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University of San Francisco

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Stag Dining Group Speak: "What We've Done Has Taken Us by Surprise"

    As Stag Dining Group, Emory al-Imam, Jordan Grosser, Matthew Homyak, Ted Fleury, and Anil Margsahayam have been putting on professionally clandestine dinners for 18 months now. Just before filing my review of their most recent event -- titled "Guns, Game, and Rose" -- I spoke to two of the stags, Ma ... More >>

  • Music

    December 28, 2011

    One Last Spin: A Look Back at the Year in Bay Area Music

    As Stag Dining Group, Emory al-Imam, Jordan Grosser, Matthew Homyak, Ted Fleury, and Anil Margsahayam have been putting on professionally clandestine dinners for 18 months now. Just before filing my review of their most recent event -- titled "Guns, Game, and Rose" -- I spoke to two of the stags, Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    In Print: Looking Back at the Year in Bay Area Music

    From SF Weekly's latest print music section: ​ Looking Back on 2011: A lot happened in Bay Area music in 2011 -- and not all of it had to do with a female rapper from Oakland called Kreayshawn. Remember KUSF getting shut down? Or the battle to save the Eagle Tavern? And it wasn't all sad news ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Chinese Voters Set to Play Major Role in Mayor's Race

    Ed Lee​Traditionally unenthusiastic at election time, Chinese-American voters are more interested than other San Francisco residents in the 2011 mayoral race and will likely have a significant influence on its results, according to a poll released today.The poll, conducted by the Bay Citizen and U ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Bill Russell, NBA Legend, Sues NCAA and Electronic Arts

    ​He may be 77, but he's still up for a little legal one-on-one. William "Bill" Russell, the former USF basketball star and Celtics player from the late '50s and '60s, is suing the NCAA and Electronic Arts for using his likeness for a popular video game without paying him. Russell claims the compan ... More >>

  • News

    October 5, 2011

    Almost Nobody You Know Will Vote For the Next Mayor of San Francisco

    ​He may be 77, but he's still up for a little legal one-on-one. William "Bill" Russell, the former USF basketball star and Celtics player from the late '50s and '60s, is suing the NCAA and Electronic Arts for using his likeness for a popular video game without paying him. Russell claims the compan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    "San Francisco" Ice Cream in Korea: Homage, or Ripoff?

    Rafael Flores/CNN GoFell & Cole ice cream in Seoul, Korea recreates some of Humphry Slocombe's and Bi-Rite Creamery's flavors​Humphry Slocombe proprietor Jake Godby, or whoever is in charge of the Mission District ice cream shop's Twitter account, is not pleased about a new Seoul, Korea ice cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Harold Camping's Radio Show to Go Off the Air

    His world is falling apart ​The man who erroneously predicted the Rapture -- twice -- will reportedly stop airing his Open Forum radio program at the end of the month. The Evangelical preacher used his Open Forum program to warn listeners about Judgment Day, which was supposed to be May 21, 2011. ... More >>

  • News

    May 25, 2011

    Let Him Prey: High-Ranking Jesuits Helped Keep Pedophile Priest Hidden

    His world is falling apart ​The man who erroneously predicted the Rapture -- twice -- will reportedly stop airing his Open Forum radio program at the end of the month. The Evangelical preacher used his Open Forum program to warn listeners about Judgment Day, which was supposed to be May 21, 2011. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    KUSF to Get Harold Camping's FCC License Post Rapture

    Post rapture, KUSF-in-Exile will be heard in ex-Family Radio Inc. srongholds such as Europe, Asia, Russia, South America and Sub-Saharan Africa​Here is one group that will truly benefit from not being raptured. Former KUSF DJs, who lost their terrestrial radio station when the University of San F ... More >>

  • Film

    May 11, 2011

    Arthouse Movie Listings for May 11-17, 2011

    Post rapture, KUSF-in-Exile will be heard in ex-Family Radio Inc. srongholds such as Europe, Asia, Russia, South America and Sub-Saharan Africa​Here is one group that will truly benefit from not being raptured. Former KUSF DJs, who lost their terrestrial radio station when the University of San F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Cesar Ascarrunz Would Have Spiced Up Mayoral Candidate Forum

    Hmmmm. How could we make the mayor's race a little spicier!​Cesar Ascarrunz, the legendary nightclub impresario and current mayoral candidate, blasted the University of San Francisco for excluding him from a recent candidate forum."They're afraid, because they know I'm going to win the election," ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Barry Bonds Guilty of Obstruction; Mistrial on Other Counts

    ​The legal community and chattering classes still have Barry Bonds' testicles to kick around. The slugger -- whose genitalia and its purported reaction to performance-enhancing drugs was on display in court -- was found guilty of obstruction of justice. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Barry Bonds' Mistress Tells of Shrunken Testicles, Violent Outbursts

