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Carly Wipf

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A pet for the pandemic

Carly Wipf Apr 20, 2020

Many Bay Area animal shelters closed following shelter in place orders. The Peninsula Humane Society remains open for adoptions and surrenders by appointment.

The Get Up Kids are finally adulting

Carly Wipf Dec 10, 2019

Ryan Pope recounted events from earlier in the  day: he went to the Wharf and ate clam chowder out of a bread bowl, like any SF tourist might. Except he wasn’t just any other tourist. He was on...

Accessible Technology Commons opened for now, but not for alumni

Carly Wipf Dec 3, 2019

Miwa Ikema graduated from SF State in 2016 with a Master's Degree in philosophy, but she continues to sit at the front of the library several times a week with a petition to keep the library’s Accessible...

London Breed discusses homeless seniors at SF State

Carly Wipf Sep 30, 2019

While accepting the 2019 Distinguished Long Term Care Advocate Award for her work with aging communities, Mayor London Breed opened the ongoing discussion about homelessness among the city’s aging population...

Mahoney: First woman president in SF State history

Carly Wipf Sep 3, 2019

Lynn Mahoney was originally a U.S. historian with a Ph.D., gearing up to educate students about the record of the past. She expected to be on a traditional teaching path, potentially write...

Photo series provides snapshot of San Francisco queer identities

Photo series provides snapshot of San Francisco queer identities

Carly Wipf Aug 28, 2019

Sonia Nicklès rolled up to photographer Lauren Tabak’s house on a $5 skateboard she bought in the Castro, decorated with stickers of gay icons like pro skater Brian Anderson. Soon after Tabak asked...

Chinese Cultural Program Closes

Chinese Cultural Program Closes

Carly Wipf Aug 28, 2019

A wide-reaching Chinese cultural exchange program closed its doors after a 14 year run, buckling under federal pressures that threatened the funding of the university’s other language program: Chinese...

Sandra Victoria Muniz Fernandez walks past her peers on her way to receive her diploma during the 5th annual Beyond Borders graduation ceremony that recognizes undocumented students. Photo by Tristen Rowean

Graduation sparks ‘Undocujoy’

Carly Wipf May 21, 2019

Sandra Victoria Muniz Fernandez walks past her peers on her way to receive her diploma during the 5th annual Beyond Borders graduation ceremony that recognizes undocumented students on May 18, 2019. (TRISTEN...

Xpress, extended community mourns loss of former sports editor

Carly Wipf May 21, 2019

Journalism major and former Golden Gate Xpress sports editor Thomas De Alba stands for a graduation portrait in the Class of 2016. (Courtesy of Michael De Alba/ Golden Gate Xpress).   Family...

Rap battle ends in brawl

Rap battle ends in brawl

Carly Wipf May 14, 2019

University police are searching for a man seen fleeing the Cesar Chavez Student Center after a brawl broke out in the midst of a rap battle on May 14, leaving two men with minor injuries.   According...

Students collect signatures to keep Accessible Technology Commons open

Students collect signatures to keep Accessible Technology Commons open

Carly Wipf May 14, 2019

Photo by LOLA CHASE/Golden Gate Xpress   Miwa Ikema sat outside the J. Paul Leonard Library collecting signatures to stop the May 23 removal of the Accessible Technology Commons, a room she...

400-page report provides look into campus life experience

400-page report provides look into campus life experience

Carly Wipf May 7, 2019

Kadian McIntosh presents the process and results of the campus climate research survey on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 in the library events room. (LOLA CHASE/Golden Gate Xpress)   A series of community...

Isidro Fajardo, artistic director and choreographer of the dance group Bolivia Coraz—n de AmŽrica, talks to another dancer after their performance at the 15th annual Mission Neighborhood Centers Cinco de Mayo festival Saturday May 4. (CARLY WIPF/Golden Gate Xpress)

Declining Latino population in Mission inspires street fair, aims to retain culture

Carly Wipf May 7, 2019

Isidro Fajardo, artistic director and choreographer of the dance group Bolivia Corazón de América, talks to another dancer after their performance at the 15th annual Mission Neighborhood Centers Cinco...

Devastating explosions rouse dark memories

Devastating explosions rouse dark memories

Carly Wipf Apr 30, 2019

INFOGRAPHIC CREATED BY PAUL EICHENHOLTZ AND CARLY WIPF/Golden Gate Xpress    Less than a week after coordinated suicide bombings in Sri Lanka claimed hundreds of lives on Easter Sunday, the...

University releases Campus Climate Survey findings

University releases Campus Climate Survey findings

Carly Wipf Apr 25, 2019

This first ever campuswide climate assessment of SF State was released yesterday online in a 400-plus page report, allowing the University to evaluate how the community can be improved in upcoming years....

Infographic by Carly Wipf/ Golden Gate Xpress

Bill proposal changes use of force standards

Carly Wipf Apr 23, 2019

  A bill aiming to reduce deadly police shootings advanced with a 5-2 vote by California legislators on April 9, despite law enforcement agencies’ support of a rival bill. In response to protests...

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (center) speaks on the Green New Deal with Senator Ed Markey (right) in front of the Capitol Building in February 2019. (Photo by 'Senate Democrats' via Wikimedia Commons.)

