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Every day should be Transgender Day of Remembrance

Jordan Vail Nov 30, 2016

November is Transgender Awareness Month and it’s always thoughtfully capped off with Transgender Day of Remembrance, which memorializes trans people who have lost their lives to violence. I know I don’t...

Voting Third party is a waste

Voting Third party is a waste

Jordan Vail Nov 9, 2016

[media-credit name="Jessylyn Los Banos " align="alignnone" width="465"][/media-credit] Does anyone remember the name John Hagelin? Or what about Monica Moorehead or David McReynolds? Do the names Howard...

‘Modern Family’ plays lip service to social progress

Jordan Vail Oct 26, 2016

“Modern Family,” now in its eighth season, has the baffling ability to be simultaneously progressive and outdated. For a TV show that boasts both a gay couple and an interracial couple as part of the...

Graphic by Jesselyn Los Banos

LGBT History Month forgets own history

Jordan Vail Oct 21, 2016

When you visit the LGBT History Month’s website, you’re presented with a list of 31 famous members of the community, one for each day of the month. These icons, as they’re referred to on the website,...

Kid Cudi’s post about depression reveals society’s failure to treat mental illness

Jordan Vail Oct 11, 2016

[media-credit name="Screenshot of Facebook post by Kid Cudi" align="alignnone" width="577"][/media-credit] Trigger warning: this story contains potentially distressing material and language about depression,...

SF State student found dead near campus

Jordan Vail Oct 6, 2016

An SF State student was found dead near Stonestown Galleria on Wednesday, according to a statement released by President Leslie E. Wong. A police investigation is underway in the death of the student,...

“(Re)Assignment” film makes a mockery out of trans bodies

Jordan Vail Sep 6, 2016

For a while now, I've been eager to share my disappointment with the lack of authentic transgender representation in TV and film. I’ve felt that watching shows and movies that wanted to present the...

"Freshman 15" sets a dangerous standard

“Freshman 15” sets a dangerous standard

Jordan Vail Aug 27, 2016

[media-credit name="Photo illustration by George Morin" align="alignnone" width="406"][/media-credit] When I left my last final my first semester freshmen year, I felt like a weight had been lifted...

How I learned to stop worrying and love being a super senior

Jordan Vail May 18, 2016

Next week, thousands of SF State students will pack into AT&T Park, turn their tassels and graduate. Unfortunately, I will not be one of them, despite the fact that I’m finishing my 8th consecutive...

The weather isn’t ‘bipolar,’ you’re just ableist

Jordan Vail Apr 26, 2016

In the past few months the weather has been oscillating randomly from chilly sweater weather to summery heat. Just last Friday I woke up to dreary drizzle, and by the time I had gotten out of class a...

The SF State Gator cheers at the finish line of the 5K Run Roll Walk, Sunday, April 24, 2016. (Perng-chih Huang/Xpress)

Students and faculty break a sweat during annual 5K race

Jordan Vail Apr 26, 2016

In the early morning hours, Malcolm X Plaza, usually desolate during the weekend, was energized by a modest but eager crowd dressed in purple and gold shirts, tight running shorts and brightly colored...

Financial analysis of SF State reveals no structural deficit

Jordan Vail Apr 11, 2016

Eastern Michigan University accounting professor Howard Bunsis visited SF State Thursday, April 7 to examine the University's uncertain financial situations, with special attention given to the Ethnic...

Black Student Union condemns SF State, media over viral video

Jordan Vail Apr 11, 2016

Members of the Black Student Union gathered in the quad Friday to read a statement supporting student Bonita Tindle and condemning SF State and the media for endangering Tindle. “We, the Black Student...

General Union of Palestine Students storm meeting with Jerusalem mayor

Jordan Vail Apr 7, 2016

[slideshow_deploy id='71893'] “The Middle East, Israel in particular, have always been hot topics for this campus,” Assistant Director to San Francisco Hillel Rachel Nilson said before introducing...

Trans people need more than a day of mourning

Jordan Vail Apr 4, 2016

March 31 is Transgender Day of Visibility. If you weren’t aware, or didn’t even know that such a day existed, that’s understandable. It’s typical for trans people to be invisible, at least until...

