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Blood-soaked legacy continues in North Dakota

Blood-soaked legacy continues in North Dakota

Ahalya Srikant Nov 30, 2016

[media-credit name="Jessylyn Los Banos" align="alignnone" width="485"][/media-credit] This past week, many Americans gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families, unconcerned with the ongoing...

White nationalists are America’s ISIS

Ahalya Srikant Nov 9, 2016

As Americans, we view extreme terror organizations like ISIS as a foreign concept. But believe it or not, we are not far from the same revolution in our own country. Even though we’ve powered through...

Voting rights remain an issue for undocumented students

Ahalya Srikant Oct 27, 2016

In a time of anti-undocumented rhetoric, the idea of voting rights remains a beacon of hope for undocumented Americans eager to join the political process. “Because voting is considered both a right...

Trump blurs line between entertainment and politics

Ahalya Srikant Oct 26, 2016

Remember when you were told as a kid that if you ignore someone, they’ll just go away? Well America has done a really terrible job of ignoring Donald Trump. We’ve all fallen for countless clickbait...

Trump avoids addressing sexist tape in second debate

Trump avoids addressing sexist tape in second debate

Ahalya Srikant Oct 9, 2016

The second Presidential debate of 2016 began with the highly anticipated topic of Donald Trump’s sexual assault comments from a recently surfaced 2005 hot mic tape. The tape was recorded prior to...

Pence wins debate by close margin, says CNN poll

Ahalya Srikant Oct 4, 2016

The 2016 vice presidential debate took place Tuesday with moderator Elaine Quijano guiding the candidates. Quijano, a CBS anchor, is the first Asian American to moderate a VP debate. Contrary to her...

Joanne Barker, a member of the Lenape Nation and an American Indian studies professor begins the teach-in of the North Dakota Access Pipeline in front of the Ethnic Studies and Psychology buildings on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. Barker began with an introduction about the harm of polluted water resources and climate change. (Steven Ho/Xpress)

Teach-in shows solidarity with Standing Rock

Ahalya Srikant Sep 15, 2016

Students, faculty, and community members gathered for a solidarity teach-in, in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on Thursday. The tribe has been protesting against the construction of the...

Student protests result in new protocol

Student protests result in new protocol

Ahalya Srikant Sep 9, 2016

The University has introduced new and more effective protocol for dealing with protests after a heavily criticized handling of a visit by Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat.   “We failed our students,”...

Investigation of Barkat protest leads to new University protocol

Ahalya Srikant Sep 3, 2016

  On September 1, SF State released an investigative report of the General Union of Palestinian Students’ protest of the SF Hillel event with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat. The report was accompanied...

Speak from experience or don't speak at all

Speak from experience or don’t speak at all

Ahalya Srikant Aug 31, 2016

[media-credit name="Jessylyn Los Banos" align="alignnone" width="517"][/media-credit] In today’s world, being politically correct is a general expectation for almost everyone hoping to have a civil...

Residents wait to check into University Park North on Move-In Day at SF State, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016.

Incoming students make their beds and their mark at SF State

Ahalya Srikant Aug 26, 2016

Move-in day at SF State was a big day for a lot of freshmen, including Nick Day, an 18-year-old skateboarder from San Diego, Joseph Asicam, a 17-year-old foster youth from Stockton and Taya...

SF State Provost Sue Rosser leaves University for chancellor’s office

Ahalya Srikant Aug 5, 2016

SF State Vice President and Provost Sue Rosser will be leaving her position on Sept. 1, according to an announcement from President Wong on Thursday.    Rosser will be joining the California State...

Man shot near SF State campus

Ahalya Srikant Jun 18, 2016

A man was shot Tuesday at 12:20 a.m. at Lake Merced Boulevard and Higuera Avenue, according to an email safety alert from SF State Vice President of Student Affairs, LuoLuo Hong. San Francisco police arrived...

Studying abroad can be rewarding – but remember where you come from!

Ahalya Srikant May 18, 2016

Like most dramatic changes in a person's life, moving to another country to go to school makes you compare it to what you used to have. There are a lot of differences between the American lifestyle and...

Illustration by Kelsey Lannin

Bernie supporters revive archaic gender attitudes

Ahalya Srikant May 10, 2016

America is at a turning point when it comes to feminism. The wage gap for women is slowly closing and there are more and more options in California for paid family leave. There are still those who believe...

Tom Hsieh rallies democratic support from the crowd at SF State by chanting " Dump Trump " on Monday April 25. (Taylor Reyes / Xpress)

‘Dump Trump’ rally advocates for voter registration

Ahalya Srikant Apr 26, 2016

Almost forty students gathered in Malcolm X Plaza chanting "Dump Trump" during an anti-Trump rally Monday, April 25, holding signs with Donald Trump's face crossed out and printed with the slogan. The...

Your bindi is not trendy

Ahalya Srikant Apr 19, 2016

Fashion trends at summer festivals often come under scrutiny for their cultural appropriation. Bindis have been one of the biggest trends at festivals and it needs to stop. Summer festivals like Coachella...

Students arrive and depart SF State at the MUNI stop on 19th Avenue Thursday.  Voting is open for students to decide whether to pay an additional $180 per semester for free MUNI and discounted BART fares. (Aleah Fajardo/ Xpress)

Gator Pass vote offers students discounted transportation with slight tuition raise

Ahalya Srikant Apr 11, 2016

Monday through Friday, SF State students will have the opportunity to vote on a $180, per-semester addition to their tuition in exchange for a Gator Pass. The pass would provide SF State students with...

SF State student John Ayoub, the Young Republicans group leader, points toward the ethnic studies rally to draw attention to the fact that they were playing "FTD," a song by rappers Nipsey Hussle and YG at Malcolm X Plaza on Tuesday, April. 5. (Ryan Zaragoza / Xpress)

Republican Student Union’s support of Donald Trump sparks controversy

Ahalya Srikant Apr 5, 2016

The Republican Student Union experienced a third day of protest on Tuesday against their support of Donald Trump for president, following two consecutive days of conflict before spring break. Student...

Deans weigh in on Ethnic Studies funding controversy

Ahalya Srikant Mar 15, 2016

Last Tuesday, five of the deans of SF State's six academic colleges signed a letter supporting the initiation of a task force to investigate the funding concerns in the College of Ethnic Studies. This...

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