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Sac State students are concerned with registering for virtual classes during the fall 2020 semester. Graphic made in Canva.

[Photo] Sac State students struggle with decision to register for virtual classes

Jordan Latimore
May 15, 2020

Sac State students are concerned with registering for virtual classes during the fall 2020 semester. Graphic made in Canva.

The CSU Board of Trustees meets virtually on Zoom Tuesday, May 12, 2020. CSU Chancellor Tim White announced that classes will be primarily virtual with some exceptions for in-person activities that cannot be done virtually.

CSU announces all campuses, including Sac State, will hold most classes online in the fall

Some exceptions for hands-on classes
Kendra Rivera-Molina and Chris Wong
May 12, 2020

A majority of California State University classes will be held online in fall 2020 across all campuses, including Sacramento State, according to CSU Chancellor Timothy White.  White confirmed at a...

A panel addressing sexual misconduct was held via Zoom call Friday, May 8 by the Office for Equal Opportunity at Sac State. Graphic made in Canva.

[Photo] Sac State Office for Equal Opportunity holds panel on sexual misconduct

Jesse Tapia
May 8, 2020

A panel addressing sexual misconduct was held via Zoom call Friday, May 8 by the Office for Equal Opportunity at Sac State. Graphic made in Canva.

The U.S Census is conducted every 10 years, to count every citizen in order to develop a data base that will assist in improving communities. Graphic made in Canva.

[Photo] Sac State community on the importance of the 2020 census

Alexis Perales
May 2, 2020

The U.S Census is conducted every 10 years, to count every citizen in order to develop a data base that will assist in improving communities. Graphic made in Canva.

A Sonoma State student filed a lawsuit against the CSU on behalf of all students system-wide for withholding refunds to students who are no longer utilizing the services they were charged for. Graphic made in Canva.

[Photo] Students sue CSU over lack of refunds for mandatory campus fees

Jesse Tapia
April 28, 2020

A Sonoma State student filed a lawsuit against the CSU on behalf of all students system-wide for withholding refunds to students who are no longer utilizing the services they were charged for. Graphic...

Ad for Sac State's Associated Students Inc. elections coming up on April 15 and 16 outside of the University Union.

[Photo] Sac State ASI President, VP to keep over $35,000 in scholarships following resignations

Mercy Sosa
March 19, 2020

Ad for Sac State's Associated Students Inc. elections coming up on April 15 and 16 outside of the University Union.

CRIME MAP: Missing license plate among 3 other auto crime reports

CRIME MAP: Missing license plate among 3 other auto crime reports

Campus crime map for the week ending March 13
Kendra Rivera-Molina, news editor
March 16, 2020

Every week The State Hornet will compile crimes recorded in the campus crime log into a map detailing their location and current status.   Five crimes were reported in the Sacramento State Police...

File photo. Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen sent out a SacSend email Tuesday saying professors and instructors can elect to shift part or all of their remaining courses to an online format in light of concerns about the new coronavirus.

Sac State professors to choose whether to shift to online classes amid coronavirus concerns

Students express concerns on social media
Max Connor and Kendra Rivera-Molina
March 10, 2020

Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen sent out a SacSend email Tuesday saying professors and instructors can elect to shift part or all of their remaining courses to an online format in light of concerns...

Sac State senior center Joshua Patton fights for a loose ball with UC Davis junior forward Kennedy Koehler on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Golden 1 Center. The men's basketball team is currently in Boise, Idaho competing in the Big Sky Conference Tournament

Sac State athletic teams will continue to travel on a case-by-case basis amid coronavirus concerns

CSU restricts all international, non-essential travel
Max Connor and Kendra Rivera-Molina
March 10, 2020

The California State University system has suspended all international and non-essential domestic travel for all campuses and auxiliary organizations until May 31, according to a memo sent by Executive...

CRIME MAP: Sexual assault reported at Sac State last week

CRIME MAP: Sexual assault reported at Sac State last week

Campus crime map for the week of March 1
Kendra Rivera-Molina, news editor
March 9, 2020

Every week The State Hornet will compile crimes recorded in the campus crime log into a map detailing their location and current status. Ten crimes were reported in the Sacramento State Police Department’s...

CRIME MAP: 5 hit-and-runs, reports of vandalism and thefts across campus

CRIME MAP: 5 hit-and-runs, reports of vandalism and thefts across campus

Sac State crime map for the week of Feb. 8
Kendra Rivera-Molina, news editor
February 17, 2020

Every week The State Hornet will compile crimes recorded in the campus crime log into a map detailing their location and current status. During the week of Feb. 8, 12 crimes were logged in the Sacramento...

Supporters cheer on for Mayor Pete Buttigieg during his Town Hall at the Cesar Chavez Plaza in Downtown Sacramento on Friday, Feb. 14.

