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Gator Talk: Who makes the calls on free entertainment at SFSU?
Elijah Shaw, Staff Reporter | Nov 20, 2024
Raising Cane’s opens its newest restaurant just 10 minutes away from SFSU
Dan Hernandez, A&E Editor | Nov 19, 2024
Seniors celebrated as Gators drop close battle with Cal Poly Pomona
Eddie Monares, Staff Reporter | Nov 18, 2024
A taste of culture
Hannah Straily, Multimedia and Podcast Editor | Nov 14, 2024
Giant Christmas tree lights up in Union Square
Johnny Conterez, Staff Reporter | Nov 14, 2024
Turning Point SFSU hosts first event in over a year with detransitioner Chloe Cole
Autumn Rose Alvarez and Trevor Schock | Nov 13, 2024
Behind the impacts of the Spring 2025 schedule and budget cuts
Neal Wong, Online Editor | Nov 11, 2024
SFSU rugby club shows resilience in preseason home game
Gibran Beydoun, Staff Reporter | Nov 11, 2024

Election 2024

Las personas se sientan pacientemente esperando la próxima actualización durante una observación de las elecciones presidenciales fuera del café Manny's en la calle Valencia en el distrito de la Misión el 5 de noviembre de 2024. (Sean Young / Golden Gate Xpress)

Fiesta de observación para las elecciones presidenciales celebrada en el distrito Mission

Melissa Garcia, Staff Reporter • Nov 6, 2024

SFSU community grapples with presidential election results

Nov 6, 2024

SF Democrats Vice Chair Carrie Barnes (right) watches mayoral election results on a projector screen inside the SF Democrats campaign headquarters on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Barnes declined to comment after seeing the results. (Dan Hernandez / Golden Gate Xpress)

San Francisco Democratic Party watch party encourages worried voters

Nov 6, 2024

Un grupo de gente llenan sus boletos en el Annex de la Universidad Estatal de San Francisco el martes 5 de noviembre de 2024. (Gabriel Carver / Golden Gate Xpress)

Cobertura en vivo: SFSU reacciona a las elecciones presidenciales

Nov 5, 2024

Live Updates: SFSU reacts to presidential election

Nov 5, 2024

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Campus

Chloe Cole, the featured guest speaker of the event “Truth or Transition,” hosted by the Turning Point USA chapter at SFSU, speaks about her experience detransitioning in the Seven Hills Conference Center at SFSU on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Dan Hernandez / Golden Gate Xpress)

Turning Point SFSU hosts first event in over a year with detransitioner Chloe Cole

Autumn Rose Alvarez and Trevor Schock • Nov 13, 2024

People walk on campus near the Administration Building on Oct. 8, 2024. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

Behind the impacts of the Spring 2025 schedule and budget cuts

Nov 11, 2024

SFSU community grapples with presidential election results

Nov 6, 2024

The scene inside Cafe Rosso on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

Students face unexpected fees from on-campus eateries owned by the same person

Nov 6, 2024

Live Updates: SFSU reacts to presidential election

Nov 5, 2024

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Español

Fiesta de observación para las elecciones presidenciales celebrada en el distrito Mission

Melissa Garcia, Staff Reporter • Nov 6, 2024

Cobertura en vivo: SFSU reacciona a las elecciones presidenciales

Nov 5, 2024

Nicolás González-Medina (izquierda) y Katélyne Gonzalez (derecha) terminan de serigrafiar una bolsa de mano en la sala del Club Universitario ubicado en el Centro Estudiantil César Chávez el miércoles 30 de octubre de 2024. (Jesus Arriaga / Golden Gate Xpress)

El mes de acción para los estudiantes indocumentados de SFSU se termina con la creación de arte de impresión en madera

Nov 3, 2024

Chuquimamani-Condori realiza el acto de apertura de Weaving Spirits, un festival que celebra a los pueblos queer e indígenas, en el Teatro Brava el sábado 26 de octubre de 2024. (Andrew Fogel / Golden Gate Xpress)

