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Illustration of a syringe representing vaccines surrounded by viruses. On March 28, 2023. (Leilani Xicotencatl/ Golden Gate Xpress)
CSU changes non-covid immunization policy
Members of the Pacific Islander Student Association gather for a group picture at the end of their birthday mixer in room 116 of the Ethnic Studies building on Wednesday. (Anessa Bailon / Golden Gate Xpress)
Pacific Islanders’ Club changes name and status, focus on community remains the same
Andrew Tope (R) surveys his flooded property in Salinas Calif., on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. Salinas, like most of California, has been battered by over a week of heavy weather and is threatened by rising floods from the Salinas river. (Benjamin Fanjoy/ Golden Gate Xpress)
SF State shares thoughts about ongoing storms
Triana Anderson, a masters student in Geosciences, collects a core sample of a fallen tree beside another tree that collapsed onto a facilities services truck at SF State on March 14, 2023. (Dan Hernandez for Golden Gate Xpress)
Tree falls on campus maintenance vehicle as it attends other fallen tree
Dr. Marisol Ruiz speaks on stage at SF State’s Jack Adams Hall for the 12th annual Women’s Center Conference on March 11, 2023. (Tam Vu / Golden Gate Xpress)
Former co-director returns as opening speaker for Women’s Center Conference
A headshot of Kailyn Dulay. (Photo courtesy of Kailyn Dulay)
Kailyn Dulay shares her experience as the lead role in the award winning short film “When You Left Me On That Boulevard”
A person, covered by an umbrella, walks in the rain at SF State in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. California has been hit by a few large winter storms in the past few days, bringing a deluge of rain and snow. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)
Between the Issues: Back in Session
Latin America is a musically rich region where one can find many different styles of music including punk, metal and psychedelia. (Illustration by Oscar Palma / Golden Gate Xpress)
Get to know non mainstream music in Spanish with our biweekly playlist
“LOOK” is written with an arrow pointing to peepholes in bathroom stalls of SF State’s Humanities Building on Oct. 19, 2022. Additional writing on the stall reads “TAP 4 BJ” and “ASIAN BTM.” (Myron Caringal / Golden Gate Xpress)
SF State bathrooms: a public setting for private encounters
Barbara Loomis (left) manager of the used media and book store in the library at SF State, assists customer Rick Yuen (right) in finding children’s books for his grandkids on Dec. 2, 2022. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)
Gator Talk: Friends of the Leonard Library
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Isabella Vines, Diversity Editor

Isabella Vines (she/her) is the diversity editor for Golden Gate Xpress. She's a senior at SF State, majoring in communications and journalism with a minor in race and resistance studies. Isabella is from and resides in the Bay Area. During her free time, she likes to travel, read and spend time with loved ones.

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Barbara Loomis (left) manager of the used media and book store in the library at SF State, assists customer Rick Yuen (right) in finding children’s books for his grandkids on Dec. 2, 2022. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

Gator Talk: Friends of the Leonard Library

Matthew Cardoza and Isabella Vines
December 4, 2022
An illustration of a horror movie character escaping a TV. (Illustration by Myron Caringal)

An Xpress Halloween special: A discussion on minorities in horror films

Matthew Cardoza and Isabella Vines
October 28, 2022
The exterior of Health Promotion & Wellness at SF State on March 15, 2021. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State to host harm reduction-based events for National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week

Isabella Vines, Diversity Editor
October 25, 2022
Ruqaiyah Angeles (left) and Khadeejah Dos (right) stand in the Prayer and Reflection Room in the Cesar Chavez Student Center during an interview with Golden Gate Xpress on Sept. 28, 2022. (Juliana Yamada / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State Muslim students unhappy with shared prayer room, fight for their own space

Isabella Vines and Zackery Stehr
October 17, 2022
Henry Michalski wears a lilac-colored shirt as he recalls the process involved with writing his book “Torn Lilacs,” on Sept. 30, 2022. Michalski says he can’t believe his book, which follows his family as they escape the Holocaust and Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II, is being taught in schools. “But sadly its still incredibly relevant today,” Michalski said. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

Gator Talk: “Torn Lilacs,” completing a chapter

Isabella Vines and Matthew Cardoza
October 1, 2022
Amelia, a certified therapy Lagotto Romagnolo, sits calmly for students to pet her as a part of the SF State Health Promotion & Wellness unit’s Wags for Wellness event in front of the Student Services building on Sept. 22, 2022. Amelia and other certified therapy dogs are made available for students to spend time with as a way to help relieve stress and anxiety. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

