The Sun Sets on Ramadan

on Nov 11, 2004 in Early Writings | 0 comments SF State muslims Reflect Time of Prayer, Fasting and Charity Last Saturday Muslim students at SF State ended their month-long fast known as the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is a time when more than one billion Muslims worldwide sacrifice the use of all things that bring them pleasure, such as food, water, and sex to show ones loyalty to Allah (God). According to this year’s lunar calendar,...
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Holy Toledo! Abortion, Gay Marriages Keys to Ohio Student Vote

on Nov 8, 2004 in Early Writings | 0 comments CLEVLAND – As the presidential election hung in the balance last Tuesday night, many SF State students hoped Ohio, a swing state, would pull through for Sen. John Kerry and the country. “I’m voting for Kerry,” said Kate Bradely, microbiology freshman. “People will be pissed if Ohio doesn’t go to Kerry.” At 1:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, Sen. John Edwards...
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Good Sportsmanship vs. Sore Losers

on Nov 7, 2004 in Early Writings | 0 comments Good Sportsmanship is Lacking in Today’s Political Process As Monday morning quarterbacking of President George W. Bush’s re-election victory begins to play out in disgruntled counties around the country, the prospect of abolishing the Electoral College is fresh on many tongues. Hmmm. Abolish the Electoral College, that is duly noted in the U.S. Constitution as the means by which we...
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Used Clothing Stigma Wanes

on Nov 4, 2004 in Early Writings | 0 comments Armani jeans for men, $15.  Isaac Mizrahi skirts, under $10.  Betsy Johnson cocktail dress, $13.50.  These are only a sample of the bargains SF State students will find at some of San Francisco’s resale clothing shops. These are not your mother’s hand-me-downs.  On most occasions, resale clothes are in excellent condition, with some still having the original store tags attached. ...
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LaTraviata Review

on Nov 4, 2004 in Early Writings | 0 comments The 3-hour, 4-act 1853 Giuseppe Verdi opera, La Traviata, is in its first week run at the War Memorial Opera House. Playing the lead role of Violetta is internationally acclaimed soprano Ruth Ann Swenson. According to Ruth Wagner, a box office ticket agent, 3,217 of the 3,285 seats are filled for tonight’s performance at the 4-level opera house. Polite patrons excuse themselves as they squeeze...
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Politics Turns Ugly On Campus, Student Ideologies Get Out of Hand

on Nov 1, 2004 in Early Writings | 0 comments SF State University Police Department (UPD) was called to the Cesar Chavez student center to breakup a heated political debate between unofficial surrogates of President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry, Monday afternoon. A crowd of approximately 100 gathered in front of a table setup by Republican supporters of the Bush/Cheney ticket to hear a contentious discussion over the Iraq...
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San Francisco State Encourages Students to be Political

on Oct 21, 2004 in Early Writings | 0 comments Polling Matters: Student Participatin Needed In an email to SF State students on October 19, President Robert Corrigan encouraged students to get involved in this year’s election process. Aside from going to the polls to vote on Tuesday, November 2, another way that SF State students can participate in the democratic process is by serving as an election day poll worker. The SF Department of...
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The Struggle of Coming Together

on Oct 16, 2004 in Early Writings | 0 comments October 16, 2004 6:19 PMDr. Marc Dollinger recently hosted a symposium in room 587 of the Humanities building on the relationship between American Jews and Black Nationalism between 1958 and 1964. Dollinger, the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Chair in Jewish Studies and Social Responsibility at SF State, talked to the 10 Jewish department faculty and 2 students who attended, about how these two...
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Flu Vaccine Not Available at SF State

on Oct 16, 2004 in Early Writings | 0 comments High-Cost Mister Alternative Will Also Not Be Provided Flu shots will not be offered to SF State students this semester. Chiron, the largest U.S. supplier of the vaccine Fluvirin, announced that it would not distribute any of its scheduled 48 million doses to U.S. hospitals and clinics due to contamination of serratia at its Liverpool, England facility. We are not going to have the flu vaccine...
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New Track and Field Coach On a Mission

on Oct 15, 2004 in Early Writings | 0 comments As the new head coach of the SF State women’s track and field team, Charles Schneekloth, 28, is a well respected and highly decorated athlete and coach. On a mission to build a team that finishes in the top three, he said this task will not come easy to a team that placed seventh (out of 19) last season. “We have the talent for a competitive team,” Schneekloth said.  “But things have to...
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