How Sac State arts students are transitioning to online classes
Piper Haitsuka and Dylan McNeill
May 6, 2020
Many Sacramento State arts students have reported difficulty transitioning from in-person to online classes due to California’s shelter-at-home order. Sac State senior Maia Pheng is working on getting her bachelor’s degree in art history with a focus in modern and contemporary art. “A ...
‘She Kills Monsters’ voted ‘Best Campus Performance’
May 4, 2020
Themes of acceptance and queer visibility are shown through “She Kills Monsters,” a drama production based on the game Dungeons and Dragons that ran from Oct. 23 to Nov. 3, 2019 at Sacramento State’s University Theatre. The play was voted “Best Campus Performance” in The State Hornet’s a...
Sacramento arts and entertainment businesses adapt to virtual formats
Olivia Laroa and Piper Haitsuka
April 28, 2020
Two Sacramento arts businesses, B Street Theatre and Crocker Art Museum, made the switch to online events and classes due to statewide orders on March 16 given by CA Gov. Gavin Newsom to close all non-essential businesses. B Street Theatre started holding free acting classes every Tuesday for anyone age 18 and ...
‘Gender-blind’ Romeo & Juliet play canceled amid coronavirus concerns
March 19, 2020
Sacramento State’s production of “Romeo and Juliet” was intended to break gender boundaries in a unique rendition of the popular play by William Shakespeare, but it was cancelled in an effort to halt the spread of the new coronavirus. All of the scheduled theatre productions have been cancelled for...
Focused on ending gender-based violence, ‘A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer’ returns to Sac State
February 24, 2020
“A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer” will return to Sacramento State for the second year in a row Thursday. Coordinated by Sac State's UNIQUE Programs and The Women’s Resource Center, this performance takes place in February to celebrate V-Day, which stands for valentine, victory an...
6 hot spots perfect for students to visit near Sac State
Magaly Muñoz and Erick Salgado
February 4, 2020
The semester has started, class is in session and stress levels are starting to skyrocket. To ease some of that stress, here is a list of local Sacramento hot spots perfect for after class relaxation. Temple Coffee Roasters If you’re looking for a convenient place to study, have a dr...
University Dance Company performances choreographed around one word: ‘justice’
December 5, 2019
During rehearsal ahead of the first show of the “University Dance Company: Dance Site Fall 2019” performance series, Mikayla McGhee freed her fellow dancers from the drab confines of their black leotards. During the piece the dancers are in-character as sex workers, dealing with the stigma o...
Sac State Opera Theatre will perform scenes from ‘Macbeth’ and other classics
November 15, 2019
Sac State’s Opera Theatre will perform scenes from classic operas such as “Macbeth,” “The Magic Flute” and “Hansel & Gretel” Sunday, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Capistrano Concert Hall. Ryan Murray, the Opera Theatre’s director and conductor, said he and the performers want to return oper...
‘She Kills Monsters’: Play explores grief through ‘Dungeons & Dragons’
October 23, 2019
Not all monsters are five-headed dragons like the one in “She Kills Monsters,” but everybody has one, and the play promises to deliver a tribute to warriors everywhere. Sacramento State’s Department of Theatre & Dance will perform “She Kills Monsters” Wednesday to Nov. 3 and tells th...
UNIQUE to host 44th annual San Francisco Comedy Competition
September 25, 2019
Sacramento State will host a round of the finals for the San Francisco Comedy Competition in the University Union Ballroom Thursday. This is the competition’s 44th year, and over 30 of those competitions over the last three decades have included a stop at Sac State, the event’s producer John F...
Measure C on Sacramento’s ballot this year, also known as the Sacramento Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Charter Amendment, proposes the creation of a rent control board. The State Hornet has put together an FAQ answering the most common questions about the measure on the ballot.
Sacramento’s Measure B proposes an extension for redistricting after census data is delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Sacramento Mayoral Accountability and Community Equity Act of 2020, also known as Measure A or the “strong mayor” proposal, if passed would reform Sacramento’s governing system.