Newsletter AD Fall 2025
The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet
The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet
Newsletter AD Fall 2025
The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet
Melina DeBolt

Melina DeBolt, Copy Editor

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Melina is a junior majoring in journalism. The Spring 2026 semester will be her second semester on The State Hornet and her first semester as a copy editor. Previously, she wrote for The Connection, the student-run newspaper for Cosumnes River College before transferring to Sacramento State. She hopes to find work in a newsroom following The Hornet in order to continue her passion of sharing voices through the explorative medium of journalism.

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NBC Bay Area journalists Gia Vang (left) and Anthony Flores (right) anchor the news. Vang graduated from Sacramento State in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in family and consumer sciences. (photo courtesy of Gia Vang)

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Gia Vang, NBC Bay Area journalist

Emmy-winning journalist Gia Vang brings Asian-representation to the news
Melina DeBolt, Copy Editor
April 30, 2026
NBC Bay Area reporter Gia Vang graduated from Sacramento State in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in consumer sciences. Today, she is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and co-founder of the Very Asian Foundation.
Journalist John Ferrannini takes an interview from Gov. Gavin Newsom. Ferrannini graduated from Sacramento State in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications with a philosophy minor. (Photo courtesy of John Ferrannini)

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: John Ferrannini, Bay Area Reporter

Award-winning journalist John Ferrannini reflects on reporting across the world
Melina DeBolt, Copy Editor
April 30, 2026
State Hornet alumnus, John Ferrannini, graduated in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications. Today, he works at the Bay Area Reporter where he has reported in Israel to locally in San Francisco.
The panelists discussing their research at the end of the cannabis symposium Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. The panel of researchers, horticulturists and cannabis dispensary CEOs answered questions about their research experience with cannabis in California and how it impacts consumers.

Researchers explore exercise and health with cannabis

How cannabis research can provide answers to an understudied field
Melina DeBolt, A&E Staffer
November 29, 2025
Sacramento State hosted six panelists to discuss cannabis research in health and exercise Friday, Nov. 21. The panelists explored how cannabis impacts performance and healing in their presentations.
The Pop-Up Shop is located on the first floor of the University Union near the Southwest entrance Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Clothes, vintage video games, art, jewelry and more are sold in the shop.

Student-owned businesses pop into the Student Union

The Pop-Up Shop opens its doors to student entrepreneurship
Melina DeBolt, A&E Staffer
September 19, 2025
The Pop-Up Shop creates a space for student-owned businesses to sell their items to Sacramento State students and faculty. Both student connection and real-world business skills are grown in The Pop-Up Shop.
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