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Queer Homecoming dances the night away

December 10, 2019

The Get Up Kids are finally adulting

Carly Wipf

December 10, 2019

Ryan Pope recounted events from earlier in the day: he went to the Wharf and ate clam chowder out of a bread bowl, like any SF tourist might. Except he wasn’t just any other tourist. He was on tour as the drummer for...

Surviving finals with your mental health intact

Arianne Arciaga

December 10, 2019

The period between Thanksgiving break and finals week can be a very stressful time for college students. During these next two weeks there are projects due, papers to write and exams to take. While it’s important to do well on...

Zombie comedy, coming of age and queerness rocks Roxie Theater.

Sam Moore

December 9, 2019

In a vibrant medley of story and emotion that sold out across all six of its programs, the San Francisco Transgender Film Festival ran for the 22nd year this weekend at the Mission District’s Roxie Theater. Founded in 1997 as the world�...

Festival of Altars celebrates life and death

Felicia Hyde

November 5, 2019

Members of Mixcoatl Anahuac Aztec dance crew prepare for their first performance at Potrero Del Sol Park during the Mission District’s celebration of Dia de los Muertos on November 2, 2019. (Photo by Camille Cohen / Golden Gate...

Annual Psoriasis Walk continues

Alondra Gallardo

November 2, 2019

“The treatments are just as painful as living with the condition itself,” said UCSF dermatologist Ruby Ghadilly as she spoke to a crowd of about 70 psoriasis supporters. The National Psoriasis Foundation’s annual 5k walk ...

‘Addams Family’ surprises

Alondra Gallardo

October 22, 2019

As a 90s kid, I grew up watching the 1991 film version of the Addams Family. I was always watching it nonstop. It was always on television, and my grandmother would turn it on because it was pretty much the only thing that wou...

Feeling the ‘Earfquake’

Karamel NunezMartinez

October 15, 2019

The curtains drew as Tyler's newest persona, Igor, stepped onto the stage in a pink and red block colored suit and a blond bob wig. Igor stood center stage as his theme rang throughout the auditorium and kicked off his performa...

Tours of new cultural flavors of SF

Briana Battle

October 7, 2019

Chuy’s Fiestas It’s no secret that San Francisco’s Mission District has a surplus of Mexican food. It’s nearly impossible to walk a few blocks in the Mission without coming across one of its many Mexican restaurants....

California’s Fire Season sparks people to question the use of N95 Respirators

Karamel NunezMartinez

October 4, 2019

During last year's big wildfire, I received a lot of scrutiny from friends and relatives since I have asthma. Having a difficult time breathing on a regular day, people were worried to see that I wasn’t wearing a mask or so...

SF District Attorney candidates answer questions from formerly incarcerated students at SF State forum before November election

MJ Johnson

October 2, 2019

Tears filled Elisabeth Ocampo’s eyes and her voice began to quiver, but she persisted in her question to three seasoned lawyers currently running for district attorney in San Francisco. Ocampo, a formerly incarcerated undergraduat...

Pelosi announces impeachment inquiry

Wilson Gomez

October 2, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) announced the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump Sept. 24 for pressuring the Ukranian president to investigate Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ahead of the ...