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San Francisco State University

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2012

    Farmers' Market Finds: Nut Butters and Psychedelic Kettle Corn at SFSU

    Associated Students, Inc. Farmers' Market Where: Located on SFSU's campus (outside the humanities building) When: Thursdays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For years the smells of San Francisco State's farmers' markets have wafted through the open windows in the humanities building and distracted me from my se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Research Says: Buy the Flour Water Dinner, Not the Chair

    A couple weeks ago, New York magazine ran a profile of "young foodies" who shocked the reporter by spending up to 25 percent of their disposable income on restaurants and artisanal, well, anything. Twenty-five percent!  As the New York Times recently reported, a new study conducted by a g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Even In A Recession, San Francisco Spends Billions on Nightlife

    ​Have you hugged a tourist today? San Francisco's Office of Economic Analysis revealed that 3,200 nightlife establishments have generated more than $4 billion for the city in a 2010 study. 80 percent of this stemmed from visitor areas including North Beach, Chinatown, and Union Square, and on an a ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 4, 2011

    May's Literary Events

    ​Have you hugged a tourist today? San Francisco's Office of Economic Analysis revealed that 3,200 nightlife establishments have generated more than $4 billion for the city in a 2010 study. 80 percent of this stemmed from visitor areas including North Beach, Chinatown, and Union Square, and on an a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Native American Bones Found at S.F. State

    Time to go back home..​School officials came across a box of unidentified Native American bones at San Francisco State University -- a discovery that has triggered a federal law that says human remains must be returned to their Indian tribe.S.F. State officials recently conducted a human remains s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Tony Material? Play at SF State to Dramatize University Budget Cuts

    In which the cheer coach makes off with the club's money and goes to Vegas.​Any playwright or screenwriter searching for their next big idea should consider the bizarre case of the San Francisco State cheerleading coach who embezzled the team's money to go to Las Vegas. We're thinking Kirsten Duns ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Jessie's Hot House: Fried Chicken at S.F. State Rates a Solid B

    Alex HochmanNext time, more chicken, less Baco. ​It's salvation for college students stuck in cafeteria purgatory. Jessie's Hot House sits smack in the middle of the S.F. State campus, a bare-bones outdoor counter serving up Southern food with an accent on the fried. SFoodie recently ordered a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    Parkmerced Project Might Not Pencil Out, Forecaster Says

    Hey, wait a second: how'd I get upside-down?​Parkmerced, the 1940s suburban tract near San Francisco State University that's slated to double in density, might not produce enough investment return to attract financial backing, according to a city-commissioned report obtained by The Bay Citizen.Dev ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 29, 2010

    One Person's Junk Is Another Person's Sculpture

    Hey, wait a second: how'd I get upside-down?​Parkmerced, the 1940s suburban tract near San Francisco State University that's slated to double in density, might not produce enough investment return to attract financial backing, according to a city-commissioned report obtained by The Bay Citizen.Dev ... More >>

  • News

    July 21, 2010

    The Education Trap

    In California, many undocumented immigrants are offered cheap college tuition, only to find they can’t get jobs after they graduate.

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Man Claims Home-Invasion Robbery -- Then Tells Cops He Shot Himself

    View Larger MapIf you peruse the police reports -- which we do -- you'll have noticed a spate of home-invasion robberies of late. Perhaps a man living on the 100 block of Tapia Drive in Park Merced, did too. Yesterday evening, police spokesman Samson Chan said, officers were called to his residence ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2010

    Monsters, Inc.

    View Larger MapIf you peruse the police reports -- which we do -- you'll have noticed a spate of home-invasion robberies of late. Perhaps a man living on the 100 block of Tapia Drive in Park Merced, did too. Yesterday evening, police spokesman Samson Chan said, officers were called to his residence ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Students Take Over S.F. State Student Union, Reportedly Pepper Sprayed

    The Cesar Chavez Student Center​KTVU news is reporting that 19 students took over the San Francisco State student union in the predawn hours. At least two protesters have been arrested, with unconfirmed reports that they were pepper-sprayed by police. A masked protester interviewed on television c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!

