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The exterior of Health Promotion & Wellness at SF State on March 15, 2021. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State to host harm reduction-based events for National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week

Oct 24, 2022

The exterior of Health Promotion & Wellness at SF State on March 15, 2021. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

The University Housing Office on campus (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas/ Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Gator Talk: Affordable Housing Grants

Sarah Bowen, Staff Reporter Apr 2, 2022

The University Housing Office on campus (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas/ Golden Gate Xpress)

Demonstrators gathered at the intersection of Valencia and 16th streets on May 15, the commemorative date of the Nakba. The Nakba, which translates to 'catastrophe' in Arabic, acknowledges the displacement of roughly 700,000 Palestinians in 1948, a result of Israel’s founding. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Activists, allies march for Palestinian justice

Chris Ramirez May 17, 2021

A demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag atop a streetlight at the 'All out for Palestine' rally in the Mission District on May 15. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

Gator Talk Episode 17: A Voice for a Nation's Resistance - The Story of Me Me Khant

Gator Talk Episode 17: A Voice for a Nation’s Resistance – The Story of Me Me Khant

Welcome to Gator Talk, a collaborative CalState podcast that brings city and statewide perspectives to SF State news. Guest host Lucky Whitburn-Thomas tells us the story of Me Me Khant, a local spoken...

(Photograph by Lucky Whitburn-Thomas, graphic by Sebastian Mino-Bucheli / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Gator Talk Episode 15: Blanket the Homeless

(Photograph by Lucky Whitburn-Thomas, graphic by Sebastian Mino-Bucheli / Golden Gate Xpress)

A statue of former Gator football coaches Vic Rowen (left) and Joe Verducci (right) in front of the Don Nasser Family Plaza at SF State on March 15. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Looking back with SF State 2020 graduates

Ari Arciaga, Staff Reporter May 7, 2021

Hannah Khorass, SFSU graduate student of Speech-Language Pathology, prepares for her virtual class on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Khorass continues to live in Daly City, despite a completely virtual learning...

Administration building located at the entrance of SF State on March 15, 2021. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Mahoney urges more in-person classes, questions surrounding fall semester remain

Olivia Wynkoop and Chris Ramirez May 7, 2021

Administration building located at the entrance of SF State on March 15, 2021. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

Founder of Blanket The Homeless, Ken Newman, loads his car with kits for people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco. Kits are filled with items like Cliff bars, socks, silver thermal blankets, masks, and a waterproof resource guide. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

Funding the homeless population in SF

Sean Watkins and Lucky Whitburn-Thomas May 6, 2021

Funding for homelessness in San Francisco has been a stepping stone in the right direction as far as helping those in need, according to the Chronic Homelessness Initiative. However, there has been skepticism...

Accompanying image: https://sfsu.app.box.com/file/805888417872 
In addition to the non-profit’s work of donating resource kits to homeless residents of San Francisco, Blanket The Homeless created a compilation album to generate proceeds from sales of the vinyl. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

Accompanying image: https://sfsu.app.box.com/file/805888417872 In addition to the non-profit’s work of donating resource kits to homeless residents of San Francisco, Blanket The Homeless created a compilation...

Two women sit outside the Cesar Chavez Student Center on Thursday February 4, 2021.Online learning has given students the opportunity to be in class wherever. (Cameron Lee / Golden Gate Xpress)

Title IX for whom?

Je'nae Singh and Lucky Whitburn-Thomas May 4, 2021

Edee Huff remembers her time as a resident assistant in Mary Park Hall & Mary Ward Hall at SF State student housing, where she loved making her residents feel welcome. However, in the summer of that...

Motorcycle enthusiasts ride out to end violence in the city

Motorcycle enthusiasts ride out to end violence in the city

Dan DeJesus and Lucky Whitburn-Thomas Apr 30, 2021

Local motorcyclists rode around San Francisco this weekend to raise awareness on Asian American and Pacific Islander violence as a part of a local effort called Riders Ending Violence.  Riders from...

Attendants at the Flower Strike at the United Nations Plaza/Civic Center on Saturday, April 10, 2021. The strike commemorated those who had died in the anti-coup protests. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Myanmar protesters hold ‘flower strike’ at the United Nations Plaza in San Francisco

Jian Yang Apr 13, 2021

Free Burma Action Committee organizer and UC Berkeley political science student, Khin T. Soe, and her daughter at the Flower Strike in the UN Plaza/Civic Center on Saturday, April 10, 2021. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas...

The Health Promotions and Wellness Center on campus. The center hosted on Thursday an event recognizing male survivors of sexual assault. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Giving male survivors a voice where they are voiceless

Ari Arciaga, Staff Reporter Apr 9, 2021

The Health Promotions and Wellness Center on campus. The center hosted on Thursday an event recognizing male survivors of sexual assault. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

The entrance to the Division of International Education located at Village at Centennial Square at 1600 Holloway Avenue on March 15, 2021. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State’s international program goes abroad, virtually

Emily Calix, Campus Editor Apr 8, 2021

The entrance to the Division of International Education located at Village at Centennial Square at 1600 Holloway Avenue on March 15, 2021. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

The Giants' Oracle Park Stadium main entrance, which has been closed for just over a year now, opens at the beginning of the MLB season on April 1, 2021. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas)

[Photo] Baseball starts season with fans in attendance, draws mixed reactions

Jack Davies, Sports Editor Apr 1, 2021

The Giants' Oracle Park Stadium main entrance, which has been closed for just over a year now, opens at the beginning of the MLB season on April 1, 2021. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas)

Administration building located at the entrance of SF State on, March 15, 2021. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas)

[Photo] Two-factor authentication rolls out for SF State faculty

Matthew Faludi Mar 31, 2021

Administration building located at the entrance of SF State on, March 15, 2021. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas)

After a student made allegations that their classmates were cheating through virtual learning, attention has turned towards Cal State LA and how it will address and enforce academic integrity in the future. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Cal State LA was caught in a large-scale cheating scandal, but it’s not alone

Lea Loeb, Staff Reporter Mar 30, 2021

After a student made allegations that their classmates were cheating through virtual learning, attention has turned towards Cal State LA and how it will address and enforce academic integrity in the future....

Organizer Jerry Raburn (left), United Peace Collaborative founder Leanna Louie (center), and filmmaker Kevin Epps speak at the ‘Rally for Justice’ on Thursday, Hall of Justice 850 Bryant St. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Thai Americans rally for racial justice

Jian Yang Mar 6, 2021

Members of the Thai community stand at the ‘Rally for Justice’ held at the Hall of Justice. The demonstration was organized to demand accountability, to ask for solidarity against anti-Asian hate crimes,...

Occupiers posted tents on top of the NorthEast corner after the University cleared a corner of People’s Park for soil sampling on February 8. More information of the organizing can be found at linktr.ee/peoplespark. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] People’s Park occupation persists amid plans to build housing

Elizabeth Freeman, Staff Reporter Mar 3, 2021

Occupiers posted tents on top of the NorthEast corner after the University cleared a corner of People’s Park for soil sampling on February 8. More information of the organizing can be found at linktr.ee/peoplespark....

Jason Phillips, SF State alum and vice president of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Pi Chi Chapter, sits in a space for youth where he works at 100% College Prep. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Black Greek letter organizations at SF State intend to leave legacy of Black excellence

Eve DeBord Feb 22, 2021

Jason Phillips, SF State alum and vice president of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Pi Chi Chapter, sits in a space for youth where he works at 100% College Prep. (Lucky Whitburn-Thomas / Golden Gate Xpress)

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