Tejiendo comunidad: Weaving Spirits

Nov 1, 2024

A voter guide for the 2024 election

Oct 31, 2024

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Sports

Alhana Velasquez (4) of SFSU attempts to strike the ball against Sarah Ybarra (14) and Helen McMullin (20) of Cal Poly Pomona in the gym at SFSU on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (Jesus Arriaga / Golden Gate Xpress)

Seniors celebrated as Gators drop close battle with Cal Poly Pomona

Eddie Monares, Staff Reporter • Nov 18, 2024

Nikolai Hungate, SFSU rugby club president, pushes away a defender from the University of Nevada, Reno at Matthew J. Boxer Stadium in San Francisco on Nov. 9, 2024. (Sean Young / Golden Gate Xpress)

SFSU rugby club shows resilience in preseason home game

Nov 11, 2024

A photo of the Oakland Coliseum during a game against the Texas Rangers on Sept. 7, 1981. (Nathan Hughes Hamilton, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

The A’s are leaving Oakland. What’s next for their fans?

Nov 7, 2024

Kelsey Burrus (center), a junior defender for the SFSU women’s soccer team, watches Kaila Tone (left), a sophomore defender for Cal State Dominguez Hills, push the ball up the pitch at Cox Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (Vanden Harris special to Golden Gate Xpress)

Women’s soccer remains strong and connected in their last home game of the season

Nov 7, 2024

The men’s basketball team watches the dunk contest during Midnight Madness in the Main Gym on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

Midnight Madness event shoots Gators into a new season

Oct 29, 2024

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A&E

Liz Hernández poses for a portrait at the Office for the Study of the Ordinary on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (Jesus Arriaga / Golden Gate Xpress)

The Office of the Study of the Ordinary prompts students to examine the little things

Trevor Schock, Staff Reporter • Oct 7, 2024

Sal Hernandez and Ti Secrease rehearse a scene from the play “Everybody” where Death comes to pick the character named Everybody. (Gabriel Carver / Golden Gate Xpress)

SFSU theatre program’s fall play “Everybody” to debut in October

Sep 26, 2024

(L-R) Apparel design and merchandising students Genesis Saenz, Ashley Miura, Qiuyan Lin, Siena Dawkins and Antoinette Montano pose with a dress they designed using old BART tickets in Burk Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. The dress was made for Project Doneway: A Farewell to BART Paper Tickets, a fashion show that will be held on Saturday at Rockridge BART. (Dan Hernandez / Golden Gate Xpress)

Students take on fashion challenge with upcycled BART tickets

Sep 13, 2024

Elyse Tamturk, a graphic design major at San Francisco State University, looks through old clothes she planned on selling at her pop-up in front of the Humanities Building on May 7, 2024. (Natalie Metcalf / Golden Gate Xpress)

Elyse Tamturk: Moving on from SFSU

May 21, 2024

(L-R) Docuvist moderator Chloë Fitzmaurice, “Water Warrior” filmmaker Micheal Premo, NorCal producer Charles Lou and cinema professor Mayuran Tiruchelvam, speak at a Q&A panel at Climate Headquarters’ 2nd annual Earth Week Film Festival on Thursday evening in Knuth Hall. (Natalie Rocha / Golden Gate Xpress)

SFSU invites filmmakers to Earth Week event

Apr 26, 2024

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Multimedia

Gator Talk: Who makes the calls on free entertainment at SFSU?

Elijah Shaw, Staff Reporter • Nov 20, 2024

A taste of culture

Nov 14, 2024

Gator Talk: The theory behind horror movies

Nov 10, 2024

Gator Talk: In conversation with District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston about youth involvement in politics

Nov 4, 2024

Adrian Tejada, a first-year cinema student, stands for a photo as Patrick from “SpongeBob Squarepants” on October 31, 2024. He said he chose this costume because he was interested in SpongeBob ever since he was a child and saw the costume at Party City. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

Photos: Superheroes, video game characters and furries strut on campus for Halloween 2024

Oct 31, 2024

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Trending

Behind the impacts of the Spring 2025 schedule and budget cuts

(L-R) Elana Carrier and Dominick Perez pose for a photo near Macy’s Great Tree in Union Square, San Francisco on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

Giant Christmas tree lights up in Union Square

The A’s are leaving Oakland. What’s next for their fans?

