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RWEC plans may be altered

Lora Simmons
December 7, 2005

The Recreation Wellness and Events Center will be completed by the Destination 2010 deadline, and the $25 million in donations needed to help fund the project will be in within one year, said Sacramento...

University Police: UTAPS ‘impropriety’ report received

Lora Simmons
December 7, 2005

University Transportation and Parking Services is investigating an allegedly fraudulent parking citation activity by one of their employees, said Ronald Grant, associate vice president of Business Operations....

UTAPS initiates food drive

Lora Simmons
December 1, 2005

Sacramento State students and faculty can help the less fortunate this year by donating to the State Employee's Food Drive. University Transportation and Parking Services is participating in the statewide...

FBI project offers real world experience

Lora Simmons
December 1, 2005

While wearing blue t-shirts that read "FBI" in bright yellow letters, two Sacramento State marketing management classes completed their final project, in the form of a job fair, on Tuesday afternoon in...

Auction rocks geology budget

Lora Simmons
November 20, 2005

You may not see bidders fighting over items like polished ammonite and belemnite at the premier fine art, jewelry and antique auction house Sotheby's, but the paddles were flying for such items Friday...

Installment plan switches to monthly payments

Lora Simmons
November 16, 2005

Amid budget cuts and fee increases in the California State University system, there is good news for Sacramento State students using the university's installment plan. Starting in the spring semester,...

Campus employee accused of fraud

Lora Simmons
November 16, 2005

A university investigation is looking into an accusation of parking ticket fraud, received through e-mail by President Alexander Gonzalez. The anonymous e-mail accuses a University Transportation and Parking...

RWEC on track for 2010

Lora Simmons
November 9, 2005

Despite a lack of visible progress, the $120 million Recreation Wellness and Events Center is on track to meet its 2010 deadline, said Frank Whitlatch, interim associate vice president of public affairs....

College students flocking to flavored tobacco cafes

Lora Simmons
November 9, 2005

It's 8 p.m. Sunday and on the other side of the Guy West Bridge from Sacramento State, groups of college students are heading into the Cobblestone Cafe to purchase their favorite blends, hang out with...

Students get high, learn about living healthy

Lora Simmons
October 25, 2005

Michael Lo and Mercy Bacaltan have some nerve. The two freshmen were high last Wednesday in the library quad ?" literally. As part of the Natural High Fair at Sacramento State, students Lo and Bacaltan...

Students get ‘contact high’ in library quad

Lora Simmons
October 19, 2005

Michael Lo and Mercy Bacaltan have some nerve. One succumbed to peer pressure as the two freshmen got high on Wednesday in the library quad ?" literally. As part of the Natural High Fair at Sacramento...

Identity theft hits collegians the hardest

Lora Simmons
October 18, 2005

In this technological age of instant gratification, when cell phones connect to e-mail and Sacramento State offers wireless Internet connections across campus, identity theft ?" surprisingly enough ?"...

Huh? Renaissance Forum tackles memory loss

Lora Simmons
October 17, 2005

With baby boomers in retirement and the science of the brain hitting newsstands via magazine articles, the urgency to keep the brain active is a priority among seniors, as older individuals fight to ward...

Stairway to executive elite

Lora Simmons
October 11, 2005

Adding to an ongoing list of current and proposed advancements for Sacramento State, the university is now offering an Executive Master of Business Administration degree to area professionals looking to...

Former Iran president topic of forum

Lora Simmons
October 7, 2005

When Baham Fozouni, coordinator of the government department's International Affairs Graduate Program at Sacramento State, visited Iran this year, he found things to be drastically different from his visit...

Arena ground breaking may happen this spring

Lora Simmons
October 4, 2005

The Recreation Wellness and Events Center, an over 230,000 square-foot facility, may break ground on the first phase of construction as soon as next semester, said Sacramento State President Alexander...

‘Causeway Carriage’ returns to campus

Lora Simmons
September 29, 2005

Amid a sea of laptops, cell phones and iPods in the University Union lobby sits a black carriage ?" minus its horse drawn counterpart ?" newly restored and shining. The carriage, which is part of Homecoming...

Health services rise along with fee

Lora Simmons
September 27, 2005

Although senior Dawn Carlson-Zajdel has health insurance through her husband's employer, she often uses Sacramento State's Student Health Center for her medical needs. "All the staff has been wonderful,"...

Week casts light on hazing issues

Lora Simmons
September 20, 2005

With recent negative light shed on fraternities and sororities across the country, the first National Hazing Prevention Week comes at a time when Chico State is still recovering from the death of a pledge.-...

Training new teachers a high priority

Lora Simmons
September 6, 2005

Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez reinforced his commitment to Destination 2010, including a pledge to prepare more of California's college students for teaching careers in mathematics and...

Thousands of IDs unclaimed

Lora Simmons
August 30, 2005

Long lines at Sacramento State are nothing new during the first few weeks of school, but they will be forming in a new location on campus this semester ?" at the One Card Center. Though an e-mail was sent...

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