At a glance: news briefs
Edwards withdraws presidential bid Making the announcement from New Orleans, where he launched his campaign, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards withdrew his candidacy from...
[ ]
Thursday, Jan 31 2008 9:58 AM
![Golden Gate [X]Press](../img/xpress.gif)
TEXT LINK
SEARCH
Your search for by Sean Maher has returned 25 result(s):
Building at 700 Font sold to private developers
The Board of Education approved a contingency bid of $20.1 million to sell the building at 700 Font Boulevard to private land developers Tuesday. The...
[ ]
Thursday, Nov 22 2007 1:02 PM
[ ]
Thursday, Nov 22 2007 1:02 PM
Military draft not on horizon
As a major source of U.S. Army recruits dwindles and the president begins pushing the potential threat of “World War III,” fears of a new...
[ ]
Thursday, Oct 25 2007 6:58 PM
[ ]
Thursday, Oct 25 2007 6:58 PM
Corrigan hushes union
Faculty union members on campus expressed frustration and disappointment Monday after they were excluded from speaking at what they called the largest faculty meeting of...
[ ]
Wednesday, Aug 29 2007 10:29 PM
Faculty union members on campus expressed frustration and disappointment Monday after they were excluded from speaking at what they called the largest faculty meeting of... [ ]
Wednesday, Aug 29 2007 10:29 PM
Convocation highlights
President Corrigan’s address to the Convocation covered several topics relevant to the SF State campus. Highlighted subjects from the speech include: New salary schedules based...
[ ]
Wednesday, Aug 29 2007 10:23 PM
[ ]
Wednesday, Aug 29 2007 10:23 PM
Born-agains back again
A campus sight familiar to longtime SF State students resurfaced Tuesday afternoon when born-again Christians began shouting at students on the quad, calling them sinners...
[ ]
Wednesday, Aug 29 2007 10:16 PM
A campus sight familiar to longtime SF State students resurfaced Tuesday afternoon when born-again Christians began shouting at students on the quad, calling them sinners... [ ]
Wednesday, Aug 29 2007 10:16 PM
Student Composers Make The Most Of Minimalism
Last Wednesday fewer than 40 people attended what one professor called the most important concert he’d seen in his five years at SF State.
[ ]
Friday, Apr 27 2007 2:42 PM
[ ]
Friday, Apr 27 2007 2:42 PM
Nightlife: Collar Poppin' And Bar Hoppin' In The Marina
I’ll be honest about this up front: I hate the Marina. I like drinking in dives, around people who don’t give a damn how I look or how they look. I like drinking to relax, to let my hair down and my belly out. And most times I’ve been dragged out to the Marina, it has looked like everybody was sucking it in.
[ ]
Monday, Apr 23 2007 7:09 PM
[ ]
Monday, Apr 23 2007 7:09 PM
ImprovisAsians! Bring Tunes Back Home
Jazz traditions from around the world came to SF State last week, bringing cow bones, tubas and huge taiko drums with them. Renowned saxophonist Francis Wong was kicking off a celebration of 20 years of his work in musical community...
[ ]
Saturday, Apr 21 2007 12:01 PM
[ ]
Saturday, Apr 21 2007 12:01 PM
Aquarium Celebrates Earthday in Advance
Although it was raining downtown on Saturday, families that braved the wet weather filled the California Academy of Science's temporary Howard St. aquarium to about half-capacity while freely exploring the usual exhibits and special Earth Day booths at their own pace.
[ ]
Sunday, Apr 15 2007 10:45 PM
[ ]
Sunday, Apr 15 2007 10:45 PM
Local Actor Twists His Body, Face and Accent to Bring Nigerian Voices to SF
San Francisco actor and journalist Dan Hoyle spent 10 months in 2005 traveling the fiery landscape of Nigeria, meeting warlords, prostitutes, ambassadors, Scots and snipers. He has brought those people to the stage in the form of “Tings Dey Happen".
[ ]
Sunday, Apr 1 2007 2:58 PM
San Francisco actor and journalist Dan Hoyle spent 10 months in 2005 traveling the fiery landscape of Nigeria, meeting warlords, prostitutes, ambassadors, Scots and snipers. He has brought those people to the stage in the form of “Tings Dey Happen". [ ]
Sunday, Apr 1 2007 2:58 PM
Report Breaks CSU, CFA Barriers
After one of California's largest college faculty unions upped the stakes by declaring a massive and imminent strike last week, their negotiations with the Cal State administration may have found a way back on track with a new report released Sunday.
[ ]
Friday, Mar 30 2007 12:23 PM
[ ]
Friday, Mar 30 2007 12:23 PM
Politics and Partying at St. Pat's Parade
In the oldest and largest Saint Patrick's Day parade west of the Mississippi, amidst the camera flashes and "Kiss me, I'm Irish" t-shirts, a subtext of protest and political disharmony wove through the event, revealing a more comprehensive presence of Irish culture and history.
