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Hundreds of Students Protest Fee Increases About 500 SF State students walked out of classes today to protest a fee increase for the upcoming school year. Last month, the California Board of Trustees voted to increase CSU fees by 10 percent for the 2007-2008 school year.
[ Story by Kari Christensen ]
Thursday, Apr 26 2007 4:52 PM

Tragedy at VT, Killing spree leaves 33 dead The worst shooting in modern U.S. history took place over the course of several hours Monday morning on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va.
[ Story by Tim Henry ]
Wednesday, Apr 18 2007 6:39 PM

"Shit just got real" In the film “Hot Fuzz” by-the-book supercop Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is sent from London to the sleepy village of Samford because he’s too good of a cop. He’s partnered with the affable Danny Butterman (Nick Frost), who is itching...
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Sunday, Apr 15 2007 8:07 PM

Flag-Stomping Rabble Rousers Found Not Guilty The SF State College Republicans will not face sanctions for allegedly breaking the student code of conduct when they stepped on homemade flags with the Arabic symbol for Allah. The Student Organization Hearing Panel, or SOHP, unanimously ruled Friday that there were no grounds to punish the club for "inciting violence and of actions of incivility" for its members' actions during an anti-terrorism rally Oct. 17, 2006.
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Wednesday, Mar 21 2007 11:00 AM

SF State Says Goodbye to Professor Simpson Professor Dwight James Simpson Ph.D., 85, died Dec. 22 after a brief illness. The international relations professor had been teaching at SF State since 1968...
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Thursday, Jan 25 2007 4:51 PM

Going on the Pill Men may soon enjoy orgasms without making a mess or getting a woman pregnant. According to a report by NBC's Dawn Friesen, researchers at King's...
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Sunday, Dec 10 2006 10:38 PM

CFA Negotiations Drag On The latest contract negotiation meeting between the California State University and the California Faculty Association ended as the CFA requested more time to review the...
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Tuesday, Nov 28 2006 6:24 PM

CSU Meeting Interrupted By Protestors� Chants The blazing Southern California sun was not the only thing heating up the Nov. 15 California State University Board of Trustees meeting in Long Beach. Over 1,200 CSU faculty and students raised hell to confront policy makers about their various grievances.
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Wednesday, Nov 15 2006 6:58 PM

Learning by the Sword Give Karin Skoog a sword and she�ll be happy. The 18-year-old is working hard to make thrusting, parrying and intricate footwork a part of life...
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Monday, Nov 13 2006 8:10 PM

Students Looking For 'Second Life' In the real world, Edward Hall is a 29-year-old student studying for his electrician certification. But in the world of Second Life, he is LoneWolf...
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Monday, Nov 13 2006 6:55 PM

Women More Likely To Lend Helping Hand While many college students filled their Sunday with shopping or football, seven female members of SF State�s Newman Club, a Catholic campus ministry, spent a...
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Wednesday, Nov 8 2006 7:21 PM

Proposition 86 Goes Up in Smoke As Proposition 86 went up in smoke, reactions at SF State varied. The rejection of the initiative, which would have raised cigarette taxes $2.60 a...
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Wednesday, Nov 8 2006 9:42 AM

Smokers Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief As Proposition 86 went up in smoke, reaction at SF State varied. The rejection of the initiative, which would have raised cigarette taxes by $2.60 a pack to fund health services, was a good thing for 27-year-old Maia Youngbrandt.
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Wednesday, Nov 8 2006 9:42 AM

'Death of a President' Dies a Slow Death In a political climate where a 14-year-old girl gets a stern talking-to by the Secret Service for posting �Kill Bush� on her Myspace.com Web page, it would seem inconceivable that a movie showing the 42nd president getting blasted would see...
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Wednesday, Nov 1 2006 8:10 PM

Instructor Says Learning Arabic May Ease Political Tensions When the United States was preparing for war in Iraq in 2002, Saddam Hussein spoke Arabic in his video denials to having weapons of mass destruction. The translator played a major role in those videos, being seen as not credible in the United States, SF State lecturer Rev. Rick Van De Water said.
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Wednesday, Oct 18 2006 7:41 PM

Microsoft Discusses New Skills for Tech Industry As technology advances, the scientific fields will be facing a �data avalanche� that the Internet will have a large role in dealing with, Jim Gray said in a recent on-campus presentation in front of a mix of graduate students and faculty.
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Friday, Oct 6 2006 8:29 PM

Sufism Group Clears Minds on Campus The candles flickered in the dim room and soft music gently wafted through the air as the Tamarkoz leader Dr. Jilla Benham told the class to inhale deeply while raising their right arm. Sitting cross-legged and with closed eyes, the Sufi students were then told to exhale while lowering their arm and to focus on the magnetic energy radiating from their palm.
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Tuesday, Oct 3 2006 10:18 AM

Man Shot at House Party Near SF State A man was killed by gunfire near SF State early Saturday morning after shots were fired at a house party.
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Monday, Sep 18 2006 3:50 PM

Freeload Press Offers Low-Cost Textbooks With the prices of textbooks being an issue for many students, a Minnesota-based company may have a solution: free digital textbooks with advertisements. While many...
[ Story by Marin Perez ]
Thursday, Sep 14 2006 5:47 PM

Students Take on Saigon, The Musical Two SF State students majoring in theatre will be performing in Broadway by the Bay�s production of the popular musical �Miss Saigon,� which opens at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center Sept. 22.
[ Story by Steven Ayala ]
Thursday, Sep 7 2006 6:21 PM

Outdoor Track Season Slowed by Rain The women�s track and field team are on their 4th coach in five years. Their team consists of many younger and inexperienced athletes. Through it all, they continue to strive and work their hardest despite the unpredictable weather and lack of funds.
[ Story by Colleen N. DiSalvi ]
Saturday, Mar 25 2006 6:14 PM