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The Julian Shipp Quartet perform during jazz night in The Depot at SF State Tuesday. April 26,2016. (Screenshot by Chris DeJohn/Xpress)

The Depot provides real world experience to aspiring music students

Chris DeJohn April 26, 2016

SF State is home to Jazz Night on Tuesday nights. Depot manager Lupita Uribe and Muata Kenyatta, ASI associate director of programs and services, reserve the stage at The Depot for student musicians...

The creation of the College of Ethnic Studies

Kelsey Lannin April 19, 2016

The fight to create the College of Ethnic Studies redefined SF State's core values and identity. The college was the first of its kind in the US and the strike that led to it remains the longest campus...

Author Sarah Schulman, a major writer in the LGBT community, poses for a portrait on Monday March 4, 2016. (Connor Hunt/ Xpress)

Podcast: Multi-Published author and gay rights activist visits SF State

Cecilie Lyngberg April 12, 2016

Sarah Schulman spoke at the Writers on Writing event, Monday, April 4 at SF State to talk about her writing process, her new novel “The Cosmopolitans” and what occupies her in life. She is also...

Students participate a workshop during Islam Awareness Week held by Muslim student association at Quad in SF State Friday, Apr.1, 2016. (Qing Huang/Xpress)

Muslim student association host Islam awareness week

Qing Huang April 12, 2016

SF State's Muslim Students Association held Islam Awareness Week March 28 to April 1. Their week-long activities included guest speakers talking about Islamophobia, a question and answer discussion...

Interactive: SF State students and faculty share personal stories about their locs

Interactive: SF State students and faculty share personal stories about their locs

Emily Chavous April 6, 2016

A 47-second video filmed at SF State went viral Monday, showing two students arguing over dreadlocks. The video sparked an international debate that has some serious racial implications. Viewers are...

SF State junior Delana Ha donated to the Hope fund at the Alumni Association table at the Founders Day Celebration Tues Mar. 15, 2016. (Gabriela Rodriguez / Xpress)

SF State celebrates its 117th anniversary

: SF State students gathered in Malcolm X Plaza on Tuesday, March 15, for the annual Founders Day celebration. Taqueria Girasol gave away 1,899 tacos to symbolize the year of SF State’s founding, and...

Students and faculty members flood the Seven Hills Conference Center Center before before meeting with President Leslie Wong regarding the proposed budget cuts within the College of Ethnic Studies at SF State on Thursday February 25, 2016. (Aleah Fajardo / Xpress)

Students and faculty rally as potential cuts threaten ethnic studies

      Students and faculty rally after a tension filled meeting with SF State President Leslie Wong regarding budget cuts in the College of Ethnic studies. Read the full story: Students and faculty...

From left: Students Yumeng Jiang, Joshua Nghiem, and Kyle Chen dance on the stage during annual Chinese New Year Celebration held at Jack Adams Hall at Cesar Chavez Student Center in SF State Friday, Feb.19. (Qing Huang/Xpress)

Lunar year celebration brings Chinese cultural awareness to SF State

Erin Lu and Amanda Aragona February 22, 2016

   Red paper lanterns were hung around the walls, “true-lover's knots” were stuck on the edge of the stage to bless the coming guests with its symbolization of joyfulness. A cherry blossom tree...

SF State organizations gather at Malcolm X Plaza to recruit potential members at SF State on Tuesday Feb. 2, 2016. (Aleah Fajardo/Xpress)

Interactive: Recruitment guide to SF State organizations

Jocelyn Carranza and Kelsey Lannin February 15, 2016

The walkways of Malcolm X Plaza were crowded with tables adorned with vibrant tablecloths and posters from SF State organizations trying to attract new members. Members of these organizations handed...

Lia Herrera, SF State fashion design major pulls a garment off of the rack at the Fashion Association Networks fashion show Nostalgia Dec. 4 2015. (Angelica Ekeke/Xpress)

Behind the Scenes of ‘Nostalgia’

Angelica Ekeke December 23, 2015

[slideshow_deploy id='70117'] SF State senior and apparel design and merchandising major Lia Herrera has only lived in the United States for eight years, but is already planning to take her designs...

Students bring 3D designs to life in the J. Paul Leonard Librarys second floor maker space Thursday Dec. 18, 2015  (Brian Churchwell / Xpress)

3-D Printing adds new dimension to student projects

SF State recently acquired 3D printers as part of their MakerSpace lab in the library. MakerSpace is an environment aimed toward facilitating design projects for students by providing space for teamwork...

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