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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

Dustin Diaz, Author

All content by Dustin Diaz

Handheld Zelda packs a big punch

Dustin Diaz
April 2, 2003

As I had my feet propped up on a chair across from me and my bottom sunk into a La-Z-Boy, I held a Legend that had been brought back from the past in my very own hands. It didn't take very long until I...

A Different Bunch

Dustin Diaz
March 8, 2003

Passing By a Mirror Pneumo Thorax Pez Dispensers The Run Around

Good Racism

Dustin Diaz
December 4, 2002

Have you ever wondered where the term racism comes from? Have you asked yourself whether or not you are a racist? No, no. You don't have to answer that now, but consider everything you've ever known about...

Hypocrites bring “good news”

Dustin Diaz
November 20, 2002

The editors and I discussed why religious activists, like those on Wednesday, come to campuses and spread their moral filth. It became quite simple: to get in the paper. So then we further discussed, why...

Divided States

Dustin Diaz
November 6, 2002

Immutable behavior, which was once located in the body, is now just as firmly fixed in the mind, remarks Judith Goode in her essay "Teaching Against Cultural Essentialism," a professor of Anthropology...

The mystery of the vanishing meal money

Dustin Diaz
October 23, 2002

On any given road trip to a competition, a student-athlete is allotted a certain amount of money per day to spend on food, whether or not they are a scholarship athlete. This money is already a part of...

Examining the WPE; is it a culturally biased exam?

Dustin Diaz
October 9, 2002

It's early, but you've managed to grab a bagel on the way out the door. You had a desent night's rest, and your mind is relaxed. You pull into a parking space, grab your two ID cards, and shuffle your...

Please, judge me by my t-shirt

Dustin Diaz
October 2, 2002

Roaming in the writing utensils isle of the Hornet Bookstore, I found a man standing near my favorite pens. Then I spotted him grab a handful and slide them into his pocket. As I took a closer look, I...

Shaq, Kobe and game six

Dustin Diaz
September 18, 2002

Seven games of the NBA Western Conference finals, and which one do you remember? Game six. The Kings fought so gallantly. They were going to take it, they were going to win. Some people called it the worst...

God bless the Middle East

Dustin Diaz
September 11, 2002

God Bless the Middle East That?s a phrase you don?t hear too often. How had it come about that America is so blessed? Who decided that God only blesses America? Why can?t God bless everyone? You must think...

Where Did The Summer Go?

Dustin Diaz
September 7, 2002

Where did the summer go? Why are we here? What?s going on? I still need books. Hell, I still need classes! Do I have to be here? Why did I come to school anyway? I just wanna sleep. I just wanna watch...

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