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President Robert Nelsen speaks at the 2018 fall address. The 2019 spring address will be replaced with a town hall.

Sac State town hall meeting postponed

Makeup event to be held March 4
Claire Morgan, editor-in-chief
January 17, 2019

Sacramento State announced Thursday morning that it will postpone university President Robert Nelsen’s spring town hall meeting, citing illness. The event was supposed to be held Thursday morning...

2018: A year in review

2018: A year in review

A look at what happened at Sacramento State in 2018
Claire Morgan, Editor-in-Chief
December 31, 2018

2018 has been a year of unrest both in the nation and in Sacramento, filled with protests and other political movements. Sacramento State was not excluded from this: students protested after Sacramento...

Graduates stand at the spring 2017 commencement ceremony at Golden 1 Center. Sac State announced that graduation will take place over the course of three days for the Spring 2019 ceremony.

Dates are set for Sac State’s ‘largest graduation ever’

The university announced plans to hold commencement ceremonies at Golden 1 Center over 3 days
Claire Morgan, editor-in-chief
November 30, 2018

Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen announced plans to hold Spring 2019 commencement ceremonies — the university’s “largest graduation ever” — over three days at the Golden 1 Center. “We...

Construction crews works on the Ramona Avenue extension project off of Folsom Boulevard. Two construction projects - the Ramona Avenue extension and the Elvas Avenue road widening project - may cause heavy traffic on Folsom Boulevard through the semester.

Notice a little extra traffic around campus? Here’s why

Construction on Folsom Boulevard may cause delays through October, University officials say
Claire Morgan, editor-in-chief
September 10, 2018

The first week of the fall semester is historically a week with more traffic than normal — but this year, it posed a risk unseen in previous years. An unsigned SacSend message from the Office of the...

Thick smoke can be seen in the air next to the riverfront center on Monday Aug 6. Smoke has drifted from Northern California wildfires into the region and made air quality in the Sacramento Valley dangerous for some groups of people.

Seeing smoke? You’re not alone.

Air quality in the Sacramento region has become dangerous for some groups due to California wildfires
Claire Morgan, editor-in-chief
August 8, 2018

Smoke from California wildfires has caused air quality in the Sacramento Valley — including at Sacramento State — to decrease significantly. The list of large scale fires burning for more than...

Liam Worrell-Olson, right, makes a heart with his hands while standing in front of picketers from the Westboro Baptist Church, who protested at the J Street entrance to Sac State on Tuesday, May 8. The Westboro Baptist Church is a Kansas-based Christian fundamentalist group known for its inflammatory anti-LGBT speech.

Students protest Westboro Baptist Church presence on campus

Group came to protest Sac State over resources for LGBTQ students
Claire Morgan, managing editor
May 8, 2018

More than a hundred counter-protesters gathered in the Library Quad to protest the presence of members of the Westboro Baptist Church, who picketed at the J street entrance of Sacramento State for 30 minutes...

MAP: The most dangerous spots on campus

MAP: The most dangerous spots on campus

Claire Morgan
December 6, 2017

Have you ever wondered where you may be most susceptible to becoming a victim of a crime on campus? The State Hornet analyzed Sacramento State's daily crime logs to find the most common crimes committed...

Students who live in the residential halls are required to choose a meal plan for the rest of the semester. At the end of the semester, students who have meal plan points can purchase non perishable food in bulk from the Courtyard Market.

Campus meal plans leave students with money to burn

Residents with points left at the end of the semester get no refund
Claire Morgan
November 14, 2017

(Go to StateHornet.com/TheFoodIssue for more food-related stories) Sacramento State students who purchase dining plans are faced with only two options at the end of the semester if they have leftover...

Rosa Barrientos leads a chant while walking with a group of protesters around Sacramento State.  The protest was one of multiple which happened in response to the Trump administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programs on Tuesday.

GALLERY: Sac State activists protest DACA decision

Multiple protests were quickly organized after the Trump administration formally announced their plans to end DACA programs Tuesday morning
Claire Morgan
September 6, 2017

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A crowd of local residents and Sac State students gather in downtown Sacramento Sept. 5 to protest, opposing the Trump administration's plans to eliminate DACA programs.

[Photo] EDITORIAL: Stand with them, Sac State

September 13, 2017

A crowd of local residents and Sac State students gather in downtown Sacramento Sept. 5 to protest, opposing the Trump administration's plans to eliminate DACA programs.

(Photo from Creative Commons)

Students sugar date to help pay tuition

Claire Morgan
December 1, 2016

As tuition continues to rise, students everywhere are finding unconventional ways to help them get through their four years of higher education. In addition to working part time and receiving some financial...

Marc E. Bassy will bring his chart-topping track "You & Me," a collaboration with G-Eazy, to Sacramento State for a concert in the University Union Ballroom on Thursday, Oct. 6.
(Photo courtesy of Creative Commons)

‘You & Me’ and Marc E. Bassy

Claire Morgan
October 3, 2016

Following the successful Tinashe concert last fall, UNIQUE Programs has decided to invite another chart-topper to perform at Sacramento State this October: singer-songwriter Marc E. Bassy, whose hit single...

Starbucks Coffee Truck in front of Benicia Hall on Sept. 9, 2016.
(Photo by Diana Rykun)

Starbucks wheels out new campus spot

Claire Morgan
September 18, 2016

Sacramento State recently unveiled a new addition to the campus dining experience with the mobile Starbucks truck located across from Benicia Hall, which aims to offer quick coffee fixes to students who...

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