SF State in the News 2005
A selection of recent stories about the San Francisco State University community that have appeared in the media.
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December
History Professor Jules Tygiel is quoted in this opinion piece on direct democracy. Sierra Sun 12/23/05 (free registration required)
Read
this opinion piece by Marketing Lecturer Jeff Saperstein, on challenges
that could benefit
from a broad response from the Jewish community. j. 12/23/05
A San
Francisco police officer facing charges of illegal acts conducted
while on duty befriended his victim at SFSU. San
Jose Mercury News12/23/04 (free registration required);
San
Francisco Chronicle 12/22/05; KESQ
News 12/23/05;San
Francisco Examiner 12/23/05
Alum
Petra DeJesus is newly appointed to the San Francisco Police Commission. CBS
5 News 12/22/05
Professor
of Special Education Stanley Goldberg's book "Ready
to Learn: How to Help Your Preschooler Succeed" is featured as
the how-to book of the week. Newsday 12/19/05
Nikki
Galvan. a graduate student studying exercise physiology, says "People
need to be concerned about body-fat percentage, not weight and pounds." The
(Alameda) Times-Star 12/19/05
Marketing Professor and Chair Sanjit Sengupta says the internet "has
created a new class of entrepreneurs." San
Francisco Chronicle 12/19/05
San Francisco
voters prefer ranked-choice voting. CBS
5 News 12/19/05
Canada
College has enrolled 73 nursing students since a partnership
program with SFSU was launched last year. San
Mateo County Times12/19/05
Read
Library Collection Development Coordinator David Hellman's review
of "A Good Place for the Night." San
Francisco Chronicle12/18/05
A
fictional version of alum Oscar Pearanda's birth story
in included in his story collection, "Seasons by the Bay." Asian
Week 12/16/05
San
Francisco voters prefer ranked-choice voting by a margin of 3 to 1 according
to a study conducted by SFSU. San
Francisco Examiner 12/16/05
The Bay
Institute, in partnership with SFSU's San Francisco Bay Estuarine
Research Reserve, hopes to buy and run the Aquarium of the Bay.
San
Francisco Examiner 12/16/05
Alum
Claire McAuliffe is named a partner at Hodge/Niederer/Cariani,
a San Francisco-based executive and board search firm. San
Francisco Business Times 12/16/05
This
opinion piece by author Gary Tobin references an anti-Semitic flyer
distributed by SFSU students three years ago. j. 12/16/05
In
this column on hate crime hoaxes, an SFSU incident where a a black
student admitted to scratching "NIGG" on a dorm room
door and writing herself a note with the same epithet is cited.
Athens
(Ga.) Banner-Herald 12/15/05 (free registration required);
Desert
Dispatch 12/21/05
The death
of alum Sandy Young "remains a mystery to San Francisco
homicide investigators and her family." San
Francisco Chronicle 12/15/05
Alum
Michael Corrigan publishes his third book, the novel "Byron." Boise
Weekly 12/14/05
A formula developed by Economics Chair Philip King results
in a sea wall fee for beachfront property owners. San
Diego Union Tribune 12/14/05 (free registration required)
Read
this opinion piece on what California can learn from the Korean cloning
scandal, co-authored by History Lecturer Tina Stevens. San
Francisco Chronicle 12/13/05
Student
Aaron Nemoyten and his film about a local rock band are featured. Wall
Street Journal 12/13/05
History Professor Mary Festiner talks about arthritis and her new book, "Out of Joint." KQED Forum 12/12/05
"Having
the [Confucius] institute here positions SFSU as a school that takes
international study very seriously,'' said Yenbo Wu, SFSU director
of international programs. San
Jose Mercury News 12/12/05 (free registration required); San
Francisco Chronicle 12/11/05
Alum
Juan Fuentes, the artist and printmaker who designed the well-known
red and black poster honoring the late Cesar Chavez, is featured. Napa
Valley Register 12/12/05
Yenbo
Wu, director of international programs, comments on the addition
of a Mandarin language program in a San Francisco public school. San
Francisco Examiner 12/11/05
Read
this opinion piece on recent statewide propositions concerning prescription
drugs, by Ramon Castellblanch, assistant professor of health education. Sacramento
Bee 12/10/05
Joseph
McBride, assistant professor of cinema, says it’s a smart move
to use former Motion Picture Assn. of America head Jack Valenti to
conduct federal lobbying. Los
Angeles Times 12/9/05 (free registration required)
John
Calloway, lecturer in music, is called "an essential participant
on the Northern California Latin jazz scene for the past quarter
century." San
Francisco Chronicle 12/9/05
Charles
Egan, associate professor of foreign languages and literatures, comments
on efforts to discover and preserve poems from
Angel Island. San
Jose Mercury News 12/9/05 (free registration required); SF
Gate 12/9/05; CNN.com 12/11/05
(free registration required); Indianapolis
Star 12/13/05; Monterey
Herald 12/11/05; Salt
Lake Tribune 12/9/05; Arizona
Central 12/19/05
Alum
Fadi Masarweh talks about the Jewish-Arab partnership behind Palomares
Café in Castro Valley. j. 12/09/05
Austin
Long-Scott, associate professor of journalism, comments on a news
release hoax. Contra
Costa Times 12/8/05 (free registration required)
Alum
Michelle DeYoung, an opera singer called "one of the more gifted
mezzos of her generation," is featured. San
Francisco Chronicle 12/8/05
Supporters
brand arrest of African American professor as racist. San
Francisco Sentinel 12/7/05
Family
tries to cope with son's death from fall on campus. Contra
Costa Times 12/6/05 (free registration required)
Africana
Studies Professor Theophile Obenga's research demonstrating that
ancient Egypt was peopled by indigenous Africans is cited. The
(South Florida) Sun-Sentinel 12/5/05
Alum
Robin Sweeny of Sausalito is profiled. Marin
Independent Journal 12/5/05
Alum
Steve Monahan runs for a seat on the board that oversees the Santa
Cruz County library system. Santa
Cruz Sentinel 12/5/05
Alum
Sue Lempert steps down from San Mateo City Council this week, after
more than 30 years of political and civic service. San
Francisco Examiner 12/5/05
SFSU
professor charged with assault appears in court. CBS5
News 12/5/05
SFSU
to open a new downtown campus. San
Francisco Chronicle 12/4/05
The
student-run news Web site, [X]press online, has been honored for
the second straight year with the Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker
award, one of the top honors in collegiate journalism. West
County Times 12/4/05 (free registration required)
Alum
Ben Fong-Torres says grad student Irene McGee's radio show, "No
One's Listening," which airs on KSFS, is "worth a listen." San
Francisco Chronicle 12/4/05
Andrei
Tsygankov, assistant professor of political science and international
relations, comments on a parliamentary election in Russia. San
Francisco Chronicle 12/3/05
Alum
Lynn Hershman Leeson, "a pioneer of performance, feminist and
interactive-video art," is featured. San
Francisco Chronicle 12/3/05
Russell
Kilday-Hicks, CAD/graphics coordinator in Capital Planning, Design
and Construction, said he once experienced workplace bullying firsthand. Los
Angeles Times 12/5/05 (free registration required)
Student
Ivan Zimmerman is fatally injured Saturday after a fall on campus. San
Francisco Chronicle 12/5/05; Los
Angeles Times 12/5/05 (free registration required); Oakland
Tribune 12/5/05; San
Mateo County Times 12/5/05; Tri-Valley
Herald 12/5/05; KESQ
