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Summer Issue: A Midtown Study break

Sarah Pollo
May 26, 2005

This summer means live music, $3 Sake Bombs, cool sips of house wine, candy-mixed milk shakes and diva/drag queen shows. Midtown Sacramento offers a wide range of unique urban eats and social corners that...

Maroon 5 rocks Arco

Sarah Pollo
May 11, 2005

The rapid beat of the audience&s feet pounding the ground could be heard everywhere as fans of Maroon 5 impatiently beckoned the men to appear at Arco Arena on Friday night. Adam Levine, the lead vocalist...

All the troubles of movin’ on up

Sarah Pollo
May 11, 2005

Imagine suffering through a strained back, chronic nervous jitters and a newly developed insomnia condition from moving out of your apartment, and then realizing you have to go through it all over again...

Book gives students the world

Sarah Pollo
April 27, 2005

Ever wonder what it would be like to learn a second language while sunbathing on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea? Stephanie Mary Margaret Oxford, author of a new book titled &Study Abroad Travel and...

The heat of the moment

Sarah Pollo
April 20, 2005

&Uncle Tyson is a super hero,& Tyson Hampton&s niece said over a long-distance phone call from his brother, Rod Hampton, in Virginia. Tyson Hampton, a junior sociology major at Sacramento State student,...

Local bars tap into their creative side

Sarah Pollo
April 13, 2005

Ever had the chance to sit in a margarita-shaped Jacuzzi filled with 20 gallons of Sauza Tequila? Bob Simpson, owner of several popular bars and clubs like Avalon, Aqua, Sidelines, 815, Empire and Tropicana,...

Disabled alumna aims for graduate school

Sarah Pollo
March 30, 2005

She presses her tongue against a keypad on her retainer to maneuver the wheel chair up a ramp of the local coffee shop in Davis. Sara Granda, a Sacramento State alumna, said she looks forward to graduate...

Traveling bus takes students for ride

Sarah Pollo
March 16, 2005

A 1980s neon green RV visited Sacramento State on March 1, attracting students toward an unconventional way of searching for their careers. The 31-foot-long van is part of Roadtrip Nation, a group that...

Hit-and-run damage costly

Sarah Pollo
March 9, 2005

Sam Flores noticed the note left on his car just before noticing the huge dent on the car's right side. I saw this car hit your car, call me if you want to know more, said the scribble on the piece of...

Telefile no longer available

Sarah Pollo
February 23, 2005

Put down the phone, turn on the computer and log on. It may be early in the season for many taxpayers, but waiting until the last minute could cause more problems than usual this year. The fast and convenient...

Turning the tables on Valentine’s Day

Sarah Pollo
February 9, 2005

A lush bundle of ruby red roses sits invitingly inside a hand-made vase on the middle of a table that has been carefully lined with red, pink and white heart-shaped balloons. A man walks into the restaurant,...

A childhood fear resurfaced

Sarah Pollo
February 8, 2005

&He&s here. He came out of the closet.& What lurks behind the closet doors and underneath beds at night revealed itself on the big screen with the release of &Boogeyman& on Thursday. The film, starring...

Tsunami program receives small audience

Sarah Pollo
January 29, 2005

Chairs remained empty in the University Union's Ballroom on Thursday when only a few people attended the Multi-Cultural Center's Tsunami Program that started at 10 a.m. and lasted all day. Leonard Valdez,...

Organizations helping tsunami effort

Sarah Pollo
January 26, 2005

A wall of water left death and destruction throughout many countries in Southeast Asia on Dec. 26, but it also left proof that love and kindness exists worldwide. In response to the tragedy, businesses...

Tsunami victims honored

Sarah Pollo
January 25, 2005

Doves will fly into the air after a moment of silence Thursday morning in the University Union Ballroom to honor the thousands of lives affected by the tsunami, which left more than 200,000 dead and many...

Winning ways

Sarah Pollo
November 10, 2004

Sacramento State alumna Joyce Mitchell, the university's only professor in broadcast journalism, appeared for half an hour on Sacramento's PBS station Nov. 3 with her most recent documentary on end-of-life...

Union damage estimates revised

Sarah Pollo
November 3, 2004

Damages to Sacramento State's University Union from an early semester storm could cost $100,000 more than original estimates. The downpour in Sacramento dumped over an inch of rain in less than a half...

Spanos’ donation is one of many

Sarah Pollo
October 13, 2004

Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez is $13 million away from fulfilling his pledge to students to raise $23 million for the construction of a Recreation, Wellness and Events Center because of...

Nintendo blends with alternative and punk

Sarah Pollo
October 13, 2004

Bright colored television screens transfixed the people outside Freeborn Hall at UC Davis as they pounded away on Game Cube controllers. The 37-city Nintendo Fusion Tour kicked off Sept. 18, featuring...

No more clucking around

Sarah Pollo
October 1, 2004

Gentle hands lift a roosting chicken off the first branch of a Sacramento State tree as dusk settles on the early summer skies. Some of the university's feral chickens have found a home with Star Byles,...

ASI director resigns

Sarah Pollo
September 29, 2004

Director of Undeclared, Carly Grassinger, has quit the office, leaving Associated Students Inc. to fill another vacancy this semester. Grassinger's schedule conflicts with work, classes and ASI meetings...

Union split by weather

Sarah Pollo
September 22, 2004

Hundreds of Sacramento State students were stranded on the second floor of the University Union Sunday as water from the storm rushed into the building. Formal recruitment for Greek sororities was under...

Lange out of office and appeals

Sarah Pollo
September 22, 2004

Chris Lange lost his battle over the position of Associated Students Inc. executive vice president Sept. 15. Angel Barajas, the new executive vice president, solidified his position as ASI board members...

ASI to relocate Serna Plaza to library quad

Sarah Pollo
September 22, 2004

Can anyone remember the last time 10,000 people gathered at Sacramento State's quadrangle for a guest speaker? The State Hornet has proof. In an issue published Oct. 18,1984, 10,000 people crowded into...

Program offers alternative to drunk driving

Sarah Pollo
September 22, 2004

Safe Rides, sober driver program at Sacramento State, is attracting clubs and organizations to volunteer with a gift of $500 for their contributions to the program. If an on-campus group volunteers at...

Raging storm floods University Union

Sarah Pollo
September 19, 2004

Hundreds of Sacramento State students were stranded on the second floor of the University Union Sunday as water from the storm rushed into the building. Formal recruitment for Greek sororities was under...

Fire destroys student apartments

Sarah Pollo
September 12, 2004

A raging fire has left one Sacramento State student unsure if she can continue college this semester. Samantha, who wished that her last name remained anonymous, lost everything in the fire that started...

Fowl have flown the coop

Sarah Pollo
September 8, 2004

The once familiar sight of wild chickens roaming the campus grounds has all but vanished. Some administrators said that there were health concerns over the animals' presence on campus. "The birds' population...

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