SF State in the News 2007
A selection of recent stories about the San Francisco State University community that have appeared in the media.
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December
The Clinton
and Obama presidential campaigns are increasingly using Bay Area politicians
with an eye towards California's primary election
in February, says Professor of Communication Studies Joe Tuman.
KCBS-AM 12/31/07
Alum Danny
Glover is featured.
Black
Star News 12/31/07
A study by master’s students of pollution in the San Pedro Creek is cited.
Pacifica Tribune 12/24/07
Read this
feature on Romberg Tiburon Center research on a phytoplankton species
that helps clean the Earth of carbon monoxide.
Marin
Independent Journal 12/23/07
"The path to the White House goes through the South," Professor of Communication Studies Joe Tuman says, in this feature on presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee. Houston Chronicle 12/20/07
Assistant Professor of Cinema Joseph McBride comments
on the death of his friend Jillian Kesner-Graver, who played Fonzie's
girlfriend Lorraine
on "Happy Days."
SF
Gate 12/20/07
Alum Jim
Cummins is one of several seniors who described his life -- including
time at SF State -- on video as part of a free offer.
Sonoma
Herald 12/20/07
Political
Science Professor Sujian Guo comments on China’s pursuit
of economic growth.
Voice
of America 12/18/07
Following investigation, the death of student John Schirra in September near his home has been reclassified as accidental. San Francisco Chronicle 12/18/07
In this opinion piece, Professor of Secondary Education Mark Phillips advocates for better promotion of science literacy. Marin Independent Journal 12/17/07
Urban Studies Professor Raquel Pinderhughes talks about her latest study on green collar jobs. NPR's "Morning Edition" 12/17/2007; KPFA's "The Morning Show" 12/11/07
Student Benjamin Floriani dies following a fight at a Santa Rosa house party. San Francisco Chronicle 12/17/07; Santa Rosa Press Democrat 12/17/07 Miriam Smith, associate professor of broadcast and electronic communication arts, comments on media coverage of murder trials. Oakland Tribune 12/17/07 Biographer Diane Middlebrook recalled a reading by Ted Hughes at SF State, in this interview conducted shortly before her death. San Francisco Chronicle 12/16/07 Assistant Professor of Cinema Joseph McBride recalls his experiences with director John Ford in this feature. The Capital Times 12/15/07
Read this feature on alum Dillon Delvo, newly elected to the Stockton Unified School District's Board of Education. Stockton Record 12/14/07
Students Pat Albano and Andrew Hom discuss the “model minority myth” about Asian Americans. Diverse Issues in Higher Education 12/13/07
Read this feature on Toni Mirosevich, associate professor of creative writing, and her new story collection, "Pink Harvest." San Francisco Chronicle 12/13/07
The state auditor's office concludes the CSU system lacks a policy for hiring diversity. San Francisco Chronicle 12/12/07; San Jose Mercury News 12/12/07
The State Historical Resources Commission votes to list the UC Berkeley Extension Laguna Street Campus, a former home of the SF State Normal School, as a historic district in the National Register of Historic Places. Berkeley Daily Planet 12/12/07
Classrooms at the high-achieving Monarch Academy in Oakland, one of 239 "Title 1 Academic Achievement Award" schools, are named for such universities as Stanford, Rutgers and SF State to reinforce the expectation that all students will attend college. San Francisco Chronicle 12/12/07
In this article on naming buildings after donors, Vice President for University Advancement Lee Blitch says, "With our new master plan, we will have other (naming) opportunities." San Francisco Chronicle 12/10/07; Insider Higher Ed 12/10/07
Engineering Lecturer David Calkins discusses robotics technology. San Francisco Chronicle 12/9/07
In this feature on the founder of the California Reentry Program, SF State's Project Rebound program is cited. San Francisco Chronicle 12/9/07
Students Patrick and Shane Lee talk about the family that foster parent Gavin Glynn helped create for them. Los Angeles Times 12/9/07
Alum Eric Alatorre, a bass now in his 18th season with Chanticleer, talks about the Grammy-winning a cappella group that was last month named ensemble of the year by the magazine Musical America. Contra Costa Times 12/9/07
Actor Sean Penn visited SF State and "issued a nonendorsement endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich…urging his audience not to fall into the trap of voting for someone only because they could win." San Francisco Chronicle 12/8/07; NBC11 12/7/07; Washington Post 12/7/07; MSNBC 12/7/07
Alum Johnny Mathis, the legendary singer who was also a track legend at SF State, is featured. New Haven Register 12/7/07
Bobi Céspedes, a teacher of Afro-Cuban culture in SF State's Head Start Program, has made a splash with her music. San Francisco Chronicle 12/6/07
Raquel Pinderhughes, professor of urban studies, comments on a plan to make Oakland the center of creating "green-collar jobs." Oakland Tribune 12/5/07
A beach replenishment project debate in southern California cites a report from Economics professor Phil King. North County Times 12/5/07
Alum Steven J. Backman talks about his unique sculptures created with toothpicks. KTVU News 12/4/07
Alum Amy Cavalleri recently joined Mercy Foundation North as the Tehama County Development officer. Red Bluff Daily News 12/4/07
In this feature on the strengths of Northern California's literary life, SF State's MFA in creative writing is mentioned. Publishers Weekly 12/3/07
Alum Mike Tuggle was named Sonoma County poet laureate for 2008-2009. Santa Rosa Press Democrat 12/2/07
Alum Jon Greenberg is recognized for his work at the Potrero Hill Recreation Center in San Francisco. San Francisco Chronicle 12/02/07
November
Alum Larry Sager and his novel "No Guns, No Knives, No Personal Checks" are featured. j. The Jewish Newsweekly of Northern California 11/30/07
More students are charged in the Diablo Valley College grade-changing scandal that resulted in fraudulent transcripts sent to SF State and other universities. San Jose Mercury News 11/30/07; Vallejo Times-Herald 11/29/07
The Alexander String Quartet, SF State Quartet-in-Residence, is called a "dream-come-true" foursome with "wonderful tone, technical fluidity and balance and virtuosic brilliance." Monterey County Herald 11/29/07
Professor of Secondary Education Penelope Flores, participating in a reading by Filipino American writers, read from her book on Filipinos who worked in Laos as members of Operation Brotherhood. Napa Valley Register 11/29/07
Commenting on fears of a recession, Assistant Professor of Management Mitchell Marks says "There is a herd mentality with prevailing outlooks on economic conditions because few of us want to be caught unprepared." MarketWatch 11/28/07
Deborah Tolman, professor of human sexuality studies, is among ten public health researchers who have asked Congress to reduce or eliminate funding for abstinence education. Washington Times 11/28/07
