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Sophia Osborn

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor

Sophia Osborn (she/her) is the Engagement and Online editor for Golden Gate Xpress. She is majoring in journalism and minoring in English literature. Sophia has always loved keeping up with the news and reading whatever she can. Coming from sunny San Diego, she graduated from Carlsbad High School, where she wrote and was an editor for the school paper, the Lancer Link. This is her second semester on staff and she is extremely excited about what the future holds in store for her. In her downtime, Sophia can be found hanging out with friends, reading, writing, or playing Mario Kart with her friends.

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Una ilustración de la beca Latinos en Tecnología otorgada a estudiantes Latinos.
(Sophia Osborn / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Extienden fecha límite para que Latinx postulen a becas en STEM

Kathia Noriega, Managing Editor Mar 28, 2024

Una ilustración de personas en el laboratorio practicando un experimento de biología. (Sophia Osborn / Golden Gate Xpress)

Hundreds of students ended the walkout by gathering near the administration building, where they listened to speakers on Feb. 28, 2024. (Neal Wong/Golden Gate Xpress)

Student Union holds rally against tuition hike

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Feb 28, 2024

More than 200 San Francisco State University students rallied at Malcolm X Plaza on Feb. 28, channeling their ongoing frustration with the recent tuition increase and university administration. For...

An illustration of couples surrounding a solidary male. (Sophia Osborn / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] MENtal health

Jason Hernandez, A&E Editor Feb 28, 2024

An illustration of couples surrounding a solidary male. (Sophia Osborn / Golden Gate Xpress)

An illustration of students entering an elevator in Manzanita Square. (Sophia Osborn / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Manzanita Square elevators out of order after repeated incidents of dysfunction

Jake Knoeller, Sports Editor Feb 22, 2024

An illustration of students entering an elevator in Manzanita Square. (Sophia Osborn / Golden Gate Xpress)

Picketers gather to listen to speakers during the rally at Sacramento State University on Dec. 7, 2023. (Adriana Hernandez / Golden Gate Xpress)

California Faculty Association passes Tentative Agreement with 76% vote

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Feb 19, 2024

This story has been updated as of Feb 19 at 7 p.m.. Following eight months of public discourse, discussion and two sets of strikes, 76% of California Faculty Association voting members have voted in favor...

 An illustration of a CFA rank and file member asking a question at the state-wide town hall meetings that were held from Jan. 31 to Feb. 8, 2024. (Xiomara Izel Guevara special to Golden Gate Xpress)

CFA holds town halls in wake of tentative agreement

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Feb 10, 2024

Confusion gripped rank-and-file members of the California Faculty Association after the announcement of a tentative agreement on Jan. 22, leaving many uncertain about its implications and legal intricacies....

Faculty and students spelled “NO” by standing in SFSU’s quad on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2023. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

Faculty hold ‘Vote NO’ rally against tentative agreement

After the tentative agreement was released on Monday, California Faculty Association members held a “Vote NO” rally at Malcolm X Plaza at noon on Thursday to express their frustrations with it. Around...

Piqueteros se reúnen para escuchar oradores durante la huelga en la Universidad Estatal de Sacramento el 7 de diciembre de 2023. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

CSU y el Sindicato de Profesores llegan a un acuerdo tentativo, cancelando huelga planificada

Eva Ortega and Sophia Osborn Jan 24, 2024

El Sindicato de Profesores de California (CFA) llegó a un acuerdo tentativo con la Universidad Estatal de California el lunes, marcando el fin de la huelga universitaria más numerosa en los EE. UU. después...

Piqueteros se reúnen para escuchar oradores durante la huelga en la Universidad Estatal de Sacramento el 7 de diciembre de 2023. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

CSU, California Faculty Association reach tentative agreement to end strike

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Jan 22, 2024

The California Faculty Association reached a tentative agreement with the California State University late Monday evening to end the largest university strike in U.S. history after one day of picketing...

Jazmine Finuliar, BIPOC coordinator for the Queer Trans Resource Center. Finuliar was photographed inside the QTRC while discussing some of the difficulties she personally faces. Oct. 10, 2023 (Colin Flynn/ Golden Gate Xpress)

Polarizing climate brings uncertainty to QTRC future

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Dec 8, 2023

For many students at SFSU, the Queer & Trans Resource Center is a place of refuge. In this cozy room on the Mezzanine Level of the Cesar Chavez Center, students can lounge on the dark green couch with...

