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The Temper Trap conquers SF The aroma of spilled beer filled the room as the sweat-infused bodies of fans congregated in anticipation for The Temper Trap to perform. With blue and red lights illuminating the room, the indie rock band stepped on stage, positioned their...
[ Story by Elise Marie Brown ]
Wednesday, Oct 21 2009 5:50 PM

Tainted trash trouble In the rush between classes, students find themselves standing in front of three bins, each a different color, serving a different purpose, to toss their food and other forms of waste into. Among all the confusion and numerous items on...
[ Story by Chantal Jolagh ]
Thursday, Oct 8 2009 11:35 AM

Struggling to pay rent, students turn to couch surfing for housing They are everywhere. Their makeshift cots are tucked into the corners of cluttered apartments. Travel-size toiletries and wrinkled clothing are recklessly strewn about the floor after an apparent explosion in their suitcase. These are the students living life between leases:...
[ Story by Cameron Crowe ]
Wednesday, Apr 1 2009 8:45 PM

Pentagon Papers leaker decries Iraq war Anti-war activist Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times in 1971, spoke in San Francisco on March 30, condemning the...
[ Story by Justin Hughes ]
Tuesday, Apr 1 2008 5:49 PM

Hundreds attend vigil to pay respect to war victims Anti-war activists including Cindy Sheehan spoke in San Francisco to reflect on the Iraq War five years later.
[ Story by Justin Hughes and Britte Marsh ]
Wednesday, Mar 19 2008 12:07 PM

Drums for all ages Brett Cavanaugh, nervous, tapped his drumstick against his forehead. The SF State Percussion Ensemble was making its debut within a week, and he was struggling with a song. The ensemble was going to play with students from middle school as...
[ Story by Maria Ginsbourg ]
Thursday, Feb 28 2008 2:18 PM

5.6 Earthquake hits Bay Area A moderate earthquake, estimated magnitude 5.6 on the Richter Scale, struck the Bay Area tonight at 8:04 PDT, including at SF State. Seychelle Bradley, 20,...
[ Story by Daniel Hug and Courtney Durso ]
Tuesday, Oct 30 2007 8:09 PM

ELECTION 2007: Meet the candidates [X]Press has invited the candidates for San Francisco mayor to contribute essays sharing their goals for San Francisco over the next four years.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Thursday, Oct 25 2007 9:19 PM

Loss drops Gators below .500 After another weekend posting a single point from two games, Gator men's soccer coach Joe Hunter told his players it's time to step up. The Gators (7-7-2, 4-5-1 California Collegiate Athletic Association) fell 3-1 to the Cal State San Bernardino...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Sunday, Oct 14 2007 3:36 PM

SF State student killed in accident Sandy Kim, a 21-year-old junior at SF State, was killed when she was struck by a vehicle on the sidewalk at the intersection of 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard Tuesday afternoon.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Thursday, Oct 4 2007 2:18 PM

Bush signs financial aid legislation Under the legislation, the maximum Pell Grant awarded to poorer college students will increase from the current $4,310 a year to $5,400 by the year 2012. The bill would also cut interest rates for federal student loans in half over the next four years.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Thursday, Sep 27 2007 9:20 AM

Locals gather for bus stop party People overflowed into the street and crowded around the westbound bus stop at Haight St. and Fillmore St on Friday night. They whooped and threw glow sticks in the air, dancing freely to music pumping out of the rigged bus...
[ Story by Kyveli Diener ]
Saturday, Sep 22 2007 10:04 AM

SF indies rock Martinez While most students were busy enjoying their last few days of summer freedom, Daniel Costa, an SF State music business major and rock band member was gearing up for a long day of rocking out at the first Bay Area...
[ Story by Contessa Abono and Nadine Caouette ]
Wednesday, Aug 29 2007 10:14 PM

Film Students Showcase Hard Work For approximately fifteen minutes each, the nine films topics included Vietnamese American students’ connect and disconnect, a female hip-hop community dance group, natural birth and the river delta that provides most of California drinking water.
[ Story by Mayra Martinez ]
Tuesday, May 22 2007 5:06 PM

