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Smit Parekh

Smit Parekh

Smit is a student at San Francisco State University, pursuing BA in Journalism (Print & Online) with a minor in Women & Gender Studies. With his niche in fashion and design, Smit’s interests also include arts, culture, climate change, and community journalism. After graduation, he hopes to find a job in journalism to continue his writing practice.

 

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Mahoney says students must upload their proof of vaccination to be enrolled in in-person classes

Smit Parekh • Aug 9, 2021

SF State students who don’t upload their proof of vaccination will be dropped out of in-person classes and won’t be allowed to move into residence halls, says President Lynn Mahoney in an email sent...

Mahoney encourages campus community to upload proof of vaccination

Smit Parekh • Jul 23, 2021

SF State’s Student Health Services sent an email Thursday that urged students to upload their proof of vaccination before Aug. 13 to be exempted from weekly testing during the Fall 2021 semester. and...

Christina Xu, a full-time artist, paints a tribute mural to Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Ninth Avenue and E 10th St. in Oakland on February 21, 2021. Xu was commissioned to paint by Paint the Void, an organization that coordinates with artists to paint murals on boarded up businesses due to COVID-19. (Leila Figueroa / Golden Gate Xpress)

San Francisco funds artists to beautify boarded-up businesses

Smit Parekh • Mar 11, 2021

Paint the Void and other nonprofit organizations are now funded by the city in its continued efforts of supporting local artists and promoting public health practices.  Paint the Void is a nonprofit...

Stephanie Stimmler, Bay Area based Fashion Designer, makes sustainable cotton masks for healthcare and frontline workers. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Stimmler)

Designers pivot to mask production as CDC recommends covering the face

Smit Parekh • Apr 22, 2020

Local designers and large manufacturers in California are working to make one product that is now recommended by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for everyone —cloth masks.  Bayside USA,...

'What's Going On' by Barkley L. Hendricks on display at de Young (Briana Battle / Golden Gate Xpress)

De Young Museum features black artists

Smit Parekh • Mar 4, 2020

An art exhibit about African-American history from the rise of the Third World Liberation Front, is in it’s last two weeks of standing at the de Young museum.  The Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age...

From trash bins to art displays

From trash bins to art displays

Smit Parekh • Feb 25, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFlKTmnEyVc Artist in Residence, a program directed by an SF State alumna, allows artists to create pieces with collected landfill and recyclable trash from the city,...

The logo for The Happy Hour: A palate cleansing podcast

The Happy Hour Podcast Episode 1: PINK PENGUIN POOP

shaylyn martos, Malakai Wade, and Smit Parekh • Feb 15, 2020

  https://soundcloud.com/user-799422257/episode-1-pink-penguin-poop The Happy Hour: EP 1 PINK PENGUIN POOP Welcome to The Happy Hour: A palate cleansing podcast! For Episode 1 hosts Malakai...

Beta Alpha Psi provides free tax filing

Smit Parekh • Feb 12, 2020

Last week, an article was published about the VITA program, a free tax preparation service. The headline of the article misrepresents the sponsoring organization of the program, Beta Alpha Psi, as a fraternity.  The...

Illustration of Lil Nas X (Smit Parekh and Siobhan Eagen / Golden Gate Xpress)

Grammys inspire youth to genderbend

Smit Parekh • Feb 5, 2020

After observing celebrities at this year’s award season with the popular trend of clothing choices moving beyond the categorization of gender and size, it’s time for the 92nd Academy Awards’...

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