Playaz

Saving the next generation from poverty, prison and death
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Story by
Trey Bundy
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Friday, Dec 12 2008 9:08 AM
Gators start off the season with a 3-1 record

SF State women’s basketball took a bite out of more than turkey over Thanksgiving break, winning two out of three games in the Wildcat Classic in Washington Nov. 22-24. “Winning an in-season tournament is always gratifying, and doing it on...
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Chelena Goldman
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Sunday, Nov 30 2008 11:14 PM
Narrative Motion

Professional Choreography Creates Piece For Student Dance Company
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Story by
Maureen Keleher
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Sunday, Oct 5 2008 3:40 PM
Good eats found in less than chic Bar Jules

People need good (maybe “fine”) food in their neighborhood, but they don’t always need the über-cool space to enjoy it. The smaller, more casual eateries seem to have all the more character over the larger, more aesthetically refined places, and...
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Domingo Robledo
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Friday, Apr 11 2008 10:23 AM
Fashion show displays traditional scenes of culture

The “African Fashion Show” presented by the Black Student Union proved that a fashion show isn’t just about walking the runway. Loud rhythmic beats of popular West African drums started off the two-hour event that featured traditional and modern African...
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Story by
Lorraine Chan
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Wednesday, Feb 27 2008 11:15 PM
Thirty-six hours with the guys

Midterms twice a week? Every week? And to top if off this syllabus has one more rule – the better your scores the longer the semester. It’s not a 10 unit class, its life for the 14 members of the...
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Story by
Katie Strain
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Thursday, Feb 14 2008 8:36 PM
Black frats step up performance at dance competition

The fraternity brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha and sorority sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha each took home $1,200 for winning the annual SF State Black...
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Story by
Jacklyn Arding
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Sunday, Feb 3 2008 1:01 AM
Jessie's Hot House selected for its 'soul'
The Student Center Governing Board and the Vendor Services Committee held a special meeting this morning to decide the outcome of the new soul food restaurant, which will open in the spring 2008 semester. With the final two of four...
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Joseph Karoukian
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Thursday, Dec 13 2007 1:56 PM
A letter to Viacom, Inc. from producer Ron Peters, RE: huge wall of white silence
Gentlemen, at 4:30 in the afternoon, you will have filmed all the reality that our world has to offer, therefore bringing on the end of the world yourselves. It was fine when people were just getting their rides pimped, fucking and/or fighting their token stereotypical roommates, surviving on deserted islands, or eating freshly removed rhinoceros testicles for money, but you went too far.
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Story by
Oscar Pascual
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Thursday, Dec 13 2007 10:04 AM
Art exhibit takes up whole gallery
As the closing show to the Cesar Chavez site-specific theme this semester, Oakland artists Scott Hove and Christine Lee’s art show opening tonight, (in)TENSIONS, took a unique approach on art and audience interaction. Featuring a piece between Hove’s rope tension,...
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Holly Bun
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Friday, Dec 7 2007 2:28 PM
Weed wars still high on the agenda
"This culture is so afraid of pleasure, of hedonism," said Claire Burch, an 82-year-old filmmaker and author from Berkeley. She has been working to promote the legalization of marijuana for medical and recreational use through her documentary work. Burch, along...
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Angela Bacca
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Thursday, Nov 29 2007 9:52 AM
The Amazing Wanking Woman
It is a completely individual act that exists for one person, at one moment in time, and then it’s gone, leaving only a sense of relaxation, independence, and satisfaction, and it should never include guilt.
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Caitlin Moneypenny-Johnston
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Saturday, Oct 20 2007 12:24 PM
Clinton calls for change during Oakland rally...

More than 14,000 rallied in downtown Oakland at Sen. Hillary Clinton’s (D-NY) latest campaign stop on Sunday including San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Senator Dianne Feinstein.
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Katie Strain
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Monday, Oct 1 2007 9:59 PM
Sophmores' connection carries gator attack
SF State men's soccer team forward Dylan Glass has one word to describe his teammate and best friend, Wes Whitt. "Nasty, just nasty," Glass said. "He's the most intimidating player on our team." Sophomores Glass and Whitt grew up in...
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Story by
David Agrell
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Wednesday, Sep 12 2007 9:05 PM
Shedding Light on Chinatown's Ghostly Shadows

Murder mysteries and lost voices abound in its narrow nighttime alleys, but the strongest features of America's oldest Chinatown are the ghosts of its history, exposed in a one-woman tour now running in San Francisco.
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Story by
Sean Maher
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Monday, Mar 12 2007 5:40 PM
Legislation may cut interest rates, but sky-high fees need to be addressed
he long sigh of relief college students exhaled last week after the federal government’s announcement of a bill to ease college costs has been cut short. Just when we thought we were finally getting a break, reading the fine print...
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Heather Mack
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Thursday, Jan 25 2007 5:40 PM
Student Center To Expand for New Vendor