Pete Buttigieg holds Sacramento Town Hall, addresses foreign and racial injustice

2020 presidential candidate addresses systemic racism, healthcare biases
Kendra Rivera-Molina, news editor
February 15, 2020

Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg held his Town Hall event at Cesar Chavez Plaza on Friday afternoon, addressing immigration issues, securing the climate crisis and the need to support the younger generation. Before...

Study abroad material at Sac State's Office of Global Engagement. The university recently suspended all travel to China over concern of the coronavirus.

Sac State travel to China suspended due to coronavirus

Kendra Rivera-Molina, news editor
February 4, 2020

Sacramento State has suspended all study abroad travel to China due to the coronavirus outbreak. Sac State President Robert Nelsen notified students of the suspension Wednesday in a SacSend email.  Anita...

On February 4, 2020 a collision into a railing occurred on the 4th floor of Parking Structure 1, located between Sacramento State's baseball and soccer field. Police said the student involved was evaluated for minor injuries and the vehicle had to be towed away.

Student crashes into barrier of Parking Structure I

Only minor injuries and no structural damage reported, police say
Kendra Rivera-Molina and Chris Wong
February 4, 2020

A driver collided with a railing on the fourth floor of Parking Structure I at Sacramento State on Tuesday morning. The driver was a student and is currently being evaluated for minor injuries, according...

Sacramento State's School of Music relocated a present student instead of absentee.

Sac State student forced to switch class sections due to unbalanced sections

School of Music relocates present student instead of absentee
Kendra Rivera-Molina and Chris Wong
January 28, 2020

The Sacramento State School of Music reassigned eight students to a different class section of Music 10B, a Survey of Music Literature class, one of whom was reassigned without their consent. Karen...

One person sustained an injury after shots were fired at Stingers Sports Pub Sunday night. The sports bar is popular among Sac State students and is less than a mile away from campus. Photo by Kendra Rivera-Molina.

1 injured after shots fired at Stingers Sports Pub near Sac State

Sports bar is popular among students
Kendra Rivera-Molina, news editor
January 27, 2020

A shooting occurred at the Stingers Sports Pub parking lot late Sunday night near Sacramento State, according to the Sacramento Police Department. The sports bar is popular among Sac State students...

#SacStateSays: What are your thoughts on the proposed 2020 California state budget?

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes $36 billion in higher education
Kendra Rivera-Molina, news editor
January 27, 2020

The State Hornet asked students what they thought about the California state budget, proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Jan. 10. The budget plans to spend $36 billion on higher education - including community...

Sac State Career Center Director Melissa Repa talks about Tara O’Sullivan at a press conference in front of Sacramento Hall on Thursday, June 20, 2019. O'Sullivan was a Sacramento Police officer and Sac State alumna who was killed in the line of duty June 19 while responding to a domestic violence call.

Prosecutors seek death penalty for suspect in killing of Sac State alumna

Tara O’Sullivan was a 26-year-old police officer
Kendra Rivera-Molina, news editor
January 24, 2020

The Sacramento County District Attorney's office announced Thursday that it intends to seek the death penalty for the man accused of shooting and killing Sacramento police officer and Sacramento State...

Members of the Miwok tribe guiding marchers to the state Capitol on Saturday morning at the Women's March Sacramento on January 18, 2020. Photo by Kendra L. Rivera.

NEWS PODCAST: Recapping the Women’s March, previewing the semester

Robbie Pierce, Kendra Rivera-Molina, and Margherita Beale
January 23, 2020

Thousands rallied Saturday as part of the fourth annual Sacramento Women’s March, and news editor Kendra Rivera-Molina was there to cover the event for The State Hornet. On this episode of The State...

#VivaLaMujer advocate Ruth Ibarra speaks at Southside Park for organization NorCal Resist at the Sacramento Women's March on January 18, 2020. Thousands marched together in support of equal rights at the fourth annual iteration of this event.

Thousands march for equal rights at 4th annual Sacramento Women’s March

Kendra Rivera-Molina, news editor
January 18, 2020

Thousands of human rights, supporters, community members, and activists rallied Saturday at the fourth annual Sacramento Women’s March. The march was held in solidarity with Women’s March Global, a...

Al Striplen is a retired professor and counselor at Sacramento State as well as a teacher of Native American flute. He said that he separates his Indigenous heritage from Thanksgiving, in order to participate in the holiday.

Sac State Indigenous students and educators reflect on what Thanksgiving means to them

Kendra Rivera-Molina
November 27, 2019

The first Thanksgiving was held sometime between late September and early November in the year 1621 at the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, according to the California State Indian Museum, a three-day...

Cal Fire firefighter Xavier Chavez shoots photos with his phone while keeping eye out for hotpots during the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County. The fire has destroyed 374 buildings and is currently 80 percent contained.

Sac State student and father face the Kincade Fire

Carolyn Boustany’s father is on the scene as a first responder
Kendra Rivera-Molina
November 4, 2019

Carolyn Boustany said she was leaving her last class for the day on Oct. 23 when she heard about the Kincade Fire.  Carolyn, a child development major at Sacramento State, grew up in Cloverdale, located...

