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‘Hands off!’: Students rally for Palestine amid crackdown on free speech
August Hammel, Staff Reporter | Apr 4, 2025
Wry wit and shocking mysteries fuel ‘Misericordia’
August Hammel, Staff Reporter | Apr 3, 2025
My father’s lessons are more crucial than ever in the age of AI
De Kai, Contributor | Apr 3, 2025
Nostalgia meets culinary excellence at Original Joe’s Westlake
Sean Young, Contributor | Apr 2, 2025
‘Death of a Unicorn’ pokes at pharmaceutical companies with lazy jabs
Julian Mullan, Staff Reporter | Apr 1, 2025
Vista Room chef instructor blends his love for food with a commitment to teaching
Melissa Garcia, Digital Editor | Mar 31, 2025
Lights, camera, Ariana!
Jazlyn Wong, Copy Editor | Mar 30, 2025
CSU AI implementation met with mixed reactions
Jaiden Forey, Staff Reporter | Mar 28, 2025

Campus

‘Hands off!’: Students rally for Palestine amid crackdown on free speech

August Hammel, Staff Reporter • Apr 4, 2025

Chef Tim Shaw sets a pan ablaze alongside his line cooks in the kitchen at the Vista Room on March 13, 2025. (Olivia Moran / Golden Gate Xpress)

Vista Room chef instructor blends his love for food with a commitment to teaching

Mar 31, 2025

Satvik Verma informs attendees about the use of AI at an AI Club event in the Creative Arts Building on April 11, 2024. (Courtesy of Maxim Dossioukov).

CSU AI implementation met with mixed reactions

Mar 28, 2025

The Student Services and Administration of California State University, East Bay on June 6, 2024. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

Three CSUs to merge administrative networks amid budget crisis

Mar 25, 2025

Casey Crews before his 4:45 p.m. Transit Traffic Report on Friday, March 21, 2025. (Eddie Monares / Golden Gate Xpress)

KSFS launches new transit report to help SFSU commuters

Mar 22, 2025

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Español

Un collage de textos en distinctos idiomas, y no en inglés, visto en el área de la bahía. (Personal de Golden Gate Xpress)

Primeros 100 días de Trump: El inglés es el idioma oficial de los EE.UU.

Sophia Rerucha, Spanish Editor • Mar 11, 2025

Tanya Hollis sonríe durante la inauguración de la galería el jueves 27 de febrero de 2025 en la Biblioteca de J. Paul Leonard. (Paul Singh / Golden Gate Xpress)

Nueva galería de exposiciones debuta en la Biblioteca de J. Paul Leonard

Mar 4, 2025

Una multitud de pasajeros sube a un autobús en las avenidas 19 y Holloway el 24 de febrero de 2025. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

Los autobuses llenos ya afectan a los viajeros de SFSU antes de las propuestas de reducción de servicio de Muni

Mar 4, 2025

Julian y Sarahí Rodriguez con camisetas puestas de su negocio 4life fuera de su estudio en Hunters Point el día 25 de febrero de 2025. (Melissa Garcia / Golden Gate Xpress)

“4life”: Una marca de ropa enfoca en la colaboración comunitaria entre dos hermanos

Mar 2, 2025

Infografía explicando cómo rellenar el formulario FAFSA. (Haley Abarca / Golden Gate Xpress)

Xplicador: Consejos de como rellenar el formulario FAFSA de 2025

Feb 28, 2025

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Sports

The SFSU women’s soccer team holds hands before a match against the Colorado School of Mines at Cox Stadium on Sept. 6, 2024. (Braelyn Furse / Golden Gate Xpress)

SFSU remaining sports prepare for a more sustainable financial future

Eddie Monares and Diego Camargo • Mar 21, 2025

The women’s softball dugout rallies together a song for their team's batter while they are down one point in the third inning on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Santiago Contreras / Golden Gate Xpress)

Softball team’s historic season continues with a Wednesday doubleheader

Mar 21, 2025

SFSU junior wrestler Johnny Lopez practices grappling in the Gymnasium on Monday, March 17, 2025. Lopez came home from Indianapolis a national champion and became the first to take home the title for SFSU since 2013. (Seamus Geoghegan / Golden Gate Xpress)

