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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

Nick Scheuer, Author

All content by Nick Scheuer

Bishop scheduled to visit Sac State does not come

Nick Scheuer
February 13, 2013

Bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento, Jaime Soto, was scheduled to give the Ash Wednesday Mass in Hinde Auditorium today, but did not make an appearance. Father James Doogan, the director of the Newman...

Justin Hamilton, general manager of the Jamba Juice located in the Union, makes a smoothie for a customer.

The Affordable Care Act will not change much for some Sacramento State businesses; leaves others in confusion

Nick Scheuer
January 30, 2013

On Jan. 1, three major portions of the Affordable Care Act regarding how health care providers bill for their services went into effect. When the act was passed in 2010, there was a significant controversy...

SafeConnect may be well worth the hassle

Nick Scheuer
January 30, 2013

When students log onto the Sacramento State Wi-Fi network for the first time, they are forced to install a program implemented by the Information Resources and Technology department called SafeConnect,...

President Alexander Gonzalez gives the President’s Address in the University Union Ballroom today. Photo by Andrew Vasquez

New development may be on the way, says President Gonzalez

Nick Scheuer
January 24, 2013

Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez held his spring address today that the university has begun new work on a master plan that would bring new development near the football stadium. The new development...

Barbara Barton decorated this Christmas wreath with a collection of Jesus themed ornaments. 

No more Christ in holidays

Nick Scheuer
December 5, 2012

It’s that time of year again: Starbucks has their special cups, two people were shot over a parking spot on Black Friday, obnoxious music is playing in every mall in America and the ‘Put Christ Back...

Taking a cue from Fallout 3, Bethesda added cinematic, slow-motion finishing moves to the combat in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. 

No consequences make an open-world game feel fake

Nick Scheuer
November 28, 2012

Some of the most popular games on the market are open world games - where the player can go wherever he or she wants and their choices impact the events in the game world, either through gameplay or story....

Leia is now Disney royalty

Nick Scheuer
November 14, 2012

“Star Wars,” one of the most iconic film series to ever be produced, has a complex history, to say the least. The original trilogy, arguably George Lucas’ magnum opus, is one of the most important...

LGBT stereotypes present in ‘Glee’

Nick Scheuer
November 7, 2012

The Fox television series “Glee” is often touted as one of the most inclusive and diverse television shows on the air right now, when that is not true at all. Even though it’s regarded as advancing...

Here is a visual representation of the uncanny valley and how it affects humans. 

Motion tech still far behind

Nick Scheuer
October 31, 2012

Motion controls seem to be the next big trend with console developers. Ever since Nintendo introduced the Wii in 2006, Sony and Microsoft have been trying to replicate the Wii’s success with the Playstation...

Video games don’t matter in politics

Nick Scheuer
October 24, 2012

Politicians are always in the public eye. This is especially true during the election, when attack advertisements are flying back and forth between candidates and parties. While most of these ads are dubious...

Zombie games are fun to play

Nick Scheuer
October 17, 2012

People like violence, regardless of the medium it’s delivered in. It’s why traffic slows down near car accidents, why the highest grossing films are often graphic and why the most popular video games...

‘Community’ deserves better

Nick Scheuer
October 10, 2012

There are few shows on network television showcasing nerds in any sort of positive light and, as a nerd, this is incredibly frustrating and insulting. However, there is one show not only portraying nerds...

Ports a problem for PC

Nick Scheuer
October 3, 2012

It can be incredibly frustrating when a game crashes, or the player struggles against its controls simply because the game was poorly converted from its console version. The vast majority of video games...

Valve initiating change

Nick Scheuer
September 26, 2012

Valve, the video game developer and publisher behind the “Half Life” series, “Team Fortress 2,” and the two phenomenal “Portal” games, along with its hugely popular digital distribution service,...

Visuals dazzle in ‘Resident Evil: Retribution’

Nick Scheuer
September 20, 2012

"Resident Evil: Retribution" is the fifth installment of a series of films based on Capcom's video game franchise of the same name. Directed by Paul Anderson, who directed the previous two Resident Evil...

Apple takes a bite out of Samsung

Nick Scheuer
September 12, 2012

It sometimes seems tech companies are simply imitating each other’s products. As it turns out, this may not be so far from the truth. On Aug. 24, Apple, Inc. won a patent trial against Samsung Electronics...

Budget games for consoles and computers

Nick Scheuer
September 5, 2012

Far Cry 2 $9.99 on Steam, $7.90 for 360, $6.26 for PS3 on Amazon.com Ubisoft, 2008 Rated M Given its age and price, “Far Cry 2” is a fairly surprising first-person shooter. When it was released, one...

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