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Chris Wong is a managing editor for The State Hornet. He joined in fall 2019 and previously served as news editor and web editor. He plays mallet percussion in the Sac State Marching Band and Sac State Indoor, and he hopes to go into either the K12 education beat or teaching high school after graduating.
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Best of Sac State 2021

Best of Sac State 2021

May 10, 2021
Mark Montalvo, Sac State’s ASI financial and administrative director, discusses the budget for Sac State going into the 2021-2022 school year during an ASI meeting on Thursday, April 14, 2021. Montalvo said the budget projects ASI will face a $690,308 net loss. Screenshot taken via Zoom by Michael Pacheco.

Sac State ASI budget projects $690K loss amid campus return, lost revenue

April 15, 2021
The State Hornet’s 2021 March Madness picks for most binge-worthy TV shows. Categories were made up from streaming services like Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+ and more. Graphic made in Canva.

[Photo] March Madness 2021: Most binge-worthy TV shows

March 10, 2021

Woman with BB gun spotted at Lark Sacramento apartment complex

March 9, 2021
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[Photo] Sac State students and faculty share expectations for the Biden presidency

March 3, 2021
El presidente Robert Nelsen anunció que las subvenciones se distribuirán a todos los estudiantes de la universidad estatal de Sacramento después de que la universidad reciba $17,8 millones en fondos HEERF. Gráfico realizado en Canva.

[Photo] Lo que necesitas saber sobre la distribución de subvenciones HEERF de Sac State

February 22, 2021
President Robert Nelsen announced that grants will be distributed to every student at Sac State after the university received $17.8 million in HEERF funds. Graphic made in Canva.

[Photo] FAQ: What you need to know about Sac State’s HEERF grant distribution

February 18, 2021
Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen rides

Nelsen announces up to $850 direct payments to Sac State students

February 18, 2021

[Video] Some Sac State faculty to receive COVID-19 vaccination invitations this week

February 17, 2021
Nursing student Carmel Stewart receives her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in the Brown Bag Room of the University Union on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Sacramento State began its first rounds of vaccinations Thursday.

[Photo] Sac State administers its first vaccine doses at University Union clinic

January 28, 2021
Sacramento State students walking on campus by Mendocino Hall in September 2019. The California State University system’s chancellor Joseph Castro reaffirmed that the CSU plans to return to a majority in-person instruction for fall 2021 at the CSU Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday.

CSU plans for in-person classes in fall 2021

January 26, 2021

Sac State responds to pro-Trump extremists storming the U.S. Capitol

January 7, 2021
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[Photo] Students clash with professors violating Sac State policy restricting webcam requirements

December 9, 2020
RESULTS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Election 2020

RESULTS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Election 2020

November 20, 2020
PODCAST: Protestors clash at Capitol, Sac State football player tests positive for COVID-19

PODCAST: Protestors clash at Capitol, Sac State football player tests positive for COVID-19

November 16, 2020
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STATE HORNET BUZZED: Drinks we could live off and superpowers we’d have

November 13, 2020
Voters fill out their ballots in the voting center in Sacramento State's Modoc Hall on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2018. Sacramento State’s Modoc Hall and 65 more Vote Center locations will open across Sacramento County on Halloween Saturday Oct. 31, 2020. Photo in the background taken by Eucario Calderon.

MAP: 66 Sacramento County voting centers open Saturday, including at Sac State

October 31, 2020
Every week The State Hornet compiles crimes recorded in the campus crime log into a map detailing their location and current status.

CRIMELESS MAP: ‘You didn’t miss anything’

October 8, 2020
Parked in Parking Structure V, Sac State senior Ashly Apeah works on a graphing assignment for an experimental analysis class for her major, psychology, on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. Apeah said she also uses the Wi-Fi for watching YouTube videos before starting her homework.

[Photo] Sac State’s WAPs stolen from Parking Structure V

October 5, 2020
Political science major Lexi Nicodemus, right, attended Yom Kippur services virtually this year while wearing her kippah and tallit. Background photos courtesy of Hillel at Davis and Sacramento. Foreground photo courtesy of Lexi Nicodemus. Graphic by Chris Wong.

