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The State Hornet

Molly Mellon

Molly Mellon, News Staffer

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Molly Mellon is a third-year political science and journalism major in her first semester at The State Hornet. Molly has previously worked as a journalism intern for the Construction Industry Research Board and is passionate about covering housing issues, LGBTQ+ issues and politics. When she’s not in the newsroom, you can find Molly involved with the theatre department or at work as a resident advisor. She also enjoys board games, singing and Dungeons & Dragons.

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The California Faculty Association union represents 29,000 California State University employees who teach and provide services to students January 22, 2024. The CFA has sued the CSU for giving the EEOC employees’ personal contact information to comply with a subpoena. (Graphic created in Canva by Molly Melon)

CFA sues CSU over federal subpoena for employee contact information

CFA is concerned for employees’ privacy following a federal subpoena of the CSU
Molly Mellon, News Staffer
October 14, 2025
The California Faculty Association sued the California State University for complying with a federal subpoena for personal contact information of all employees since 2023. This follows a message from the CSU Chancellor’s Office about the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission subpoena and an investigation from the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights two weeks earlier.
Sac State has placed professor Anne Luna on leave and is reviewing her case for potential university honor code violations from a social media post on Sept. 10, 2025. The sociology professor allegedly celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination via Instagram, sparking controversy. (Graphic created in Canva by Molly Mellon.)

Sac State professor on voluntary leave after Charlie Kirk post

The university is reviewing the incident but has not released any details
Omid Manavirad and Molly Mellon
October 2, 2025
Sacramento State is reviewing the social media post of a professor that allegedly celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination on an Instagram story.
CSU Chancellor Mildred García responded to federal claims of systemwide antisemitism and discrimination in an email to the CSU community. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights are investigating the CSU system and its involvement in The PhD Project. (Graphic made in Canva by Logan Chrisp, photo courtesy of Sacramento State.)

BREAKING: CSU system faces federal allegations of antisemitism over hiring processes

CSU Chancellor Mildred García responds to federal allegations of discrimination in the CSU system
Omid Manavirad and Molly Mellon
September 26, 2025
CSU Chancellor Mildred García responded to federal claims of systemwide antisemitism and discrimination in an email to the CSU community. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights are investigating the CSU system and its involvement in The PhD Project.
Sac State’s academic landscape is undergoing an overhaul Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. Some big changes include the restructuring of the General Education Program, the disbandment of the Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration department and a resolution supporting Women’s & Gender Studies. (Graphic created in Canva)

General education changes throw Sac State for a whirl

From general education changes to department disbandments, Sac State is experiencing an educational overhaul
Lizeth Tello, Leah Lentz, and Molly Mellon
September 19, 2025
Since fall 2024, Sacramento State has gone through with the disbandment of the RPTA program, major revisions to the general education program and announced its support of the Women and Gender Studies program.
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