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Students seek on-campus study areas with more accommodating hours
September 29, 2022
Jenna Mandarano, Staff Reporter
Pool at Don Nasser Family Plaza unexpectedly closes
September 28, 2022
Jack Davies, Staff Reporter
A student-led initiative draws SF State students together digitally
September 28, 2022
Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
A guide to Associated Students’ 13 programs for financial assistance, childcare and more
September 27, 2022
Oscar Palma, Staff Reporter

Campus

Skylar Swearington, a SF State senior and communications major, works on homework in the library on SF State’s campus in San Francisco, Calif., on Sept. 28, 2022. The library is Swearington’s go-to study spot. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

Students seek on-campus study areas with more accommodating hours

September 29, 2022

Htoo Yan swims floats in the pool at SF State’s gymnasium on Aug. 31, 2022. The gymnasium serves as a replacement for the Mashouf Wellness Center’s pool, which closed down at the end of the last semester. “This pool is okay,” Yan said. “[Its] kind of far to walk to though.” (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

Pool at Don Nasser Family Plaza unexpectedly closes

September 28, 2022

SF State University’s new Discord channel, which is moderated by students, originated on Reddit. Currently, the Gator Meetups Club Discord gets around 600 weekly visitors and about 200 communicators. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

A student-led initiative draws SF State students together digitally

September 28, 2022

Students walk in and out of the Cesar Chavez Student Center, which is home to 12 out the 13 AS programs, on Sept. 26, 2022. (Oscar Palma / Golden Gate Xpress)

A guide to Associated Students’ 13 programs for financial assistance, childcare and more

September 27, 2022

A&E

SF State alumnus Sean Thompson plays his guitar for the crowd at The Depot in the Cesar Chavez Student Center on Sept. 22, 2022. (Aiden Brady / Golden Gate Xpress)

3 local music acts rock The Depot

September 23, 2022

An attendee sits down to watch one of the video displays at the Fine Arts Gallery during the “Beyond Binary” opening ceremony on Sept. 17. The piece, titled “Fast Twitch // Slow Twitch,” was made by the artist Cassils in 2011. (Aiden Brady / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State’s “Beyond Binary” exhibit celebrates trans and gender-nonconforming artists

September 18, 2022

SF State Latinx Film Club President Daniel Tinajero, member Rachel Flores and Vice President Alan Gómez (left to right) spend time between classes at the Latinx Student Center on Aug. 29. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

Members of the Latinx Film Club push for Latino voices in media and on campus

September 8, 2022

Opinion

Former CSU Chancellor Joseph I. Castro standing with his hands in the air while $100 bills fall from the sky. (Illustration by Myron Caringal / Golden Gate Xpress. Art courtesy of Nature from Getty Images and Billion Photos. Background courtesy of TanyaSid from Getty Images)

The CSU gave former Chancellor Joseph Castro a $400,000 salary after he resigned. Here’s what he can do with it

September 7, 2022

Protestor holds their sign for oncoming traffic to see on the Golden Gate Bridge on Sept. 25, 2022 during a protest against the . (Daniela Perez / Golden Gate Xpress)

More than 1,000 people spoke out on the Golden Gate Bridge for Mahsa Amini

September 26, 2022

Ashley Vind visits her deceased parents at the Sacramento National Cemetery on mothers day on Sunday, May 14, 2022. (Myron Caringal / Golden Gate Xpress)

Bay Area native establishes non-profit, honors mother’s death through athletic scholarship

September 23, 2022

Sports

SF State midfielder Denis Vezina (11) attempting to cross the ball for a teammate during a 0-0 draw at Cox Stadium versus Chico State on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. (Jack Davies / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State men’s soccer draws with Chico State 0-0

September 26, 2022

Jensen poses for a portrait on Sept. 10 in front of the baseball field at SF State, where he recorded his first strikeout after a spinal fusion surgery. (Oliver Michelsen / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State baseball player earns CalHope Courage Award for overcoming a life-changing diagnosis

September 14, 2022

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Protesters hold signs and banners during the demonstration in front of the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco on Sept. 20, 2022. (Miguel Francesco Carrion / Golden Gate Xpress)

‘Never forget! Never again!’ Filipino Americans protest 50 years after Philippine martial law proclamation

Simone Brown (left) and Adokor Swaniker (right) pose for a portrait at Malcolm X Plaza on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Both Brown and Swaniker are members of the SF State chapter of the Black Menaces, an organization of Black college students that use TikTok to start discussions about race and other various social issues on college campuses. (Juliana Yamada / Golden Gate Xpress)

