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Sorority teeters, totters to raise awareness Dense fog and a bitter November chill couldn’t keep the sisters of the Alpha Phi Eta Theta sorority off their seesaw. To raise money and spread awareness about heart disease, the women teeter-tottred for 12 consecutive hours Wednesday during their...
[ Story by Kyveli Diener ]
Thursday, Nov 15 2007 9:43 AM

Ay Babae! “In general, Filipino men always feel dominant,” says SF State student Cherryl Llamas, who believes it’s very typical in the Filipino culture to have some degree of violence. She also believes Filipinas continue to be in domestically abusive relationships due to their upbringing. “Usually, they don’t have a father figure and they see their parents’ relationship and they think that’s the way their boyfriend should act – the trend basically gets misconcepted generally from their family values and ethics.”
[ Story by Tuongvi Tran ]
Tuesday, Nov 6 2007 12:19 PM

One Giant Leap for Mankind Between cheesy Lifetime Television dramas and sensationalized news coverage, it’s easy to become desensitized to the issue of domestic violence, but a look at the numbers is a harsh reminder that it is a common and pressing issue for women. A 1998 survey by The Commonwealth Fund found that one in three American women report being “physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives.”
[ Story by Roxanne Webber ]
Tuesday, Nov 6 2007 12:10 PM

PEZtacular! In March of 2007, Gary Doss was awarded a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the biggest Pez dispenser ever made. It's now on display at his Burlingame museum.
[ Story by Anna Karlsson ]
Thursday, Sep 20 2007 11:21 PM

Baking Bridges “This is the boss,” Cristina Besher jokes, introducing her baking assistant Erin Struss, who cuts through espresso-cardamom shortbread dough with a contraption that resembles six pizza cutters stuck together. Besher smiles quickly and turns to grab a box of soy...
[ Story by Roxanne Webber ]
Wednesday, Sep 19 2007 7:50 AM

Cinema collective takes off under new leadership As sparks fly and lights fall from above, a spaceship plummets into the isolating voids of the universe, malfunctioning in a large rumble and flooding its cockpit with a layer of hazy, gray smoke as a female pilot turns and...
[ Story by Allison Baca ]
Thursday, Sep 6 2007 2:12 PM

Taking on tradition: Students perform Asian Theater Two SF State classes, Asian Acting for Western Actors and the Asian Theatre Workshop, will come together this weekend to present the hour and a half long “Beijing Opera and Suzuki Acting Recital” in The Little Theatre.
[ Story by Holly Bun ]
Tuesday, May 8 2007 12:20 PM

A Mechanical Life Musee Mecanique has been a San Francisco landmark since the 1960s. One of the largest privately owned collections of its kind, owner Dan Zelinsky talks about the collection of over 200 machines that he inherited from his father and the unique relationship he's formed with them.
[ Story by Logan Triglia and Lisette Poole ]
Friday, Apr 20 2007 1:31 AM

We've Got the Whole World in Our Stands Irene Tjoko goes to trade shows several times a year, but she described the first time she saw anything worth selling at the Bookstore that reminded her of her home in Indonesia. When Tjoko, the SFSU Bookstore’s gift and apparel buyer, browsed the Mega Conference trade show in Reno for items to sell on campus in late 2005, the World of Good, Inc. caught her eye. The Emeryville-based company sells handcrafted, environmentally friendly or recycled items using Fair Trade practices.
[ Story by Perry Shirley ]
Monday, Apr 16 2007 8:15 PM

Keefer for Congress Krissy Keefer represented the Green Party in last November's 2006 elections for Congress. Keefer ran against Nancy Pelosi with a colorful local campaign including a Halloween trolley ride and dance performances. Keefer's platform of concerns included impeaching President Bush and...
[ Story by Lisette Poole ]
Wednesday, Mar 14 2007 1:06 PM

Addicted to My Face Looking at the wide square mirror next to his bed in the morning, Victor, 20, thinks he looks better than he did yesterday. He is satisfied with the results of the Botox injections he had done a couple of weeks ago. Victor’s obsession with expensive skin therapy treatments, clothes, and make-up quickly puts him in a financial bind.
[ Story by Keisuke Shimizu ]
Sunday, Feb 11 2007 9:25 PM

Bringing Country Back The Saddle Rack, which is located in Fremont and has been open since April of 2003, is a nightclub that offers something other than the abundant number of clubs promoting only rock or hip hop nightlife.
[ Story by Lauren Martinelli ]
Sunday, Feb 11 2007 6:00 PM

Mayor's Affair Elicits Reactions Alex Tourk stepped down from his position as campaign manager to San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. His decision, acknowledged on Jan. 31, to resign came shortly after discovering his wife, Ruby Rippey-Tourk, had an affair with the Mayor more than a year ago. SF State students and faculty share their thoughts on Newsom's character and his future as the Mayor of San Francisco.
[ Story by Erika Estrada and Lisette Poole ]
Monday, Feb 5 2007 8:28 PM

Political Brew A group of SF State students want our school's coffee to say something about the entire campus. That's why they have started a campaign to ensure that every one of the coffee venues at SF State offers Fair Trade-certified coffee.
[ Story by Kendra Hartmann ]
Wednesday, Jan 31 2007 6:09 PM