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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
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The people, policies and politics of pot

John Ferrannini April 20, 2017

The passage of Proposition 64 in November has made the legal distinctions surrounding cannabis even more complex, although use and possession remain against Sacramento State policy. Though use and...

Tobacco use, including smoking cigarettes, using electronic cigarettes, hookah, snuff and chewing tobacco will not be allowed on all CSU campuses effective Sept. 1.

Tobacco to be banned at all CSUs effective Sept. 1

John Ferrannini April 18, 2017

Use of tobacco will be banned on all California State University campuses by Sept. 1 according to an executive order from Chancellor Timothy White released on April 7. Any designated smoking areas on...

Some water fountains at Sacramento State will remain shut off until the university completes its second comprehensive test for lead contamination, which will not be finished until May — not April as previously indicated — according to a school official. (Photo by Kameron Schmid)

Lead test results delayed until May, school says

John Ferrannini April 14, 2017

Results of the second comprehensive test for lead contamination in Sacramento State’s drinking water sources, which were originally intended to be released in April, will not be available until May,...

The Catholic Church simultaneously teaches that “homosexual tendencies” are “objectively disordered” but that gay people “must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity.” (Photo by Nheyob/Wikimedia Commons; use of the photo does not imply endorsement)

‘Coming out’ as a gay Catholic

John Ferrannini April 13, 2017

To be gay and Catholic is to be mired in a web of what seem like contradictions. The church condemns “homosexual acts,” yet as much as 58 percent of the priests may be gay themselves, according to...

Sacramento State alumnus George Raya stands in front of the Capitol in downtown Sacramento, where he successfully lobbied for the repeal of laws banning sodomy and oral copulation. (Photo by John Ferrannini)

Meet the man who sued Sac State for right to form an official LGBT club on campus — and won

John Ferrannini April 12, 2017

When George Raya requested that the Society for Homosexual Freedom be recognized as an official Sacramento State club in 1970, school officials were uneasy about Associated Students, Inc. granting club...

The PRIDE Center hosts many LGBT-related events on campus, such the Resource Fair on April 12. The center is currently celebrating its 10th academic year on the Sacramento State campus. (Photo by Matthew Nobert)

PRIDE Center celebrates 10th anniversary on campus

John Ferrannini April 12, 2017

Of course, LGBT students have been attending Sacramento State since its inception. Yet it was only about 10 years ago that the school provided the PRIDE Center to combine educational programming and...

ASI President Patrick Dorsey comments on a presentation about the new student center at the
ASI Board meeting in the University Union, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. (Photo by Matthew Dyer)

A student government guide for the apathetic or uninformed voter

John Ferrannini April 6, 2017

If you’ve been near The WELL or the Library Quad in recent weeks, chances are you’ve seen signs advertising students who are running to hold positions in Associated Students, Inc. next academic...

Members of the California Faculty Association and California State University students march on Wednesday from the Old Rose Garden in downtown Sacramento to the State Capitol. The protest intended to advocate for increased funding of higher education. (Photo by Carlo Marzan)

CSU faculty and students march on Capitol after tuition fee hike passes

John Ferrannini April 5, 2017

By John Ferrannini and Carlo Marzan Students and members of the California Faculty Association marched on the State Capitol on Wednesday to support three higher education bills currently in the State...

Last years Queer Picnic, pictured, was the first to be sponsored by the PRIDE Center as part of Sacramento States Pride Week. This year the Queer Picnic will be held on Tuesday, April 11 at noon on the lawn north of the Library Quad. (Photo courtesy of the Sacramento State PRIDE Center)

Picnic, makeup workshop to highlight Sac State’s Pride Week

John Ferrannini April 4, 2017

The Sacramento State PRIDE Center is preparing for Pride Week, a series of educational and cultural events intended to celebrate and inform students about the LGBT community. Pride Week kicks off on...

Laura Ramirez, a teaching credential student at Sacramento State, speaks through a megaphone at a protest in the library quad on Thursday, March 30 called A Culture of Love and Hope for All. (Photo by John Ferrannini)

Two-day protest culminates with chants and confessions

John Ferrannini March 31, 2017

By Kameron Schmid and John Ferrannini A group of Sacramento State student organizations and clubs organized a two-day protest that ended Thursday, aimed at spreading awareness of the marginalization...

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