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Inmates at San Quentin State Prison use the phones in West Block, a housing unit with five tiers of cells, October 10, 2016.

From Prison to College

Avery Peterson May 24, 2017

Multimedia package on the experience of adjusting to college after prison

Rey Lopez,, a 25-year-old Asian American Studies major, gets ready to sleep in his car. Because Lopez is currently homeless, he spends his nights  either couch surfing with friends or sleeping in his car.

Student homelessness at SF State

Avery Peterson Dec 7, 2016

Rey Lopez, a 25-year-old Asian American Studies major shares his personal experience with homelessness. Lopez and other community members discuss the current state of homelessness on campus and examine...

The Ad Hoc Advisory Work Group Responding to Food Insecurity and Homelessness at SF State’s co-chair, Aimee Williams (farthest left) leads a discussion at a meeting on Sept. 9 at the Tower’s Conference Center. Meeting attendees review data from the February 2016 CSU Chancellor’s report, participate in brainstorming sessions and discuss how future meetings should be structured.

Fight to end housing and food insecurity spreads across campus

Avery Peterson Sep 25, 2016

A new group’s campaign to end housing and food insecurity at SF State has gained momentum in recent weeks thanks to growing support across campus. What began in August as a collaboration between Health...

Court Documents – K. Mignon Hoffman v Board of Trustees of CSU

Avery Peterson Aug 30, 2016

Complaint for Damages     Answer to First Amended Complaint   Case Management Statement   Notice of Time and Place of Trial   List of...

Simplified FAFSA to launch in October

Avery Peterson Aug 24, 2016

Long lines snaked around the Student Services Building on Monday, Aug. 22 as students anxiously waited to speak with financial aid counselors. “It’s crazy, it gets stacked up here every year,”...

SF State students share their experiences with homelessness

SF State students share their experiences with homelessness

Avery Peterson Jul 20, 2016

A California State University survey released in February reported that roughly 8 percent of students experienced homelessness in 2015. Of the 23 schools surveyed, SF State’s support offerings for...

On Thursday, October 1, 2015, a female victim contacted the University Police Department to report a sexual battery incident that occurred on campus Wednesday Sept. 30, 2015 at 7 p.m. The victim was walking on the pathway between Burk Hall and the Gymnasium when the incident occurred. Students walk on the pathway between Burk Hall and the Gymnasium Thursday, Oct. 1. (Emma Chiang / Xpress)

Female victim reports sexual battery near Burk Hall

Avery Peterson Oct 1, 2015

A female victim reported being sexually battered in the lobby of Burk Hall by an unknown male suspect Wednesday night, according to a university email sent out by Title IX Coordinator Luoluo Hong. The...

Bryce Williams
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Alleged Virginia shooter graduated from SF State

Avery Peterson Aug 26, 2015

The Virginia gunman accused of killing a television reporter and cameraman live on the air Wednesday morning at 6:45 a.m. was believed to be an SF State graduate from the broadcasting department,...

Melanie Susanne Olivieri, 23-year-old SF State undergraduate who died Aug. 9, poses for a portrait Jan. 2012 at the Container Store. (Brie Hooper / Special to Xpress)

SF State student remembered after unexpected death

Avery Peterson Aug 26, 2015

Transfer student Melanie Susanne Olivieri, a 23-year-old SF State undergraduate with a passion for design, travel and helping others died Aug. 9 at a residential hotel in the Mission District. Friends...

Freshman and their parents fill the walk ways to the dorms on move in day Thursday Aug. 20 at SF State. (Emma Chiang / Xpress)

SF State welcomes the largest incoming freshmen class in history

Avery Peterson Aug 26, 2015

[slideshow_deploy id='66951'] Long lines of students wrapped around Mary Ward Hall during Move-In Day Aug. 20 as SF State's largest incoming freshman class in the school's 116-year history readied...

SF State student’s death deemed suspicious by police

Avery Peterson Aug 12, 2015

Police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old SF State student who died at a residential hotel in the Mission District early Sunday morning. Jesse Stanton, the clerk of the medical examiner,...

(From left) SF State alumnus and Bebe Stores founder Manny Mashouf,  raises his shovel next to Phoebe Dye, president of Associated Students, Inc. and President Leslie E. Wong during the Mashouf Wellness Center groundbreaking ceremony at the SF State softball field Thursday, June 25, 2015. (Xpress / Qing Huang)

Construction begins for new wellness center

Avery Peterson Jun 28, 2015

Members of the SF State community donned purple hard hats for the Mashouf Wellness Center groundbreaking ceremony June 25. The ceremony was held at the corner of Font and Merced boulevards, where the...

Seniors slammed with graduation fees

Avery Peterson May 20, 2015

Kinesiology major Deanna Johnson has saved every cap and gown she has ever worn, but this year the high cost of graduation will leave her collection one short. “It’s ridiculous, I wanted to buy...

Undocumented graduating seniors line up in anticipation to receive their diplomas at the first annual Beyond Borders graduation in Annex 1 Sunday, May 17. (Tate Drucker / XPRESS).

Undocumented graduates celebrate at first annual Beyond Borders ceremony

Avery Peterson May 19, 2015

[slideshow_deploy id='66654'] Undocumented students celebrated with their friends and families at the first annual Beyond Borders Graduation held at the SF State Annex May 17. Improving Dreams, Equity,...

Studio art major Arthur Savangsky poses with a sculpture in progress which he forged from metal and concrete. Savangsky is a former foster youth who has been involved with the Guardian Scholars Program at SF State for almost a year and credits the program for helping him secure stable housing. (Helen Tinna / Xpress)

System-wide CSU study to survey housing and food services

Avery Peterson May 6, 2015

This month marked the outset of a yearlong study of services conducted by the California State University on all 23 campuses to identify students struggling with housing and food issues. CSU Long...

