A mask is handed to a student by a desk attendant at the Student Health and Counseling Services located in The WELL on March 12, 2020 at Sac State. COVID-19 regulations concerning face coverings and social...

An employee hands out a mask at Sacramento State on March 12.

On March 2, Staci Moore, a nurse at LifeSTEPS in Sacramento, said she developed a fever at work that sent her home early.  Three days later she got tested for the coronavirus at Sutter Health Medical...

As a United States Air Force veteran, I already struggle with feelings of isolation. Those feelings were only amplified by the shelter-at-home orders to slow the spread of the coronavirus. I served...

Student parents face uncertainty as COVID-19 shuts down schools for the remainder of the school year. Sacramento State’s transition to online classes leaves student parents with a new set of challenges,...

Schools closed for nearly 30 million children across the U.S. due to the coronavirus, leaving some parents trying to figure out how to navigate working from home while homeschooling their children.  That...

The announcement of a national emergency due to the coronavirus outbreak made by President Donald Trump, left many, including myself, frantically scouring the stores for items needed in the event of a...

As concerns of the new coronavirus grow, Sacramento State administrators have decided to move classes to an online format beginning March 20.  All in-person classes will be canceled with the exception...

For some immunocompromised students at Sacramento State, fear of the new coronavirus has caused them to go into self-isolation.  Sac State ended in-person classes and transitioned to online courses...

Content warning: This story contains an account of an abusive relationship involving sexual assault and threats of violence. Emily Kyle never thought she would be the victim of an abusive relationship. Kyle,...

Public health officials confirmed the first case of coronavirus in a Sacramento County resident, according to a press release sent out by the Sacramento County Department of Health Services. The adult...

Content warning: This episode contains an account of an abusive relationship involving sexual assault and threats of violence. On this week’s episode of The State Hornet News Podcast, staffer Ashton...

The State Hornet asked students about their experiences with hit-and-runs on campus. Sac State saw 82 reported hit-and-runs since the start of last semester and the number is growing.  Hit-and-runs...

The drone pilot suspected of dumping swastika-marked leaflets over Sacramento State and the Golden 1 Center last year was ruled competent to stand trial during a hearing at the Sacramento Superior Court...

As a child I was always taught that having kids equals marriage.  I grew up in a nuclear family. My parents will be celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary this March. Both Air Force Veterans, they...

For Valentine’s Day, The State Hornet set out to ask students about the dates they want to remember forever and the one’s they would rather forget.  

Kevin Nguyen is an on-air personality for 106.5 The End as "Intern Kevin." Double majoring in biology and communications, Nguyen is a senior at Sac State.

Ten days after her son’s passing, Jennyne Trani traveled from her home in Nevada to Sacramento to pick up her son’s ashes and meet with Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen. They walked over to...

During a women’s soccer away game at Portland State on Oct. 13, Sacramento State junior midfielder Skylar Littlefield was struck in the head by the ball, causing a concussion.  Littlefield, 20, is...

Pouring rain. Soaking wet, ruined hair. Smeared makeup. No matter the circumstances, Sacramento State’s Hornet Girlz dance team always performs. Julia Hernandez, a 21-year-old junior majoring in...

Pouring rain. Soaking wet, ruined hair. Smeared makeup. No matter the circumstances, Sacramento State's Hornet Girlz dance team always performs. Julia Hernandez, a 21-year-old junior majoring in...

DISCLAIMER: I in no way claim to be a dating expert, nor do I expect my advice to be fully compatible to yours as a reader. I am simply sharing what I have learned over the years with the hopes that it...

The GI Bill makes it possible for veterans with an honorable discharge to receive full or partial tuition benefits, depending on time served, as well as stipends for course materials and housing. At...

Listen as Air Force veteran John Rayome, a Sac State communication studies major, chronicles his experiences returning to school after his service. Rayome talked with The State Hornet reporter and fellow...

Cuffing season is the time of the year between October and March when singles tend to get lonely and want to get into a relationship, according to Urban Dictionary. The State Hornet asked students for...

Major League Soccer is making its way to Sacramento. Sacramento Republic FC has been accepted as the 29th MLS expansion team and is set to play in the league starting in 2022. RELATED: Sacramento...

