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Princess Panocha performs at SF State’s QTRC spring prom in Jack Adams Hall on Thursday. This is the first time Drag Queen Princess Panocha performed at a University drag event.  (Rashik Adhikari / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State’s Queer & Trans Resource Center hosts spring prom

Sarah Bruno, Copy Editor May 3, 2022

SF State’s Queer & Trans Resource Center hosted a “Carrie” themed spring prom on Thursday. The spring prom was held on campus at Jack Adams Hall and was a follow-up event to December’s winter...

Eddrick Macedo, Environmental Science major, sits at The Quad on April 27. (Abraham Fuentes / Golden Gate Xpress)

Xpress Yourself: Mask on or mask off?

Isabella Vines and Abraham Fuentes May 2, 2022

Although the city of San Francisco lifted its strict mask mandates, SF State still enforces mask-wearing on campus as the city’s cases are the highest in the state. Golden Gate Xpress asked students...

Thousands gather at Golden Gate Park’s Robin Williams Meadow in San Francisco, CA on April 20, 2022 for the 4/20 Festival (Jocelyn Hernandez Gomez / Golden Gate Xpress)

4/20 celebration returns to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park

Jocelyn Hernandez Gomez April 22, 2022

Golden Gate Park attracted thousands for the first time in two years on cannabis' unofficial holiday. People celebrated “420” in the San Franciscan tradition of gathering at Hippie Hill. In previous...

Golden Gate Xpress asks SF State students about Earth Day on April 20. (Paris Galarza / Golden Gate Xpress)

Xpress Yourself: Earth Day

Sarah Bruno, Copy Editor April 22, 2022

Earth Day is a nationally recognized event that falls on April 22 every year. It is a day to illustrate support for environmental activism efforts and the protection of our planet. In October 1969,...

Jon Stieger (center) plays Scorpius Malfoy alongside Benjamin Papac’s (right) Albus Potter. The San Francisco production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is playing at the Curran Theater in San Francisco. (Courtesy of Evan Zimmerman for Murphy Made)

Gator Talk: Harry Potter and the actor that climbed up the ladder

Anaïs-Ophelia Lino April 18, 2022

Welcome to Gator Talk, a collaborative CalState podcast that brings city and statewide perspectives to SF State news. City Editor Anaïs-Ophelia Lino spoke to San Francisco’s “Harry Potter and the...

Students and alumni browse the art at SF State’s “Down with the whiteness” art show on April 10 at the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco. (Lisa Moreno/ Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State Students and Alumni present their art and activism

Lisa Moreno, Editor-in-Chief April 12, 2022

SF State’s Art Student Union showcased their art show titled, “Down with the Whiteness” from April 9-10 at the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco. Students Jasmine Liang, Victor Saucedo...

SF State Associate Art Professor Michael Arcega and students from his Sculpture and Expanded Practices class pose with their Frankenstein-inspired soapbox, “Mary’s Monster.” (Myron Caringal / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State professor and students compete in SFMOMA’s first Soapbox Derby in over 40 years

Myron Caringal, Engagement Editor April 12, 2022

​​Maskless smiling faces decked out in sunglasses and hats filled the surrounding grassy area of John F. Shelley Drive, the designated race track. The sound of cheering and clapping trickled down from...

Paradegoers dance to traditional music while marching on Market Street Saturday. (Rashik Adhikari / Golden Gate Xpress)

Nepali Parade

April 12, 2022

The First Parade for Nepali Community in northern California took place in San Francisco on Saturday, organized by Non Resident Nepali Association(NRNA). Parade began on Embarcadero Plaza, where a crowd...

Student leaders and Gator wave to welcome new students to campus. (Jensen Giesick / Golden Gate Xpress)

Xpress Yourself: Sneak Preview

Jensen Giesick, Staff Reporter April 11, 2022

Sneak Preview is an opportunity for prospective students and their families to gather information on student housing, extracirricular activities and everything they need to know about campus life. Representatives...

The University Housing Office on campus (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas/ Golden Gate Xpress)

Gator Talk: Affordable Housing Grants

Sarah Bowen, Staff Reporter April 2, 2022

Welcome to Gator Talk, a collaborative CalState podcast that brings city and statewide perspectives to SF State news. On March 1, the California Department of Finance sent a letter to California’s...

Rebecca Rose Rodriguez plays along Eos Black. (Anaïs-Ophelia Lino / Golden Gate Xpress)

Agua Pura, Máma!: Finding a new voice in something old

Anaïs-Ophelia Lino March 31, 2022

SF State musician and percussionist Rebbeca Rose Rodriguez has always been influenced by music legends like Willie Colón and El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. But these bands with Afro-Cuban influence rarely...

Diego Garcia, an SF State sophomore, talks about what they did over spring break. (Sarah Bruno / Golden Gate Xpress)

Xpress Yourself: What did students do over Spring Break?

Sarah Bruno, Copy Editor March 30, 2022

Spring break at SF State is an opportunity for students to take a week off from academic life to relax and enjoy doing what they love. This year, SF State’s spring break was held from March 21 to March...

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