James Fife, Podcast Editor
(he/him)
James Fife is a Senior film student born and raised in Modesto CA. He joined The State Hornet in Spring 2021 as a multimedia staffer where he then worked his way up to multimedia editor then became the Podcast Editor in Fall 2022. James looks to graduate this semester and be in a part of any industry that will hire him.
Casey Rafter, copy editor
(he/him)
Casey Rafter joined The State Hornet in spring 2022 as a newswriter. As of fall 2022, he is the website’s copy editor. He also writes for Sacramento News & Review and has experience as a writer, editor-in-chief and student adviser for The Express at Sac City College.
Alyssa Branum, Visuals Editor
(she/her)
Alyssa Branum, now serving as visuals editor, is in her third semester working for The State Hornet and fourth semester on a publication. Branum has won awards from the Associated Collegiate Press for her previous work on the paper and has photos published in the Sac Observer. As a senior journalism major at Sac State, Branum looks forward to utilizing creative outlets, working towards her photojournalism career, and connecting with others on her journey.
Jacob Peterson, News Editor
(he/him)
Jacob joined The State Hornet in fall 2022, and served as the spring 2023 visuals editor and now the fall 2023 news editor. He earned his A.A. in journalism at Cosumnes River College and is working on his B. A. at Sac State.
Aile Flores, podcast staffer
(she/her)
Aile is 23 years old and is pursuing journalism in hopes of working for a publication called Vice. She is super passionate about the unusual and hopes to introduce audiences to topics either unseen or unheard of. Her current goal is to establish her podcast while learning the ins and outs of journalism.
![[FILE] Freshman shortstop Wehiwa Aloy takes an at bat versus UC Davis Tuesday, April 11, 2023. With his fifth inning home run on Saturday, Aloy became the all time leader in Sacramento State’s Division I history for home runs hit by a freshman with 12.](https://statehornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_3707-900x600.jpg)
![[FILE] (L-R) Freshman shortstop Wehiwa Aloy and junior third baseman Jorge Bojorquez set up on defense against UC Davis Tuesday, April 11, 2023. The left side of the infield started every game this series and combined to go 10-26 with four extra base hits including a home run each.](https://statehornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_3424-900x600.jpg)
