http://xpress.sfsu.edu/editorials/ en-us xpresspublications@yahoo.com 2008-08-27T06:42:26-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/editorials/011497.html Welcome to the Fall 2008 [X]press news service, a family of publications from the SF State journalism department. We offer free, nonstop coverage of our university and beyond through our weekly newspaper, monthly magazine and ever-developing website, www.xpress.sfsu.edu. Each [X]press... 11497@http://xpress.sfsu.edu/editorials/ 07-ToPUBLISH 2008-08-27T06:42:26-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/editorials/011492.html There should be some sort of vetting process for roommates. Craigslist can be great for finding people with a similar philosophy about living situations, but more often than not, the search for a room or a roommate is last minute,... 11492@http://xpress.sfsu.edu/editorials/ 07-ToPUBLISH 2008-08-26T19:02:48-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/editorials/011164.html Yesterday, the California State University Board of Trustees approved a $276 fee increase—a 10 percent increase for the 2008-09 academic year for full-time undergraduate students. Yet another fee increase. It’s more than apparent that our fees will keep increasing. Even... 11164@http://xpress.sfsu.edu/editorials/ 07-ToPUBLISH 2008-05-15T15:45:11-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/editorials/011163.html As the semester comes to an end, the ever-turning revolving door lets graduating students out and brings a fresh wave of them in. With ever-changing faces around the school, the only real constant is the school itself. But the school’s... 11163@http://xpress.sfsu.edu/editorials/ 07-ToPUBLISH 2008-05-15T15:42:45-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/editorials/011162.html As an adviser for ethnic studies students, I am acutely aware of the impacts the proposed state budget cuts for education will have on hard-working students and dedicated faculty. It is tragic for me to see students prevented from achieving... 11162@http://xpress.sfsu.edu/editorials/ 07-ToPUBLISH 2008-05-15T15:41:10-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/editorials/011087.html Is there any safe place in San Francisco? Probably not. Already this year, over 32 homicides have occurred within San Francisco. Even neighborhoods like Bernal Heights and Glen Park, normally quiet, residential neighborhoods, have experienced a spike in muggings in... 11087@http://xpress.sfsu.edu/editorials/ 07-ToPUBLISH 2008-05-08T23:07:05-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/editorials/011076.html California’s looming budget crisis has produced no shortage of proposed solutions. One of the latest, and supposedly greatest, ideas to fix our monetary issues comes from California Assemblyman Jim Beall, D-San Jose, who wants to add a $2 tax to... 11076@http://xpress.sfsu.edu/editorials/ 07-ToPUBLISH 2008-05-08T12:59:52-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/editorials/011075.html San Francisco’s “fertile crescent,” the band of tourism that curves west along the Embarcadero to the Golden Gate, is a sham. Many have called it the lynchpin of the San Francisco economy, a rich garden that feeds a huge portion... 11075@http://xpress.sfsu.edu/editorials/ 07-ToPUBLISH 2008-05-08T12:57:29-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/editorials/011003.html While the world seems to be going to hell, it’s nice to have a distraction in the San Jose Sharks hockey team. Plus it’s nice to have a local sports team that can make a splash on the national level.... 11003@http://xpress.sfsu.edu/editorials/ 07-ToPUBLISH 2008-05-01T13:58:44-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/editorials/011002.html America had a taste of what a growing number of nations face: food rationing. Last week, Sam’s Club and Costco restricted the amount of bulk imported rice consumers can buy. There have been food riots leading to deaths in Cameroon... 11002@http://xpress.sfsu.edu/editorials/ 07-ToPUBLISH 2008-05-01T13:57:05-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/editorials/011001.html Last week President George W. Bush made an appearance on NBC’s “Deal or No Deal.” By appearance, I mean he joined the action via a taped message. The show had 10 million viewers, which matched the show’s lowest Monday rating... 11001@http://xpress.sfsu.edu/editorials/ 07-ToPUBLISH 2008-05-01T13:55:34-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/editorials/010931.html From the statements given by state lawmakers Monday at a student march at the Capitol building, it looks like it is going to be a very long summer. Better get those summer session classes while they’re left. Senate President Pro... 10931@http://xpress.sfsu.edu/editorials/ 07-ToPUBLISH 2008-04-24T13:19:26-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/editorials/010930.html Mayor Gavin Newsom dropped the baton with his handling of the Olympic torch. Now he has a chance to make things better by fixing the very broken emergency response system. The city wants emergency services to arrive at the scene... 10930@http://xpress.sfsu.edu/editorials/ 07-ToPUBLISH 2008-04-24T13:17:51-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/editorials/010928.html This year, California is in the full throes of a budgetary meltdown and because of this, the state is going to have a hard time funding the more than $8 billion annual price tag to support its prison system and... 10928@http://xpress.sfsu.edu/editorials/ 07-ToPUBLISH 2008-04-24T13:16:40-08:00 http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/editorials/010853.html One year ago, Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people and injured many more on the Virginia Tech campus before taking his own life. One year later, colleges across the country are taking precautions should a similar event occur on their campuses.... 10853@http://xpress.sfsu.edu/editorials/ 07-ToPUBLISH 2008-04-17T13:03:14-08:00