http://xpress.sfsu.edu/life/ en-us 2009-11-19T15:30:50-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/014064.html With an arm raised to the sky -- the right palm reaching upward, as the left was turned down towards the earth -- Aziz Abatiello prepared himself to reach a state of ecstasy through prayer. As the solemn rhythms of... 06-FinalCopy emma 2009-11-19T15:30:50-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/014016.html The dream: Access to higher education for undocumented students. The goal: to inform students that it's possible to achieve that dream. That's what Improvement Dreams, Equity, Access and Success, a new student organization at SF State is all about. Founded... staff 2009-11-17T21:00:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/014052.html A series of cars turning up with critical parts removed and stolen is pressuring the Department of Public Safety to increase patrols and take a closer look at the security of cars parked around campus. Thieves in search of the... 05-copyedit staff 2009-11-17T11:46:42-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/014050.html THE WRONG CROWD Six individuals were arrested Nov. 11 after fleeing the scene of a robbery at the designated smoking area near Centennial Village. According to Capt. Reggie Parson of the Department of Public Safety, a 17 to 18-year-old man... 01-draft staff 2009-11-17T09:11:38-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/014024.html SF State's theatre arts department took on the lofty task of performing William Shakespeare's comedy ,"Twelfth Night," in the Studio Theatre of the Creative Arts Building. The entire cast did an excellent job of weaving their serious and comedic acting... 05-copyedit staff 2009-11-14T16:21:50-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/014011.html Tensions surrounding the controversial Recreation and Wellness Center reached a boiling point after an Associated Students, Inc. staff member was allegedly attacked by an unidentified student in the Gymnasium on Oct. 30. The incident is currently under investigation, according to... 05-copyedit staff 2009-11-13T17:24:10-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/014012.html SF State has officially welcomed the first bike lane in San Francisco since the 2006 citywide bicycle injunction. The path, which was put into use last month, connects Thornton Hall with University Park North and leads to 19th Avenue and... 05-copyedit staff 2009-11-13T16:54:18-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/013928.html Five years after being declared a "smoke-free campus," SF State students still light up at will across university grounds without any real fear of repercussions. In 2004, SF State Academic Senate members passed a resolution calling for the University to... 05-copyedit editors 2009-11-11T18:13:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/013930.html In the 1980s, people living in houseboats in Sausalito began noticing strange underwater sounds resembling raspy, mechanical hums lasting all night. Theories of where the sounds were coming from ranged from aliens to the government doing tests. But the humming... 05-copyedit editors 2009-11-11T18:12:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/013924.html The General Union of Palestine Students celebrated the two-year anniversary of the campus's Palestinian cultural mural on Nov. 3 with a discussion of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The event at Jack Adams Hall drew roughly 180 people and featured speakers predominantly... 05-copyedit staff 2009-11-11T18:12:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/013888.html Jack Adams Hall filled up with hopeful students Oct. 30 looking to gain a leg up on the rest of the competition in securing employment after graduation. The Bi-Annual Career Expo put on each semester by the SF State Career... 05-copyedit staff 2009-11-05T12:00:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/013891.html Screams echoed through the Student Health Center on Oct. 28 as students made their way through the SHC's annual haunted open house. The event drew people to the SHC, located near the Student Services Building, for a health fair. The... 05-copyedit staff 2009-11-05T11:35:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/013890.html The California State University furlough proposal, which requires a uniform amount of unpaid days off for all faculty, staff and administrators, was written to affect every employee salary equally. "In bargaining with the various unions, the equivalent of a two-day... 05-copyedit staff 2009-11-05T11:30:00-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/013913.html Bicyclists at SF State were given VIP treatment Nov. 4 in honor of the fourth bike-to-school day, now part of the first-ever Sustainable SF State Week. ECO Students and the SF State Bicycle Advocacy Group joined forces to offer SF... 05-copyedit staff 2009-11-04T15:54:34-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/013841.html For the past three years, the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement at SF State, along with University President Robert Corrigan, has selected one student annually to be awarded the prestigious Panetta Congressional Internship. The recipient is awarded a semester... 05-copyedit staff 2009-10-28T16:18:21-08:00