NEWS PODCAST: What happened to get Cal Fit removed from campus?
Margherita Beale and Will Coburn
December 13, 2019
Last Friday, Sacramento State’s Student Organizations and Leadership announced it was removing fitness company Cal Fit’s rights to table on campus. State Hornet editor-in-chief Margherita Beale was already in the process of reporting a story about students who were complaining about aggressive sales...
NEWS PODCAST: Project Rebound students discuss life after incarceration
December 6, 2019
Earlier this year Project Rebound, an equity program for formerly incarcerated students, received a $3.3 million in state funding across multiple college campuses, the office at Sacramento State was involved in that budget ask. On this week’s episode of The State Hornet News Podcast, podcast...
NEWS PODCAST: The true meaning of Friendsgiving
November 27, 2019
Not everyone has the ability to go home for Thanksgiving, and others may not even have a home to go to. The tradition of Friendsgiving is one that’s becoming more popular to help people fill in the gaps. Podcast editor Will Coburn brought his friend and Sac State psychology student Leslie Vernon in t...
NEWS PODCAST: Sac State introduces foreign students to American culture and education
Regina Reddick and Will Coburn
November 22, 2019
Iyo Chen, a political science major, had her sights on coming to America. Advertisements in Japan made America alluring and she tested well in her English comprehension to make her a good candidate for a foreign exchange student application. Now she talks about her experiences at Sac State with reporter...
NEWS PODCAST: No charges filed in case of Sac State student’s death
Jordan Silva-Benham and Will Coburn
November 15, 2019
Podcast editor Will Coburn sits down with news editor Jordan Silva-Benham to discuss the unanswered questions after the Sacramento County District Attorney decided no to press charges in relation to the death of Sacramento State student Will Molina, a member of the university’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity...
NEWS PODCAST: School after the Air Force
November 8, 2019
Listen as Air Force veteran John Rayome, a Sac State communication studies major, chronicles his experiences returning to school after his service. Rayome talked with The State Hornet reporter and fellow Air Force veteran Ashton Byers about his deployments, struggles he faced with drugs and alcohol...
NEWS PODCAST: Nebaiot Lemma on filming at Sac State
Brooke Uhlenhop and Will Coburn
November 1, 2019
Viral TikToker and YouTuber Nebaiot Lemma sat down with The State Hornet reporter Brooke Uhlenhop to talk about what goes into his filming, what inspires his comedy and why he decides to film on campus. Music: Tropea by Filmstro.com...
NEWS PODCAST: Sac State’s 2018 vote center provides example for new election law
October 25, 2019
Managing editor Cory Jaynes sits down with former ASI President Noel Mora to talk about Mora’s support of AB 59, a bill recently signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom that prioritizes the placement of vote centers on California college campuses. Mora testified twice in favor of AB59, which used Sacramento...
NEWS PODCAST: Take Back the Night Sacramento demands the end of gender-based violence
Kendra Rivera-Molina and Will Coburn
October 18, 2019
Last Saturday the 40th annual Take Back the Night, a march and rally against gender-based and sexual violence, was held in Midtown Sacramento Diversity/Identity reporter Kenda L. Rivera covered the event. RELATED: 40th annual Take Back the Night raises awareness of gender-based violence Rivera tells us about what happened at Take Back the Night an...
NEWS PODCAST: Breaking down the 4th Democratic primary debate
October 16, 2019
Following the fourth Democratic presidential debate Tuesday night, podcast editor Will Coburn, opinion editor Shiavon Chatman, managing editor Cory Jaynes and opinion writer Derek Catron sat down to discuss the three-hour affair. Join them as they condense the debate to key takeaways on how the candidates...
The Faculty Senate discussed the ethnic studies department’s resolution in opposition to the Chancellor’s Office’s proposed implementation of Assembly Bill 1460, which creates an ethnic studies requirement for future CSU students.
The State Hornet’s visual guide to mail-in voting and in-person voting in California.
The Associated Students, Inc. Board of Directors shared its strategic priorities of increasing student participation, making resources readily available, increasing awareness of racial injustices and supporting students’ basic needs and safety.