A Peet's Coffee concession may come to the Balboa Park BART station, a "site commonly used by San Francisco State University and City College of San Francisco students." San Francisco Examiner 11/28/07
Alum Richard Hackel, "the person whose digital images helped transform the diagnosis of eye disease," is featured. Detroit Free Press 11/27/07
A second person pleads guilty in the Diablo Valley College grade-changing scandal that resulted in faulty transcripts being sent to SF State and other universities. San Francisco Chronicle 11/27/07
Gerontology Professor Brian de Vries comments on the nation's first planned enclave for aging gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. Denver Post 11/25/07
Andrei Tsygankov, assistant professor of international relations, comments on Vladimir Putin's political potential. Russia Profile Weekly 11/23/07
This feature describes the methods used by astronomers at SF State and other institutions to discover planets. Time 11/15/07
SF State is creating the Willie L. Brown Jr. Leadership Center, with the goal of training students for careers in local government. Sacramento Bee 11/26/07
The Rev. James Lumsden, an SF State alum and the newly installed minister of First Church of Christ in Pittsfield, Mass., is featured. Berkshire Eagle 11/26/07
Alum Mai Masri's documentary, "33 days," is reviewed. Malaysian Star 11/25/07
Cinema Professor James Kitses, in this letter to the editor, encourages moviegoers to seek out the film "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford." San Francisco Chronicle 11/25/07
The Willie L. Brown, Jr. Leadership Center at SF State is announced. Chronicle of Higher Education 11/23/07
Associate Professor of Creative Writing Toni Mirosevich, and her new book "Pink Harvest: Tales of Happenstance," are featured. Pacifica Tribune 11/23/07
Native Americans and their supporters gathered on Alcatraz Island for their annual Thanksgiving Sunrise Ceremony, which commemorates the birth of the modern American Indian civil rights movement that gained national prominence when a group of SF State students occupied the site in 1969 and 1970. KCBS-AM 11/22/07
Alum Scott Glover, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, writes about his discovery of his birth parents. Los Angeles Times 11/22/07
Lecturer David Calkins comments on the future of robotics. CNN.com 11/21/07
Alumnus Lily Alunan's jazz singing career is profiled. Global Nation 11/21/07
History Professor Christopher Waldrep comments on incidents of hate crimes in San Francisco. San Francisco Examiner 11/20/07
Newly discovered mushroom species are sent to SF State for research. Mail Tribune 11/20/07
SF State enrolls more international students than any other master's degree-granting institutions in the country. San Francisco Examiner 11/20/07
Professor Emeritus Jonathan Middlebrook joins in a remembrance of author Norman Mailer. KQED Forum 11/15/07
Student Max Hubbard, helping to clear oil from Ocean Beach, says, "The oil seems to be breaking down; the globs are much smaller now." San Francisco Chronicle 11/15/07
Michel Shehadeh, research associate in the College of Ethnic Studies' Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Initiative, describes in this opinion piece his 20-year ordeal facing U.S. government charges that were only recently dropped. San Francisco Chronicle 11/15/07
Alum Luis Perez de Leon, a partner at ReMax Vista Real Estate, is featured. Napa Valley Register 11/14/07
Cinema Professor Jan Millsapps says that on KRON discussing her book "Screwed Pooch," the station management raised objections to the word "Screwed." San Francisco Chronicle 11/14/07
Student Brian Frank won the gold honor in the portfolio category of the College Photographer of the Year competition. Popular Photography 11/13/07
SF State
students garnered a total of 11 honors in the College Photographer
of the Year competition.
College
Photographer of the Year 11/13/07
SF
State is once again the top destination among masters-level institutions
for international students.
Inside
Higher Ed 11/13/07
Mark
Phillips, professor of secondary education, criticizes the No Child
Left Behind Act in this opinion piece.
Marin
Independent Journal 11/13/07
Student
Ashanta Riley, helping to pick up oil on a local beach, says "It's
our beach, so we have to take care of it."
San
Francisco Chronicle 11/13/07
Commenting
on corporate mergers, Associate Professor of Management Mitchell
Marks says most corporate marriages involve rivals and "close
to 75% of mergers fail to achieve their financial or strategic objective."
Wall
Street Journal 11/12/07
Andreana
Clay, assistant professor of sociology, comments on the interplay between
marketers and
hip-hop culture.
San
Francisco Chronicle 11/11/07
Assistant
Professor of Biology Filipe Andres Ramirez-Weber dies at age 43.
San
Francisco Chronicle 11/11/07
The
University's International Center for the Arts is accepting applications
from jazz combos for a yearlong Jazz Generations Fellowship
and International Competition.
San
Francisco Chronicle 11/11/07
Alumni
Imad Shaheen and Fidaa Arikat, who met while students at SF State,
are featured in this "On the Couch" column.
San
Francisco Chronicle 11/11/07
Professor
Emeritus Bill Mason talks about the The LCS 102 "Mighty
Midget" warship that he helped establish as a
museum ship at the Mare Island Navy Base in Vallejo.
San
Francisco Chronicle 11/10/07
Alum Larry Sager talks about his book, "No Guns, No Knives, No Personal Checks -- The Tales of a San Francisco Cab Driver." Contra Costa Times 11/9/07
It
is feared that the oil spill from the container ship Cosco Busan could
kill eelgrass and oysters in Richardson Bay, where
SF State and NOAA have a restoration program underway.
Marin
Independent Journal 11/9/07
This article
commends SF State students for a peaceful inauguration of the Palestinian
cultural mural.
J. 11/9/07
This editorial
suggests that Sen. Barack Obama would have benefited in a recent debate
from SF State astronomer Debra Fischer's breaking
news this week about the possibility of life on extrasolar planets that
her team has discovered.
Cincinnati
Post 11/12/07; Knoxville
News 11/9/07; Ventura
County Star 11/9/07
Journalism
Professor Ken Kobre comments on the power of W. Eugene Smith's photography.
Investors
Business Daily 11/8/07
Read this feature on the establishment of the
Willie L. Brown, Jr. Leadership Center at SF State.
San
Francisco Chronicle 11/8/07
U.S.
Magistrate Wayne Brazil said he will issue a preliminary injunction
barring SF State and other California State
Universities from enforcing
a civility standard in any disciplinary proceedings.
Christian
Examiner 11/28/07; San
Francisco Chronicle 11/8/07; Chronicle
of Higher Education 11/8/07
Marketing
Professor William Perttula comments on ethics and the Internet in this
segment on Yahoo's Jerry Yang.
ABC7 11/6/07
Assistant Professor of Biology Jonathon Stillman
comments on temperature changes in the waters of Half Moon Bay.
NBC11 11/6/07
Assistant
Professor of Astronomy Debra Fischer comments on her team's
discovery of a record-breaking fifth planet in
a full-scale solar system around a distant star; she says the
planet is within the star's habitable zone in which water could exist
as a liquid.
