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[X]Press Staff Editorial: Photojournalist deserves silence
Journalists have to decide every day which stories to report on -- we at the [X]Press staff included. As word spread of an SF State student being in the wrong place at the wrong time, we had to make our...
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May 20, 2009 8:28 PM |
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Signing off in style: Graduation advice to carry through life
The white walls glow softly in the early morning light, spilling over a small army of hands that blur as they move across keyboards, furiously banging out compositions on everything from the Faustian elements in literature to ethical business practices...
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Daniella Williams
May 20, 2009 4:33 PM |
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Heed the 4-year model: get out of school as soon as you can
Under normal circumstances, any student should be able to graduate in four years. Yes, some students also need to work full-time. Some have a mid-college career crisis and declare a new major. And some just want to party and enjoy...
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Kimberly Chua
May 20, 2009 4:31 PM |
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[X]press Editorial: U.S. foreign policy opens new doors
Journalist Roxana Saberi may be beautiful, but she is also a sign of hope. Hope that U.S. foreign policy has begun a transition into tangible progress, in contrast to a mess of tangled rants and ego wars. Saberi's release last...
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May 13, 2009 8:38 PM |
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Dolores Park more for community than kids
There is something poetic about the co-existence of hosting "Children's Day" and the hipster debauchery that is Dolores Park on a Sunday afternoon.
SFPD's recent attempt to end this mingling of worlds, by cracking down on "illicit adult activities"...
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Rigo Hernandez
May 13, 2009 8:37 PM |
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Saying goodbye after three long semesters
During the last three semesters, it has been my pleasure to provide you with the news of this wonderful campus. This week, my Golden Gate [X]press career comes to an end. For one semester, I provided you with photographs of...
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Ali Thanawalla
May 13, 2009 8:35 PM |
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[X]press Editorial: Media should know not to roll in muck with pigs
"Swine Flu" hit the US like a gunshot in the face. But like Bird Flu and SARS that came before it, the gunshot was a blank. But you couldn't tell that from the way the media swarmed around the news,...
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May 6, 2009 8:07 PM |
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Don't let senioritis trip you up on road to graduation
It's 8 a.m. on a Thursday, six weeks before the end of the spring semester, and my Raza studies paper is due in about seven hours. I sit in front of my laptop, trying to crank out the required eight...
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Marie Pauline Guiuan
May 6, 2009 8:03 PM |
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No rigor mortis for news
I am sick of hearing journalism is dying. I honestly believe it's not, and not just as a journalist. Without written news reporting, we would not have the market place of ideas so essential for democracy to function. People take...
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Sahar Shahidi
May 6, 2009 8:00 PM |
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[X]press Editorial; Critical mass needs a little constructive criticism of its own
Critical Mass, the San Francisco monthly bicycle ride celebrating bikes, freedom and flamboyancy, turned 16 last year. If the ride were a person, like any teen it could get its license, hop behind the wheel and thoughtlessly run down...
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April 29, 2009 7:33 PM |
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Use of private security a risky proposition in troubled times
The Oakland City Council recently voted to hire International Security Services Inc. to patrol the troubled East Oakland neighborhood. The firm is an armed private security firm based out of Torrance, Calif. Oakland's attempt to privatize security sets a dangerous...
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Rigoberto Hernandez
April 29, 2009 7:27 PM |
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Letter to the editor April 29
Whatever happened to investigative journalism? Nowadays, some writers focus on drama, controversial and highly political issues. The authors of US Weekly, National Enquirer, and Ok! Weekly write hilarious columns about Jamie Foxx making a snide remark about Miley Cyrus and...
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April 29, 2009 7:22 PM |
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[X]press Editorial: Police need to lose their good ol' boy attitudes
According to local media, at least seven of the 11 Oakland police officers who allegedly lied to obtain search warrants returned to duty April 14, 2009. The officers argued their cases before a hearing officer, in the preceding month, at...
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April 22, 2009 7:35 PM |
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Services need sense of pride
This week, temperatures in San Francisco hit the nineties. As in 90 degrees Fahrenheit. In San Francisco. In April! A perfect opportunity to leave classes and work, go to the beach and dabble your toes in the water. Maybe wade...
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Spencer Morris
April 22, 2009 7:33 PM |
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Save news with innovation
Most media analysts are dumbfounded when trying to conceive a business model for the struggling news industry. It's the same sad tale: declining ad revenues, fewer subscriptions, how to charge for online and those whipper-snappers with their blogs. No cure...