    Barry is now, literally, facing a two-ball count...​As predicted, Barry Bonds' testicles got their day in court. This morning the slugger's longtime mistress, Kimberly Bell, touched on not just the size but also the shape of Bonds' balls -- shriveled and misshapen for those scoring at home -- but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    KUSF Now Has Only 15 Listeners

    Surely, she owns a computer​When University of San Francisco officials pulled the plug on KUSF radio last week, they promised the new online format would be able to accommodate not hundreds but thousands more listeners. But just because it can doesn't mean it will. Since the station was sold and t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    KUSF Shutdown: Cartoonist Keith Knight Weighs in on What We're Losing

    By Keith Knight​Outrage over the KUSF shutdown isn't limited to those living in the Bay Area. Yesterday, Los Angeles cartoonist Keith Knight -- former S.F. resident, author of the syndicated daily strip The Knight Life, and winner of several national comic awards -- drew a full edition of The K Ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    'Skyscraperman' Dan Goodwin May Climb Over Trespassing Charges, Too

    Dan Goodwin, possibly not trespassing​You'd think climbing up the side of the Millennium Tower in broad daylight would be an open-and-shut trespassing case. But, then, you'd have thought vaulting a moat and fence to recline in the San Francisco Zoo's Grizzly Bear Grotto would have been a slam dunk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Slain Hoopster Attempted to Rob a Drug Dealer, Police Say

    www.rivals.comHyman Taylor​The former University of San Francisco basketball player killed in an IKEA parking lot last week was murdered in a botched attempt to rob a marijuana dealer, authorities said Monday.

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Jennifer Azzi Named USF Coach. Maybe Now She Won't Get Booted From Press Room.

    Jennifer Azzi's sterling basketball credentials won her the top job at USF. But they didn't impress everyone...​The University of San Francisco today announced it has named Jennifer Azzi as the new coach of its flagging women's basketball program. Bay Area residents may recall Azzi as the very bes ... More >>

  • News

    April 7, 2010

    Immigration: Defending juvie probation chief proves expensive

    Jennifer Azzi's sterling basketball credentials won her the top job at USF. But they didn't impress everyone...​The University of San Francisco today announced it has named Jennifer Azzi as the new coach of its flagging women's basketball program. Bay Area residents may recall Azzi as the very bes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    'Truth' Takes Back Seat in Health Care Debate

    Yes, Virginia, she's infected -- with socialism! ​Health care, undoubtedly, is the subject du jour. We are in the midst of a crescendo of health care coverage so overpowering and unrelenting -- well, it could make you sick. But are we learning anything via the nonstop written and televised coverag ... More >>

  • News

    February 3, 2010

    Will a big-name Dem run away with the attorney general's race?

    Yes, Virginia, she's infected -- with socialism! ​Health care, undoubtedly, is the subject du jour. We are in the midst of a crescendo of health care coverage so overpowering and unrelenting -- well, it could make you sick. But are we learning anything via the nonstop written and televised coverag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Dwindling Dollars in Attorney General Race May Not Be Due to Recession

    Do I have any money? Not for you!​Guess what? Jackie Speier isn't running for Attorney General. Who knew? Now that we've gotten that out of the way, on to the article. We thought it was interesting last week when the campaign of San Francisco District Attorney -- and would-be AG -- Kamala Harris s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Speier Not Running for AG, Horde of Upwardly Mobile Pols Staying Put

    Rep. Jackie Speier, seen here with Stephen Colbert, will continue her ride in Washington, D.C. ​Rep. Jackie Speier's newly minted spokesman Nathan Ballard just informed the world that his boss will not be leaving Congress to run for state Attorney General. Congressional seats rarely open -- especi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    Retail Expert Details Dumbest Things People and Stores Are Doing

    You're doing it wrong...​These are dark days for the Leftoriums of the world. Even sensible, well-run stores are going gently into that good night. The competition for dollars is fierce -- and many outlets are resorting to extravagantly unusual means to attract customers. So when we called Profess ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Law Prof: Yes, You Can Spend Night in Bear Grotto and Not Break Any Laws

    More intimidating than trespassing laws, it would seem...​Bob Talbot was shocked when he read the news today, oh boy. About a lucky man who nearly made the grave -- by crawling into the Grizzly Bear Grotto at the San Francisco Zoo. Yesterday, Judge Wallace Douglass ruled that Kenneth Herron's much ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Odds Schwarzenegger's 'I F--k You' Message Was Coincidental? About One in Two Billion, Says Math Prof.