13 News 12/5/05; NBC
11 News 12/5/05; The
(Hayward) Daily Review 12/5/05; CBS
5 News 12/5/05;Contra
Costa Times 12/4/05 (free registration required); ABC
7 News 12/4/05;San
Diego Union Tribune 12/4/05 (free registration required); San
Jose Mercury News 12/4/05 (free registration required)
"It
is about evolving -- reflecting where the discipline is today,''
said Professor Dorothy Tsuruta, about the newly named Africana Studies
department that she chairs. San
Jose Mercury News 12/4/05 (free registration required); The
Kansas City Star 12/11/05
Racial
tensions at SFSU are explored. Oakland
Tribune 12/4/05; The
(Hayward) Daily Review 12/9/05
SFSU's
former campus in Hayes Valley is slated for retail and apartment
development. San
Francisco Chronicle 12/2/05
Read
Associate Professor of Raza Studies Alejandro Murguia's article on
the diversity of creation stories, particularly indigenous creation
stories. Indian
Country Today 12/1/05
Alum
Anne Rice, author of the new book "Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt," is
featured. Christianity
Today 12/1/05
Alum
Susan Kennedy is named Chief of Staff to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. American
Chronicle 12/1/05
A portion
of the AIDS Memorial Quilt is on display at the Cesar Chavez Student
Center in recognition of World AIDS Day. San
Francisco Chronicle 12/1/05
November
Alum Roger DeBeers talks about how the "Season of Sharing" fund helped
turn his life around. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/30/05
Read
this opinion piece by graduate student Thomas Gangale on the launching
of a northern California congressional campaign. Petaluma
Argus-Courier 11/30/05
Student
Molly Bramsay talks about a financial aid scam that falsely promises
government grants. CBS5
News 11/29/05
SFSU
is cited as a university that has tried to bar military recruiters
from campus. Davis
Enterprise 11/29/05
Alum
Phil Ferrigno, Lincoln High School football coach, is profiled. San
Francisco Examiner 11/22/05
Read
this letter to the editor from Jewish Studies Professors Fred Astren
and Marc Dollinger, commending more than 300 SFSU students who "sat
together and listened to an Israeli singer offer his musical hope
for reconciliation." j 11/18/05
(third item)
Read
the latest in Daniel DeFord's newspaper columns about his life as
a university student. Daily
Breeze 11/28/05
Filmmaker
and interactive artist Lynn Hershman Leeson, an SFSU alum, is featured. The
New York Times 11/27/05 (free registration required)
At age
73, alum Arlene Evans has her first novel published. Auburn
Journal 11/27/05
Rufus
Browning, professor emeritus of political science, comments on the
appeal of ethnic media. Centre
Daily Times 11/27/05
Read
Library Collection Development Coordinator David Hellman's review
of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' "Memories of My Melancholy Whores." San
Francisco Chronicle 11/27/05
Student
Anouk Bachman talks about why she likes one of San Francisco's newest
fashion retailers, H&M. Los
Angeles Times 11/24/05 (free registration required)
In announcing
a digital sister cities initiative at a press conference held at
SFSU, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom says "There's a way to
compete where we also can collaborate." San
Francisco Chronicle 11/23/05
Alum
and Concord City Council member Helen Allen is appointed to Cal State
East Bay's advisory board. Contra
Costa Times 11/23/05 (free registration required)
Alum
George Nessman is San Jose State's new men's basketball coach. San
Jose Mercury News 11/23/05 (free registration required); Monterrey
County Herald 11/23/05 (free registration required)
Escort
and author Veronica Monet discussed her new book with an SFSU class. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/23/05
Student
Susan Parker writes about her playwriting workshop with Roy Conboy,
chair of theatre arts. Berkeley
Daily Planet 11/22/05
Assistant
Professor of Music Jassen Todorov talks about training actor Richard
Gere "to look good, like a real violinist," for the movie "Bee
Season." Oakland
Tribune 11/22/05
SFSU
is named one of 50 Web Smart Pacesetters, for its planned software
improvements. BusinessWeek 11/21/05
History
Professor Jerald Combs, commenting on the Iraq war, says "there
is no way to prevent the debate when the war is a war of choice as
this one was and when things are going so badly." Contra
Costa Times 11/19/05 (free registration required)
Gil Herdt,
Director of the National Sexuality Resource Center at SFSU, says "There
is reluctance on the part of some college professors to teach human
sexuality, to handle controversial issues." Cincinnati
Enquirer 11/21/05
New downtown
campus slated for January 2007 at Westfield San Francisco Centre. MSNBC.com 11/20/05; CBS5
News 11/20/05; San
Francisco Chronicle 11/19/05; San
Francisco Examiner 11/20/05; San
Francisco Business Times 11/18/05
Erik
Rosegard, associate professor of recreation and leisure studies,
comments on trends in spas and spa treatments. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/20/05
A Public
Research Institute study of families with children in San Francisco
is cited. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/20/05
Citing
accomplished alumni who attended state universities, this column
notes that Annette Bening and Dana Carvey attended SFSU. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/20/05
Edward
Luby, associate professor of museum studies, says that shell mounds
-- ancient sites where Native Americans buried human remains and
shells -- are found across the country and world. San
Jose Mercury News 11/19/05 (free registration required)
Student
Terry Marashlian showcases his art installation of salt pillars at
San Francisco's Ocean Beach. Tri-Valley
Herald 11/19/05; Oakland
Tribune 11/19/05
Students
expressed their support for Antwi Akom, assistant professor of Africana
studies, at a hearing held last week. Alameda
Times-Star 11/19/05; Oakland
Tribune 11/19/05
Him Mark
Lai and Phil Choy, "pioneers in promoting the learning of Chinese
American history," received the President's Medal of Honor from
SFSU President Robert Corrigan. Asian
Week 11/18/05
Student
Flannery Fitch writes about her devotion to the Harry Potter books
and movies. Monterey
County Herald 11/18/05
Music
Lecturer Andrew Speight plays alto saxophone on "Marsalis Music
Honors Jimmy Cobb," recorded by Artist-in-Residence Branford
Marsalis' music label. All
About Jazz 11/18/05
Daly
City to seek funding for three bike lane projects that may impact
SFSU commuters. San
Francisco Examiner 11/17/05
Alum
Bill Thomas, R-Bakersfield, is a chief sponsor of a bill aimed at
preserving and restoring camps used for internment of Japanese Americans
during World War II. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/17/05
Students
at Westmoor High School in Daly City will hold an event to protest
military recruitment at schools; speakers from SFSU invited. San
Jose Mercury News 11/17/05 (free registration required)
Alum
Billy Griffin, owner of New Moon Natural Foods and the Tahoe City
Store, talks about the appeal of the region. Tahoe
World 11/16/05
Alum
Val Alexeeff is named Santa Clara County planning director. CBS5
News 11/16/05
Jan Null,
adjunct professor of meteorology, says, "I've tried to do statistical
significances of what does a dry October mean, and there's no correlation." The
(Fremont) Argus 11/16/05, Oakland
Tribune 11/16/05
Alum
B.D. Wong, actor and author, is featured. AfterElton 11/16/05
