The State Hornet Broadcast: Students in Solidarity, Project 2025 protest, ASI VP removal and sports

Skylar Findlay and Madison Flewellyn • March 6, 2025

Skylar Findlay, Madison Flewellyn, Cynsere Kelly, Raynell Lynn, Jada Portillo, Sam Malone, Jonathan Santiago, Zachary Hernandez, Meztli Medina, and Cristian Gonzalez

Sac State students stand in solidarity with the immigrant community as recent news leaves many fearful for their community. Brown Issues, NorCal Resist and other human rights organizations organized a rally called “Students in Solidarity,” to show support for undocumented students and members of the community.

Hundreds gathered at California’s state capitol in Sacramento to protest Project 2025. Project 2025 claims to be a right-winged movement that touches on DEI programs and immigration policies. Many protesters shared concern over recent news and President Trump’s administration.

The Associated Students Inc. board of directors voted to remove Vice President of University Affairs, Sabrina Charleston, after her failure to comply with the Operating Rules. Charleston received five strikes, which is more than the three-strike limit.

The California State University system announced an initiative to make all 23 CSUs part of the first and largest artificial intelligence-powered university system. CSUs will work with companies such as Adobe, Microsoft, Google, Open AI and more to provide training and teaching to 460,000 students and 63,000 faculty and staff.

Men’s basketball has been on a rough losing streak, unable to take home a win against the University of Montana, Eastern Washington, Idaho Vandals and Northern Colorado. Despite these losses, two freshman players have set new career highs against the Idaho Vandals. Guard Lachlan Brewer had 13 points on 71% shooting, and forward Chudi Dioramma had 19 points, 9-of-9 shooting and six rebounds.

Women’s basketball also had a tough few games, losing to Montana, Eastern Washington and Northern Colorado, but were able to pull through and win against the Idaho Vandals. A notable performance in the game against the Vandals was from senior forward Jaydia Martin who scored a put back layup to give Sac State the lead with only 17 seconds left of the game.

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About the Contributors

Skylar Findlay, Multimedia Editor

(she/her) Skylar Findlay is a fourth-year journalism major with a minor in marketing. Skylar is graduating in the spring of 2025 and hopes to pursue a career in broadcast journalism as a news reporter or anchor. The past two semesters at The State Hornet she was a multimedia staffer and she returns this semester taking on the role of a multimedia editor. In her free time she travels to see her friends and family, but her all-time favorite place to be is the beach.

Madison Flewellyn, Multimedia Staffer

(she/her) Madison Flewellyn is a third-year journalism major and a film minor. She is entering her first semester at The State Hornet. Madison hopes to purse a career in broadcast journalism after graduation.

Cynsere Kelly, Sports Staffer

(he/him) Cynsere Kelly is a transfer student from Fresno State majoring in journalism. This is his first semester with The State Hornet and is joining as a sports staffer. His primary goal is to cover a lot of sports on campus to gain knowledge to further pursue a career in the sports media field.

Raynell Lynn, Visuals Staffer

(she/her) Raynell Lynn is a senior communication studies major on track to graduate in the spring of 2025. This is her third semester with The State Hornet, formerly as a PRMA staffer and now a visuals staffer. She aspires to pursue a career in media or advertising.

Jada Portillo, Digital/Newsletter Editor

(she/her) Jada Portillo is a transfer student from Delta College where she wrote for the Collegian. She is currently on her third semester at The State Hornet where she is the digital/newsletter editor. In the future, Portillo hopes to earn her master’s degree in journalism.

Sam Malone, Multimedia Staffer

(he/him) Sam Malone is a junior journalism and Asian studies student in his first semester at The State Hornet. He is hoping to become a music journalist or freelancer. In his free time he enjoys hanging out with family and friends.

Jonathan Santiago, Multimedia Editor

(he/him) Jonathan Santiago is in his fourth semester at The State Hornet, returning as the multimedia editor. He is an economics major and hopes to work as a financial analyst. During his free time, he spends time with his loved ones and family.

Zachary Hernandez, Multimedia Staffer

(he/him) Zachary Hernandez is a transfer student from Lancaster, California and is entering his second semester here at Sac State and first semester with The State Hornet. He is a communication studies major and is interested in content creation and marketing.

Meztli Medina, Multimedia Staffer

(she/her) Meztli Medina is a third-year film production student. She is entering her first semester at The State Hornet as a staffer in the multimedia section. Meztli hopes to pursue a career in film editing, and is interested in audio production.

Cristian Gonzalez, Multimedia Editor

(he/him)

Cristian Gonzalez is the multimedia editor for The State Hornet. He is a political science and journalism major and has collected AAs in hospitality management, math, and physical sciences on his way to Sac State. He is interested in incorporating his love for local music, art and food into his work.