[Photo] Jewish Sac State students celebrate High Holidays at home during pandemic

September 30, 2020
Every week The State Hornet compiles crimes recorded in the campus crime log into a map detailing their location and current status.

CRIME MAP: Three arrested for active warrants

September 18, 2020
The WELL's windows reflect its south lawn's autumn trees on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. The WELL at Sacramento State planned to open for outdoor fitness by reservation Sept. 17.

The WELL postpones reopening outdoors to Wednesday pending Nelsen’s office’s review

September 17, 2020
Every week The State Hornet compiles crimes recorded in the campus crime log into a map detailing their location and current status.

CRIME MAP: Man arrested after using a sink in Sequoia Hall to bathe himself

September 10, 2020
Every week The State Hornet compiles crimes recorded in the campus crime log into a map detailing their location and current status.

CRIME MAP: 33 crimes committed at Sac State over summer

September 2, 2020
Some Sac State students living in some off-campus apartment complexes are trying to cancel their leases due to the COVID-19 pandemic and online-only courses, but say the complexes are forcing them to find replacement tenants or pay rent through the length of their contracts. Leases for many student living complexes began in August.

[Photo] Sac State student renters clash with landlords to cancel 2020-2021 leases

August 21, 2020
Sac State displays signs saying face coverings are required as the air quality worsens on campus Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. The portable, foldable A frame signs are what the cyclists say they used to perform tricks in Guy West Plaza at Sacramento State on the night of June 4.

President Nelsen ceases campus operations through Sunday citing poor air quality

August 20, 2020
A man points a gun out of frame in a screenshot from a video of a shooting that took place at The Crossings Tuesday, July 21, 2020. The man was shot by the Sacramento police, and later transported to the hospital.

Man shot and killed by police officer at The Crossings apartment complex

July 21, 2020
The virtual town hall participants and interpreters check their video cameras before the beginning of the event Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Sacramento State held a virtual town hall where administrators and community members spoke on how the campus can respond to racism.

BSU president presses Sac State to fire professor seen arguing with neighbors

May 19, 2020
Provost Steve Perez and Sac State President Robert Nelsen will serve as panelists along with vice president for inclusive excellence Diana Tate Vermeire at a virtual town hall on May 19, 2020, in response to a viral video where a Sac State professor's wife used a racial slur. Screenshot via Facebook. Photos by Rahul Lal and Joseph Daniels. Graphic made in Canva.

VIRTUAL TOWN HALL PREVIEW: Students prepare to voice their opinions about viral professor video

May 17, 2020
The CSU Board of Trustees meets virtually on Zoom Tuesday, May 12, 2020. CSU Chancellor Tim White announced that classes will be primarily virtual with some exceptions for in-person activities that cannot be done virtually.

CSU announces all campuses, including Sac State, will hold most classes online in the fall

May 12, 2020
A Facebook video posted Friday, May 1 went viral, showing a Sac State professor and a woman arguing with their neighbors. The man in the video was identified as Tim Ford by university administrators.

Sac State professor apologizes for video featuring racial slurs, petition circulates for his removal

May 8, 2020
A Facebook video posted Friday, May 1 went viral, showing a Sac State professor and a woman arguing with their neighbors. The man in the video was identified as Tim Ford by university administrators.

Sac State professor seen in viral video where wife uses racial slur against neighbors

May 5, 2020
Sac State cut nursing school admissions from 80 students to 40 students for the fall 2020 semester due to seniors not being able to finish their clinicals. Background image by Ashley Neal. Photo via Canva. Graphic by Chris Wong.

[Photo] Sac State nursing program halves admissions

May 1, 2020
Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen announced emergency financial aid grants from the CARES Act will be disbursed to any student eligible for FAFSA at a virtual faculty town hall Monday, April 27. Graphic made in Canva.