Students Film on the Big Screen at the Coppola Theatre On May 14 and 15, the August Coppola Theatre screened two full days of films produced by SF State cinema students in the fall 2006 and spring 2007 semesters, giving all fledging filmmakers an audience.
[ Story by Mayra Martinez ]
Wednesday, May 16 2007 9:20 AM

Union Ratifies Tentative Contract Members of the California Faculty Association voted overwhelmingly to accept a tentative contract agreement with the California State University system, the CFA announced Monday.
[ Story by Daniel Hug & Perry Shirley ]
Tuesday, May 8 2007 11:36 AM

Blackout Briefly Shuts SF State An underground cable problem resulted in a blackout that affected the entire SF State campus late Monday afternoon, closing down classrooms and stranding elevator riders.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Monday, May 7 2007 11:34 AM

Bridge Collapse Raises Commute Concerns A truck carrying 8,600 gallons of gasoline burst into flames on April 29 at the I-580 overpass after the driver hit the guardrail, causing the steel of the overpass to collapse. SF State students react to the incident and what it means for commuters.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Monday, Apr 30 2007 6:51 PM

CFA Contract Up for Ratification Cal State faculty members will vote next week on the possible ratification of a new contract which includes a 20.7 percent pay raise, the California Faculty Association announced in a statement Thursday night.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Thursday, Apr 26 2007 7:39 AM

Dorms Stage Evacuation Drill Days after the shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, an evacuation drill took place Thursday afternoon in which all five dormitories at SF State were cleared. It began around 2 p.m. when alarms sounded around Mary Park and Mary Ward Halls, The Towers, Village at Centennial Square, and the Science and Technology Community buildings.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Thursday, Apr 19 2007 8:36 AM

Gettin' "Down to Earth" with Beats When DJ Forest Green is spinning, her fans say she is the backbone of the nightclub, the breath of the party, and the ultimate dance evoker.
[ Story by Monica Olivera ]
Monday, Apr 16 2007 9:43 PM

Students Clash with Christian Activists About one hundred passing students gathered in the Quad Monday afternoon to protest a small, independent, unnamed, Christian group who were there to spread what they called the word of God; which included angry, taunting speeches against homosexuality.
[ Story by Angela Bacca ]
Monday, Apr 16 2007 6:54 PM

Josh Wolf Celebrates His Release Josh Wolf made his first public appearance after 226 days in federal imprisonment at a City Hall press conference Tuesday evening. As a crowd of about 20 supporters cheered from the sidewalk, the freelance journalist and SF State alumnus smiled as he walked by the crowd of reporters and photographers. He shook hands and hugged some of his supporters and friends.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Thursday, Apr 5 2007 2:14 PM

CSU, Union Talk Possible Settlement The contract between Cal State University and the union representing 23,000 faculty members has been extended through April 6, as both sides return to the bargaining table in an effort to prevent a possible strike. During the 10 day period, at least, there will be no work stoppages in the 23 campus CSU system.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Wednesday, Mar 28 2007 9:40 AM

Obama Comes to Oakland Greeted by the cheers and a sea of blue campaign signs, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) took the stage and spoke about his vision for the country; naming the war in Iraq, global warming, inadequate healthcare and an under-performing education system as the nation's most pressing issues. [X]press brings you his complete speech.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Monday, Mar 19 2007 9:41 PM

Gators Win One in Softball Home Opener The bats came alive for SF State's softball team in the second game of a double-header in their victory over Cal State Bakersfield, winning 3-2, after losing the first game 2-0.
[ Story by Greg Chapman ]
Saturday, Feb 24 2007 10:39 AM

Presidential Hopeful Visits San Francisco Former Gov. Tom Vilsack (D-Iowa), a candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, said he is unfazed by his better-funded, better-known opponents.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Wednesday, Feb 14 2007 12:45 PM

Play Might Make You Pee Your Pants! "F-ing hilarious!" and "Are they trying to make me pee my pants?" filled the corridors of SF State’s Creative Arts building as students and guests exited the new comedy "Urinetown: The Musical."
[ Story by Monica Olivera ]
Monday, Feb 5 2007 9:39 PM

District Attorney Speaks to Faculty, Administration San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris spoke of the connections between education and social justice to a group of SF State faculty and administration Monday night in Downtown San Francisco.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Thursday, Jan 25 2007 5:11 PM

