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The Poetry Center Presents, Other Influences: An Untold History of Feminist Avant-Garde Poetry

Brenda Hillman is the author of eleven books of poetry from Wesleyan University Press, the most recent of which is In a Few ...
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Actor Danny Glover: Born and Raised in SF, Attended SF State

THE TECAKE -- Danny Glover was born on July 22, 1946, in San Francisco, to Carrie (Hunley) and James Glover. Danny’s father was a World War II veteran. Danny Glover did his graduation from San ...
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Global Museum Director Paige Bardolph: Traditional Boat Building Helps Native Community Hone Ecological Knowledge

KCET-CHANNEL 28 (BURBANK) -- Paige Bardolph is the director of the Global Museum at San Francisco State University, where she also teaches graduate ...
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Smithsonian: Professor Mabalon's Book Tells Important Story of Filipino American Labor Leader Larry Itliong

SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE -- As the late and great Filipino American historian Dawn Mabalon and author of Little Manila Is in the Heart: The Making of the Filipina/o American Community in Stockton, ...
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In 1968, Firing of English Instructor George Mason Murray Helped Lead to SF State Strike

KQED-FM (SAN FRANCISCO) -- One of San Francisco State’s most influential anti-Vietnam War organizers was a popular English instructor named George Mason Murray. He also happened to be the minister of ...
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Professor Todorov Wins Honorable Mention in Washington Post Photo Contest

WASHINGTON POST -- To get the arial shot, Todorov leaned from an open window of his 1976 Piper Warrior and shot frames with a Nikon D810 camera and a 70-200-millimeter lens. Because the location was ...
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Alum Barbara Gerber: A Teacher's Tale of Risk and Reward

SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN -- As a child, Barbara Gerber harbored every writer’s dream: to write a novel. The Long Island native’s mother was an elementary school teacher, but Gerber wasn’t interested in ...
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Why Are So Many Cartoon Characters Nude? Lecturer Karl Cohen Undresses the Phenomenon

SYFY WIRE -- Most cartoon characters are unaware that they’re naked, unless a designer puts them into a costume. Animation historian and San Francisco State media professor Karl Cohen says that early ...
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Students for Justice in Palestine Founder Hatem Bazian Attended SF State

JEWISH PRESS -- In 2001, Hatem Bazian founded Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Berkeley. Bazian was born in Nablus, went to high school in Amman, Jordan and came to the U.S ...
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Alumni Fat Mike, Erin-Kelly Burkett Celebrate 25 Years of Punk with Fat Wreck Chords

BILLBOARD -- If you want to know how much Fat Wreck Chords has grown during its first 25 years, just look at its office space. “Fat Mike” Burkett had been frontman for punk band NOFX for two years ...
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SF State-produced documentaries tell stories of the first Black Marines

To commemorate Black History Month, a San Francisco State University documentary team will debut four shorts about the first Black servicemembers in the U.S. Marine Corps. Each of the short films will ...
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PRAXIS: New Moves Student Choreography Showcase

Student choreographers and dancers in our annual showcase devoted to their original work. SFSU welcomes persons with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. If you would ...