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The Student News Site of San Francisco State University

Golden Gate Xpress
The Student News Site of San Francisco State University

Golden Gate Xpress
Joshua Carter

Joshua Carter, Editor-in-Chief

Joshua Carter (he/him) is the editor-in-chief for Golden Gate Xpress. He transferred from CCSF as a creative writing major but quickly switched to photojournalism with a minor in geography once he landed at SF State. Joshua spent six years in the Navy, served as photo and nonfiction editor at Forum literary magazine, interned as an editorial intern at Alternative Press, and is striving to be a groundbreaking filmmaker and multimedia journalist. In his free time he listens to audiobooks, falls into wiki holes for hours, and performs with his punk band.

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Campus police officers escort Riley Gaines into Room 325 after Turning Point USA’s event featuring her as the speaker at SF State on Thursday, April 6, 2023. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SFSU police suspend Riley Gaines investigation

Adriana Hernandez, Editor-In-Chief
Feb 22, 2024
A police car parked in front of the University Police Department station on 100 N State Drive on April 1, 2023. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] University Police investigates two incidents to start semester

Stephanie King, Staff Reporter
Aug 31, 2023
High rise apartment buildings in San Francisco’s Park Merced neighborhood on May 17, 2023. Park Merced is located across the street from SF State’s campus. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Parkmerced

May 19, 2023
Drone shot showing houses in Inner Sunset on May 12, 2023. Inner Sunset used to be a scene of rolling dunes until it was leveled in the late 19th century and converted to a residential district. Today, the neighborhood is a vibrant mix of community centers, restaurants, and public spaces. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Inner Sunset

May 19, 2023
A red-legged frog, California’s state amphibian,, sits in a cave at Pinnacles National Park on Feb. 9, 2023. While red-legged frogs aren’t necessarily affected by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, they are in the genus Rana, which is heavily affected by the disease in Asia and parts of Europe. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Former SF State students identify the spread of a fungus threatening amphibians in Africa

Ishaan Pratap, Copy Editor
Apr 12, 2023
Protesters sit at a Turning Point USA event named “Saving Women’s Sports” at SF State in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Swimmer Riley Gaines is the feature speaker at the conservative group's event and known to be critical of transgender participation in women sporting events. (Benjamin Fanjoy/ Golden Gate Xpress)

[Video] Riley Gaines visit to SF State results in trans-rights activist protest

Adriana Hernandez, Editor-In-Chief
Apr 7, 2023
A photo of a campus police cruiser in front of the University Police Department on April 1, 2023. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Over 50 on-campus crimes committed this semester

Samantha Morales, Campus Editor
Apr 6, 2023
A broken car window along San Pablo Street near Stay Gold Deli in Oakland, Calif. on Nov. 18, 2022. (Stock image by Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Update: SF State residents face car break ins

Samantha Morales, Campus Editor
Apr 4, 2023
Nach, una estudiante indocumentada que pidió el anonimato, estudia en la Biblioteca J. Paul Leonard de SF State. Nach estudia enfermería mientras trabaja en varios empleos para poder ofrecer una vida mejor a su familia. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Creando posibilidades para un futuro: El estatus migratorio no destruye los sueños universitarios, no al menos sin una lucha

Andy Damián-Correa, Staff Reporter
Apr 3, 2023
A broken car window along San Pablo Street near Stay Gold Deli in Oakland, Calif. on Nov. 18, 2022. (Stock image by Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State residents face car break ins

Samantha Morales, Campus Editor
Apr 1, 2023
Latin America is a musically rich region where one can find many different styles of music including punk, metal and psychedelia, and folk. (Illustration by Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Celebrate Latin American women with our second biweekly playlist

Oscar Palma and Leticia Luna
Mar 17, 2023
Members of SF State’s wrestling team celebrate as a teammate scores a hold on an opponent during a meet on January 28, 2023 (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State wrestling team finishes 10th at Super Regionals in Nebraska

Jack Davies, Sports Editor
Feb 26, 2023
SF State’s Mashouf Wellness Center’s pool sits unattended as a constant stream of water works to remove a heavy layer of grime on Sept. 27, 2022. The pool has been closed the entirety of the academic school year and is still unavailable to students as of Feb. 26, 2023. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Questions around the Mashouf Wellness Center Pool continue as no date set for re-opening

