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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

Khaled Dastagirzada, Author

All content by Khaled Dastagirzada

In poor taste, professors

Khaled Dastagirzada
September 18, 2002

A cartoon was seen on display on the fifth floor of Mendocino Hall. It showed Muslim men reading a letter that read, "To the Taliban: Give us Osama Bin Laden or we?ll send your women to college." The cartoon...

St. Mary’s College snaps 23-game skid vs. Hornet basketball team

Khaled Dastagirzada
December 4, 2001

Sac State men?s basketball could not shake off the early-season rust against St. Mary?s on Tuesday. The final 78-64 score gave the Hornets their 25th straight road loss and helped end St. Mary College?s...

Aquatic Center to celebrate 20th anniversary on Friday

Khaled Dastagirzada
December 4, 2001

Sacramento State will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Aquatic Center on Friday in the University Union Ballroom. "We would like to have a celebration of our 20 successful years since the opening...

Men’s basketball drops nailbiter at San Jose State

Khaled Dastagirzada
November 27, 2001

With 15 seconds remaining in the game, San Jose State University?s Ryan Davis drove the lane and scored the go-ahead bucket to give the Spartans a 62-60 victory over Sacramento State. Behind Cedric Thompkins?...

Men’s hoops go winless at Guardians Classic

Khaled Dastagirzada
November 17, 2001

Sacramento State?s men?s basketball team ventured to Memphis, Tenn. for the Guardians Classic Tuesday and played Old Dominion in the opening round, then Wofford the following day. Although Sac State ended...

Gandhi’s grandson calls for US to embrace peace

Khaled Dastagirzada
November 15, 2001

The grandson of a world leader who inspired the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 60s called for America to rethink its foreign policy and embrace a peaceful alternative to the "War on Terrorism"...

Water Ski team qualifies for nationals, finishes last

Khaled Dastagirzada
November 6, 2001

The Sac State water ski club rounded out its season three weeks ago in Nationals, coming in last place on the rough waters of Tempe Town, Ariz. A week before Nationals, the club finished third in the Regional...

Volek looks elsewhere for offensive production

Khaled Dastagirzada
October 23, 2001

Sacramento State?s football team dropped its last game to Eastern Washington University 42-35 in a close, last minute battle that demolished any hope the Hornets had for a playoff birth. However, the game...

Chatman, Eastern Washington lights up football team in OT win

Khaled Dastagirzada
October 23, 2001

Sacramento State?s football team?s home game against Eastern Washington came down to a final play in overtime on Saturday. The Hornets, down 42-35, faced a fourth-and-two situation. The visiting Eagles...

Racquetball club returns to Sac State

Khaled Dastagirzada
October 16, 2001

President and coach of the Sacramento State racquetball club, Mark Salinas, with partner and treasurer, Melissa Borgwat, won the gold medal at the National Doubles Mixed Elite Division this year, the highest...

Midnight Madness festivities to kick off Friday evening

Khaled Dastagirzada
October 9, 2001

The countdown is on the way for Midnight Madness at Sacramento State. "At the stroke of midnight, when it is officially Oct. 13, the NCAA allows all college men?s and women?s basketball teams to begin...

Volleyball finishes preseason on high note

Khaled Dastagirzada
September 19, 2001

Sacramento State?s volleyball team sure picked the perfect time to catch fire. The Hornets have won five of its last six matches to end its preseason run with a 6-3 record, their latest win coming Tuesday...

Netters earn all-tourney honors at Fresno Invite

Khaled Dastagirzada
September 12, 2001

Sacramento State had a successful run in the Fresno State Volleyball Invitational this past weekend, finishing 3-1. Hornet players Tasman Dwyer and sophomore Lisa Beauchene rounded out the weekend play...

Crismen hopes to lead inline hockey team to victory

Khaled Dastagirzada
November 2, 2000

Cameron Crismen, the captain for Sac State's inline hockey who led the team to a league championship three years back, has returned to Sac State to try and bring success to the floundering team. With the...

Division I here we come

Khaled Dastagirzada
October 11, 2000

Hard work and dedication brought the national championship to the Sac State rugby team last year. After their championship campaign, the team has now moved up into Division I for this year, and is beginning...

Are you ready to rumble?

Khaled Dastagirzada
October 4, 2000

Not even two weeks into the wrestling club, the Sac State team has over 30 athletes. Wrestling is the latest club sport introduced by Dan Benedetto. Benedetto?s initial action involved only one person,...

Hall debuts with Hornets Saturday

Khaled Dastagirzada
September 15, 2000

"If we beat Portland State, we will go on to a national championship this season." These were the words of Santi Hall, a former UCLA linebacker, who will play his first game for the Hornets against Portland...

Rec Sports: Don’t Miss Out

Khaled Dastagirzada
September 5, 2000

Every semester Sacramento State students who would like to participate in some of the recreational sports offered by Sac State, don't know how to go about it. Registration for recreation sports begins...

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