[Photo] FAQ: What you need to know about Sac State’s emergency financial aid grants

April 28, 2020
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Steve Perez returns to the Zoom call with a frozen copy after disconnecting. Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen and Perez held a virtual town hall meeting with faculty Monday, April 27 addressing faculty concerns. -Screenshot via Zoom

Sac State virtual town hall addresses CARES Act, budget, fall semester

April 27, 2020
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[Photo] Sac State night students speak on limited drive-in Wi-Fi hours

April 25, 2020
Sac State Students can now choose their preferred grading systems on a class-by-class basis. Screenshot via student center.

[Photo] Credit/no credit, ABC/no credit options opened for Sac State students

April 23, 2020
Study abroad material at Sac State's Office of Global Engagement. Sac State emailed study abroad students that fall 2020 study abroad programs are suspended.

Sac State suspends fall 2020 study abroad programs

April 20, 2020
Instead of an in-person gathering, Sac State will hold an online ceremony for the class of 2020. The computer screenshot is a sample from MarchingOrder, a graduation ceremony company, presented by Cely Smart, Sac State’s chief of staff for the president’s office, at the April 9 Faculty Senate Zoom meeting.

[Photo] Sac State to hold virtual commencement for class of 2020

April 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS BRIEFS E3: Coronavirus case at Lark Sacramento, virtual commencement proposed

CORONAVIRUS BRIEFS E3: Coronavirus case at Lark Sacramento, virtual commencement proposed

April 14, 2020
Entrance to the Lark Sacramento, a common apartment complex that many Sac State students reside. Photo was taken on April 16, 2020 by Khala Clarke

Resident of apartment complex popular among Sac State students tests positive for coronavirus

April 13, 2020
CRIME MAP: April Fools’ Day bike part thief caught, cited

CRIME MAP: April Fools’ Day bike part thief caught, cited

April 10, 2020
CRIME MAP: A vandalism, a stolen (then recovered) bike and that’s it

CRIME MAP: A vandalism, a stolen (then recovered) bike and that’s it

April 4, 2020
The outside of the residence halls at Sac State on Wednesday, March 18. A man was detained and released outside of the American River Courtyard on Friday, March 27 for casing cars.

Police detain man casing cars outside Sac State dorms

April 3, 2020
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[Photo] TIMELINE: The State Hornet’s coverage of COVID-19

March 30, 2020
Sac State moves all summer classes online amid COVID-19 spread

Sac State moves all summer classes online amid COVID-19 spread

March 29, 2020
CRIME MAP: Potted plants pilfered in quiet week of crime at Sac State

CRIME MAP: Potted plants pilfered in quiet week of crime at Sac State

March 25, 2020
The early move-outs prompted by the coronavirus leave the Riverview Hall plaza empty aside from two people pushing a wheeled moving cart on March 18, 2020. President Nelsen said 10% of residence hall students per week will undergo random COVID-19 surveillance tests in his spring address Thursday, and Vice President of Student Affairs Ed Mills said it will be voluntary.

Sac State to consolidate dorm residents amid COVID-19 outbreak

March 23, 2020
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[Photo] INFOGRAPHIC: How to file for unemployment amid the coronavirus outbreak

March 21, 2020
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[Photo] MAP: What’s still open on campus at Sac State?

March 20, 2020
Graduating Sac State students watch themselves on a giant screen inside the Golden 1 Center during commencement on May 18, 2018. Sac State President Robert Nelsen announced Tuesday that commencement ceremonies are postponed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

Sac State commencement postponed amid coronavirus fears

March 17, 2020
A sign announcing the closure of the ASI Children's Center on Monday, March 16. The center will be closed Tuesday, March 17 and will remain closed indefinitely.

[Photo] Sac State ASI Children’s Center to close for childcare Tuesday

March 16, 2020
The Store in the University Union at Sacramento State laid off all student employees in an email sent out Thursday, stating their last day of employment would be Friday. The email cited the shift to online classes due to coronavirus fears.

