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SF State President Leslie E. Wong, announces no pouring rights agreement will be made during the pouring rights town hall meeting at Seven Hills Conference Center at SF State Thursday, Nov.19.

President Wong: No pouring rights agreement at SF State

Linda Karlsson Nov 19, 2015

SF State President Leslie E. Wong announced he will not sign a pouring rights agreement with a major soda brand during a town hall meeting Thursday at the Seven Hills Conference Center. “I have to...

SF State Real Food Challenge member Celia LoBuono Gonzalez, a third year communications and geography major, speaks about pouring rights during the ‘Speak Out’ rally in Malcom X Plaza on Tuesday October 20, 2015. (Photo by Joel Angel Juárez / Xpress)

Interactive Timeline: The heated debate on pouring rights at SF State

Linda Karlsson Nov 18, 2015

Catch up on the heated debate on SF State's pouring rights. Read the full story: SF State prepares for heated pouring rights discussion

ASI Senior Program Advisor Muata Kenyatta (left) speaks to Real Food Challenge members An Bui (middle), a fourth year geography and history major, and Eden Edell (right), a third year environmental science major, regarding UCorp's proposed exclusive pouring rights partnership with SF State in the quad Wednesday October 21, 2015. (Joel Angel Juárez / Xpress)

SF State prepares for heated pouring rights discussion

Linda Karlsson Nov 17, 2015

The campus community is preparing for a heated debate as students, faculty and staff get ready to meet with President Leslie E. Wong and the Pouring Rights Review Committee Nov. 19 to discuss whether SF...

UPD seeks suspects in armed robbery

Linda Karlsson Nov 4, 2015

University police are searching to identify three suspects who reportedly robbed and beat a woman on campus Nov. 1, according to Jonathan Morales, director of news and news media at SF State. “(The...

Two victims reported an armed robbery incident to the University Police Department that occurred Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at 1:07 a.m. near the designated smoking area (DSA) and Mary Ward Hall. (Emma Chiang / Xpress)

SF State reports victim beaten and robbed on campus

Linda Karlsson Nov 1, 2015

A woman was reportedly robbed and beaten with a baseball bat Sunday at SF State, according to a crime safety report sent out to students and faculty. The victim was walking near the designated...

ASI pouring rights meeting cancelled

Linda Karlsson Oct 21, 2015

The Associated Students Inc. town hall meeting to discuss the pouring rights agreement scheduled for Wednesday noon has been cancelled, according to ASI President Phoebe Dye. The topic will be discussed...

SF State Real Food Challenge member Celia LoBuono Gonzalez, a third year communications and geography major, speaks about pouring rights during the Speak Out rally in Malcom X Plaza on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. ( Joel Angel Juárez / Xpress)

Protest sparks action from President Wong

Linda Karlsson Oct 20, 2015

Associated Students, Inc. will host a town hall meeting Wednesday, Oct. 21 from noon to 2 p.m. at Malcolm X Plaza to discuss a potential pouring rights agreement at SF State, according to Liana Derus...

Students oppose the sale of pouring rights at SF State by disrupting a town hall meeting  with Coca-Cola, a potential company that may begin supplying all beverages on campus Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015. (Brian Churchwell / Xpress)

Protest erupts during Coca-Cola pouring rights forum

Linda Karlsson Oct 14, 2015

More than 30 students protested against SF State's potential pouring rights agreement with Coca-Cola Co. at the J. Paul Leonard Library Wednesday. The protesters demanded better communication from...

Nazih Ibrahim, a Gold Coast Grill & Catering employee, restocks beverages in the Gold Coast Grill & Catering vendor store at SF State Friday Oct. 2. The University Corporation (UCorp) is looking to establish an exclusive partnership with SF State regarding pouring rights to beverages on campus according to UCorp's recent proposal. (Joel Angel Juárez / Xpress)

Frustration bubbles from major soda brand entering SF State

Linda Karlsson Oct 6, 2015

Members of environmental student groups at SF State said they are growing frustrated as the school moves forward with a pouring rights agreement, seeking a deal in which a major soda brand will represent...

Lexus Killingsworth listens to Black Lives Matter co-creator Alicia Garza speak during a discussion about queer and trans communities in San Francisco, at Coppola Hall Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. (Xpress/Alex Kofman)

Event spotlights issues faced by LGBTQ people of color

Linda Karlsson Sep 11, 2015

A discussion on queer and transgender communities of color in the Bay Area’s ever-changing landscape brought together more than 100 people at the Coppola Theatre, Thursday, Sept. 10. “This is an...

(right to left) Derethia DuVal, Ph. D, director of San Francisco State's Counseling and Psychological Services and Laurene Dominguez, SF State's SAFE place advocate, pose for a portrait in front of their office in the Student Services building. (James Chan/Xpress)

SF state reforms title IX

Linda Karlsson Sep 11, 2015

In response to a number of new laws to protect students from sexual harassment on university campuses, the California State University system released an updated policy forbidding sexual misconduct on...

(Eva Rodriguez / Xpress)

Gender neutral bathrooms cause unnecessary panic

Linda Karlsson Sep 8, 2015

[media-credit name="(Eva Rodriguez / Xpress)" align="alignright" width="725"][/media-credit] Earlier this year, hundreds of Americans applied for a one-way ticket to Mars with no chance of ever returning...

Bernardo Balbuena Simonard, political science major was one of about 300 students who had their admissions to SF State rescinded. He poses for a portrait at his home in Park Merced, Sunday, Aug. 30. (James Chan / Xpress)

Students dropped from classes days before school began

Linda Karlsson Sep 2, 2015

When it comes to college admissions, students know that the bigger the envelope the better. But even after receiving a thick envelope containing a letter of acceptance, Bernardo Balbuena Simonard, a transfer...

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