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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

Isabel Ward, Author

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James Alamillo works up the crowd at a rally staged before the LA City Council vote to ban plastic bags in Los Angeles, California, on May 23, 2012 (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Sac State students against plastic bag use

Isabel Ward
May 14, 2013

Sacramento State students are sending a message to local government and advocating a halt on plastic bag usage on campus in order to promote a healthier, cleaner environment. Freshman electrical and electronic...

Finals stress begins to set in

Isabel Ward
May 14, 2013

Cramming for tests, pulling all-nighters and worrying about failure are just some of the reasons college students at Sacramento State are on edge the last few weeks of the semester. Stress levels are on...

Sac State students celebrate the history of Cinco de Mayo

Isabel Ward
May 5, 2013

The well-celebrated Mexican holiday, Cinco de Mayo, has spread food, festivities and mariachi bands across the bordering state of California. But at Sacramento State, some students are well aware of the...

Late Sac State students legacy of giving continues

Late Sac State student’s legacy of giving continues

Isabel Ward
April 30, 2013

The barrier of cancer could not stand in the way of education for Sacramento State alumni Henry Giron, who graduated with honors before succumbing to the disease in February 2011.  Giron’s feat of education...

Vandalism on campus makes personal attacks on ASI candidate

Vandalism on campus makes personal attacks on ASI candidate

Isabel Ward
April 23, 2013

Although graffiti is an appealing art form for some, at Sacramento State, graffiti has become the mark of vandalism and is damaging to more than just property. Sac State has seen its share of vandalism,...

Indie rock band Bell Boys bring relaxing beats to a stressed-out student body

Isabel Ward
April 17, 2013

Mixing a number of musical genres, The Bell Boys band performed for a Sacramento State crowd who was more than willing to receive the up-beat rhythmic sound. Meshing Indie Rock, Honest Pop, Hip Hop and...

The creators of Silk Road Soda offer three organic flavored sodas with a mission to share culture through flavor.

Sac State grads launch new successful soda line

Isabel Ward
April 16, 2013

Two Sacramento State graduates have bridged East and West with a new Mediterranean beverage that extends the age-old Silk Road to the Sacramento region.    Silk Road Soda founders Payam Fardenash and...

As Prop. 8 resurfaces nationally, pride week ignites on Sac States campus

As Prop. 8 resurfaces nationally, pride week ignites on Sac State’s campus

Isabel Ward
April 9, 2013

Proposition 8 made its way back into the national conversation just in time for Pride Week, which started Monday.  The debate has reached a pinnacle as the case finally made it to Supreme Court.   Passed...

Sac State to host festival to showcase plethora of arts

Isabel Ward
April 3, 2013

The College of Arts and Letters is bridging culture and community with its week-long Festival of the Arts event that will showcase art, music and family fun. “We’re doing the event to promote the arts...

Sac State students talk about what makes them feel part of the campus community

Isabel Ward
March 23, 2013

Sacramento State students voiced what they like about the campus and about being a Sac State Hornet. I went out and interviewed several students to get their perspective on what makes them feel at home...

Bad experiences can turn people away from church forever

Isabel Ward
March 20, 2013

Church can be a place of community and growth, but it can also be a place of spiritual hindrance. Many church members have had their faiths trampled by people in the church who have hurt them and therefore...

Fashion trends to try out this spring

Isabel Ward
March 15, 2013

It’s easy to hang on to pieces that we once loved and thought flattered our bodies, but certain trends should just be left behind in 2013. The early 2000s brought in a wave of body-enhancing clothing...

Keeping the faith in college is not as hard as it sounds

Isabel Ward
March 6, 2013

Walking on campus may seem like a lonely tread for those of us who are believers. If you’re a person of faith in college today, you have probably experienced the feeling of being alone in your beliefs....

Music in church is inviting and fun

Isabel Ward
February 20, 2013

When you walk into an auditorium where the music is playing louder than your thoughts, and the lights bounce back and forth while smoke fills the stage, you probably would not be surprised to see energetic...

Portrayal of God should represent all sides

Isabel Ward
February 13, 2013

Often we portray God as either a rigid, unyielding God or else a God who is around only to please people. To both extremes, I would say they are wrong. Remembering Jimmy Swaggart’s fire and brimstone...

Some Christians need to be louder

Isabel Ward
February 6, 2013

Christianity involves people from many different walks of life, who may share the same fundamental beliefs, yet have their own minds and think freely, however loud or quiet that may be. The full diversity...

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