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When Jessica Lauser was a student in The History Department at San Francisco State University, she took on all comers on campus, drawing a crowd in the Cesar Chavez Student Center.

Virtual hugs from me! Daric Carvajal could barely contain his laughter at the Virtual Entertainment Festival, a live-streamed event presented by student radio station KSFS on December 11 and December 12. In his song, the Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts alum boasted about his Zoom background and doing pushups while watching Tiger King, among other light-hearted observations about life quarantined in his bedroom. It was a fitting message for the first-ever festival, spreading positive vibes amid a winter coronavirus surge and looming final exams. Streamed on Twitch, YouTube and Zoom, it featured 16 performers, including rappers, singers, a violinist, comedians and gamers. Video by Christinna Bautista

Roya Ahmadi and Jasmine Djavahery, fellows from the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies, San Francisco State University, reflect on their discussions on creating an anti-racist future.

SF State has extended the application deadline for fall 2021 admissions to January 31. Apply now: https://future.sfsu.edu. All 23 campuses in the Cal State system plan a return to majority in-person instruction in the fall. : Five students sitting on the quad and talking, accompanied by their backpacks, notebooks and a reusable water bottle. Photo from 2015.

Jim Gilligan, SFSU Department of English assistant professor, had been obsessed for three decades with appearing on Jeopardy! with host Alex Trebek. Watch Professor Gilligan compete Friday, Jan. 8. Go Gators!

In wake of shocking, disturbing violence in the U.S. capitol, @San Francisco State University President Lynn Mahoney calls for celebrations of peaceful transfer of power.

Telethons draw on stereotypes that rob disabled people of dignity and options, Professor Catherine Kudlick writes. Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University The History Department at San Francisco State University

To avoid this student’s fate, please follow California Department of Public Health guidelines for Halloween: https://www.cdph.ca.gov//Guidance-for-Safer-Halloween-and- from Halloween 2007. #TBT

What do you do when the world is mostly off limits due to pandemic lockdowns? For the 15 students in the San Francisco State University Journalism Department’s PhotoJournalism III class last spring, the answer to was to begin documenting the stories they could access. The ones they were living.

In interview for Pier 70 SF, Assistant Professor Dr. Artel Great reflects on Blindspotting and the impact of Black film in the last 20 years. SFSU Cinema Department

Eight days until Election Day! Check out Associated Students at SF State’s voting resources before casting your ballot: http://asi.sfsu.edu/voting-information/ #ChompTheVote

If you haven’t already and are able to, please join San Francisco State University’s Campaign for HOPE by midnight. Help empower students to stay on the path to graduation. Donate now: https://bit.ly/35KdzwW

Design Assistant Professor Joshua McVeigh-Schultz has won a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study new social features for virtual reality in online meetings. He suggests VR may become more effective than face-to-face meetings. Read full story: https://lca.sfsu.edu//820368-design-professor-wins-nsf-gra

Thursday: Celebrate Marvel Comics artist Gabby Rivera, winner of SF State’s Gina Berriault Award. Info/register: https://lca.sfsu.edu/events/2020-10-22-230000/820145

Congrats to SF State graduate Bradley Estrin-Barks on being selected for the ViacomCBS Writers Mentoring Program! He is one of 11 fledgling writers selected for the program, among more than 1,600 applicants. A top-30 finalist on American Idol, Estrin-Barks writes character-driven genre, with a passion for stories told through queer, female and unconventional family-centric lenses.

Women and Gender Studies’ Christoph Hanssmann and Criminal Justice Studies’ Dilara Yarbrough contribute to a new report finding inadequacy in safe housing for San Francisco’s trans population. Read more: https://lca.sfsu.edu//820363-study-city-programs-nadequate

The original Nob Hill campus for San Francisco State Normal School was completely destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire. Despite the total destruction of the building and records, President Frederic Lister Burk temporarily moved the Normal School to Oakland’s Grant School within weeks. Students were ferried to Oakland for 11 weeks until a new site could be obtained in San Francisco’s Western Addition, a city block bordered by Buchanan, Haight, Laguna and Waller streets. Photo and text from San Francisco State University Archives/J. Leonard Library SFSU #TBT

A new documentary by Professor Celine Parreñas Shimizu, SFSU Cinema Department director, uncovers a largely forgotten, gruesome crime in 20th-century California. The Celine Archive screens at CAAMFest this week.

Congratulations to San Francisco State University graduate Bonta Hill on his new drive-time show on 95.7 The Game! Before becoming a star on sports-talk radio, Hill was a DJ on SF State’s student radio station, KSFS Radio.

As you enjoy your afternoon coffee, check out SFSU Department of English Chair Gitanjali Shahani’s essay on this ritual’s cultural history.

SF State School of Music Associate Professor Christine Brandes was recently selected for a conducting fellowship at The Dallas Opera. Brava! Read more: https://dallasopera.org//artist-development/hart-institute/