A long exposure photo of people getting off an Oakland Airport Connector train at Coliseum Station in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

Platform barriers on BART still years away

The Science and Engineering Innovation Center on Oct. 28, 2024. It wasn't here when I came to SFSU in Fall 2021. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

Dear future SFSU students…

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On Tuesday evening, Turning Point USA held an even

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Xplainer

Xplainer: Domestic Violence Resources

A guide to support and resources for people at SFSU experiencing domestic violence

Paula Sibulo, Staff Reporter • Sep 21, 2024

From 2021 to 2023, there were 21 domestic violence reports and 14 rape reports on San Francisco State University’s main campus, according to the SF State Annual Security Report. In the past month, there were three reported rape incidents on campus, according to SFSU’s daily crime and fire log. This...

Xplicador: El mes de la herencia latine

Sep 10, 2024

Gator Take

Gator Take: Monarca Dining Hall (formerly City Eats) is not bad

The campus dining hall provides an affordable option for students who don’t have a meal plan

Neal Wong, Online Editor • Sep 16, 2024

I didn’t say it was good but you have to agree that it has its merits. Food quality is never the highlight of an all-you-can-eat (AYCE)...

Gator Take: Why Tecate Tuesday and The Pub are vital to SFSU’s social climate

May 28, 2024

Podcasts

Gator Talk: Who makes the calls on free entertainment at SFSU?

Elijah Shaw, Staff Reporter • Nov 20, 2024

Intro Elijah Shaw: 00:00 - 00:12 Welcome to Gator Talk. My name is Elijah Shaw and I'm a staff reporter for GGX. Today we have our guest,...

Gator Talk: The theory behind horror movies

Nov 10, 2024

Opinion

Dear future SFSU students…

Neal Wong, Online Editor • Nov 5, 2024

A photo illustration of Muni buses and light rail vehicles over a photo of Sutro Tower in San Francisco, Calif. (Dan Hernandez / Golden Gate Xpress)

The best and worst Muni lines in San Francisco

Sep 26, 2024

Caption: An illustration representing the challenges an individual may face due to generational language barriers. (Autumn Rose Alvarez / Golden Gate Xpress)

Generational languages are necessary for cultural identity

Sep 18, 2024

Gator Take: Monarca Dining Hall (formerly City Eats) is not bad

Sep 16, 2024

Gator Take: Why Tecate Tuesday and The Pub are vital to SFSU’s social climate

May 28, 2024

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Beyond SFSU

Kristina Cruz, the first customer at the new Raising Cane’s restaurant in Colma, Calif., poses with a gift basket as employees cheer during the restaurant's opening on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (Dan Hernandez / Golden Gate Xpress)

Raising Cane’s opens its newest restaurant just 10 minutes away from SFSU

Dan Hernandez, A&E Editor • Nov 19, 2024

Giant Christmas tree lights up in Union Square

Nov 14, 2024

The A’s are leaving Oakland. What’s next for their fans?

Nov 7, 2024

San Francisco Democratic Party watch party encourages worried voters

Nov 6, 2024

A voter guide for the 2024 election

Oct 31, 2024

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Meet the Staff

Gibran Beydoun

Staff Reporter

Gibran Beydoun (he/him) is a reporter for Golden Gate Xpress. He is majoring in Print and Online Journalism and minoring in Creative Writing at San Francisco State University. He was born in Modesto but...

Neal Wong

Online Editor

Neal Wong (he/him) is a fourth-year journalism student and minoring in education. He was born and raised in San Francisco and attended Washington High School. He has photographed and written for Golden...

Jake Knoeller

Sports Editor

Jake Knoeller (he/him/his) is the sports editor for Golden Gate Xpress. He is majoring in journalism and minoring in communications. He was born in Eureka, California. He currently lives in San Francisco....

Elijah Shaw

Staff Reporter

Elijah Shaw (he/him) is a reporter for Golden Gate Xpress. He is majoring in journalism and minoring in Africana Studies. Elijah moved to San Francisco after high school to live in a center of activism,...