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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

Nika Megino, Author

All content by Nika Megino

A life remembered

Nika Megino
May 16, 2007

The room was filled with tears, laughter and vivid memories. Inside, the life of Kebret Tekle - a woman described by those who knew her as beautiful, creative, humorous and loving - was remembered. The...

A Beautiful Life

Nika Megino
May 16, 2007

Editor's note: The State Hornet did not retrieve full names of those quoted in order to respect Tekle's family and friends at this difficult time. Kebret Tekle was not one to get angry over a missed step...

ASI hires lawyer, questions funding

Nika Megino
April 17, 2007

Two years ago during campus elections, 55.2 percent of student voters approved Measure 1: a proposal to build a recreation, wellness and events center on campus. Since then, Associated Students Inc. has...

ASI President Angela Arriola resigns

Nika Megino
February 1, 2007

Harvard University and a 1.9 GPA usually do not go hand in hand, but they are both reasons why Angela Arriola, Associated Students Inc.'s first woman president in nearly a decade, was forced to step down...

Students demand more resources, direction for Multi-Cultural Center

Nika Megino
January 31, 2007

Students and faculty concerned with the lack of a permanent director for the Multi-Cultural Center held a silent protest on Monday afternoon. Members of the Coalition for Cultural Opportunities in Leadership...

ASI president resigns

Nika Megino
January 31, 2007

Angela Arriola, Sacramento State's first woman president of Associated Students Inc. since 1996-97, resigned from her presidency today. The graduating senior forwarded her formal resignation, which states...

Baby’s big step

Nika Megino
January 8, 2007

Sacramento State senior Zara Ahmadi led her 3-year-old daughter into the Associated Students Children's Center Monday morning and asked her, "Are you ready?" The toddler followed her into the building...

University to face challenges, changes

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Sacramento State faces a number of changes and challenges this year, including the construction of new facilities, a change in campus leadership positions and revisions of how the university goes about...

Campus Police Logs

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Nov. 16 Possession of Controlled Substance - DINING COMMONS - A group of people are reported to be smoking marijuana. Officers did not find the group any activity. Disturbing the Peace -PARKING STRUCTURE...

New loans offer benefit

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Graduating Senior Manjul Bose didn't know what was coming. He was expecting his financial aid to go through the way it always had. For the past three years, Bose, an environmental science major, received...

University to focus on enrollment and retention rates

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Sacramento State faces a number of challenges this year, including construction of new facilities, a change in campus leadership positions and revisions of how the university goes about enrollment and...

Campus goes high-tech to cut down on printing

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

As society progresses to advance in technology, Sacramento State joins in the endeavor. With the use of online tools such as CasperWeb, Web CT and SacLink, the community of Sac State is improving its way...

Junior faculty voice concerns

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

In a room decorated with student-made posters stating, "The CSU system sucks!" and "More money for junior faculty," President Alexander Gonzalez met with faculty members and students to discuss the pay...

Center links athletes to unfit trend

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

The Health Center helps up to 20 students per semester who suffer from an eating disorder. There is an even larger number of students who come in with concerns over a weight or body image concern, said...

Assault reported

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

A woman reported that she was sexually assaulted onFeb. 1, while she was in the field house weight room,which is located adjacent to Hornet Stadium. The victim, who made the report to the UniversityPolice...

Student campaign saps CSU’s energy

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

A student-run campaign that is working toward sustainability and stewardship in the California State University system was approved by the CSU Board of Trustees on Sept. 21. The campaign, "Renew CSU,"...

Dorm residents trade space for convenience

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

An 11-foot by 15-foot dormitory room may be considered home for some Sacramento State students. For freshman Brittney Avellar, a communications and public relations major, it has become boring and difficult....

Go to class ?” even if it’s Veteran’s day

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Sacramento State will be among the 20 other California State University campuses that will hold classes on Friday during the Veteran's Day holiday on Friday, Nov. 11. Only three CSU campuses ?' Bakersfield,...