Arman Archouniani, Sports Editor
Feb 26, 2023
A tree, knocked over by 30-mph wind, fell onto the Fine Arts building at SF State on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins / Golden Gate Xpress)

Tree falls on Fine Arts building

Joshua Carter, Editor-in-Chief
Feb 21, 2023
Los límites del complejo West Campus Green de SF State cerca de la Avenida Holloway el 1 de Febrero, 2023. Dentro de la cerca se encuentra la construcción de la recién aprobada obra que albergará alojamiento, un comedor y varios servicios para los estudiantes. (Joshua Carter/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] El Consejo de Administradores de CSU aprueba $91.2 M para la construcción del complejo de viviendas para estudiantes Campus Green

Leticia Luna and Andrea Gallego Rodriguez
Feb 9, 2023
Development boundary on SF State’s West Campus Green near Holloway Ave. on Feb. 1, 2023. Within the fence, newly-approved construction is in the works for a housing project, dining hall and various student service offices. (Joshua Carter/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] California State University Board of Trustees approves $91.2M to build the Campus Green student housing development

Letícia Luna, Editor-In-Chief
Feb 7, 2023
The SF State wrestling team joins in for a huddle before an at-home match in Dan Nasser plaza on January 29, 2023. The team chanted the name of Hamzah Alsaudi in a mixture of visible emotions and promised to take home a win in his honor. Alsaudi is still missing at sea after two weeks of searching. (Joshua Carter/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State remembers Hamzah Alsaudi, family still searching

Arman Archouniani and Anessa Bailon
Feb 6, 2023
So let's get into it, shall we?

Composite image showing cars exiting SF State's Lot 20 parking garage over the course of five minutes on January 31, 2023. (Joshua Carter/Golden Gate Xpress)

Parking

Joshua Carter, Editor-in-Chief
Jan 31, 2023
A coast guard patrol helicopter flies overhead near Sharp Beach in Pacifica, Calif. on Jan. 19, 2023. The helicopter has been looking for an SF State student who went missing around 10:30 and was still searching as of 6 p.m. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

BREAKING: SF State student missing off the coast of Pacifica

Myron Caringal and Joshua Carter
Jan 19, 2023
An aerial view of Lot 25 along San Francisco’s Winston Drive on Nov. 28, 2022. This spot serves as the new foundation for affordable faculty housing according to President Lynn Mahoney. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State proposes new affordable housing project for employees

Oscar Palma, Spanish Editor
Dec 1, 2022
SF State is home to the nation’s renowned Third World Liberation strikes, which led to the very first College of Ethnic Studies.

Alan Nego (left) speaks with a poll worker at City Hall during Election Day on Nov. 8, 2022. (Roos Verbrugh for Golden Gate Xpress)

[Video] City Hall

Jack Davies, Sports Editor
Nov 8, 2022
Kai Ling Lu, a polling station worker, stares at her phone while her coworkers rest as they wait to be assigned a duty at San Francisco’s City Hall on Nov. 8, 2022. Lu, like the other workers, came in at 6 a.m. and are required to stay as late as 10 p.m. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

Voting station Inspectors, who are responsible for overseeing the security of polling stations, sleep while awaiting their duty at San Francisco’s Capitol building on Nov. 8, 2022. The inspectors had to be at city hall by 6 a.m., but had the potential to stay there until 10 p.m. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

Voters cast their ballots into a ballot drop off box in San Francisco’s Civic Center on Nov. 8, 2022 as part of the midterm election cycle. The polling station is only one of many located throughout Civic Center, including those within the Capitol. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

Elías Mathus, education facilitator for SKINS, ignites sage in an abalone shell at SF State on Oct. 10, 2022. Mathus carried the medicine while placing signs for protection. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Video] Student Kouncil of Intertribal Nations celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day

Joshua Carter, Editor-in-Chief
Oct 11, 2022
Henry Michalski wears a lilac-colored shirt as he recalls the process involved with writing his book “Torn Lilacs,” on Sept. 30, 2022. Michalski says he can’t believe his book, which follows his family as they escape the Holocaust and Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II, is being taught in schools. “But sadly it's still incredibly relevant today,” Michalski said. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Video] Gator Talk: “Torn Lilacs,” completing a chapter