Oriah Ramos, a third-year major in environmental science and the coordinator of the Sol Patch Garden gently harvests a baby carrot, on Dec. 5, 2023. (Feven Mamo/Golden Gate Xpress)

Stay Green, San Francisco State University

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Dec 7, 2023

Sustainability. People know the word, but what does it actually look like? Going green and staying green can be a challenge, especially as a college student. Figuring out how to get from place to place,...

Graphic containing photos from the Oct. 26, 2023 CFA rally in the SFSU Quad. (Graphic by Jonah Chambliss and Photos by Feven Mamo/ Golden Gate Xpress)

Todo que necesitas saber de la huelga de CFA

En estas dos últimas semanas del semestre, una sensación persistente de lo desconocido está en el aire debido a la huelga de la Asociación de Profesores de California que va a ocurrir en todo el estado....

San Francisco State University CFA chapter rally for fair wages on campus on Nov. 15, 2023. (Feven Mamo / Golden Gate Xpress)

CFA and CSU fact-finding report released to the public

Sophia Osborn and Leticia Luna Dec 2, 2023

With the strike date quickly approaching, the third-party analysis of the bargaining process between the California Faculty Association and the California State University system was released this Friday...

Graphic containing photos from the Oct. 26, 2023 CFA rally in the SFSU Quad. (Graphic by Jonah Chambliss and Photos by Feven Mamo/ Golden Gate Xpress)

All you need to know about the CFA strike

Leticia Luna and Sophia Osborn Dec 2, 2023

In these last couple of weeks of the semester, a lingering feeling of the unknown is in the air due to the California Faculty Association strike happening state-wide. Golden Gate Xpress put together a...

Graphic shows plants that undergo a transformative journey from being cultivated for human consumption. Once consumed, the resulting food waste is carefully sorted into the appropriate compost bins. These compostable materials are then collected by Recology and transported to specialized facilities. Following the composting process, the enriched compost is distributed to farms, completing the cycle of sustainability, on Nov. 17, 2023. (Graphic by Feven Mamo/Golden Gate Xpress)

Dear composting, SFSU loves you

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Nov 21, 2023

As students get out of classes, they may be hungry. Chatting with some friends and deciding to go and get food from one of the campus vendors, they make their way out of the classroom. Walking over to...

A breakdown of union coverage on campus

Sophia Osborn and Zac Zavala Nov 20, 2023

Welcome back to Gator Talk, the Xpress podcast that brings city perspectives to local, regional and national news. In today’s podcast episode, staff reporters Sophia Osborn and Zac Zavala sit down and...

Teamsters union members hold up their picket signs and chant as they cross the street to block off 19th Street and Holloway in protest of unfair bargaining in their contracts at SFSU on Nov. 14, 2023. (Tâm Vũ / Golden Gate Xpress)

Teamsters 2010 Union goes on strike

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Nov 14, 2023

On Nov.14, the Teamsters union went on strike to protest unfair bargaining and a lack of improvement in their contracts. The Teamsters union represents electricians, plumbers, carpenters and other trade...

Employee Union Emphasis On working

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Nov 13, 2023

Welcome back to Gator Talk, the Xpress podcast that brings city perspectives to local, regional and national news. In today’s podcast episode, staff reporter Sophia Osborn sits down with California State...

Site workers enjoy food and recreation in the ‘topping off’ (last beam installment) celebration of the upcoming West Campus Green Dining and Health Center on Nov. 1, 2023. (Michaela Mateo / Golden Gate Xpress)

West Campus Green project collaborators celebrate milestone

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Nov 1, 2023

On Wednesday, workers celebrated the “topping off” of the new residential building at San Francisco State University’s West Campus Green project. Attendees signed the last beam of the building before...

