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Homeless person in San Francisco. Courtesy of Bill Morrow via Flickr

Crowdfunding rivalry prevents necessary action

Sebastiaan Molloy Apr 9, 2019

A homeless person lies down in San Francisco, Calif. (Courtesy of Bill Morrow via Flickr.)   The rival crowdfunding campaigns that emerged at the end of March in opposition and support of the...

University outreach expands to help students apply for CalFresh

University outreach expands to help students apply for CalFresh

Sebastiaan Molloy Apr 2, 2019

SF State’s Health Promotion and Wellness department expanded its outreach program to tackle food insecurity on campus by screening students for CalFresh eligibility thanks to recent government funding...

Disney continues media acquisition

Disney continues media acquisition

Sebastiaan Molloy Apr 2, 2019

COURTESY OF DISNEY CLIPS/ GOLDEN GATE XPRESS   Disney is well on its way to becoming a monopoly following the March 19 acquisition of 21st Century Fox and the 20th Century Fox movie studio for $71.3...

Graphic from The World Flag via Wikimedia Commons.

International Relations cuts classes in effort to maintain full enrollment

Sebastiaan Molloy Mar 18, 2019

Dwindling enrollment in the International Relations department led the college of Creative and Liberal Arts to require the IR department to cut sections of a capstone class this summer in an effort to...

'Glitch' delays student payment

‘Glitch’ delays student payment

Sebastiaan Molloy Feb 19, 2019

A wave of student employees hired by the Campus Recreation Center in October and November received their first paychecks last week after three or more months on the job. The Mashouf Wellness Center,...

Construction of San Francisco State University's new Liberal and Creative Arts building takes place on Wednesday, September 12th, 2018. (Mira Laing/Xpress)

Master Plan aims to shed commuter campus label

Sebastiaan Molloy Dec 18, 2018

University Enterprises presented a draft proposal at the Dec. 3 Public Forum on the Campus Master Plan meeting that sketched out development and land management at SF State through 2035 and aims to draw...

Santa Clara Sheriff's search and rescue volunteer digs through layers of burnt debris in the remnants of a house off New Skyway in Magalia, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2018. (Lorenzo Morotti/Golden Gate Xpress)

California wildfires destroy water, soil, air

Sebastiaan Molloy Dec 12, 2018

November saw California’s head and tail burn with more efficiency and destruction than in any year since record keeping began. Wildfires caused the deaths of more than 90 people and destroyed more than...

UCorp lays out aspirational goals

UCorp lays out aspirational goals

Sebastiaan Molloy Dec 10, 2018

University Enterprises presented a draft proposal at the Dec. 3, Public Forum on the Campus Master Plan meeting, that sketches out development and land management at SF State through 2035, and aims to...

A NASA satellite photo of the Camp Fire, taken on Nov. 12, shows the toxic smoke spreading across the Bay Area. (Lauren Dauphin/NASA Earth Observatory)

SF State closes campus following blanket of smoke from Camp Fire

Sebastiaan Molloy Nov 17, 2018

Following the ignition of the Camp Fire in Butte County a week ago, 71 people have been killed, more than 148,000 acres have burned and nearly 10,000 homes were destroyed, according to Cal Fire. The...

Heroes die too: the complex legacy of Stan Lee

Heroes die too: the complex legacy of Stan Lee

Sebastiaan Molloy Nov 14, 2018

The man who became the face of Marvel Studios through cameos and outspoken opinions on social justice became a role-model and father figure to innumerable enthusiasts who were unable to voice what they...

Officers respond to a car accident on Lake Merced Blvd.

Car Accident on Lake Merced Blvd.

Sebastiaan Molloy Nov 12, 2018

A man driving a black Prius crashed into a lamp post on Lake Merced Blvd at Font Blvd at 6:32 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 12. “Single car collision with injuries to be determined,” said UPD Officer Kelly...

A long line of people wait to cast their votes in the Midterm Elections at SF State's Seven Hills Conference Center on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. Some students waited in lines for three hours to cast their votes. (Mira Laing/Golden Gate Xpress)

Gators show up to vote

Sebastiaan Molloy Nov 11, 2018

Midterm elections have historically been particularly disappointing with regards to young voter turnout. But this year’s midterm turnout is far higher than typical, and SF State University student voters...

Democrats retake the House

Democrats retake the House

Sebastiaan Molloy Nov 10, 2018

Voters overwhelmingly supported the Democrats to take over majority in the House, ending an eight year reign in that branch of government for the GOP on Tuesday, Nov. 6. However the Republicans maintained...

Shooter kills 12 at Thousand Oaks bar

Shooter kills 12 at Thousand Oaks bar

Sebastiaan Molloy Nov 8, 2018

A 28-year-old man shot and killed 12 nightclub patrons, staff and a police officer, and injured of at least 18 during a mass shooting at a bar in southern California early this morning. Wednesday was...

Body found at Lake Merced, raises questions

Body found at Lake Merced, raises questions

Sebastiaan Molloy Nov 7, 2018

A 64-year-old Daly City resident named Maria Lam was discovered dead at Lake Merced in the early morning of Tuesday, Oct. 30. The circumstances of her death will remain a mystery to the public since the...

A speaker reads a poem at the 11th commemoration of the Edward Said mural at SF State on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/Golden Gate Xpress)

GUPS rallies around Dr. Edward Said mural

Sebastiaan Molloy Nov 7, 2018

General Union of Palestine students reaffirmed their commitment to the Palestinian struggle during an anniversary event at Jack Adams Hall on Thursday, Nov. 1. The ceremony commemorated the 11th anniversary...

People wait in line at SF State's Seven Hills Conference Center to cast their votes in the Midterm Elections on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. Some students waited in lines for three hours to cast their votes. (Mira Laing/Golden Gate Xpress)

Gators show up to vote

Sebastiaan Molloy Nov 6, 2018

Midterm elections have historically been particularly disappointing with regards to young voter turnout. But this year’s midterm turnout is far higher than typical, and SF State University student voters...

Francisco Lazo speaks with Melanie Nutter during a Meet the Candidates event sponsored by ASI at SFSU’s Jack Adams Hall on Monday, October 29th, 2018. (Mira Laing/Golden Gate Xpress)

New generation of voters eager to cast ballot

Sebastiaan Molloy Oct 31, 2018

After being forced to stand idly by during the presidential election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, many first time voters at SF State are eager to have a say this time around. “It’s...

John-Carlos Perea, an associate professor for American Indian Studies, checks the sound while playing his flute for his performance in a recital at Knuth Hall at SF State on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. The recital emphasizes Alcatraz Meditations and Reflections commemorating the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz in 1969 and the 50th anniversary of the Student Strike at SF State hosted by the group ImprovisAsians. (Lindsey Moore/ Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State improv groups commemorate social justice

Sebastiaan Molloy Oct 19, 2018

Gathered on cloth-covered seats, students and visitors clumped together sporadically throughout Knuth Hall at SF State in anticipation of a cultural commemoration. They came to support their friends, search...

A look into SFSU: Medina Family Farms

A look into SFSU: Medina Family Farms

Sebastiaan Molloy Oct 18, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG6kpyUOmg8&feature=youtu.be Jaime Medina’s family farm brings their berries from their farm in Watsonville to SFSU’s campus every Thursday. The berries 81-mile...

Rapper Mac Miller dies of apparent drug overdose

Sebastiaan Molloy Sep 8, 2018

Rapper Mac Miller, 26, has reportedly died of a drug overdose, according to TMZ. Law enforcement officials are reported to have responded to an emergency call at 11:50 a.m., where they found Mac Miller...

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