Wags for Wellness works to ease student stress

Isabella Vines, Diversity Editor
September 23, 2022
Simone Brown (left) and Adokor Swaniker (right) pose for a portrait at Malcolm X Plaza on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Both Brown and Swaniker are members of the SF State chapter of the Black Menaces, an organization of Black college students that use TikTok to start discussions about race and other various social issues on college campuses. (Juliana Yamada / Golden Gate Xpress)

Viral TikTok group Black Menaces launches SF State chapter

Matthew Cardoza and Isabella Vines
September 22, 2022
SF State Dance major Johan Casal dances with guests at “Netflix’s A Bridgerton Experience: The Queens Ball” in San Francisco on Sept. 14, 2022. (Ashley Hayes-Stone / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Video] Gator Talk: From the classroom to the ballroom

Ashley Hayes-Stone, Photo Editor
September 17, 2022
A born-again Christian protester who self-identifies as POG or “Preacher of God” debates with students in the Quad on Sept. 7. POG came to the SF State campus holding a banner that called various groups to “repent or perish.” (Miguel Francesco Carrion / Golden Gate Xpress)

Students feel unsafe amid continued Christian protests

Zackery Stehr and Isabella Vines
September 7, 2022
Emmanuel Padilla poses in front of the new Latinx Student Center on campus on Aug. 24, 2022. Padilla is the inaugural director for the center. (Rene Ramirez / Golden Gate Xpress)

Gator Talk: New Latinx Student Center

Isabella Vines and Myron Caringal
September 2, 2022
Helen Everbach displays resources ranging from toys and videos to adult coloring books in the EROS room in the Cesar Chavez Student Center on Aug. 25, 2022. Not all materials are educational, but Everbach says all resources are important to sexual health. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress).

SF States’ Education and Referral Organization for Sexuality celebrates 50 years of sex education

Isabella Vines, Diversity Editor
August 25, 2022
Protesters against the overturning of Roe v. Wade walk on Market Street on May 3. (Abraham Fuentes / Golden Gate Xpress)

Gator Talk: Roe v. Wade in the Bay Area

Isabella Vines and Emily Calix
July 26, 2022
Graphic of Harvey Milk in front of rainbow flag. (Garrett Isley/ Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State students reflect on the influence of gay rights activist

Isabella Vines, Diversity Editor
May 22, 2022

SF State increases student outreach amid enrollment decline

Isabella Vines, Diversity Editor
May 17, 2022
SF State works to eliminate equity gaps as Black, Latinx enrollment declines

SF State works to eliminate equity gaps as Black, Latinx enrollment declines

Isabella Vines, Diversity Editor
May 8, 2022
A white figure, which represents the majority of white professors at SF State, points to SF States emblem against a purple with gold diagonal stripes background. (Maximo Vazquez / Golden Gate Xpress)

‘Their experiences are not the same’ faculty makeup fails to reflect student demographics

Isabella Vines, Diversity Editor
May 6, 2022
Eddrick Macedo, Environmental Science major, sits at The Quad on April 27. (Abraham Fuentes / Golden Gate Xpress)

Xpress Yourself: Mask on or mask off?

Isabella Vines and Abraham Fuentes
May 2, 2022
SF State students celebrate Easter amid their struggles to stay connected with their religion due to the pandemic and self reflection. (Rashik Adhikari / Golden Gate Xpress)

Students reflect on their faith following Easter

Isabella Vines, Diversity Editor
April 18, 2022
SF State Student Valeria Rodriguez poses while hosting Alli Gators Closet, an event created by Rodriquez to provide clothing to students at SF State that are in need of it in the Mashouf Wellness Center on Apr. 6, 2022. (Bianca Heredia / Golden Gate Xpress)

Student led clothing initiative gives free clothes to students

Isabella Vines, Diversity Editor
April 7, 2022
The Ethnic Studies building at SF State serves to provide courses on various ethnic groups in the U.S.. Last month, President Mahoney addressed her concern about equity gaps persisting between racial and ethnic groups. (Bianca Heredia / Golden Gate Xpress)

Black, Latino students struggle to graduate amid equity gaps

Isabella Vines, Diversity Editor
March 1, 2022
Duser at his Paint the Void mural in the Lower Haight on Feb. 5. (Garrett Isley / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State alumni display murals at city canvas event

Isabella Vines, Diversity Editor
February 17, 2022

SF State’s substance use team hosts workshop

Isabella Vines, Diversity Editor
February 16, 2022
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