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Jorn Anderson
April 22, 2009 7:25 PM |
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[X]press Editorial: Muni service cuts unfair to students
SF State students have enough economic woes on their plate already. Tuition, housing, food and book costs are taking their toll on budgets, and increased transportation costs are the last thing we want, or need, to worry about. But the...
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April 15, 2009 6:52 PM |
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Keep yourself to yourself
I get the call about every other month. It's telling me there's been unusual activity on my credit card, it's being deactivated, and a new one will be arriving tomorrow. My entire family has been dealing with this problem for...
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Jack Turner
April 15, 2009 6:39 PM |
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Blackberries are downfall of ASI
Those damn Blackberries. How can members of ASI represent the student body, their constituency, if all they care about during a meeting is their social life? Try going to an ASI meeting. They are held every Wednesday afternoon in the...
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Erika Langdon
April 15, 2009 6:12 PM |
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[X]press Editorial: New photo policy warrants thought
Last week, President Obama reversed an 18-year policy banning journalists from photographing caskets of U.S. military servicemen killed in war zones. Why did the president allow pictures after so many years? Readers at SF State have a vested interest in...
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April 8, 2009 7:26 PM |
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When intellect went gay
Broadway is in a lot of trouble. Attendance is plummeting, shows are closing and the casualties are severe. I didn't even get to see "Legally Blonde" before it closed. While everyone is trying to figure out the root cause, I...
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Jack DeVries
April 8, 2009 7:25 PM |
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Two losing teams doubles the pain
Do you smell that? The sun warming perfectly manicured grass in the outfield. The freshly dampened infield dirt raked to perfection. Sweaty vendors scouring section after section, slinging hot dogs, roasted peanuts and mini pizzas. The beer and the unfortunate...
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Ian Kesseler
April 8, 2009 7:22 PM |
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Letter to the editor
RE: ["Still hope for ecstatic drugs, just don't trust today's stuff", Thursday March 9, 2009 by Taryn Harrington] Upon reading Taryn Harrington's opinion piece in the March 19 issue, I couldn't help but feel a sense of horror at the...
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April 1, 2009 7:59 PM |
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[X]press Editorial: Sex Ed: Even chastity has its risks
Although not a course requirement, sex is a topic that is pretty unavoidable in college. But, in this case, it was the trend of choosing not to hit the sheets that stirred controversy here at Xpress. Not long ago teen...
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April 1, 2009 7:57 PM |
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Even ecstasy needs to go natural
The drug that shaped a subculture is now burnt out like glow sticks and burning man. Ecstasy, like many in its class, fell into the wrong crowd and got cut with so many fillers it's essentially a $20 hit of...
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Taryn Harrington
March 22, 2009 10:42 PM |
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Theft is the reality we all need to face
In light of a recent spike in illegal incidents on and around the SF State campus, the editors feel compelled by a sense of duty to fulfill our watchdog obligation and offer an observation to everyone in our community. Your...
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March 22, 2009 10:41 PM |
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Free parking available but costs consideration
Regardless of motivation or necessity, many students, faculty and staff in this environmentally conscious city choose to drive cars to SF State. The inevitable parking issues could be partially resolved if those that parked near campus demonstrated a little courtesy...
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Christian Goepel
March 22, 2009 10:40 PM |
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St. Patrick's day is about... wait, are you even listening?
St. Patrick's Day has come again, and the drunks are out and about. It's green beers and shamrocks every which way you look. This isn't right. It's not what the holiday is supposed to be about. St. Patrick was the...
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March 11, 2009 6:38 PM |
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More to movie than shopping: learn to use paper not plastic
As I am sitting on my couch watching some random show on television, another commercial for the new film "Confessions of a Shopaholic" comes on. Images of Isla Fisher in her colorful outfits flash on the screen, and I wonder...
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Sahar Shahidi
March 9, 2009 11:05 AM |
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The best stimulus plan is hiding in our pants
SF State students are not having enough sex. And while the country is going bankrupt, the polar ice caps are melting and our reputation abroad is on the rocks, sex is what we, as students, need most. Think about it....
