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The Student News Site of San Francisco State University

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Tatyana Ekmekjian

Tatyana Ekmekjian, Staff Photographer

Tatyana Ekmekjian (she/her) is graduating this spring with a major in photojournalism and a minor in hospitality and tourism management at SF State. Tatyana has a great passion for the culture, industry and preparation of food. She hopes to express her passion for food through the medium of photography to further her success in the food and lifestyle industry.

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Gaming Gators gather for game nights every Monday on campus as a way to socialize and play attendees’ favorite games. (Graphic by Tatyana Ekmekjian/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Q&A with the Gaming Gators

D'Angelo Hernandez-Fulks, A&E Editor
May 7, 2023
Sitting at the piano, Tan Sang, the composer; director and playwright mastering in music composition, leads play practice while Julia Sussman (L), child adolescent development major playing Rose, and Eric Ye (R), senior music major and lead role, transition to the next scene and song in the Creative Arts building on campus on April 21, 2023. (Tatyana Ekmekjian/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Graduate student Tan Sang composes and directs original musical

D'Angelo Hernandez-Fulks, A&E Editor
May 3, 2023
Comida fresca disponible para estudiantes y profesores en Taqueria Girasol en el Centro de Estudiantes César Chávez el martes 18 de abril de 2023. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State refleja el retraso de inspecciones sanitarias en sus restaurantes y cafés

Andy Damián-Correa, Staff Reporter
Apr 27, 2023
Art made by MSA members depicting some of the 99 names for God hangs on the wall of the MSA office in the Cesar Chavez Student Center at SF State, on April 18, 2023. (Tatyana Ekmekjian/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Freedom of speech in classrooms is in debate after professor shows Muhammad portrait

Adriana Hernandez and Arman Archouniani
Apr 21, 2023
Chloe Simson, director of the Queer and Trans Resource Center and SF State graduate student mastering in sexuality studies, makes themself and the center available while getting work done in the QTRC in the Cesar Chavez Student Center on Monday, April 17, 2023. Simson has been working at the QTRC for almost two years and has been the director since last spring. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State to host Name and Gender Change Workshop

Ishaan Pratap, Copy Editor
Apr 17, 2023
Assistant Professor of Queer and Trans Ethnic Studies Dr. Alan Pelaez Lopez poses for a portrait in front of the College of Ethnic Studies and Psychology at SF State on April 5, 2023. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Queer and Ethnic Studies Minor recognizes trans community in new name

Jenna Mandarano, Campus Editor
Apr 10, 2023
Los estudiantes esperan su turno para que los voluntarios los ayuden con sus impuestos en la oficina de SFSU VITA en SF State el 30 de marzo de 2023. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] La asistencia voluntaria fiscal sobre la renta ofrece servicios gratuitos de preparación de impuestos en SF State

Andy Damián-Correa and Adriana Hernandez
Apr 3, 2023
Students wait for their turn for volunteers to assist them with their taxes at the SFSU VITA office at SF State on March 30, 2023. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Volunteer Income Tax Assistant provides free tax services at SF State

Adriana Hernandez, Editor-In-Chief
Mar 31, 2023
Professor Colin Johnson (right) gathers with students for a pre-service meeting to prepare everyone for service, to clarify any misunderstandings or answer questions in the Vista Room at SF State’s Burk Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on March 7, 2023. (Tatyana Ekmekjian/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] The Vista Room gives education to students while others receive lunch

Samantha Morales, Campus Editor
Mar 11, 2023
The front of SF State’s University Housing Office on Font Blvd. pictured on Feb. 21, 2023 in San Francisco, Calif. (Tatyana Ekmekjian/Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Housing raises costs for some on-campus dorms and lowers others

Samantha Morales, Campus Editor
Feb 24, 2023
An illustration of boxes and a package thief over a photo taken of apartment doors at University Park South. Photo taken on Feb. 10, 2023. (Illustration by Tatyana Ekmekjian and Adriana Hernandez / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Students’ packages are being stolen from their doorstep

Samantha Morales, Campus Editor
Feb 11, 2023
Students walk past the Creative Arts Building at SF State in San Francisco, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2022. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Affirmative action at risk of being dismantled by the U.S. Supreme Court