    Another week in the books here in San Francisco...​By now you should be well acquainted with the drill. Answer all the questions right, mail us a perfect score, and we'll give you a prize. Nice! 1. Who is Gregory Giusti? A. The Cal State East Bay professor charged in a bevy of child porn/molestati ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 3, 2010

    Playing for Keeps

    Another week in the books here in San Francisco...​By now you should be well acquainted with the drill. Answer all the questions right, mail us a perfect score, and we'll give you a prize. Nice! 1. Who is Gregory Giusti? A. The Cal State East Bay professor charged in a bevy of child porn/molestati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Times Square Billboard's Jilted Lover -- An SFSU Journalism Alum

    Be true to your school...​Well, it turns out that you can become rich and famous after graduating journalism school after all -- just not in the way you may have expected. YaVaughnie Wilkins -- whose fifteen minutes of infamy have started ticking -- made national news when she took out large billb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Porn Queen, NYU Grad Student Lorelei Lee Proves S.F. State Is No Loser School

    Rick HallLorelei Lee, left, seen here with fellow porn star Bobbi Starr, has put her San Francisco State undergrad degree to good use already​ In 1995, San Francisco State professor Geoffrey Marcy, and his student, Paul Butler, created an ingenious optical device allowing them to detect evidence o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    No More Pencils No More Books, No More Teachers' Dirty Looks -- The State Is Broke and Colleges are Closed

    http://fusilly.com/blog/Sad -- but not as sad as real life​ Those of us who grew up in Northern California never experienced the joy of a school "Snow Day" in which reading, writing, and arithmetic are abandoned in favor of the ecstasy of winter frolicking. Growing up here, I vividly recall the ti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Corpse Flower Redux: Stop-Motion Video Catches Bloom, Decline of Stinky Plant -- and a Couple of Hippies

    Our loyal readers, as well as those with a disproportionate interest in malodorous local flora, remember a series of articles we wrote in early July about San Francisco State's shrinking violet of a corpse flower. After holding out for days past experts' repeated predictions of its imminent stinky b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Cabbage? Farts? Cabbage Farts? SFSU's Reticent Corpse Flower Finally Blooms, Sparks Debate as to What Vile Things it Smells Like.

    Joe EskenaziThe corpse flower actually emits some of the compounds secreted by decaying flesh -- as San Franciscan Dana Davis could assure youClick here for a full slideshow of Corpse Flower nastiness goodness. After throwing off local experts by holding off with the goods for a full week, San Franc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    'Family Ties' Responsible For S.F. Chinese Teens' Good Mental Health -- Despite Tightfistedness of Alex P. Keaton

    S.F. State researchers say 'family ties' inspire mental health in Chinese American communities. Tina Yothers would be proud. Caring for younger siblings or family elders may well be a pain in the ass -- but it could well be keeping San Francisco's Chinese American teens well-adjusted, according to a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    360 Deals Demystified at SFSU

    Send Lawyers, Guns and Money: Dina LaPoltThis Thursday, San Francisco State University hosts "The New Deal: 360 & Beyond," a one-day seminar and discussion on the new record label contract. A "360 Deal" is an agreement between artist and label which covers not only record sales, but also ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Aquatic Doo-Wop: Are San Francisco Fish Singing in Harmony?

    Are you ready to rock? Professor Roger Bland can't be bothered to study just any singing fish. But a singing fish chorus? Now you're talking. The San Francisco State University professor of physics has been compiling MP3 clips of toadfish songs -- not via illegal fish downloads from the Internet but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    Local Schools' Fortunes Plummeting in Tournament -- The Recycling Tournament. What Tournament Were You Thinking Of?

    Not everything that goes in the trash can is trash. Ask someone who knows...Pulling into the home stretch of Recyclemania, the nationwide recycling competition for colleges and universities, our local institutions appear to be flagging a bit. Ranked 12th and 13th earlier this month, San Francisco St ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    S.F. State Ad Featuring Man Writing on Wall Popular Target For Folks Who Like to Write on Walls

    Makes you wonder just what they mean by "extended learning"A little while back, we noted that a Muni ad for San Francisco State's extended learning program had been hit by a most eloquent vandal whose penwork was almost indistinguishable from the text. The above shot, also from the T-Line, reveals t ... More >>

  • News

    February 11, 2009

    Eric Mar's students say he's easy like Sunday morning

    Makes you wonder just what they mean by "extended learning"A little while back, we noted that a Muni ad for San Francisco State's extended learning program had been hit by a most eloquent vandal whose penwork was almost indistinguishable from the text. The above shot, also from the T-Line, reveals t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    Rock Our Worlds: SFSU Scientist Models Creation of Planets

    When Kansas sang that "All we are is dust in the wind," the band guaranteed itself a lifetime of references in college astronomy courses for nonmajors. "Dust" isn't just a great song to play at the 10th-grade junior prom -- its overriding message is essentially correct. Using far more math and far l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    Smile, You're Blind: SFSU Prof Says One's Ability To See -- or Not -- Has No Bearing on Facial Expressions

