Hornets appreciate being in person after two years of being locked inside: STATE HORNET QUADCAST

Staffer Laura De la Garza Garcia, opinion editor Kris Hall and newsletter editor Odin Rasco talk to students in the library quad during a live podcast on March 30. The second State Hornet Quadcast focused on students readjusting to live after two years of COVID-19 restrictions. (Photo by Alexis Hunt. Graphic made in Photoshop by Mack Ervin III)

Laura De la Garza Garcia, Odin Rasco, and Kris Hall
April 8, 2022

Quadcast has returned after a two-year absence!

On this edition, staffer Laura de la Garza Garcia, newsletter editor Odin Rasco and opinion editor Kris Hall host a special “Quadcast” edition of State Hornet Spotlight where they interview Sac State students about their experiences and thoughts on dealing with two years of life under COVID-19 restrictions.

Part 1: In the first part of the episode, communications major Adrian Piñon, photography major Nathenial Goguen and others join our hosts to discuss online classes, the return of in-person learning, new habits picked up during quarantine and more.

Part 2: Coming soon…

Quadcast was recorded live in the Library quad on March 30

Music: Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

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About the Writers

Laura De la Garza Garcia, spanish editor

Monterrey, Nuevo León Mexico native Laura De la Garza Garcia is the spanish editor for The State Hornet. She is a fourth-year student double majoring in Nutrition and Food, and Journalism. She joined The State Hornet in spring 2022 as a general rotational staffer reporting on news, arts and entertainment and sports. De la Garza Garcia has worked with KCRA 3’s Estrella TV, wrote a few columns for ‘El Heraldo’ city newspaper in Saltillo Mexico and established a National Association of Hispanic Journalists student chapter in Sacramento. Currently, she interns for the Sacramento Bee and hopes to graduate in Spring 2023.

Odin Rasco, newsletter editor

Odin Rasco (he/him) covers news for The State Hornet. He has written for the Sacramento News and Review and the Mountain Democrat. He is the manager of KSSU, Sac State’s student-run radio station and a stand-up comedian.

Kris Hall, multimedia editor

(he/they)

Kris continues as multimedia editor of The State Hornet for his second semester. Kris is also a former opinion editor of The State Hornet, and of Fresno City College's Rampage. Kris is a political science and journalism major and expects to graduate in fall 2023.