Gulf
Times 11/12/07; Los
Angeles Times 11/10/07; Korea
Times 11/8/07; The
Telegraph (UK) 11/7/07; The
Sydney Morning Herald 11/8/07; San
Francisco Chronicle 11/7/07; Guardian
Unlimited (UK) 11/7/07; The
Register (UK) 11/7/07; Newstrack
India 11/7/07; Voice
of America 11/7/07; Fox
News 11/7/07; CBS5 11/7/07; Honolulu
Advertister 11/7/07; Globe & Mail
(Toronto) 11/7/07; Washington
Post 11/7/07; Oakland
Tribune 11/7/07; Tennessean 11/7/07; Deseret
Morning News 11/7/07; Concord
Monitor 11/7/07; NBC11 11/7/07; Science
Daily 11/6/07; Scientific
American.com 11/6/07; Montreal
Gazette 11/6/07; Sky & Telescope
Magazine 11/6/07; The
New York Times 11/6/07; National
Geographic 11/6/07; New
Scientist 11/6/07; MSNBC 11/6/07; San
Jose Mercury News 11/6/07
Anthropology
Lecturer Niccolo Caldararo says in this opinion piece that "If
we want to solve our immigration problem, we need to look at labor discipline,
buying loyalty, political activism and higher wages and productivity."
Marin
Independent Journal 11/7/07
Alum Esther Beirne is elected San Rafael
City Clerk.
Marin
Independent Journal 11/7/07
The State of California's top auditor issued
a report on compensation for executives, including SF State President
Robert A. Corrigan.
ABC7
News 11/6/07
Professor
Emeritus Rich DeLeon comments on San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.
USA
Today 11/6/07
Alum Kevin
Snider has been named chief of staff in the Office of the President
at Indiana State University.
Terre
Haute Tribune Star 11/6/07
The International Center for Arts at
SF State launches a new post-graduate fellowship and international
competition that will allow combos of aspiring musicians to receive
training and career preparation from distinguished jazz artists.
Jazz
Times Magazine 11/5/07
Sister
Suzanne Toolan, an SF State alum who wrote the internationally known
hymn “I Am the Bread of Life” is featured.
San
Mateo Daily Journal 11/5/07
Student
Gianze Perez talks about her 30-minute documentary about endangered
Asiatic black bears.
Oakland
Tribune 11/5/07
English
Professor Michael Krasny's book, "Off
Mike: A Memoir of Talk Radio and Literary Life," is reviewed.
San
Francisco Chronicle 11/4/07
Alum
Paul Tonelli, co-host of the Lamont & Tonelli show on the Bone
(KSAN, 107.7 FM), is featured.
San
Francisco Chronicle 11/4/07
Terry
Jones, lecturer in secondary education, says "Universities
do not do a good job, if they do anything at all, teaching students how
to manage a classroom."
The
New York Times 11/3/07
Professor
Emeritus Kent Bach is featured in the new book, "Questions
of Taste: The Philosophy of Wine," a collection of essays examining
how we think and talk about wine and how it influences us.
The
New York Times 11/3/07
Professor
of Communication Studies Joseph Tuman comments on publicity strategies
employed by a county attorney in Arizona.
Arizona
Republic 11/3/07
College
of Business Dean Nancy Hayes and Management Professor Murray Silverman
are featured in this story on growing interest in SF State's MBA program
at the Downtown Campus.
San
Francisco Business Times 11/2/07
Wade Nobles,
professor of Africana studies, talks about what makes a healthy family.
National
Public Radio 11/2/07
A new traffic
signal was installed at the Sloat Boulevard and 19th Avenue intersection
where student Sandy Kim was struck and killed in October.
San
Francisco Chronicle 11/2/07; KCBS-AM 11/1/07; NBC11 11/1/07
Alum Julia
Park Tracey has been named publisher and executive editor of the Alameda
Sun newspaper.
Alameda
Sun 11/2/07
Alum Danny
Glover talks about his first experiences acting in theatre at SF State.
Charlotte
Observer 11/2/07
Professor
of Communication Studies Joseph Tuman comments on Democratic Rep. Jerry
McNerney's political strategies.
Tri-Valley
Herald 11/2/07; Oakland
Tribune 11/2/07; San
Mateo County Times 11/2/07
Alum Joe
Fimiani is appointed interim superintendent of the Santa Clara County
Office of Education.
San
Jose Mercury News 11/1/07
Research
Associate Michel Shehadeh, one of "the last defendants
in the celebrated L.A. Eight case" that charged 7 Palestinians and
a Kenyan with aiding the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine,
comments on the government's decision to drop the case.
The
New York Times 11/1/07
Alum Doug Barry is running unopposed for reelection to the Takoma Park (Md.) city council.
Washington Post 11/1/07
Adjunct Professor of Meteorology Jan Null says stuffed animals, briefcases and purses are all tools that could help parents remember they have left a child in their car seat. KTAR-TV 11/1/07
The Palestinian Cultural Mural at SF State, representing the work and
words of the late Palestinian scholar Edward Said and celebrating Palestinian
culture, identity and thought will be inaugurated Friday, Nov. 2.
San
Francisco Chronicle 11/1/07
October
San Francisco
Supervisor Aaron Peskin introduces legislation that will fund first
year costs for San Francisco Promise, the college preparatory
program that will guarantee a spot at SF State for qualified participants.
San
Francisco Examiner 10/31/07
Adjunct
Professor of Meteorology Jan Null comments on the death of a 17-month-old
left in a car while his mother worked.
KTAR-TV (Phoenix)
10/31/07
SF State will offer priority course registration to veterans in response to new legislation signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, beginning with the summer 2008 term. Inside Bay Area 10/30/07; Oakland Tribune 10/30/07; San Mateo County Times 10/30/07
Management
Professor John Sullivan explains how to keep a résumé from
being relegated to the slush pile.
MarketWatch 10/30/07
Kinesiology Lecturer Anne Thilges recommends injury-free strategies
for marathon runners.
Arkansas
Democrat-Gazette 10/29/07
English
Professor Michael Krasny, host of KQED "Forum" and author
of "Off Mike: A Memoir of Talk Radio and Literary Life," is
featured.
San Jose
Mercury News 10/28/07
Student
Sam Marks, who was born with a malformed spinal column that paralyzed
his legs and made walking impossible, is featured.
Marin
Independent Journal 10/28/07
Management Professor John Sullivan says that "Even at the best organizations, half of the people on the management succession plan don't go on to get the job." Newark Star-Ledger 10/28/07
Student
Tyler Howarth was among hundreds of people who lined up outside a San
Francisco Apple store to get their hands on Mac OS X Leopard, the
newest version of Apple's operating system.
CNET
News 10/26/07
Warren
Haack, instructional support technician in the College of Creative
Arts, talks about his 30-minute documentary, "Muerto en la
Sierra (Dead in the Sierra:) The Legend of Two Joaquins."
Half
Moon Bay Review and Pescadero Pebble 10/25/07
According
to data compiled by Jan Null, adjunct professor of meteorology, a total
of 356 children have died from hyperthermia in the U.S. between
1998 and 2007, after being left in a car.
Biloxi
Sun Herald 10/25/07
Author
J.K. Rowling announces that Harry Potter series character Albus Dumbledore
is gay;
English Lecturer James Boyd speculates on fictional
characters who may be gay, in response to J.K. Rowling's "outing" of
her character Albus Dumbledore of the Harry Potter series.
The
New
York Sun 10/24/07
Alum River
Jackson and his play, "Race Is a Lie," are featured.
San
Francisco Chronicle 10/25/07
A candidate
for College of Marin board cites an SF State partnership as a means
of growing enrollment.
