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The Student News Site of San Francisco State University

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Luis Cortes

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter

Luis Cortes (he/him) is a reporter for Golden Gate Xpress. He is majoring in journalism and minoring in recreation, parks, and tourism. He was born in Mexico but grew up in Richmond, California, where he currently lives. He previously worked for The Advocate, the student newspaper of Contra Costa Community College. During his free time, Luis enjoys hiking, watching sports and listening to podcasts.

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PART II: SFSU Grapples with Global Surge in AI, How SFSU Navigates the Ever-Evolving Tech Landscape

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Dec 19, 2023
A central robot signifying Artificial Intelligence in the world of education is represented by two piles of books surrounded by two pencils, a person, and two planets, generated by AdobeFirefly with the prompt “Create a wide visual representation of ethical issues related to artificial intelligence in more elevated education, including bias, racism, stereotypes, plagiarism, and fair use.” (Luis Cortes/Golden Gate Xpress)

PART I: With the growing uses of AI worldwide, how is SFSU handling the evolving technology?

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Dec 19, 2023

The Chomp: Head baseball coach Tony Schifano on upcoming SFSU baseball season

Luis Cortes and Steven Rissotto
Nov 18, 2023
Budget cuts have led to fewer Spring Semester courses at SFSU, including a condensed biology catalog contrary to the department's wishes. (Graphic by Luis Cortes / Golden Gate Xpress)

Spring cleaning: how course removals will affect biology students next semester

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Nov 8, 2023
Student Sergio Cisneros plays billiards at the Rack-n-Cue in the Cesar Chavez Building on Sept. 5, 2023. (Ryosuke Kojima/Golden Gate Xpress)

Rack-N-Cue Games Room helps build community while partaking in activities

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Oct 9, 2023
Caitlin Steele, the director of sustainability & energy at the Office of Sustainability, and Taylor Mogavero, the climate action coordinator, pose for a photograph during the Open House event held at Malcolm X Plaza on Sept. 26, 2023. (Ryosuke Kojima/ Golden Gate Xpress)

SFSU Office of Sustainability receives a gold rating for its sustainability programs

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Sep 28, 2023
A graphic titled “SF State & Data Mining” representing the collection and analysis of data. (Andrew Fogel / Golden Gate Xpress)

Data mining: a powerful tool for unveiling hidden information

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Sep 26, 2023
Ethical Hacking Kitchen is a student-led class that combines the culinary arts with an interactive technological environment on September 7, 2023. (Feven Mamo / Golden Gate Xpress)

SFSU Experimental College offers course that teaches cyber hacking, lifestyle and cooking techniques

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Sep 7, 2023
Associate Professor and School of the Environment’s Co-Director Aritree Samanta teaching ENVS 480- Climate Change Adaptation and Justice HSS 156 on August 30, 2023. (Colin Flynn/ Golden Gate Xpress)

San Francisco State University’s College of Science & Engineering launched a new School of the Environment

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Aug 31, 2023
A student thinks about a staff evaluation rating while a professor assists them. SF State faculty feel that the staff evaluation process needs improvements. (Alexis Alexander / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State faculty and representatives disagree with current staff evaluation structure

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Dec 8, 2022
The FogCam resides inside the Lam Family College of Business Building overlooking the Quad at SF State on Dec. 7, 2022. (Miguel Francesco Carrion / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State maintains the world’s oldest FogCam, a stamp of history within the university

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Dec 8, 2022
Twitter CEO Elon Musk holds a birdcage with Twitter birds flying away. Even with Musk’s acquisition of the company, many students at SF State have decided against leaving the app. (Illustration by Juliana Yamada / Golden Gate Xpress. Photo courtesy of Duncan.Hull, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.)

SF State students and faculty say they will stay on Twitter, no matter who owns it

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Nov 15, 2022
The Financial Aid Office in the Student Services Building at SF State is pictured on Nov. 4, 2022. Financial aid services are available all weekdays for students in need of assistance. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

A revamped Middle Class Scholarship aims to support more students

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Nov 10, 2022
Geri Vahey (left) and Phil Vahey (center) speak with poll worker Kevin Ortiz (right) about dropping off their mail-in ballots at the Visual Arts Building in City College of San Francisco on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Jesus Arriaga for Golden Gate Xpress)

CCSF Visual Arts Building

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Nov 8, 2022
An illustration of online security protecting the cyber web from threats. (Illustration by Luis Cortes / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State’s Information Technology Services unit fights email phishing scams

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Oct 25, 2022
An illustration of the Capitol Building in Sacramento in front of a scroll stating the objective of the recently vetoed AB2464. (Luis Cortes / Golden Gate Xpress. Capitol Building photo courtesy of Denis Hiza via Pixabay)

[Photo] Gov. Newsom vetoes bill extending paid parental leave for CSU employees

Jenna Mandarano, Campus Editor
Oct 11, 2022
Midfielder Samantha Shim (31) of SF State runs the ball at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, CA on Oct. 2, 2022. (Jesus Arriaga / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State women’s soccer team earns a gritty 1-0 victory over rival Cal State East Bay

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Oct 3, 2022
SF State University’s new Discord server, which is moderated by students, originated on Reddit. Currently, the Gator Meetups Club server gets around 600 weekly visitors and about 200 communicators. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

A student-led initiative draws SF State students together digitally

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Sep 28, 2022
Engineering student Gerardo Nunez opens the cover to a 3D printer in Thornton Hall on Sept. 12, 2022. Inside sits a plastic replica of Baby Groot from the blockbuster film, “Guardians of the Galaxy.” “We get to make all kinds of stuff in here,” Nunez said. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

From a luxury to an everyday tool, students take advantage of more accessible 3D printers

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Sep 14, 2022
Ryan Winter, president of SF State’s Gaming Gators, tables in front of the Cesar Chavez Student Center on Aug. 30. Winter spread the word about the gaming club and the new video game minor being offered during Welcome Week. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress).

A cohort of professors makes a dream into a reality; video games are now a subject to study

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Aug 31, 2022
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