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The State Hornet

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The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

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Maya Soetoro-Ng speaks to campus

Brian Ratto
February 26, 2016

  Maya Soetoro-Ng gave a speech on peace and conflict resolution at Sacramento State's Harper Alumni Center on Thursday, Feb. 25. Soetoro-Ng, a professor of social sciences at the University...

Sacramento State elections officer Kyle Maples gives a presentation about ASI jobs and elections on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015.

ASI raises awareness

Brian Ratto
December 12, 2015

The Associated Students, Inc. hosted an event to raise awareness of ASI elections next semester on Dec. 2 in the University Union. ASI elections are held each year during the Spring Semester. During...

Staying fit and healthy despite holiday meals

Staying fit and healthy despite holiday meals

Brian Ratto
December 12, 2015

As the holiday season draws near, Sacramento State attempts to raise awareness of unhealthy eating for students to help them make better eating choices. Sac State campus held events such as Winter...

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Sac State encourages healthy eating with Winter Wonderbites

Brian Ratto
December 7, 2015

On Dec. 2, Sacramento State Peer Health Educators held the "Winter Wonderbites" cooking demonstration in the Cove at the WELL. The demonstration showed students a few creative ways to relieve stress...

PRIDE Center holds lecture on heteronormative attitudes in sports

Brian Ratto
November 18, 2015

The Brown Bag Series: Queer Studies in Conversation continued on Wednesday, Nov. 18 in the University Union where Todd Migliaccio, a Sac State sociology professor, discussed how the promotion of heterosexuality...

ASI holds Pop-Up Pantry for students

Brian Ratto
November 18, 2015

The Associated Students, Inc. Pop Up Pantry was out in Serna Plaza on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. The Pop Up Pantry was created as an extension of the Food Pantry in Yosemite Hall offering fresh produce...

(Left to right) Sacramento State students Melissa Daciuk and Brenna Haller inform Zion Lewis about the clothing drive on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015 in the Union.

RPTA Students create clothing drive to benefit domestic violence prevention charity

Brian Ratto
November 13, 2015

The WEAVE clothing drive was held in the University Union on Nov. 5, as part of a Recreation Parks and Tourism Administration 136 Event Programming class. Brenna Howler, a Sacramento State recreation...

Sacramento State professors speak on a panel about racism to a full crowd in the University Union, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2015.

Panel held at Sac State to discuss racism

Brian Ratto
October 28, 2015

Students, faculty and staff filled Hinde Auditorium on Tuesday, Oct. 27 for the Engaging Racism Faculty Panel. The panel was put on by the College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Sciences...

Sac State held an undocumented student success workshop

Brian Ratto
October 27, 2015

A panel of faculty, staff and graduate students discussed what it takes to become a graduate student and ways they succeeded with the help of the Dreamer Resource Center on Monday, Oct. 19. The...

Sac State holds Brown Bag Series for LGBT

Brian Ratto
October 26, 2015

Sacramento State women's studies Professor Tristan Josephson led a discussion titled "Trans-migrants in Immigration Detention" in the University Union Orchard Suite 2 at noon on Oct. 21. The talk...

Unique held a self defense event for students

Brian Ratto
October 16, 2015

On Thursday, Oct. 15 UNIQUE Programs held a self-defense and personal safety event in the University Union Ballroom. Nicole Snell, Girls Fight Back junior speaker, spoke about a time where she felt...

Health Center offers flu shots to students

Brian Ratto
October 1, 2015

Sacramento State Student Health and Counseling Services, in coordination with Sacramento State School of Nursing, held a Flu Clinic.The Wednesday event is a free service that SHCS and the California Student...

Sac State held a Native American Day

Brian Ratto
September 25, 2015

Sacramento State kicked off the celebration of Native American Day by having a breakfast in the University Union Ballroom.At the breakfast, Connie Reitmann, executive director of the Inter-Tribal Council...

Sacramento State holds a Unity Summit as a Hispanic-Serving Institution

Brian Ratto
September 18, 2015

Students, faculty and staff came together in the University Union Ballroom for a Hispanic-Serving Institution Unity Summit on Sept. 16.The summit provided an opportunity to engage the campus and community...

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