Oscar Palma, Spanish Editor
Dec 12, 2022
SF State students approach the shuttle bus on 19th Ave. on Dec. 7, 2022. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Bay Area riders reflect on public transit post COVID-19 cuts

Emily Calix, Campus Editor
Dec 12, 2022
A student walks past the Administration Building at SF State on Dec. 7, 2022. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State enrollment decline causes class, lecturer faculty cuts next Spring

David Blakeley, Staff Reporter
Dec 7, 2022
Barbara Loomis (left) manager of the used media and book store in the library at SF State, assists customer Rick Yuen (right) in finding children’s books for his grandkids on Dec. 2, 2022. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Gator Talk: Friends of the Leonard Library

Matthew Cardoza and Isabella Vines
Dec 4, 2022
Protesters advocate for better wages, labor practices and benefits for university faculty members. (Illustration by Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State faculty union supports UC-UAW strike

Blanca Missé, Contributor
Nov 16, 2022
Liberal and Creative Arts adviser Steven Cochrane (left) and student assistant Juliana Rodriguez (right) review the advising appointment schedule in the Liberal and Creative Arts Advising Resource Center (ARC) in SF State’s Humanities Building on Nov. 14, 2022. The ARC’s advisors are fully booked for Advising Week. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State’s student advising process to change in Fall 2023

Matthew Cardoza, Copy Editor
Nov 14, 2022
The Financial Aid Office in the Student Services Building at SF State is pictured on Nov. 4, 2022. Financial aid services are available all weekdays for students in need of assistance. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] A revamped Middle Class Scholarship aims to support more students

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Nov 10, 2022
An illustration of a lecturer faculty instructing a class. (Illustration by Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] ‘The pay at SFSU is criminally low,’ SF State lecturer faculty reveal an urgent need for better working conditions

Lisa Moreno, Editor-in-Chief
Nov 7, 2022
Chef Tim Shaw explains how to sharpen a knife with a stone at SF State Health Promotion and Wellness unit’s beginner knife skills workshop in the Vista Room on campus on Oct. 27, 2022. Shaw explained the techniques to keep in mind while also demonstrating it for the students, and answering any follow-up questions. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Chef Instructor Tim Shaw leads a knife workshop for students

David Blakeley, Staff Reporter
Oct 28, 2022
Persis Karim, chair of SF State's Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies, makes phone calls at the Center in the Humanities Building at SF State on Oct. 5, 2022. Karim has been working to educate students and bring awareness to the unfortunate events taking place in Iran. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] SF State’s Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies to host teach-in event on Iran’s civil unrest

Alexis Alexander, Diversity Editor
Oct 6, 2022
Skylar Swearington, a SF State senior and communications major, works on homework in the library on SF State’s campus in San Francisco, Calif., on Sept. 28, 2022. The library is Swearington’s go-to study spot. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Students seek on-campus study areas with more accommodating hours

Jenna Mandarano, Campus Editor
Sep 29, 2022
Amelia, a certified therapy Lagotto Romagnolo, sits calmly for students to pet her as a part of the SF State Health Promotion & Wellness unit’s Wags for Wellness event in front of the Student Services building on Sept. 22, 2022. Amelia and other certified therapy dogs are made available for students to spend time with as a way to help relieve stress and anxiety. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Wags for Wellness works to ease student stress

Isabella Vines, Diversity Editor
Sep 23, 2022
SF State Latinx Film Club President Daniel Tinajero, member Rachel Flores and Vice President Alan Gómez (left to right) spend time between classes at the Latinx Student Center on Aug. 29. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress)

[Photo] Members of the Latinx Film Club push for Latino voices in media and on campus

Daniela Perez, Engagement Editor
Sep 8, 2022
Ryan Winter, president of SF State’s Gaming Gators, tables in front of the Cesar Chavez Student Center on Aug. 30. Winter spread the word about the gaming club and the new video game minor being offered during Welcome Week. (Tatyana Ekmekjian / Golden Gate Xpress).

[Photo] A cohort of professors makes a dream into a reality; video games are now a subject to study

Luis Cortes, Staff Reporter
Aug 31, 2022
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