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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
Two jars were marked boy and girl to allow attendees to decide which jar to put images like cars, makeup and superheroes in.
(Photo by Sharlene Phou)

PRIDE Center hosts discussion on gender stereotypes, transgender issues

Sharlene Phou February 16, 2017

The PRIDE Center kicked off “Love Your Body” week on Tuesday with “Love Your Trans Body,” an interactive workshop that discussed body image and gender classification in society. Alex Beskeen,...

Heres how to do this Valentines Day right

Here’s how to do this Valentine’s Day right

Sharlene Phou February 9, 2017

We've put together some gift and date ideas that are sure to impress your significant other. Also, check out our Valentine's Day Spotify playlist to get you in the mood this Feb. 14. [su_carousel...

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg delivers the keynote speech at the annual Interlude to the Season awards gala at Sacramento State University Union Ballroom Wednesday, Jan. 25.
(Photo by Itzel Ponce)

Leaders in arts honored at Sac State’s annual gala

Sharlene Phou January 29, 2017

Sacramento State hosted Interlude to the Season, an annual arts awards gala held by Blue Line Arts, on Wednesday night to honor individuals and organizations for their artistic contributions to the local...

Alumnus and owner of EcoFit Jose Avina points to the inverter on the ECO_POWR cycle that has the potential to produce enough energy to power surrounding businesses on L Street.
(Photo by Diana Rykun)

New gym brings energy to surrounding businesses through fitness power

Sharlene Phou December 6, 2016

While running on a treadmill machine a few years back, Jose Avina, a recent Sacramento State alumnus, received an electric shock that prompted him to think of an idea to use the energy exerted to give...

Lecture Capture — which allows professors to live stream class sessions — is one of the forms of technology students said they wanted more of in a recent Information Resources and Technology survey. (Screenshot from Sacramento State tutorial video)

IRT releases student feedback on academic technology

Sharlene Phou December 5, 2016

Information Resources and Technology held a presentation on Wednesday to go over the findings of its technology and academic success survey. The 2016 Educause Student Technology Survey was conducted...

Members Allan Bona, left, and Alex Blanco, right, play the Super Smash Bros. Melee game on their pink TV on the third floor of the AIRC, Thursday, Nov. 3.
(Photo by Harold Williams Jr.)

Super Smash Bros. Club members share a love for the classic game

Sharlene Phou November 10, 2016

Three years ago, after losing a game of “Super Smash Bros. Melee,” then-sophomore graphic design major Ray Burgess discovered that there was an active community around the game upon online research...

(Photo by Pexels)

‘Tis the season: ‘Cuffing season’ has students looking for winter flings

Sharlene Phou November 2, 2016

As the weather grows cold, people are beginning to seek warmth and comfort from another person by participating in a dating phenomenon called “cuffing season.”   Cuffing season typically emerges...

Paris police reported that Kim Kardashian West was robbed of $11 million worth of jewelry at gunpoint in her luxury private apartment after the robbers tracked the reality star’s extreme public life on social media. Because of this high-profile case, many people began to wonder if oversharing on social media can possibly be a personal safety hazard.

How safe is sharing on social media?

Sharlene Phou October 19, 2016

Pop culture followers were shocked on Oct. 3 when it was reported that reality star Kim Kardashian West was robbed of 11 million dollars of jewelry at gunpoint in her luxury Paris apartment. Local police...

Senior English major Ian Kappos is the lead vocalist of Sacramento-based hardcore punk band Cross Class, whose other members include bassist Ian Boalt, guitarist Mitch Seaman and drummer Craig Hancock.
(Courtesy of Bryan Bickel)

Cross Class crosses social conscience with hardcore punk

Sharlene Phou October 14, 2016

When English major Ian Kappos approached the then 35-year-old California Labor Federation lobbyist Mitch Seaman in 2013 to form a band, the typical alternative, pop or classic rock genres were nowhere...

John Cao, senior communication studies major, break dances during the Asian Pacific Islander Fest Day on Wednesday, April 27 in the Library Quad.

Campus to unite for first Cultural Clubs Fair

Sharlene Phou October 6, 2016

Student Organizations and Leadership will host its first Cultural Clubs Fair in the Library Quad on Oct. 11 to showcase over 20 campus clubs and organizations and to introduce students to different cultures...

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