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Man sustained non-fatal shot to head in Ingleside

Man sustained non-fatal shot to head in Ingleside

Bradley Focht May 7, 2014

A man was non-fatally shot in the head today while walking southbound on Ashton St., between Holloway Ave. and Head St. The suspect is still at large, and no description has been provided yet. The...

Security cameras in Humanities Building removed after catching pyro

Security cameras in Humanities Building removed after catching pyro

Bradley Focht May 7, 2014

Three security cameras that were installed on the first three floors of the Humanities Building have been removed after they served their purpose in identifying an arsonist in more than a year ago. The...

From Russia, without love: Why the Olympics have always been political

Bradley Focht Feb 18, 2014

The Olympics have been and always will be a platform for political ideologies. With the Olympics in full swing, it would take a blind mole to miss the obvious: the games are more than just a stage for...

Two injured in Parkmerced early morning blaze, cause unknown

Bradley Focht Feb 13, 2014

Two people were injured early Thursday morning in a fire that started on the sixth floor of the Parkmerced apartments on Cambon Drive, near SF State. Fire crews responded to the two-alarm fire at 12:22...

Senior environmental studies major and the Health and Social Sciences Representative for the Associated Students, Inc., Miguel Guerrero, stands in the campus Bike Barn, Tuesday Jan. 28, 2013. Photo By Tony Santos / Xpress

Sustainable Initiatives receives a $10,000 grant for campus bike workshops

Bradley Focht Jan 31, 2014

Senior environmental studies major and the Health and Social Sciences Representative for the Associated Students, Inc., Miguel Guerrero, stands in the campus Bike Barn, Tuesday Jan. 28, 2013. Photo By...

Christina Ivy (left), a Sociology major, and Esi Acolatse, a BECA major, talk in the Black Student Union room in SF State's Cesar Chazer Student Center, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013.
Photo by Gavin McIntyre / Xpress

Black Student Union remains active 45 years after the civil rights era

Bradley Focht Dec 14, 2013

In the fourth floor gallery of the J. Paul Leonard Library, photos of police in riot gear hang as a reminder of the 1968 student strike that strengthened the Black Student Union (BSU) and created the...

Eddy Enrique Morales, alumnus of SF State with a BA in drama, holds up a drawing of Specter X, a character he created and calls “San Francisco’s first and very own Latino superhero.” Morales aims to have his first comic, featuring Specter X, come out early 2014 with the help of funds he received through a fundraising website and the San Francisco community. Photo by Virginia Tieman / Xpress

SF State graduate creates San Francisco’s first comic book superhero

Bradley Focht Dec 12, 2013

The Phenomenal Specter X, a creation of a SF State graduate, vigilantly watches over San Franciscans and keeps citizens safe from villains. Enrique Morales, a 2007 graduate from SF State with...

An out of order sign is displayed on an SF State Lot 20 parking structure elevator during a power outage that occurred Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. The elevators are expected to remain out of order on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, but the rest of the structure now has power. Photo by Jessica Christian / Xpress

Power outage in Lot 20

Bradley Focht Dec 9, 2013

Students arrived to Lot 20 today, Monday, Dec. 9 2013, to find signs on the payment meters that read, "Due to power outage, free parking today." The power outage in the lot took out the lights,...

New shuttles shorten students' wait time for daily commute

New shuttles shorten students’ wait time for daily commute

Bradley Focht Dec 3, 2013

Last month, the University invested $83,000 to add two additional shuttles to the fleet that transports students from the Daly City BART station to campus, in order to accommodate the growing commuter...

SF State gets new courses with environmental focus

SF State gets new courses with environmental focus

Bradley Focht Nov 5, 2013

A $38,207 grant provides Gators with the opportunity to enroll in five new environmental focused courses starting Spring 2014. The Office of Sustainability at SF State recognized the opportunity...

Ban the bottle movement uncaps at SF State

Ban the bottle movement uncaps at SF State

Bradley Focht Oct 29, 2013

The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF), a student organization at SF State, attempts to ban the sale of all single-use plastic water bottles on campus, using last week's Sustainability Fest as a platform...

Students sobered by suicide prevention conference

Students sobered by suicide prevention conference

Bradley Focht Oct 22, 2013

The 1,100 backpacks that covered the lawn in front of Malcolm X Plaza last Friday morning brought SF State student Patty Mazariegos to tears. Each bag represents the number of students who commit suicide...

Campus kicks off week of sustainability education events

Bradley Focht Oct 19, 2013

Today kicks off SF State's fourth annual Sustainability Fest, an event designed to draw attention to green initiatives on university campuses nationwide. The University has expanded the nationwide...

New campus electric car charging stations provide much needed energy

New campus electric car charging stations provide much needed energy

Bradley Focht Oct 15, 2013

With the recent addition of nine free electric charging stations last July, faculty and students who drive electric or hybrid cars no longer need to be afraid their car will die on the drive home. According...

California to claim nation’s second highest minimum wage

Bradley Focht Oct 7, 2013

California hasn't seen a wage increase since 2008, but after Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 10 on Sept. 25, the Golden State will claim the nation's second highest minimum wage of $9 an hour, effective...

Students revive SF State community garden

Students revive SF State community garden

Bradley Focht Sep 17, 2013

In a neon orange beanie and customized duct tape shoes, Eco Students President Tyler Wescott tenderly tucks lettuce into the earth of its new home with a blanket of straw to help keep the moisture...

SF State opens Office of Sustainability

SF State opens Office of Sustainability

Bradley Focht Sep 17, 2013

[set_id=72157635367610247] This summer SF State advanced toward San Francisco's goal of exporting zero waste with the addition of the Office of Sustainability. Formerly a part of the Physical Planning...

PARK(ing) Day transforms parking spots to promote sustainability

Bradley Focht Sep 10, 2013

In Room 151 of the Creative Arts Building, the students of design and industry 300 brainstorm ideas for this year’s PARK(ing) Day. PARK(ing) Day is the vision of Rebar, a San Francisco based art...

Rush Week potentials check out frats and sororities

Rush Week potentials check out frats and sororities

Bradley Focht Sep 4, 2013

[set_id=72157635298134109] During the first few weeks of the semester, the Quad in front of Malcolm X Plaza becomes an impromptu field party taken over by the Greek community's Rush Week. These weeks...

LGBTQ activists contend for rights beyond marriage equality

LGBTQ activists contend for rights beyond marriage equality

Bradley Focht Aug 26, 2013

The recent Supreme Court decision repealing Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act in June moved the LGBTQ community one step closer to equality and set off celebrations across the city. The fight...

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