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A copper tea kettle sits on a copper tray at the front desk register at Abu Salim Middle Eastern Grill on Haight Street in San Francisco, on Nov. 7, 2020. (Emily Curiel / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF family opens new Palestinian restaurant after fire at Mission location

Noor Baig Dec 13, 2020

Family owners of Old Jerusalem Restaurant opened a new location after they were forced to close, following an accidental fire over the summer. The new restaurant, Abu Salim Middle Eastern Grill, opened...

This year's Hoe Hoe Hoe promotional flyer also served as a conversation started at the event. The drawing depicts legs dressed in the skirt, often the subject of slut-shaming and a broken ribbon to represent breaking the stigma of the word slut. Photo courtesy of Associated Students.

Hoe Hoe Hoe: Holiday season event examines the deeper meaning of the word “slut”

Noor Baig Dec 13, 2020

What started as a mischievous play on words is now an annual open forum on a deeper social topic: slut-shaming. On Dec. 1, the SF State Women’s Center and Education and Referral Organization for Sexuality...

The ethnic studies and psychology building on SF State's campus, home of the College of Ethnic Studies, which was established in Fall 1969. (Harika Maddala / Golden Gate Xpress)

CSU Ethnic Studies requirement passes in state legislature after years of community activism

Noor Baig Jun 25, 2020

California State University (CSU) students will be required to take three units of ethnic studies under Assembly Bill 1460 (AB 1460), which the California legislature passed on June 18. The new legislation,...

Graphic by Noor Baig

SF State to hold both online and in-person graduation for Class of 2020

Juan Carlos Lara and Noor Baig May 5, 2020

SF State will celebrate fall and spring semester graduates with an online commencement and a delayed in-person ceremony, President Lynn Mahoney announced Monday. The online commencement ceremony will be...

Moot Court Sends First Mock-Lawyer Team to Nationals

Noor Baig Jan 28, 2020

Two fall semester graduates are the first in SF State Moot Court’s three year history to qualify for the national tournament this month in Baton Rouge. Aaron Gamez and Owen Nelson placed 32nd in the...

Classrooms topping 90 degrees in AC-less buildings

Noor Baig Dec 10, 2019

Makeshift fans, hot air and adjusted curriculums have become the new norm for classes in the Humanities building during the warmer months of the year.  Graph by Noor Baig/ Golden Gate Xpress It’s...

SF State distributes masks as North Bay burns

Noor Baig Nov 5, 2019

SF State announced distribution of N-95 masks on campus following the fires in the North Bay in an email last week. Students can pick up masks at Mashouf Wellness Center or Student Health Services, and...

A disappearing city, gentrification, pollution, black masculinity in “Last Black Man in San Francisco”

Noor Baig Oct 22, 2019

From naked white men to charming sidewalk musicians to seemingly unhinged MUNI riders, there are just some characters one can’t avoid for too long while living in San Francisco. And if you stay long...

CSU to work on new ethnic studies requirement

Noor Baig Oct 7, 2019

Fifty years after the student strikes, the push for ethnic studies traveled from SF State’s campus to the steps of California’s legislative capitol.  A bill proposing a three-unit ethnic studies...

Social Science departments debate GE requirements, Constitution and land

Noor Baig Sep 24, 2019

Over 1,400 students and community members attended the annual Constitution Day Conference last Monday and Tuesday, which featured discussions on an array of Constitutional debates and political topics.  New...

SF State to host 15th annual Constitution Day Conference

Noor Baig Sep 16, 2019

This Monday and Tuesday, SF State’s history department will host its annual on-campus Constitution Day Conference.  The event, which conference coordinator Marc Stein named “Rights and Wrongs”...

City Eats and Bricks reimagined

City Eats and Bricks reimagined

Noor Baig Sep 10, 2019

Resident dining centers City Eats and Bricks got a makeover this summer with renovations and updates welcoming students back for the new semester.  City Eats, now featuring more vegan and pescatarian...

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