Novato
Advance 10/24/07
A student
describes her experience with GEAR UP, which included tours of several
universities, including SF State.
Yakima
Herald-Republic 10/23/07
Alum John
Handy, renowned jazz saxophone musician, is featured.
Oakland
Tribune 10/23/07
Associate
Professor of Economics Philip King testified on behalf of the appellants
at a public hearing on the possible opening of a
Wal-Mart.
The
Olympian 10/23/07
Professor
of English Michael Krasny discusses his Bay Area radio career and his
new book, "Off Mike: A Memoir of Talk Radio and Literary
Life."
Marin
Independent Journal 10/22/07
In
this editorial, Professor of Secondary Education Mark Phillips stresses
the value of arts education in schools.
Marin
Independent Journal 10/22/07
Professor
Emeritus Rich DeLeon comments on the 2007 San Francisco mayor's race,
saying of Mayor Gavin Newsom, "Things aren't so bad that there's
a sense of crisis that would compel someone to take him on."
San
Francisco Chronicle 10/22/07
Student
Alicia Hershey discusses her involvement in a group that fights for
the rights of young transient laborers.
San
Francisco Chronicle 10/22/07
This editorial
about a possible program at Cal State East Bay's Concord campus mentions
SF State.
Contra
Costa Times 10/22/07
Student
Heather Chan of San Mateo is quoted in this article on mobile social
networking.
San
Francisco Chronicle 10/22/07
In his "Radio
Waves" column, Ben Fong-Torres mentions SF State alumnus Carter
B. Smith.
San
Francisco Chronicle 10/21/07
Alumnus
David Rothe prepares for a final solo concert, the finale in a 40-year
career as a distinguished organist.
Chico
Enterprise-Record 10/21/07
Alumnus
Chris Armentrout is San Francisco Unified School District's new director
of development and local government relations.
CBS-5 10/20/07
Former
student Michael Lumpkin, programmer and former director of Frameline,
known as the world's largest LGBT arts organization, will soon step
down.
San
Francisco Chronicle 10/20/07
Senior
Titiana Kumeh of Pasadena is awarded the Chauncey Bailey Jr. scholarship
in memory of the late Oakland Post editor who was killed in what
may have been retaliation for stories he was investigating.
Inside
Bay Area 10/19/07
Sophie
Clavier, professor of international relations, and Suzanne Sanchez,
a master's degree candidate, share their personal opinions on the "Affirmation
of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution House
Resolution 106" in this editorial.
San
Francisco Chronicle 10/19/07
This
article on hunting cites a San Francisco State University study that
found there are approximately 2,700 tule elk today in the wild.
KPCnews.com 10/19/2007
Alumnus
George Lo and his brother Steve are the owners of Aqua Forest Aquarium,
the only licensed North American distributor of Aqua Design Amano products
which are based on a concept called "Nature Aquarium."
Nichi
Bei Times 10/18/07
Former
student Deb Loftis is the producer for integrated Web content for
the Nickelodeon
television show "iCarly," and films podcasts
for other Nickelodeon shows.
Santa
Maria Times.com 10/18/2007
Alumnus
Lou Rossi decided on a new career at age 45, as a physician assistant.
Hurricane
Valley Journal, UT 10/17/07
English
Professor Michael Krasny talks about his career in radio and his
new book, "Off Mike: A Memoir of Talk Radio and Literary Life."
NPR's "Talk
of the Nation" 10/17/07
A culture
blogger visits with Fine Arts Gallery Director Mark Johnson for a
tour of "Pacific Light: California Watercolor
Refracted, 1907-2007."
SF
Gate 10/17/07
Three Bay
Area incidents--including the approval process for the Edward Said
mural at SF State--are cited as examples of how "communitywide
debate has emerged over the Middle East conflict--and, specifically,
how it is expressed artistically, in both public and private spaces."
The
Jewish Daily Forward 10/17/07
Adjunct
Professor of Meteorology Jan Null says that San Jose's mid-month October
rainfall has already surpassed the total for a typical
full month of October.
San
Jose Mercury News 10/17/07
Alum James
B. Hawkins, president and CEO of Natus Medical Inc., is named to the
IRIDEX Corp. board of directors.
CNN
Money 10/16/07
Commenting
on whether the U.S. should declare victory in Iraq, Professor of
Political Science Robert C. Smith says, "I think there's a lot
of stirring inside the military to bring this war to an end."
ABC7
News 10/15/07
Alum Kenny
Mellman, one half of "the infamous
performing duo Kiki & Herb," will
make a one-night appearance at Carnegie Hall in"Kiki & Herb:
The Second Coming – A Christmas Concert."
Broadway
World 10/15/07
Candidates
for the College of Marin Board say the underused Novato campus will
be the site for targeted programs
and partnerships
with such institutions
as SF State.
Marin
Independent Journal 10/15/07
Alum Sharlene
Saria-Mansfield, sports television producer for ESPN, Fox Sports Network
and others,
is profiled.
Oakland
Tribune 10/15/07
Management
Professor John Sullivan says, "There's ample proof that
everybody can become a leader, given the opportunity."
MarketWatch 10/15/07
Commenting
on the damage that marathon runners can experience, Lecturer of Kinesiology
Anne Thilges says "the health benefits of running,
even at extreme distances, outweigh the risks of not running at all."
Oakland
Tribune 10/15/07; San
Mateo County Times 10/15/07
Warren
Haack, instructional support technician in the College of Creative
Arts, talks about his 30-minute feature film, "Dead in the Sierra:
Legend of Two Joaquins," now screening locally;
the film's cast includes Professor of Theatre Arts Carlos Baron.
Oakland
Tribune 10/15/07; San
Mateo County Times 10/15/07
The San
Francisco school district will receive $11.2 million in federal funds
for Gear Up, a college-readiness program for disadvantaged students
that will augment such other college-readiness programs as those
offered
at through SF State, UC Berkeley and the California Academy of Sciences.
San
Francisco Examiner 10/15/07
Alum John Gumas, founder of Gumas Advertising, is featured.
San
Francisco Examiner 10/15/07
Student Antonio Taylor was among the more than 11,800 runners who participated
in the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in downtown San Jose.
San
Jose Mercury News 10/14/07
Professor Emeritus Rich DeLeon comments on San Francisco Mayor Gavin
Newsom.
Sacramento
Bee 10/14/07
Management
Professor John Sullivan suggests that temporary work with the right
company may lead to a dream job.
Wall
Street Journal 10/14/07
Psychology Lecturer Rosemarie Bowler is a coauthor of study demonstrating that welders who work without adequate respiratory protection risk damaging their sense of smell. Science Daily 10/12/07
Adjunct Professor of Meteorology Jan Null comments on weather patterns that contributed to 2007 being one of the least smoggy years ever recorded in the Bay Area. Oakland Tribune 10/12/07; San Jose Mercury News 10/12/07
Student
Sabrina Jacobs comments on strategies for feeling safe on public transportation.
