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 professor apologizes for video featuring racial slurs, petition circulates for his removal
May 8, 2020
On the heels of an official university response condemning the incident, the Sacramento State professor seen in a viral video confrontation with his neighbors apologized for his wife’s use of a racial slur. The video — originally posted to Facebook on May 1 by Sac State professor Tim Ford’s neighb...
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...
STATE HORNET NEWS BROADCAST: Sac State professor seen in viral racial slur video, limited nursing student spots and more
Mack Ervin III, Savannah Solley, and Kayla Brown
May 7, 2020
In the last State Hornet News broadcast of the semester, a Sacramento State professor’s wife was seen in a viral video using a racial slur, the nursing program drastically limits the number of accepted applicants, the men’s basketball coach gets a contract extension and more. RELATED: Sac State...
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 ...
Sac State professor seen in viral video where wife uses racial slur against neighbors
May 5, 2020
A since-deleted Facebook video posted May 1 showing a Sacramento State professor and his wife arguing with their neighbors — with the wife using racial slurs — went viral, accumulating over 6,000 views as of Tuesday. The video has been sent to campus authorities for review according to Brian Blom...
‘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...