Veronica Rueda, an Art major, helps clean up flowers left from the opening of the Sol Patch Garden behind Mary Park Hall Thursday, April 23. (Melissa Minton / Xpress)

Sol Patch Garden roots itself within student community

Avery Peterson Apr 28, 2015

Tiny sprouts of kale, spinach, lettuce and chard jutted up through a layer of soil on display at the reopening of SF State's Sol Patch Garden April 23. Environmentally Concerned Organization of Students president Caitlyn...

Food is being served at the Farm to Fork event by the Office of Sustainability and Chartwells in the Quad on Thursday April 16. (Marlene Sanchez / Xpress)

Farm to Fork delivers with local sustainable food

Avery Peterson Apr 21, 2015

Students and members of the San Francisco community enjoyed a mix of tangy grapefruit wedges and crisp beets folded into a medley of fresh organic greens as one of the sustainable dishes served at the...

Technical problems postpone ASI elections

Avery Peterson Apr 16, 2015

Associated Student, Inc. postponed the 2015 Spring Elections due to technical difficulties with the online voting ballot. ASI announced via email that voting scheduled for last week would instead be...

(from left to right) Leilanie Dacuycuy, Jasmine Calix and Logan Limm inflate condoms to make balloon art during the Multi-cultural Aids Awareness Day in the quad Thursday, April 9. (Drake Newkirk / Xpress)

AIDS Awareness Day evokes memory of 1980s epidemic

Avery Peterson Apr 14, 2015

SF State alumnus and AIDS activist Cleve Jones remembers the University during the 1980s when the AIDS epidemic began. By the Fall of 1985 many members of the community were dead, dying or caring for...

President of SFSU's MedLIfe chapter Adolfo Luna greets a guest at the fundraiser event inside of Menchu Hall Thursday, April 2. (David Henry / Xpress)

Student volunteer group to provide aid in Peru

Avery Peterson Apr 8, 2015

Shadowing doctors, checking vitals and dispensing prescriptions may sound like costly training only available at medical school, but for six SF State students it is the experience they can expect on their...

Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas perform at the 4th Annual Associated Students Women’s Conference: Empowered Women Empower Women at Jack Adams Hall Saturday, March 14. (Melissa Minton / Xpress)

Annual conference promotes equality and empowerment for women

Avery Peterson Mar 18, 2015

A former leader for the Los Angeles chapter of the Black Panthers Party and political prisoner for her involvement with the group shared her experience and wisdom March 14 at the 4th Annual Women’s Conference...

Students walk next to the statue that sits between the Administration and Business buildings at the northeast end of the SF State campus Wednesday March 9. (Martin Bustamante / Xpress)

Summer session to expand curriculum and financial aid

Avery Peterson Mar 10, 2015

Increased class offerings and financial aid options will transform summer session 2015 into a more complete semester, similar to spring and fall, as detailed in the upcoming March 17 schedule. Starting...

State-level graduation rates turns focus on student outcomes

Avery Peterson Mar 5, 2015

Graduation rates across the country are higher than previously reported according to a new state-level report released Feb. 24. The Signature Report 8 State Supplement, a state-by-state national study...

(From right) Nick Kordesch, Caitlin Steele, both are the Sustainability Coordinators at SF State, and Miguel Guerrero, the student coordinator, kneels down next to the newly painted bike path sign which runs along the east side of Cox stadium Monday, March 2. (Daniel Porter / Xpress)

University to host state-wide conference on sustainability

Avery Peterson Mar 3, 2015

SF State has been selected to host this summer's California Higher Education Sustainability Conference, a platform that encourages innovative solutions to sustainability issues throughout colleges across...

Mira Medan, a Registered Nurse, preps the MMR vaccine at the Student Health Center on Tuesday Feb. 24. The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps and rubella. (Marlene Sanchez / Xpress)

Recent measles case prompts vaccination debate

Avery Peterson Feb 25, 2015

The recent measles case on BART and the multistate outbreak may indicate developing problems with vaccination levels, according to public health officials. Measles cases in the United States reached...

A Fremont bound bart train arrives at Fruitvale station in Oakland Tuesday, Feb. 17.  (Daniel Porter / Xpress)

Bay Area commuters still cautionary after no link to first measles case

Avery Peterson Feb 19, 2015

No new cases have been linked to last week's BART rider who was the first confirmed case of measles in the Contra Costa County, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health. The county's...

Officials warn commuters after measles outbreak hits Bay Area

Avery Peterson Feb 12, 2015

The first confirmed case of measles in Contra Costa County Feb. 11 spurred health officials to alert thousands of BART commuters of possible exposure. The county's health services and the San Francisco...

Virgie Tovar takes a photo with the "Pig Out" sign at the restaurant Lardo in Portland, Oregon Saturday, July, 20, 2013.

Alumna’s body acceptance inspiring for Love Your Body Week

Avery Peterson Feb 11, 2015

In a society captivated with dieting and waist size, one SF State alumna fights back. Virgie Tovar is a self-declared fat activist, body image expert, sexologist and author whose promotion of fat acceptance...

Marija Milutinavic does grocery shopping at Trader Joe's Sunday Feb, 1. (Photo by Hyunha Kim)

Student Health Center encourages student input on national survey

Avery Peterson Feb 4, 2015

This month the Student Health Center will invite students to participate in the largest health survey ever conducted at SF State. Emails directing students to the American College Health Association’s...

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