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Super Bowl coach back to SF beginnings

Steven Luke Apr 25, 2018

A college National Championship, Rose Bowl titles, two NFC Championships and a Super Bowl title are on the resume of SF State alum Gil Haskell. With all those accomplishments, his greatest honor will...

OP-ED: A’s bullpen the strength of the team

Steven Luke Apr 4, 2018

The 2018 season has begun, and there is little hope that the Oakland Athletics will make the playoffs, but there is one place where they have improved: the bullpen. Over the offseason, the A’s made...

Linda Oubre, the dean of San Francisco State’s College of Business will leave SF State in June. (David Rodriguez/ Golden Gate Xpress)

Business Dean says goodbye to SF State

Steven Luke Mar 28, 2018

The dean of the college of business, Linda Oubre, will be moving on from SF State this summer after being hired to take over as president of Whittier College. Oubre will become the second female president...

 Linda Oubre, the dean of business, uses her time working in big business to help students achieve their full potential. (David Rodriguez/Golden Gate Xpress)

Dean breaks glass ceilings

Steven Luke Feb 28, 2018

Between 1942 and 1964 Ernest C. Dillard held multiple different leadership positions as a staff member with the International United Automotive Workers (UAW). In each position, he was the first African...

Olympics gather us all

Steven Luke Feb 21, 2018

Every two years, something comes along that captures my attention and enthralls me – the Olympic games. I know I’m not alone. Each time the games come around, I have no difficulty finding people...

OP-ED: Dynasties are forever

Steven Luke Feb 7, 2018

The Super Bowl came and went this weekend and for the eighth time in the last 17 years, the New England Patriots were involved. The Patriots sustained success that has never been seen in NFL history. The...

Students leave notes of remembrance of late professor Mohammad Kowsar in Creative Arts Building. (Aya Yoshida/Golden Gate Xpress)

Students honor late theatre professor

Steven Luke Jan 24, 2018

Late theater arts professor Dr. Mohammad Kowsar died Jan. 14, 2018. While in Tehran, Iran over winter break, he fell from a fifth-story window. Kowsar left an enormous impact on SF State’s campus...

Trump tweets

Steven Luke Dec 13, 2017

President Trump has broken tradition on more than one occasion since taking office. Some of the most notable traditions have been sports-based, like the long term tradition of throwing out the first...

Hard work, teamwork, lifelong memories

Steven Luke Dec 13, 2017

Mandatory morning lifts, classes from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., practice from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., home to shower and eat and then homework. This is every day life for SF State senior pitcher Jordan Yrastorza. It...

Trio of seniors named all-conference

Steven Luke Nov 15, 2017

For the first time in team history, three women’s cross country athletes were named all-conference after finishing in the top 15 in the CCAA Championship race on Friday, Sept. 22. “That’s...

Men’s soccer advance to next round of playoffs

Steven Luke Nov 1, 2017

On Halloween night while students on campus were enjoying costume parties, San Francisco State Men’s soccer team was in San Diego claiming their first playoff match 1-0 over the University of San Diego,...

Iris Tolenada poses for a portrait in the gym at SF State, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017.(Aya Yoshida/Golden Gate Xpress)

New volleyball assistant brings some international knowledge

Steven Luke Oct 19, 2017

When Iris Tolenada was in high school at Deer Valley in Antioch, California, she told her volleyball coach, Lou Panzella, there was only one school that she wanted to go to: San Francisco State University. Panzella...

Kyle Guerrero, 31, rakes dead branches near Green Valley Road in Napa, Sonoma County, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. (Sarahbeth Maney/Golden Gate Xpress)

Atlas Fire rages in Sonoma County

Steven Luke Oct 9, 2017

A previous version of this article stated that two sources–– Kyle Guerrero and Michael Gies–– both said that they were helping put out the fire "simply because they liked to put out fires." While...

Biola University’s Bekah Roth (17) spikes the ball during a game against SF State in the gym on Thursday, September 7, 2017. Biola defeated SF State 3-1. (Travis Wesley/Golden Gate Xpress)

Gators outmatched in showcase match

Steven Luke Sep 7, 2017

SF State’s women’s volleyball team started off day one of the 2017 West Region Showcase with a loss in their tournament opener against Biola University. “There were a lot of errors,” said Matt...

SF State’s rugby club without a home

Steven Luke Sep 6, 2017

SF State’s Rugby Club plays at a division 1-AA level and not only have to pay to play but lack a regular field to play their home games on. “We practice on the West Campus Green, and we play our...

The SF State women’s volleyball huddles during an opening game against Dominican University held in the gymnasium at SF State on Thursday, August 31, 2017. The SF Gators defeated the Dominican University Penguins 3-1. (Cristabell Fierros/Golden Gate Xpress)

Gators volleyball season starts strong

Steven Luke Aug 31, 2017

The SF State volleyball team ended their game with a 3-1 win over visiting team Dominican University tonight, matching their win total from the 2016 season. “I’m not surprised that we played a lot...

The Golden State Warriors broke ground on the future site of the Chase Center on Jan. 17, 2017. (Photo: Steven Luke/Xpress)

Warriors break ground on Chase Center

Steven Luke Jan 20, 2017

A choir sang “Oh, Happy Day” as the Golden State Warriors broke ground  Tuesday at the  Chase Center, the future home of the Warriors. Before the event began, fans lined up outside of the South...

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