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The Student News Site of San Francisco State University

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Aaron Levy-Wolins

Aaron Levy-Wolins, Xpress Magazine Photo Editor

Aaron Levy-Wolins is a senior photojournalism student who specializes in portraiture. He has spent multiple semesters with the Golden Gate Xpress newspaper, working as a photographer. San Francisco Bay Area born and bred, his work has been published in SFBay, El Tecolote, and Broke-Ass Stuart.  While his passion is photography, he loves watching movies and cooking. He plans to freelance and travel after graduation.

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Gators starting pitcher Nathan Shinn (22) throws a warm-up pitch before the first inning during a baseball game between the SF State Gators and the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros at Maloney Field on Friday, March 24, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SFSU pitcher reflects on action-packed summers with Portland Pickles

Steven Rissotto, Managing Editor
Nov 24, 2023
Gators third baseman Gavin Haimovitz (7) reacts after arriving safely to second base after hitting a double in the bottom of the third inning during a baseball game between the SF State Gators and the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros at Maloney Field in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, March 24, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State baseball loses in first round of playoffs but ten players earn conference honors

Destiny Walker, Online Editor
May 24, 2023
(From L-R) Gators shortstop Mia Misasi, third baseman Teya Vincent, right fielder Daniella Guerrera and second baseman Kai-Lynn DeLeon pose for a portrait at the softball field at SF State on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Despite having only one senior student and not making the playoffs, the Gator softball team had the eighth-most wins in program history. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State softball team finds unexpected leadership, scores eighth best record in program history

Arman Archouniani, Sports Editor
May 14, 2023
Gators first baseman Kody Gardner (20) reacts after making a catch to end the top of the eighth inning during a baseball game between the SF State Gators and the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros at Maloney Field on Friday, March 24, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Kody Gardner is closing his senior year in style after rough start to college baseball career

Arman Archouniani, Sports Editor
Apr 30, 2023
A Monterey cypress tree fell on an SF State vehicle near Thornton Hall on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Between the Issues: Mid Semester Check In

Andrea Sto. Domingo and Zackery Stehr
Apr 12, 2023
Gators starting pitcher Nathan Shinn (22) throws a warm up pitch before the first inning during a baseball game between the SF State Gators and the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros at Maloney Field on Friday, March 24, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State baseball team shares thoughts on MLB and NCAA rule changes

Jack Davies, Sports Editor
Apr 5, 2023
Students walk by with an umbrella in the rain at SF State, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/ Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State shares thoughts about ongoing storms

Samantha Morales, Campus Editor
Mar 16, 2023
Earth and climate science professor Alexander “Zan” Stine and graduate student Triana Anderson point to measurements they took after a Monterey cypress tree fell on an SF State vehicle near Thornton Hall at SF State in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Tree falls on campus maintenance vehicle as it attends other fallen tree

Leticia Luna, Editor-In-Chief
Mar 14, 2023
Gators relief pitcher Madeline Eshbach (25) reacts after hitting Seawolves designated player Sierra Moffett (9) to walk in a run at a softball game between the SF State Gators and the Sonoma State Seawolves at the SF State softball field on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. The Gators lost 11-0 during Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Seawolves (Aaron Levy-Wolins / Golden Gate Xpress).

[Photo] SF State softball struggles in first home games of the season

Jack Davies, Sports Editor
Feb 18, 2023
Emily Simmons, 24, a student experience architect for SF Hillel, writes a note to victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., at a vigil held at Malcolm X Plaza in San Francisco, Calif. on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on Campus: Jewish Student Experiences

Paisley Trent
Dec 1, 2020
San Francisco Police officers stand guard as students protest the CSU settling a lawsuit regarding anti-Zionism by blocking Muni tracks at 19th and Holloway Avenues on Thursday, Mar. 21, 2019. (AARON LEVY-WOLINS/ Special to Golden Gate Xpress.)

[Photo] Protesters denounce CSU settlement over Zionism

Shaylyn Cortney Martos
Mar 21, 2019
Arab and Muslim Ethnicity Diaspora studies director Rabab Abdulhadi speaks at the 11th commemoration of the Edward Said mural at SF State on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018.

