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Looking for new talent

Matthew Beltran
April 26, 2007

The Sacramento State Hornet Girlz Dance Team will be holding open tryouts Saturday, April 14. Applicants will be learning short routines and compete to become a Hornet Girl for the upcoming fall semester....

Dominating all the way

Matthew Beltran
March 5, 2007

The Sacramento State women's gymnastics team downed two rivals in one meet and put the Hornets at 9-2 overall. The Hornets won the all-around with a running score of 193.700 against Causeway rival UC Davis...

Football in the eyes of the Tigers

Matthew Beltran
February 20, 2007

The Sacramento State football team hits the road Saturday to face the Idaho State Bengals, looking for its fourth win of the season. Coming off of a narrow 14-9 win against Northern Colorado last Saturday,...

Hornets host back-to-back home games

Matthew Beltran
February 6, 2007

In the midst of an eight-game losing streak, the Sacramento State women's basketball team will host Montana State and the conference leading Montana in back-to-back games. The 3-19 Hornets will face Montana...

Football coach Marshall Sperbeck:

Football’s new face

Matthew Beltran
January 31, 2007

President Alexander Gonzalez and Athletic Director Terry Wanless named Marshall Sperbeck as Sacramento State's new football coach.In a press conference on Jan 13., Wanless said the school signed Sperbeck...

Turnovers prove fatal to Hornets

Matthew Beltran
January 24, 2007

In a fight for supremacy in the Big Sky Conference, the Sacramento State women's basketball team lost 69-46 on Wednesday at the Hornets Nest to a Weber State team undefeated in conference. The Wildcats...

Greeks sing to victory

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

Alpha Phi and Tau Kappa Epsilon were announced the winners of Greek Week at Greek Sing, the week's last event. Going into Greek Sing, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Sigma Phi Epsilon were leading the fraternities...

Puck drops here

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

Sacramento State ice hockey players are back on the rink two years after the club team was disbanded over allegations that the team captain created fake school identification cards for nonstudents. The...

Clean slate?

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

On the second floor of the University Union, the men'srestroom adjacent to the Union Gallery is missingsoap. The spring semester started Jan. 23, and for overthree weeks men were unable access suds while...

Junior faculty protests outside gala

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

Sacramento State junior faculty members voiced their concerns that Destination 2010 ?" an initiative to turn Sac State into a destination campus of the West ?" is too focused on athletic facilities, while...

In her high heels

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

Mimicking the idea that "you don't know someone until you walk a mile in their shoes," was practiced as Sacramento State men took a walk in a pair of high heels to help better understand women's experiences...

Football falls flat in loss to Broncos

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

Changing the mindset and the attitude of the Hornet football team was one of Coach Steve Mooshagian's goals over the off-season. The improvements that needed to be addressed on the team were their performance...

Mulitalo emerges as leader

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

Leadership, setting an example for the team and finding the ball carrier is all part of the job for sophomore middle linebacker Cyrus Mulitalo. Playing behind Tyson Butler last season as a freshman, "Mully"...

Get your Greek on

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

Related sites: Click here for Greek Week scores Greek Week 2006 kicked off Friday, pitting Sacramento State fraternities and sororities against each other in the spirit of annual competition and bragging...

Football wins, looks to improve

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

Fresh from its 21-20 win over Eastern Washington, the Hornet football team is coming into this week's homecoming game against Weber State on Saturday with momentum and a long-awaited win under its belt....

Protecting her turf

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

In the early morning of Jan. 8, Beth Kivel awoke to a loud thud, which shook her Oak Park home. She was startled by flames shooting up the front side of her house from a Molotov cocktail thrown at her...

Football game preview

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

Coming off of a 45-0 loss against Boise State, the Hornets are preparing for their home opener against the Cal Poly Mustangs and using the bye week to get ready for Cal Poly's unorthodox offensive and...

Device helps locate property

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

DataDots, a new technological identification device for the recovery of stolen personal belongings, may be coming to Sacramento State. DataDots ?" which are measured one millimeter each with a serial number...

Slates clash over position of signs

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

Editor's note: This story has been edited to clarify that when Curtis Grima, Studentcrats' candidate for ASI president, arrived on the scene, he said his slate was not speaking to the other slates. The...

Games Room has new look

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

Monday was the opening of the newly renovated Games Room at the union. New lighting, ceiling tiles, and carpeting were added to give the room a more modern and attractive look, according to Don Tucker,...

Greek Street

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

The spring suspension of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity from Sacramento State has been evident during fraternity recruitment so far this semester. The fraternity was suspended by their alumni association...

Gonzalez grants ASI extra money

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

With more than $268,000 granted to Associated Students Inc., ASI President Angela Arriola and the board of directors are developing additional student employment opportunities and alternate modes of transportation...

So international

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

Exchange student Elyse Campbell was not expecting to see as many police officers surrounding the campus; but the Canadian native is enjoying the California weather. "It's like every where you go you see...

Pride against prejudice

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

Twenty percent of California's 2004 hate crimes were related to the victim's perceived or actual sexual orientation or gender. Ten percent happened at a public school or on a college campus. One Sacramento...

Football streaks to second straight

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

Homecoming was filled with firsts as Sacramento State's football team survived Weber State's third-quarter comeback to edge the Wildcats 24-21. Marking their first home win of the season, the Hornets are...

Image: No guts, No glory:Associated Students Inc. President Angela Arriola:

Backs on both sides (Brent Webber)

Matthew Beltran
January 5, 2007

The ball was snapped on the Hornets' 47-yard line to Northern Colorado's Dominic Breazeale, strong safety Brent Webber dropped back into coverage and saw the junior quarterback's pass lobbed into the air....

Leading the Way

Matthew Beltran
November 15, 2006

Cal Poly approaches the line of scrimmage a yard shy of the end zone and extending their lead to 24-3 in the fourth quarter. The ball is snapped and handed off. Mustangs' running back Matt Brennan charges...

Causeway Collision

Matthew Beltran
November 15, 2006

Updated Friday with video clip. The Sacramento State football team, in its last game of the season on Saturday, will be facing the rival UC Davis Aggies in the annual Causeway Classic. Click here to view...

Bruins taken down in home opener

Matthew Beltran
November 11, 2006

The Sacramento State women's basketball team won its home opener against the visiting Bethany Bruins. In the team's 52-48 win over Bethany, senior Stephanie Cherry led the Hornets with 12 points and five...

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