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New Downtown Campus Planned The Extended Learning program and the College of Business are scheduled to start occupying the new extension on 835 Market St. in the spring of 2007.
[ Story by Deutcha Wenger ]
Thursday, Dec 1 2005 8:45 PM

Quit Cold Turkey for a Turkey Sandwich The Health Education Student Association’s (HESA) sign, Quit Smoking for the Day and Get a Free Sandwich, attracted ten-year smoker, Richard Zhant, a business graduate student, to their table this Thursday in Malcolm X Plaza.
[ Story by Kristine Salamanca ]
Friday, Nov 18 2005 8:38 AM

Energy Drinks More Dangerous than Efficient Red Bull and RockStar energy drinks are some of the most popular drinks on SF State’s campus. They are among the top three selling drinks at campus convenience stores. Red Bull outsells Classic Coke by nearly twice as many units per week, and Coke barely beats out RockStar for second place.
[ Story by Rodrigo Zavala ]
Thursday, Nov 10 2005 8:33 PM

Study Says Black Males More at Risk for Colon Cancer Madeline Flamer-Banks has a history of colon cancer in her family that dates back generations. Her grandparents, parents and her aunt were diagnosed with the disease, and she lost her father to the ailment when she was 17.
[ Story by Kristine Salamanca ]
Thursday, Nov 10 2005 7:08 PM

Study Shows Depression Common Among College Students More than 30 percent of college freshman and 38 percent of college women reported feeling overwhelmed most of the time. The NHMA Web site states that both anxiety and depression are more likely to affect women.
[ Story by Rodrigo Zavala ]
Tuesday, Nov 1 2005 10:16 AM

More Lower-Division English Classes to Open After talks of eliminating the Junior English Proficiency Essay Test (JEPET) and increasing the number of lower division classes, the English department is looking for ways to ensure students enroll in and complete their English composition requirement in order to graduate.
[ Story by Rodrigo Zavala ]
Thursday, Oct 27 2005 9:12 PM

Women Learn Leadership and Teamwork Skills Through SF State's Tall Ship Program The 12 women of the Tall Ship Three-Day Challenge set sail on the Seaward, an 82-foot long schooner, Thursday night from Pier 40 in the San Francisco Bay. A captain, three crew members and two educators were along for the journey. They anchored in San Francisco Bay for the night and on Friday made their way North under the Golden Gate Bridge to Point Reyes
[ Story by Kristine Salamanca ]
Friday, Oct 21 2005 11:12 AM

Women Learn Leadership and Teamwork Skills Through SF State's Tall Ship Program The Challenge is put on by the Tall Ship Education Academy (TSEA) at SF State. It is a $950 adventure trip for women ages 18 and over to help raise funds for the TSEA’s Tall Ship Semester for Girls program. The TSEA started this program as a way to get women involved in the sailing community and help them to gain leadership, communication, and teamwork skills.
[ Story by Kristine Salamanca ]
Friday, Oct 21 2005 11:12 AM

Prop 75 Requires Consent for Unions to Use Fees Politically Proposition 75 may not immediately affect student, at least not directly, but if they cast their votes they have the power to decide wether or not it will pass.
[ Story by James Woodard ]
Thursday, Oct 20 2005 9:11 PM

Database for Hedgehog Signal Pathway Research Created SF State’s biology and computer science departments have worked together to create one of the most popular Internet databases for Hedgehog Signal Pathway research. The SF State Ramirez-Weber Lab gathers and does research to create an easy to use and free database which covers all aspects of the Hedgehog Signal Pathway, Hh.
[ Story by Deutcha Wenger ]
Thursday, Oct 20 2005 8:47 PM

Report States Skin Cancer Cases Increasing Skin cancer is on the rise among people under 40 according to a recent report identify the report from researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
[ Story by Kristine Salamanca ]
Thursday, Oct 20 2005 12:20 AM

Think Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month The pink bracelet on his wrist, and the pink ribbons and mammogram fliers he decorated the nurse’s station with at Kaiser Permanente, are all reminders for Jonathan de Vera of his mother, a breast cancer survivor. A communicative disorder major, de Vera, 22, is one of many national supporters for breast cancer awareness month this October.
[ Story by Kristine Salamanca ]
Thursday, Oct 13 2005 7:08 PM