[Photo] Professor files discrimination lawsuit against top-ranking administrators

Lorenzo Morotti
Jan 29, 2019
SFSU President Leslie Wong and ASI President Nathan Jones pose for a photograph at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new creative arts building at SF State on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State officially launches $81M construction project

Sylvie Sturm
Oct 31, 2018
Estelle Tarica (top - left) gives a lecture at the Jewish studies department at SF State on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. Tarica, an associate professor of Spanish at UC Berkeley, spoke on Holocaust testimony and how it has influenced Maya testimony from post-genocide Guatemala. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Researcher finds commonalities between Holocaust and Guatemalan genocide narratives

Joshua Chan
Dec 3, 2018
Cpl. Enrique Vera Cruz (left) chats with Officer David Lin (right) in a squad car by the University Police Department station at SF State in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. Vera Cruz, a six-year veteran of the SF State's police force, is training Lin - who recently graduated from a police academy. (Aaron Levy-Wolins)

[Photo] Police corporal promotes community-oriented policing

Paul Eichenholtz
Dec 12, 2018
Students protect lit candles from flames while they light the Hanukkah menorah as they celebrate Hanukkah at SF State in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. The Jewish holiday is commemorates the victory of Jewish guerrilla fighters, known as the Maccabees, over the Seleucid empire - a Hellenistic state. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF Hillel celebrates Hanukkah

Julie Parker
Dec 12, 2018
Father Rick Van De Water (right), 68, Chaplain for Arabic-speaking members of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese from St. Thomas More Church gives thanks to God at a Catholic mass for Lady Guadalupe at SF State on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Our Lady of Guadalupe as a symbol of Mexican Identity

Tahnia Ortega
Dec 14, 2018
Madeline Seri (left), a model in the fashion show, walks the runway with other models during the Unity fashion show at the Cristopher Clark Fine Art gallery in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Fashion Network Association combines fine art, clothing in latest show in downtown SF

Chloe McDaniels
Dec 18, 2018
Students exercise at the Mashouf wellness center at SF State on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. There has been a 57 percent uptick in thefts across SF State campus from August to October. In that time period, more than 45 thefts have taken place at the Mashouf Center.

[Photo] Thefts surge across campus

Sylvester Enriquez
Nov 28, 2018
A San Francisco Giants fan shields her face from the sun with a program to at Willie McCovey's celebration of life at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. The former Giants hall of fame slugger, "Stretch," who hit 521 home runs and 18 grand slams, died at 80 on Oct. 31.

A crowd of dignitaries and former Giants baseball players listens to 1989 Willie Mac award winner Dave Dravecky at Willie McCovey's celebration of life at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. The former Giants hall of fame slugger, "Stretch," who hit 521 home runs and 18 grand slams, died at 80 on Oct. 31.

[Photo] McCovey remembered for selfless love to his team and his city.

Nov 10, 2018
San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays leaves AT&T Park after Willie McCovey's celebration of life at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. The former Giants hall of fame slugger, "Stretch," who hit 521 home runs and 18 grand slams, died at 80 on Oct. 31.

Former San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds arrives at AT&T Park at Willie McCovey's celebration of life at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. The former Giants hall of fame slugger, "Stretch," who hit 521 home runs and 18 grand slams, died at 80 on Oct. 31.

San Francisco Giants fans give a standing ovation to 1989 Willie Mac award winner Dave Dravecky at Willie McCovey's celebration of life at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. The former Giants hall of fame slugger, "Stretch," who hit 521 home runs and 18 grand slams, died at 80 on Oct. 31.