Johnny Lopez returns to SFSU a national wrestling champion

Mar 17, 2025

Rylee Formway (yellow), narrowly dodges players from the Stanford men's rugby team at Boxer Stadium on Saturday, March 15, 2025 (Olivia Moran / Golden Gate Xpress)

SFSU rugby club ends their season with a home field triumph against the Stanford Cardinal

Mar 17, 2025

The softball team during a game against the Sonoma State Seawolves at the softball field on March 8, 2025. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

No. 24 ranked Gators softball sweeps in Saturday’s doubleheader against Sonoma State

Mar 9, 2025

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A&E

Still of Félix Kysyl and Jacques Develay in “Misericordia.” (Janus Films)

Wry wit and shocking mysteries fuel ‘Misericordia’

August Hammel, Staff Reporter • Apr 3, 2025

A still from the movie “Death of a Unicorn.” (A24)

‘Death of a Unicorn’ pokes at pharmaceutical companies with lazy jabs

Apr 1, 2025

A still from the movie “Magazine Dreams.” (Courtesy of Briarcliff Entertainment)

‘Magazine Dreams’ will give you a knot in your stomach

Mar 27, 2025

Frances Chung and Wei Wang in Scarlett's “Frankenstein.” (Courtesy of Lindsey Rallo and SF Ballet)

‘It’s alive’ at the SF Ballet!

Mar 22, 2025

ScreenshotA still from the movie “Opus.” (A24)

Everybody wants a legacy and you’ll find it in ‘Opus’

Mar 19, 2025

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Politics

Pro-Palestinian protesters attach a banner with their demands to a tent at the encampment on the Quad on April 29, 2024. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

SFSU community reacts following Trump’s comments on Gaza

Jazlyn Wong and Daniela Haro • Mar 14, 2025

A collage of non-English language text seen in the Bay Area. (Golden Gate Xpress Staff)

Trump’s First 100: English is the official language of the United States

Mar 10, 2025

Students in Humanities Building Room 207 break into groups to start with personal introductions consisting of name, major, why they attended the event and how Trump’s first month in office has affected them personally. (Daniela Haro / Golden Gate Xpress)

Young Democratic Socialists of America pushes back against Trump with activism and resistance

Mar 4, 2025

Dr. Susan Stryker tells the tale of the Compton Cafeteria riot, which occurred in August 1966 when the SFPD targeted transgender women who frequented the cafeteria at Turk and Taylor streets on March 1, 2025. (Travis Raburn / Golden Gate Xpress)

‘No fear, trans people are welcome here:’ Transgender activists rally in the Tenderloin

Mar 2, 2025

People holding hands along a world map. (Graphic by Sophia Rerucha / Golden Gate Xpress)

Opinion: Migrants deserve to live in this country – regardless of their contributions to it

Feb 27, 2025

Multimedia

The Chomp: Alicia Reid’s athletic career from an athlete to Gators softball head coach

Gibran Beydoun, Sports Editor • Mar 25, 2025

The Chomp: Michael Cunningham shares his journey recovering from injuries and being a part of the last SFSU baseball team

Mar 24, 2025

Gator Talk: Who and what you’ll find in SFSU’s Black Unity Center

Mar 10, 2025

The Chomp: SFSU head baseball coach Tony Schifano discusses his journey as both a player and coach

Feb 18, 2025

Gator Talk: Bibliotecaria comparte sobre los recursos en español ofrecidos en la biblioteca

Jan 24, 2025

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Trending

Pitcher Edrian Rangel comes out of the game in the ninth inning during the Gators’ home game with the Chico State Wildcats on Feb. 21, 2025. (Seamus Geoghegan / Golden Gate Xpress)

SFSU to discontinue three sports at the end of the semester

A crowd of riders board a bus at 19th and Holloway avenues on Feb. 24, 2025. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

Packed buses already affecting SFSU commuters ahead of proposed Muni service reductions

Three CSUs to merge administrative networks amid budget crisis

San Francisco Giants fans at Oracle Park. (Katie Baumez, Unsplash)

Opinion: A change of scenery in the front office has sparked new hope for the SF Giants

Inside the Pub at SFSU on Nov. 5, 2024. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

The Pub at SFSU permanently closes

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Xplainer

Xplainer: Sierra Nevada Field Campus

All about SFSU’s satellite campus in the middle of a forest

Neal Wong, Managing 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....

