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"Potty Pyro" arsonist at large on SF State campus

Angela Raiford Oct 23, 2012

An arsonist has struck four times this semester, nearly matching the total number of arson-related incidents in the past four years. Four fires have been reported on campus since the beginning of the...

Prop. 35 would beef up current human trafficking penalties

Angela Raiford Oct 17, 2012

In addition to the many propositions on the ballot this November, voters will get the chance to decide on an issue with ramifications that will reach far beyond the state. If passed, Proposition 35 will...

An SF State student's disappointment with dissolution of language programs

Angela Raiford Sep 13, 2012

In 2010, more than 14 million people all over the world were learning to speak German, according to statistics published by Netzwerk Deutsch. I took my first German language course in Spring 2010. The...

TODAY: Forum set to discuss post-9/11 world affairs

Angela Raiford Sep 11, 2012

To commemorate the 11th anniversary of 9/11, the University's history department presents the Jules Tygiel Memorial Forum today. This is the 11th annual forum set to discuss world affairs in the wake of...

CHP Officer Kenyon Youngstrom pronounced dead after shooting involving SF State graduate

Angela Raiford Sep 5, 2012

Update (8:45 p.m.): CHP Officer Kenyon Youngstrom died from his injuries today at 6:05 p.m. at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, according to a press release from CHP spokeswoman Fran Clader. SF...

PHOTOS: Andrew Bird wows at Outside Lands

Angela Raiford Aug 11, 2012

Andrew Bird is like the coolest English Literature teacher you never had. At his August 9 Outside Lands Night Show, with trademark sock monkey propped against Bird's double spinning horn speaker, his awkward...

CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed announces retirement after serving 14 years

Angela Raiford May 24, 2012

Charles B. Reed, chancellor of the California State University system, has announced his retirement after 14 years. "Our campuses have continued to flourish even in the face of budgetary challenges and...

Name of next SF State president to be announced by May 9

Angela Raiford May 2, 2012

Alongside a number of students graduating this May, one face most familiar with the current campus population will also be ending his stay at SF State. The presidential search advisory committee announced...

Proposed fee increase for student health center set to move onto President Corrigan, Chancellor Reed

Angela Raiford May 2, 2012

Students are two signatures closer to receiving extra benefits from the health center. A student petition circulated April 5 to April 23 to gain support for a proposed Student Health Center fee hike of...

Questions about SFSU Bookstore's future management still unanswered

Angela Raiford Apr 25, 2012

There has been no shortage of controversy surrounding the impending change of management for the SFSU Bookstore, and even with the open forums finished, the decision may be quite a long time coming. While...

VIDEO: Underdog hot dog eating contest bring laughs, surprises

Angela Raiford Apr 19, 2012

About 200 people crowded the main lobby of Cesar Chavez Student Center April 5th to witness 10 SF State student contestants chow down for the ultimate prize. At noon, competitors lined up in order...

Empty Annex to become concert venue after opening of J. Paul Leonard Library

Angela Raiford Apr 16, 2012

As J. Paul Leonard Library stocks its shelves with books and readies its state-of-the-art robotic retrieval system, the Annex quietly moved out belongings and closed its doors as a temporary library. Built...

SF State Student Health Center fee increase proposed to benefit students and staff

Angela Raiford Apr 14, 2012

Looks like students will have to find a bit more than pocket change in their couch cushions to cover their medical needs on campus next semester. The Student Fee Advisory voted unanimously April 4th to...

SF State students battle ADD and ADHD without the medication

Angela Raiford Apr 9, 2012

Samuel Gunter wasn’t staring lazily out of the window because he couldn’t stand the teacher. He thought it was OK that his teacher had to repeat instructions to him once more than the rest of his class. The...

SF State student Chaz Kelley to compete in oratory championship

Angela Raiford Mar 7, 2012

While often confused with the work done by magnifying glass-wielding scientists, forensics has a history that extends to the debates ancient Greece, and has evolved into nationwide competitions where...

Control of SFSU Bookstore could be shifted from a nonprofit to a corporation

Angela Raiford Mar 7, 2012

Having provided the SF State campus community with textbooks, leisure reads and a number of other school-related supplies since its establishment in 1954, Franciscan Shops, which operates as the SFSU Bookstore,...

Ike's Place to open on campus tomorrow after year-long wait

Angela Raiford Feb 29, 2012

After a number of delays, Ike's Place is opening tomorrow, March 1, exactly one year after the sandwich shop was scheduled to open on campus. A soft opening for Ike's Place will be held tomorrow from...

Only public meeting on presidential search goes overlooked

Angela Raiford Feb 23, 2012

The only opportunity for students, administration and faculty to directly express their opinions on SF State's presidential selection with the CSU Board of Trustees was met with snide remarks, high expectations,...

SF State professor heads new study exploring connection between money and happiness

Angela Raiford Feb 14, 2012

Money still can't buy you love, but it might buy you happiness if you know where to spend it. According to a recently-published study led by Ryan T. Howell, assistant professor of psychology at SF State,...

SF State's newly-resurrected Experimental College not being acknowledged by administration

Angela Raiford Feb 14, 2012

Will Nelson and Kelly Corwin are not college teachers. They have long, sunny blonde hair draping their shoulders; they wear tattered jeans and sneakers. However, every Wednesday night for two hours in...

SF State student enters Miss Chinatown USA pageant for second time

Angela Raiford Jan 31, 2012

The winner will not only win $10,000, but will ride on a float Feb. 11 during San Francisco's Chinese New Year parade, the biggest celebration outside of Asia. They will also become a goodwill ambassador...

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