[Photo] The Store in the University Union lays off all Sac State student employees

March 14, 2020
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg arrives at the Sac State University Union before speaking as part of the panel on coronavirus related discrimination Wednesday, March 4, 2020. On Friday March 13, 2020 the city council announced emergency measures help combat the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic

Sacramento City Council announces emergency measures due to coronavirus

March 13, 2020
Students wait in line at the Sac State UTAPS office on Thursday, March 12. UTAPS extended the last date to get a 50% refund on spring parking permits to March 20 after initially stating it was March 13.

[Photo] Deadline for 50% refund of Sac State spring parking permit extended

March 12, 2020
Sac State film production major Dylan Peshek records his peer's senior project at the Library Quad while his friend Matthew Behnam operates the boom microphone on Monday, Feb. 24. Sac State already claims authority to halt any filming that it finds interfering with normal campus operations according to recently implemented policy.

‘What does the campus expect us to make?’: Sac State students, faculty express concerns over proposed visual content restrictions

March 3, 2020
Sac State President Robert Nelsen talks about AB 1460 to members of the Faculty Senate and demonstrators in the Green & Gold Room in Sac State's University Union Feb. 27. Sacramento State students will receive up to $850 in direct payments for COVID-19 pandemic assistance, Sac State President Robert Nelsen said in a SacSend email Thursday.

Sac State president announces no campus closure despite Sacramento coronavirus patient

February 29, 2020
The first case of coronavirus was confirmed in Sacramento according to Sacramento County's Public Health officials. Pictured is,

Sac State suspends study abroad in South Korea due to coronavirus

February 27, 2020
A branch fell and struck a Sac State student on the head on Monday, Feb. 17. The unidentified student was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, said Sacramento Fire Captain Keith Wade.

Sac State student injured on campus by falling tree branch

February 17, 2020
Sac State drivers cause 71 hit-and-runs since start of last semester

Sac State drivers cause 71 hit-and-runs since start of last semester

February 6, 2020
On February 4, 2020 a collision into a railing occurred on the 4th floor of Parking Structure 1, located between Sacramento State's baseball and soccer field. Police said the student involved was evaluated for minor injuries and the vehicle had to be towed away.

Student crashes into barrier of Parking Structure I

February 4, 2020
Sacramento State's School of Music relocated a present student instead of absentee.

Sac State student forced to switch class sections due to unbalanced sections

January 28, 2020
Author Tim Wise lectures Sac State students in the University Union Ballroom Thursday, Nov. 7. Wise is a prominent anti-racism activist and spoke on the rise of white nationalism during the Trump administration.

Anti-racism author speaks at Sac State about Trump, multiculturalism

November 7, 2019
Erik Ramirez, program coordinator of the Dreamers Resource Center, speaks to guests Friday, Sept. 6 during the DRC open house. Ramirez is a DACA recipient that graduated in May 2019 and became the full-time coordinator for the Dreamers’ Resource Center.

[Photo] ‘Nothing in my life is secure’: Sac State DACA recipients speak out

October 9, 2019
Taking the stage, Mitchell Maki addresses the crowd after being introduced by Sac State assistant sociology professor Susan Nakaoka Thursday. Maki was Susan Nakaoka's professor and acted as advisor to her master's thesis, which studied female second-generation Japanese American activists.

University Library celebrates 25th anniversary of Japanese American Archival Collection

October 4, 2019
Assemblymember Kevin Kiley takes the stage on Thursday, Sept. 26 at an event organized by Sac State's campus chapter of Turning Point USA, a conservative group. The chapter's president Megan Masten said 69 people were in attendance at Thursday's event.

Conservative club TPUSA hosts Assemblymember Kevin Kiley, talks free speech

September 27, 2019
Keynote speaker Kevin Berthia explained his story dealing with depression and a suicide attempt in 2005. He spoke at Sac State's Suicide Prevention town hall on Thursday.

NAMI at Sac State holds town hall on suicide prevention

September 20, 2019
Marcos Perez, left, a business sophomore, and Juan Zamudio, middle, a mechanical engineering freshman, meet Basia Ellis. Ellis, a Sac State assistant child development professor, produced a webinar,

Sac State connects undocumented students to resources at DRC open house

September 7, 2019
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