[ ]
Sunday, Mar 18 2007 12:39 PM
[ ]
Sunday, Mar 18 2007 12:39 PM
Artist Finds the Ghost in the Machine
He has built props for Francis Ford Coppola, danced in a ballet, played with the San Francisco real estate business and become a performance fixture at the annual Burning Man festival. But now, Marque Cornblatt is pushing us all to stare technology in the eyes and find something human.
[ ]
Friday, Mar 16 2007 2:37 PM
He has built props for Francis Ford Coppola, danced in a ballet, played with the San Francisco real estate business and become a performance fixture at the annual Burning Man festival. But now, Marque Cornblatt is pushing us all to stare technology in the eyes and find something human. [ ]
Friday, Mar 16 2007 2:37 PM
Shedding Light on Chinatown's Ghostly Shadows
Murder mysteries and lost voices abound in its narrow nighttime alleys, but the strongest features of America's oldest Chinatown are the ghosts of its history, exposed in a one-woman tour now running in San Francisco.
[ ]
Monday, Mar 12 2007 5:40 PM
Murder mysteries and lost voices abound in its narrow nighttime alleys, but the strongest features of America's oldest Chinatown are the ghosts of its history, exposed in a one-woman tour now running in San Francisco. [ ]
Monday, Mar 12 2007 5:40 PM
Top Women Headline Hospitality Job Fair
About half of SF State's hospitality management students turned out Wednesday for eight hours of handshakes, career networking, and a rallying cry from high-ranking professional women to take the hotel industry by storm.
[ ]
Wednesday, Mar 7 2007 6:52 PM
About half of SF State's hospitality management students turned out Wednesday for eight hours of handshakes, career networking, and a rallying cry from high-ranking professional women to take the hotel industry by storm. [ ]
Wednesday, Mar 7 2007 6:52 PM
Activists Protest Immigration Raids
A week of San Francisco immigration protests culminated Friday when a crowd of protestors marched outside the Federal Building and shouted their support to 17 demonstrators who were being arrested outside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office.
[ ]
Sunday, Mar 4 2007 8:44 PM
[ ]
Sunday, Mar 4 2007 8:44 PM
Thousands drawn by artists, Hollywood
Superheroes, fringe artists, Hollywood stars, pin-up girls and storm troopers all came together over the weekend for a teeming cultural stew at this year’s WonderCon convention.
[ ]
Sunday, Mar 4 2007 4:09 PM
[ ]
Sunday, Mar 4 2007 4:09 PM
Faculty to Vote on Strike
The largest higher-education strike in the history of the United States may become possible when the 23,000 members of the California Faculty Association vote in March whether to allow their Board of Directors to call a strike, according to CFA President John Travis.
[ ]
Friday, Feb 23 2007 5:40 PM
[ ]
Friday, Feb 23 2007 5:40 PM
Ethel Goes Beyond Chamber
An ongoing effort to bring chamber music to new audiences took unique form in SF State’s McKenna Theater when the quartet Ethel took the stage, stomping their feet and shredding their bows throughout an inventive and high-energy performance.
[ ]
Friday, Feb 23 2007 1:05 PM
[ ]
Friday, Feb 23 2007 1:05 PM
BECA Speaks Up
A graduating class too large to host its ceremonies on the SF State campus may find itself without school funding for an off-campus option when the students are ready to cross the stage in May.
[ ]
Friday, Feb 16 2007 9:01 PM
[ ]
Friday, Feb 16 2007 9:01 PM
Newsom Scandal Not Reality Television
Newsom’s political opponents are deliriously excited, his supporters shocked and dismayed and the people of San Francisco, with help from the local press, are eating up the drama with all the vigor and attention they give reality television.
[ ]
Sunday, Feb 4 2007 4:10 PM
[ ]
Sunday, Feb 4 2007 4:10 PM
Indy Rocker Sells Out Bimbo's in North Beach
With no announcement, speech or spotlight, indie-rocker M. Ward bolted onto a darkened stage and launched into an unadorned but enthusiastic set last Saturday night, before a sold-out house at Bimbo's 365 Club.
[ ]
Sunday, Feb 4 2007 1:57 PM
[ ]
Sunday, Feb 4 2007 1:57 PM
Artists Dump Convention
At a reception last Friday and Saturday, two artists presented their work after a four-month residency with SF Recycling and Disposal, Inc.
[ ]
Thursday, Feb 1 2007 6:21 PM
At a reception last Friday and Saturday, two artists presented their work after a four-month residency with SF Recycling and Disposal, Inc. [ ]
Thursday, Feb 1 2007 6:21 PM
A Night at the Circus
The whole “urban circus” theme didn’t really kick into full swing until the dancer on stilts started working up the crowd.
[ ]
Thursday, Jan 25 2007 5:39 PM
[ ]
Thursday, Jan 25 2007 5:39 PM