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Shelby Tolly, staff writer

Shelby Tolly has been a staff writer for The State Hornet since spring 2021, currently covering the opinion beat and mainly covering the video game industry. She previously worked on the Sac City Express as a staff writer and photographer. She lives off espresso and video games and hopes to be a video game journalist for IGN or Kotaku.

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Level Up with Shelby: EA’s botched vow against racism

Level Up with Shelby: EA’s botched vow against racism

May 5, 2021
The State Hornet’s 2021 March Madness picks for most binge-worthy TV shows. Categories were made up from streaming services like Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+ and more. Graphic made in Canva.

STATE HORNET SPECIAL: Reacting to how you voted in State Hornet March Madness

April 26, 2021
Level Up with Shelby: The gaming community is still as toxic as ever

Level Up with Shelby: The gaming community is still as toxic as ever

April 20, 2021
OPINION: Spongebob’s top 5 most underrated songs

OPINION: Spongebob’s top 5 most underrated songs

April 1, 2021
Graphic made in Canva

STATE HORNET BUZZED: The video game episode

March 5, 2021
Xbox One, left, and Playstation 4, right, both released within a week of each other in November of 2013. I would play Call of Duty and Overwatch with friends via online on the Playstation 4.

OPINION: Video games have saved quarantine

March 2, 2021
Companies like Pepsi or Monster have always found novel ways to advertise in video games, but do these advertisements break player immersion? Opinion writer Shelby Tolly talked to Sac State students to get their views on product placement in video games. Graphic by Hannah Quijas.

OPINION: Can advertisements be added to video games without ruining immersion?

February 17, 2021
Opinion writer Shelby Tolly said writing about video games helped her gain confidence and to find her place in life before her diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder at age 21.

TESTIMONIAL: How journalism helped me find my voice

February 4, 2021
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