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The Xbox 360 Maybe Microsoft has been collaborating with MTV to “pimp my Xbox,” because the newly released Xbox 360 has definitely been “tricked out.” The Xbox 360 literally has a little something for everyone. Video games that cater mostly to children and teens are like ancient history. The new Xbox 360 has a preinstalled media center that allows the user to gain access to digital music, live TV, photo albums, and movies on demand. The audio is crisp and clear, and the graphics will almost make you feel like you’re watching real TV.
[ Story by Yamina Washington ]
Monday, Nov 21 2005 4:24 PM

Who Ya Gonna Call? The Geek Squad is a 24 hour computer support task force. In civilian terms, it’s a company that fixes computers anytime and any place.
[ Story by Melissa Zehringer ]
Monday, Nov 21 2005 5:24 AM

T'Shaka Tales The SF State Strike was the first of its kind, bringing the first Black Studies Department ever known to any four-year college, followed by an Ethnic Studies department. The strike also paved the way for other four-year universities across the U.S. to start up black studies departments on their campuses.
[ Story by Yamina Washington ]
Tuesday, Oct 25 2005 10:31 PM

Blending Families Sophia and her 16-month-old sister Fiona are a part of an upward mobile trend among thousands of domestic partners and married couples in the United States who are looking to adopt a child. Jeanne-Marie Hughes and her husband Alex Hosmer, a Caucasian couple from San Francisco were eager to start a family after numerous failed attempts at natural birth so they adopted both girls from China. Over the last ten years, more and more couples have been considering international adoption over local county and private adoptions, increasing the rate of international children being raised in America as Americans by nearly 58 percent.
[ Story by Yamina Washington ]
Monday, Oct 24 2005 2:16 AM

Bayonics Breakin' the Rules The funk-a-licious bay area based group, the Bayonics, is making quite a local buzz for themselves, and with an eclectic sound and nine members of diverse backgrounds, this group is bound to serve up a little something for almost everyone.
[ Story by Yamina Washington ]
Thursday, May 19 2005 4:47 PM

Green Screen Hits SF SF State's International Center for the Arts is presenting the Green Screen Environmental Film Festival, which is a featured program of the United Nations World Environment Day 2005 scheduled to take place June 1-5 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.
[ Story by Yamina Washington ]
Thursday, May 19 2005 2:02 PM

"Crash" exposes intolerance in America But the new highly anticipated up-and-coming film “Crash” by director and writer of Million Dollar Baby, Paul Haggis, will be shaking those dust filled rugs out and slapping them hard against the wall, to expose issues and topics that affect us all.
[ Story by Yamina Washington ]
Wednesday, May 4 2005 1:21 PM

Young Music Label Appeals to Minority With an unyielding passion for music, Del Bene, 24, decided in the beginning of January 2004 to launch his own independent music label titled, “Loud Minority Music,” a name that he says represents the fact that he’s not trying to appeal to the majority which makes the label a minority.
[ Story by Yamina Washington ]
Monday, Apr 18 2005 10:01 PM

Students Put On Free Concert Students in the SF State College of Extended Learning Music and Recording Industry program are putting on a free music show at Slim’s featuring live performances by the rock bands Numic, A Burning Water, and Crackpot Theory on April 11 at 8 p.m.
[ Story by Yamina Washington ]
Monday, Apr 4 2005 10:05 PM

SFSU Symphony Harmonizing with Jazz Styling For the first time ever, the SFSU Symphony and some faculty from the music department got together to play jazz music in an afternoon recital entitled “SFSU Symphony plays Jazz.”
[ Story by Yamina Washington ]
Friday, Apr 1 2005 9:05 PM

Students doubt Idol Longivity “American Idol” is currently airing its fourth season and they keep on pumping out new pop stars. But there are mixed emotions about the show among students as SF State.
[ Story by Yamina Washington ]
Friday, Apr 1 2005 12:48 PM

Community Celebrates International Arts Center Opening Students, faculty, artists and art-lovers gathered Saturday at SF State’s fine arts gallery for the new International Center for the Arts inaugural event, entitled “To Cuba With Love.”
[ Story by Yamina Washington ]
Sunday, Mar 6 2005 11:19 AM

Art students Want More Than New Art Center An assortment of unpleasant emotions are brewing among many students in the art department since they found out about the recent $3 million endowment from SF State alumni George and Judy Marcus to fund the new International Art Center that’s scheduled to open the first week of March.
[ Story by Yamina Washington ]
Tuesday, Feb 22 2005 8:47 PM

Donation Brings International Art to Campus SF State will soon be getting a taste of various artistic flavors from around the world with the opening of the new International Center for the Arts, allowing art enthusiasts to experience the art, music, and documentary films from countries around the globe.
[ Story by Yamina Washington ]
Tuesday, Feb 15 2005 6:15 PM

SF State Grad Gets Oscar Nod As the old saying goes, “Three’s a charm,” which SFSU alumna and film star Annette Bening hopes is true. For the third time just weeks ago her name was released as one of the Academy Award nominees in the category of best actress in a leading role for her role in “Being Julia.”
[ Story by Yamina Washington ]
Thursday, Feb 10 2005 11:57 AM

Cuts May be "Deep and Narrow," Effects Widespread The $10.3 million CSU budget cuts are sparking fears of shrinking programs, lower standards in education, and matriculating at SF State under the seven-year plan....
[ Story by JOUR 300-02, Austin Long-Scott's Reporting Class ]
Tuesday, May 4 2004 11:55 AM

Bogged process fuels room rage A tangle of procedural, financial, and spatial issues may have contributed to a Village resident’s decision to fake a hate crime in order to get a room change.
[ Story by Deeann Mathews ]
Thursday, Nov 20 2003 12:59 PM