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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

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Screen Print by graphic design instructor Hans Bennewitz

Matthew Malone
December 6, 2014

Screen prints by graphic design instructor Hans Bennewitz hang on a wall Wednesday at the opening reception for the University Union Gallery's Legit exhibit. The prints, inspired by the Radiohead album...

Sac State alumni showcase their work in Legit exhibit

Matthew Malone
December 6, 2014

Sacramento State alumni, students and professors braved the rain Wednesday to attend the opening reception of Legit, an art exhibit in the University Union Gallery, to hear lectures in the Redwood Room...

Amazon lockers removed at the request of UEI

Matthew Malone
December 2, 2014

The Amazon Locker installed in the University Union was removed Friday Nov. 21 after two months in service to avoid infringing on a contract between University Enterprises Inc. and the operator of the...

Rock auction rolls in big spenders

Matthew Malone
November 24, 2014

From the midnight blue facets of azurite crystals to the twisting, concentric layers of petrified wood, all kinds of rocks, minerals and fossils found buyers and admirers Friday evening at the 11th Annual...

Pell Grant increases discussed among state officials

Matthew Malone
November 19, 2014

The ins and outs of student loan debt and financial aid formed the focus of discussion Friday at the Student Aid Commission Symposium on Student Debt.The symposium featured Mark Kantrowitz, publisher and...

Undocumented students talk of struggle, search for solutions

Matthew Malone
November 18, 2014

Sacramento State students and alumni and a high school student gathered in The Well to share their experiences with living undocumented in the U.S. as well as their ideas to help other students in the...

Faculty Association reaches tentative agreement after a year past deadline

Matthew Malone
October 30, 2014

After nearly a year of negotiations and protests, the California Faculty Association and CSU system have announced a tentative contract agreement that would give raises to all CFA-represented employees,...

Optional student fee in the works for approval

Matthew Malone
October 30, 2014

Associated Students Inc. gave its support last week to a proposed $4-a-year student fee that would replace ASI membership dues for the CSU system’s official student advocacy organization.The California...

Sac State considers religious observance

Matthew Malone
October 22, 2014

The Sacramento State Faculty Policies Committee discussed the possibility of a calendar of religious and cultural holidays to help faculty schedule classes with student beliefs in mind, during the committee's...

Gonzalez inducted into Hall of Champions

Matthew Malone
October 22, 2014

Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez was inducted into the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Hall of Champions Oct. 8 during the association’s annual conference in Denver, Colorado.HACU...

CFA reaches 100 days of crumbling negotiations with CSU

Matthew Malone
October 15, 2014

The Sacramento State chapter of the California Faculty Association marked last week the 100th day since its previous contract with the CSU system expired with a table in the Library Quad.The Oct. 8 event...

Academic Affairs receives $4.9 million boost

Matthew Malone
October 15, 2014

Sacramento State president Alexander Gonzalez allocated in July $4.9 million in new funding for the university, sending the vast majority of it to Academic Affairs.The university funding increase comes...

Brown denies CSU, UC $50 mill

Matthew Malone
October 8, 2014

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a proposal on Sept. 27 to give the CSU and UC systems $50 million each in additional funds.The funding was part of a trigger mechanism in the 2014-15 state budget and would have...

Professor shakes up seismic safety

Matthew Malone
October 1, 2014

The house didn’t look significant. A collection of stucco-clad wooden frames, it rocked back and forth on the shake table shifting unpredictably beneath it.But the house, and the earthquake-resistant...

CSU Employees Union reach an agreement in salary raises

Matthew Malone
September 24, 2014

The California State University and the California State University Employees Union have reached a tentative agreement that would guarantee union members a 7 percent raise over three years.CSUEU is the...

Students disconnected with Sac State server fail

Matthew Malone
September 24, 2014

When students turned on their laptops and connected to Sacramento State’s Wi-Fi network last week, they learned two things: the university’s virus-protection program SafeConnect had to be reinstalled...

Guy West Bridge undergoes a massive makeover

Matthew Malone
September 17, 2014

The Guy West Bridge, built in 1966 as a replica of the Golden Gate Bridge, has transformed into a work zone with the Eastern Tower now hidden by scaffolding and plastic sheeting.Repairs to the bridge,...

Sac State appoints new dean of college of engineering and computer sciences

Matthew Malone
September 10, 2014

The recently appointed Sacramento State Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science makes no secret of his goal to improve people’s lives.For Lorenzo Smith, 46, engineering and computer science...

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