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ASI Approves Project Connect The Project Connect Recruitment and Retention Resource Center is the first full-time program ASI has implemented in over a decade.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Thursday, Dec 1 2005 8:51 PM

Examining ASI's Programs All of ASI's programs are funded by the $42 fee students pay every semester for the 19-seat student-elected board to represent them. With a budget of close to $3 million, almost a third of that, $817,541, is budgeted on programs this year. Here's how those six programs are doing.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Thursday, Dec 1 2005 6:47 PM

Committee to be Formed to Manage Sports Referendum Last May, students approved a tuition increase of $36 over the next five years to keep athletics at SF State. With the initial increase of $17, effective this fall, students have assumed sole financial responsibility of the athletic department.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Friday, Nov 18 2005 5:34 PM

New Finance Policy for Student Organizations On Nov. 8, Associated Students Inc. (ASI) approved a revised finance policy which is scheduled to take effect in August.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Saturday, Nov 12 2005 11:23 AM

Conflict within ASI Associated Students Inc. (ASI) has brought in a conflict resolution expert to help them resolve some of their personal problems after months of squabbling.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Thursday, Nov 3 2005 8:52 PM

Mayor Outlines Future of San Francisco From SF State Mayor Gavin Newsom introduced his plan for universal health care, programs to better education and a new science and technology academy in his annual State of the City address on Wednesday at SF State.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Friday, Oct 28 2005 10:14 AM

American Obesity Rate Rising One hundred and nineteen million, or 64.5 percent, of American adults are overweight or obese. For Hispanics and African Americans, the rate is even higher. In 2008, a projected 73 percent of American adults will be overweight or obese. These staggering statistics are part of a 2005 report called “F as in Fat” released by Trust for America’s Health, a non-profit organization working on disease prevention as a national priority.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Thursday, Oct 13 2005 4:43 PM

Cesar Chavez Student Center Celebrates 30th Anniversary tudents danced, pixie performers twirled fire batons and Dolores Huerta spoke of organizing for a greater good at the thirtieth anniversary celebration of the Cesar Chavez Student Center Friday night.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Wednesday, Oct 12 2005 9:17 PM

Cesar Chavez Student Center Celebrates 30th Anniversary Students danced, pixie performers twirled fire batons and Dolores Huerta spoke of organizing for a greater good at the thirtieth anniversary celebration of the Cesar Chavez Student Center Friday night.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Saturday, Oct 8 2005 7:52 AM

Abella Proven Innocent David Abella, the previous Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) president is off the hook for the $1,250 he spent last semester without board authorization.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Thursday, Oct 6 2005 4:01 PM

Conflict between president and Staff Brings Up No Resolution or Policy Associated Student Inc. (ASI) has voted not to suspend Horace Montgomery, leadership development coordinator, after an August 24 shoving and shouting match with President Chris Jackson. The vote was seven to three with five abstaining.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Monday, Oct 3 2005 8:02 AM

New Faces and New Standards in SFSU Student Government Associated Students Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors are addressing ethics issues brought up by the previous board, outreaching to students who don’t know what ASI is, and putting together a new program which, in part, is designed to help students graduate faster.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Tuesday, Aug 23 2005 3:52 PM

Fall 2005 Preview: Who Can Relax and Who Gets the Axe The reality of budget cuts hit SF State again this semester, when a number of the university's programs were considered for discontinuance. [X]press compiled a list, updating the status of several programs.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Tuesday, May 24 2005 7:12 PM

Power Rests in Service Says New ASI President For Chris Jackson, being the student government president of a campus with over 28,000 students is a good start. He hopes to become the mayor of San Francisco one day.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Thursday, May 5 2005 11:02 AM

ASI Inaugurates 2005-2006 Board of Directors Associated Students Inc. inaugurated its new board of directors in a ceremony held in Jack Adams Hall on Monday night. In front of more than 100 family, friends and colleagues, the new board took their oath of office.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Wednesday, May 4 2005 3:41 PM

ASI Board Could End On Contentious Note A feeling of mistrust between several staff members and some Associated Student Inc. (ASI) board members has created an unusual amount of tension during the past year.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun and Nick Colberg ]
Wednesday, Apr 20 2005 5:56 PM

SF State Students Celebrate Pontiff's Legacy While the Vatican prepares to elect a new pope and grieve for an old one, here at SF State, the Newman Club, a catholic campus ministry, organized a concert at Malcolm X Plaza on April 4 to remember the pope and sing songs of spirituality.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Thursday, Apr 7 2005 10:21 AM

Jackson Wins ASI Presidency After weeks of intense campaigning and debates on whether to save this campus' sports program, voters made history at the recent Associate Students Inc. elections.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun and Shannon Webster-White ]
Wednesday, Mar 30 2005 5:55 PM

Sports Referendum Passes in Landslide Despite being known as a commuter school with questionable school spirit, SF State students still want sports and are willing to pay more money to keep the Gators alive.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun and Shannon Webster-White ]
Wednesday, Mar 30 2005 5:07 PM

California Studies Saved For Now The California studies program at SF State was officially saved from termination after the Academic Senate voted unanimously on March 30 to withdraw a proposal to discontinue the program.
[ Story by Lachlan Maclean ]
Wednesday, Mar 30 2005 5:25 AM

SF State Athletic Referendum Approved, New ASI Officers Elected SF State students voted to approve the athletics referendum, which will gradually increase fees by $35 over the next six years. The count, though unofficial until accepted by the university, was 933 to 4,291, according to Katherine Day, referendum supervisor.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun and Shannon Webster-White ]
Wednesday, Mar 23 2005 5:00 PM

Obituary: Michael Gregory 1929-2005 NEXA founder and long time professor died in his home on Feb 22.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Thursday, Mar 17 2005 5:12 PM

Students Rally in Support of Athletics Referendum Associated Students Inc. organized a rally on Monday to promote Homecoming on March 4 and to raise awareness of the upcoming referendum where students will vote on whether to save athletics at SF State.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Tuesday, Mar 1 2005 12:18 PM

California Studies Saved After Proposal for Discontinuance California Studies may be saved from discontinuance after dean and director comes to an agreement.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Thursday, Feb 24 2005 11:49 PM

Corrigan Cuts NEXA Program SF State's NEXA program is scheduled to be cut after Spring semester.
[ Story by Samphors Chhun ]
Thursday, Feb 17 2005 12:34 PM