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Elizabeth Meza, DEI editor
![“Construction Zone” sign posted on the ‘Esak’tima Center door in Lassen Hall Thursday, April 23, 2023 . To respect the land Sac State occupies, the name ‘Esak’tima means ‘A Place Where Knowledge Comes’ in the Nisenan language. (Photo by Jasmine Ascencio).](https://statehornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/lead_-900x669.jpg)
Renovations further delay launch of Sac State Native student center
‘Esak’tima Center seeks to establish Indigenous representation on campus
![Director of Health Services Dan Carsel in the Health and Wellness Center in The WELL Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Carsel said TimelyMD would allow students to receive on demand counseling services.](https://statehornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/carsel-embed-900x507.jpg)
California Faculty Association halts telehealth therapy plan for Sac State students
Labor union’s concerns prevent virtual mental health counseling expansion
![Diversity, Equity and Inclusion editor Elizabeth Meza shares results from The State Hornet’s spring 2023 midway audit. Meza also offers suggestions on how The State Hornet can improve the diversity of its coverage. Graphic created in Canva by Elizabeth Meza.](https://statehornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-midway-audit-900x450.png)
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Spring 2023 midway diversity audit report
Results found consistent coverage on AAPI communities
![(L-R) Kevin Doan, social work major, Hok Tang, Sac State alumni, April Ngai, design studies major and Tiwa Chan-Nguyen, chemistry major on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. “This feels like a historical change. Since we have so many paid, recognized holidays, why can’t we have our own?” Doan said. (Graphic: made in Canva by Elizabeth Meza](https://statehornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/USE-graphic-900x643.png)
‘We have felt invisible’: What Lunar New Year as paid holiday means to faculty, students
AB 2596 allows state employees to take paid time off to celebrate the holiday
![(R-L) Jenny Ruiz and Lillyana Sanchez, both fourth-year ethnic studies majors, hold a banner near the Sac State Library quad on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. “We wanted something with a little bit of a shock factor,” Sanchez said. “Other SQE chapters at other campuses have more radical artwork, so this is pretty tame in my opinion.”](https://statehornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1.-LEAD-900x675.jpg)
Student activist organization hosted a panel for alternatives to campus policing
Students for Quality Education members promote using ‘Herky Hates Hogs’ banner
![Dr. Rose Soza War Soldier, assistant professor in the Native American Studies and Ethnic Studies Department, standing outside Amador Hall on Thursday Oct. 6, 2022. She is from the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians and is opposed to Proposition 27.](https://statehornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Dr.-Rose-JPG-900x600.jpg)
Gambling off tribal land: Proposition 26 and 27
Ballot initiative affects students and California Native community
![Ensuring Native Indian Traditions board members Maria Elena Pulido-Sepulveda (left) and Pauline Ghost-Perez (right) stand outside the multicultural center after their Orange T-shirt day workshop on Sept. 21, 2022. Orange T-shirt day is held on Sept. 30 to commemorate the children who experienced the residential school system and honor those who survived it.](https://statehornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG-5994-900x675.jpg)
’A beacon for Native students’: Ensuring Native Indian Traditions
A club for ‘allies and Indigenous students’
![(L-R) Jessica Rosenberg, Gabriella Einaga, MaryAnne Goodman, Yumi Kitade and Christy Bartlett from the Urasenke Foundation San Francisco inside the Sacramento State Sokiku Nakatani Tea Room located inside the University Library on Thursday, Sept.29, 2022. Tea gatherings are held throughout the semester and provide students the opportunity to learn about Urasenke Tradition Tea.](https://statehornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/pic-14jpeg-900x600.jpg)
The Way of Tea: Sac State students gather for traditional Japanese ceremony
The Sokiku Nakatani Tea Room and Garden serves as a tranquil area and a classroom