 A speaker talks about working-class struggles at Malcolm X Plaza on Oct. 25, 2023. (Neal Wong/Golden Gate Xpress)

SFSU walk out of class to call ceasefire in Gaza

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Oct 26, 2023

The General Union of Palestine Students participated in a nationwide walkout to demand an end to the conflicts in Gaza on Wednesday at Malcolm X Plaza, alongside other student organizations in solidarity. GUPS...

Faculty and students protest against administration to stop teacher budget cuts and tuition hikes. Photographed in the Quad on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Kayla Williams / Contributor Golden Gate Xpress)

CFA rally at SFSU for a better contract amidst vote to strike

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Oct 26, 2023

The California Faculty Association marched on Oct. 26 at Malcolm X Plaza to protest their contract while being in the midst of voting on a possible strike. All CFA members have until Friday, Oct. 27 at...

The other side: Q&A With CFA-SFSU Brad Erickson

Sophia Osborn and Steven Rissotto Oct 20, 2023

Welcome to Gator Talk, the Xpress podcast that brings city perspectives to local, regional and national news. In today’s podcast episode, staff reporter Sophia Osborn sits down with California Faculty...

SFSU students and faculty gathered in a practice rally at SFSU's Quad on Wed, Oct. 11, 2023. (Kayla Williams/ Special for Golden Gate Xpress)

CFA rally against tuition increase and working conditions

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Oct 12, 2023

At 12:30 p.m. yesterday, in front of the J. Paul Leonard Library, the California Faculty Association held a rally against the recent CSU tuition hike and the current conditions on campus. This was the...

Hillina Borrou, a Cinema major, is seen walking into Mary Park Hall, where she lives, on Oct. 6, 2023. Borrou says the victim should be compensated by the university. (Neal Wong/Golden Gate Xpress)

UPD reports a sexual assault late Thursday night

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Oct 6, 2023

A victim was sexually assaulted by a man the victim had met the previous night in Mary Park Hall on Thursday at approximately 9:16 p.m. The suspect has been confirmed by UPD to not be a student and has...

Jeremy Lark, director of the Queer & Trans Resource Center, talks about different resources offered to SFSU students and the struggles they face as a resource center on Oct. 5, 2023. (Colin Flynn / Golden Gate Xpress)

Aspiring counselors discuss trans-affirmative care in webinar training

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Oct 6, 2023

The Equity & Justice-Focused Counselor Training Project is hosting a one-hour webinar about transgender affirmative care and mental health settings on Friday. This webinar is one in a series of...

Kristen Carpenter gives her presentation “Indigenous Lands and Human Rights in the United States” during Rights and Wrongs: A Constitution and Citizenship Day Conference at San Francisco State University on Sept. 19, 2023. (Andrew Fogel/ Golden Gate Xpress)

Constitution Day focuses on prioritization of schools and racial demographics

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Sep 25, 2023

San Francisco State University celebrated 236 years since the United States Constitution was signed into law and hosted Constitution and Citizenship Day conferences last week. The conference also commemorated...

Dr. Lynn Mahoney, the president of SFSU, is seen in the President’s Conference Room on Sept. 1, 2023, during an interview.  (Neal Wong/ Golden Gate Xpress)

Sitdown with SFSU President Lynn Mahoney

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Sep 15, 2023

San Francisco State University President Lynn Mahoney shared some thoughts in an exclusive interview with Golden Gate Xpress on Sept. 1. She talked about the possible faculty strike, tuition raises, enrollment...

SF State is offering four new minors this semester -- prison reentry studies, juvenile justice, entrepreneurship and creative writing. (Generated by Midjourney, prompt by Neal Wong/ Golden Gate Xpress)

SFSU offers four new minors this semester

Sophia Osborn, Engagement and Online Editor Sep 7, 2023

Four new minors are offered starting this semester at San Francisco State University. Prison reentry studies, juvenile justice, entrepreneurship and creative writing can complement any major with an interest...

CSU proposed tuition increase is marked to rise 6% over the course of five years which affects not only at SFSU but CSU campuses all over the state, SF State, CA August 28, 2023. (Michaela Mateo/ Golden Gate Xpress)

California State University set to vote on tuition increase, SFSU community weighs in

The front of the Cesar Chavez Student Center was filled with Associated Student board of director members in protest against California State University’s proposed tuition increase on Aug. 30. Their...

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