Sacramento State alumnus Eugene Day speaks at the Renaissance Society's weekly forum about his experience as an inmate and drug addict Friday afternoon November 1, 2019 in the University Union Redwood Room.

Former inmate, Sac State alumnus defends incarcerated people’s rights to rehabilitation

Eugene Dey served 15 years in the prison system after a drug and weapon offense.
Kendra Rivera-Molina
November 2, 2019

Sacramento State alumnus Eugene Dey served 15 years in prison after a third drug and weapon offense. His experience behind bars inspired him to fight the prison system that he said overlooked him and...

The United State of Women held Galvanize, CA at Sacramento State Saturday. The event is meant to support gender equity through coalition collaborations at the national and local level.

Galvanize California conference on gender equity held at Sac State

The United States of Women hosted the event to encourage collaboration
Kendra Rivera-Molina
October 27, 2019

The United State of Women held Galvanize California at Sacramento State Saturday, a conference focused on supporting gender equity through local organizations and teaching leadership and entrepreneurship...

Community members march during the 40th annual Take Back the Night rally on Saturday, Oct. 13.

NEWS PODCAST: Take Back the Night Sacramento demands the end of gender-based violence

Kendra Rivera-Molina and Will Coburn
October 18, 2019

Last Saturday the 40th annual Take Back the Night, a march and rally against gender-based and sexual violence, was held in Midtown Sacramento Diversity/Identity reporter Kenda L. Rivera covered the event. RELATED:...

Emigh Turnbull, an El Camino High School junior, holds up a sign in front of protesters at the Take Back the Night rally and march Saturday evening. "Growing up Christian, I know he is all loving and to not accept others for who they are is not God's way," she said.

40th annual Take Back the Night raises awareness of gender-based violence

Evangelists protested the event, leading to counter-protests during the march
Kendra Rivera-Molina, Brooke Uhlenhop, and Patrick Walsh
October 13, 2019

Take Back the Night Sacramento held their 40th annual rally and march to raise awareness of, and bring an end to gender-based violence Saturday evening in Midtown, Sacramento. Take Back the Night is...

From left to right, in this photo illustration are DACA recipients Israel Flores, Denisse Garcia and Erik Ramirez. The California State University recently granted funds for schools in their system to offer legal services to DACA recipients.

‘Nothing in my life is secure’: Sac State DACA recipients speak out

Kendra Rivera-Molina
October 9, 2019

Seven years ago, President Barack Obama announced an immigration policy that allowed those who were brought to the United States as undocumented children and youth to lawfully stay in the country, under...

Protesters display signs at the Climate Change Strike at the Capitol on Friday. The protest was organized to demand government action against climate change.

Students gather to demand action against climate change

Kendra Rivera-Molina
September 21, 2019

Students from various schools gathered at the California Capitol Friday to demand government action to combat climate change.  The protest was a part of Fridays For Future’s “Week For Future”event....

Sac State alumna and Black Alumni Chapter founder dies at 56

Jackie Morris-Henderson died in August from metastatic breast cancer.
Kendra Rivera-Molina
September 19, 2019

Sacramento State alumna and founder of Sac State’s Black Alumni Chapter (BAC) Jackie Morris-Henderson died Aug. 26 at 56 due to metastatic breast cancer. Morris-Henderson was a mentor to many staff,...

Nazia Kazi, assistant professor of anthropology at Stockton University in New Jersey, spoke to students regarding the history of Islamophobia. Kazi discussed her new book, which analyzes the racism and politics in America that contributed to Islamophobia and later, motivated respectability politics.

New Jersey anthropology professor speaks to Sac State students about Islamophobia

Kendra Rivera-Molina
September 18, 2019

Nazia Kazi, assistant professor of anthropology at Stockton University in New Jersey, spoke to Sacramento State students Tuesday evening about her book “Islamophobia, Race and Global Politics.” The...

NEWS PODCAST:  A closer looks at Brown Issues

NEWS PODCAST: A closer looks at Brown Issues

Will Coburn and Kendra Rivera-Molina
September 7, 2019

The second episode of The State Hornet News Podcast covering: SB 24; new bus routes; new bookstore layouts and an interview about Brown Issues and the memorial for the victims of the Aug. 3, El Paso...

President of Sac State's Baile Folklorico Roxana Javier dances with member Mario Mendez Lopez at the California State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Sac State's Brown Issues organization gathered members of the community to honor the lives lost in the Aug. 3 El Paso shooting.

Sac State’s Brown Issues honors victims of El Paso shooting

The Capitol event celebrated Latinx culture
Kendra Rivera-Molina
September 4, 2019

Sacramento State’s Brown Issues organization honored the lives lost in the Aug. 3 shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas and celebrated Latinx culture at a California State Capitol event on Tuesday. Kimberly...

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