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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

Laura Honzay, Author

All content by Laura Honzay

There’s no place like home for the holidays

Laura Honzay
December 12, 2001

The holiday season is officially here. Cold weather and early sundown means students will be spending more timeindoors, so it's especially important to have an apartment or dorm thatfeels like a home during...

An interview with The Derailers

Laura Honzay
November 29, 2001

The rockabilly, country-style band The Derailers produces a sound unlike most country bands. This foursome formed in Austin playing country music with revved-up, rocking guitars and deep, resonating voices....

Cultural Holidays

Laura Honzay
November 28, 2001

Sacramento State will hold the Annual Holiday Celebration of Cultures Dec. 6 in the University Union lobby. The celebration will give students the opportunity to learn about and express their own individual...

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Make Me Suffer

Laura Honzay
November 27, 2001

Cheap eats: student recipes

Laura Honzay
November 14, 2001

You spent your last $20 on a supreme pizza from Round Table, your dwindling bank account is overdrawn by 50 cents and eating rats and drinking blood for a million dollars sounds tempting after a glance...

Save Ferris mesmerizes students at mini-concert

Laura Honzay
October 19, 2001

Hundreds of Sacramento State students dropped by (or skipped class) Wednesday to attend the Ford Focus Californopia College Tour and free mini-concert featuring the band Save Ferris. Monique Powell, lead...

The Derailers bring something unique to Sacramento State

Laura Honzay
October 12, 2001

University UNIQUE programs presents a special "Nooner" Monday with a performance by the new rockabilly, country-style band The Derailers. Presenting their debut disc for Lucky Dog Records, "Here Come The...

‘Don’t Weight’ to get in Shape

Laura Honzay
September 28, 2001

International fitness pro Pepper Von will speak at Sacramento State Saturday with a variety of health professionals and consumers at a symposium that can help with weight management, nutrition and obesity....

Resume tips, workshops offered at the Career Center

Laura Honzay
September 25, 2001

One of the most important steps to job hunting is creating a professional cover letter and resume. A resume provides a means for potential employers to assess work ability, education and skills. Although...

Welcome to the ?Jungle?

Laura Honzay
September 18, 2001

"Asphalt Jungle Assemblages," a painting and mixed media exhibit, is being presented in the University Union Gallery now through Oct. 5. The artist, Blanca Aurora Amezcua, uses a variety of contemporary...

Alice in Chains pulls no punches

Laura Honzay
September 12, 2001

Alice in Chains? "Greatest Hits" album, and "Music Bank - The Videos," a DVD collection of their award-winning videos, are two essential possessions for the hard rock/alternative music fan. Recently released...

On-Campus Job Fair this Wednesday

Laura Honzay
September 5, 2001

Are you looking for a job here on campus, flexible to fit your school schedule, that can provide you with the skills you need to get a job in your chosen field? The On-Campus Job Fair can help. Today from...

Reading between the lines…or waiting in them

Laura Honzay
August 27, 2001

The semester is in full swing, but your schoolbooks may still be the missing link to your back-to-school game plan. What do you do if the books you need are not available at the bookstore? Off Campus Books...

Relieve end of semester blues with the CSUS Gospel Choir

Laura Honzay
May 11, 2001

This Saturday the CSUS Gospel Choir is having a free spring concert in the Music Recital Hall (In Capistrano Hall, next to the parking structure) at 7 p.m. The choir consists of about 25 members and will...

Chronic Future features talented young sound

Laura Honzay
May 1, 2001

Once you find out that Chronic Future is a teenage band, don't pawn them offas just another Hansen, Nsync, or Backstreet Boys. Teens they may be, butthe band has been playing music for a long time. At...

Free Chlamydia Testing at Sac State

Laura Honzay
April 24, 2001

Did you know that one in five college students are infected with Chlamydia and are not aware of it? Chlamydia (kla-MID-ee-uh) is the most prevalent Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) and is most common...

FREESTATE lights it up for crowd

Laura Honzay
April 24, 2001

FREESTATE The alternative rock band FREESTATE delighted a crowd of more than 100Sacramento State students as they ate lunch at the Joe Serna Jr. Plaza onWednesday. The band's humorous introductions and...

Dracula to haunt Sacramento State

Laura Honzay
April 24, 2001

The classic horror "Dracula" will be performed in the Sacramento State Playwrights? Theatre next month. Presented by the Theatre Department, "Dracula" is a Master?s thesis project and will be directed...

Music Circus offers credit through teaching

Laura Honzay
April 18, 2001

Meet a variety of Music Circus professionals, improve children's understanding of musical theater and receive six extra units of continuing education toward your master's degree. These are just a few of...

Alternative Rock band to perform Wednesday

Laura Honzay
April 17, 2001

FREESTATE, an alternative rock style band that mixes musical influences by such bands as Creed, Staind, and Blink 182 will perform at Joe Serna Jr. Plaza this Wednesday at noon. The Sacramento State based...

Spiritual Machines brings Peace of Mind

Laura Honzay
April 17, 2001

Have you ever listened to a CD for the first time and it sounded as if you had been listening to it for years? The latest album by the band Our Lady Peace, "Spiritual Machines" sounds like a familiar old...

Madonna Producer Mirwais Debuts Album

Laura Honzay
March 29, 2001

One of the most talked about new names since his involvement in Madonna's Grammy-nominated album "Music," Frenchman Mirwais continues to gain popularity with his debut album "Production". Released to the...

Film takes viewer for a wild ride

Laura Honzay
March 23, 2001

"How I learned to Drive," Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a woman who learns about life through driving lessons from an uncle who sexually abuses her, will continue until March 25. Directed...

Traditional Irish Band Returns with Bagpipes

Laura Honzay
March 16, 2001

Sacramento State got a taste of St' Patrick's Day when the traditionalIrish music of Driving with Fergus played in the Redwood Room of theUnion Thursday. The Davis band explained the story of Irish immigration...

Ryan Miller: Sac State Sony Connection

Laura Honzay
March 14, 2001

At first glance, Ryan Miller is not what you'd expect in a marketing representative for Sony Music. The suit and tie are replaced with a backwards baseball hat and jeans, the briefcase is a backpack and...

DeLuca to Hypnotize Sac State

Laura Honzay
February 27, 2001

Don't miss the opportunity to embarrass yourself and not even know it! This Wednesday, hypnotist and comedian Tom DeLuca returns for his 19th appearance to put Sacramento State volunteers under his hypnotic...

African-American and Cuban links to be discussed.

Laura Honzay
February 12, 2001

On Monday Feb. 12, Dr. Lisa Brock will give the speech "Black in Two Americas," at noon in the Redwood Room of the University Union. Brock will speak on the issue of African-American and Cuban ties and...

Stay up late for “Late Friday”

Laura Honzay
February 9, 2001

Sacramento State students have now reached the third week of school, and for those insomniacs and late-nighters still up at 1:35 a.m. Friday night, it's time to take a break from studying and catch a laugh...

Students donate food and win prizes

Laura Honzay
December 6, 2000

A mountain of cans was donated to the Sacramento Food Bank in "Take it to the Summit," a canned food drive, on Tuesday, Nov. 21, in the University Union Grand Ballroom. The food drive, sponsored by Folsom...

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