San
Francisco Examiner 10/12/07
Student
Price Troche, Jr., a theatre major from Brentwood, talks about his
appearance on
ABC's "Wheel of Fortune," scheduled to air
Oct. 15.
Brentwood
Press 10/12/07
In this
feature on "Frontline/World," PBS's
Web-based newsmagazine series, alum Victoria Gamburg's involvement
with the series is cited.
San
Francisco Chronicle 10/12/07
Assistant
Professor of Criminal Justice Jeffrey Snipes comments on the police
investigation of Your Black Muslim Bakery
San
Jose Mercury News 10/11/07; Oakland
Tribune 10/11/07; San
Mateo County Times 10/11/07; Contra
Costa Times 10/11/07
In this
opinion piece, Professor of Secondary Education Mark Phillips praises
Mike Watenpaugh,
the new superintendent of the San Rafael City
Schools.
Marin
Independent Journal 10/11/07
The Journalism
Department has joined "a rare coalition of media
'rivals' and scholastic colleagues, and more than two dozen reporters,
photographers and editors from both print, broadcast and electronic media" to
form the Chauncey Bailey Project, a team that will continue the reporting
Bailey was pursuing at the time of his death.
Oakland
Tribune 10/11/07; San
Mateo County Times 10/11/07; Contra
Costa Times 10/11/07
Alum Bill
Daskarolis, in his 44th year coaching the Aragon High School cross
country team, is featured.
Inside
Bay Area 10/10/07
Melissa
Camacho, associate professor of broadcast and electronic communication
arts, comments on the popularity -- and high ticket prices --
of performances by pop star Hannah Montana.
ABC7-TV 10/9/07
Alum Doris
Baker Barrett is honored by Jarvis Christian College at its Pioneer
Hall of Fame Banquet and Enshrinement Ceremony.
Tyler
(Texas) Morning Telegraph 10/9/07
Alum Dave
Wheeler, professor and director of the theater program at Yuba College
since 1976, is featured.
Appeal-Democrat
(Marysville, Calif.) 10/8/07
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Mark Gorelick and Kinesiology Lecturer Anne Thilges comment on the effects of hot weather on a marathon runner's performance. Chicago Tribune 10/8/07
English
Professor Michael Krasny, who is "superb at all the things he
does -- on the air, onstage and in the classroom," is
featured.
San
Francisco Chronicle 10/7/07
Read this
review of Philip Roth's "Exist Ghost," by David
Hellman, Library collection development coordinator.
San
Francisco Chronicle 10/7/07
Cecil Brown,
lecturing about his book "Dude, Where's My Black Studies Department?:
The Disappearance of Black Americans from U.S. Universities," cites
the strike at SF State to demand education reforms.
Oakland
Tribune 10/7/07
Alum Carole
Hayashino runs for reelection to the College of Marin Board of Trustees.
Marin Independent
Journal 10/5/07
This feature
describes the opening day of Jewish Culture Week at SF State.
j. 10/4/07
State
and city officials examine ways to "make deadly 19th Avenue safer
for pedestrians," following the death of student Sandy Kim,
21, who was struck by a vehicle that jumped onto the sidewalk at
19th Avenue.
San
Francisco Chronicle 10/4/07; NBC
11 10/3/07
Read this
brief interview with comedian Greg Proops, an SF State alumnus.
San
Francisco Examiner 10/4/07
In this
feature on the men's soccer team, coach Joe Hunter and players talk
about a shift in recruitment strategies.
San
Francisco Examiner 10/3/07
Rudolph H. Weingartner talks about his new book, "A Sixty-Year Ride Through the World of Education," which includes remembrances from his teaching post at SF State. Inside Higher Ed 10/3/07
Joel Kassiola,
professor of political science and dean of the College of Behavioral
and Social Sciences, discusses consumerism in the United
States.
KALW-FM's "City
Visions" 10/1/07
Alum Gary Dias, new principal of Robert Semple Elementary School in
Benicia, is featured.
Vallejo
Times-Herald 10/1/07
International Relations Professor Robert C. Smith says a proposed ballot measure that would allocate California's 55 electoral votes to the winner of each congressional district is "a way to deprive minorities of an effective voice in choosing a president."
San Jose Mercury News 10/1/07
Alum
Sergio Saenz, a member of the Board of Education of the Hayward Unified
School District and a student outreach specialist for the University
of California, Berkeley, talks about his commitment to education.
Hayward
Daily Review 10/1/07
September
Alum Aaron Siebert-Llera talks about his conversion to Islam
Chicago Sun-Times 9/14/07
An exhibit by Assistant Professor of Art Paul Mullins is reviewed
Ventura County Reporter 9/13/07
Director of Athletics Mike Simpson, commenting on the demise of football at SF State, says "because of the issues of financing, the need for gender equality in sports and a lack of available competition, the point [of bringing it back] is almost moot."
San Francisco Examiner 9/11/07
Professor of Communication Studies Joseph Tuman comments on the likely blurring in U.S. media of the Pentagon report on the war in Iraq and the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
San
Francisco Chronicle 9/10/07
A Canadian group adapts the RoughRider wheelchair design from SF State's Whirlwind Wheelchair for distribution in Rwanda
The
(Regina) Leader-Post 9/10/07
Alum Jim Bell is awarded the Teacher of the Year Award from the State Council on Adapted Physical Education for his work in the field.
San
Mateo Daily Journal 9/10/07
Alum Carolyn
Zecca Ferris and her husband Timothy Ferris discuss their collaboration
on the PBS documentary "Seeing
in the Dark," that
airs Sept. 19 on KQED.
San
Francisco Chronicle 9/9/07
CSU announces the launch of new doctorates in education; SF State among the 7 pioneering campuses.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 9/7/07; San Bernardino Sun 9/7/07; SF Gate 9/6/07
Alum Kirby Wright’s second novel, "Moloka'i Nui Ahina: Summers on the Lonely Isle," is said to reveal "another stratum of island society, the rough-and-tumble, ethnically diverse world of rural Hawaii."
San Francisco Chronicle 9/6/07
Read this feature profile on alum Bea Agins, the founder-director of Amazon Wakani which is now collaborating on a project to replant 4,000 acres of dwindling rain forest.
Marin Independent Journal 9/6/07
Alum Andrea Sarvady is named the liberal columnist for the point-counterpoint feature, "Woman to Woman," based at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and distributed to newspapers by Universal Press Syndicate.
Editor
and Publisher 9/5/07
The San Francisco school district puts its surplus property at 700 Font Blvd. up for sale; SF State remains interested in buying the property.
San Francisco Examiner 9/5/07
Senior John Schirra was found stabbed to death on Monday morning.
San Francisco Chronicle 9/5/07
North Carolina explores instant runoff voting and looks at an SF State study of the San Francisco experience for guidance.
Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times 9/5/07
Read Library Collection Development Coordinator David Hellman's review of Denis Johnson's novel "Tree of Smoke.
San Francisco Chronicle 9/2/07
Nina Roberts, assistant professor of recreation and leisure studies, comments on efforts to forge links between youth and public lands.
