Sac State softball head coach builds players into winners
October 17, 2019
About 20 years ago, you could have found current head softball coach Lori Perez in her first year at Sacramento State as a softball player, fielding grounders at Shea Stadium. Today, you can still find Perez there, now the one hitting the practice grounders to her players. Perez concluded her six...
Sac State volleyball team sweeps Portland State in 3 sets
October 15, 2019
The Sacramento State volleyball team swept Portland State University in three sets Tuesday, extending their win streak to four games. Coming off a two-game road trip, the Hornets (10-10, 5-2 Big Sky Conference) were able to secure their first three-set win of the season over the Vikings (7-11, 3-4)....
40th annual Take Back the Night raises awareness of gender-based violence
Kendra L. Rivera, Brooke Uhlenhop, and Patrick Walsh
October 13, 2019
Take Back the Night Sacramento held their 40th annual rally and march to raise awareness of, and bring an end to gender-based violence Saturday evening in Midtown, Sacramento. Take Back the Night is an organization that works toward ending all forms of violence. The organization supports LGBTQ+ a...
Small wonder: Kim-Bustillos leads Sac State’s women’s soccer team
October 11, 2019
When you think of the number five in soccer, you might think of a defensive or holding midfielder, but Sacramento State women’s soccer junior forward, Kylee Kim-Bustillos, is neither. Kim-Bustillos, a kinesiology major, is the opposite of what a traditional number five in soccer entails. Inst...
PREVIEW: Sac State football team gears up for showdown at No. 6 Montana State
October 10, 2019
The Sacramento State football team (3-2, 1-0 Big Sky Conference) will travel to Bozeman, Montana, for their second Big Sky game Saturday against the No. 6 Montana State Bobcats. The Bobcats are 5-1 (2-0 Big Sky) this season after surviving a late comeback attempt from Cal Poly last Saturday, escapin...
Comedy show on suicide and depression to be performed at Sac State Thursday
Brooke Uhlenhop and Ronaldo Gomez
October 9, 2019
UNIQUE Programs will host comedy show “1 Degree of Separation: A Funny Look at Depression and Suicide” Thursday as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. Comedian Brad Bonar started the comedy group performing in “1 Degree of Separation” in January with other comedians based in the Sacramen...
‘Nothing in my life is secure’: Sac State DACA recipients speak out
October 9, 2019
Seven years ago, then-President Barack Obama announced an immigration policy that allowed those who were brought to the United States as undocumented children and youth to lawfully stay in the country, under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DACA, program. In 2017, President Donald Trump declared the...
Q&A: Basketball Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie talks BIG3, advice for Sac State students
Shaun Holkko, Sports editor
October 8, 2019
Olympic Gold Medalist and WNBA Champion Lisa Leslie spoke as the Keynote Speaker during Student Academic Success day in the University Union Ballroom Sept. 23. Leslie played 12 seasons for the Los Angeles Sparks in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and was elected to the Naismith...
Sac State’s high-flying center stays grounded with long walks
October 7, 2019
Not every Sacramento State student knows Joshua Patton’s name, but there’s a chance they’re familiar with his face. Patton’s visage can be found all over the university on promotional posters for the athletics program. He can also be spotted in the flesh on most days, engaging in one of h...
Sac State to pilot new form of data collection on students
Max Connor and Jordan Silva-Benham
October 7, 2019
Sacramento State will be the pilot California State University to use a new form of data collection on its students. Degree Analytics operates through students’ devices that are connected to the school’s wifi in order to track how much time a given student spends in spaces on campus, like the...
