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SF State student found dead in residential housing
February 1, 2023
Jenna Mandarano, Staff Reporter
A look at Spring 2023 at SF State
January 31, 2023
Golden Gate Xpress Staff
BREAKING: SF State student missing off the coast of Pacifica
January 19, 2023
Myron Caringal and Joshua Carter
SF State bathrooms: a public setting for private encounters
December 15, 2022
Myron Caringal, Managing Editor

Campus

An SF State emergency telephone poll, which students can use to call the University Police Department. An SF State student made a threat to the campus community on Dec. 9, 2022. (Samantha Laurey / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State’s university police arrest suspect for terrorist threats

December 13, 2022

Students walk past the Creative Arts Building at SF State in San Francisco, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2022. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

Affirmative action at risk of being dismantled by the U.S. Supreme Court

December 12, 2022

Students walk through West Campus Green at SF State on Aug. 29. The field will be the site of a new on-campus residential community in 2024, with construction to begin in Spring 2023. (Juliana Yamada / Golden Gate Xpress)

New dorm construction to begin in Spring 2023

December 12, 2022

SF State students approach the shuttle bus on 19th Ave. on Dec. 7, 2022. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

Bay Area riders reflect on public transit post COVID-19 cuts

December 12, 2022

A&E

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

SF State actors Amanda Schaer (left) and Kenna Tanaka (right) on the set of “Dealing Dreams,” for its first showing on Nov. 3, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Richard Mayer)

SF State’s first play of the semester steps into the spotlight

November 4, 2022

Students from SF State’s School of Theatre and Dance perform Peace of Mind during rehearsals for Paradox on Oct. 19, 2022 in the Little Theatre. Paradox is the School of Theatre and Dance’s first student-choreographed show of the semester. (Juliana Yamada / Golden Gate Xpress)

‘Paradox: New Moves Student Choreography Showcase,’ illustrates 10 student experiences through dance

October 21, 2022

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

December 13, 2022

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

December 4, 2022

An illustration of a blonde person whispering into a brunette persons ear. (Illustration by Myron Caringal / Golden Gate Xpress)

Between the Issues: Newsroom secrets and SF State confessions

November 5, 2022

Sports

SF State student Trinity Yates holds up a whiteboard making fun of an opposing player’s height while watching the SFSU vs CSU San Bernardino basketball game with other students in the Main Gym at Don Nasser Plaza on Dec. 1, 2022. (Miguel Francesco Carrion / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State athletics returns to normalcy this season

December 10, 2022

SF State’s Cox Stadium is pictured on Dec. 6, 2022. Up until 1995, Cox Stadium was used for the football team. (Ashley Hayes-Stone / Golden Gate Xpress)

As the institutional memory of Gators football fades away, former players keep its memory alive

December 8, 2022

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Maritza Serna (R) sits next to Joseph Escobedo (C) at the LatinX Film Club table during a meet-and-greet for SF State clubs and organizations at the Quad, on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (Benjamin Fanjoy / Golden Gate Xpress)

A look at Spring 2023 at SF State

“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

The view of the Village at Centennial Square from an elevated level at SF State on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. (David Jones / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State student found dead in residential housing

A coast guard patrol helicopter flies overhead near Sharp Beach in Pacifica, Calif. on Jan. 19, 2023. The helicopter has been looking for an SF State student who went missing around 10:30 and was still searching as of 6 p.m. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

BREAKING: SF State student missing off the coast of Pacifica

An SF State emergency telephone poll, which students can use to call the University Police Department. An SF State student made a threat to the campus community on Dec. 9, 2022. (Samantha Laurey / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State’s university police arrest suspect for terrorist threats

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A student was found unresponsive at Village at Cen

A student was found unresponsive at Village at Centennial Square in the early morning of Jan. 23.

In an email sent to campus housing residents last Wednesday, Director of Residential Life David Rourke said a parent informed the campus about concerns for the student. The call was followed by a wellness check conducted by the SF State University Police Department.

“This is an incredibly difficult incident especially at the start of a new semester with expectations so high,” Rourke said in the email. “It is also a reminder that while not all pain is obvious, we are not alone in having to manage challenges and difficulties.”

🔗Read more at the link in bio.