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David McClymonds
March 7, 2009 12:51 PM |
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Hunt for baseball's dopers lets real stories slip
I may be in the minority, but I don't care about the steroid issue that is plaguing baseball. I just don't care anymore. I'm beginning to wonder if I ever cared that players were using steroids. When I got the...
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Ali Thanawalla
March 2, 2009 11:43 AM |
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Witness to crime last hope for true justice
If you have been around the Daly City BART station recently, you will have noticed signs asking for witnesses to the shooting of Moises Frias Jr. So far, none have come forward. Frias, 21, was shot and killed near Daly...
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March 1, 2009 11:52 PM |
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Sweaty nude worse than a drunk public
In early February, the board of supervisors and the organizers for the Bay to Breakers declared a ban on booze, boobs and big-ass floats. Since the ensuing uproar the ban has been pulled back to allow floats to an extent,...
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Jack DeVries
March 1, 2009 6:27 PM |
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Legislators offer to CSU too little too late
As of last Friday, Feb 20, the state legislature finally granted CSU an actual, concrete budget with which administrators could dole out money to public schools in California. Chancellor Reed announced soon after Schwarzenegger signed the budget into law that...
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Spencer Morris
February 23, 2009 12:27 AM |
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Students asked to fight for climate environment in DC
We all know that global warming is a huge problem. But when I realized that we have just about a year to actually prevent catastrophic climate change, I knew I had to act. Fortunately, when I started looking into it,...
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Alberto Galindo
February 22, 2009 11:26 PM |
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Nothing to LOL about: texting-crazed zombies run amok
Why must some SF State students exhibit disrespectful text messaging habits around campus and in the classroom? Such behavior is particularly bothersome considering the technology's myriad communication benefits and surging popularity among students. Individuals in the 18-24 age group sent...
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Christian Goepel
February 20, 2009 10:57 PM |
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Seniors deserve space in classes
We all hate the budget cuts. We hate the fact that we can't get into the classes we need for our major. We hate the fact that some classes are only offered in the fall or in the spring. But...
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Tara Haghighi
February 13, 2009 5:12 PM |
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Black History is more than posters
Black History Month is something many of us remember from grade school days, when Martin Luther King Jr. smiled down at us from his laminated photo on the board. And for many of us, that frozen image is all that...
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February 11, 2009 7:59 PM |
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Iraq, not US, expelled the mercenaries
Iraqi officials announced in late January the democratically elected government would refuse Blackwater Worldwide a license to operate in the nation, effectively expelling the private security corporation from Iraq. Newspapers around the world described a rush in Washington D.C. to...
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Spencer Morris
February 11, 2009 12:16 AM |
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Love, finance: a balancing act
Like many girls, I was brought up to believe in the fairytale life. You know, the kind where Prince Charming comes driving up in the white designer car of your choice, kisses you, and you ride off to your happy...
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Sahar Shahidi
February 10, 2009 6:02 PM |
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Bay area trust in our police essential to public safety
The police are here to make sure that society does not fall apart with all of the violence that can intrude on our daily life. So what happens when the police are the main source of the violence? In the...
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Tara Haghighi
February 8, 2009 5:31 PM |
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USPS so fast they need a day off
For years, the unofficial slogan of the United States Postal Service was, "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these courageous couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds," as first written by the Greek...
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Jorn Anderson
February 7, 2009 5:49 PM |
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Is Eight Enough?
Many are cutting back on spending habits and finding ways to lower their level of personal luxury. Nadya Suleman, on the other hand, has more than doubled the number of dependents she can claim next year on her tax forms--14...
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Krystal Peak
February 5, 2009 5:31 PM |
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Save San Francisco's soul from overpriced hoodies
This week, the city's planning commission will decide whether American Apparel can open up a storefront on the corner of Valencia and 21st streets in the heart of the Mission. Love it or hate it, the Mission District is one...
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February 3, 2009 10:03 PM |
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Bikers deserve better parking
I recently witnessed the ticketing of a bicyclist for locking their bike up near the 19th Avenue side of the HSS building. The person locked their bike to a temporary barrier which has been sitting outside the HSS building near...
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Ben Kumli
February 2, 2009 3:40 PM |
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Looking back on rubble of the torture administration
The retiring president and his cabinet gave a series of farewell interviews and speeches reflecting on their tenure, highlighting their accomplishments and defending their mistakes. Usually by the time officials make these final bows all attention is focused on the...
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Jordan Mattox
February 2, 2009 3:35 PM |
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