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The Taser debate should stop, says Xpress news editor

The Taser debate should stop, says Xpress news editor

Coburn Palmer Nov 12, 2013

Drawn by Kirstie Haruta The entire dispute over Tasers is ridiculous and needs to end so we can move on to more important things. SF State President Leslie E. Wong should drop any pretense of caring...

University replaces 3,000 locks after loss of master keys

Coburn Palmer Nov 7, 2013

The entire block of housing units in University Park North and the Towers at Centennial Square were re-keyed last week after two master keys opening about 3,000 resident’s doors were reported stolen...

Missing Towers and UPN master key places hundreds of residents at risk

Missing Towers and UPN master key places hundreds of residents at risk

Coburn Palmer Oct 29, 2013

[set_id=72157637109792654] A master key that opens doors to every apartment and dorm room in University Park North (UPN) and the Towers at Centennial Square is missing after a theft, SF State officials...

The end of the BART strike frees Bay Area from commuting stress

The end of the BART strike frees Bay Area from commuting stress

Coburn Palmer Oct 22, 2013

The BART strike is over and the 30,000 students, faculty and staff at SF State, along with the rest of the Bay Area, can finally rest easy knowing trains will keep running. The announcement Monday...

SF State endures day one of BART strike

Coburn Palmer Oct 18, 2013

Friday, commuters across the Bay Area awoke to the painful realization that this was day one of a BART strike. Union representatives announced Thursday night their employees would walk off the job after...

BART strike approaches: Walkout at midnight

Coburn Palmer Oct 17, 2013

BART trains will not run Friday after unions announced their intention to strike earlier today after a marathon 30-hour bargaining session. Talks between labor and management negotiators broke down...

Transit talks continue to threaten students’ commutes

Coburn Palmer Oct 15, 2013

SF State students and faculty, along with the rest of the Bay Area, anxiously await the outcome of the BART negotiations as labor talks continue to drag on and commuters consider alternate transit options. Meanwhile,...

BART strike threatens students' Friday commute

BART strike threatens students’ Friday commute

Coburn Palmer Oct 8, 2013

As labor talks continue between BART management and its unions, commuters across the Bay Area look for different ways to commute — and that includes SF State students like 24-year-old Danielle Hodge,...

Suspect arrested in killing of SF State student Justin Valdez

Coburn Palmer Sep 25, 2013

A 30-year-old man was arrested outside his Oceanview home Tuesday, in connection to the shooting death of SF State student Justin Valdez. Valdez, a 20-year-old SF State sophomore, was shot in the back...

CSU Chancellor White tours SF State

CSU Chancellor White tours SF State

Coburn Palmer Sep 4, 2013

CSU Chancellor Timothy White attended an SF State faculty reception Tuesday followed by a free reception for students at the Village on Centennial Square Courtyard outside Subway for a meet and greet...

Bay Bridge closes for rest of holiday weekend

Bay Bridge closes for rest of holiday weekend

Coburn Palmer Aug 28, 2013

The San Francisco Bay Bridge will be closed this week from Wednesday night at 8 p.m. until Tuesday morning at 5 a.m. causing traffic nightmares for residents and SF State students commuting to school...

CCSF's accreditation crisis affects potential transfers

CCSF’s accreditation crisis affects potential transfers

Coburn Palmer Aug 27, 2013

Like the other 80,000 students at City College of San Francisco, 21-year-old Giselle Rouede had faith that her school would remain open so she took time off from her education to join the National Guard...

Xpress recommends these San Francisco summer destinations

Xpress recommends these San Francisco summer destinations

Coburn Palmer May 25, 2013

Now that the stress from finals is finally over, SF State students may wonder what to do with their free time this summer. Across campus students are packing up their dorm rooms and apartments, checking...

Theft at Stonestown leads to arrests on campus

Coburn Palmer May 22, 2013

Two people were arrested on SF State campus yesterday afternoon after they stole a laptop from a mall shopper, then fled to campus, according to University authorities. Three people stole the laptop from...

SF Commune activists protest dorm arrests at SF State

Coburn Palmer May 17, 2013

[HTML7] [HTML6] SF Commune activists and SF State students gathered at Malcolm X Plaza today in protest of "police brutality" during the removal and arrest of six non-residents from Mary Ward Hall last...

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