Students and faculty participate in the mock trial "The People of SF State vs. CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White" at Malcolm X Plaza, Wednesday, March 30, 2016. (Pablo Caballero / Xpress)

CFA uses mock trial to explain upcoming strike

Jordan Vail Apr 1, 2016

A jury of SF State students and faculty unanimously found Chancellor Timothy P. White guilty on all charges of his crimes against the California State University system during a mock trial  Wednesday...

SF State President Leslie E. Wong, left, dialogues with student Sophia Wenzel, right, a studio art major, about funding for the College of Ethnic Studies during a town hall meeting held at Seven Hills Conference Center at SF State Monday, March 28, 2016. (Qing Huang/Xpress)

Ethnic Studies controversy surfaces at town hall meeting

Jordan Vail Mar 28, 2016

[slideshow_deploy id='71308'] Students from the College of Ethnic Studies lined up to air their grievances with President Leslie E. Wong during a tense town hall meeting Monday. President Wong, who...

SF State Track and Field team members (left to right) Jacqueline Foley, Sophie Tait and Camille Hansen enjoy free Taqueria Girasol tacos on SF State's Founders Day, Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2016. (Gabriela Rodriguez / Xpress)

Students come together to raise money during SF State’s 117th anniversary

Jordan Vail Mar 15, 2016

Heavy beats and the fragrant smell of grilled chicken wafted through Malcolm X Plaza Tuesday afternoon as students celebrated SF State’s 117th anniversary. The event was centered around SF State’s...

Revolution Club calls for April student strike against mass incarceration

Jordan Vail Mar 15, 2016

Halfway through a speaking event hosted by the Stop Mass Incarceration Network and the Revolution Club, main speaker D’andre Teeter proposed something radical to the attending students on Thursday. Teeter,...

Illustration by Jordan Vail

Celebrity gender identities aren’t news

Jordan Vail Mar 14, 2016

Following in the footsteps of sister Lana Wachowski, “Matrix” director Lilly Wachowski has come out as a transgender woman, but not entirely on her own terms. In a statement to the Windy City Times,...

Volunteers for Clinica Martín-Baró and members of the community during the unveiling of the community mural that they painted on the side of La Palma Mexicatessen in the Mission District on Saturday March, 5, 2016.  (Aleah Fajardo / Xpress)

Clinic empowers the Mission District community with new mural and free healthcare

Jordan Vail Mar 8, 2016

Before Yakira Teitel was a medical student at UC San Francisco, she was a muralist. When she started volunteering at Clínica Martín-Baró, she wanted to do something that combined her passion for art...

San Francisco startup launches “Uber for birth control”

Jordan Vail Mar 7, 2016

For people living in the United States, obtaining birth control can be a complex and expensive process. A new San-Francisco-based app called Nurx launched last December and is offering a solution to getting...

San Francisco raises age to buy tobacco to 21

Jordan Vail Mar 3, 2016

The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure raising the legal age to purchase tobacco products within San Francisco from 18 to 21 years old. The ordinance is scheduled to go into effect...

President Wong responds to Ethnic Studies students’ demands

Jordan Vail Mar 1, 2016

President Leslie E. Wong responded to the list of demands from students and faculty of the College of Ethnic Studies Monday as promised in last Thursday’s meeting. In his statement, which he sent out...

Illustration by Eva Rodriguez

Cis actors continue to take credit for trans rights

Jordan Vail Feb 23, 2016

When I heard the news that a movie would be made based on the life of transgender pioneer Lili Elbe, I was cautiously optimistic. When I heard that Eddie Redmayne, a cisgender actor, would be playing Elbe,...

Muni train derails near SF State, causing delays

Jordan Vail Feb 12, 2016

A Muni train carrying six passengers derailed Friday morning on 19th Avenue near SF State, leading to a temporary shutdown of the station. “No one was injured in the M train derailment at the Muni...

SFMTA looks to community for feedback on 19th Avenue project

Jordan Vail Feb 5, 2016

The San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency had its first public meeting of 2016 at the Seven Hills Conference Center to discuss the 19th Avenue/M Ocean View Project, which plans to realign the M-Ocean...

A car with a steering wheel lock parked on Buckingham Street in University Park North on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. (Xpress / Perng-chih Huang)

Spike in car thefts in SF State area results in heightened security

Jordan Vail Feb 3, 2016

SF State and the surrounding community has seen a recent spike in both auto burglary and vehicle theft over the last two months. According to SF State’s crime, arrest and fire log, 10 reports concerning...

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