North
Bay Bancorp appoints alum Patrick E. Phelan executive vice president
and chief financial officer. Napa
Valley Register 11/14/05; The
(Vacaville) Reporter 11/20/05
SFSU
will host the first Confucius Institute in the Western
U.S., established by the Chinese government to bolster cultural diplomacy
and help foreigners learn the language. San
Jose Mercury News 11/14/05 (free registration required); Contra
Costa Times 11/14/05 (free registration required)
Student
Vernon Phan is among the bilingual volunteers of Viet Bay Area Katrina,
helping Gulf Coast families. The
(Fremont) Argus 11/14/05; Hayward
Daily Review 11/15/05
Alum
Molly Giles, author and University of Arkansas professor, is featured. Northwest
Arkansas Times 11/14/05
Campus
to celebrate International Education Week Nov. 14-19. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/13/05
Student
Rada Ivanov comments on the Web site MySpace: "You start to
get addicted, and it's almost like voyeurism. " ABC7
News 11/13/05
Commenting
on the Bay Area rental market, student Ayana Ivery says "I feel
like I got a good place for a good price." San
Francisco Chronicle 11/13/05
Read
this profile of Toni Mirosevich, associate professor of creative
writing. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/11/05; San
Francisco Chronicle 11/18/05
Several
SFSU awards are mentioned in Heather Knight's "School Notes" column. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/11/05
Read
the latest in student Daniel DeFord's regular columns. The
Daily Breeze 11/11/05
Student
Thomas Gangale writes a Veteran's Day commentary. Berkeley
Daily Planet 11/11/05
Alum
Kevin Brooks mentioned in an article about Vietnam veterans whose
sons are in the military. Lompoc
Record 11/11/05; Santa
Maria Times 11/11/05
Alum
Gwen Chan will become the first Chinese American to lead San Francisco
Unified School District after current superintendent
Arelene Ackerman
steps down next spring. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/10/05
Student
Michael Accorsi, a teacher at Archbishop Mitty High School in San
Jose, is featured. San
Jose Mercury News 11/10/05 (free registration required)
Alum
Chris Allan-Fabing, a teacher at Kathryn Hughes Elementary School
in Santa Clara, is featured. San
Jose Mercury News 11/10/05 (free registration required)
The SFSU
Family Enterprise Center is cited as a source of classes and networking
opportunities for family businesses. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/9/05
Paul
Rundell, who coached the SFSU men's basketball team to four conference
championships and one NCAA regional title in the 1960s, died Sunday. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/9/05
Alum Sarah Klein is a new strings instructor at local schools. Sulphur
Springs (Tex.) News Telegram 11/6/05
Student
Chelsea Ozawa comments on how her cell phone has become part of her
lifestyle. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/7/05; Evansville
Courier and Press 11/8/05
The perfect
ballot initiative has yet to be written, this editorial states, "(Although
the two-sentence proposition proposed by San Francisco State professor
Jules Tygiel in these pages last Sunday comes pretty close: 'There
shall be no further initiatives. All previous initiatives may be
modified by a majority vote of the Legislature.')" Los
Angeles Times 11/6/05 (free registration required)
Political
Science Professor Robert C. Smith and Africana Studies Associate
Professor Shawn Ginwright comment on the candidacy of alum Ron Dellums
for Oakland mayor. Boston
Globe 11/6/05
The writer
talks about interviewing Rosa Parks during a visit to SFSU. (South
Florida) Sun-Sentinel 11/6/05
Protests
against military recruiters have become common in recent months at
SFSU and other locations. San
Jose Mercury News 11/6/05 (free registration required)
Student
Rocheall Pierre, a social work intern at Balboa Teen Health Center,
comments on the value of teen health clinics. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/4/05
The School
of Nursing and its alumni celebrate its 50th anniversary Saturday
at campus events. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/4/05
Assistant
Professor of Sociology Christopher Carrington, commenting on a study
of crystal use among gay men, says "As you stigmatize you get
less reliant data. ... I am not convinced there has been a change
in behavior." Bay
Area Reporter 11/3/05; San
Jose Mercury News 11/4/05 (free registration required)
Professor
and Chair of Journalism John Burks, commenting on the proposed sale
of Knight Ridder Inc., says "To expect high profits in this
climate, in these times, with newspapers facing what they are facing
-- that sounds nuts.'' San
Jose Mercury News 11/3/05 (free registration required)
Panel
to probe arrest of professor. Los
Angeles Times 11/3/05 (free registration required)
Alum
Steven Pietangelo, a teacher at Kathryn Hughes Elementary School
in Santa Clara, is featured. San
Jose Mercury News 11/3/05 (free registration required)
Alum
Steve Stedman talks about his career as a teacher. Petaluma
Argus Courier 11/2/05
Assistant
Professor of Management Mitchell Marks says "CEOs who have made
acquisitions say that with 20-20 hindsight, what they would manage
more aggressively is culture." St.
Louis Post-Dispatch 11/2/05
Campus
protest against military recruitment on Oct. 26 declared "a
successful event." Socialist
Worker 11/4/05
"We
have no future if we don't correct this issue," said Africana
Studies Professor Wade Nobles, commenting on the low numbers of African-American
college students. The
(Fremont) Argus 11/2/05
Professor
and Chair of Journalism John Burks, commenting on the potential sale
of Knight Ridder Inc., says "Who's crazy enough to want to buy
a newspaper (company) today? " San
Francisco Chronicle 11/2/05
President
Corrigan calls for "a suspension of judgment until a full, clear
picture emerges and rumors can be replaced by facts," regarding
incident of faculty arrest. Inside
Higher Education 11/2/05
Alum
Margaret Davenport, once named "Winemaker of the Year," reflects
on her career in a male-dominated industry. Bay Area BusinessWoman Nov.
2005
The group "The
World Can't Wait - Drive Out The Bush Regime," hopes to organize
area colleges, including SFSU, for a national walkout on the anniversary
of President Bush's reelection. The
(Fremont) Argus 11/2/05
Faculty
member arraigned in arrest incident. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/2/05; CBS
5 11/1/05
A recent
survey by SFSU's Public Research Institute revealed parents' first
priority for making San Francisco a better place for families: better
schools. San
Francisco Examiner 11/1/05
Alum
Eboni Warnking of TV30 shares an embarrassing moment in her broadcast
career. Tri-Valley
Herald 11/1/05
SFSU
appoints an independent review of alleged racial profiling after
the arrest of a black professor on campus. Contra
Costa Times 11/1/05 (free
registration required); San
Mateo Daily Journal 11/1/05; KESQ
News 11/1/05; San
Jose Mercury News 10/31/05 (free registration required); SF
Gate 10/31/05; CBS
13 News 10/31/05; Fox
11 News 10/31/05; KGET
News 10/31/05; The
Sacramento Union 10/31/05; CBS
5 News 10/31/05; San
Luis Obispo Tribune 10/31/05; KTVU
2 News 10/31/05; Dateline
Alabama 10/31/05; Monterey
County Herald 10/31/05; NBC
11 11/1/05
Student
Natsumi Tsuta comments on a costume at the Castro Street Halloween
festivities. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/1/05
October
