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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

Gabriel Ionica, Author

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Front view of Parking Structure III. The Structure has come out on top in the 2018 Best of Sac State poll.

Parking Structure III wins 2018 ‘Best parking structure’ at Sac State

Gabriel Ionica
May 8, 2018

Of all the places to park on campus, Parking Structure III has come out on top in the 2018 Best of Sac State poll. Located adjacent to Hornet Stadium, The WELL and the AIRC, the six-floor structure...

A Hornblower cruise ship moves past downtown Sacramento.

The 10 best outdoor activities for the spring

Nick Koeneke and Gabriel Ionica
April 4, 2018

Hornblower Cruises Want to experience the American and Sacramento rivers like never before? Consider Hornblower Cruises for an hour-long journey. Enjoy a one-hour cruise on the water and see where...

Construction is underway on Sacramento States Science II building, which is expected to be completed in July 2019.

OPINION: 5 ways to bring Sac State’s campus into the modern era

Gabriel Ionica
February 21, 2018

All good things need changes now and again. Certain aspects of Sac State are well overdue for improvements. A lot has been said in my year on campus about bringing the University into the future; before...

Students sit in Starbucks without light after an unscheduled campus-wide power outage took place Jan. 22. Restaurants inside River Front Center were temporarily closed and classes were cancelled in Del Norte Hall.

Students inconvenienced by campus infrastructure failures

Gabriel Ionica
February 21, 2018

Sacramento State’s infrastructure has experienced a fair number of problems in recent weeks as the California State University system deals with a backlog of over $2 billion in repairs, according to...

Sacramento State freshman finance major Anthony Thao plays “League of Legends” in the University Library on campus.

Students reflect on connection between esports, college

Gabriel Ionica
December 11, 2017

Video games have moved beyond the living room and into the mainstream with the rise of competitive tournaments and fans within esports. I would know, esports are why I took an interest in journalism. As...

“Procession of Carols” will be held at the Sacred Heart Church on Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. and on Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. The show will be Director of Choral Activities Don Kendricks production before retirement.

Sacramento State celebrates holidays with music, dance

Gabriel Ionica
November 28, 2017

Thirty-three years ago, Director of Choral Activities Don Kendrick was inspired by the Christmas concerts he held in the cathedrals of Canada and decided to bring that holiday tradition to Sacramento State. “Procession...

A new B5 class requirement will be placed upon incoming fall 2018 students. The requirement will fall under the Physical Universe & its Life Forms
portion of the CSU general education requirement and may include chemistry, geography or physics courses.

Incoming students will have to take one more upper-division B5 class

Gabriel Ionica
November 15, 2017

Next fall’s incoming freshmen will be greeted by a new B5 general education requirement as per a CSU-wide executive order from the CSU headquarters in Long Beach. The new requirement will require...

Left to right, Gunnar Hood and his brother Garrett can be seen nearly every day in the Union playing League of Legends on their PCs.

Students form local gaming hubs at Sacramento State

Gabriel Ionica
October 31, 2017

It’s not a rare sight to see students on campus playing different games during their free time, in fact, places like the AIRC and the Union have even become local hot spots for gamers to gather. Even...

#SacStateSays: At what age did you stop trick-or-treating, and how do you celebrate Halloween now?

#SacStateSays: At what age did you stop trick-or-treating, and how do you celebrate Halloween now?

Gabriel Ionica
October 25, 2017

Halloween celebrations tend to change as people grow older. Some choose to abandon their childhood tradition of trick-or-treating to attend parties instead, and some don’t celebrate at all. We asked...

#SacStateSays: What do you want to see added to campus?

#SacStateSays: What do you want to see added to campus?

Gabriel Ionica
October 18, 2017

Sacramento State is currently undergoing a large amount of construction on multiple projects — Science II, Parking Structure V, Housing II and the Union Expansion — all expected to be a completed within...

No Ban, No Wall protesters walk around Sacramento State College Republicans as they block their path during their on-campus march on Feb. 2.

OPINION: Unpopular opinions are also valid

Students should not be afraid of voicing out-of-favor views
Gabriel Ionica
October 17, 2017

There will be times in your life when you’re asked for your honest opinion, whether it be for an interview, or just because your friend wants to know what you think. In those times, it might feel difficult,...

Sacramento State engineering major Slavik Chiley, far right, talks about his religious views in front of a crowd in the Library Quad on Sept. 27.

OPINION: Petitioners and solicitors on campus don’t all deserve your time

Gabriel Ionica
October 10, 2017

Students at Sacramento State are bombarded daily by requests from petitioners or religious promoters. Whether it’s requests to sign petitions or the more recent “Bible-thumper” in the quad, it might...

Sacramento State students from the Community Engagement Center paint houses at the 20th annual Paint The Town event in Del Paso Heights Saturday.

Sac State students, city members repaint houses in Del Paso Heights

Gabriel Ionica
September 16, 2017

A group of Sacramento State student volunteers participated with NeighborWorks and the Sacramento Police Department at the 27th Annual Paint the Town event in Del Paso Heights Saturday. NeighborWorks...

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