    What were the odds of this happening?​ In examining Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's letter to the California State Assembly in which the letters I F-U-C-K Y-O-U appear vertically down the left-hand side, it is hard to imagine that it could have happened randomly. The letter purportedl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Report Warns S.F. Nonprofits Could Wither and Die Due to Lack of Funding. S.F. Organization That Wrote Report Withers and Dies Due to Lack of Funding.

    Now this is ironic!Those looking for an example of irony not involving diabetics being flattened by insulin trucks will be disappointed. No, it was not an example of irony when the city's Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management released a hefty report warning that the San Francisco's nonprof ... More >>

  • News

    May 20, 2009

    Goof-up allows misuse of S.F. Library's premium online resources

    Now this is ironic!Those looking for an example of irony not involving diabetics being flattened by insulin trucks will be disappointed. No, it was not an example of irony when the city's Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management released a hefty report warning that the San Francisco's nonprof ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 20, 2009

    Short-story master Catherine Brady doesn't need to write no stinkin' novel

    Now this is ironic!Those looking for an example of irony not involving diabetics being flattened by insulin trucks will be disappointed. No, it was not an example of irony when the city's Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management released a hefty report warning that the San Francisco's nonprof ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    Who's San Francisco State's 'Alumnus of the Year'? We'll Give You 1,000 Guesses. You Won't Get It.

    If you've ever peered through the media guides for college sports teams, there are several sources of unintended joy: Mini-bios querying the players about their favorite foods or movies (Really? Scarface, again?); upbeat recaps of 2-9 seasons, or, best of all, the list of a school's "notable alumni. ... 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

    March 9, 2009

    Catholic School Students to Present Play Portraying Gays as Complex, Conflicted Human Beings? S.F. Archbishop Says Not in San Francisco, You Don't.

    Archbishop George Niederauer probably doesn't want this playing in San Francisco anytime soon, eitherCastro district audiences hoping to watch local Catholic school students portraying the inner struggles of gay teenagers balancing religious faith and sexual identity were forced to find something el ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    San Francisco State Ranked WAY Better Than Stanford (in National Recycling Contest)

    A novel manner of demonstrating one's school spirit...Finally -- a competition that rewards college students for amassing empty beer bottles.Midway through the "RecycleMania" competition, our plucky hometown schools are among the nation's leaders. San Francisco State ranks 12th, one spot ahead of Ci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Bay Area Profs Speak Out Against Stimulus

    Did stimulus really help them?Washington's elected officials and punditocracy have of late been consumed in hashing out the shape of an economic stimulus package. While no love has been lost between Republicans and Democrats in the pit fight over the bill's final shape, both sides say they recognize ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 5, 2008

    Dead Again

    Did stimulus really help them?Washington's elected officials and punditocracy have of late been consumed in hashing out the shape of an economic stimulus package. While no love has been lost between Republicans and Democrats in the pit fight over the bill's final shape, both sides say they recognize ... More >>

  • News

    August 27, 2008

    Going for Gold

    Academy of Art’s new sports program is about spirit, marketing — and the chance to break even more rules.

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2007

    ‘A’ is for ‘Appletini,’ ‘B’ is for ‘Bloody Mary,’ ‘C’ is for ‘Cointreau’…

    Academy of Art’s new sports program is about spirit, marketing — and the chance to break even more rules.

  • News

    December 13, 2006

    Communication Breakdown

    Academy of Art’s new sports program is about spirit, marketing — and the chance to break even more rules.

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2004

    What Is It Good For?

    Oakland broods over Vietnam

  • Film

    February 4, 2004

    Before the Revolution

    A local doc gets an Oscar nod, and Reel World bids a fond farewell

  • Calendar

    March 26, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    A local doc gets an Oscar nod, and Reel World bids a fond farewell

  • News

    January 10, 2001

    Stone Deaf and Blind

    In a city full of zealous preservationists, why can't we halt the desecration of a medieval monument?

  • Music

    December 20, 2000

    Pop Philosophy

    Riffage.com riffs its last, so the Great American Music Hall’s for sale. Again.

  • Music

    April 8, 1998

    Riff Raff

    Riffage.com riffs its last, so the Great American Music Hall’s for sale. Again.

  • Music

    April 23, 1997

    Riff Raff

    Riffage.com riffs its last, so the Great American Music Hall’s for sale. Again.

  • Music

    November 27, 1996

    Suspicious Minds

    Riffage.com riffs its last, so the Great American Music Hall’s for sale. Again.

  • Music

    September 11, 1996

    SF Weekly Picks

    Riffage.com riffs its last, so the Great American Music Hall’s for sale. Again.

  • Calendar

    April 17, 1996

    Night+Day

    Riffage.com riffs its last, so the Great American Music Hall’s for sale. Again.

  • Culture

    June 14, 1995

    Aisle Seat

    Riffage.com riffs its last, so the Great American Music Hall’s for sale. Again.

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