San Francisco Chronicle 9/2/07
August
Gay studies programs are thriving at U.S. college campuses such as SF State, which was "one of the first U.S. universities to plumb the scholarly potential of gay lives, starting with a single English course in 1972."
San Jose Mercury News 8/31/07
Alum Andy Zamenes, who performs as the musician Andy Z, is featured.
San Mateo Daily Journal 8/31/07
Professor Emeritus Rich DeLeon comments on the latest major development in the San Francisco mayoral race -- former supervisor Tony Hall's withdrawal from the field. San Francisco Chronicle 8/31/07
Alum Brandon Clements is the featured mixologist interviewed this week.
San Francisco Examiner 8/31/07
Biology
Lecturer Jonathan Stern, who "might be the most important
whale researcher," is featured.
San
Francisco Chronicle 8/30/07
Student
Shannon Miller is interviewed for this piece on the cost of college
books.
ABC7
News 8/29/07
In
this letter to the editor, Professor Emeritus Marshall Windmiller says
the
war in Iraq "is a moral abomination and thousands of Iraqi
and American lives have been sacrificed because of American ignorance,
incompetence, corruption and hubris."
San
Francisco Chronicle 8/30/07
The "Street Society" clothing
collection from alumni Daniel and David Concepcion gets rave reviews.
Inside
Bay Area 8/30/07
Adjunct
Professor of Meteorology Jan Null says that, with an exterior temperature
of 90 degrees, the interior of an enclosed automobile can
reach 109 degrees in 10 minutes.
Oakland
Tribune 8/30/07
SF State
innovations in matching dorm mates are highlighted in this feature.
San
Francisco Chronicle 8/29/07
Alum Manny Mashouf, featured for his contributions to higher education
through donations to SF State, says "I believe that the most effective
way to improve the quality of our lives for the future is to improve
the quality of our children’s education."
Payvand's
Iran News 8/29/07
Alum John
Nerland is named California Oaks State Bank's new president and chief
executive officer.
Ventura
County Star 8/29/07
Alum Ericka
Carr is named children's librarian for Merced County Library.
Merced
Sun-Star 8/29/07
Alum Steve
Centanni writes about his 2006 kidnapping in Gaza City while on assignment
for
Fox News Channel and notes that last year was the deadliest
since 1994 for working journalists.
San
Jose Mercury News 8/27/07
Jo Volkert,
associate vice president for enrollment planning and management, comments
on a proposed bill to offer tuition loan help to soldiers serving in
Iraq.
San
Francisco Chronicle 8/27/07
English Professor Michael Krasny's new book, "Off Mike: A Memoir
of Talk Radio and Literary Life," is listed as a fall title of note.
San
Francisco Chronicle 8/26/07
In this
opinion piece, student Suzanne Levi-Sanchez and Assistant Professor
of International Relations Sophie Clavier state that any Middle East
policies that ultimately weaken women's rights are counterproductive
to the broader agenda of the United States.
San
Francisco Chronicle 8/26/07
Alum Quintin Mecke, the director of a city-funded public safety group
who is active on homeless issues, is challenging incumbent Mayor Gavin
Newsom in the Nov. 6 election.
San
Francisco Chronicle 8/25/07
SF State data on automobile temperatures and deaths of small children
left in vehicles is cited.
WXIX 8/24/07
For the
first time, housing officials at SF State have given incoming students
a chance to pick their roommates.
Inside
Higher Ed 8/24/07
Jan Null,
adjunct professor of meteorology, states that a recent death was the
22nd in the U.S. this year involving a child left in a hot vehicle.
KSDK 8/23/07; Starkville
Daily News 8/23/2007; Mobile
Register 8/23/07; KMOV 8/23/07; Atlanta
Journal-Constitution 8/24/07; KUTV 8/24/07; Kansas
City Channel 8/24/07; Examiner.com 8/24/07; Houston
Chronicle 8/24/07; Kansas
City Star 8/24/07
This column mentions how a message spread quickly thanks to
a journalism professor at SF State.
Lake
County Leader and Advertiser 8/23/07
The life
and career of the late Asa Hilliard, a former dean of education at
SF State, is discussed.
Denver
Post 8/22/07
Alumna
Patty Jones is featured in the exhibit "Life's Rhythms and
Blues" opening Sept.1 at San Mateo's ARTshare 25 Gallery.
The
Willits News 8/23/07
Niels
Teunis of the Institute of Sexuality, Social Inequality and Health
at SF State, comments on a study of sex
and seniors, stating that the findings bolster the "use it or
lose it" theory.
San
Francisco Chroncle 8/22/07; Tuscon
Citizen 8/23/07; Press-Telegram 8/23/07; Times
Reporter 8/23/07; San
Diego Union-Tribune 8/23/07; Toronto
Star Online 8/24/07
For the
first time in its history, SF State hosts Welcome Days to help build
a community among incoming students.
CBS5-TV 8/23/07
This article traces the origins of Tea Leaf Green to the band members'
meeting at SF State.
Quad-City
Times 8/23/07
The life
and career of the late Asa Hilliard, a former dean of education at
SF State, is discussed.
Westside
Gazette 8/22/2007
Two
rising fashion
designers and SF State alums will debut their first full collection from
their label, "Dception," at San Francisco Fashion
Week.
San
Francisco Examiner 8/22/07
SF State
alumni Daniel and David Concepcion, both fashion designers, will unveil
their new streetwear label this week.
East-Bay
Express 8/22/07
An article
on U.S. News and World Report rankings of colleges and universities mentions
San Francisco State.
San
Mateo County Times 8/21/07
In this opinion piece on wildfires, Anthropology Lecturer
Niccolo Caldararo, a former Fairfax town councilman, state "We
must end this tolerance of carelessness and acts of arson."
Marin
Independent Journal 8/21/07
Assistant
Professor Chris Smith comments on recent developments from Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory.
Biotech Business
Week 8/20/07
(subscription or article purchase required)
Read this
profile of alumna Karen Austen, a painter in Alaska.
Fairbanks
Daily News-Miner 8/20/07
Alumna
Ann Johnson is among several people affected
by California's protracted budget stalemate.
San
Francisco Chronicle 8/19/07
Alumnus Johnny Mathis discusses his time on the track and field team
at SF State.
Asbury
Park Press 8/19/07
Authorities search for a hit-run driver who took the life of alumnus Roger Tennyson. San Francisco Chronicle 8/19/07
This essay mentions an accidental trip to SF State.
Baltimore
Sun 8/19/07
Sarah Fidelibus, who teaches at SF State, says that by ditching her
Toyota Tercel and joining City CarShare, saving about $100 a month in
insurance and fuel costs.
NBC
San Diego 8/17/2007
This editorial praises the contributions of the late Asa Grant Hilliard,
a former SF State faculty member.
The
Virgin Islands Daily News 8/17/07
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns will introduce his seven-part series on World War II, "The War," at a screening, presented by the DOC Film Institute of SF State. San Francisco Chronicle 8/17/07
This article
mentions the former site of the SF State campus.
