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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
Adriana Hernandez, Staff Reporter • March 11, 2023

Made in Mexico, the black shoes on each dancer's feet synchronize to the music of different regions of the country. The taps of the shoes as...

Comic Arts Club got together on Feb. 23, 2023 in the Humanities Building during their bi-weekly meeting. (Adriana Hernandez/ Golden Gate Xpress)
Comic Arts Club emphasizes creativity, imagination in changing artistic landscape
Steven Rissotto, Copy Editor • March 6, 2023

Creative juices flow out of roughly a dozen students as they huddle up inside the friendly confines of Humanities Room 581. The crew uses a variety...

Gallery attendees admire Yaron Michael Hakim’s self-portrait “Self-Portrait as a Guacamaya Yellow-Sided Conure” in SFSU’s Fine Arts Gallery. (Eian Gil / Golden Gate Xpress)
SF State's Fine Arts Gallery opens doors to “Have you Seen Me?” exhibit
Eian Gil, Xpress Magazine Editor-in-Chief • March 2, 2023

Over the weekend, SF State’s Fine Arts Gallery premiered its “Have You Seen Me?” exhibit, curated by Gallery Director Sharon Bliss and...

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)
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Oscar Palma, Spanish Editor • February 23, 2023

I migrated to the United States when I was 18 years old. At the time, I was a teenager full of insecurities, fears and anxieties. I felt like...

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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
Oscar Palma, Spanish Editor • February 23, 2023

I migrated to the United States when I was 18 years old. At the time, I was a teenager full of insecurities, fears and anxieties. I felt like...

Nikita Leo (L) and Sean Aaron (R) perform in their band Love Spiral while head banging at SF State’s Depot on Feb. 16, 2023. (Tam Vu / Golden Gate Xpress)
The Depot hosts dynamic “Punk N’ Drag” event
Michelle Ruano Arreola, Staff Reporter • February 18, 2023

At nearly full capacity, the raucous “Punk N’ Drag” was a major success for The Depot on Thursday night. The event featured three different...

Kai deJesus and Jeriah Vue perform in Malcolm X plaza on Feb. 8, 2023. SF State doesnt have a noise ordinance citation requirement, so the two performers were able to practice undisturbed by authorities. (Anessa Bailon/Golden Gate Xpress)
Unplanned late-night jam session brings crowd while spoken word Depot event canceled
Anessa Bailon, Staff Reporter • February 9, 2023

The Depot’s darkened stage reinforced the long-standing belief that SF State has trouble giving students the typical college experience. Wednesday’s...

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