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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

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Sacramento State men’s tennis team won a share of the Big Sky Conference regular season after defeating Eastern Washington on April 14 and the women’s tennis team won their share of the Big Sky Conference regular season after ousting Portland State on April 20. This was the first time either team has won a share of the regular season title in over a decade. (Photos courtesy of Sacramento State Athletics, graphic created in Canva by Jahson Nahal)

Tennis teams drop rackets for trophies

Jahson Nahal and Ryan Lorenz April 24, 2024
Sacramento State tennis teams dominated the regular season and both men’s and women’s ended over a decade-long drought to win Big Sky Conference titles.
The Associated Students, Inc. holds a results party for the student government elections in the Terrace Suite of The WELL Thursday, April 11, 2024. Family and friends of the candidates were able to come out to the event and show support.

Voters support second term for current ASI president with 13% turnout

Michael Pepper, staffer April 12, 2024
Sacramento State students voted in this year's Associated Students Incorporated elections, voter turnout was 13%, here are the results of the election.
Students for Quality Education’s student intern Michael Lee-Chang leading protesters toward Sacramento Hall Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Protesters rallied outside the building before dropping SQE flyers at President Luke Wood’s office.

Students gather across campus to protest 34% tuition increase

Analah Wallace, News Editor April 10, 2024
Students for Quality Education gathered in the Sac State library quad to protest against the 34% tuition increase, passed by the CSU Board of Trustees last September.
Noelle Lynch is a 23-year-old Sacramento State student who went missing earlier this month in Southern California after leaving on foot from from an apartment building in Inglewood. Los Angeles Police Department is asking for help in locating Lynch, who was last seen wearing a dark T-shirt and green sweats. (Photos courtesy of the Lynch family, graphic created in Canva by Julianna Rodriguez)

Sac State student reported missing in Southern California area

Julianna Rodriguez, DEI Editor April 10, 2024
Sacramento State student Noelle Lynch was reported missing in Southern California earlier this month by family. She was last seen leaving an apartment building in Inglewood with no identification on her.
Students protest for trans rights in front of Amador Hall against Turning Point USA’s event featuring former collegiate swimmer Paula Scanlan Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Various student groups attended the protest such as Allied Students for Justice, Lavender Alliance and Students for Quality Education at Sac State.

Sac State trans rights advocates protest in opposition to Turning Point USA speaker

Micah Yip, staffer April 3, 2024
Sac State’s Turning Point USA chapter turns heads with club guest speaker event, leading to a student-led protest.
The Sacramento Police Department responded to a shooting at the University and 65th Street light rail station around 3 p.m. Thursday, March 21, 2024. The suspects in the shooting allegedly carjacked someone at gunpoint nearby on Folsom Blvd, the car was found abandoned on campus in parking lot 2.

The near-campus shooting and carjacking: What we know

Michael Pepper, Staffer March 27, 2024
As the hunt for the suspects in Thursday's deadly shooting continues, here’s what we know about the investigation so far and how Sacramento Police, Sac State Police and university administration responded to the events.
 Sacramento City Police Department and CSI vehicles parked outside the University and 65th Street light rail station Thursday, March 21, 2024. The shooting was said by Sac City PD to have taken place here, separately from the carjacking incident.

BREAKING: One dead and two injured in near-campus shooting and carjacking

Jenn Galinato, Staffer March 21, 2024
A carjacking occurred at the University/65th Street light rail station near Sacramento State’s campus in the same place as a shooting that left one dead and two injured.
The State Hornet’s spring 2024 first quarter audit reports on the diversity of coverage published by The State Hornet. While some areas have improved in coverage, there are still improvements to be made in covering the Native/Indigenous and the Latinx/Hispanic community. (Graphic created in Canva by Julianna Rodriguez)

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Spring 2024 first quarter audit results

Julianna Rodriguez, DEI Editor March 13, 2024
The State Hornet releases its first quarterly audit of the spring semester, continuing the publication’s commitment to diverse coverage that accurately and consistently reflects our audience.
Senior third baseman Lewa Day on second base against Santa Clara University Friday, March 1, 2024. Day has 23 RBIs so far this season.

Sac State softball captain adds her name to the record book again

Rinn Lee, Staffer March 3, 2024
Third baseman Lewa Day brought in five runs of nine, in Sac State’s win against Utah State, breaking the program record for career RBIs.
A graduate salutes to family in a crowded Golden 1 Center during their commencement for Sac State, May 23, 2023. A goal of the Black Student Success Task Force is to offer numerous resources to increase the amount of Black students earning a degree.

Sac State launches Black Success Initiative and Black Honors College

Mia Huss, Micah Yip, and Sharmarke Holif February 29, 2024
Sac State’s new Black Success Initiative and Black Honors College will work to improve Black students’ experience in and out of the classroom.
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