AS passes climate change resolution

Carly Wipf Apr 22, 2019

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (center) speaks on the Green New Deal with Senator Ed Markey (right) in front of the Capitol Building in February 2019. (Photo by 'Senate Democrats' via Wikimedia...

Art courtesy of End Rape On Campus (EROC).

CSU policy changes sexual misconduct investigations

Carly Wipf Apr 16, 2019

Art courtesy of End Rape On Campus (EROC), Title IX.   Title IX investigators illustrated how revised procedures affect students who report sexual misconduct complaints against other students...

Alex's father, Regugio Nieto, hugs Jennifer Raviv after the decision was made to build a memorial with the proper language to remember Alex Nieto's death in Bernal Heights, where he was shot 59 times by police officers in 2019. Photo by Tristen Rowean.

City hall approves memorial for Alex Nieto

Carly Wipf Apr 9, 2019

Alex's father, Refugio Nieto hugs Jennifer Raviv after the decision was made to build a memorial with the proper language to remember Alex Nieto's death in Bernal Heights, where he was shot 59 times by...

Court ruling changes policy on CSU sexual assault investigations

Court ruling changes policy on CSU sexual assault investigations

Carly Wipf Apr 6, 2019

The California State University system altered its approach to addressing sexual misconduct allegations March 29, after a Jan. 4 California Court of Appeals decision found gaps in the Title IX case review...

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (center) speaks on the Green New Deal with Senator Ed Markey (right) in front of the Capitol Building in February 2019. (Photo by 'Senate Democrats' via Wikimedia Commons.)

Students still champion climate reform despite knockdown of Green New Deal

Carly Wipf Apr 2, 2019

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (center) speaks on the Green New Deal with Senator Ed Markey (right) in front of the Capitol Building in February 2019. (Photo by 'Senate Democrats' via Wikimedia...

Mar 14, 2019 (James Chan)

Public Health investigation reveals rat droppings at ‘Shitty Eats’

Carly Wipf Mar 19, 2019

Students at a Residential Housing Association town hall meeting last month described an abusive manager and unsafe food conditions at the residential dining hall facility City Eats, and an Xpress investigation...

Photo by Eric Fischer via Flikr.

BART power outage stalls trains for hours

Carly Wipf Mar 9, 2019

BART resumed service after a computer glitch prompted a system-wide power outage Saturday morning, halting all trains for hours until power was restored. BART released a statement on their website...

Firefighters check for hotspots on top of the burned apartment building at 88 Crestwood Drive in Daly City, Calif. on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Photo by Tristen Rowean.

UPDATE: Fire injures resident, engulfs apartment building

Carly Wipf Mar 5, 2019
DALY CITY — Officials are still investigating the cause of fire that started at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday in a Daly City apartment building near the intersection Belmar Avenue and Crestwood DriveThe blaze was likely caused by a sparked appliance in the kitchen area, according to North County Fire Authority Inspector Thanapong Srivieng.  
City plans to create support center for residents living out of vehicles

City plans to create support center for residents living out of vehicles

Carly Wipf Mar 5, 2019

Thirty four-year-old Mohamad Alajtal starts his day by working and taking classes for his master’s degree in mechanical engineering at SF State. After completing his undergraduate studies in Libya, he...

Arab and Muslim Ethnicities Diaspora studies Rabab Abdulhadi hands out a list of demands to community members at the Academic Senate meeting on Feb. 19 2019 (James Chan/Xpress)

Groups demand Academic Senate removes political holiday from list of religious observances

Carly Wipf Feb 21, 2019

Allies of Palestine presented a list of demands at the Academic Senate meeting Tuesday to echo points made at last week’s protest about the administration’s inclusion of Israeli Independence Day on...

at a protest in front of the San Francisco Federal Building  in response to President Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border Feb 18, 2019 (JAMES CHAN/Golden GateXpress)

Trump’s declaration spurs protests, criticism over wall

Carly Wipf Feb 19, 2019

Protesters swarmed around the San Francisco Federal Building Monday to denounce President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to fund his proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. The...

Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas studies profes-
sor Rabab Abdulhadi has her mouth covered in tape labelled

“SILENCED” at a demonstration in the quad in front of the Administration Building at SF State on Feb. 13, 2019.
JAMES CHAN/ Golden Gate Xpress

Religious holiday list incites rally, demands for apology

Carly Wipf Feb 19, 2019

Students and community members called for a public apology at a campus rally Feb. 13, after administration recognized Israel Indepen- dence Day as a religious holiday. In an email response to Xpress,...

Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies Rabab Abdulhadi speaks at a protest of SF State's decision to list Israeli Independence Day as a religious holiday Wednesday Feb. 13, 2019. (James Chan/Xpress)

Inclusion of Israeli political holiday sparks protest

Carly Wipf Feb 13, 2019

Student and community voices sliced through wind and rain on Feb. 13, protesting the university administration’s decision to recognize Israeli Independence Day as a religious holiday on campus. At...

Sea lions at Pier 39's West Marina.

California sea lions killed to preserve Oregon fish

Carly Wipf Feb 12, 2019

California sea lions, like the ones Bay Area residents know to lazily sunbathe on Pier 39, are being killed by Oregon wildlife officials for dining on diminishing fish populations. An estimated 93 sea...

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