BSU president presses Sac State to fire professor seen arguing with neighbors
Chris Wong, news editor
May 19, 2020
The president of Sacramento State’s Black Student Union pressed administrators to fire the professor seen in a viral video where his wife used racial slurs. Sac State BSU president Adwoa Akyianu called for the professor’s firing on Tuesday during a virtual town hall hosted by Sac State, which aimed...
VIRTUAL TOWN HALL PREVIEW: Students prepare to voice their opinions about viral professor video
May 17, 2020
Sacramento State will hold a virtual town hall Tuesday in response to a viral video of a Sac State professor and his wife in an argument with their neighbors, in which the wife used a racial slur. “The town hall is being held to acknowledge the concern expressed by our campus community as well a...
Sac State students struggle with decision to register for virtual classes
May 15, 2020
After California State University Chancellor Timothy White announced Tuesday that a majority of CSU classes will be held online in fall 2020 across all campuses, Sacramento State students are left having to deal with the ramifications of the decision. Some students are weighing all of their options, i...
CSU announces all campuses, including Sac State, will hold most classes online in the fall
Kendra Rivera-Molina and Chris Wong
May 12, 2020
A majority of California State University classes will be held online in fall 2020 across all campuses, including Sacramento State, according to CSU Chancellor Timothy White. White confirmed at a CSU board of trustees meeting Tuesday that the CSU’s 23 campuses will hold almost all courses virt...
Sac State Office for Equal Opportunity holds panel on sexual misconduct
May 8, 2020
Sacramento State’s Office for Equal Opportunity held a panel discussion Friday via Zoom in an effort to clarify the processes for reporting sexual misconduct. The Associate Director for the Office for Equal Opportunity, Alison Nygard, said that the office is still providing help to students virtu...
CRIME MAP: Assault/Battery at Upper Eastside Lofts near Sac State
May 7, 2020
Every week The State Hornet compiles crimes recorded in the campus crime log into a map detailing their location and current status. Only one crime was reported in the Sacramento State Police Department’s crime log for the week ending on May 2. There was a report of assault/battery at the Upper ...
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 ...
‘That was kinda my only chance’: Sac State students speak on study abroad cancellations
May 5, 2020
Liliana Mazza, an international relations and geography double major at Sacramento State said that she has wanted to study abroad in Brazil since high school. Her dream was crushed after Sac State suspended all study abroad programs for fall 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students were told to...
Hawaii voted ‘Best Zoom Background’ in 2020 Best of Sac State poll
May 4, 2020
With all spring semester classes and meetings online, Sacramento State students and faculty have been using virtual backgrounds on Zoom to lighten the mood. Zoom users can show pictures or videos behind them during meetings using the application’s virtual background feature. Users can upload their...
‘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...
