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Golden Gate Xpress

Karamel NunezMartinez

Karamel NunezMartinez

Karamel Nunez Martinez (he/she) is the Editor in Chief for the Golden Gate Xpress and a Senior at SF State earning a Bachelor's degree in online and print journalism and a minor degree in astronomy with an emphasis in physics. In addition to covering science as a beat, they have been a visual artist and content creator for over a decade. Karamel is a proud Afro-Latinix member of the LGBT+ community and spent most of their life moving around the Midwest and East Coast.

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Letter from the editor

Letter from the editor

Karamel NunezMartinez Jan 31, 2020

The start of a new semester can only be accompanied by feelings of excitement, nerves and dread. Whether that be for our seniors making that final push to graduation or a sophomore just trying to make...

Urban farm provides hands-on solution to food insecurity

Karamel NunezMartinez Jan 28, 2020

$119,000, the standard price for a family to live “well” in San Francisco, according to Investopedia. San Francisco lives up to its reputation as one of the most expensive cities to live in the U.S,...

Steroids era strikes Mixed Martial Arts

Karamel NunezMartinez Nov 19, 2019

Everyone's on steroids — at least that is the common assumption about most MMA fighters. It's just a matter of knowing a guy who has that newest developments that can't be pointed out in the test.  As...

Fifth times the charm for Ferguson v Nurmagomedov

Karamel NunezMartinez Oct 29, 2019

After Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov submitted Dustin Poirier in the third round at the Ultimate Fight Championship 242 main event, Tony “El CuCuy” Ferguson, the number one lightweight contender,...

Astronomy society raises question: What happens when Earth dies?

Karamel NunezMartinez Oct 22, 2019

SF State helped the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) celebrate its 130th birthday, co-hosting the 2019 ASP: Earth to Space - Celebrating a Century of Astronomy. The ASP, a nonprofit organization...

Student playwright perform Bunraku puppetry

Karamel NunezMartinez Oct 15, 2019

“Puppet Show,” an experimental and abstract comedy created by SF State alumna Ai Ebashi and directed by Taylor Wuthrich, is a blend of different styles of Japanese theater with a hefty pinch of existentialism...

Feeling the ‘Earfquake’

Karamel NunezMartinez Oct 15, 2019

The curtains drew as Tyler's newest persona, Igor, stepped onto the stage in a pink and red block colored suit and a blond bob wig. Igor stood center stage as his theme rang throughout the auditorium...

Fish farmers work to restore the San Francisco Bay

Karamel NunezMartinez Oct 5, 2019

San Francisco's coast and estuary are a vital resource for the water's ecosystem and to the community. The San Francisco Estuary Partnership states that the mix of freshwater and saltwater surrounding...

California’s Fire Season sparks people to question the use of N95 Respirators

Karamel NunezMartinez Oct 4, 2019

During last year's big wildfire, I received a lot of scrutiny from friends and relatives since I have asthma. Having a difficult time breathing on a regular day, people were worried to see that I wasn’t...

Researchers work to restore the life in the Coral Reefs

Karamel NunezMartinez Sep 21, 2019

SF State researchers are working to develop the most effective procedure to grow coral in a nursery and outplant it in the ocean to ensure the survival of this declining species.  Reefs are a crucial...

SF's push for zero plastic

SF’s push for zero plastic

Karamel NunezMartinez Sep 12, 2019

San Francisco instituted its newest regulations to reduce single-use plastics in the city.  The Plastic, Litter and Toxics Reduction Law prohibits food and beverage vendors, event producers and...

Finding a thistle in a tidal marsh

Finding a thistle in a tidal marsh

Karamel NunezMartinez Sep 12, 2019

While scouring tidal marshes, areas of low land that are flooded during high tide, researchers look into how the Suisun thistle, a once widespread plant species, is now only located in small sectors. “This...

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