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The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor
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EDITORIAL: Don’t feed the trolls

State Hornet February 23, 2017

Conservatives on campus deserve better representation than the childish trolling that the Sacramento State College Republicans have had to offer over the past several weeks. This all started on Feb....

(Photos by Claire Morgan and Matthew Nobert)

#SacStateSays: What do you think of the Sacramento Kings trading away DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans?

Claire Morgan February 22, 2017

The Sacramento Kings traded three-time NBA All-Star DeMarcus "Boogie" Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans on Feb. 19. We decided to ask Sacramento State students what they thought of the blockbuster trade....

Cynthia Pettross speaks about Christian women issues at the Women in Christianity and Islam event in the Hinde Auditorium on Feb. 15. (Photo by Ricky Coronado)

Religious groups fight online after speaker mix-up

Cassie Dickman February 22, 2017

A disagreement between Sacramento State’s Ratio Christi President Logan James Zeppieri and Muslim Student Association clubs played out in a public series of Facebook posts on the former’s “Women...

Sacramento State student Everardo Chavez wears signs on his chest identifying himself as a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) participant as part of a silent protest on campus on Thursday, Feb. 16. Chavez was protesting as part of A Day Without Immigrants, a nationwide protest against President Donald Trumps immigration policies. (Photo courtesy of Pedro Cisneros)

‘I feel American’: undocumented student lodges silent protest against Trump

John Ferrannini February 22, 2017

Everardo Chavez wanted to participate in A Day without Immigrants on Feb. 16, but felt that skipping class wasn’t the most effective way to show what things would be like if he, and undocumented immigrants...

(Photo illustration by Barbara Harvey)

STEM lecture breaks down close nature of 2016 election

Thomas Frey February 22, 2017

Jay Cummings, an assistant professor of mathematics at Sacramento State, lectured about the different ways voting can work and how specific candidates win elections on Feb. 16 at the University Union’s...

Aya Khalifeh at an on-campus protest against the bombings in Aleppo. (Photo courtesy of Aya Khalifeh)

Sacramento State students discuss motivations to be student activists

Ines Rosales February 22, 2017

In a time of peak political interest sparked by last year’s election, Sacramento State students have been standing up and making their voices heard through protests and activism. Aya Khalifeh, a senior...

Sacramento State junior jumper Darius Armstead practices his high jump during practice on Feb. 15 at Hornet Stadium. Armstead is on the four-man squad of Sac State jumpers that finished the indoor season ranked fourth in the NCAA for track and field. (Photo by Matthew Nobert)

Hornets look to end indoor track and field season atop Big Sky

Matthew Nobert February 22, 2017

The Sacramento State’s men’s and women’s track and field teams are getting ready for the end of indoor competition and the beginning of the outdoor season. As Sac State will head to Idaho Thursday...

Sacramento State senior catcher Nikki Gialketsis swings and makes contact on a ball thrown by UC Davis Tuesday at Shea Stadium. (Photo by Matthew Dyer)

Softball team edged by UC Davis in home opener 4-3

Noah Alvarez February 21, 2017

On an afternoon that featured a 30-minute rain delay, the Sacramento State softball team battled the weather and rival UC Davis, falling 4-3 in its home opener Tuesday at Shea Stadium. The Hornets...

Sac Modern grooves at Sac State

Sac Modern grooves at Sac State

Khanlin Rodgers February 21, 2017

(Video by Khanlin Rodgers and Sami Soto)

The San Quentin Prison Report team has aired almost 50 stories since 2013. (Photo courtesy of Eric Owens, CDCR)

Professor co-creates podcast ‘Ear Hustle’ with San Quentin inmates to fight stigma

Sami Soto February 21, 2017

Sacramento State photography professor Nigel Poor and San Quentin State Prison inmates Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams will be spotlighting life-in-prison stories on a biweekly podcast called “Ear...

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