Departments to Set New Tenure Standards The process of awarding faculty members with lifetime employment is about to change. Academic Senate approved a revised Retention Tenure and Promotions Policy (RTP) that allows individual departments to set up standards for determining the approval of faculty tenure. Previously, these decisions were based on university-wide guidelines.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Tuesday, Dec 5 2006 2:06 PM

Discount Bus Passes Discussions Continue A City Hall meeting attracted a large crowd of students from SF State and other Bay Area schools and colleges, as well as members of the city’s Youth Commission and other activists, who listened as members of the Board of Supervisors and the Municipal Transportation Agency, which oversees Muni, discussed the idea. of discounted bus passes.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Tuesday, Dec 5 2006 10:25 AM

SF Protest over Philippines Rape Case Nearly three-dozen Filipino and women’s rights activists gathered in front of the Phillip Burton Federal Building to call attention to the situation in the Philippines, where the servicemen are charged with the gang-rape of a Filipina woman in the back of a van while on leave from joint-military exercises last year.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Tuesday, Nov 28 2006 1:02 AM

SF State To Begin Graduate Genetics Program Even though the Bay Area is home to a number of prestigious medical schools, there hasn’t been a primary training ground for genetic counselors in...
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Monday, Nov 13 2006 9:10 PM

Humanities Building Evacuated By Small Fire A small fire prompted the evacuation of the Humanities Building late Thursday morning. According to Lt. Ed Ghilardi of the San Francisco Fire Department, the incident occurred as a result of someone setting off a pile of paper on the second floor, in the vicinity of Room 217.
[ Story by Daniel Hug, Ian Thomas, Belinda Wong ]
Thursday, Nov 9 2006 11:39 AM

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

Math BA Changes Approved Academic Senate members unanimously approved the first significant changes to the mathematics Bachelor of Arts degree program in more than 30 years. Under the new system, which will take effect over the next four to six years, math majors may now choose from one of three different disciplines reflecting different career goals: a 42-unit liberal arts track, a 45-unit teaching track and a 48-unit advanced study track.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Sunday, Oct 22 2006 5:11 PM

State Propositions Run Gamut from Abortion to Cigarettes Abortion, sex offenders, and taxes on cigarettes and oil are the focus of some of the issues to be decided on Election Day, when California voters will decide the fate of 13 propositions on the 2006 ballot.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Monday, Oct 9 2006 11:37 PM

MUNI Discount Proposed For Young Riders Some SF State students could soon pay less for a month’s worth of rides around San Francisco. City officials are currently considering a proposal by Supervisor Jake McGoldrick to offer discounted monthly MUNI passes for “transitional youth”, people aged 18 to 24.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Thursday, Sep 28 2006 10:24 PM

Troubled Journalist Honored at Fundraiser Hours before his scheduled return to jail, freelance journalist Josh Wolf joined politicians, journalists and other activists at a fundraiser in San Francisco Thursday night.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Friday, Sep 22 2006 3:29 AM

Car Strikes SF State Student In Front Of Campus A car struck an SF State student crossing 19th Avenue Tuesday evening, shortly after 6 p.m.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Tuesday, Sep 19 2006 7:28 PM

Asian-American Comedy Showcase Pokes Fun Brent Weinbach stands rigidly on the stage of Jack Adams Hall at the Cesar Chavez Student Center during Saturday night’s Asian-American Comedy Show presented by the Asian Student Union. He clenches the microphone with two hands, as though he were holding a sword or a baseball bat, ready to attack the audience.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Sunday, Sep 17 2006 1:08 PM

SF Firefighters Remember Their Fallen NY Counterparts Firefighters at Stonestown Fire Station and the 41 other fire stations across San Francisco paused this morning to remember their New York counterparts who lost their lives in the attacks on the World Trade Center five years ago.
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Monday, Sep 11 2006 7:58 AM

Public Universities Compared: Is The Cost Equal To The Education? University of California Berkeley and San Francisco State University are two high ranked colleges. For a first time freshman or transfer student which college offers a better quality education?
[ Story by Veronica Alvarez Lake ]
Thursday, Sep 7 2006 8:23 PM

