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By cultivating a following and sticking to a theme, social media influencers Kendall Geist and Bryan Carter of Sacramento often use their personal Instagram accounts to network and promote local businesses and restaurants in exchange for food or even free entry into social events.

Social media influencers highlight how they’re turning posts into perks

Using a camera and having an Instagram page can attract viewership and local businesses

As social media continues to evolve, so to do the people that use it. With that change comes a growing industry of social media influencers that are populating our timelines and newsfeeds. A well-lit...

Summer classes at Sac State can cost more than $1,000 — here’s why

Summer classes at Sac State can cost more than $1,000 — here’s why

High summer course price cause some students to turn to community college

Sacramento State offers a number of courses during the summer from a variety of programs and subjects, but enrolling in one of those courses can cost a student over $1,000. The current price for a...

VIDEO: Summer classes at Sac State can cost more than $1,000 — here’s why.

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VIDEO: Transition From BlackBoard to Canvas

Sacramento States Transition from BlackBoard to Canvas. RELATED: #SacStateSays: “Have you experienced any technical issues so far this semester?”

VOTE: Best and worst of campus technology

VOTE: Best and worst of campus technology

Hey Hornets! We're writing a story about tech on campus and want to hear from you. Help the State Hornet ease your tech woes by taking our poll. Share with your friends and make your voices heard! Loading...

VIDEO: Ernest E, Tschannen Science Complex

Sacramento State's Ernest E, Tschannen Science Complex Progress RELATED: Union expansion joins the list of campus construction projects not opening on time

Sac State student Christopher Vaeches started his first business in elementary school. Today he is the president of the Sacramento Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs and is developing his own businesses. (Photo by Vu Chau)

Blazing a trail: Student entrepreneurs share their stories

During his early elementary years, Christopher Vaeches already had ideas of how to make money: collecting sugar packets from local coffee shops and selling them to his friends at school. “In first...

VIDEO: Sac State: From commuter to community

State Hornet Digital Academy
January 26, 2017

This story was produced by the students of the State Hornet Digital Academy: Sami Soto, Will Moon, Itzel Gutierrez and Mariano Gomez.

VIDEO: #SacStateSays: How far have you gone to save a buck?

State Hornet Digital Academy
January 26, 2017

This story was produced by the students of the State Hornet Digital Academy: Rin Carbin, Barbara Harvey, Matt Lucas and Adilene Guzman.

(Photo by Skitterphoto / Pixabay)

Top 10 (perfectly normal) ways college students save money

State Hornet Digital Academy
January 25, 2017

From eating leftover pizza to scanning textbooks, Sac State students scrimp and save their limited funds in creative ways — some genius, some not so much. Check out our top 10 cheapskate life hacks...

Housing II is expected to open in fall 2017. (Photo by Sami Soto)

Expansions aim to entice more students to live on campus

State Hornet Digital Academy
January 25, 2017

Sacramento State has long been known as a commuter campus, but the university hopes to transform that culture over the next few years. Construction is currently taking place in the University Union,...

Sac State alum Stacey Powell (Photo courtesy of Wayne Powell)

Entrepreneurial Success at Sac State: Alumni Share Their Stories

State Hornet Digital Academy
January 12, 2017

Roshaun Davis Major: Journalism Graduated in: 2008 Business: Unseen Heroes, an event marketing agency What was your first business idea before launching Unseen Heroes? “Before Unseen...

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