Christina L. Azocar, adjunct assistant professor of journalism, comments on Halloween parties and academia. Inside Higher Ed 10/31/05
Read
this opinion piece by Jules Tygiel, professor of history, advocating
a move to abolish California's voter initiatives system. Los
Angeles Times 10/30/05 (free registration required)
SFSU
appoints an external team to review the on-campus arrest of faculty
member Antwi Akom. 10/30/05 Alameda
Times Star; ABC
7 News 10/30/05; The
(Hayward) Daily Review 10/31/05
Gayle
Pirie and John Clark, life partners and "high-profile chef-entrepreneurs," met
at San Francisco State. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/30/05
Former
SFSU President S.I. Hayakawa's comment on the Golden Gate Bridge
-- "There's something aesthetically pleasing about it" --
is cited. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/30/05
Librarian
David Hellman reviews "I, Wabenzi: A Souvenir" by Rafi
Zabor. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/30/05
Student
Josef Anolin says scheduling CSU fee increases offers predictability,
which only means students will now "know when they won't be
able to afford a college education anymore." Los
Angeles Times 10/28/05 (free registration required)
Alum
Anne Rice tackles religion in her new novel, "Christ the Lord:
Out of Egypt." Entertainment
Weekly 10/28/05 (subscription required)
Alum
Diana Tenes, a makeup artist, is featured. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/28/05
SFSU
among the sponsors of the Serramonte College Fair on Nov. 2. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/28/05
Alumnus
Jay P. Young pledges $300,000 to the Anthropology Department. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/28/05; San
Mateo County Times 10/31/05
Alum
Jenny Fernald discusses her talent for teaching art to children. Daytona
Beach News Journal 10/28/05
Student
Vernel Primus talks about his struggles to buy a home in San Francisco. Bay
Area Reporter 10/27/05
San Francisco
Mayor Gavin Newsom delivers his "State of the City" address
at SFSU. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/27/05; Oakland
Tribune 10/27/05; CBS
5 News 10/26/05; KRON
4 News 10/26/05; KTVU
News 10/26/05; San
Francisco Sentinel 10/28/05; SF
Weekly 11/2/05
Mayor
Newsom announces plans for a new high school dedicated to science
and technology, with SFSU among the partners. San
Jose Mercury News 10/27/05 (free registration required)
Students
protest military recruiters at SFSU. Oakland
Tribune 10/27/05
Alum
Norman Carroll is a candidate for city council in Palo Alto. San
Jose Mercury News 10/27/05 (free registration required)
San Francisco
Mayor Gavin Newsom's "State of the City" address will be
given at SFSU "to emphasize the type of partnerships with education
The City needs to carry it into the future." San
Francisco Examiner 10/26/05
Psychology
Lecturer Jeffrey LeRoux says "especially around Halloween you
see people testing their boundaries of fear." Oakland
Tribune 10/26/05
Alum
Kent Nagano to receive honorary degree from McGill University. Playbill
Arts 10/26/05
Alum
Jake Sloan is inducted into Contra Costa College's alumni hall of
fame. Contra
Costa Times 10/26/05 (free registration required)
Student
Susan Parker writes about her experiences in Associate Professor
of Creative Writing Toni Mirosevich’s non-fiction class. Berkeley
Daily Planet 10/25/05
Assistant
Professor of Sociology Christopher Carrington comments on the likelihood
of asexuality being a sexual orientation. Tri-Valley
Herald 10/24/05; Oakland
Tribune 10/22/05
A new
report by SFSU's Public Research Institute reveals nearly half of
San Francisco's families with preschool children plan to leave the
city within three years. CBS
5 News 10/22/05; San
Francisco Chronicle 10/22/05
President
Robert A. Corrigan joins Mayor Gavin Newsom to release "Getting
Behind the Headlines: Families Leaving San Francisco," a report
prepared by SFSU's Public Research Institute. San
Francisco Sentinel 10/21/05
Former
Ambassador Joseph Wilson's speech at SFSU is quoted. Fox
News Special Report with Brit Hume 10/21/05
Alum
Robert Patterson talks about his longtime friendship with Ban Ki-moon,
the minister of foreign affairs and trade for the Republic of Korea.
The
(Searcy, Ark.) Daily Citizen 10/21/05
Read
the latest in student Daniel DeFord's regular columns. The
Daily Breeze 10/21/05
Nursing
student and single mother Eva Perez receives one of four scholarships
awarded by the California governor's office so she can finish her
studies. San
Jose Mercury News 10/21/05 (free registration required)
Alum
Leland Lee, California Assembly speaker pro tempore, D-San Francisco,
to speak at the Millbrae Library. San
Mateo County Times 10/21/05
Read
this profile of Debra Fischer, assistant professor of physics and
astronomy. Now
Toronto 10/20/05
Joseph
Wilson, husband of outed CIA agent, speaks at SF State. Hayward
Daily Review 10/19/05;
Oakland
Tribune 10/20/05
Heather
Sisneros is named women's volleyball coach at Laney College. Inside
Bay Area 10/19/05
SF State
research on tracking warbler migration is cited. Berkeley
Daily Planet 10/18/05
Professor
Emeritus Marshall Windmiller discusses the recent Iraqi vote. KQED
Forum 10/18/05
Alum
Curtis Choy's documentary "What's Wrong with Frank Chin?" is
nominated for the Hawaii International Film Festival's Golden Maile
prize. Honolulu
Star-Bulletin 10/19/05
Adjunct
Professor of Meteorology Jan Null comments that interiors of parked
vehicles can quickly reach "lethal" temperatures. The
State (South Carolina) 10/18/05
School
board candidates state that partnering with SFSU helps San Mateo
County's community college students earn bachelor's degrees. San
Mateo County Times 10/17/05
Alum
Beth Richmond, an actress, is profiled. Willets
News 10/14/05
Alum
Marta Williams writes and consults on the topic of communicating
intuitively with pets and all forms of life. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/14/05
Alum
Inez Storer, whose paintings rely "on storytelling to create
meaningful images and characters," is profiled. New
West (Montana) 10/14/05
Phil
Kipper, professor and chair of broadcast and electronic communication
arts, comments on rehearsing military troops for a presidential Q&A. ABC7
News 10/13/05
Economics Associate Professor Philip King has formulated a price for the public's
loss of recreational opportunities due to the narrowing of a beach. San
Diego Union Tribune 10/13/05 (free registration required)
Alum
Brian Lewis, a teacher at Foothill College, is profiled. San
Jose Mercury News 10/13/05 (free registration required)
In an article on campus protests against military recruiters, SFSU is cited as a campus that saw protests last semester. The Nation 10/12/05
Asian
American Studies Lecturer Robert Fung talks about the Chinese exclusion
act, in a piece, "Angel Island: American Dreams Shattered." WBUR's
Hear and Now 10/10/05
Exit polls conducted by SF State "found that voters of all political persuasions
generally preferred" instant runoff voting over run-off elections. The
(Lakeland, Fla.) Ledger 10/12/05
Read
this profile of alum Gordon Biersch, brewery and restaurant owner. Times
Community 10/12/05
In this
opinion piece on high school preparation, it is noted that 60 percent
of SFSU incoming freshmen take remedial English and/or math. San
Francisco Examiner 10/11/05
Student
Susan Parker's column addresses "I forgot my homework." Berkeley
Daily Planet 10/11/05
Corey
Cook, assistant professor of political science, comments on Sen.
