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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor
(Photos by Rin Carbin)

#SacStateSays: What was your worst Valentine’s Day experience?

Rin Carbin February 8, 2017

Valentine's Day is known for being a day of jubilation and romance for a lucky few, but also a day for heartbreaks and embarrassment for the unlucky others. So we decided to ask a few Sac State students...

Reggae band Roots Man Project performs at The Boardwalk in Orangevale in October 2016. The group will headline a Sac State Nooner on Feb. 1. (Photo courtesy of Roots Man Project)

Reggae band Roots Man Project brings humanitarianism to own tunes

Rin Carbin January 26, 2017

Vacaville-based band Roots Man Project, while only in the local music scene for two years, prides itself on being unique by preaching to and educating audiences with messages of unity and human struggles. This...

Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen, center, listens to students voice their concerns about campus diversity at a forum in the Multi-Cultural Center on Friday, Dec. 9. This Monday, Nelsen sent out a message on SacSend asking students to avoid the term illegal in reference to undocumented students. (Photo by Rin Carbin)

Sac State President Robert Nelsen encourages students to not use term ‘illegal’

Rin Carbin December 15, 2016

President Nelsen sent out a statement to students on Monday discouraging usage of the term “illegal” to describe undocumented students, and added that a soon-to-come “Hornet Honor Code” will contain...

As a result of upcoming construction projects, students will be encouraged to park in the Ramona Lot about two miles south of Hornet Stadium. (Photo by Rin Carbin)

Upcoming campus construction to impact parking

Rin Carbin December 6, 2016

UPDATE: Dec. 8 at 11:26 a.m. — This story has been updated to reflect the fact that the new closing time of the Ramona Lot will be 8 p.m., that the closing time may be extended to 10:30 p.m. if students...

Brent Clark, a graduate student of sociology, stressed the need for students to support professors who create an inclusive environment at a panel discussing the role of empathy on campus. The panel took place on Wednesday, Nov. 30 in the Hinde Auditorium. (Photo by Rin Carbin)

Panel asks how to build empathetic, inclusive campus

Rin Carbin December 5, 2016

A panel of Sacramento State students and faculty met on Wednesday in the Hinde Auditorium to discuss how to create a more empathetic and inclusive campus, citing the need for inclusiveness as especially...

The winners of ‘The Pitch’ competition stand on-stage at the conclusion of the competition on Wednesday, Nov. 16 in Sacramento State’s Hinde Auditorium. (Photo by Rin Carbin)

Proposed campus navigation app wins first place at ‘The Pitch’

Rin Carbin November 21, 2016

Applause rang through the Hinde Auditorium on Wednesday as the winners of “The Pitch” competition — Senator Chao and Choy Saechao — went on stage to collect a $1,200 prize for their college campus...

A panel judges business ideas at the 2015 ‘The Pitch’ competition, which will return to Sacramento State on Nov. 16. (Photo courtesy of Christopher Vaeches)

Student and alumni entrepreneurs to compete in ‘The Pitch’ competition

Rin Carbin November 4, 2016

Dreams may become reality as entrepreneurs pitch their breakthrough business ideas in the competitive centerpiece of Global Entrepreneurship Week “The Pitch” — based on the ABC program “Shark...

A bar graph showing the results of the CALSPEAKS survey shows Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton with a commanding lead of 61 percent of likely California voters, followed by Donald Trump with 25 percent, “other/undecided/don’t know” with 8 percent, Libertarian Gary Johnson with 4 percent and Green Party candidate Jill Stein with 3 percent. (Infographic by Barbara Harvey)

Sac State poll predicts most ballot propositions will pass

Rin Carbin November 2, 2016

A survey conducted by the CALSPEAKS Opinion Research Center at Sacramento State may yield insights into the results of the upcoming California general election. The survey of 622 likely voters asked...

Student Mariana Gonzalez holds a makeshift poster in a counter-protest to the demonstration staged by anti-abortion group Project Truth in the Library Quad on Monday, Oct. 17. In his Presidents Message sent on Oct. 27, President Nelsen announced that a new policy regarding the time, place and manner restrictions on campus had changed, effective Oct. 25. (Photo by Rin Carbin)

After incidents, campus speech policy updated

Rin Carbin October 28, 2016

In a campus-wide email, Sacramento State President Nelsen revealed an updated policy which clarifies the "time, place, and manner" restrictions placed on speech-related activities on campus. In the...

Californians will be voting on 17 ballot propositions this Nov. 8. The State Hornets brief guide summarizes them. (Photo by Mark Buckawicki/Wikimedia Commons)

The State Hornet’s guide to this year’s ballot propositions

Rin Carbin October 20, 2016

The Nov. 8 ballot contains 17 statewide propositions, on issues ranging from Medi-Cal funding to hot button social issues including marijuana legalization, gun control, pornography and the death penalty....

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