Sources say missing student is OK, says police

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Family and friends have reported that Daniel Lausevic, a student reported missing earlier this month, is OK, said Lt. Dan Davis of the University Police Department Thursday morning. Lausevic was reported...

14 Hurricane refugees will attend Sac State

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Fourteen students that have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina have accepted the opportunity to attend Sacramento State. According to the California State University Mentor Web site, Sac State is one...

Band behind Black Eyed Peas to get it started

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Many may not know Bucky Jonson, but many know the music behind it. The four men of the band Bucky Jonson have been the driving force behind the Grammy award-winning Black Eyed Peas for the past three years,...

Groups protest in Library Quad

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Sacramento State students came back to campus after the winter break to find a father and son from the Church of the Divide near Placerville protesting against racism and sodomy in the name of Martin Luther...

A place called home

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Many students rent rooms from a house or rent a home with a few of their friends, but Ben Pearl, a senior communications media major, owns his own four-bedroom, two-bathroom house off of Bradshaw Road....

New honors program to begin in fall 2006

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Sacramento State has built its General Education Honors Program in hopes that it will attract high-achieving students, and provide a small class atmosphere, enabling students to engage better with each...

University urges community to fight sexual violence

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Related Sites: Click here to visit the Women's Resource Center Click here to visit the Health Center Click here to read about the international event, "Take Back the Night" Efforts to raise awareness of...

Crowd clashes on campus

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Before Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state Treasurer Phil Angelides debated head on at Sacramento State, their supporters rallied outside Capistrano Hall to voice their opinions about the gubernatorial...

President Gonzalez supports student-only parking

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

President Alexander Gonzalez announced his support for Associated Students Inc.'s proposal that pushes for student-only parking in Parking Structure III, which is slated to be completed by spring 2007....

‘Golden’ alumni honored

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

"Nice seeing you again." This common phrase was repeated during the Golden Grads Luncheon on Sept. 28. The event, gives golden grads ?" alumni who graduated fifty or more years ago ?" a chance to reunite...

Campus home to first gay-friendly, coed frat

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

This semester, while students walk through the sea of Greek letters and colored booths leading to the Library Quad, one Greek organization will be making its debut, as well as making history. Royal blue,...

Women’s resource center aims to tackle human trafficking

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Sacramento State's Women's Resource Center took stepstoward raising awareness of the issues surroundinghuman trafficking at their National Freedom Run/Walk,Sat. Nov. 19. Human trafficking - the business...

Police search for suspects following gang rape of student

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Related Links: Click here for the press release that contains pictures of the suspects Sacramento police are looking for three suspects in connection to a 12-hour "gang" rape of a 19-year-old college student...

Web destination for 2010 plans

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Destination 2010 has made its premiere on the Internet at www.csus.edu/destination2010. The initiative's progress and focus are featured on the Web site for Sacramento State's campus community and the...

Campus to add new eateries

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Campus dining will receive a lift in food variety and comfort level with the university's plans to open new dining services and provide additional seating in the University Union. Two additional restaurants...

Faculty association: Money alone can’t fix higher education

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

In response to Gov. Schwarzenegger's budget proposals for higher education in his State of the State address, the California Faculty Association, in a press release, expressed that the governor should...

Crime statistics show varied results

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

An update of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act shows that there has been a significant increase of aggravated assaults and a significant decrease of burglaries...

ASI transforms students into informed voters

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Associated Students Inc. hit the Library Quad Thursday in hopes to get their name out to students while informing the campus community about the upcoming gubernatorial election. With a large sign directing...

President Gonzalez unveils plans for campus

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Below: Links to enlarged map and Alexander Gonzalez's complete address Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez delivered his annual fall address to the campus community Thursday in the University...

ASI starts off fresh

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

With brand new faces lining up Associated Student Inc.'s board of directors, a new season is has started. ASI President Angela Arriola revealed that a new season is this year's precise theme for Sacramento...

