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The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

Russell Preston, Author

All content by Russell Preston

Preston’s Predictions: Stats give Sac State the advantage in Causeway

Russell Preston
November 20, 2013

With one week left in Sacramento State’s roller coaster of a season, the Hornets will host the UC Davis Aggies for the 60th edition of the Causeway Classic showdown.While we can ask each team mind-numbing...

Highs and lows: Hornet basketball teams headed in very different ways

Russell Preston
May 14, 2013

With each season coming to an end, heads turn toward the beginning of the next season. For Sacramento State’s basketball programs, one team is better off than the other.  Starting with the women’s...

Crime log

Russell Preston
April 11, 2012

  • A man was found outside Desmond Hall with a controlled substance and was arrested and booked into Sacramento County main jail on Thursday around 11:56 a.m.
  • A man reported to University Police his wallet had been stolen out of the library sometime between 3:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. on Feb. 19.
  • On Feb. 19 around 1:51 p.m., a woman was pulled over in a reported stolen vehicle by a University police officer. The woman was arrested and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail.

Russell Preston can be reached at [email protected].

Sac State Alumnus Dale Carlsen to speak on campus

Russell Preston
March 14, 2012

The Sacramento State Administration and Business Affairs’ Speaker Series will have former Hornet Dale Carlsen as its guest speaker on Thursday at 9 a.m. in the University Union Hinde Auditorium. Carlsen...

Women of Influence accepting nominations

Russell Preston
February 29, 2012

An event held by the Women’s Herstory Month Committee is going to honor and recognize “Women of Influence” at Sacramento State on March 13 at 5 p.m. The award ceremony will be in the American River...

Free help with taxes available at Sac State

Russell Preston
February 29, 2012

Free income tax assistance is being hosted by Sacramento State’s Beta Alpha Psi, Beta Phi Chapter on campus every Tuesday through March 15. The meetings will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Mendocino...

Counseling services hosts several group workshops for students

Russell Preston
February 22, 2012

Counseling and Psychological Services is offering a handful of therapy groups and workshops to help Sacramento State students in a variety of topics and issues.Workshops run through next week on the topics...

College of Engineering and Computer Science hosting Career Day

Russell Preston
February 22, 2012

The College of Engineering and Computer Science is holding a career day on March 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the University Union Ballroom for students to make connections with a variety of science or engineering...

Police badge graphic

Sac State crime log

Russell Preston
February 8, 2012

• An unknown person broke into a vending machine in Amador Hall on Feb. 6 sometime before 7:39 p.m. 

• A woman reported sometime between 11:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. on Thursday a person forced entry into her vehicle parked in Lot 11 and stole her car stereo.

• A victim reported his car had been broken into sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 in Parking Structure III. He said his car had been forced open and his parking permit had been taken.

• A University police officer stopped at motorist and pulled over a male subject in Parking Structure III and found the driver was in possession of marijuana at approximately 9:51 p.m. on Feb. 7. The subject was cited and released.

• Two men got in a fight at Mendocino Hall on Feb. 7 around 11:19 a.m. No weapons were found and neither suffered an injury. University Police officers responded and mediated.

• A woman reported physical assault sometime around 11:50 p.m. on Feb. 6 at an off-campus location. No injuries were reported.

• From Feb. 5 to Feb. 9, 12 people called University Police for help when they got locked out of their cars . Four people called University Police to help locate their vehicles parked on campus.

• A male driver was pulled over for a vehicle code violation on State University Drive East by a University Police officer on Feb. 5 at approximately 9:13 p.m. He was found to be under the influence of alcohol and was arrested and booked into the Sacramento County main jail.

Source: University Police Media Log.

Russell Preston can be reached at [email protected].

Internship in Washington available for Sac State students

Russell Preston
February 1, 2012

Students interested in working in Washington D.C. for a few months are encouraged to apply for the Congressional Internship Program, now open at Sacramento State through the Panetta Institute of...


Brian Leu, equity trader at
CalPERS, addresses the audience during the economy forecast held at
Sac State.

Sacramento region’s economy forecast looks optimistic

Russell Preston
February 1, 2012

The seventh issue of the biannual Sacramento Business Review was released in front of a crowd of nearly 400 at Sacramento State's Alumni Center on Jan. 25 to discuss the Sacramento region's 2012 economic...

Email problems experienced due to password reset

Russell Preston
December 7, 2011

Students and professors at Sacramento State have been encountering issues when accessing their SacLink email in the past couple weeks due to a required password reset. When students try to open their SacCT...

Photo courtesy of Kim Nava 

Professor Tim Hodson remembered for his achievements

Russell Preston
November 2, 2011

Tim Hodson, executive director of the Center for California Studies at Sacramento State, died on Oct. 25 at the age of 61, and is being remembered by many as a leader on and off campus. Hodson had prostate...

Expanding Your Horizons conference empowers girls for careers in math and science

Russell Preston
October 3, 2011

Sacramento State's Center for STEM Excellence and the non-profit group Women of AT&T are hosting the fifth annual "Expanding Your Horizons" conference for young women on the Sac State campus. Held on Saturday,...

Sac State increases security on campus for credit card fraud

Sac State increases security on campus for credit card fraud

Russell Preston
September 28, 2011

Sacramento State is revamping their security when it comes to credit card fraud on campus. Thanks to the help of MasterCard and Visa, students and faculty will reinforce their already high chances of...

Rattlesnake found in Mendocino Hall

Russell Preston
September 20, 2011

Police reported a wild rattlesnake was spotted outside Mendocino Hall Monday night. The snake was found in the ivy by a student near the south entrance of Mendocino Hall at 7:44 p.m., said police Detective...

Catalytic converter thefts on campus

Russell Preston
September 20, 2011

University Police on Tuesday reported a growing trend of catalytic converters being stolen from the exhaust systems beneath vehicles parked on campus. These catalytic converters are made of precious metals...

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