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People look through clothes at the Alli Gator’s closet event on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Courtesy of Campus Recreation)
Alli Gator’s Closet returns to the Mashouf Wellness Center
Melissa Garcia, Staff Reporter • Dec 6, 2024
Jose Antonio Vargas, a journalist and CSU Trustees, speaks at an open forum event in Humanities Building Room 309 on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 (Andrew Fogel / Golden Gate Xpress)
Transcript: Jose Antonio Vargas, CSU trustee, responds to students’ concerns at event
Dec 5, 2024
A stack of “missing” persons posters in Malcolm X Plaza on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (Gabriel Carver / Golden Gate Xpress)
“Missing” faculty highlight impact of university budget cuts
Dec 5, 2024
David Gill poses for a photo in his office, HUM 229, on Nov. 19, 2024. Gill has been putting up flyers with SFSU President Lynn Mahoney’s face on them for weeks due to resentment towards SFSU’s administration. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)
‘Downsized everything but her salary,’ the lecturer behind the Mahoney posters
Dec 1, 2024
The exterior of West Grove Commons, the newest on-campus housing, on Aug. 16, 2024. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)
The silver lining of low enrollment: Guaranteed housing
Nov 29, 2024
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Español
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
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
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
A voter guide for the 2024 election
Oct 31, 2024
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Sports
Nyana Asiasi (21) and Alexsandra “Alley” Alvarado (2) high-five Assistant Coach Dante Henley during a timeout against the Pioneers from California State University, East Bay on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Sean Young / Golden Gate Xpress)
SFSU women’s basketball loses in intense game to CSU East Bay
Gibran Beydoun, Staff Reporter • Dec 1, 2024
Izzy Issak (center), a redshirt senior outside hitter for the San Francisco State University women’s volleyball team, celebrates with Kimberly DeBoer (left), a senior setter, and Taylor Vales (right), a junior libero, during the team’s matchup against California State University, Los Angeles on, Oct. 26, 2024. (Sean Young / Golden Gate Xpress)
Gators outside hitter Izzy Issak reflects on volleyball career and the injury that helped grow her game
Nov 24, 2024
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
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
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A&E
Olivienne Beard dances to “Paint the Town” by LOONA during the Asian Student Union Talent Show in Jack Adams Hall on Dec. 6, 2024. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)
Activism, dancing, singing and martial arts take the stage at ASU talent show
Paula Sibulo, Staff Reporter • Dec 7, 2024
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
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
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Multimedia
Gator Talk: Who makes the calls on free entertainment at SFSU?
Gator Talk: Who makes the calls on free entertainment at SFSU?
Elijah Shaw, Staff Reporter • Nov 20, 2024
A taste of culture
A taste of culture
Nov 14, 2024
Gator Talk: The theory behind horror movies
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
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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In-Depth
Izzy Issak (center), a redshirt senior outside hitter for the San Francisco State University women’s volleyball team, celebrates with Kimberly DeBoer (left), a senior setter, and Taylor Vales (right), a junior libero, during the team’s matchup against California State University, Los Angeles on, Oct. 26, 2024. (Sean Young / Golden Gate Xpress)
Gators outside hitter Izzy Issak reflects on volleyball career and the injury that helped grow her game
Gibran Beydoun, Staff Reporter • Nov 24, 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
Professor Midori McKeon poses for a photo in the Toshiko Mishima Memorial Tea Room on Sept. 13, 2024. She is wearing a kimono with a flower pattern and an obi with a design inspired by the four seasons. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)
Japanese tea room may stop being used to teach about tea culture
Sep 20, 2024
Claudia Guedes poses for a portrait in her office on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. The low quality of physical education in Brazil was the driving force behind Guedes’ discovery of her passion for physical education. (Andrew Fogel / Golden Gate Xpress)
From Brazil to SFSU: An award-winning professor’s journey to teaching
Sep 19, 2024
Shibuya Scamble Crossing in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan on June 14, 2024. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)
SF State offers dozens of study abroad programs on six continents
Sep 11, 2024
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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

