Welcome to Gator Talk, a collaborative CalState podcast that brings city and statewide perspectives to SF State news. As the end of SF State’s last transitional pandemic semester comes to a close, host Chris Ramirez wanted to take a moment and reflect on what the SF State community has gone through over the past two years. He sat down with SF State student Lorenzo Ramos, who started a Change.org petition in March 2020 to get the university to transition to remote learning. Check out the story here at Gator Talk.

Welcome to Gator Talk, a collaborative CalState podcast that brings city and statewide perspectives to SF State news. City Editor Anaïs-Ophelia Lino spoke to San Francisco’s “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” actor Jon Stieger about ushering and how to work your way up the workplace in a stage production. Check out the story here at Gator Talk.

Far behind glass doors– solely accessible via appointment– sits a small piano guarded by a bright red ribboned-stanchion on the fourth floor of the J. Paul Leonard library. What makes this instrument worthy of this exclusive treatment? It’s over 200 years old and is one in five of its kind left. Read about the piano here.

Welcome to Gator Talk, a collaborative CalState podcast that brings city and statewide perspectives to SF State news. On March 1, the California Department of Finance sent a letter to California’s congress detailing their recommendations for how a $500 million statewide grant for higher education student housing should be divided up. If approved, SF State would receive the largest share of the money--$116.3 million to build a new dorm. Writer and guest Sarah Bowen sat down with associate planner and project manager Nicholas Holmes to learn more about the new dorms. Check out the story here at Gator Talk.

Welcome to Gator Talk, a collaborative CalState podcast that brings city and statewide perspectives to SF State news. Earlier this month, an SF State student created an Instagram account by the name of “SF State Spidey.” The masked individual has gained 600 followers since being spotted on campus interacting with Christian protestors. Copy editor and guest Matthew Cardoza sat down with SF State’s friendly campus Spiderman to learn more about him. Check out the story here at Gator Talk.

In the Mashouf Wellness Center dance rooms, sounds of eight counts filled the room to inspire 43 dancers on Wednesday evening. They were there to audition for SF State’s new dance team, Dance Elite. In the premiere episode of gators on site, Xpress’s engagement editor Nicole Buss talks with Dance Elite’s president Grace Malatse.

Welcome to Gator Talk, a collaborative CalState podcast that brings city and statewide perspectives to SF State news. Last month, new California legislation was introduced to help prevent harassment in public places. Nonprofit Stop AAPI Hate sponsored the two bills, with a similar third bill being finalized. Diversity Editor and guest Myron Caringal sat down with SF State Professor and co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate, Dr. Russell Jeung. Check out the story here at Gator Talk.

Welcome to Gator Talk, a collaborative CalState podcast that brings city and statewide perspectives to SF State news. In celebration of Black History, Multimedia editor and guest Nicolas Cholula sits down with Dr. Oba T’Shaka to discuss the birth of the Black Studies department at SF State in 1968. Check out the story here at Gator Talk.

Welcome to Gator Talk, a collaborative CalState podcast that brings city and statewide perspectives to SF State news. Well, a lot has happened since the Fall 2021 semester. Editor-in-chief and host Chris Ramirez sat down with SF State President Lynn Mahoney to recap what happened between finals week and the start of the new semester.

Welcome to Gator Talk, a collaborative CalState podcast that brings city and statewide perspectives to SF State news. The middle of November kicks off holiday shopping spree but then, a wave of "robberies" hit the Bay Area and local media labeled it as "looting". In the last episode of the semester, Managing editor, Samantha Laurey takes over as a guest host. She sat down with KQED PM Local News Editor, Sara Gaiser and Dr. Melissa Camacho to talk about the history of the word "looting" and how to better inform our communities. Check out the story here at Gator Talk.