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VOLUME LXXXXVII • ISSUE 15
Students gather at Malcolm X Plaza for free speech rally SEE PAGE
The thin line between free speech and controversy
‘Gems of SF State’ Winter Fashion Show exhibits student design
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Edgy and elegant student-made apparel designs graced the runway Friday evening during the “Brilliance: The Gems of San Francisco State” Winter Runway fashion show, hosted by the Fashion Network Association or FNA, a student organization. About 40 models exhibited the works of 30 student designers in Jack Adams Hall in the Cesar Chavez Student Center. A number of the student models were proudly wearing their own designs. “I love wearing something, which is amazingly made by one of my best friends, who I think has some major talent going on. So yes, I had a lot of fun,” said model Erin Mundy, who wore a silver body piece over a black dress designed by Laura Sallack, an apparel design and merchandising major at SF State.
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The Fashion Network Association is a SF State organization that provides students and alumni with fashion industry knowledge through the creation, promotion and production of fashion events and publications. The FNA is comprised of members from a diverse group of students, many of whom are not fashion majors, but have backgrounds in business, journalism, marketing and so forth. “Students of every major and year are part of the FNA and worked together to put on the show,” said Melissa Landeros, co-president of the FNA. “With big productions like this one there are bound to be challenges, and we overcame them but there is always room for improvement,” Landeros said.
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F STATE PRESIDENT Leslie E. Wong sent out a mass email to the campus community Monday, addressing a balance between expression and safety. Wong wrote the letter in response to two recent events involving students that have garnered harsh scrutiny, and become the subject of debate. Wong referred to two events, one organized by the General Union of Palestine Students (GUPS) and one posted on a GUPS member’s personal blog. Both have been challenged by the AMCHA Initiative, a watchdog organization for anti-Semitic and anti-Israel activities at universities. “Strong opinions — and strong disagreements — are essential to the life of our democracy, and the life of our university,” Wong said. “While one may want to step in and sanction a repugnant, our obligation is to allow the lawful airing of views.” Edward Said mural celebration, which GUPS organized with other campus organizations, where tables were set up for art projects. At one of the tables there was a stencil that read, “My heroes have always killed colonizers,” which the AMCHA Initiative considered anti-Semitic. The quote, originally referred to a resistance and at the rally was held by members of Student Kouncil of Intertribal Nations (SKINS), el Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán (MEChA) and GUPS.