John McCain's endorsement of Gov. Schwarzenegger's state reform plan. KTVU
News 10/10/05
SFSU
receives funds to "explore light propagation in two-dimensional
optically induced photonic lattices." Photonics
BusinessWorld September 2005
Biology
Professor Tom Parker, commenting on tree-cutting to reduce fire hazards,
says "Even if you just thin (the trees) out, it will keep the
fire on the ground." Contra
Costa Times 10/10/05 (free registration required)
Alum Ron Dellums, the former U.S. Rep. who has announce plans to run for Oakland's
mayor, is featured. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/9/05
Alum
Patrick Makuakane is the "leading kumu hula, or teacher, in
the Bay Area." San
Francisco Chronicle 10/9/05
Donna
Blakemore is named associate vice president for advancement. San
Jose Mercury News 10/8/05 (free
registration required)
Following
a 1995 fire at Pt. Reyes, rare Marin manzanita and ceanothus are
now a major presence, according to Barbara Holzman, associate professor
of geography and human environmental studies. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/2/05
Alum
Yomi Agunbiade, general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and
Park Department, is featured. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/7/05
Performance
coaches gain popularity among small businesses; their books make
it to reading lists at such business schools as SFSU's. Fortune 10/05
Commenting
on hurricane recovery efforts, Lecturer Sheila Tully says "local
folks have to... make it very, very difficult for any project to
move forward without accountability to local activists and local
communities." The
(Syracuse) New Standard 10/7/05
Activist
work by alum Pam Martinez and her husband Ricardo has won support
of the Ford Foundation, which awarded them one of 17 Leadership for
a Changing World grants of $100,000. Denver
Post 10/6/05
Alum
Rob Haswell competes for District 4 seat in state Assembly. Sacramento
Bee 10/6/05
Read
this opinion piece by Patrick Tierney, professor of hospitality management
and recreation/leisure studies. Half
Moon Bay Review 10/5/05
Alum
Kermit Lynch, a wine merchant in Berkeley, is featured. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/6/05
Students
and volunteers participating in High 5, an outdoor sculpture installation
project sponsored by SFSU's International Center for the Arts, create
a sod picture near the de Young Museum. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/6/05
Professor
of Urban Studies Raquel Pinderhughes says "it's unrealistic
to assume that a city can function exclusively with a highly educated
class." San
Francisco Examiner 10/5/05
Alum
Hilary Mine is named Alcatel's chief executive officer in the Australasia
region. Australian
IT 10/4/05
At the
height of the San Francisco Poetry Renaissance in 1955, "poet
Robert Duncan of San Francisco State [was] at the white-hot center." San
Francisco Chronicle 10/4/05
Read
this feature on alum Earnest Gaines, whose new collection of stories
and essays is titled "Mozart and Leadbelly." Christian
Science Monitor 10/4/05
Music
critic Jim Harrington, an SFSU alum, jokes that his days at SF State
prepared him to critique Sigur Ros, "one of the few vastly original
and highly unique voices to be found in modern rock." Oakland
Tribune 10/4/05
Alum
Jed Ayers, an owner of the MacCallum House Inn and Restaurant in
Mendocino, features in a columnist's kayaking journal. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/4/05
"Gender
has become part of the defining way that youth organize themselves
and rebel against adults," says Caitlyn Ryan, director of adolescent
health initiatives. Detroit
Free Press 10/1/05; San
Jose Mercury News 10/1/05 (free registration required); SF
Gate 10/1/05; Michigan
Live 10/1/05; The
(South Carolina) State 10/2/05; Foster's
Daily Democrat 10/2/05; Indianapolis
Star 10/3/05; Winston-Salem
Journal 10/6/05; Fort
Wayne Journal Gazette 10/2/05; The
Advocate 10/4/05; Wisconsin
State Journal 10/10/05
Engineering
Lecturer David Calkins talks about the appeal of robotic dogs. San
Jose Mercury News 10/3/05; Centre
Daily Times 10/3/05
Mary
Beth Love, professor and chair of health education, introduces a
reporter to the SFSU/Harding Park Golf Course neighborhood. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/2/05
Ten years
later, Philosophy Professor Mary Anne Warren talks about the Mt.
Vision fire's impact on her home. Marin
Independent Journal 10/3/05
In this
opinion piece, Assistant Professor of Health Education Ramon Castellblanch
calls for humane treatment of undocumented aliens displaced by Hurricane
Katrina. Centre
Daily (State College) 10/1/05
September
Students Fay Eastman and Sara Henderson, hurricane relief volunteers with the American Red Cross, are featured. San Francisco Chronicle 9/30/05
Student
Allison Milham comments on fuel-cell cars touring Northern California. San
Jose Mercury News 9/30/05 (free registration required); Grand
Forks Herald 9/30/05
Robert
Duncan, who "helped run the S.F. State Poetry Center," at
the time of the 1955 Six Gallery poetry reading, is cited in this
opinion piece. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/30/05
Alum
Dana Carvey performs in a benefit for victims of Hurricane Katrina. San
Jose Mercury News 9/30/05
The SFSU
student strike is included in the new documentary, "The Sixties:
The Years that Shaped a Generation." PBS 9/29/05
Artist
in Residence Branford Marsalis, "one of the leading jazz saxophonists
in the world today," to perform with the Hungarian Telekom Symphony
Orchestra. The
Budapest Sun 9/29/05
In this
feature profile of DeAnza Community College President Brian Murphy,
he is credited as "the mind behind San Francisco State University's
Urban Institute, perhaps the leading institution in the country that
connects students with civic work on the ground." Silicon
Valley Metro 9/28/05
SFSU
Poetry Center among the sponsors of a reading celebrating the anniversary
of Allen Ginsberg's first time reading of "Howl;" Peter
Coyote (an SFSU alum) to read the poem. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/29/05
Alum
Jacqui Naylor, a singer dubbed "the next big thing' by JazzTimes,
is profiled. Mason
City Globe Gazette 9/29/05
Alum
Linda Hutcherson is the new principal of Mt. Diablo Elementary School. Contra
Costa Times 9/29/05 (free registration required)
Alum
Spelman Evans Downer "transform[s] ordinary photographs into
works of art." Hi-Desert
Star 9/28/05
SFSU
part of a consortium involved in a demonstration of "the world's
first real-time, international transmission of super high-definition
(SHD) 4K digital video." CCN
Magazine 9/28/05
"Over
the last few years, there has been an increasing attack on sexuality
education in the college classroom," said Gilbert Herdt, director
of SFSU's National Sexuality Resource Center. Washington
Post 9/2705
Comedian
Ronnie Schell will host SFSU's "Veterans of Comedy Wars VIII" to
raise money for athletic programs. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/27/05; Inside
Bay Area 9/27/05
Denise
Santos Huang has received her masters in violin performance from
SFSU. Philippine
Daily Inquirer 9/26/05
Alum
Philip C. Herback has been named property manager of Park Cattle
Company. Tahoe
Daily Tribune 9/26/05
Comedian
Ronnie Schell talks about the fundraiser he organizes for SFSU athletics, "Veterans
of Comedy Wars." Vallejo
Times Herald 9/26/05; The
(Hayward) Daily Review 9/27/05
William
Cochlan, aboard a research vessel off Washington's coast, tests his
theory that sewage and other pollutants may be fostering a population
boom in toxic algae. Seattle
Times 9/25/05; Monterey
Herald 9/29/05; Columbus
Ledger-Enquirer 9/30/05; Biloxi
Sun Herald 9/29/05
Philosophy
Professor Jacob Needleman says "Money ... can buy everything
except meaning." Los
Angeles Times 9/25/05 (free registration required)
Donna
Blakemore is appointed to head SFSU's development and alumni relations
efforts. San
Francisco Examiner 9/25/05
Alum
Kim Addonizi, "author of several acclaimed poetry collections," has
published her first novel, "Little Beauties." Contra
Costa Times 9/25/05 (free registration required)
Student
Leigh Wolf, among counter-protesters at a San Francisco anti-war
rally, said "There is a different way to peace. This war can
come to an end with patriotism instead of a socialist revolution." San
Francisco Chronicle 9/25/05
Alum
David Inocencio, director and co-founder of the Beat Within, wins
the Bay Area Jefferson Award. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/24/05
Alum
Rinoti Amin talks about her experience working at a non-profit in
India, participating in the American India Foundation's Service Corps
Fellowship. San
Jose Mercury News 9/24/05 (free registration required)
SFSU
students join peers in video conference aimed at fighting poverty. Alameda
Times-Star 9/23/05
Alum
Patricia "Pat" Theophilos is Executive Vice President-Chief
Credit Officer of California Savings Bank. Contra
Costa Times 9/23/05 (free registration required)
Economics
Professor Betty Blecha says "I think the combined effect of