Viral TikTok group Black Menaces launches SF State chapter

Now-former AS President Joshua Ochoa, SF State President Lynn Mahoney and current AS President Karina Zamora (left to right) stand in front of Marcus Hall on Oct. 5, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Alejandro Zamora Ruiz)

SF State’s presidents address campus concerns

Composite image looking down SF State University’s Humanities building on Sept. 22, 2022. According to the university’s enrollment summary, enrollment dropped 15% between 2019 and 2022 after 10 years of high, consistent enrollment. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

City College of San Francisco and SF State students struggle to stay in school amid rising financial hardships

Protestor holds their sign for oncoming traffic to see on the Golden Gate Bridge on Sept. 25, 2022 during a protest against the . (Daniela Perez / Golden Gate Xpress)

More than 1,000 people spoke out on the Golden Gate Bridge for Mahsa Amini

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From high tuition to the difficulty of finding a c

From high tuition to the difficulty of finding a community, the college experience can be a challenging journey for any student and SF State’s Associated Students knows that. The student-run government funds 13 different programs at the Cesar Chavez Student Center to offer a variety of resources for the entire student body.

These programs are divided into four categories: Cultural and Social Justice, Education and Equity, Events and Entertainment and Specialized Community Programs.

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✍🏼 & 📸 by @opalmanic

The SF State men’s soccer team ended with a 0-0

The SF State men’s soccer team ended with a 0-0 tie for the second straight game Sunday, at Cox Stadium.

While the Gators outshoot Chico State 9-6, they registered just four shots on target and were unable to capitalize.

With the draw, the Gators have now tied in half of their contests, with a record of 2-2-4 and were unable to score a goal in both games this weekend.

“It is really frustrating because we were working hard to win games every single week, every single practice,” said forward Julio Gonzalez Ponce. “So we got to keep working and keep improving what is missing in the games.”

In the first half, the Gators had three shots to the Wildcat’s zero. More opportunities opened up for both teams in the second half, as each team shot the ball six times. SF State got four shots on target while Chico State had none.

SF State’s head coach Pedro Osório is encouraged the offense will come along but loves what he has seen from the defensive side of the field.

“Having back-to-back shutouts is a really positive sign for us,” Osório said. “Our defensive line has been playing well, our goalkeeper’s been playing well. But I think even more importantly is our mentality collectively. To get a shutout and to dig in and play on that side of the ball has been a lot better.”

As the game was nearing its 90-minute conclusion, both teams became more aggressive in an attempt to get the game-winning goal.

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✍🏼 & 📸 by @jackdav1es

Protestors shouted, “Women, life, freedom!” an

Protestors shouted, “Women, life, freedom!” and “Death to the dictator!” in honor of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini as they walked across the Golden Gate Bridge Sunday. On Sept. 13, Amini traveled to Tehran with her family when she was stopped by the morality police for wearing her hijab loose and was detained in custody. Three days later she fell into a coma and died.

The people in Iran believe that Amini was beaten by the morality police, while they claim she had a heart attack.

Sanaz Karimi, an attendee at the protest, stood in unity with other protestors at the entrance of the bridge.

“I feel really sad,” Karimi said. “I am here for awareness, most importantly, I think everybody should know what is happening in Iran and what Iranian women are doing.”

People of all ages wore signs with QR codes and held the former imperial state Iranian flag as passing cars honked in support.

Protestors waved Iranian lions and sun motif flags in the air amid outstretched signs and chants.

Sepehr Khosravi, an activist, researcher and student at Cal State East Bay, was among the attendees.

“For more than 40 years Iranian women have been subject to the most extreme, horrible treatment by the Islamic Public of Iran,” Khosravi said.

On April 1, 1979, former supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini declared Iran an Islamic Republic.

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✍🏼 by @daniela.nielaa
📸 by @sweaterbeard & @daniela.nielaa

Ashley Vind, a Bay Area native, identified as low-

Ashley Vind, a Bay Area native, identified as low-income growing up; she recalled a period of time when her family was living off of food stamps.

Vind’s parents surrounded her and her two siblings with sports throughout their youth, which has become a great part of her life. She went on to play on athletic teams for different sports such as basketball and soccer.

Had Vind not received a memorial scholarship when she graduated from high school, she wouldn’t have had the opportunity to pursue higher education at UC Berkeley.

