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The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

Christina Salerno, Author

All content by Christina Salerno

Online book deals offer options for students

Christina Salerno
September 1, 2004

Christina Salerno State Hornet Summer is over and the back-to-school rituals have begun &-paying fees, registering for classes, buying new clothes andsupplies and, of course, buying textbooks. In an attempt...

Tax on phone bills would improve emergency care

Christina Salerno
May 12, 2004

The cell phone seems to have become a necessity for almost everystudent, and a look around campus proves it. In the hallways, classrooms, cars and even inbathrooms &- it is hard not to find someone with...

Abell: RWEC favors university, hurts students

Christina Salerno
April 21, 2004

The proposed recreation center is a good deal for theuniversity, but a bad deal for students. So says Brandon Abell, asenior and government major, who is opposed to increasing studentfees to help fund...

Students protest budget cuts to education

Christina Salerno
March 15, 2004

Thousands of community college students from all overCalifornia descended on the state capital Monday torally against a proposed 44 percent increase intuition fees. The students marched chanting and cheering...

Genetics lab trades livestock for DNA

Christina Salerno
March 10, 2004

The Human Genetics Lab in Sequoia Hall is developing new research and databases that could help to better identify criminals, victims or the paternity of a child. Ruth Ballard runs the DNA genetics lab...

Proposition 55 would fund repairs for school facilities

Christina Salerno
February 25, 2004

On March 2, California voters will be asked to pass Proposition 55, a $12.3 billion bond measure which would provide funding for new construction and repair school facilities for K-12 and higher education....

Students target alumni pockets for donations

Christina Salerno
February 18, 2004

It is Friday night and instead of getting ready to hit the clubs, a group of eight Sacramento State students are a block away from the university in a brightly decorated room with pale green walls. Strawberry...

President’s Circle program unveiled

Christina Salerno
February 18, 2004

Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez has recently formed a new program called the President's Circle to help bolster fund raising efforts on campus. Donations to join the President's Circle begin...

Decreased enrollment equals less financial aid

Christina Salerno
February 11, 2004

If plans for decreased enrollment are enacted next fall, it may mean significantly reduced funding for programs like financial aid. As part of the ongoing budget crisis, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has...

Cheaters beware: Revised plagiarism policy unveiled

Christina Salerno
February 4, 2004

Writing a term paper for most college students may involve hours of staring blankly into a computer screen days before its due, strung out on innumerable cups of coffee, and attempting to read an entire...

CasperWeb pulls a disappearing act

Christina Salerno
January 28, 2004

Sacramento State students hoping to access their grades or add classes over winter break using CasperWeb were met by a message stating that the system was unavailable due to the operating schedule. Currently,...

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