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Book borrowing program helps hundreds In it’s third year, Project Connect’s book loan program got applications more needy students than it can help. Project Connect, created by Associated Students Inc., founded the program to help students who can’t afford texts by lending them a maximum...
[ Story by Jeanette Obaldia ]
Friday, Sep 5 2008 10:09 PM

Bay Spill After a Cosco Busan freighter struck the Bay Bridge on Wednesday and released 58,000 gallons of oil into the Bay, only 9,500 gallons have been recovered in cleanup efforts. Click on the link on the right to view slideshow... A...
[ Story by [X]press staff photographers ]
Friday, Nov 9 2007 10:33 PM

Where art changes lives for disabled adults Thomas Pringle’s eyes gleam through his black, thick framed glasses as he carefully sketches every ridge of R2-D2’s body onto a large sheet of paper. The 75-year-old traces over his first set of lines, but realizes the pencil is running...
[ Story by Lorraine Chan ]
Thursday, Nov 8 2007 11:25 AM

Contra-Band Earlier this year The New York Times reported that there are now more single women than married women in the United States. Divorced and widowed women are included in this figure, but it is clear that many women are also choosing to marry later in life—the average age of first marriages has increased from 20 in 1960 to 26 today. Kara, along with countless other women, is out to prove that marriage is not a necessary component for happiness. “It’s more like icing on the cake as opposed to the full meal,” she says.
[ Story by Alex Felsinger ]
Tuesday, Nov 6 2007 12:15 PM

Student radio rallies for change Tune in to Comcast cable radio station 100.7 or log onto a broadcast via web stream at ksfs.sfsu.edu, and you may have a new audio experience from the past few semesters. KSFS, SF State’s radio station, has been undergoing numerous...
[ Story by Contessa Abono ]
Friday, Oct 19 2007 5:56 PM

Surfers battle elements at Ocean Beach Freezing temperatures, violent tides and dense fog may not seem like the ideal conditions to jump in dark, swirling water with a foam and fiberglass panel but devout worshippers of Ocean Beach’s rough-and-tumble waves are looking forward to the best...
[ Story by Katie Strain ]
Thursday, Oct 18 2007 8:28 PM

Herbivorous activity grows over weekend Organic smoothies attractively displayed aside bananas and bamboo, signs reading “Save an Animal, Eat a Vegetable,” and an array of everything from hemp clothing to...
[ Story by Allison Baca ]
Wednesday, Oct 3 2007 6:13 PM

At a glance: news briefs Heavy fog, accidents temporarily close stretch of Skyline Blvd. California Highway Patrol temporarily closed a foggy stretch of Skyline Boulevard near Daly City after seven...
[ Story by STAFF REPORTS ]
Thursday, Sep 6 2007 8:55 AM

At a glance: news briefs Bay Bridge closed for Labor Day Weekend The Bay Bridge will shut down in both east and west bound directions for the Labor Weekend beginning...
[ Story by STAFF REPORTS ]
Wednesday, Aug 29 2007 9:25 PM

Using Yarn to Get to the Knitty-Gritty Every Thursday, on the top floor of the Cesar Chavez Student Center, knitters of all levels gather in the Women's Center (WS), to join and learn the craft, while building unique and less expensive attire, or making gifts for friends and family.
[ Story by Monica Olivera ]
Tuesday, May 8 2007 12:15 PM

SF State Film Students Use Web to Reel and Deal With video Web sites like Azureus.com, large media files can be shared easily over the Internet, helping budding filmmakers gain viewers and share their creativity.
[ Story by Monica Olivera ]
Sunday, Mar 25 2007 4:06 PM

Josh Wolf Now Longest Incarcerated Journalist Politicians, journalists, his attorney and activists gathered at San Francisco City Hall to call for his release. Tuesday was the 169th day that Wolf, 24, of San Francisco, spent in federal prison in Dublin after declining to turn over unpublished video footage he shot of a 2005 anti-globalization protest in the Mission district.
[ Story by Ian Thomas ]
Tuesday, Feb 6 2007 9:32 PM

Concerns About Climate Change On the eve of the release of The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's first of four reports on the phenomenon, SF State students voice their concerns about America's actions in the face of this global threat.
[ Story by Dashiell Collins and Carolyn Schroeder ]
Monday, Feb 5 2007 9:01 AM

CFA Rally Foreshadows Possible Strikes The union that represents the SF State chapter of California State University faculty members held an informational picket on campus yesterday after contract negotiations stalled again. A number of issues hold up the contract agreement between the university system's Board of Regents and the California Faculty Association, including a salary increase that union officials said is deceiving.
[ Story by Perry Shirley ]
Monday, Feb 5 2007 2:49 AM

Hillary Clinton Contends for Presidency SF State students respond to Hillary Clinton's recent annoucement about running for president.
[ Story by Sheri Broussard and Carolyn Schroeder ]
Tuesday, Jan 30 2007 5:07 PM

Local Literati Take Over San Francisco's Mission District The culmination of a nine-day annual literary festival called Litquake, Litcrawl was an evening that allowed Bay Area residents and visitors to sample the flavors of local writers in diverse settings. With more than 150 authors performing in 31 venues, Litcrawl offered a broader selection of literature than most pubs offer beer, including a handful affiliated with SF State.
[ Story by Rachel Holman ]
Monday, Oct 16 2006 3:50 PM

Program Offers On-Campus Reproductive Services As of August, it's a lot easier for SF State students to avoid pregnancy thanks to Family PACT (Planning Access Care Treatment), a new program at Student Health Services that offers free reproductive health care. The Family PACT provides family planning and reproductive health care for low-income California residents.
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Sunday, Sep 24 2006 9:58 PM

UNICEF at SF State grows in first semester UNICEF at SF State�s two main goals are to raise funds for and create awareness around children�s issues. The more people who are conscious of the challenges children around the world face, the more advocates you have for their cause, said Theresa Navarro, the organization�s president.
[ Story by Khari Johnson ]
Monday, Sep 11 2006 3:41 PM