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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
#SacStateSays: Why do or dont you use Sac States offered contraceptives?

#SacStateSays: Why do or don’t you use Sac State’s offered contraceptives?

Kameron Schmid November 1, 2017

Condoms, monthly birth control prescriptions and emergency contraceptives are offered at The WELL and will soon be available in a 24-hour access vending machine located on campus. So what do students at...

Although online video games are meant to be a means of escape and entertainment, many players are subjected to unwanted language and harassment at the hands of their online competitors.

OPINION: Toxic gaming communities must face real consequences if we expect to see change

Khanlin Rodgers November 1, 2017

I was 11 years old the first time that I managed to secure an internet connection fast enough for me to play my Playstation 2 online. The brown-skinned character I had created to represent myself in the...

The pharmacy at The WELL offers contraceptives to current students, often at cheaper prices than retail pharmacy stores. Senate Bill 320 would require all UC and CSU campuses to offer abortion by medication starting January 1, 2022.

Birth control vending machine coming to campus

Sami Soto and Raul Hernandez November 1, 2017

Sacramento State will become one of a number of colleges to have a vending machine dispensing over-the-counter medication and healthcare products on campus. The date of completion is unknown, as it...

Parking isn’t the only problem; the students of a ‘commuter campus’ also don’t have many viable alternatives to get to Sac State. A new gas tax could be the key to more options.

EDITORIAL: University should lobby for gas tax money to improve transportation

State Hornet November 1, 2017

Work that smile, shake hands firmly and consider the bend-and-snap; Sacramento State needs to lobby hard for some of that sweet, sweet gas tax money. California’s 12-cent-per-gallon tax on gas goes...

Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen, right, poses with the president of Hangzhou Normal University, Ye Gao Xiang, after agreeing to three exchange programs.

President Nelsen inks 6 deals with 3 Chinese universities to swap students, faculty

Claire Morgan November 1, 2017

President Robert Nelsen tweeted Sunday that Sacramento State has signed six exchange agreements with three Chinese universities. According to Paul Hofmann, the Assistant Vice President for International...

Left, a painting of the original Self-Portrait as a Painter by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. Right, Stephanie Aguilar-Gutierrez applies a coat of mascara in her self portrait, A Night Out. The photograph is an appropriation of Vincent van Goghs self portrait painting.

Students portray individuality through interpretation of classic art

Gabriela Mascoll October 31, 2017

Sacramento State students find creative ways to express their personal identities through appropriation of historical art pieces in “Appropriation and Identity,” a new exhibit in the Robert Else Gallery. A...

Left to right, Gunnar Hood and his brother Garrett can be seen nearly every day in the Union playing League of Legends on their PCs.

Students form local gaming hubs at Sacramento State

Gabriel Ionica October 31, 2017

It’s not a rare sight to see students on campus playing different games during their free time, in fact, places like the AIRC and the Union have even become local hot spots for gamers to gather. Even...

Here are photos of creative costumes found at Sac State this Halloween

Here are photos of creative costumes found at Sac State this Halloween

State Hornet October 31, 2017

(This post will be updated throughout the day) What are you wearing this Halloween? Share photos of yourself in costume — or costumes if you're feeling a little extra this year — to us to share...

Actor Kevin Spacey was accused of making a sexual advance toward Anthony Rapp in 1986 when Rapp was 14 years old.

OPINION: Kevin Spacey’s mistimed sexual advance apology-slash-coming out statement is not enough

Vu Chau October 30, 2017

It was just inexcusable for Kevin Spacey, an accomplished actor and artist for whom most of the world cheers, to come out as a gay man in his apology to fellow actor Anthony Rapp, after being accused of...

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