Berkeley
Daily Planet 8/17/07
Marc Dollinger,
the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Chair in Jewish Studies and Social Responsibility,
shares his thoughts on the "anti-Israel
boycott movement" in this editorial.
San
Francisco Chronicle 8/17/07
Alumna
Linda Elliott has files a harassament lawsuit against the community
television station where she had worked.
Contra
Costa Times 8/17/07
The Recording
Industry Association of America has sent more than 2,000 letters to
students across the country, including some at SF State, in regards
to the ramifications of downloading music illegally.
NBC-11 8/17/07
This
article on college rankings mentions SF State.
Contra
Costa Times 8/17/07; Fremont
Argus 8/18/2007
San
Francisco State is among universities that have incorporated the metaverse
known as Second Life into courses.
Wired
News 8/16/07
This article on the Chevrolet, General Motors and Safe Kids Buckle Up
10th year of community programs mentions data collected by San Francisco
State University.
Del
Rio News-Herald 8/16/07
This article providing tips to prevent adults from leaving children
in hot cars mentions a study conducted by an SF State meteorologist.
The
Arizona Republic, 8/16/07
Alumnus Todd Voyageur is the new ceramics instructional assistant at
Mendocino College.
The
Willits News 8/16/07
Sally Baack,
associate professor of management, comments on a law suit brought
by reporters
and their family members whose private telephone
records were secretly obtained by Hewlett-Packard.
KCBS-AM 8/15/07
Former
longtime faculty member Asa G. Hilliard III, a teacher, historian,
educational consultant, historian and activist, has died.
Diverse
Issues in Higher Education 8/15/07; Chicago
Tribune 8/17/07; Boston
Globe 8/17/07
Caltrans restripes some lanes on San Jose Avenue, a tricky area where
it was easy for unsuspecting motorists to make a wrong turn and end
up far from their destination: San Francisco State University.
San
Francisco Chronicle 8/15/07
Alumnus Michael Joyce has been named head women's soccer coach
at Cornell College.
The
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun 8/15/07
A
grade change scandal at Diablo Valley College enabled
students to transfer to a number of California institutions of
higher education, including SF State.
San
Francisco Chronicle 8/15/07; KCBS5 8/16/07
This article
on the cost of public education in California claims that SF State
students are borrowing less money than they did in 2000, and "are
earning three times as much in work-study."
East
Bay-Express 8/15/07
Alumna
Elizabeth Ellis, president of Green Valley Consulting Engineers, makes
this list
of "Who's Who in Engineering."
North
Bay Business Journal 8/15/07
The San
Francisco Board of Supervisors gave landmark status to part of the
former UC Extension campus in Hayes Valley, an area once home
to the SF State Normal School.
San
Francisco Chronicle 8/15/07
Finance Professor Yea-Mow Chen comments on America's trade deficit with China. ABC7 News 8/14/07
Alumna
Andrea Cornell Sarvady will be a guest writer for "Woman to
Woman," a column in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Editor & Publisher 8/14/07
Alumna
Kay Kennedy recalls the summer of love.
Vancouver
Sun 8/14/07
Longtime
SF State faculty member Asa G. Hilliard has died.
Atlanta
Journal-Constitution 8/13/07
Alumnus
Larry Griggers is the chief executive officer, treasurer and director
of RPM Management, a franchisee arm of Ruth's Chris Steak House.
Indianapolis
Star 8/13/07
Alumna Cheryl Smith has been appointed Lennar Urban's director
of community relations.
San Francisco Sentinel 8/13/07
Professor
Théophile Obenga is among the distinguished speakers in
a two-year series of lectures and exhibits exploring "the genetic,
cultural and other links between ancient African civilizations and the
modern world" at the Franklin Institute.
Philadelphia
Inquirer 8/13/07
Alum Pat
Wilson recalls the summer of love.
San
Bernardino County Sun 8/12/07
Student Casey Bennett answers the question, "Is the summer break too short or too long?"
San Francisco Chronicle 8/12/07
Erik Peper,
director of the Institute for Holistic Healing Studies,
offers tips for reducing tension at work.
Trinidad & Tobago
Express 8/11/07
Alumna
Sharlene Saria-Mansfield will run for a Newark city council seat.
Oakland
Tribune 8/11/07
Professor
Emeritus Richard DeLeon comments on Gavin Newsom's chances of winning
a second term as San Francisco's mayor, stating, "Barring some
major disaster, it's absolutely a sure thing he's going to win."
San
Francisco Chronicle 8/11/07
Associate Professor Grace Yoo calls a recent showing of the film "Sixteen Candles" insensitive, stating, "Most Asian Americans find this film humiliating and a setback to the progress we have made in terms of Asian American representation in mainstream media." AsianWeek 8/10/07
Jewish and Palestinian groups come to agreement regarding an on-campus mural. J 8/10/07
Alumnus Brian Kohn is the new principal of Canyon Crest Academy in the San Dieguito Union High School District. The Coast News 8/10/07
Alumnus Danny Glover is among the speakers in Clarke College's Mackin-Mailander Lecture Series. Telegraph Herald 8/10/0
History Professor Dawn Mabalon is a contributor to a soon-to-be published "pictorial history book of Filipino life and culture in Stockton from the turn of the past century to the present." Stockton Record 8/10/07
Alumna Laarni San Juan, a public health nurse in San Mateo County, will
facilitate a workshop on health and well-being designed for Filipina
women.
