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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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Sac State Pepsi contract promotes unhealthy habits

Scott Barrett
May 1, 2013

PepsiCo Inc. pays Sac State $480,000 a year plus 18 percent of its campus sales as part of an exclusivity contract signed in 2006. The contract allows exclusive drink marketing access for the company and...

Fans of Sigur Ros wait for the band to come onstage.

Sigur Ros excites at Fox Theater in Oakland

Scott Barrett
April 22, 2013

The ambient rock band Sigur Ros, on a world tour from their home country of Iceland, played Tuesday at the Fox Theater in Oakland. I left Sacramento by bus in time to see the sun set over the bay. As soon...

Staff Pick: ‘The Selfish Gene’

Scott Barrett
March 6, 2013

“The Selfish Gene” by widely acclaimed genetic scientist Richard Dawkins, is his first book, although, there are no signs of an undeveloped or inexperienced writer. Dawkins eloquently and cohesively...

Casual language can be viewed the wrong way

Scott Barrett
February 20, 2013

Beliefs, thoughts, words, actions, habits, values, and destiny; that is the famous order in which Gandhi suggested one becomes another. After an interesting second meeting lecture in an upper-division...

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