these two [Gulf coast] hurricanes will have a depressing effect on
the economy." CBS5
News 9/23/05
Research
by Carlos Davidson, associate professor of environmental studies,
may lead to better protections for the California red-legged frog. Los
Angeles Times 9/22/05 (free registration required)
Professor
Emeritus Nontsizi Cayou is credited as a co-founder of the African
dance movement in the Bay Area that has evolved into
Afro-Haitian
dance. Oakland
Tribune 9/23/05
Alum
Jimmy Price, "as horn players go…a quadruple threat," is
featured. The
(Vacaville) Reporter 9/23/05
Alum
Hallie Han, a middle school teacher in Los Gatos, is featured. San
Jose Mercury News 9/22/05
Political
Science Professor Rich DeLeon, who studied instant run-off voting
in San Francisco, says "even those that came in opposing it,
15 percent were persuaded the other direction" after trying
the system. Mother
Jones 9/21/05
Alum
Earnest Gaines talks about the effects of Hurricane Katrina on his
native Louisiana and his writing. Seattle
Post-Intelligencer 9/21/05; San
Jose Mercury News 9/21/05; SFGate 9/21/05; The
(South Mississippi) Sun Herald 9/22/05; Vancouver
Sun 9/26/05
Student
Thomas Gangale writes about proposed federal election reforms. San
Francisco Examiner 9/21/05
Symphony
of the Mountains Music Director/Conductor Cyrus Ginwala announces
he has accepted a faculty position as SFSU Director of Orchestras. The
Business Journal of Tri-Cities Tennessee/Virginia 9/21/05
CSU East Bay President Norma Rees says the university's name change has lifted
its reputation to a status comparable to San Francisco State and San Jose State. Oakland
Tribune 9/21/05; Tri-Valley
Herald 9/22/05
Nearby
Harding Park Golf Course preps for PGA tournament; SFSU to offer
paid event parking. Contra
Costa Times 9/21/05 (free registration required); Monterey
County Herald 9/21/05
"The
sum of the evening amounted to a dazzlingly new experience," writes
this reviewer of the Morrison Artists Series season opener. San
Francisco Classical Voice 9/20/05
Management
Professor Murray Silverman talks about his plans for a "green" burial. Sydney
Morning Herald 9/21/05
Student
Nancy Marquez talks about her involvement in youth programs and social
justice. Contra
Costa Times 9/20/05 (free registration required)
Alums
Greg Brockbank and Barbara Dolan, candidates for College of Marin
Board of Trustees, discuss their platforms. Marin
Independent Journal 9/20/05
Alum Malcolm Leissring talks about his research to understand Alzheimer's disease. Palm
Beach Post 9/19/05
Political
Science Professor Rich DeLeon comments on the San Francisco Board
of Supervisors. San
Francisco Examiner 9/18/05
SFSU
geology department studies rate the Maacama Fault, between Santa
Rosa and Laytonvilleas, "one of the fastest creeping faults in California." Ukiah
Daily Journal 9/18/05
Alum
Daniel Hoffman emigrates to Israel with a goal of bringing klezmer
music back to the country. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/18/05
With
Constitution Day activities, "We want to show how this affects
the lives of people right now," said History Professor Robert
Cherny. The
(Hayward) Daily Review 9/17/05
"The
circumstances were emphatically right" at the 50th season opener
of the Morrison Artists Series. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/17/05
Raza
Studies Professor Jose Cuellar and his "Dr. Loco's Rockin' Jalapeño
Band," help celebrate Mexican Independence Day in Visalia. Fresno
Bee 9/16/05
Alum
Pamela M. Johnson, author of four books, says "I'm at the beginning
of a trend where black people are self-publishing and doing quite
well." San
Francisco Chronicle 9/16/05
Alum
Nancy Valente, a zooarchaeologist, is featured. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/16/05
Alum
Forrest Patten, who writes television musical scores, recalls his
first encounter with children's television legend Bob March, who
played "Captain Satellite." San
Francisco Chronicle 9/16/05
Alum
Ann Flynn talks about her service on the Walnut Creek Arts Commission. Contra
Costa Times 9/15/05 (free registration required)
Alum
Don Katz, owner of the Symposium Wine Bar in Irvine, is featured. Orange
County Register 9/15/05
Connie
Ulasewicz, associate professor of consumer and family studies, designed
new uniforms for girls at Hillcrest Juvenile Hall. San
Mateo County Times 9/15/05
Read
student Sean Castillo's interview with Michael Showalter, the "master
of absurdist comedy." Contra
Costa Times 9/15/05 (free registration required)
Student
Ross Lockhart's photo blog is cited in this piece about online journals. Petaluma
Argus Courier 9/14/05
Alum
Mourad Lahlou, chef at the "acclaimed San Francisco restaurant
Aziza," is featured. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/14/05; Monterey
County Herald 9/21/05
Alon
Shalev, new director of San Francisco Hillel, has "inherited
a good relationship with SFSU administrators from his predecessor,
Seth Brysk. …" J. 9/9/05
History
Professor Mary Felstiner, in this letter to the editor, says "I
am proud to say the University where I teach…will take displaced
[by Hurricane Katrina] students at resident fees." San
Jose Mercury News 9/12/05 (free registration required)
Women
Studies Lecturer Sheila Tully writes in a letter to the editor that "There
is little that is "natural" about this [Hurricane Katrina]
disaster." San
Francisco Chronicle 9/12/05
History
Professor Jules Tygiel says voters are becoming weary of predictions
that losing pro teams would devastate cities. Kansas
City Star 9/11/05 (free registration required)
Art Professor
Stephen Wilson developed "a video game you can play with your
own DNA and those of others," featured in the "Animal
Nature" exhibition
at Carnegie Mellon's Regina Gouger Miller Gallery. Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review 9/11/05
A New
York real estate investment firm "appears to be in line to buy" the
3,500-unit Parkmerced apartment complex near SFSU. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/11/05
SFSU
among the universities that will serve as venues when San Francisco
hosts the 2008 International Children's Games. San
Francisco Sentinel 9/9/05; San
Francisco Chronicle 9/9/05
Saul
Gropman, artistic director of the Morrison Artists Series, says "We've
always been about presenting young groups, bringing them here for
the first time and taking chances." Contra
Costa Times 9/9/05 (free registration required)
"Public
Eavesdropping" features a student comment about SFSU freshmen. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/9/05 (last item)
Alum
Charles C. Thomas, a "teacher, an actor, musician, poet, model
and dancer," is featured. McAlester
News-Capital (Southeast Oklahoma) 9/8/05
President
Robert A. Corrigan praises the record of outgoing San Francisco schools
superintendent Arlene Ackerman, in this letter to the editor. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/8/05
A report
conducted by SFSU's Public Research Institute shows that nearly two-thirds
of Californians have a positive opinion about the overall performance
of the state's courts. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/8/05; North
County Times 9/7/05
Journalism
Professor John Burks comments on the popularity of celebrity magazines. Oakland
Tribune 9/8/05
Political
Science Professor Gerard Heather says Governor Schwarzenegger's political
base will be pleased by his promise to veto a gay marriage bill. San
Francisco Examiner 9/7/05
The Morrison
Artists Series at SFSU, "one of the Bay Area's best-kept cultural
secrets," is featured. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/7/05
Alum
Elizabeth Hans McCrone is named general manager of public radio station
KHSU-FM. The
Eureka Reporter 9/7/05
Art Professor
Mark Johnson discusses the art of California labor. KQED
Forum 9/5/05
Campus
to accept Gulf region students affected by Hurricane Katrina. San
Francisco Examiner 9/6/05
Senior
Research Scientist William Cochlan leads a research team trying to
understand domoic acid, which has sickened hundreds of West Coast
sea lions. Marin
Independent Journal 9/6/05
Alum
Lorraine Sintetos recalls waitressing in San Francisco while attending
the University. Santa
Cruz Sentinel 9/5/05
Alum
Liz Boeder, artist and race car driver, is featured. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/3/05
Political
Science Professor Robert C. Smith says the Hurricane Katrina disaster
will place more pressure on the president "both for budgetary
reasons, and for resource reasons, to bring the troops home." CBS
5 News 9/2/05
Alum
Laurel Ollstein, an actress and playwright, directs her husband Murray
Meyer in the San Francisco Film Festival's "Walking Back to
Brooklyn." j. 9/2/05
Alum
Eido Frances Carney, talks about the Olympia Zen Center, of which
she is a key founder. The
Olympian 9/2/05
Read
the latest in student Daniel DeFord's regular columns. The
Daily Breeze 9/2/05
"I
think its a potential political time bomb,” says Political
Science Professor Gerald Heather of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. CBS5
News 9/1/05
Political
