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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

Nelly Hayatghaib, Author

All content by Nelly Hayatghaib

The right man to represent students

Nelly Hayatghaib
December 10, 2009

California is increasingly plagued with downfall. There is an economic and societal decline, and an attack on higher education for which we need tangible solutions. Chris Garland is offering them. Garland...

America is funding oppression

Nelly Hayatghaib
December 3, 2009

The Holocaust was undoubtedly one of the great atrocities of humanity. There will never be so profound a difference between anyone to warrant the discrimination of an entire people. But abomination of...

Faithless support

Nelly Hayatghaib
November 19, 2009

Regardless of belief system, all people share the need for community. Everyone seeks a sense of belonging. VIDEO: Hear what students have to say about atheistic and religious belief.. The same way people...

Food as a lifestyle choice

Nelly Hayatghaib
November 11, 2009

Eating, in some circles, has become a matter of what is chic. Foodies are those for whom food is "their favorite art form." The term was coined in 1984, in Ann Barr and Paul Levy's "The Official Foodie...

First-time DUI punishment is just

Nelly Hayatghaib
October 29, 2009

The time has come for our justice system to serve both the crime and the convict. "Court-mandated" is most certainly not among my favorite phrases. So I pay attention when I hear the words "mandated" and...

There’s more than one way to love

Nelly Hayatghaib
October 22, 2009

We are a generation of codependents. Too much love, not enough love, who knows why. But we do know that nobody likes to sleep alone We are in college, a time of education and indulgence. Dating is a social...

Gays deserve straight support

Nelly Hayatghaib
October 19, 2009

When Proposition 8, the same-sex marriage ban, was passed last November, tens of thousands of gay people lost a basic right. VIDEO: Nelly gets students thoughts on gay rights. And still, bigotry continues...

VIDEO: Student Reaction: Gay Rights

Nelly Hayatghaib
October 15, 2009

Gay rights and equality are discussed as students are interviewed throughout campus. Read what Nelly has to say about gay rights. Nelly Hayatghaib can be reached at [email protected]

After the addict is gone

Nelly Hayatghaib
October 1, 2009

VIDEO: Students discuss addiction and the problems it creates. Scotty was my best friend my first year of college, the first real friend I made here at Sacramento State. He was brilliant and could make...

VIDEO: Drug Addiction

Nelly Hayatghaib
September 30, 2009

Through interviews, Sacramento State students share insights and perspective on drug use and addiction. COLUMN: After the addict is gone. Nelly Hayatghaib can be reached at [email protected]...

A DREAM of equality

Nelly Hayatghaib
September 24, 2009

Warped by stereotypes that are perpetuated by the media, perceptions of people who have entered this country illegally are mostly inaccurate. Illegal immigrants bear the weight of these misconceptions...

Protesting for students

Nelly Hayatghaib
September 10, 2009

On the first three days of class this semester, students and faculty gathered at Sacramento State's J Street entrance to protest furloughs and budget cuts. "This (protest) is an appeal to solidarity,"...

Berkeley professor causes controversy

Nelly Hayatghaib
September 9, 2009

On Aug. 19, the first day of class at the University of California, Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law, students, activists, lawyers and community members gathered to call for Professor John Yoo's dismissal...

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