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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

Josh Staab, Author

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Police: Man exposes self in Library

Josh Staab
May 11, 2007

Sacramento State police officers responded to the second floor of the Library on reports of an incident of indecent exposure April 29 afternoon. The victim involved was a female Sac State student who,...

Diverse voices going unheard

Josh Staab
April 26, 2007

Coalition for Cultural Opportunities in Leadership and Overall Retention of Students (C-COLORS) met in the Multi-Cultural Center with the Student Affairs Advisory Committee to emphasize the need for representation...

Union, ASI look to stop student fee increases

Josh Staab
April 26, 2007

Students and Sacramento State professors met April 4 in the Library Quad to protest increased student fees. "Students want to do more than just sit out here and voice our opinions," said junior ethnic...

CFA releases strike schedule

Josh Staab
April 3, 2007

What was supposed to be 10 days of silence broke today as the California Faculty Association announced its striking schedule if it did not settle on a new contract with the California State University...

Budget Task Force report raises more questions

Josh Staab
March 16, 2007

Sacramento State faculty members voiced their opinions and questions about the Budget Task Force's report while the task force itself did its best to answer the questions as objectively as possible, sometimes...

Arson suspects to serve 3 years

Josh Staab
March 15, 2007

Three individuals accused of firebombing an Oak Park residence in January 2006 have been sentenced to three years in prison. Suspects, Richard Collins, 46; Tausha Newsome, 35; and Rashikendra Prasad, 26,...

Professor urges education among Latinos

Josh Staab
March 2, 2007

Sacramento State's Serna Center presented a speech by David Leon Thursday on the rising population of Latinos in college. Leon, chair of the Ethnic Studies Department and director of Chicano Studies, aimed...

Oscar-winning director discusses movies, media

Josh Staab
March 2, 2007

Three-time Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone spoke about the importance of film in the search for meaning at Sacramento State's University Union Ballroom on Wednesday. "Making movies seems so...

Faculty strike vote gets the OK

Josh Staab
February 27, 2007

The California Faculty Association Board of Directors voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of holding a strike vote during the weeks of March 5 and March 12. "We have said all along that we don't want to...

Health Center puts on condom day

Josh Staab
February 27, 2007

Sacramento State celebrated its sixth-annual National Condom Day Wednesday in the Library fountain square. The fact that day happened to fall on Valentine's Day was no coincidence either, said senior pre-nursing...

Wrapping It Up

Josh Staab
February 27, 2007

Sacramento State celebrated its sixth-annual National Condom Day Wednesday in the Library fountain square. The fact that day happened to fall on Valentine's Day was no coincidence either, said senior pre-nursing...

Class notes found online

Josh Staab
February 20, 2007

If you missed today's class notes, a website is now available that may be able to help track them down. NoteSwap.com is an online community that serves as a forum for students to come online to communicate...

Professor discusses Pluto’s new status

Josh Staab
February 20, 2007

Astronomers and scientists in August 2006 have decided that Pluto should no longer be classified as a planet. Sacramento State Physics and Astronomy professor Chris Taylor gave a speech entitled "What...

CFA protest rocks campus

Josh Staab
February 1, 2007

The shouts of more than 100 protesters filled the Library Quad area this afternoon as they voiced their disapproval over stalled pay and contract negotiations. The California Faculty Association has been...

President:

Gonzalez’s address brings hush picket line

Josh Staab
January 30, 2007

President Alexander Gonzalez's annual SpringAddress speech put into plain words the challenges the president has faced and the accomplishments the university achieved.The speech was given in the Sac State...

Police to curb DUIs

Josh Staab
January 27, 2007

As the holiday season approaches, the inevitable drinking and partying will be sure to follow. Recently, the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

Hornets sweep Northern Arizona 3-0 in Big Sky opener

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

A mediocre crowd turned out for Sacramento State's women's volleyball match against Northern Arizona, a match in which the Hornet's intensity was rivaled only by its opponents'. In the first game that...

Improving campus eats calls for input

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

Josh StaabState HornetOn-campus dining can be a lot like cable TV 8211; plenty of choices, but sometimes nothing looks good.Sacramento State offers on-campus eateries in 26 varieties; however, making it...

Volleyball upsets 25th-ranked Long Beach State

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

The 25th-ranked Long Beach State 49ers were poised, confident and ready to go Wednesday night against Sacramento State's volleyball team. However, Sac State proved too much for them, upsetting Long Beach...

Tanning: Many pros and cons

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

As the days grow longer and the sun&s heat strengthens, the skin&s hue darkens. Many students can&t wait for spring for that desired darker tone, and instead look to tanning beds. Clientele around local...