Science Professor Robert C. Smith said that pictures and footage
of New Orleans looting "wlll reinforce the image of black people
as criminals." The
Seattle Times 9/1/05
A study
conducted by Gerontology Professor Brian DeVries demonstrates the
need for gay senior housing in the Bay Area. Winston-Salem
Journal 9/1/05
Alum
Sharon McKnight, "the outlaw of cabaret," is featured. Provincetown
Banner 9/1/05
Student
Chelsea Chamness' dad, Larry, will run the Nike Women's Marathon
for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society this fall to celebrate Chelsea's
fifth year leukemia-free. San
Diego Union Tribune 9/1/05 (free registration required)
Alum
Kevin Wickersham is the new principal of Greenville High School. Plumas
County News 9/1/05
August
Professor Emeritus Leo Litwak discusses his books, "The Medic: Life and
Death in the Last Days of WWII" and "Nobody's Baby." KQED
Forum 8/31/05
Student
Susan Parker, in this regular column, explores procrastination. Berkeley
Daily Planet 8/30/05
Campus
to receive federal funds to help recruit high school students into
undergraduate studies leading to nursing careers. San
Mateo County Times 8/30/05
Alum
Clark Wolf, the renowned "arbiter of American taste at home
and in restaurants," is featured. Santa
Rosa Press Democrat 8/28/05
The Romberg
Tiburon Center seeks clean-up help for military debris on its Tiburon
shores. San
Francisco Chronicle 8/28/05
Student
When Chung talks about the appeal of the ancient Chinese sport of
dragon boating. San
Francisco Chronicle 8/26/05
SFSU
research on the heat-escalation dangers in enclosed cars is cited
in this editorial. Muskogee
Phoenix (Oklahoma) 8/26/05
Alum
Eve-Marie Andrews talks about the college re-entry program she developed
at College of the Desert. The
Desert Sun 8/24/05
The mother
of alum Srijaya Dalton, who was killed in a 19th Avenue accident,
applauds pending legislation to double traffic fines on the avenue. San
Francisco Examiner 8/23/05
Jan Null,
an adjunct professor of meteorology, states that on average, the
temperature inside a vehicle rises 43 degrees in an hour. Fort
Worth Star-Telegram 8/23/05 (free
registration required)
SFSU
has made $25 a day parking spaces available for those attending Harding
Park Golf Course's first PGA event since 1968, the American Express
Championships. San
Francisco Examiner 8/23/05
With
1,003 applications for 120 open spaces, SFSU finds nursing is "very,
very competitive right now," said nursing school director Beatrice
Yorker. San
Mateo County Times 8/20/05; The
Tri-Valley Herald 8/21/05; The
(Hayward) Daily Review 8/21/05; The
(Fremont) Argus 8/22/05
Alum
Peter Galpin, "the only surgeon in the United States to start
and complete his medical and surgical training from a wheelchair," participated
last month in ceremonies observing the Americans with Disabilities
Act's anniversary. Honolulu
Star Bulletin 8/22/05
Anti-war
activist Cindy Sheehan's appearance at an SFSU rally is cited. The
Boston Globe 8/22/05; The
Rush Limbaugh Show 8/24/05; Kennebec
Journal (Maine) 8/26/05; Rocky
Mountain News 8/26/05
Read
graduate student Thomas Gangale's opinion piece on the presidential
primary system. Berkeley
Daily Planet 8/26/05
Alum
Gloria Nusse, who creates forensic facial reconstructions, is featured. The
(Hayward) Daily Review 8/21/05
SFSU
freshmen moving into dorms are featured. San
Francisco Examiner 8/18/05
SFSU's
AMBA program in Redwood City is one of the many part-time MBA programs
in Silicon Valley. San
Jose Mercury News 8/21/05
"There's
someone to show you ways to do something you might not have thought
of yourself," said Maxine Chernoff, chair of creative writing,
on the benefit of creative writing programs. San
Francisco Chronicle 8/22/05
Joseph
Tuman, professor of political communications, comments on how Cindy
Sheehan has reignited the debate over the war in Iraq. San
Francisco Chronicle 8/18/05
Alum
Johnny Mathis performs two concerts in Cerritos. The
Long Beach Press-Telegram 8/17/05
"The
[Pacific Ocean] ecosystems seem to be getting back to normal," said
William Cochlan, senior research scientist at Romberg Tiburon Center
for Environmental Studies. MSNBC 8/17/05; New
York Newsday 8/16/05; San
Jose Mercury News 8/16/05 (free registration required); Washington
Post 8/16/05; San
Francisco Chronicle 8/16/05
A Tennessee
boy who died in a hot car Aug. 9 was the 26th such death in the United
States this year, according to Jan Null, adjunct professor of meteorology. Bristol
Herald Courier 8/17/05
Cristina
Azocar, director of the Center for Integration and Improvement of
Journalism, is elected treasurer of the Native American
Journalists
Association. Seattle
Post-Intelligencer 8/16/05; KGW 8/16/05; Duluth
New Tribune 8/16/05; Aberdeen
American News 8/16/05
"Any
form of self-expression can be therapeutic," David Matsumoto,
professor of psychology, says of a Web site that allows users to
share their personal secrets. ANG
Newspapers 8/16/05
SFSU's
course offerings in Arabic are mentioned in a story about the growing
interest among Jewish students to learn the language. New
California Media 8/15/05; j. 8/12/05
John
McWilliams, professor of accounting, is named president of the San
Francisco Chapter of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants. San
Francisco Chronicle 8/15/05
Rodger
Heglar, professor emeritus of anthropology, helps the Marin County
coroner identify a body that washed up in West Marin 30 years ago. Marin
Independent Journal 8/15/05
A new-media
installation by student Shirley Shor is exhibited at a San Jose Institute
of Contemporary Art show that highlights the "next new'' talents
on the scene. San
Jose Mercury News 8/14/05
New men's
basketball coach Bill Tressler led "one of the finest (athletic
departments) among small Bay Area schools" at Dominican University
before joining SFSU. Marin
Independent Journal 8/14/05
Student
Josh Wolf posts a political video blog called "The Revolution
Will Be Televised." San
Francisco Chronicle Magazine 8/14/05
Murray
Silverman, professor of management, has reserved for himself an environmentally
friendly plot in a Mill Valley cemetery. Contra
Costa Times 8/14/05
Before
playing baseball for the Gators and in the Montreal Expos' minor-league
system, alum Greg Bailey played on a Watsonville youth team that
reached the Babe Ruth League 16- to 18-year-old World Series. Santa
Cruz Sentinel 8/14/05
SFSU's
course offerings at College of Marin's Indian Valley campus are mentioned
in a story about the potential fate of the "the low-attendance
Novato campus." Marin
Independent Journal 8/14/05
Alum
Mike Holmes is named to the Auburn Community Bank board of directors. Auburn
Journal 8/14/05
Alum
Diana D. Lewis is named director of the St. Lucie County International
Airport in Florida. Palm
Beach Post 8/13/05
High
school basketball star Decensae White is the son of alum David White,
a member of SFSU's Athletics Hall of Fame. San
Francisco Chronicle 8/12/05
Alum
Kenny Dang says of his SFSU MBA: "It does help me with my current
job and allows me to better understand what it is that I do and how
it impacts the business in general." San
Francisco Business Times 8/11/05
Marshall
Windmiller, emeritus professor of international relations, writes
about the biennial convention of the Young Democrats of America held
Aug. 3-7 in San Francisco. San
Francisco Bay Guardian 8/10/05
Alum
Trevor Hailey to retire as leader of the "popular 'Cruisin'
the Castro' walking tour." San
Francisco Chronicle 8/10/05
Journalism
student Diana Spencer dies in auto accident. San
Mateo County Times 8/10/05
Alum
Jinho Ferreira aka "Piper" discusses his Oakland rock/hip-hop
fusion group Flipsyde. ANG
Newspapers 8/9/05
Alum
Renee Kilmer is the new vice president of instruction at Cabrillo
College. Santa
Cruz Sentinel 8/8/05
William
Cochlan, senior research scientist at Romberg Tiburon Center for
Environmental Studies, reports that, in spite of earlier concerns
about the West Coast oceanic ecosystem, "the food chain is totally
back to normal." Marin
Independent Journal 8/7/05
Alum
Ben Fong-Torres mentions alum and former KABL DJ Carter Smith in
his "Radio Waves" column. San
Francisco Chronicle 8/7/05
Alum
Charlotte Moraga "found [her] calling" as a dancer of Kathak,
an East Indian style of dance, while a student at SFSU. Kolkata
Newsline 8/7/05
Stock
car racer Kayleigh Loe plans to study classical music and opera on
campus this fall. The
Lompoc Record 8/7/05
The 2004
death of Beverly Kees, a journalism lecturer who was struck and killed
by a truck, has motivated pedestrian activists in San Francisco. San
Francisco Examiner 8/7/05
Alum
Tim Hallenbeck promoted to supervisor senior auditor in Lindquist
LLP's payroll compliance department. ANG
Newspapers 8/7/05
Alum
Paul Ryan has been named host of public television's "America's
Heartland." High
Plains Journal 8/5/05
Scientists
from SFSU's Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies provide
testing for Marin's desalination plant, which held an Aug. 6 open
house. Marin
Independent Journal 8/5/05
Read
this interview with alum and poet Barbara Jane Reyes. St.
