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Members of the Pacific Islander Student Association gather for a group picture at the end of their birthday mixer in room 116 of the Ethnic Studies building on Wednesday. (Anessa Bailon / Golden Gate Xpress)
Pacific Islanders’ Club changes name and status, focus on community remains the same
Andrew Tope (R) surveys his flooded property in Salinas Calif., on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. Salinas, like most of California, has been battered by over a week of heavy weather and is threatened by rising floods from the Salinas river. (Benjamin Fanjoy/ Golden Gate Xpress)
SF State shares thoughts about ongoing storms
Triana Anderson, a masters student in Geosciences, collects a core sample of a fallen tree beside another tree that collapsed onto a facilities services truck at SF State on March 14, 2023. (Dan Hernandez for Golden Gate Xpress)
Tree falls on campus maintenance vehicle as it attends other fallen tree
Dr. Marisol Ruiz speaks on stage at SF State’s Jack Adams Hall for the 12th annual Women’s Center Conference on March 11, 2023. (Tam Vu / Golden Gate Xpress)
Former co-director returns as opening speaker for Women’s Center Conference
Starting from left to right: Ingrid Williams, Carmen Domingo, Jamillah Moore, and Leticia Márquez-Magaña are sitting at the table on stage at SF State’s Seven Hills Conference Center on March 10, 2023. (Tam Vu / Golden Gate Xpress)
SF State holds first ever S.H.E L.E.A.D.S event
A headshot of Kailyn Dulay. (Photo courtesy of Kailyn Dulay)
Kailyn Dulay shares her experience as the lead role in the award winning short film “When You Left Me On That Boulevard”
A person, covered by an umbrella, walks in the rain at SF State in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. California has been hit by a few large winter storms in the past few days, bringing a deluge of rain and snow. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)
Between the Issues: Back in Session
Latin America is a musically rich region where one can find many different styles of music including punk, metal and psychedelia. (Illustration by Oscar Palma / Golden Gate Xpress)
Get to know non mainstream music in Spanish with our biweekly playlist
“LOOK” is written with an arrow pointing to peepholes in bathroom stalls of SF State’s Humanities Building on Oct. 19, 2022. Additional writing on the stall reads “TAP 4 BJ” and “ASIAN BTM.” (Myron Caringal / Golden Gate Xpress)
SF State bathrooms: a public setting for private encounters
Barbara Loomis (left) manager of the used media and book store in the library at SF State, assists customer Rick Yuen (right) in finding children’s books for his grandkids on Dec. 2, 2022. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)
Gator Talk: Friends of the Leonard Library
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Members of the Pacific Islander Student Association gather for a group picture at the end of their birthday mixer in room 116 of the Ethnic Studies building on Wednesday. (Anessa Bailon / Golden Gate Xpress)
Pacific Islanders’ Club changes name and status, focus on community remains the same
Anessa Bailon, Staff Reporter • March 17, 2023
Andrew Tope (R) surveys his flooded property in Salinas Calif., on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. Salinas, like most of California, has been battered by over a week of heavy weather and is threatened by rising floods from the Salinas river. (Benjamin Fanjoy/ Golden Gate Xpress)
SF State shares thoughts about ongoing storms
March 16, 2023
Triana Anderson, a masters student in Geosciences, collects a core sample of a fallen tree beside another tree that collapsed onto a facilities services truck at SF State on March 14, 2023. (Dan Hernandez for Golden Gate Xpress)
Tree falls on campus maintenance vehicle as it attends other fallen tree
March 14, 2023
Dr. Marisol Ruiz speaks on stage at SF State’s Jack Adams Hall for the 12th annual Women’s Center Conference on March 11, 2023. (Tam Vu / Golden Gate Xpress)
Former co-director returns as opening speaker for Women’s Center Conference
March 12, 2023
Starting from left to right: Ingrid Williams, Carmen Domingo, Jamillah Moore, and Leticia Márquez-Magaña are sitting at the table on stage at SF State’s Seven Hills Conference Center on March 10, 2023. (Tam Vu / Golden Gate Xpress)
SF State holds first ever S.H.E L.E.A.D.S event
March 11, 2023
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Members of the Pacific Islander Student Association gather for a group picture at the end of their birthday mixer in room 116 of the Ethnic Studies building on Wednesday. (Anessa Bailon / Golden Gate Xpress)

