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People listen to Molly Gutierrez speak during the Her Campus panel at the ROMC banned books event on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (Andrew Fogel/Golden Gate Xpress)
Richard Oakes Multicultural Center Hosts Banned Books Week Event
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
Kristen Carpenter gives her presentation “Indigenous Lands and Human Rights in the United States” during Rights and Wrongs: A Constitution and Citizenship Day Conference at San Francisco State University on Sept. 19, 2023. (Andrew Fogel/ Golden Gate Xpress)
Constitution Day focuses on prioritization of schools and racial demographics
The smoke-filled sky as seen from the top of the Cesar Chavez Student Center at SF State on Sept. 20, 2023. (Andrew Fogel / Golden Gate Xpress)
SFSU Responds To Air Quality Caused by Fires
The student workers rally stands outside the administration building on Sept. 21, 2023. (Andrew Fogel / Golden Gate Xpress)
CSU student employees’ union holds rally on SF State campus
A silhouette in an auditorium of someone choosing to watch either Barbie or Oppenheimer. (Chris Myers / Golden Gate Xpress)
Barbie vs. Oppenheimer
Lupe Fiasco, rapper and producer, performs on stage at the 12th Annual Rhythms Music Festival in the Annex 1 building at SF State on Saturday, May 13, 2023. (David Jones / Golden Gate Xpress)
Lupe Fiasco headlines 12th Annual Rhythms Music Festival
One of the two guitarists for KJM, the band who won the Battle of the Bands competition, performs for a crowd of around 50 within the Depot at the Cesar Chavez Student Center on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (Daniel Hernandez/ Golden Gate Xpress)
Bands compete for a chance to perform at Rhythms Fest
Akasha Neely, a playwright at SF State, in San Francisco CA., Monday, May 1, 2023. (Chris Myers / Golden Gate Xpress)
Greenhouse Festival brings student plays to life
DJ chloe performs her set for the DJ competition while exciting the crowd at SF State’s The Depot on May 9, 2023. (Tam Vu / Golden Gate Xpress)
DJs battle it out at The Depot for Rhythms Festival competition
The Chomp: A sit down with SF State wrestler Kweli Hernandez-Maitre
The Chomp: A sit down with SF State wrestler Kweli Hernandez-Maitre
Gator Talk: An outfit that builds community
Gator Talk: An outfit that builds community
The Chomp: Two time intramural champion Adeboye Adeyemi reflects on his journey
The Chomp: Two time intramural champion Adeboye Adeyemi reflects on his journey
An exterior shot of the De Young Museum located in San Francisco, Calif., during the Tutankhamun exhibit in 2009. (Courtesy of Mark Miller)
Free museums in San Francisco with your EBT card
A bee lands on a flower at the site of one of Dirk Kiehne’s beehives in Menlo Park, Calif., on Saturday, April 15, 2023. (Adriana Hernandez/ Golden Gate Xpress)
More honey more problems
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Samantha Laurey

Samantha Laurey

Samantha is a freelance photojournalist on staff at San Francisco Examiner. She is a local to the San Francisco Bay Area, specifically the East Bay in Martinez, Calif. Her work has focused on topics ranging from LGBTQ+, gender and more. Alongside her freelance work, she works as the Managing Editor for San Francisco State's school newspaper, Golden Gate Xpress. She served as the Visuals Editor during the Spring 2021 semester. Her work has been published in The DVC Inquirer, Pleasanton Weekly, Bay Area Reporter, Bay City News Wire Service, San Francisco Examiner and looks to publish more.

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SF State students gather outside the Cesar Chavez Student Center on Oct. 2, 2019. (Samantha Laurey / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] California lawmakers overturn travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws

September 18, 2023
An SF State emergency telephone poll, which students can use to call the University Police Department. An SF State student made a threat to the campus community on Dec. 9, 2022. (Samantha Laurey / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State’s university police arrest suspect for terrorist threats

December 13, 2022

Fruitvale’s Day of the Dead festival returns to an in-person event

Samantha Laurey and Amaya Edwards
November 2, 2021
A man raises his hands with others in prayer as the sun rises on Alcatraz Island on Oct. 11, 2021. The prayer was motivated to help bring in healing attributes to those within the gathering, as they spent the early morning reflecting on Indigenous history. (Samantha Laurey / Golden Gate Xpress)

Hundreds gather on Alcatraz to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Samantha Laurey and Chris Ramirez
October 11, 2021
Howard Dean was seen as a frontrunner for the Democratic nomination against Bush during the 2004 presidential election and is remembered for using technological strategies through the Internet to gain popularity with voters. (Samantha Laurey / Golden GateXpress)

[Photo] Let’s get digital: The social media persona and its purpose in politics

September 16, 2021
A young girl holds up a sign stating “No Taliban in Afghanistan” while on her mother’s shoulders as they walk down with the crowd on Market Street on Aug. 28, 2021. (Samantha Laurey / Golden Gate Xpress)

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An image of the The Ethnic Studies & Psychology building at SF State on May 4. Ethnic Studies & Psychology holds the Asian American Studies department within its building, which created the ASPIRE program with Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. (Samantha Laurey / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State program aspires to create community for AAPI students

May 13, 2021
Joel Jerimiah Martin-Dill stands in front of the Student Services Building at SF State as the program’s office is located on the third floor of the building on May 4, 2021. Martin-Dill states that the program provides resources for foster care students such as mental health services, housing and funding for college. (Samantha Laurey / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Guardian Scholars Program helps former foster youth thrive despite adversity

May 11, 2021
The side entrance to the Fine Arts building at SF State on May 4, 2021. Due to the pandemic, classes were moved from in-person to online which made it impossible for students in the Master’s of Fine Arts to see their work on a physical stage. (Samantha Laurey / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Unmuted: A Virtual Theater DigiFest

May 10, 2021
Gator Talk Episode 16: Hate is a Virus

Gator Talk Episode 16: Hate is a Virus

Ari Arciaga, Sebastian Mino-Bucheli, Samantha Laurey, and Jun Ueda
May 10, 2021
An empty hallway inside SF State’s Gymnasium on Nov. 7, 2019. The number of in-person classes being offered in the Fall 2021 semester is dependent on the student demand for them. (Samantha Laurey / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Why the Fall 2021 course list wasn’t published

May 10, 2021
Pittsburg/Bay Point BART station is one of many other locations that display posters of the Not One More Girl campaign as it advertises BART’s first sexual harassment prevention program. (Samantha Laurey / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] BART partners with community organizations to tackle sexual harassment

May 3, 2021
Gallegos holds three of many sealed Pokemon cards that she collects along with binders filled with cards that are completely in Japanese in Berkeley, Calif., on April 16. When she was 18 years old, she started to seriously collect Pokemon cards after buying a pack from Target. (Samantha Laurey / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Trend Story: Gotta Catch ‘Em All!

April 28, 2021
SF State students gather outside the Cesar Chavez Student Center building. (Samantha Laurey / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Asian American issues take center stage at Associated Students presidential candidate forum

April 22, 2021
Art pieces and shirts in front of a window in the KMBA studio on Feb. 19. (Samantha Laurey / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] ‘Kiss My Black Arts’ illustrates Black voices during the pandemic

February 28, 2021

First 100: Biden’s Cabinet

Samantha Laurey
February 28, 2021
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