    After sifting through thousands and thousands of photographs for his latest paper, professor David Matsumoto nearly worked himself blind. But he could still smile -- the San Francisco State psychology professor has made the case that our facial expressions aren't learned by observation but inborn at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    A Most Eloquent Vandal: A (Depressing) Sign of the Times on the T-Line

    In a dour sign of the era, an unknown vandal -- who obviously knows how to sling together a few nouns and verbs -- has absolutely put San Francisco State's ad wizards in clown suits with a few deft marks of his pen. You can click on the image for a large version of this top-notch bit of social comme ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2008

    Print Publication Going Strong

    In a dour sign of the era, an unknown vandal -- who obviously knows how to sling together a few nouns and verbs -- has absolutely put San Francisco State's ad wizards in clown suits with a few deft marks of his pen. You can click on the image for a large version of this top-notch bit of social comme ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2008

    A Poetry Moment

    In a dour sign of the era, an unknown vandal -- who obviously knows how to sling together a few nouns and verbs -- has absolutely put San Francisco State's ad wizards in clown suits with a few deft marks of his pen. You can click on the image for a large version of this top-notch bit of social comme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2008

    Talib Kweli to DJ in S.F. next weekend

    In a dour sign of the era, an unknown vandal -- who obviously knows how to sling together a few nouns and verbs -- has absolutely put San Francisco State's ad wizards in clown suits with a few deft marks of his pen. You can click on the image for a large version of this top-notch bit of social comme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    SF State The Hotelier? - New Master Plan Calls for 250 Rooms, Funding TBD

    In a dour sign of the era, an unknown vandal -- who obviously knows how to sling together a few nouns and verbs -- has absolutely put San Francisco State's ad wizards in clown suits with a few deft marks of his pen. You can click on the image for a large version of this top-notch bit of social comme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2007

    RIAA Targets More California College Students

    In a dour sign of the era, an unknown vandal -- who obviously knows how to sling together a few nouns and verbs -- has absolutely put San Francisco State's ad wizards in clown suits with a few deft marks of his pen. You can click on the image for a large version of this top-notch bit of social comme ... More >>

  • Music

    October 11, 2006

    All-American pride at the student union Pub

    In a dour sign of the era, an unknown vandal -- who obviously knows how to sling together a few nouns and verbs -- has absolutely put San Francisco State's ad wizards in clown suits with a few deft marks of his pen. You can click on the image for a large version of this top-notch bit of social comme ... More >>

  • News

    June 14, 2006

    Horns Aplenty

    In a dour sign of the era, an unknown vandal -- who obviously knows how to sling together a few nouns and verbs -- has absolutely put San Francisco State's ad wizards in clown suits with a few deft marks of his pen. You can click on the image for a large version of this top-notch bit of social comme ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2005

    Love Means Nothing

    The U.S. Gay Open's muscles

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Extrasensory Experience

    The U.S. Gay Open's muscles

  • News

    January 26, 2005

    Ethnic Warfare

    A bitchy academic fight within SFSU's College of Ethnic Studies puts the future of the program in question

  • News

    September 29, 2004

    Dog Bites

    The thrill of Beach Blanket Babylon auditions

  • Film

    May 19, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    The thrill of Beach Blanket Babylon auditions

  • News

    September 4, 2002

    Poisoned Gods

    As museums return stolen religious artifacts, Native Americans are learning that their most sacred objects may kill them

  • Film

    May 19, 1999

    Reel World

    As museums return stolen religious artifacts, Native Americans are learning that their most sacred objects may kill them

  • News

    March 31, 1999

    Letters

    As museums return stolen religious artifacts, Native Americans are learning that their most sacred objects may kill them

  • Calendar

    March 17, 1999

    Night + Day

    As museums return stolen religious artifacts, Native Americans are learning that their most sacred objects may kill them

  • Calendar

    May 13, 1998

    Pomp and Circumstance

    As museums return stolen religious artifacts, Native Americans are learning that their most sacred objects may kill them

  • Calendar

    February 19, 1997

    Night+Day

    As museums return stolen religious artifacts, Native Americans are learning that their most sacred objects may kill them

  • Calendar

    December 18, 1996

    Night+Day

    As museums return stolen religious artifacts, Native Americans are learning that their most sacred objects may kill them

  • Calendar

    December 4, 1996

    Mulch

    As museums return stolen religious artifacts, Native Americans are learning that their most sacred objects may kill them

  • Calendar

    May 3, 1995

    Slap Shots

    As museums return stolen religious artifacts, Native Americans are learning that their most sacred objects may kill them

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