Pacific Islanders’ Club changes name and status, focus on community remains the same

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Triana Anderson, a masters student in Geosciences, collects a core sample of a fallen tree beside another tree that collapsed onto a facilities services truck at SF State on March 14, 2023. (Dan Hernandez for Golden Gate Xpress)

Tree falls on campus maintenance vehicle as it attends other fallen tree

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A headshot of Kailyn Dulay. (Photo courtesy of Kailyn Dulay)

SF State student, Kailyn Dulay makes her debut in Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winning short film

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An illustration of the San Francisco skyline with the bay colored in green to represent Saint Patrick’s Day. (Miguel Francesco Carrion / Golden Gate Xpress)

Here is a list of bars in San Francisco to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

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Ballet Folklorico Mexicano Instructor, Debra Chantal Avelar-Castaneda, teaches her students to use the Doble Vuelo skirt inside SF State’s Don Naser Gym room on Thursday March 9, 2023. (Leilani Xicotencatl/ Golden Gate Xpress)

First-generation Mexican American student creates first Ballet Folklórico Mexicano class at SF State

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La instructora de baile folklórico Mexicano Debra Chantal le enseña a sus alumn@s a usar la falda doble vuelo dentro del cuarto Don Naser en el gimnasio de SF State el Jueves 9 de Marzo del 2023. (Leilani Xicotencatl / Golden Gate Xpress)
Estudiante Mexicano-Americana de primera generación crea la primera clase de Ballet Folklórico Mexicano en SF State
Adriana Hernandez and Andrea Gallego Rodriguez • March 17, 2023
De izquierda a derecha Emily Jara (20), Brianna Janel Sánchez (21) y Laura González (21), expresan sus experiencias de lo que es el servicio a la comunidad del Distrito de la Mission el sábado, Feb. 25, 2023. (Andy Damián Correa / Golden Gate Xpress)
Jóvenes marcan la diferencia en servicio comunitario en la clínica Martín-Baró
March 9, 2023
El interior de la sala del Consejo de Intercambio Educativo Internacional, capturada a través de la ventana de la puerta del Centro Estudiantil César Chávez en SF State el lunes 27 de febrero de 2023. (David Jones / Golden Gate Xpress)
Matriculaciones de estudiantes internacionales en SF State sigue descendiendo
March 3, 2023
Kathy Bruin, Directora Ejecutiva, habla por un micrófono mientras mantiene una conversación cerca de su área de oficina en el Lam Family College of Business en el Osher Lifelong Learning Institute de SF State el lunes 20 de febrero de 2023. (David Jones / Golden Gate Xpress)
El Instituto Osher Lifelong Learning celebra 20 años en SF State
February 27, 2023
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Sports
The Chomp: Senior Forward Eche Okeke shares his experience on closing out his final season at SF State
The Chomp: Senior Forward Eche Okeke shares his experience on closing out his final season at SF State
Jack Davies and Arman Archouniani • March 20, 2023
The Dancing Divas pose for a portrait inside the Mashouf Wellness Center at SF State on March 8, 2023. The group was founded in May 2019 and the first auditions were held in August 2019. (Gina Castro / Golden Gate Xpress)
SF State’s Dancing Divas bring moves, and space for community
March 11, 2023
Alex Gilat, member of the men’s basketball team and recipient of the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors award, poses for a portrait inside SF State’s Don Naser Gym on Monday March 6, 2023 (Leilani Xicotencatl / Golden Gate Xpress)
SF State student-athletes earn 46 All-Conference Academic Honors, three more earn All-District honor
March 8, 2023
Players from the SF State mens basketball team celebrate their win against Cal State East Bay after going into overtime in the Main Gym at Don Nasser Plaza on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. (Miguel Francesco Carrion / Golden Gate Xpress)
SF State men’s basketball wins a thriller in season finale
February 27, 2023
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Opinion
An illustration of a person wearing a Gator mask in front of students on strike. (Myron Caringal / Golden Gate Xpress)
SF State boasts campus diversity, continually fails people of color
Lisa Moreno, Editor-in-Chief • December 13, 2022