Regardless of her family’s limited resources, Vind’s mother Merle – better known as Momma Vind – consistently supported Vind, her siblings and anyone who asked for help.

When Momma Vind died on July 12, 2014 from colon cancer, Vind wanted to continue her legacy.

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✍🏼 & 🎥 by @myroncari

For the past five years, SF State’s Health Promo

For the past five years, SF State’s Health Promotion & Wellness unit and Associated Students have offered Gator Groceries, a campus program that distributes free food to students facing food insecurity.

Today, the two groups collaborate to present cooking demonstrations using gator groceries of recipes created by Nutrition students in front of Malcolm X Plaza.

The Gator Groceries cooking demos first started last fall, when only a small amount of students were back on campus from quarantine.

“[Last year] we actually hosted [the Gator Groceries cooking demos on campus, a little quieter turn out because there weren’t as many students,” said Health Promotion & Wellness Nutrition Education Coordinator Danielle Lundstrom.

Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, students a Gator Groceries box at the Cesar Chavez Student Center. The box includes a mixture of perishable food items, dry goods and produce.

But oftentimes, a box full of random ingredients can be difficult to make meals with.

Mahisha Patel, an SF student that receives Gator Groceries, observed the demonstration with the box in hand.

“Last week I got sweet potatoes and I did not know what to do with it,” Patel said.

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✍🏼& 📸 by @daniela.nielaa

SF State commemorated the 40 year anniversary of B

SF State commemorated the 40 year anniversary of Banned Books Week by showcasing books that were sought to be banned this year on the first floor of the J. Paul Leonard Library.

The week is meant to bring awareness to the dangers of censorship.

Banned Books Week was founded in 1982 due to a sudden surge of sensitive book bans in schools and libraries.

“There tend to be certain themes that come up a lot,” said SF State Senior Assistant Librarian Melanie Smith.“Books that are sexually explicit, books that talk about LGBTQIA topics, topics around race, that are around kind of sexuality and gender.”

This year’s theme of the weeklong event is, “Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.”

“I think this year, it’s more important than ever that people have an awareness that there are people who are trying to keep other people from reading certain books,” said SF State Librarian Deborah Masters.

“Sometimes, even if a book is distressing, or disturbing or upsetting, that’s a really interesting learning experience too,” Smith said.“It’s an opportunity to have conversations that are meaningful and valuable within the family, within the community.’’

According to Unite Against Book Bans, an initiative of the American Library Association, there were 681 attempts to restrict or ban books from Jan. 1 to Aug 31. of this year.

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✍🏼 & 📸 by Jensen Giesick

When Rosemother took the stage at The Depot Thursd

When Rosemother took the stage at The Depot Thursday night, the crowd was quiet and timid. But by the time their first song concluded, the room of nearly 50 people were swaying their heads, tapping their feet and offering a raucous applause.

“I feel like we feed off the crowd a lot,” said lead singer and guitarist Haley Junker. “If they’re in a really hyped energy, we’re gonna be playing more hyped and if they’re more relaxed, we’re gonna be playing more relaxed.”

While Junker harmonized on stage with fellow band member Courtney Reeves, several people began to erupt with shouts of encouragement for the dream pop band. A few attendees pulled out their phones and waved their flashlights in the air like they were lighters.

The venue, located on the lower level of the Cesar Chavez Student Center, is on the smaller side, comfortably fitting a capacity of under 100 patrons. The music can be heard from The Pub, which is just around the corner.

Rosemother was just the first act to perform at The Depot that night. The venue also hosted performances by SF State alumnus Sean Thompson and JBJ Productions.

According to manager of The Depot Kian Schureman, these concerts have created an opportunity for students to get involved in the local music scene.

“If I’m a student, and I’m coming to one of these shows, and I wanted to do other stuff, and I wanted to find a way to get more involved with SF’s local music scene, these are the perfect bands to do it with,” Schureman said.

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✍🏼 & 📸 by Aiden Brady

SF State President Lynn Mahoney and Associated Stu

SF State President Lynn Mahoney and Associated Students President Karina Zamora took a hands-on approach to address student concerns at their first President to President event of the semester.

Zamora read a list of student questions to Mahoney regarding SF State housing, counselor support, policing policy, infrastructure and more at the Sept. 16 event.

A large part of their conversation surrounded the university’s recent decision to drop its indoor mask mandate and student reactions.