Construction began Monday on new vendor stalls in the West Plaza of the Cesar Chavez Student Center. Construction is expected to last six to eight weeks, said Guy Dalpe, managing director of the student center, although poor weather conditions could be a factor.
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Nolan Hebert
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Friday, Nov 3 2006 2:00 PM
Site Helps Users Manage Debt Between Friends
College students all over the world are replacing the old corkboards, decorated in shared bills, with a growing Web site that manages informal debts among friends. BillMonk.com is a free Web site launched by ex-Amazon software engineers Gaurav Oberi and Chuck Groom. It keeps track of everything from borrowed DVDs to who bought the last rolls of toilet paper.
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Story by
Kamala Kelkar
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Thursday, Oct 12 2006 7:14 PM
Pedal Revolution

Painted with colorful neighborhood murals, Pedal Revolution looks like many other Mission District buildings but going beyond its cheap parts and quick repairs, it is not your typical bike shop.
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Story by
Paulette Bleam
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Monday, May 15 2006 8:11 PM
Beauty in the Eyes of the Cultural Beholder
Beauty is a natural and emotional perception of lifes favorable characteristics. In American women, a slim waist, shapely breasts, narrowed down to her apple-bottom and evenly dipped in a caramel skin may seem attractive to some, but other cultures have beauty standards of their own.
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Story by
Dawn Ocampo
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Friday, Mar 24 2006 1:50 AM
Seminar Offers Financial Planning Advice to Students
Students attended the Proven Money Tips seminar Monday night at the SF State business building to hear the professional advice of two financial advisors and an accounting professor.
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Story by
RaniaTikoo
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Tuesday, Nov 15 2005 10:21 AM
Get Out of Hell Free

Two gay men wearing denim overalls, red bandanas and straw cowboy hats meet and embrace. Are you on your way to the bingo game? one asks the other. By the looks of their giddy-up Western wear, both will be attending October's Beverly Hillbilly-themed Revival Bingo game thrown by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
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Story by
Sabra Moallem
and Shannon Ryan
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Sunday, Oct 23 2005 8:05 PM
[X]Press Magazine Fall 2005
If you think reproduction is only about getting busy, check out the latest issue of [X]press Magazine.
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Story by
[X]Press Magazine Staff
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Friday, Oct 7 2005 3:36 PM
The Fall of the Wild

Salmon farming took off in Washington and British Columbia during the 1980s in hopes that it would create jobs and preserve wild stocks. But today it threatens the livelihood of West Coast fishermen by creating a cheaper product competing with year-round availability. Fishermen say farmed fish are lower quality, although farmers and hatchery workers claim otherwise.
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Story by
Mike; Wille
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Sunday, Sep 25 2005 8:54 PM
Heavy-Metal and Violins Come Together at Herbst Theater

As guitar legend Kirk Hammett took the stage with chamber musicians FLUX for the final song at the Morrison 50th Anniversary Series Gala, a crowd of around 900 thundered with praise worthy of a rock concert.
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Story by
Katherine Ambellan
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Friday, Sep 16 2005 3:12 PM
Morrison Series to Feature Metallica's Kirk Hammet, Flux, and St. Lawrence String Quartet

Only at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco on September 15 can Metallica fans see rocker Kirk Hammett jam with chamber musicians during a night where classical music meets metal.
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Story by
Katherine Ambellan
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Thursday, Sep 1 2005 5:19 PM
Influx Of Immigrants Changes The Face Of Unskilled Labor
A growing wave of immigrants has flooded into the United States to escape poverty at home. Taking low-wage menial jobs, these new arrivals have caused ripple effects in the U.S. economy, culture and society. The state of California, whose agriculture...
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Trevor Hunnicutt
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Tuesday, Jun 28 2005 3:39 PM
Ring in the Lunar New Year

Chinese New Year has passed by but that doesnt mean the celebrating is over. There are plenty more events to ring in the lunar new year with one of the biggest events coming up next week, the annual Chinese New Year parade.
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Brenda Chow
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Tuesday, Feb 15 2005 6:26 PM
New Food Vendors Could Become a Reality
The student center committee is currently in the process of re-doing the West Plaza (the back side of the building towards Burk Hall).
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Story by
Carinna M. Acevedo
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Thursday, Sep 16 2004 2:16 PM
Third World Cinema Class
Professor Jenny Lau teaches class that spolights films from developing world
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maria guevara
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Thursday, Sep 9 2004 9:32 PM
All Students, Writing Welcome in 'Transfer'
The 48-year-old tradition continues, as the latest issue, called Transfer 87 because it is the 87th issue, is scheduled to go on sale May 10.
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Story by
Mauricio Grijalva
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Friday, Apr 30 2004 4:25 PM
New Moves Take to Stage

This years 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
The Most Secure Security

Until recently, San Francisco International Airport was in a state of crisis.
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Story by
Malinda Korb
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Monday, May 12 2003 2:46 PM