Paul Asian American Press 8/5/05
Biology
Lecturer Ann Auleb talks about using classroom response systems to
aid teaching and discussion. CNet
News 8/5/05
Alum
Diana Cage "talks and writes about sex with self-sacrificing
honesty and disarming humor." San
Francisco Chronicle 8/5/05
Read
the latest in student Daniel DeFord's regular column. Daily
Breeze 8/5/05
Queer
Studies are now offered at dozens of colleges and universities, including
SFSU where a student can minor in Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Studies. Proud
Parenting 8/5/05
Student
Leon Breckenridge writes that "the Western World is scared of
Black and Brown young men." SF
Bay View 8/5/05
Alum
Tony Perrone, a retired school principal in Millbrae, talks about
his Navy service. Oakland
Tribune 8/5/05
Michelle
Wolf, professor of broadcast and electronic communication arts, discusses
how to "read" mass media critically. KQED
Forum 8/3/05
Student
Justin Kelly won a music video competition at New Langton Arts for
his clip on the group "Hey Willpower." San
Francisco Bay Guardian 8/3/05
Adjunct
Professor of Meteorology Jan Null, commenting on children's death
by hyperthermia, says "It is not a disease, but it is an epidemic." Lexington
Herald-Leader 8/3/05
This
opinion piece on San Francisco's cable television contract urges,
among other things, that cable take advantage of "already prestigious
degree programs in broadcast journalism and film" at SFSU and
City College. San
Francisco Bay Guardian 8/3/05
Artist
and art designer Mark Canepa, who over the years designed floats
for the Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl parades, studied at SF State. West
County Times 8/3/05
Criticism
of black intellectual scholarship "has been around since the
first black studies program rose from the ashes of pain and protest
at San Francisco State University in 1968." Village
Voice 8/2/05
Veteran
political strategist Sam Rodriguez to lead SFSU government relations. American
Chronicle 8/1/05
An SFSU
report on city street maintenance spurs this editorial calling for
better coordination. San
Francisco Examiner 8/1/05
A sculpture
heart near campus is victim of a theft. San
Francisco Chronicle 8/1/05
July
"Historians have had a blind spot for lynching for a long time," says History Professor Christopher Waldrep. Florence (S.C.) Morning News 7/31/05; Richlands News-Press 8/2/05
Alum
Jeffrey Tambor, now starring on Broadway in "Glengarry Glen
Ross," is featured. Playbill 7/31/05
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom appoints alum Heidi Machen executive director of the San Francisco Taxicab Commission. American Chronicle 7/29/05
SF State
athletics is drawing more coaches from Marin County in its recent
hires. Marin
Independent Journal 7/29/05
Alum
Tom Bressan, a co-founder of the Urban Farmer Store in Richmond,
has helped popularize drip irrigation in the United States. San
Francisco Chronicle 7/29/05
Students Dan Xiong, Feng Hao Yu and Charlotte Ely are noted for recent achievements. San Francisco Chronicle 7/29/05
New College
of California proposes education-related uses for a former SF State
site in Hayes Valley. San
Francisco Chronicle 7/29/05
Sheldon
Axler, dean of the College of Science and Engineering, is a candidate
for the American Association for the Advancement of Science's electorate
nominating committee. Science 7/29/05
According
to an SFSU-conducted study, "The City would have more streets
that serve motorists, mass transit, pedestrians and bicyclists alike
if there was more communication between government agencies and a
more comprehensive design standard for city streets." San
Francisco Examiner 7/28/05
An SFSU
study finds a relationship between residential parking spaces and
driving choices. San
Francisco Examiner 7/28/05
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom names alum Yomi Agunbiade director of the Recreation and Parks Department. American Chronicle 7/28/05
Student
Sam Kelete, commenting on the Supreme Court's ruling on file-sharing
software, says "There will always be someone who will do this.
It's just too big to stop it." San
Francisco Chronicle 7/28/05
In a
recent SFSU study, 20 percent of 171 young children who died of hyperthermia
in parked cars were intentionally left in the vehicle by an adult. (South
Fla.) Sun-Sentinel 7/28/05
"A
car is not a toy, a car is not a playground and certainly not a baby
sitter," said Adjunct Professor of Meteorology Jan Null. Gainesville
(Fla.) Times 7/28/05
Alum
David Reilly, a teacher at Redwood City's Sequoia High School, is
featured. San
Jose Mercury News 7/28/05
The Bay Area's "best classes in arachnology and bat biology" are offered at SFSU's Sierra Nevada field campus. San Francisco Bay Guardian 7/27/05
Benito
Vergara, assistant professor of Asian American studies, says the
nine-year struggle against eviction from San Francisco's International
Hotel "is a 'touchstone' for Asian-Americans that he teaches
in virtually all his classes." San
Francisco Examiner 7/27/05
Alum
Trish Haas joins Lovejoy Hospice in Grants Pass, Ore., as a bereavement
coordinator. Grants
Pass News 7/27/05
In a
feature on MFA student Elizabeth Gjelten, she talks about an uncanny
parallel between recent life events and her play, "What the
Birds Carry." San
Francisco Chronicle 7/27/05
Incoming
student Qui Chen comments on her recently completed AmeriCorps service. San
Francisco Examiner 7/27/05
Brad
Fox, new high school principal in Brewer, Maine, is profiled. Bangor
Daily News 7/27/05
The SFSU Colima Project, which sends students to teach art classes in El Salvador, is featured. San Francisco Chronicle 7/26/05
Jamal
Cooks, assistant professor of secondary education, sets his sights
on bringing the C.A. Track Club, which he founded and coaches, to
the AAU Junior National Games in New Orleans. Contra
Costa Times 7/26/05 (free registration required)
SFSU
research on temperature changes in closed automobiles is cited. Stamford
Advocate 7/26/05
Biology
Professor Hal Markowitz, "one of the leading authorities on
enrichment," comments on enrichment exercises used by zoos. Baltimore
Sun 7/25/05; Arizona
Republic 7/23/05;