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Chris Wong, managing editor

Chris Wong is a managing editor for The State Hornet. He joined in fall 2019 and previously served as news editor and investigative beat writer. 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 after graduating.
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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
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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 6, 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. Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen said only N-95 masks and not cloth or surgical face masks will be effective at protecting against wildfire smoke.

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
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