SF State Student, 23, Dies Of Seizure Family and friends remember SF State student Travis Miller as a well-rounded young man who possessed a great deal of talent, deep passion for politics,...
[ Story by Daniel Hug ]
Thursday, Sep 7 2006 5:22 PM

SF State Speaks Out Student body remembers 9/11 terrorist attacks.
[ Story by Daniel Hug and Bernadette Blanco ]
Thursday, Sep 7 2006 2:42 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

Theatre Arts Graduation Biggest Production Yet On May 27, when most graduates will be at their department’s graduation ceremony watching slide shows of the semester gone by, graduates from the Department of Theatre Arts will be in the throws of yet another performance – their final at San Francisco State, and they intend to go out with a bang.
[ Story by Danelle Weller ]
Saturday, May 13 2006 5:46 PM

Sophomore slugger ‘one of best hitters’ to play at SF State With amazing power and incredible bat speed, coach Jansford thinks Jordanna Freemer has already established herself as one of SF State’s greatest.
[ Story by jamaal johnson ]
Tuesday, Mar 14 2006 2:58 AM

Creating Community in the Castro While some see the Castro as the stereotypical version of a homosexual community, it serves an invaluable purpose to the many people who identify with the neighborhood, which is ultimately like all the rest.
[ Story by Malorie Lucich ]
Monday, Mar 6 2006 1:05 PM

Gators Defense Manages to Steal Their First Win of the Season The Gators have something to be proud of, they won their first game of the season. The crowd was inspiring and the players themselves had a ton of energy that lasted the whole game and brought the team a victory against Chico State 68-64.
[ Story by Colleen N. DiSalvi ]
Saturday, Feb 25 2006 10:22 AM

Gators Catch Fire After Slow Start The SF State baseball team got off to an 0-4 start, but rebounded with 3 straight wins heading into this weekend's matchup with rival Chico State.
[ Story by Jayson Addcox ]
Sunday, Feb 19 2006 1:41 PM

Students Come Together to Celebrate Culture Fifteen SF State student organizations hosted the second CultureFest on Thursday, a celebration of a cultural diversity and one of the key events of the International Education Week. The event took place along with the Office of International Programs in Malcolm X Plaza.
[ Story by Yuriko Furusawa ]
Monday, Nov 21 2005 12:50 PM

Statistics Show Fewer Foreign Students Coming to United States Some International students are still choosing SF State to get their higher education even though the number has dropped by 7.3 percent since last fall.
[ Story by Daniele Tavares ]
Friday, Sep 16 2005 12:01 PM

San Francisico Ranks High in STD Incidents A report on sexually transmitted diseases revealed last week San Francisco had one of the highest incidents of chlamydia and gonorrhea in the country last year, according to the San Francisco Health Department.
[ Story by Daniele Tavares ]
Thursday, May 19 2005 11:12 PM

All In the 'Family' Again Three years after the Fox network unceremoniously cancelled “Family Guy,” the outrageously funny animated sitcom that pushed the bounds of good taste, the show will return with the first of some 35 new episodes on May 1.
[ Story by Daniel M. Jimenez ]
Thursday, Apr 28 2005 2:53 PM

FEATURES: Youth vote hinges on education plans Every four years in November a new group of young people have to choose between two main candidates whose ideas differ on secondary and collegiate education. This year their choices are George W. Bush and the presumed Democratic candidate Sen....
[ Story by Myat N. Aye ]
Tuesday, Jul 13 2004 4:30 PM

Tae Kwon Do In a class where students learn about strength, flexibility, discipline and a whole lot of kicks, it is hard not to notice that well over half of the students enrolled are women.
[ Story by Megan Martin ]
Tuesday, Apr 20 2004 7:45 PM

Early St. Patty's Day Parade Greets Revelers Tourists, families, couples and friends – all came to watch and celebrate the 152nd Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade as it filled the downtown San Francisco streets with upbeat and spirited Irish dance and song. Even before the parade started,...
[ Story by Mauricio Grijalva ]
Wednesday, Mar 17 2004 6:29 PM

Keep One Eye Open Students, lulled into a false sense of security while studying, are discovering their wallets, backpacks, and purses missing.
[ Story by Daniel Rodriguez ]
Tuesday, Oct 14 2003 1:53 AM