(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

David Gill poses for a photo in his office, HUM 229, on Nov. 19, 2024. Gill has been putting up flyers with SFSU President Lynn Mahoney’s face on them for weeks due to resentment towards SFSU’s administration. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

‘Downsized everything but her salary,’ the lecturer behind the Mahoney posters

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

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

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Xplainer
Xplainer: Sierra Nevada Field Campus
Xplainer: Sierra Nevada Field Campus
All about SFSU’s satellite campus in the middle of a forest
Neal Wong, Online Editor • Nov 30, 2024

Conifers and oaks surround San Francisco State University’s Sierra Nevada Field Campus, with the North Yuba River running through it. Painters set up easels alongside river banks, mycologists lead expeditions through pine-scented forests and astronomers gather in darkness to study the night sky....

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Xplainer: Domestic Violence Resources
Xplainer: Domestic Violence Resources
Sep 21, 2024
Gator Take
Gator Take: Monarca Dining Hall (formerly City Eats) is not bad
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)...

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Gator Take: Why Tecate Tuesday and The Pub are vital to SFSU’s social climate
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?
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
Gator Talk: The theory behind horror movies
Nov 10, 2024
Opinion
An illustration of Spotify as the devil. (Illustration by Neal Wong and Trevor Schock)
Spotify: It’s time to wrap it up
Trevor Schock, Staff Reporter • Dec 6, 2024
Simple Pleasures Cafe on a busy Friday morning on Nov. 22, 2024. The cafe is located in the Outer Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco. (Gabriel Carver / Golden Gate Xpress)
The best coffee shops for students in San Francisco
Nov 27, 2024
The Open24 vending machine on Nov. 19, 2024. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)
We need more vending machines
Nov 26, 2024
Massage chairs at the Stockton Campus of California State University, Stanislaus on August 19, 2024. They are free to use. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)
A majority of CSUs have massage chairs. SFSU should get them too.
Nov 25, 2024
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…
Nov 5, 2024
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Beyond SFSU
Convention attendees dressed in cosplay pose together for a photo on the red carpet at Fan Expo 2024 in the Moscone West Convention Center on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Dan Hernandez / Golden Gate Xpress)
San Francisco hosts Fan Expo for the third consecutive year
Elijah Shaw, Staff Reporter • Dec 5, 2024
(L-R) Ricky Hernandez, aka “Cera”; Homum Ahsan, aka” MUMZY”; Josh Aubin aka” Mongoose”; and Max Gilchrist aka “RF20,” play Super Smash Bros. Melee at SF Rec and Tech on Nov. 22, 2024. (Jesus Arriaga / Golden Gate Xpress)
San Francisco Rec and Parks expands to hosting public gaming events
Dec 4, 2024
Thousands who attended the Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering watched performances as the sun rose over on Alcatraz Island on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)
Thousands head to Alcatraz for annual Indigenous Peoples ceremony
Nov 28, 2024
Simple Pleasures Cafe on a busy Friday morning on Nov. 22, 2024. The cafe is located in the Outer Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco. (Gabriel Carver / Golden Gate Xpress)
The best coffee shops for students in San Francisco
Nov 27, 2024
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
Nov 19, 2024
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Meet the Staff
Gabriela Calvillo Alvarez
Gabriela Calvillo Alvarez
Editor-in-Chief

Gabriela Calvillo Alvarez (she/they) is the Editor-in-Chief for Golden Gate Xpress. She is double majoring in journalism and political science, two passions she holds near to her heart. Growing up in the...

Neal Wong
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...

Cami Dominguez
Cami Dominguez
Campus Editor

Cami Dominguez (they/them) is the campus editor for Golden Gate Xpress, majoring in journalism with a minor in political science. They are an award-winning journalist who is driven by wanting to elevate...

Jesus Arriaga
Jesus Arriaga
Staff Photographer

Jesus Arriaga (he/him) is a staff photographer for Golden Gate Xpress. He is majoring in journalism with a concentration in photojournalism and minoring in German. He was born in Garden Grove, CA. He currently...

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