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Investigation underway for Mendocino Hall damage

Cole Mayer
October 14, 2011

Investigation and damage assessment is underway concerning the fire that occured in Mendocino Hall Thursday. Anderson Group International, an insurance and restoration company, is currently assessing the...

Student apathy runs high

Cole Mayer
March 15, 2011

Associated Students, Inc., President Terry Martin gave his State of the Students speech on March 8 in the University Union. While Martin gave an interesting speech on ASI and how students are doing on...

Gamers say interaction is just as fun as competition

Cole Mayer
January 4, 2011

Frustration is nothing new in online games. From the terrible spawn camper, killing you as soon as you enter the game, to the trash talker who has not hit puberty yet, we encounter all sorts of stressors....

Make holiday gifts personal

Cole Mayer
December 8, 2010

Cole Mayer My dad wants Rock Band for Christmas. My mom wants a Kindle. My cousin wants a new PlayStation. My girlfriend wants a new smartphone. What happened to the holiday spirit? What happened to giving...

Losing sleep is dangerous

Cole Mayer
December 1, 2010

Cole Mayer What is the one thing students prize most, the holy grail of college? What is it that every student wants to get every night but just is not successful at it? No, it is not a one-night stand;...

Textbooks are too expensive

Cole Mayer
September 13, 2010

Let's say someone had just told me I won the lottery. I would ponder all the new, fantastic things I could buy, like a new computer, a TV or video games. Instead, my first purchase will be textbooks, a...

Ride on fresh powder with Peak Adventures

Cole Mayer
December 10, 2009

On Saturday, Peak Adventures will lead a ski and snowboarding trip to Boreal Mountain Resort to teach students and staff how to rush down a mountain of powdery snow. Madison Shepard, senior business major...

Apple Hill provides produce, treats and fun

Cole Mayer
December 3, 2009

Apple Hill, a network of farms and orchards that span from Placerville to Pollock Pines, produces fruits, vegetables, pies, juice and Christmas trees. Apple Hill is named for what the farms are most famous...

Salsa the night away

Cole Mayer
November 13, 2009

Salsa dancing looks simple, but the swaying of the hips and kicking of heels is more complicated than most imagine. Luckily, Sacramento State's Salsa Loca club is here to help straighten out the kinks...

Musical attempts to make Bat Boy civilized

Cole Mayer
October 30, 2009

Click here to watch an audio slideshow of "Bat Boy" "Bat Boy," a play being performed in Sacramento State's Shasta Hall, delivers ghoulish giggles just in time for Halloween. The play is written by Keythe...

Artist Jason Walker showcases ceramics skills and teaches on the art

Cole Mayer
October 28, 2009

Jason Walker began as a traditional potter, making functional art. He is now a prominent clay etching artist, and will showcase his craft today and tomorrow in Kadema Hall room 103. Scott Parady, assistant...

Experience the thrill and rush of skydiving

Cole Mayer
October 7, 2009

Peak Adventures at Sacramento State is set to deliver 13,000 feet worth of thrills to a group of daredevils as they jump out of planes into the wild blue yonder. On Oct. 18, the outdoor recreational program...

REVIEW: World Music Concert: Philippines

Cole Mayer
October 6, 2009

I had never heard traditional Filipino music, so I was surprised when I walked into Capistrano Hall on Saturday for the Sinag-Tala Theater Ensemble's "Signatures in Brown" and saw an electric guitar, a...

Avid fishers win money

Cole Mayer
September 30, 2009

Not all clubs on campus can say they put students through school. The Bass Fishing Club at Sacramento State has donated half of the $39,000 they have won to Sac State's general scholarship fund. Chris...

Club’s founder and president finds success in bass fishing

Cole Mayer
September 30, 2009

After founding the Bass Fishing Club, Sacramento State student and club president Stephen Lesieur led his team in competitions, winning a total of $39,000 for the club and Sac State. Under the leadership...

Henry Rollins to give lecture in the Union

Cole Mayer
September 17, 2009

VIDEO: Henry Rollins lectures on free speech Henry Rollins, the iconic former frontman of the punk-rock band Black Flag, who will be performing at Sacramento State on Thursday, tried college and decided...

VIDEO: Henry Rollins lectures on free speech

Cole Mayer
September 17, 2009

On Thursday, former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins gave a free lecture at Sacramento State. Rollins spoke about free speech and his travels abroad. This event was hosted by UNIQUE and ASI in support...

Arj Barker performs

Cole Mayer
September 10, 2009

Arj Barker, famous for acting in "Flight of the Conchords" and co-creating, writing and performing in "The Marijuana-logues," hadn't thought of becoming a comedian until he tried stand-up. "I tried it...

Music listening now Terminal Lounge

Cole Mayer
September 2, 2009

After renovations and an updated look this past summer, the formerly known Music Listening Lounge, now named the Terminal Lounge, reopened Monday with new services to offer. "We changed the name because...

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Taking Woodstock’

Cole Mayer
September 1, 2009

Ang Lee's "Taking Woodstock" is a funny, entertaining movie, but it has a few major faults, such as not actually showing the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival. The year is 1969. Elliot Tiber, played by...

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