Isabella Vines and Matthew Cardoza
Oct 1, 2022
Htoo Yan swims floats in the pool at SF State’s gymnasium on Aug. 31, 2022. The gymnasium serves as a replacement for the Mashouf Wellness Center’s pool, which closed down at the end of the last semester. “This pool is okay,” Yan said. “[It's] kind of far to walk to though.” (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Pool at Don Nasser Family Plaza unexpectedly closes

Jack Davies, Sports Editor
Sep 28, 2022
SF State University’s new Discord server, which is moderated by students, originated on Reddit. Currently, the Gator Meetups Club server gets around 600 weekly visitors and about 200 communicators. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] A student-led initiative draws SF State students together digitally

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Sep 28, 2022
Protestor holds their sign for oncoming traffic to see on the Golden Gate Bridge on Sept. 25, 2022. (Daniela Perez / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Video] More than 1,000 people spoke out on the Golden Gate Bridge for Mahsa Amini

Daniela Perez, Engagement Editor
Sep 26, 2022
Protestors gather along the Golden Gate Bridge as an act of protest against Iran's morality laws on Sept. 25, 2022. “We’re protesting to help all the women in Iran, and all over the world, stand up for what they believe in,” said Jiran Sayadi, a protestor and facilitator at the protest. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

Protestors gather along the Golden Gate Bridge as an act of protest against Iran Morality laws on Sept. 25, 2022. The protests come in response to the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died while in custody at a “re-education” center in Iran. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

Protestors gather along the Golden Gate Bridge as an act of protest against Iran's morality laws on Sept. 25, 2022. “We’re protesting to help all the women in Iran, and all over the world, stand up for what they believe in,” said Jiran Sayadi, a protestor and facilitator at the protest. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

Protestors gather along the Golden Gate Bridge as an act of protest against Iran Morality laws on Sept. 25, 2022. The protests come in response to the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died while in custody at a “re-education” center in Iran. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

Protestors gather along the Golden Gate Bridge as an act of protest against Iran's morality laws on Sept. 25, 2022. “We’re protesting to help all the women in Iran, and all over the world, stand up for what they believe in,” said Jiran Sayadi, a protestor and facilitator at the protest. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

Composite image looking down SF State University’s Humanities building on Sept. 22, 2022. According to the university’s enrollment summary, enrollment dropped 15% between 2019 and 2022 after 10 years of high, consistent enrollment. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] City College of San Francisco and SF State students struggle to stay in school amid rising financial hardships

David Blakeley, Staff Reporter
Sep 22, 2022
Engineering student Gerardo Nunez opens the cover to a 3D printer in Thornton Hall on Sept. 12, 2022. Inside sits a plastic replica of Baby Groot from the blockbuster film, “Guardians of the Galaxy.” “We get to make all kinds of stuff in here,” Nunez said. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] From a luxury to an everyday tool, students take advantage of more accessible 3D printers

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Sep 14, 2022
Dancers from Leung White Crane school perform at the Mid-Autumn Festival in the Outer Sunset on Sept. 11. Leung White Crane school prides itself on being one of the longest performing lion dance schools outside of China. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Sunset District hosts three Mid-Autumn Festival events

Aiden Brady, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Sep 12, 2022
Rebecca Eissler of the political science department demonstrates some of the features local to Canvas. Officials are scheduling Canvas to completely replace iLearn, the previous online learning platform, by 2023 (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] 20% of SF State transitions to Canvas with positive feedback

Zackery Stehr, Campus Editor
Sep 1, 2022
Helen Everbach displays resources ranging from toys and videos to adult coloring books in the EROS room in the Cesar Chavez Student Center on Aug. 25, 2022. Not all materials are educational, but Everbach says all resources are important to sexual health. (Joshua Carter / Golden Gate Xpress).

[Photo] SF States’ Education and Referral Organization for Sexuality celebrates 50 years of sex education

Isabella Vines, Diversity Editor
Aug 25, 2022
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