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Andrea Gallego Rodriguez

Andrea Gallego Rodriguez, Staff Reporter

Andrea Gallego (she/her) is a reporter for Golden Gate Xpress. She is an exchange student from Spain. She is from Madrid, Spain, but she currently lives in San Francisco. She is majoring in both journalism and cinema. She previously wrote for a Spanish student magazine called Revista (In)cognita. She has always been interested in everything related to the arts and literature. For the last few years, she has also been immersed in international political issues thanks to the Models of United Nations she has participated in.

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Alyssa Novak and Kana Miyakawa look towards one another as they ponder the next adjustment on the mannequin in the Annex 1 building at SF State on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (David Jones / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State’s Design and Merchandising department will host their 28th annual fashion show

Andrea Gallego Rodriguez, Staff Reporter May 11, 2023

This Thursday SF State will host its 28th annual spring fashion show, Runway 2023: Kinetic. Design and merchandising students collaborated to put together a show that showcases sustainability. “Slow,”...

A photo illustration of the overdose reversal product NARCAN in San Francisco, on April 22, 2023. (Benjamin Fanjoy / Golden Gate Xpress)

Narcan is now available at the Health Promotion & Wellness Center

Andrea Gallego Rodriguez, Staff Reporter Apr 25, 2023

Lifesaving is a term often used to describe the effects of Narcan. Naloxone hydrochloride, a narcotic commonly known by the brand name Narcan, saves lives by reversing an opioid overdose. The opioid...

Navid Mehdipour escucha durante la parte de preguntas y respuestas del evento de Turning Point USA que presenta a Riley Gaines en SF State el jueves 6 de abril de 2023. Mehdipour es el presidente de la sección de Turning Point USA en SF State. (Miguel Francesco Carrion / Golden Gate Xpress)

Cómo Turning Point USA utiliza la polémica para impulsar el crecimiento

Aiden Brady and Andrea Gallego Rodriguez Apr 17, 2023

El 6 de abril, SF State fue noticia nacional cuando la ex nadadora de la Universidad de Kentucky, Riley Gaines, se escondió de los activistas por los derechos de las personas transgénero en una sala...

Chloe Simson (L) takes a picture of members of T-Rex San Francisco Bay Area Trans*, Queer and Friends Adult Softball Team at SF State’s Rosa Park Conference Center on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Tony Padia, one of the founders of the team, said he helped create the team to provide a non-gender specific space for people, specifically trans people, to play sports. (Gina Castro / Golden Gate Xpress)

Queer & Trans Resource Center hosts sports mixer event in response to TPUSA speaker

Andrea Gallego Rodriguez, Staff Reporter Apr 7, 2023

When the Queer & Trans Resource Center realized Turning Point USA was hosting a "Saving Women’s Sports" event featuring former athlete Riley Gaines, they felt disappointed by SF State administration....

An illustration of a computer in a room with an AS election ballot box on the screen. (Andrea Gallego Rodriguez / Golden Gate Xpress)

Associated Students elections’ application to end Sunday

Andrea Gallego Rodriguez, Staff Reporter Mar 31, 2023

SF State’s Associated Students is scheduled to elect a new Board of Directors in what will be the first time in person since the pandemic. The deadline to apply for candidacy ends April 2 at 5 p.m. After...

La instructora de baile folklórico Mexicano Debra Chantal le enseña a sus alumn@s a usar la falda doble vuelo dentro del cuarto Don Naser en el gimnasio de SF State el Jueves 9 de Marzo del 2023. (Leilani Xicotencatl / Golden Gate Xpress)

Estudiante Mexicano-Americana de primera generación crea la primera clase de Ballet Folklórico Mexicano en SF State

Hechos en México, los zapatos negros en cada uno de los pies de los bailarines se sincronizan a la música de diferentes regiones del país Azteca. Los taconeos de los zapatos al compás de los tiempos...

Messages mentioning Taco Tuesday and Nick’s Crispy Tacos from the “SFSU Fall 2022” WhatsApp group written by exchange students. Background photo of Coronas courtesy of Lya Zhang. (Andrea Gallego Rodriguez/ Golden Gate Xpress)

The closure of Nick’s Crispy Tacos leaves exchange students without their “international village”

Andrea Gallego Rodriguez, Staff Reporter Mar 7, 2023

A friend told a friend, and she told a friend that on Tuesday nights international and exchange students from SF State went to Nick's Crispy Tacos. Once the word was spread last semester, attending "Taco...

Un piso de vivienda estudiantil con capacidad para cuatro personas es ocupado por solo dos residentes. Algunas unidades que proporcionan vivienda estudiantil en campus se encuentran vacías.  (Ilustracion de Alexis Alexander/ Golden Gate Xpress)

¿Cómo aborda SF State la inseguridad de vivienda estudiantil?

Encontrar alojamiento suele formar parte de la experiencia universitaria. Mientras algunos estudiantes encuentran vivienda fácilmente, para otros este es un proceso más complicado.    El 10 por...

A four student dorm is only occupied by two residents. Some on-campus housing units have vacant rooms. (Illustration by Alexis Alexander/ Golden Gate Xpress)

How does SF State address student housing insecurity?

Andrea Gallego Rodriguez, Staff Reporter Feb 25, 2023

Finding housing is often a part of the college experience. But while some students find housing easily, others struggle.     10% of students have experienced homelessness and 35% reported experiencing...

La Presidenta de SF State, Lynn Mahoney habla durante el foro abierto que busca al nuev@ rector de CSU en el teatro McKenna el jueves 9 de febrero del 2023. Jolene Koester es la actual rector interina de CSU. (Benjamin Fanjoy / Golden Gate Xpress)

El sistema de las Universidades Estatales de California está en busca de un nuevo rector

Andrea Gallego Rodriguez, Staff Reporter Feb 14, 2023

El teatro McKenna de SF State acogió un foro abierto el jueves en línea con el proceso de selección del nuevo canciller. Fue una oportunidad para que los miembros de la comunidad de la Universidad Estatal...

SF State’s President Lynn Mahoney speaks at an open forum about CSU’s Chancellor search in SF State’s McKenna Theatre, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Jolene Koester is currently standing in as interim chancellor of the CSU system. (Benjamin Fanjoy / Golden Gate Xpress)

The California State University system is in search of a new chancellor

Andrea Gallego Rodriguez, Staff Reporter Feb 11, 2023

SF State’s McKenna Theatre held an open forum in line with the selection process for the new chancellor on Thursday. It was an opportunity for members of the California State University community to...

Los límites del complejo West Campus Green de SF State cerca de la Avenida Holloway el 1 de Febrero, 2023. Dentro de la cerca se encuentra la construcción de la recién aprobada obra que albergará alojamiento, un comedor y varios servicios para los estudiantes. (Joshua Carter/Golden Gate Xpress)

El Consejo de Administradores de CSU aprueba $91.2 M para la construcción del complejo de viviendas para estudiantes Campus Green

Durante la última reunión del Consejo de administradores del sistema estatal de universidades de California (CSU), SF State recibió aprobación financiera para el proyecto ‘West Campus Green Student...

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