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Hornets softball sweep Aggies in double header, 1-0, 5-4

Victor Nieto
March 12, 2009

Game 1 A little home cooking was what the Sac State Hornet Softball team needed as they defeated the UC Davis Aggies in the first game of a double-header with a thrilling walk-off RBI single in the bottom...

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Don’t quit, Hillary

Victor Nieto
May 15, 2008

Warning: A catastrophic implosion is likely to occur to the Democratic Party in the event that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton steps out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. The prognosis...

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Part 1: An ode to childhood obesity and fast-food

Victor Nieto
May 13, 2008

Editor's note: This is a two-part column. Part two will be available on The State Hornet website Thursday. I remember riding in the back seat of my mom's car. I said, "Look mommy! What's that afar?" We...

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Part II: An ode to childhood obesity and fast-food

Victor Nieto
May 13, 2008

Click here to read part one of this column. Yesterday The first part of the article addressed in print is a portrait of me as a teen struggling with weight issues and unhealthy eating habits. It's a horrible...

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Knocking around ideas for possible running mates

Victor Nieto
May 6, 2008

Over the past four months the network news channels have let me down, filling my view of those organizations with deep-rooted pessimism and a disgust of our current presidential primary process. I once...

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Former student, Hanks, should come by for a visit

Victor Nieto
April 25, 2008

Undoubtedly when we think of the men and women with the greatest compassion for our great country we assume such active political names as John McCain, Al Gore and Hillary Clinton, but why not Thomas Jeffrey...

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Our identity crisis as Sac State students

Victor Nieto
April 22, 2008

Finding your personal identity is an arduous task to say the least, a labyrinth for many navigating the untamed seas on the horizon and the swells within. For some, that identity is forged either willingly...

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Dirty politics, past present and future

Victor Nieto
March 25, 2008

The political process can be a wonderful thing at times, exposing us to diplomatic debate, progressive ideals, visions of value-based reform or a continuation of those values and my personal favorite -...

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Russia beefs up military, but Cold War unlikely

Victor Nieto
March 12, 2008

In 2001 on a diplomatic public relations exhibition to Russia, President Bush revealed to the world that he had looked into the eyes of Vladimir Putin and was "able to get a sense of his soul." When I...

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The actions of a few are ruining our national image

Victor Nieto
March 11, 2008

As I sit here in a comfortable study going through my daily routine of life - writing, and with the freedom to do more or less as I please - my mind wanders toward those who are protecting this great country....

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Our image, terrorism to be on trial

Victor Nieto
March 5, 2008

The events that took place on Sept. 11 are still a prevalent focus for many U.S. citizens and will forever be juxtaposed with the current Bush Administration. So in maybe his most memorable and strident...

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Looking back at Bush

Victor Nieto
February 27, 2008

It's sometimes hard to see past all the deceit, fabrications or any of the other numerous propaganda techniques that have gone on during this current presidency. I know at least 69 percent of America will...

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No more Republicans after 2008

Victor Nieto
February 15, 2008

The 2008 presidential primary elections have given many political aficionados a plethora of partisan banter to dissect, exploit and ballyhoo over, but for the first time since maybe the Reagan Administration,...

Men and women ice cold in winter

Victor Nieto
January 31, 2008

Although most Sacramento State students were home for the winter break relaxing from a hard-working semester, the men's and women's basketball teams dribbled their way into the halfway point of the season...

Rower wants to give back

Victor Nieto
November 18, 2007

Having been a sports enthusiast and all-around competitive girl in high school, Aimee Chenard came to Sacramento State as a freshman eager for a new competition, which, at the time, was to make sure she...

Women’s golf wraps up play for fall semester

Victor Nieto
November 9, 2007

The Sacramento State Hornet women's golf team finished its last fall event Tuesday in the middle of the pack with a ninth place showing among the 18-team Lamkin Cup/Cal Poly Invitational in Arroyo Grande,...

A LeMaster at the game

Victor Nieto
November 5, 2007

BJ LeMaster, the mother of Sacramento State Hornet golfer Heather LeMaster, knew her daughter was destined to play golf and can still vividly recall her daughter's initial years of perfecting her swing....

First year coach Scott Abbott iteracts with Jeffery Paneda during stretches last Thursday.:

Track burner

Victor Nieto
October 26, 2007

Sac golfer hopes for PGA card

Victor Nieto
October 16, 2007

It was a frigid and wet March day in Diablo, Calif. The air was dampened by sporadic showers and scenery was cluttered with numerous collegiate golfers. The odds were against the then-sophomore from Sacramento...

Hornets land former Bruin as coach

Victor Nieto
October 1, 2007

In a semester when Sacramento State fall sports programs have welcomed many fresh, new faces to the coaching ranks, the position of head cross country coach got lost in the mix.   It's not...

Freshman leading Hornets

Victor Nieto
September 29, 2007

It was 10 years ago when current Sacramento State freshman-phenom Renisha Robinson went on a trip with her dad to the San Jose State field as he trained for an upcoming recreational race. Robinson,...

Bored? What can students do after 10 p.m.?

Victor Nieto
September 23, 2007

As if straight out of a horror film, you slowly see the minute hand of the clock on your wall straddle across the 12 with the hour hand firmly set on the 10. The two-hour rush of network reality TV programming...

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