✍🏽: Jenna Mandarano
📸: David Jones

As the first day of the spring semester brings new

As the first day of the spring semester brings new faces and old, student activity fills the halls, libraries and parking spots that make up SF State.

The health services building remained empty while the parking lot and library remained full. Students returned to their favorite restaurants while others looked forward to getting back in the gym.

The team at Golden Gate Xpress spent the day going to different parts of the university and reporting on what they saw. While classrooms seemed to brim with a contrast of dread and excitement, the hustle of student organizations, public transportation and academic pursuits buzzed on.

🔗Read more at the link in bio.

✍🏽: GGX Staff
📸: Benjamin Fanjoy

Dried, white stains coat the blue stalls of the th

Dried, white stains coat the blue stalls of the third-floor bathroom in SF State’s Humanities Building. The remnants decorate the borders of several jagged peepholes carved into the stalls’ dividers.

The south wing of the Humanities Building has some of the only bathrooms on campus that have a two-door entrance, with a mini foyer separating the hallway and the bathroom.

Members of Squirt – a gay and bisexual hookup site – noted the double doors, “so you can hear if someone is coming in.”

The bathroom is listed as “HUM” on Sniffies – another meetup site specifically tailored for “cruising” that gained traction during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to A Modern Gay’s Guide, cruising “is the act of looking for sexual partners at a ‘beat.’”

One user – who only identified themself as “Straight-curious, top” – left replies under the listing at the start of the semester: “Orgy at hum who wanna start it off?” and “Who here type shi I’m tryna get an orgy.”

🔗Read more at the link in bio.

✍🏽+📸: @myroncaringal

The swimmer who went missing yesterday morning off

The swimmer who went missing yesterday morning off the coast of Pacifica was identified as SF State athlete Hamzah Alsaudi. Alsaudi, a senior, wrestled for a season at Cerritos College and another at SF State after transferring to the university.

“Our hearts go out to the family, friends and classmates of beloved student and athlete Hamzah Alsaudi who remains missing following yesterday’s tragic accident,” the university wrote in an official statement. “We are grateful to the Coast Guard and the Pacifica Police Department for all they have done. Campus resources are available for the members of our community who need assistance during this difficult time.”

Photo courtesy of SF State Associated Students.

@sanfranciscostate @sfstatewrestling @sfstate_gators

The swimmer, a man in his 20s, was reported to hav

The swimmer, a man in his 20s, was reported to have been swimming in the ocean when a large wave hit and pulled him away from shore.

Two adult men accompanied him in the ocean, but were able to leave the water successfully and called 911 shortly after.

Police officers and firefighters weren’t able to locate the swimmer and requested assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard, the California Highway Patrol air unit and other personnel to help with the search.

University officials confirmed the missing person is a student at SF State.

🔗Read more at the link in bio.

✍🏽: @myroncaringal & @joshuacarter.mp4
📸: @joshuacarter.mp4

An SF State student went missing off the coast of

An SF State student went missing off the coast of Pacifica around 10:30 a.m. Thursday, according to a press release from the Pacifica Police Department.

“Officers from the Pacifica Police Department and personnel from the North County Fire Authority and American Medial Response responded to Esplanade Beach for a reported swimmer in distress,” acting Police Chief Christopher Clements wrote in the release.

University officials confirmed the missing person is a student at SF State.

“We are aware of reports of a search for an SF State student in the waters off Pacifica,” the university said in an official statement. “The entire SF State community is hoping for a safe recovery. Our thoughts are with the student’s family, friends and classmates. We are grateful to the Coast Guard and the Pacifica Police Department for their ongoing work.”

Story to come.

The U.S. Supreme Court reevaluated affirmative act

The U.S. Supreme Court reevaluated affirmative action in October amid the latest lawsuit that seeks to end race as a consideration for college admission. SF State officials believe affirmative action is integral to diversifying universities.

The last time the Supreme court ratified affirmative action was in 2016.

Students for Fair Admissions, a nonprofit created in 2014 that aims to end the consideration of race in college applications, filed lawsuits against Harvard University for allegedly discriminating against Asian students by the usage of a likability standard test, a test designed to measure a person in kindness, sensibility, friendliness, and positivity amongst others.

The nonprofit also filed a lawsuit against the University of North Carolina for considering socioeconomics in the application of students, which it believes can allude to race.

