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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

Blake Ellington, Author

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Broad seeks funds through donations

Blake Ellington
February 20, 2007

The Broad Athletic Facility's foundation will be supplanted this month and the hunt for naming opportunities has begun. Since The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation donated $2 million to the project earlier...

New health program in works

Blake Ellington
October 25, 2006

In the near future, students will have the option of obtaining a free health plan through the wellness center. The center, scheduled to open fall 2009 with the completion of the recreation and wellness...

Recreation, wellness center to go green

Blake Ellington
October 25, 2006

The recreation and wellness center is currently in design mode and two things are certain: The building will be green and there will be a "grand" patio area/lobby. The "green" center will be environmentally...

Image: No guts, No glory:Associated Students Inc. President Angela Arriola:

Committee presents Rec. plans to students

Blake Ellington
October 11, 2006

Faculty and staff involved in the Spanos Sports Complex Project held a Town Hall Meeting in the Hinde Auditorium on Thursday where a 20-minute Power Point presentation was given about the components, estimated...

Image: No guts, No glory:Associated Students Inc. President Angela Arriola:

Updates on Rec. center presented

Blake Ellington
September 27, 2006

The current status of the recreation and wellness center was presented to the University Union Board of Directors and Associated Students Inc. last Wednesday. Stephen Garcia, chief financial officer and...

Rec. (center) In Effect

Blake Ellington
September 6, 2006

The committee created to review the design and amenities involved in the recreation and wellness center came to a decision this summer on their preliminary recommendations for Sacramento State President...

Allow scientists to save human lives — not duplicate them

Blake Ellington
February 24, 2006

Stem cell research is by far one of the most controversial issues that our society currently faces. As with most progressive movements, there is always a question of extreme possibilities. If marijuana...

California’s ‘Bust Bowl’ driving people toward the ‘Dust Bowl’

Blake Ellington
February 1, 2006

It was "The Grapes of Wrath," the novel that told of the "Okies" from Oklahoma travelling to California in the 1930s during the Dust Bowl. Some 70 years later in a twist of irony, a "Bust Bowl" is occurring...

This Week in Presidents

Blake Ellington
November 9, 2005

U.S. President George Bush

-Attended a worship service for the legal community. Bush stayed silent on the issue of whether or not he has any leads on a potential replacement for retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

-Warned that there will be an increase of violence in Iraq in the days leading up to next month's voting. Bush went on to state that "our troops are ready".

University President Alexander Gonzalez

-Attended the Student Pep Rally on Friday evening, one of a series of special events held on campus as part of Homecoming Week.

-Attended a series of other Homecoming Week events including: the Golden Grads Luncheon, which honored the classes of 1949 to 1956; the Alumni Association's Breakfast Club event featuring alum and developer John Saca; the Alumni Honors and more.

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The Week in Presidents

Blake Ellington
September 27, 2005

US President George Bush -Hinted that the next nominee for the Supreme Court might be a woman or a minority. "Diversity is one of the strengths of the country," Bush said. -Said that the government is...

This Week in Presidents: Sept. 21

Blake Ellington
September 21, 2005

US President George Bush -Attended a three-day summit that was intended to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the United Nations. During the summit, Bush wrote a note to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice...

Hard working immigrants vital to economic growth

Blake Ellington
April 27, 2005

During the recall election in 2003, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger took a very supportive view of immigrants. His positive outlook on immigration labor boosted his support in the Latino community and may...

WPE too late to measure writing skills

Blake Ellington
April 13, 2005

Becoming a junior in college can be great; you are finally done with general education and can focus on your actual profession. You have finished all of the requirements and it seems like you're in the...

Ground Zero a lasting image

Blake Ellington
March 30, 2005

On a recent trip to New York City I hopped on to the number five subway towards Battery Park so I could make a trip out to the Statue of Liberty. The lines for the tour were outrageous, so I turned my...

Bias found in funding to minority schools

Blake Ellington
March 16, 2005

Institutional racism continues 50 years after the passing of Brown v. Board of Education and teachers and students are suffering. Proposition 98 guaranteed that 40 percent of the state's budget go to K-12...

Satellite radio could see similar boom to cable TV in ’50s

Blake Ellington
March 9, 2005

Satellite radio has been a hot topic lately in the news and amongst investors. The service is still in its infant stages, so the full extent of what it will have to offer customers and the likeliness of...

Banning hip-hop bans freedom, expression

Blake Ellington
February 23, 2005

Many city officials and the local police department have pointed fingers at the younger "hip-hop generation" for the many incidents that have occurred downtown recently. It isn't the music that causes...

City growth could mean massive headaches

Blake Ellington
February 16, 2005

According to demographers, the Sacramento region will see a population increase of 1.7 million people by the year 2050. Coinciding with this will be an addition of 1 million new jobs and approximately...

The heart never forgets

Blake Ellington
February 9, 2005

It occurred to me that no other body part is connected to human emotion or feeling quite like the heart. That is saying something for an internal organ that is just a pump. But is the heart's association...

WTF’s up with IM grammar

Blake Ellington
February 2, 2005

Communication and technology have come a long way since the first web chat rooms. The scrolling chat rooms were similar to the recently-popular "blog" rooms. Then there were instant messenger programs,...

Men don’t understand

Blake Ellington
January 26, 2005

On a recent trip to visit my girlfriend in the Bay Area something that has already dawned on me uncovered itself even more than before. Women become moody around their periods, because of hormonal changes,...

Man suspected of viewing child porn in library

Blake Ellington
December 1, 2004

The Sacramento Police Department is investigating a 30-year-old man suspected of looking at child pornography in Sacramento State's library Nov. 8. The man, whose name was not released, was not viewing...

Online ballots coming

Blake Ellington
November 17, 2004

A new online voting system will save the university more than $20,000 when students vote in the Associated Students election Dec. 8 and 9. The expected cost of the new online balloting is $3,000, while...

Small crowd checks out ‘Hype’

Blake Ellington
November 3, 2004

In response to the campus screening of Michael Moore's controversial film "Fahrenheit 9/11," the College Republicans sponsored a showing of "Fahrenhype 9/11" Oct. 28 at the Hinde Auditorium in the University...

CSUS stuck with SoCal crimes

Blake Ellington
October 20, 2004

Several crimes reported at a Southern California high school have increased Sacramento State's crime statistics of aggravated assaults and sexual offenses on non-campus property, University Police Chief...

Students take more classes

Blake Ellington
September 29, 2004

Sacramento State students are taking more units this semester. The average full-time student is taking more than 12 units. The increase in units is a result of the additional courses added this semester....

Administration changes policy for the ‘WU’ petition deadline

Blake Ellington
September 29, 2004

Students who decide not to attend a course without dropping have a little more room to breathe thanks to a new policy implemented by Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez on June 4. If a student...

Mountain lion sighted near river parkway

Blake Ellington
September 8, 2004

Pedestrians aren't the only ones using the American River Parkway. A mountain lion was spotted Aug. 25 on the American River bike trail, not far from Guy West Bridge. Around 6 a.m., Sacramento resident...

University gives gold-medal performance during Trials

Blake Ellington
September 1, 2004

The 2004 Olympic Trials took place at Hornet Stadium for the second time in a row over the summer. The events attracted a large number of spectators and received national coverage. From July 9-18, Sacramento...

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