New owners try to shed complex’s raucous image

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

A history of gun violence and wild partying has left new owners of an off-campus apartment complex with quite a repair job. The Verge, managed by College Park Communities, purchased the off-campus student-housing...

Campus assaults leave two victims injured

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Two separate cases of assault within a two-week period left a pair of male students injured and raise the concern of campus safety. One student was left with minor injuries after he was forced to give...

Guy West battery suspects at large

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

As six women jogged along the bicycle trail at the western edge of the Guy West Bridge on Thursday, a group of four white males between the ages of 20-25 approached. Two of the six women became victims...

Gubernatorial candidate promises to focus on higher education

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Click to watch campaign ad Gubernatorial candidate and state Treasurer Phil Angelides unveiled his new television advertisement entitled "Once Again," as a part of his statewide campus campaign Tuesday...

Men accused of gang rape cleared

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Two men accused of gang raping a 19-year-old woman last month have been cleared from charges Wednesday after evidence that indicated the case could not be prosecuted was brought to the Sacramento County...

Debate team argues to win

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Sacramento State's Debate Team beat 19 teams in the novice division to win first place at a debate tournament held at Pepperdine University on Oct. 23. The tournament featured debates between 80 teams...

Cornel West touches on taboo topics

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

On Dec. 1, 1955, a woman changed a nation. Fifty years later, Cornel West a black activist, philosopher and Princeton professor spoke at Sacramento State's University Union Ballroom Thursday, describing...

Faculty gets first raise in three years

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

After months of obstacles and negotiations, faculty members will receive their first pay raise in three years. According to a press release, the California Faculty Association has signed an agreement with...

Exhibit displays realities of HIV/AIDS

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

In hopes of increasing awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the development of microbicides ?" various products that have the ability to prevent the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections...

Cornel West addresses racial struggles

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

The night began as Cornel West -- black activist, philosopher and Princeton professor -- entered the University Union Ballroom Thursday to a standing ovation from a full audience of different ages and...

ASI forum caters to student needs

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Students will have the opportunity to voice their opinions and concerns of the construction of the recreation and wellness center at tomorrow's ASI forum. The student-only event will be held be from noon...

Students walk, raise funds for MADD

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Two of Sacramento State's fraternities and one sorority made its contribution to raise money for the awareness and prevention of drunk driving at "Strides for Change," a walk against drunk driving hosted...

Sacramento Bee editor speaks at Renaissance Society Forum

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

The future of newspapers and free press is quickly heading toward the digital age. Rick Rodriguez, executive editor of The Sacramento Bee and president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors presented...

University buys land for faculty housing

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

The university recently purchased a parcel of land which was formerly a California Youth Authority facility through University Enterprises, previously known as the CSUS Foundation, for $2.3 million. Located...

State Hornet takes 3rd in state

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Click for a full list of CCMA winners Click here for a full list of ACP winners The State Hornet won 19 awards at the Associated Collegiate Press and California College Media Association March 3-5 conference,...

Theft of master keys in dorms results in lock changes

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

As students arrived at Sacramento State's Residence Halls on Feb. 24, they discovered that the locks to their rooms had been changed. Every lock in each hall was switched after a set of master keys was...

‘Golden grads’ honored with luncheon

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

"Nice seeing you again." This common phrase was repeated during the Golden Grads Luncheon on Wed, Sept. 28. The event, gives golden grads ?" alumni who graduated fifty or more years ago ?" a chance to...

Facility plans probed by ASI

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Related sites: Click here for more information on the Alex G. Spanos Sports and Recreation Complex President Alexander Gonzalez told students he could make one guarantee regarding the recreation wellness...

Will he be back?

Nika Megino
January 7, 2007

Gubernatorial candidates Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state Treasurer Phil Angelides discussed a number of issues important to Californians ?" including education, taxes, immigration and energy ?" at...

Letter states Gonzalez delays budget cuts

Nika Megino
November 17, 2006

Requests for formal committees to oversee the campus' budget and a deferment of proposed budget cuts from Sacramento State's Faculty Senate and provost received support Friday from President Alexander...

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