🔗Read more at the link in bio.

✍🏽: @opalmanic
📸: @tatyek

Construction of SF State’s West Campus Green pro

Construction of SF State’s West Campus Green project, a student dormitory for incoming freshmen, will begin this spring. The new dorm project is one part of the university’s Future State Vision Plan, a decade-long plan to expand inclusivity and on-campus housing.

West Campus Green, the outdoor recreation space behind the Humanities Building, will be replaced by a multi-purpose residential unit. The Green, purchased by the university in 2012, currently serves as a student hangout space and a field for intramural sports.

SF State has no plan to allocate a new space for students who use the playing field.

🔗Read more at the link in bio.

✍🏽: @alexisssceciliaa
📸: @julianayamadaphoto

The Bay Area is home to 27 different public transi

The Bay Area is home to 27 different public transit agencies, and not all riders are completely content with their services.

Public transit decreased in service frequency due to a decline in riders amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But as the day-to-day returns to pre-pandemic normalcy, these services are slowly being restored.

Fifth-year computer engineering student Diego Cabrera has used Muni since high school. He hasn’t had many issues with the transit agency but has one critique: the frequency of buses.

“More accurate scheduling,” Cabrera said. “A lot of times I have to wait like 30 minutes just for the bus to get here and then sometimes they’re just right behind each other.”

🔗Read more at the link in bio.

✍🏽: @emilyacalix
📸: @tatyek

This semester marked the first time since March 20

This semester marked the first time since March 2020 that SF State @sfstate_gators athletics were able to play a schedule much like those before the pandemic.

Fans were able to return to games without masks or other guidelines and players were able to return to their typical routine.

“We’re proud to be back in full swing this season and have fans back in the stands,” SF State Associate Athletic Director Brandon Davis wrote in an email to Xpress. “Now we look forward to watching the progress of our three winter teams, and spring will be here before you know it.”

🔗Read more of the Fall 2022 sports recap at the link in bio.

✍🏽: @jackdav1es
📸: @miguel.flcarrion @abrahamfue_photo @jackdav1es @jesus_r_arriaga

@sanfranciscostate hasn’t had a football team si

@sanfranciscostate hasn’t had a football team since 1994, but those who live to tell the tales of @sfstate_gators football continue to honor the team’s past.

While several factors make the concept of a present-day football team unlikely, former members of the program have banded together to keep the program’s memory alive 28 years later.

Don McPhail was the quarterback of the Gators for two seasons from 1964-1965 and won a championship his final season.

He is now on the chair for the Gator Gridiron Club and helped bring it back from dormancy.

According to McPhail, the club has three missions. One is to recognize five to nine players each year with a Hall of Fame ceremony. The second mission is to create scholarships opportunities for SF State students. And lastly, to keep the former players and coaches and their families together to keep the memory of the program alive.

🔗Read more about SF State’s football team at the link in bio.

✍🏽: @jackdav1es
📸: @xofilmbum

Staff evaluations are sent out campus-wide as each

Staff evaluations are sent out campus-wide as each semester winds down and students begin to tune into vacation mode.

While often overlooked, Student Evaluations of Teaching Effectiveness carry more weight than students may realize.
Brad Erickson, the lecturer faculty vice president for SF State’s California Faculty Association chapter, said that SETE are particularly important for lecturer faculty, unlike full-time faculty.

“For tenure line faculty, they get evaluated on their research and scholarly and creative activity,” Erickson said. “They get evaluated on their service, participation, shared governments, etc. And they get evaluated on their teaching. For lecture faculty, we are only evaluated on our teaching. And this is supposed to be a combination of student and peer evaluations.”

Erickson doesn’t agree with the current setup or the timing in the semester the SETE are sent to students. Instead, he gives his students formative evaluations in the middle of the semester, rather than the current summative survey at the end of the semester.

🔗 Tap the link in our bio to read more.

✍🏼 by Luis Cortez
🎨 by @alexisssceciliaa

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SF State Political Science professor Jason McDaniel talks to students during an department-held Election Night watch party in the Humanities Building on Nov. 8, 2022. (Miguel Francesco Carrion / Golden Gate Xpress)

Political science department hosts midterm election watch party

November 9, 2022

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