Police are asking for help locating a suspect who sexually assaulted a woman inside a San Francisco State dorm. The incident occurred at around 8 p.m. on Friday, September 30. The woman, who was not an SFSU student, went on campus to attend a party at the Towers. Inside the lobby, she met a man who said he could take her to the party. Once inside the elevator, however, he grabbed her, wouldn't allow her leave, and took her to another floor and inside a room where he attacked her. more ›

Controversial yet humorous columnist Dan Savage will be in town this Friday to speak about his latest offering, It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living. (Side note: Savage, as some may not know, is also the Editor Director of The Stranger, Seattle's esteemed alt-weekly.) SF Weekly's Keith Bowers has the details: more ›

Former San Francisco State University student Annette Bening won last night's Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for The Kids Are Alright, where she plays a lesbian mother who digs redheads. Or something like that. We have yet to see it. more ›

Former SFSU student Ashlee Haley, 23, who ran the Gators Cheerleading Club now faces "criminal charges for allegedly embezzling nearly $20,000 from the team." (Side note: if your parents christen you "Ashley Haley," is there a career path you're destined for other than cheerleading? We should say not.) According to BCN (via SF Appeal), " "Prosecutors said she took money from members to pay for cheerleading camp, uniforms and other expenses, but then allegedly used the cash for personal items such as food, entertainment, airline tickets, clothing and rent." more ›

On Sunday night, a man near the SFSU campus reported to be police being shot during a gruesome home invasion robbery. Which: not true. The man, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries, later confessed to police that "he had shot himself and no robbery had occurred." Whether intentional of accidental remains to be see, but the guy "could face charges related to the incident, which remains under investigation." [via BCN/CBS 5] more ›

Two women have been arrested this morning after 19 protesters took over the Cesar Chavez Student Center at San Francisco State University. According to student paper Golden Gate [X]Press, "[t]hey appeared to be protesting the disciplinary sanctions that were placed upon the students who took over the Business building in December 2009 ... Two were arrested and booked at this time." more ›

Protesting SF State University's plan to "charge 11 students $8,100 for damages incurred during a December occupation of the business school," SFSU students held a peaceful protest on Wednesday that go slightly out of hand. Looking to enter the school's Administration Building--where student have the right to be, legally--one officer took things a wee bit too far, throwing a student to the ground and wresting him outside of the building. It's pretty rough considering the protest was pretty mellow. more ›

A total of 33 protesters were arrested this morning at San Francisco State University, one day after students took over the Business school building to protest fee hikes and budget cuts. more ›

Following on the heels of Cal students who occupied Wheeler Hall last month to protest fee hikes, students at San Francisco State University have taken over the school's business building. more ›

Mayor Gavin Newsom announced a bold plan today, SF Promise. The idea is that all SF 6th graders who graduate high school will gain admission to San Francisco State University. The partnership between the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF), and San Francisco State University (SFSU) will also provided financial aid for those who need it. The goals of the plan, according to the press release, "are to increase state university admission eligibility and graduation rates, increase the number of students who receive post-secondary education, and increase the number of students who attend California universities from traditionally underrepresented groups." (Find out more about SF Promise.) more ›

This guy above, it seems, shows up at the beginning of each semester at SFSU "to get yelled at by freshmen/student activists." We think he's the bee's knees. more ›

Blocker, No. 37: Serrano Dr. in Parkmerced

Every now and again, we’ll hear a resident of one of San Francisco’s older, more visitor-visible neighborhoods dismiss the western side of town in one fell swoop, and fog often doesn’t even come into play. Is that even San Francisco out there?, the statement often riffs atonally; common targets are the Richmond, Sunset, and/or Parkside.

Rarely is Parkmerced whirled into west San Francisco’s pooh-pooh (quite different from “poo poo”) stew. Before its come-live-here advertising campaign carpet-bombed a great percentage of MUNI vessels the last couple years, Parkmerced was one of the city’s lowest-profile neighborhoods. Maybe it still is. One thing’s certain: It stands alone within San Francisco, and not just geographically. more ›

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Filled with a combustible mix of conceit and twink rage, Leigh Wolf, hot piece of ass and President of the College Republicans at SFSU, interrupted Sean Penn's Dennis Kucinich-endorsement speech on Friday. Basically, he quietly held up a sign that (incorrectly) whined about Sean "supporting the moral majority's America's Enemies, " or something inane like that. Meaning to impress someone more than make an important or clear statement, Wolf's protest... oh, who knows? But... more ›