Campus to go all wireless

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

Despite challenges, Sacramento State is moving toward becoming a completely wireless campus. Sac State's current SacLink wireless connection encompasses approximately 160 points on campus, and by the end...

Classes to construction

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

The smell of paint in the air, particles floating in the breeze and a number of workers all over campus all point to one thing: construction. Construction for Parking Structure III ?" located near Benicia...

Film tells of profits of Iraq

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

Sacramento State's Hinde Auditorium featured a free screening of the new documentary from director Robert Greenwald, "Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers," Friday night. The event was presented in conjunction...

Commentary: An Inconvenient Truth

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

"An Inconvenient Truth" played in the University Union Ballroom on Thursday followed by discussion on the film and its topic. The documentary, hosted by former Vice President Al Gore, was produced to shed...

ASI joins CSU-wide movement

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

Associated Students Inc. has joined the California State University-wide campaign to create a green campus. The student-run campaign, "Renew CSU," is urging more CSU students to get involved with organizing...

Lady Oaks brought down by Hornets

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

Sacramento State's women soccer may have been relieved with their win yesterday in a game that should have been a shoe-in. After Sac State's forward Katie McCoy scored a goal early in the first half, the...

Event presents alternatives to gang injunctions, violence

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

Speakers from all over California came to talk about alternative solutions to gang injunctions and to discuss methods to defend civil and human rights Saturday at the University Union at Sacamento State....

‘Stone Age’ rock matures

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

Queens of the Stone Age&s new release, &Lullabies to Paralyze,& defends grunge rock as it capitalizes on singer and lead guitarist Josh Homme&s colorful and calculated lyrical style. Most of the albums...

Grant to help disabled

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

Congresswoman Doris Matsui made an appearance at Sacramento State Monday to announce a $250,000 grant that will go towards students with disabilities. The grant is part of a budget resolution from the...

Officials say campus community must know emergency plans

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

Sacramento State's Risk Management Services is hosting an Emergency Preparedness Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday in the University Union Redwood Room. National Preparedness Month is a nationwide...

Documentary to talk about profits in Iraq

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

The new documentary "Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers" is debuting at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Sacramento State's Hinde Auditorium. The event is being hosted by the Sacramento Progressive Alliance. "Iraq for...

Construction project to affect traffic

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

Sacramento State's Facilities Services Department is gearing up to tack on another job to its list of projects next week. A 35,000-gallon sewage storage tank will be installed to replace an existing tank...

Light rail risks safety

Josh Staab
January 7, 2007

Light rail first opened on March 12, 1987, and the idea was simple: Offer the general public an easy and affordable alternative to the daily commute. Since its introduction, light rail on an average day...

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Derby dancing

Josh Staab
December 29, 2006
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Fear and loathing in the mall

Josh Staab
December 28, 2006

The holiday season is just getting started, and I'm already over it. Every year it seems like the inevitable holiday ad campaigns appear earlier and earlier. It's like a preemptive strike by the clothing,...

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Fear and loathing in the mall: December is decadent and depraved

Josh Staab
December 13, 2006

The holiday season is just getting started, and I'm already over it. Every year it seems like the inevitable holiday ad campaigns appear earlier and earlier. It's like a preemptive strike by the clothing,...

ASI, Economic Association join to collect food donations

Josh Staab
November 24, 2006

Sacramento State's Student Economic Association will be hosting a canned food drive to benefit the Sacramento Food Bank in conjunction with Associated Students Inc. from Nov. 27 to Dec. 14. Donation barrels...

Image: Volleyball shoots down Eagles in Hornets Nest:Freshman middle hitter Anna Schoener and senior libero Kristin Lutes drive for the dig while freshmen setter Melissa Melcher avoids contact against Eastern Washington on Saturday in the Hornets Nest.Photo by Jessica Donofrio/The State Hornet:

Eagles shot down in Hornets Nest

Josh Staab
November 19, 2006

With the Big Sky Tournament championship at stake the Sacramento State women's volleyball team saw little change in its strategy with its four-game victory (30-18, 30-25, 22-30, 30-21) over Eastern Washington...

Image: Volleyball shoots down Eagles in Hornets Nest:Freshman middle hitter Anna Schoener and senior libero Kristin Lutes drive for the dig while freshmen setter Melissa Melcher avoids contact against Eastern Washington on Saturday in the Hornets Nest.Photo by Jessica Donofrio/The State Hornet:

Volleyball shoots down Eagles in Hornets Nest

Josh Staab
November 19, 2006

With the Big Sky Tournament championship at stake the Sacramento State women's volleyball team saw little change in its strategy with its four-game victory (30-18, 30-25, 22-30, 30-21) over Eastern Washington...

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