Study Warns Adults Not to Ignore Their Wisdom Teeth A Recent long-term study on wisdom teeth in young adults shows that keeping your 3rd year molars will raise the risk of developing bacterial infections throughout your body. Specailists give advice on why it's better to take them out.
[ Story by Sasha Wever-Glen ]
Thursday, Oct 6 2005 8:04 PM

Co-Founder of Asian American Studies Department to Retire After 38 years of teaching at SF State, Asian American Studies and English Professor Jeffery Paul Chan is retiring. He was one of the cofounders of the Asian American Studies department, the first Asian American Studies chair, and one of the campuses first strikers.
[ Story by Deutcha Wenger ]
Thursday, Sep 29 2005 8:04 PM

Fundraising Specialist to Organize Infastructure of SF State Donna Blakemore is a highly experienced fundraising professional who hopes to sophisticate our fundraising program and has started to settle in as this is only her third week, but has already jump-started some projects.
[ Story by Sasha Wever-Glen ]
Thursday, Sep 29 2005 7:14 PM

Task Force Recommends Retiring JEPET Test Students sick of the JEPET might be relieved that SF State may get rid of the test, but only until they hear that additional English courses may be required.
[ Story by James Woodard ]
Thursday, Sep 29 2005 7:10 PM

CSU Budget Increase to Benefit Freshmen More than one hundred million dollars was added to the California State University budget this summer and the biggest beneficiaries at SF State won’t be those on the brink of a lengthy graduation ceremony.
[ Story by Rodrigo Zavala ]
Thursday, Sep 29 2005 6:31 PM

From SF State to the Moon She’ll embark on a U.S. space shuttle with rocket boosters that will provide seven million tons of thrust. Two-and-a-half minutes into the flight, the shuttle’s three main engines, with a large fuel tank full of liquid oxygen and nitrogen, will take over. She'll be propelled further into space, going 17,500 miles per hour.
[ Story by Rodrigo Zavala ]
Wednesday, Sep 28 2005 5:24 PM

Time to Fling Thongs? SF State’s overcast skies never stop them. Neither does the rain. And it looks like experts advice won’t either.
[ Story by Kristine Salamanca ]
Thursday, Sep 22 2005 7:09 PM

Education first. Fashion second. Tommy Hilfiger did it. So did Vera Wang. But becoming a designer takes more than just an eye for fashion. Drive, determination and versatility are essential to break into this industry, according to Dr. Connie Ulasewicz, assistant professor of the...
[ Story by Kristine Salamanca ]
Thursday, Sep 22 2005 6:50 PM

Broadcasting Beginner Gives Voice to Teens Dennis Penate’s path to success might have been different if Youth Radio’s scout never showed up at his high school. With a chance to learn about becoming a radio host, he decided to get involved with them.
[ Story by Kristine Salamanca ]
Thursday, Sep 15 2005 7:37 PM

On-Campus Designated Smoking Areas Ignored Lighters and matches are still firing up cigarettes all over campus despite SF State's no smoking policy – but not to worry – “the lollipops are coming.”
[ Story by Rodrigo Zavala ]
Thursday, Sep 15 2005 1:51 PM

Best Part of Waking Up is Antioxidants in Your Cup On top of providing the needed energy boost to start the day, coffee is also the leading source of antioxidants in the American diet, according to a study done by researchers at the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
[ Story by Kristine Salamanca ]
Thursday, Sep 8 2005 8:07 PM

New Sex Offender Bill Introduced Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is attempting to give California one of the toughest sex offender laws in the country by purposing the Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Act.
[ Story by Deutcha Wenger ]
Thursday, Sep 1 2005 8:54 PM

Students Sue Over Protest Punishment Seven months after the fracas between anti-war protestors and military recruiters little seems resolved. Student organizers are suing SF State for violating their Firt Amendment rights.
[ Story by James Woodard ]
Thursday, Sep 1 2005 8:21 PM