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Edward said and his activism honored on his murals anniversary

Lance Tisuela Nov 12, 2019

As students gathered on Nov. 7 in Jack Adams Hall of the Cesar Chavez Student Center to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the inauguration of the Edward Said mural at SF State, a portion of the room was...

Gators weigh in on election propositions

Lance Tisuela Oct 29, 2019

More young people are voting now than four years ago, mainly due to year-round voting initiatives on college campuses. The National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement, conducted by the Institute...

Outer Sunset, The Final Frontier

Lance Tisuela Oct 22, 2019

Bay Area native James Kirk sits on the bridge of his Starship Enterprise, inside his rebel base two blocks away from Ocean Beach, which is adorned with relics of his childhood growing up in San Francisco....

La Cocina Brings the Kitchen Outside

Lance Tisuela Oct 15, 2019

Hundreds of people gathered Oct. 12 at Potrero Power Station for the 10th annual La Cocina Street Food Festival. The festival pushed for equity among women, people of color and immigrants in the restaurant...

Meet the strikers

Lance Tisuela Sep 24, 2019

Hear and see 10 climate strikers and learn about their sign and why they think it's important to stand up for climate change. The climate change strike took place on Sept. 20 and SF State students...

Protestors fill the streets of downtown San Francisco on Sept. 20 at the People's Climate March. (Photo by Leila Figueroa / Golden Gate Xpress)

Students rally for change

Lance Tisuela Sep 24, 2019

[ngg src="galleries" ids="4" display="basic_imagebrowser"]The morning of Sept. 20, two dozen SF State students met on campus to join strikers in downtown San Francisco to participate in the global youth...

Students strike for sustainable future

Lance Tisuela Sep 16, 2019

Students from the Environmental Studies department are taking their passions beyond the classroom this week by organizing and holding events for global climate week on campus. Students from the Environmental...

Planning Commission advances overnight parking program

Planning Commission advances overnight parking program

Lance Tisuela Sep 3, 2019

The San Francisco Planning Commission unanimously advanced a project to provide those living in their vehicles long-term overnight parking, social services and sanitization stations at a lot across...

Student strike still resonates 50 years later

Student strike still resonates 50 years later

Lance Tisuela Nov 7, 2018

The 1968 student strike at SF State created the country’s first black student union and launched the College of Ethnic Studies, but its ripple effects spread far beyond the university’s campus. The...

Karla Ayala (right), 45, a five-year server at the Westin St. Francis hotel, demonstrates to demand better working conditions and to keep her benefits in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)

Marriott cancels campus visit hours before protests

Lance Tisuela Oct 31, 2018

As Marriott workers fight against controversial  labor practices across the country, the seeds of dissent trailed back to the SF State University campus on Tuesday, Oct. 23 where students protested a...

Students join Marriott strikers march on Saturday

Students join Marriott strikers march on Saturday

Lance Tisuela Oct 19, 2018

Striking Marriott workers across the country are persevering as they head into their third week of protest, spurred on by continuous media coverage of demonstrations on the street, all of which is taking...

Sen. Kevin de Leon speaks during a strike outside the Marriott Marquis in downtown San Francisco on Monday, October 15, 2018. (Oscar Rendon/Golden Gate Xpress)

Thousands join national strike over Marriot labor disputes

Lance Tisuela Oct 15, 2018

“No Contract – No Peace!” “Uno, dos, tres, quatro… Que queremos? Un contrado!” Picketers and strikers took to the streets chanting and banging objects outside  the Marriott Marquis on Mission...

SF State professor engineers success

SF State professor engineers success

Lance Tisuela Sep 25, 2018

This October, Zhaoshuo Jiang, assistant professor of civil engineering, will be recognized and awarded by California State University for his implementation of an innovative teaching practice and his...

Barbara Verduzco sits outside her tiny home, which was unscathed by the fire that burned down one third of the encampment in Oakland on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018.

Oakland homeless encampment fire reveals human desperation

Lance Tisuela Sep 18, 2018

Fire engulfed a homeless encampment on E 12th Street in downtown Oakland on Tuesday, Sept. 11, scorching one-third of the shelters along with all the belongings of 30 of the 80 residents. The blaze...

Queer People of Color campus group returns to SF State

Queer People of Color campus group returns to SF State

Lance Tisuela Sep 3, 2018

A defunct SF State advocacy group that was influential for shedding light on issues affecting queer people of color back in its day is about to be revived. The campus organization Queer People of Color...

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