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The State Hornet

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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

Damian Lima, Author

All content by Damian Lima

Reynolds could make Sacramento State athletic department Kings of Division I

Damian Lima
April 26, 2002

Here we are in the middle of February, with our men?s basketball team still figuring out how to win when wearing the road uniforms, our women?s basketball team still trying to figure out how to win (no...

Recreation sports offer more to campus community

Damian Lima
April 20, 2002

Commuter school? Not here. At least that?s the idea coming from the Recreational Sports Department. The department known as "rec sports" on campus is a 40 plus student staff in charge of aiding and supervising...

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Semester grades posted

Damian Lima
December 4, 2001

Well, it?s that time of year again. The semester is winding down, finals are glaring at you in the face and team report cards are due. Each student pays $45 a semester toward the athletic program, so read...

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Football hands off to men?s hoops

Damian Lima
November 14, 2001

The Sacramento State football team?s Causeway Classic massacre ended in a 43-0 defeat, and that was followed up with a loss to a team (California State University, Northridge) that is calling it quits...

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Jumping to the pros a leap of faith

Damian Lima
November 6, 2001

A million dollars or midterms and scantrons? The choice is easy, right? Take the money and don?t look back. Shoot, with a million dollars, who needs college? Well, people, a million dollars isn?t what...

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Gambling, NCAA sports ? don?t bet on it

Damian Lima
October 23, 2001

What are the odds that a broke, frozen burrito eating student-athlete will take the money in exchange for some shaved points? Who knows for sure, and that is were the problem lies. Hey, those Tina?s Burritos...

Gridders drop third consective contest, ?Cats blank Sac State

Damian Lima
October 16, 2001

Sacramento State?s football team lost its third consecutive Big Sky Conference game Saturday as the Hornets were blanked 20-0 by Montana State University at Bozeman, Mont. The loss marked the first time...

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Athletes pampered and cuffed

Damian Lima
October 9, 2001

Murder, sex, drugs and beat downs. These are all words mostly found in the police blotter or crime beat. Unfortunately, these terms are now being found in the sports pages all too often.It is no different...

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Religion ? it has its place in sports

Damian Lima
October 2, 2001

Sports and religion have been bound together since the beginning of athletic competition. In fact, the ancient Greek OlympicGames were started to honor the gods. Even in present-day sports we see religion,...

Not the time for sports

Damian Lima
September 17, 2001

So when should the mourning stop and the healing begin? On a day that saw half as many Americans murdered as there were in a decade of fighting in the Vietnam War, where does sports come in? After viewing...

Pure optimism for Sac State athletics

Damian Lima
May 11, 2001

Another semester has been put in the books and finals week is almost upon us. The traditional stress and cramming that we all have come to expect is here. But, Hornet fans, there is hope. And believe it...

Superstition in sports very real

Damian Lima
May 9, 2001

Dirty socks, a Papa Smurf action figure, a rabbit?s foot, same undershirt since childhood, and a bowl of ice cream-chocolate. Welcome to the world of superstition. Though some people would dismiss such...

Prison would have a great team if all was fair

Damian Lima
May 4, 2001

Murder, sex, drugs, beat downs; these are all words mostly found in the police blotter or crime beat. Unfortunately these terms are now being found in the sports pages all too often. Right here in Sacramento...

Let the kids learn the game

Damian Lima
April 18, 2001

A million dollars or midterms and scantrons? The choice is easy right? Take the money and don?t look back. Shoot, with a million dollars, who needs college? Well, a million dollars isn?t what it used to...

Some athletes are treated quite differently

Damian Lima
April 18, 2001

Leilani Rios has been (if I could borrow the words of Malcolm X) hoodwinked and bamboozled. Who is Leilani Rios you ask? She was a cross-country runner for the CS-Fullerton Titans, but she was kicked off...

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NCAA and gambling

Damian Lima
March 22, 2001

What are the odds that a broke, frozen burrito-eating student-athlete will take the money in exchange for some shaved points? Who knows for sure, and that is were the problem lies. Hey those Tina?s Burritos...

Branching out and discovering

Damian Lima
March 9, 2001

Recently, I was invited to attend my first ever gymnastics meet here on campus. At first, I was very skeptical, being the typical "meat and potato" guy when it came to sports. You know the type, a steady...

Sac State has the tools to recruit

Damian Lima
March 5, 2001

Some things are for certain this time of year. Students are figuring out which school tax credits are most beneficial, there's always news about the rain shortage and how we need more rain, and of course...

Hey, did you know Sac State has sports?

Damian Lima
February 22, 2001

Memo to Sac State students! We have Division I athletes here on campus that need your support in a major way. Yes Division I, as in the best college competition this glorious country can produce. I?m calling...

A new brand of football

Damian Lima
February 15, 2001

Cameramen in combat gear chasing down players as they sprint for the endzone. Blair Witch like camera shots that can make you nauseous. Strippers, sorry I mean, cheerleaders, in outfits that make Madonna...

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