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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
The site of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. The Westboro Baptist Church announced plans to picket at Sacramento State on Tuesday over the University’s support for the LGBTQ+ community.

Westboro Baptist Church announces plans to picket at Sac State

Thomas Frey May 6, 2018

The Westboro Baptist Church announced plans to picket at Sacramento State on Tuesday over the University’s support for the LGBTQ+ community. A news release sent out by the Westboro Baptist Church...

The California State University has announced it will not raise tuition for the 2018-2019 academic year.

BREAKING: CSU will not raise tuition for 2018-2019 year

Barbara Harvey, editor-in-chief April 20, 2018

After months of uncertainty, The California State University announced Friday that it will not raise tuition for the 2018-2019 academic year. “Chancellor Timothy P. White has determined that it is...

Former Sacramento Kings player Matt Barnes holds one of the children of Stephon Clark, who was recently shot and killed by police, during the March and Rally for Action on March 31, 2018. Barnes created the event to spread awareness of the shooting and preach change.

Ex-King Matt Barnes leads protest involving families of Stephon Clark and Joseph Mann

Dominique Walker and Will Coburn April 1, 2018

Leaders from Sacramento and the National Action Network, along with the families of Stephon Clark and Joseph Mann, were at Cesar E. Chavez Plaza speaking about long-term goals and policy demands on Saturday...

Wanda Cleveland, 61, cradles her head after being struck by a Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department vehicle at a vigil for Stephon Clark on Saturday, March 31.

BREAKING: Woman hit by Sheriff’s Department vehicle at vigil for Stephon Clark

 A woman was struck by a Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department vehicle at a vigil for Stephon Clark Saturday after the deputy, who had been repeating “back away from my vehicle,” started driving,...

California Senate Fellows program director David Pacheco was put on an indefinite leave of absence in November after failing to report that a Sacramento State intern accused former state Sen. Tony Mendoza, D-Artesia, of sexual harassment. The University announced Tuesday that Pacheco is no longer employed at Sacramento State.

Senate Fellows director no longer employed by Sac State after failing to report sexual harassment accusation against legislator

Claire Morgan, managing editor March 6, 2018

California Senate Fellows program director David Pacheco is no longer employed by the University after failing to report that a Sacramento State intern accused former state Sen. Tony Mendoza, D-Artesia,...

We asked students to tell us how the housing crisis has affected them. Heres what they said.

We asked students to tell us how the housing crisis has affected them. Here’s what they said.

The State Hornet Staff February 28, 2018

  As a part of our coverage of the housing crisis, The State Hornet conducted a month-long survey in which we asked, among other things, for students to explain how the high cost of housing has affected...

‘It’s Sacramento, not you’: Students caught in the crosshairs of statewide housing crisis

‘It’s Sacramento, not you’: Students caught in the crosshairs of statewide housing crisis

John Ferrannini and Sami Soto February 28, 2018

Five days a week, Sacramento State junior Bailey Bernardi goes to work at 4 a.m. and then makes her way to school. But even though she makes over $14 an hour, she is barely making ends meet paying living...

TESTIMONIAL: I slept in my car for over a year. No one knew.

TESTIMONIAL: I slept in my car for over a year. No one knew.

Kameron Schmid February 28, 2018

[su_dropcap style="flat" size="5"]I[/su_dropcap]t’s been almost five years since I was last homeless. In that time, I’ve forgotten plenty of the details and the stories I accrued over a year and a...

TESTIMONIAL: Spending my first week at Sac State homeless

TESTIMONIAL: Spending my first week at Sac State homeless

Dominique Walker February 28, 2018

[su_dropcap style="flat" size="5"]I[/su_dropcap]n my first week at Sacramento State, I found myself homeless; however, a helpful stranger made me feel like I was family. On my flight to Sacramento from...

TESTIMONIAL: Finishing college for my son’s future

TESTIMONIAL: Finishing college for my son’s future

Will Coburn February 28, 2018

[su_dropcap style="flat" size="5"]I[/su_dropcap] always figured homelessness would be something sort of, you know, obvious? Instead, it snuck up on me. When you don’t make a lot of money — and last...

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