Bernadette Bay, 61, holds a large heart with the number 44, in honor of Willie McCovey's jersey number, at McCovey's celebration of life at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. The former Giants hall of fame slugger, "Stretch," who hit 521 home runs and 18 grand slams, died at 80 on Oct. 31.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit last week against Arab and Muslim Ethnicities Diaspora professor Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Judge dismisses lawsuit alleging anti-Semitism against SF State and professor

Lorenzo Morotti
Nov 7, 2018
A speaker reads a poem at the 11th commemoration of the Edward Said mural at SF State on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] GUPS rallies around Dr. Edward Said mural

Sebastiaan Molloy
Nov 7, 2018
Emily Simmons, 24, a student experience architect for SF Hillel, writes a note to victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., at a vigil held at Malcolm X Plaza in San Francisco, Calif. on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State Jewish community mourn mass murder victims

Sydni Tanner
Nov 7, 2018
Tachelle Herron Lane, 38, who is earning a teaching credential in social studies, speaks about inviting self-proclaimed white nationalist Brian Cofield to a UA meeting at a University Affairs - a board comprised of elected Associated Students officials - at SF State on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. The UA passed a motion to invite Cofield to a closed-session University Affairs meeting. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] University Affairs to meet with self-proclaimed white nationalist

Lorenzo Morotti
Nov 7, 2018
Sam Byers, 20, an interior design major, poses for a photograph as a Clicker - a character from the video game The Last of Us - at SF State on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Byers spent a month building the mask after the character and it took her three hours to apply white body paint and fake blood and to put on the costume. She used expanding foam and a face mask to create the costume.

Costumes galore on All Hallows’ Eve

Aaron Levy-Wolins, Xpress Magazine Photo Editor
Oct 31, 2018
James Martel, SF State CFA Chapter President, speaks at a Justice for Josiah rally in Malcolm X Plaza at SF State in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. David Josiah Lawson was a Black student who was killed in 2017 in Humboldt, Calif., and little action has been taken by authorities to solve his homicide.

[Photo] Justice for David Josiah Lawson

Alexis Manzanilla
Oct 24, 2018
The College Democrats at SF State officers pose for a photograph at the J. Paul Leonard library at SF State in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (Aaron Levy-Wollins/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] College Democrats hope for a secure foothold at SF State

Kirk Stevenson
Oct 16, 2018
Edith Sheffer, a senior fellow at the Institute of European Studies at UC Berkeley, speaks during an event covering Hans Asperger's role in the Nazi euthanasia program in McKenna Theater at SF State in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. (Aaron Levy-Wollins/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Holocaust Lecture Series Begins with conversation on Hans Asperger and Autism

Kirk Stevenson
Oct 9, 2018
A man sits in a homeless encampment in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. A fire burned nearly one third of the encampment early Tuesday morning.

[Photo] Oakland homeless encampment fire reveals human desperation

Lance Tisuela
Sep 18, 2018
SF State Provost Jennifer Summit speaks to faculty and administrators about the need for an academic master plan on at SF State on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018. (Aaron Levy-Wolins)

An academic step to the future

Aaron Levy-Wolins, Xpress Magazine Photo Editor
Aug 31, 2018
Balboa High School student Carolina Mendiola and her mother Teresa embrace after Carolina was released from the school following a lockdown due to reports of a shooting on campus in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. (Christian Urrutia/Golden Gate Xpress)

Reports of gunfire at Balboa High School lead to four school lockdowns

Aaron Levy-Wolins, Xpress Magazine Photo Editor
Aug 30, 2018
Matthea Nava (right), 19, a freshman costume design major from Los Angeles, an actor who plays the judge and takes part of the ensemble in the play Chicago puts contour on the cheek of Nick Christman (left), 19, a freshman drama major from San Francisco, who plays the court clerk and takes part of the ensemble in Chicago before the show on Thursday, May 11, 2017. The play was performed May 4-14.

Freshman finishes first year with Chicago performance

Aaron Levy-Wolins, Xpress Magazine Photo Editor
May 17, 2017
Hundreds of students gathered at the Annex at SF State to participate in the first-ever SF Hacks on Saturday, March 19 in San Francisco, Calif. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Xpress)

Hackathon draws hundreds of student techies

Aaron Levy-Wolins, Xpress Magazine Photo Editor
Mar 19, 2017

SF bomb threat continues anti-Semitic trend

Aaron Levy-Wolins, Xpress Magazine Photo Editor
Feb 28, 2017
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