Two musicians play the trombone and guitar during a performance in a theater to a small crowd of two people. (Illustration by Emily Calix / Golden Gate Xpress)
Lackluster promotion leads to low attendance for SF State arts
December 2, 2022
Protesters advocate for better wages, labor practices and benefits for university faculty members. (Illustration by Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)
SF State faculty union supports UC-UAW strike
November 16, 2022
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A&E
Latin America is a musically rich region where one can find many different styles of music including punk, metal and psychedelia, and folk. (Illustration by Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)
Celebrate Latin American women with our second biweekly playlist
Oscar Palma and Leticia Luna • March 17, 2023
A headshot of Kailyn Dulay. (Photo courtesy of Kailyn Dulay)
SF State student, Kailyn Dulay makes her debut in Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winning short film
March 17, 2023
Director Rodrigo Reyes answers questions about his film Sansón and Me inside SF State’s Coppola Theater on March 15, 2023. (Michelle Ruano / Golden Gate Xpress)
“Sansón and Me” screening sparks conversation of immigration, mass incarceration and more
March 17, 2023
Ballet Folklorico Mexicano Instructor, Debra Chantal Avelar-Castaneda, teaches her students to use the Doble Vuelo skirt inside SF State’s Don Naser Gym room on Thursday March 9, 2023. (Leilani Xicotencatl/ Golden Gate Xpress)
First-generation Mexican American student creates first Ballet Folklórico Mexicano class at SF State
March 11, 2023
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Multimedia
A headshot of Kailyn Dulay. (Photo courtesy of Kailyn Dulay)
Kailyn Dulay shares her experience as the lead role in the award winning short film "When You Left Me On That Boulevard”
D'Angelo Hernandez-Fulks, Staff Reporter • March 18, 2023
A person, covered by an umbrella, walks in the rain at SF State in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. California has been hit by a few large winter storms in the past few days, bringing a deluge of rain and snow. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)
Between the Issues: Back in Session
February 27, 2023
Latin America is a musically rich region where one can find many different styles of music including punk, metal and psychedelia. (Illustration by Oscar Palma / Golden Gate Xpress)
Get to know non mainstream music in Spanish with our biweekly playlist
February 23, 2023
“LOOK” is written with an arrow pointing to peepholes in bathroom stalls of SF State’s Humanities Building on Oct. 19, 2022. Additional writing on the stall reads “TAP 4 BJ” and “ASIAN BTM.” (Myron Caringal / Golden Gate Xpress)
SF State bathrooms: a public setting for private encounters
December 15, 2022
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City
An illustration of a band performing in front of a large crowd with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. (Aiden Brady / Golden Gate Xpress)
10 affordable concerts to attend this spring break
Michelle Ruano Arreola, Staff Reporter • March 20, 2023
An illustration of the San Francisco skyline with the bay colored in green to represent Saint Patrick’s Day. (Miguel Francesco Carrion / Golden Gate Xpress)
Here is a list of bars in San Francisco to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
March 17, 2023
Karen Star speaks to a participant of the International Women’s Day rally in San Francisco, Calif., on March 8, 2023. “It’s women’s day. I knew I had to be here,” she said. (Gina Castro / Golden Gate Xpress)
International Women's Day March turns into rally
March 9, 2023
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David Jones
David Jones
Staff Photographer

David Jones (he/they) is a photographer for Golden Gate Xpress. He is majoring in photojournalism and minoring in sociology. He was born in Oakland, California and raised in Hayward, California. His passions...

Leilani Xicotencatl
Leilani Xicotencatl
Staff Photographer

Leilani Xicotencatl (she/her) is a staff photographer for the Golden Gate Xpress. She was born and raised in Anaheim California. Although she began her college experience at SF State as a sociology major,...

Jenna Mandarano
Jenna Mandarano
Campus Editor

Jenna Mandarano (she/her) is this semester's campus editor for Golden Gate Xpress, where she previously was a staff reporter. She is a fourth-year journalism major and business administration minor who...

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