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Phishing scam compromises dozens of student accounts

Phishing scam compromises dozens of student accounts

Joshua Chan Dec 12, 2018

Dozens of students were shocked to learn that they were suspended from SF State last week when an email appearing to be from California State University’s chancellor gave them the bad news. But when...

Estelle Tarica (top - left) gives a lecture at the Jewish studies department at SF State on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. Tarica, an associate professor of Spanish at UC Berkeley, spoke on Holocaust testimony and how it has influenced Maya testimony from post-genocide Guatemala. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)

Researcher finds commonalities between Holocaust and Guatemalan genocide narratives

Joshua Chan Dec 3, 2018

Testimonies about a genocide occurring in Guatemala in the 1960s prioritize empathy, often losing historical context in the process, according to research presented by UC Berkeley Spanish professor Estelle...

San Francisco State Alumni who were in the 1968 student strike on campus gather for the “50th Anniversary of the SF State Student Strike” event, held in the Towers Conference Center on campus in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday Nov. 9th 2018.

‘We still have a long way to go,’ say 1968 SF State activists

Joshua Chan Nov 10, 2018

At a 50th anniversary commemoration of the historic 1968 SF State strike on campus on Nov. 9, former strikers said current students are overburdened by the cost of education and under-educated regarding...

SF State students participate in a walk out in honor of the 50th anniversary of the of 1968 student strike on Nov. 8, 2018 (Camille Cohen/Special to Golden Gate Xpress).

Students storm administration building

Joshua Chan Nov 9, 2018

A crowd of about 50 protesting students crammed into a narrow hall of the fifth floor of the administration building while stomping, singing, chanting, banging on walls and plastering a list of 16 demands...

Students protest a lack of diversity in the SF State College curriculum on the school's campus in 1968. 
File photo

Strikers’ hopes and dreams remain unfulfilled

Joshua Chan Nov 7, 2018

In the 50 years since the historic SF State student strike resulted in the country’s first college curriculum dedicated to ethnic studies, the university’s education has become the most progressive...

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom won the race for governor of California on Nov. 6, 2018. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia

Newsom election signals opposition to Trump statewide

Joshua Chan Nov 7, 2018

Democrat Gavin Newsom took an overwhelming win over Republican John Cox in the California’s 2018 gubernatorial election on Nov. 6, further signaling California’s opposition to Donald Trump. Newsom...

Early voting takes place at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif. on Saturday, October 27th, 2018. (Mira Laing/Golden Gate Xpress)

Before you vote…

Joshua Chan Oct 31, 2018

Election season is coming up, so here’s what you need to know before election day on Nov. 6. Before You Vote Before thinking about what or who to vote for, you’ll need to register. The voter...

The Garden of Remembrance features 11 stones that represent Japanese Internment camps that were used nationwide during WWII. (Christian Urrutia/Golden Gate Xpress)

Japanese internment gardens reveal endurance of the human spirit

Joshua Chan Oct 15, 2018

For Koji Lau-Ozawa, learning what the word “camp” meant in his grandmother’s stories involved the horrors of incarceration, as well as making the best of terrible circumstances. Lau-Ozawa, an...

Dramatic drop in transferring students prompts budget concerns

Dramatic drop in transferring students prompts budget concerns

Joshua Chan Oct 15, 2018

SF State saw a sharp decline in incoming transfer undergraduate applicants this year, raising concerns over the university’s bottom line. During an Oct. 10 budget committee meeting, Sutee Sujitparapitaya,...

SF State cinema students to celebrate the worst and least successful cinema

SF State cinema students to celebrate the worst and least successful cinema

Joshua Chan Oct 10, 2018

Bad and failed movies are the focus of the 20th annual Cinema Conference at SF State on Oct. 18 to 19. Headed by the SF State Cinema Graduate Students Association, the event will be held in the Coppola...

Campus power outages cause chaos for businesses

Campus power outages cause chaos for businesses

Joshua Chan Oct 2, 2018

SF State’s commercial eateries took a hit when power outages occurred during back-to-back weekends last month. Although seemingly insignificant to many on campus, the blackouts on Sept. 8 from noon-2:30...

ASI campaign encourages students to register to vote

ASI campaign encourages students to register to vote

Joshua Chan Sep 26, 2018

Associated Students Inc. urged students to register to vote on Sept. 25, as part of a nationwide campaign for National Voter Registration Day with Rock the Vote. The campaign comes shortly before midterm...

The popularity of K-Pop musical acts like 2NE1 Fire have drawn more people to participate in SFSU Korean Student Association events. (Courtesy of Wiki Commons)

Korean Student Association celebrates culture, old and new

Joshua Chan Sep 20, 2018

The fervor for K-Pop music is well entrenched among Korean Student Association (KSA) members, who gather during the annual culture and customs open house on Sept. 19 to revel in the ever-ubiquitous tunes...

Electric scooters to return to city streets

Electric scooters to return to city streets

Joshua Chan Sep 17, 2018

After a rocky start in San Francisco, electric scooter rentals will soon be back on city streets thanks to a pilot program that’s tentatively granting two companies permission to operate. The San...

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