Asian Journal
Online 8/10/07
Alumnus Wes Wilson's '60s-era rock posters, designed for concerts at the Avalon Ballroom and Fillmore Auditorium, are now on display at Michigan City's Lubeznik Center for the Arts. South Bend Tribune 8/10/07
An SF State study reports 19 hyperthermia deaths of children left in automobiles this year. WMFD-TV News 8/9/07 A project sponsored by SF State's Cesar Chavez Institute is mentioned among studies related to crystal methamphetamine use. Bay Area Reporter 8/9/07
History Professor Jules Tygiel, an expert on the history and literature of baseball, comments on Barry Bonds, stating, "If the debate on performance-enhancing drugs shifts, the debate on what Bonds has achieved on the field will shift as well." USA Today 8/9/07
Adjunct Professor Jan Null comments on the correlation between the rise in deaths of children left in hot cars and the move to place children in back seats starting in the 1990s. San Angelo Standard-Times 8/9/07
San Francisco State is mentioned in discussion of a plan developed by the California State University and California Community Colleges systems to train students for jobs resulting from the state's $3 billion stem cell research program. East Bay Business Times 8/8/07
Design student Carson Hoyt is among those who viewed three designs for the new Transbay Terminal. San Francisco Chronicle 8/8/07
History Professor Jules Tygiel, author of "Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy," comments on Barry Bonds' alleged steroid use in the wake of Bonds' record-breaking home run. San Francisco Chronicle 8/8/07
Alumnus Al Kissling announces he will seek to unseat U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce in the 2008 congressional race. Las Cruces Sun-News 8/8/07
Alumna Terri Hardesty is the new assistant to the city manager/spokesperson for the city of San Rafael. Marin Independent Journal 8/8/07
An SF State professor is the co-owner of Design Quarter, a new home-decor store in San Francisco's Inner Sunset. San Francisco Chronicle 8/8/07
Ethnic Studies Professor Tomas Almaguer comments on a study published earlier this year that found that lighter-skinned immigrants to the United States earn more than their darker-skinned counterparts. NPR's Talk of the Nation, 8/7/07
Lecturer Andrew Speight's recording with Marsalis Music invites a comparison with the music of Warne Marsh. Morning Star Online, 8/7/07
History Professor Paul Longmore talks about his opposition to Assembly Bill 374, stating "Given the way the U.S. healthcare system is getting increasingly unjust and even savage, I don't think this system could be trusted to implement such a system equitably, or confine it to people who are immediately terminally ill." Los Angeles Times 8/6/07
International Relations Lecturer Amer Araim, a former Iraqi diplomat and United Nations Secretariat official, is among Iraqi Americans in the Bay Area featured in this article. San Francisco Chronicle 8/5/07
The "My Word" feature in this Sunday magazine section is by Associate Professor of Creative Writing Toni Mirosevich. San Francisco Chronicle 8/5/07
Read this review by Library Collection Development Coordinator David Hellman of "The Complete Stories," by David Malouf. San Francisco Chronicle 8/5/07
Jan Null, adjunct professor of meteorology, comments on Bay Area smog. San Jose Mercury News 8/4/07
Professor Emeritus Rich DeLeon comments on San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's reelection campaign fundraising. S an Francisco Chronicle 8/3/07
Associate Professor of Engineering Elahe Enssani comments on a possible cause for a bridge collapse in Minneapolis. NBC11 8/2/07
This editorial advocating for products that remind caregivers a child is still in a car seat quotes Adjunct Professor of Meteorology Jan Null's work on temperatures in parked cars. Oakland Tribune 8/2/07
Alum Taliah Mekki, who landed a cheerleader spot with the Golden State Warriors, is featured. Fremont Argus 8/1/07
July
Alum David Haerle recalls the interview he had with 49ers coach Bill Walsh, back when Haerle was a reporter for the SF State student newspaper. Grays Harbor Daily 7/31/07 Alum Michael Wille, the chef instructor at the Professional Culinary Institute in Campbell and an author, is profiled. San Jose Mercury News 7/31/07
Alum Fred Chiaventone, "an internationally recognized expert on guerrilla warfare, counter-terrorism operations, peacekeeping and peace enforcement operations, psychological operations, and broadcast media," is a featured guest. KXMC-TV 7/31/07
Six suspects remain at large in the grade-changing scandal at Diablo Valley College; SF State is among the colleges and universities where suspects had transferred. CBS5-TV 7/31/07 Oakland Tribune 7/31/07
SF State is a featured stop on a weeklong college tour in Northern California for Latino high school students. Los Angeles Times 7/31/07
Cinema major Spenser Nottage and his friend Matthew Elium talk about their company, Quandary Film and Animation, and the various projects they have worked on together. Inside Bay Area 7/31/07 Oakland Tribune 7/31/07
Former SF State football coach Andy Reid recalls colleague Bill Walsh as "a great coach, a great mentor to a lot of us who have taken his system and been very productive with it." The Philadelphia Inquirer 7/31/07; Philadelphia Daily News 7/31/07; Allentown Morning Call 7/31/07
Adjunct Professor of Meteorology Jan Null comments on the correlation between the rise in children dying of hyperthermia in automobiles and the use of back-seat car seats. Ft. Smith Times Record 8/2/07; San Jose Mercury News 7/30/07; Salt Lake Tribune 7/29/07; Boston Globe 7/29/07; USA Today 7/29/07; WNBC-TV 7/29/07; Austin American Statesman 7/29/07; New York Newsday 7/29/07; Indianapolis Star 7/29/07; The Ledger 7/29/07; St. Petersburg Times 7/29/07; Richmond Times Dispatch 7/29/07; Oakland Tribune 7/29/07; Knoxville News Sentinel 7/29/07; Daily Press 7/28/07; SF Gate 7/28/07; International Herald Tribune 7/28/07; Forbes 7/28/07
John Trasviña, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, says growing up near activist SF State in the 1960s "really was inspiring and really motivated me to become a lawyer and to serve the community." San Antonio Express 7/29/07
Alum Linda Kramer talks about her photos in "Carny Art," an exhibit opening Tuesday at Walnut Creek's Lesher Center. Contra Costa Times 7/29/07
Lecturer in American Indian Studies Philip Klasky comments on the rich library of information contained in Native American languages, stating, "When you lose a language you lose all this incredible knowledge." Mojave Daily News 7/28/07
An SF State student reportedly took pictures of a San Francisco police officer hitting a fan without provocation at a recent Giants-Dodgers game. San Francisco Chronicle 7/28/07
Parkmerced apartments launches "an advertising blitz that is blanketing the city;" one tenant appreciates that effort to attract families and young professionals, rather than SF State students. San Francisco Business Times 7/27/07
Data from Adjunct Professor of Meteorology Jan Null reveals that before airbags became popular, fewer children died of hyperthermia after being left in cars. Contra Costa Times 7/27/07
Student Kyle Beattie, left defender on the Sonoma County Sol top-level amateur soccer team, is featured. Marin Independent Journal 7/26/07
Student work by Misty Gamble and Emily McLeod is highlighted in this review of "Cream: From the Top," the Arts Benecia exhibit of master of fine arts-level work by Bay Area college and university students. Contra Costa Times 7/26/07
Four more suspects accused of participating in a grade-changing scandal at Diablo Valley College have been arrested; an SF State student is among those charged. San Francisco Chronicle 7/25/07
A Benecia infant left in a hot vehicle dies; an SF State study on temperatures in enclosed cars is cited. San Jose Mercury News 7/25/07; San Mateo County Times 7/26/07; Oakland Tribune 7/25/07; Fremont Argus 7/27/07
An infant found in a hot car is hospitalized; an SF State study notes 15 children in the U.S. have died this year after being left in hot cars. KARE-TV (Minneapolis, St. Paul) 7/25/07
An SF State student is among 34 former Diablo Valley College students charged with crimes in connection with a grade-changing scandal. Contra Costa Times 7/25/07; San Francisco Chronicle 7/25/07; KTVU-TV 7/24/07; San Jose Mercury News 7/24/07; Oakland Tribune 7/25/07
This columnist praises Colorado State University students and FIRE for changing speech codes at the University; and notes that FIRE "continues its vigorous campaign" with a recent lawsuit against SF State.
Denver Post 7/24/07
SF State, Stanford and other universities participated in the inaugural Pacific Islander Higher Education Recruitment Program at University of California at Berkeley. Oakland Tribune 7/24/07
Read this feature on alum Peter Nachtrieb, winner of "one of the country's most prestigious playwrighting awards -- the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award" for the play "Hunter Gatherers." Boston Globe 7/22/07
Geology Professor Lisa White is among hundreds of airline passengers delayed by aviation problems in Brazil. Washington Post 7/22/07; International Herald Tribune 7/22/07; SF Gate 7/22/07;