Xplainer: Domestic Violence Resources

Sep 21, 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, Managing 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

The Chomp: Alicia Reid’s athletic career from an athlete to Gators softball head coach

Gibran Beydoun, Sports Editor • Mar 25, 2025

SFSU softball head coach talks about her background in softball and coaching, her journey to the Swamp and the team’s successful 2025 season.

The Chomp: Michael Cunningham shares his journey recovering from injuries and being a part of the last SFSU baseball team

Mar 24, 2025

Opinion

Chia-Wei Woo, a former SFSU president and the founding president of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, died in March at the age of 87. (HKUST)

My father’s lessons are more crucial than ever in the age of AI

De Kai, Contributor • Apr 3, 2025

Opinion: A change of scenery in the front office has sparked new hope for the SF Giants

Mar 14, 2025

A drawing of Jimmy Butler III, #10 for the Golden State Warriors. (Illustration by Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

Opinion: Jimmy Butler’s presence has rejuvenated the Warriors’ 2024-2025 season

Mar 9, 2025

Opinion: Migrants deserve to live in this country – regardless of their contributions to it

Feb 27, 2025

Personas tomadas de la mano a lo largo de un mapa mundial. (Gráfico de Sophia Rerucha / Golden Gate Xpress)

Opinión: Los migrantes merecen vivir en este país, independientemente de sus contribuciones a él

Feb 27, 2025

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Beyond SFSU

The Original Joe’s Westlake sign in 2016. (Willis Lam, CC BY-SA 2.0, Flickr)

Nostalgia meets culinary excellence at Original Joe’s Westlake

Sean Young, Contributor • Apr 2, 2025

Ariana Jimenez's hands lie in her lap during an interview in the Humanities building on Feb. 19, 2025. (Braelyn Furse / Golden Gate Xpress)

Lights, camera, Ariana!

Mar 30, 2025

GDC attendees meet at the welcome sign and map at the Moscone North Center on March 17, 2025. (Elijah Shaw / Golden Gate Xpress)

Humanity persists through AI-focused Game Developers Conference

Mar 26, 2025

Protesters march down Montgomery Street with picket signs to rally for an arms embargo on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (Johnny Conterez / Golden Gate Xpress)

Hundreds gather in downtown SF to protest Israel’s surprise attack

Mar 19, 2025

Chris Arvin, an advocate for Muni and founder of Transit Supply, speaks to a crowd gathered in front of City Hall about the Muni service cuts on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (Haley Abarca / Golden Gate Xpress)

San Franciscans rally for Muni outside City Hall amid threats of service cuts

Mar 18, 2025

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Meet the Staff

Johnny Conterez

Staff Reporter

Johnny Conterez (all pronouns) is majoring in journalism and minoring in labor studies student and is an environmental reporter for Golden Gate Xpress. He was born and raised in Chicago, but since 2017,...

Melissa Garcia

Digital Editor

Melissa Garcia (she/her) is the digital editor for Golden Gate Xpress. She is majoring in bilingual Spanish journalism and minoring in marketing. Growing up in a suburb outside of Chicago, Illinois, she...

Gabriel Carver

Visuals Editor

Gabriel Carver (he/him) is a third-year photojournalism student and minoring in kinesiology. He was born and raised in Sacramento, the city that sculpted him as a person and brought him to his art, photography....

Gregory McCulloh

Contributor

Gregory McCulloh (he/him) is a contributor to Golden Gate Xpress. He studies English at San Francisco State University, where he is currently in his fourth year. Gregory McCulloh (él) es un colaborador...