“We’re following the science, we’re a little cautious,” Mahoney said. “We’re looking at the numbers. I check them every day.”
Mahoney said the university decided to drop the mask mandate because of the current low transmission rate in the Bay Area. According to the Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 tracker, the current average case rate is 36 new cases per day.

She said there will not be another opportunity to receive boosters on campus because the university can’t confirm a steady student demand for third parties supplying the shots.

“Demand is very low for boosters,” Mahoney said. “We need a high demand for providers to come.”

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✍🏼 by @opalmanic
📸 courtesy of Alejandro Zamora Ruiz

The @sanfranciscostate Fine Arts Gallery is back w

The @sanfranciscostate Fine Arts Gallery is back with “Beyond Binary,” an exhibit over two years in the making, which celebrates trans and gender-nonconforming artists.

Open from Sept. 17 to Oct. 27, the idea originated as a contribution to the Feminist Art Coalition. In response to the 2020 presidential election, the coalition called for galleries and museums across the nation to host feminist-forward exhibitions and programs.

After consideration, a committee of SF State’s Fine Arts Gallery advisors decided to broaden the topic to include nonbinary and gender-nonconforming art.

According to information provided by the Fine Arts Gallery, “Beyond Binary” serves to discover what dialogic space opens up when considering gender beyond traditional binary limitations. It also poses a question: “What lies beyond prohibitive gender definitions?”

@sfsugallery can be found in Room 238 in the Fine Arts building. “Beyond Binary” is open Tuesday through Friday, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

📹: Aiden Brady

SF State’s Health Promotion & Wellness unit work

SF State’s Health Promotion & Wellness unit works together with the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to comfort students through the use of therapy dogs.

Every Thursday from 12:30 p.m to 1:30 p.m., volunteers walk the dogs in different locations across campus.

“Therapy dogs are a perfect way to just come over, pet some dogs and destress,” said SF State student and Wags for Wellness volunteer Monica Sabelja. “I think it just overall makes students happier throughout the day.”

According to HPW’s Senior Mental Health Education Coordinator Vincent Lam, the Wags for Wellness program was inspired by the scientific conclusion that interactions with animals actually decreases stress.

“For those that are experiencing stress, it typically helps lower the stress response that occurs,” Lam said. “Generally, interacting with animals has been shown to decrease levels of cortisol and lower blood pressure.”

Sabelja believes that the shift from attending college online during the pandemic to being back in-person was a difficult challenge for all students to overcome.

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✍🏼 by @isabellavines2022
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“Are you a feminist?” “Have you experienced

“Are you a feminist?” “Have you experienced racism?” “Do you know what Juneteenth is?”

These are only a few of the questions the Black Menaces have asked on college campuses across the country.

The Black, student-run organization was created in February at Brigham Young University as a response to racism against Black communities at the university.

“A few of our [Black] students have been called the N-word, either on campus or right around campus,” said Black Menaces Content Coordinator and Editor Sebastian Stewart-Johnson. “So things happen very often.”

The Black Menaces are widely recognized for their online content, where they ask college students about Black culture and current issues to bring social awareness.

Currently, the Black Menaces have over 700,000 followers and more than 29 million likes on TikTok – their most engaged platform.

According to Stewart-Johnson, each chapter must follow a set of standards on how they interact with students; one rule is to not argue with the interviewee.

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✍🏼 by @matthewcardozaaa & @isabellavines2022
📸 by @julianayamadaphoto

Amid a pandemic and rising inflation, college unde

Amid a pandemic and rising inflation, college undergraduate enrollment in San Francisco fell by 21% from 2019 to 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest American Community Survey. Local students feel their financial hardships have affected their ability to pursue an education.

According to a study by the California Community Colleges, City College of San Francisco lost nearly 10,000 students between 2017 and 2021.

“When the community colleges suffer enrollment losses, that trickles down to us,” said SF State Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment Eurania Isabel Lopez.

According to Lopez, as university enrollment declines, this typically leads to increased strain on students, teachers and faculty. Lower enrollment figures could lead to class cuts and faculty layoffs.

CCSF’s 28% drop in enrollment during the pandemic is double the number of losses reported at community colleges nationwide, according to a study by the California Community Colleges.

“If our [enrollment] numbers are low, then everyone suffers,” Lopez said.

SF State reported a total of 28,880 students in Fall 2019. By Fall 2022, that number had dropped to 24,461, which represented a 15% decrease according to the SF State Enrollment Summary. From 2010 to 2019, SF State did not dip below 29,000 students.

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✍🏼 by David Blakeley
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