October brings with it a chill in the air, as coffee shops fill up with patrons eager to devour the latest holiday-themed drinks. Also, the eager desire to mingle peaks every single’s mind because October...

Gabriel Ionica and Marc Alfonso, members of the Stinger Esports team, play "NBA 2K20" Tuesday, Oct. 15 at the University Union Game Room. The club currently has over 400 members according to Director Donna...

Stinger Esports Director Donna “BasicTaq” Walters, director of business administration for Sacramento State’s Associated Students, Inc., co-founded the team in the fall of 2017. The team is now competing...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently opened an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump after a whistleblower complaint said the president withheld foreign aid from Ukraine until they opened an investigation...

Ghazan Khan, a Sac State civil engineering professor, received a Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award from the California State University system in August for his role in bringing the autonomous vehicle...

Police responding to a man having a seizure outside of Sequoia hall on Wednesday. The man was taken to the hospital and later died, according to Jeannie Wong, vice president of University Communications.

Sacramento State's Hornet Bookstore changed its layout over the summer and now has textbooks arranged alphabetically by author.  Before the change, the Hornet Bookstore’s textbooks were organized...

The third and latest season of “13 Reasons Why” came out last Friday at midnight and I spent the entire next day analyzing every detail and scene. The progression of the show made me question how mental...

The State Hornet asked students about the stressors they are facing as the semester comes to a close. Answers varied from finals to procrastinating on papers. Some students felt the professors needed to...

By the fall 2020 semester, California State University vaccine policies are set to change, altering current exemptions to mandatory vaccines and potentially resulting in holds on accounts of unvaccinated...

The prospect of a Taco Bell at Sacramento State sparked controversy in 1994, leading the campus to decide not to add the popular Mexican-inspired fast-food chain as a campus eatery. Student activism...

Sacramento State alumnus and former writer for The State Hornet Russ Buettner just won the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting. Buettner and two of his coworkers at The New York Times, David Barstow...

Sacramento State football opened its spring football season March 26 with new head coach Troy Taylor at the helm. Taylor replaced Jody Sears as head football coach for the Hornet’s upcoming season....

Sacramento State alumnus and former State Hornet writer Russ Buettner received a Pulitzer Prize Monday for his reporting on President Donald Trump’s financial history. Buettner and colleagues David...

Spoiler warning for all seasons of “Santa Clarita Diet.” The third season of “Santa Clarita Diet” dives deeper into the life of the undead, and I am living for it. What makes “Santa Clarita...

After three anonymous emails that claimed to show evidence of hazing within the Delta Chi and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity chapters of Sacramento State, the university has launched an investigation into the...

Brittany Patterson is a sophomore on the women’s track and field team at Sacramento State. Originally from Arizona, she arrived with a scholarship to run for Sac State. The State Hornet spoke to her...

This holiday season, students are choosing to pay for experiences rather than materialistic things, while others are opting to save and give back to less fortunate people. This year, Jane McMahon,...

In response to the disruption of classes caused by wildfires in Northern and Southern California, the California State University system extended their Priority Application Deadline for the fall 2019 semester...

The experience a Sacramento State transfer student versus a freshman first-year student can be very different, with some transfer students saying their path lacks in opportunity. Academic advising director...

In the wake of yet another mass shooting leaving 12 dead in Thousand Oaks, California, many are left trying to make sense of the senseless. Two big questions can pop up after these tragedies: Was it...

Students decided to get into the Halloween spirit by coming to campus in costume. We asked students around campus what their plans are for Halloween. Tell us what you think using the hashtag #SacStateSays on...

Like a pack of lions, I was your prey outnumbered 2-1. As I tried to leave, you told me I walked into it, I knew what I was getting into. You had your own agenda, as you threw me down onto the bed. The...

A shouting match erupted between a crowd of students over a Students for Self-Defense booth on the walkway leading out of the Library Quad Thursday. A crowd gathered around 2 p.m. after an exchange...

Maria Miller and her son Liam Callahan participated in the suicide awareness community event Sacramento Out of the Darkness Walk on Saturday to honor her son’s father. Miller says her sixth-grade...

Over a thousand people are expected to participate in the annual Out of the Darkness Community Walks event hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide on Saturday. Sacramento Out of the Darkness Walk...