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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor
Sac States jazz study major and lead saxophonist of ACTUALITY, Whitney Allen, performs with her bandmate at UNIQUE Programs Battle of the Bands competition in the University Union Ballroom, Thursday, Dec. 1.
(Photo by Bryce Fraser)

Jazz reigns supreme at Battle of the Bands 2016

Eva Hoch December 5, 2016

Local jazz quartet ACTUALITY took home first prize at this year’s Battle of the Bands competition Thursday night at the University Union Ballroom. Sacramento’s indie-alternative group Atlas Park...

Local bands Bad Mother Nature (top left), Atlas Park (bottom left) and Plots (right) will compete against five other musical groups at Sac States third annual Battle of the Bands competition in the University Union Ballroom, Thursday. Dec. 1.
(Photos courtesy of the bands)

UNIQUE’s Battle of the Bands competition spotlights local talents

Eva Hoch November 17, 2016

A total of eight local musical groups will enter Sacramento State’s third annual Battle of the Bands competition this year, which is hosted by the UNIQUE Programs on Dec. 1 in the University Union Ballroom. According...

Two students dress in South Koreans traditional Hanboks during Sacramento States first World Language Day celebration inside the University Union Redwood Room in 2014.
(Photo courtesy of Jeremy Durant)

Speak the culture at third World Language Day

Eva Hoch November 10, 2016

Sacramento State’s diversity will be the spotlight at this year’s World Language Day celebration on Nov. 15 as the campus and the World Languages and Literatures Department honor hundreds of native...

(Photo by Gage Skidmore / Flickr)

For some people, is it still Bernie or Bust?

Eva Hoch November 2, 2016

With recent developments involving Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s leaked emails and Republican candidate Donald Trump’s Access Hollywood video, many Americans, especially young...

Juniors Liam Worrell-Olson and Roderick Hickman practice their lines at a rehearsal for the upcoming play The Diviners, which will run from Oct. 19-30 at the Playwrights Theatre in Shasta Hall.
(Photo by Jessica Wilson)

‘The Diviners’ pulls on Sac State’s heartstrings

Eva Hoch October 14, 2016

A Great Depression tale surrounding two characters searching for water and faith will be showcased by the Department of Theatre and Dance in its first dramedy production of the semester. The Diviners,...

Rope swing by the American River 
(Photo by Diana Rykun)

WATCH: 8 hidden gems on campus you need to know about

Eva Hoch October 6, 2016

(Click on each photo on the map for descriptions)   Credits: Reporting: Eva Hoch, Claire Morgan Video: Sami Soto Photography: Diana Rykun Designer: Emily Hagen

Sacramento State president Robert Nelson rides The Longest Teeter-Totter in the World at the second annual Sacramento State Dance Marathon on Friday Oct. 23rd, 2015 at the Residence Hall Quad.
(Photo by Francisco Medina)

Dance marathon to fundraise for students in need

Eva Hoch September 29, 2016

As part of Homecoming Week on campus, the Student Advancement Council will be hosting the second annual Dance Marathon (otherwise known as Dance Fest) in the Residence Hall Quad on Oct. 7 to raise money...

David Wells, Billy Gay, Eric Johnson, Francesca Bavaro, Gary Williams and John Ady of Hot Club Faux Gitane will perform at the Capistrano Concert Hall Sept. 30.
(Courtesy of Hot Club Faux Gitane)

A night of elemental jazz by Hot Club Faux Gitane

Eva Hoch September 28, 2016

Sacramento State’s music literature professor and bassoon artist David Wells will take over the Capistrano Concert Hall Friday, Sept. 30, with his Modesto-based sextet Hot Club Faux Gitane for a night...

(Photo by Creative Commons)

Study abroad – cheap or expensive?

Eva Hoch September 19, 2016

For years, many Sacramento State students have thought that studying abroad anywhere in the world is only available to those who have a stable financial background. What they didn’t know is that Hornets...

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