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Students pursue law enforcement
Hollywood may be obsessed with heroes and hostages, Segways and the slow-motion chase on foot, but the only thing based in reality in its recent mall-cop movies is the underlying desire many private security workers have to be police officers....
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Wednesday, Apr 22 2009 8:30 PM
Just let go of student loans
In the face of an economic recession showing no signs of weakening in the near future, a small collection of activist groups and think tanks has proposed a solution with real potential. The proposal has support from a specific segment...
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Spencer Morris
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Wednesday, Jan 28 2009 12:34 PM
Early registration comes late for second BA students
The SF State Registrar’s Office announced last week that students working on a second bachelor’s degree won’t be allowed to register for classes until after...
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Wednesday, Nov 12 2008 4:01 PM
Yes We Can: First-time voters see blue
SF State’s young resident students were out in force to cast their votes for Barack Obama on Tuesday, according to an exit poll conducted by...
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Wednesday, Nov 5 2008 9:24 PM
Students choose change
An [X]press voter poll of young residents shows Barack Obama taking SF State in a landslide and strong concerns over Propositions 4 and 8.
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Tuesday, Nov 4 2008 8:06 PM
If McCain dies, Palin will destroy America
Next Tuesday, voters will step into booths around the nation and decide the fate of the next four years of the United States. According to polls, almost one out of every two voters will select Sen. John McCain as the...
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Spencer Morris
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Tuesday, Oct 28 2008 2:33 AM
"The View" blazes frontier for hard news
It finally happened. News media reporters finally pinned down presidential candidate Sen. John McCain and asked him direct questions about issues. The issues that voters need to know in order to make an informed decision about who will command the...
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Thursday, Sep 18 2008 9:48 AM
Business books break bank; Humanities holds bargains
Most of the chatter in the SFSU Bookstore in the days before classes began this semester had a common theme: textbook prices are ridiculously high....
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Tuesday, Aug 26 2008 4:01 PM
Feed your head: SF State reading recommendations
Alumni, faculty offer lighter readings that depart from the sometimes-burdensome reports, textbooks and case studies associated with academia.
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Thursday, May 15 2008 3:50 PM
Stafford loan limits may rise
Student loan sector latest victim of struggling economy, prompting House and Senate leaders to pass bill allowing the federal government to buy up loans from cash-strapped lenders.
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Thursday, May 8 2008 1:26 PM
Non-apparent disabilities pose challenges to access
In spring 2007, Rachel Bierach’s plan was to finish a bachelor’s degree in music from SF State. When she collapsed from an acute asthma attack...
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Thursday, May 8 2008 1:07 PM
Policy pushes long-time seniors to graduate
SF State and California State University administrators are trying to nudge a small group of seniors out of the nest. “We don’t want to just...
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Thursday, May 1 2008 2:01 PM
Prison system drains our already thin resources
This year, California is in the full throes of a budgetary meltdown and because of this, the state is going to have a hard time funding the more than $8 billion annual price tag to support its prison system and...
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Thursday, Apr 24 2008 1:16 PM
Legacy of Va. Tech boost campus security
It’s been one year since a single armed student murdered 32 people and injured 25 more at Virginia Tech in the nation’s deadliest campus shooting....
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Thursday, Apr 17 2008 1:11 PM
University police stage shooting scenario
As part of emergency preparedness week, university police took over the Student Services building for an hour on Wednesday to stage its first-ever drill for...
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Wednesday, Apr 9 2008 8:51 AM
ASI finalizes election results
The Associated Students, Inc. finalized its election results today with Natalie Franklin capturing 371 votes to win the position of board president, beating out Anthony...
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Thursday, Apr 3 2008 12:54 PM
News at a glance: News briefs
Ann Coulter visits SF State? Conservative icon Ann Coulter at SF State? April fools, said College Republican President Trent Downes. Coulter, known for her fiery...
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Thursday, Apr 3 2008 12:38 PM
Armenta refuses to step down as ASI president
Current ASI president deemed ineligible to hold office, leading to contentious meetings and campus police intervention.
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Thursday, Mar 20 2008 2:17 PM
War's other casualty: Iraqi women's rights
It takes all 31 days of March to celebrate national women’s history here in the United States. The rest of the world, however, tends to wrap up their annual, female-centered festivities in one day—International Women’s Day on March 8. This...
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Thursday, Mar 20 2008 2:01 PM
Dearth of candidates running in upcoming student election
Lack of candidates leaves eight seats vacant on student governing board while remaining positions to go uncontested.
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Thursday, Mar 13 2008 10:38 AM
Students cry 'no cuts, no fees'
“This is a crisis time. There is an emergency," said Larry Salomon of the ethnic studies department, one of the several lecturers who could be in danger of losing his job.
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Mani Dashtizadeh
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Thursday, Mar 6 2008 3:25 PM
Faculty braces for proposed budget cuts
State crisis may force CSU to deny up to 10,000 students; Drastic cuts to classes feared.
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Sarah Morris
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Thursday, Mar 6 2008 3:14 PM
Political activist wants to end prison system
Renowned activist Angela Davis says prison draws resources away from services like healthcare, housing and education, all of which could prevent incarceration.
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Monday, Mar 3 2008 12:48 PM
SF State professor researches breast cancer
Even though breast cancer is the most common form of the disease to afflict American women, when diagnoses were handed down to Grace Yoo’s friends,...
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Thursday, Feb 21 2008 9:45 AM
ASI approves funding request for PACE
If you haven’t heard of the SF State student organization Orange Band, don't worry--neither had Associated Students Vice President of External Affairs, Abtin Forghani. “We...
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Wednesday, Feb 20 2008 6:54 PM
Recession signs hit Bay Area as tax rebate is signed
While signs of an economic recession seem to be appearing across the nation, the jury is still out on whether San Francisco Bay Area residents...
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Thursday, Feb 14 2008 12:24 PM
Images of SF State’s tumultuous past fade
In the winter of 1968, SF State was a battleground. The firing of a staff member active with the Black Panther Party ignited student unrest, then a strike, then violent clashes with police. Thousands of students participated in rallies and...
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Thursday, Feb 14 2008 10:31 AM
Congressman Tom Lantos, 80, dies
Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo), the Congressional Human Rights Caucus co-founder and only Holocaust survivor ever elected to the United States Congress, died Monday morning...
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Monday, Feb 11 2008 12:27 PM
Students Share the Importance of Hair
In a country that collectively supports a hair care industry worth $8 billion in annual sales, hair is serious business. Public response to Spears' actions seemed to highlight the consequences of forsaking creme rinse and the feminine ideal.
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Saturday, Mar 3 2007 10:13 PM
Study Finds Men Should Ditch Cologne, Go with Own Stank
Researchers at UC Berkeley experimented on a group of 21 women between the ages of 19 and 26 and found that heterosexual female subjects who sniffed a steroidal compound isolated from men’s sweat experienced elevated hormone levels and reported sexual arousal and improved mood.
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Thursday, Feb 22 2007 1:23 PM
New Meditation Clinic Offered by Student Health Service
Student Health Services has a new offering for the frazzled SF State student.
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Thursday, Feb 8 2007 2:04 PM
FDA Approves New Birth Control Pill for Acne
The Yaz birth control pill by Berlex Laboratories is the newest oral contraceptive to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of acne.
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Thursday, Feb 1 2007 8:03 PM
Detection Tool Returns to Catch Plagiarism
SF State faculty and students will once again have access to a tool to help them identify plagiarized work.
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Tuesday, Jan 30 2007 3:28 PM
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