The commute to and from Sacramento State may become much more cutting-edge as University Transportation and Parking Services (UTAPS) is looking into bringing a self-driving electric shuttle to campus.
The...
It was just inexcusable for Kevin Spacey, an accomplished actor and artist for whom most of the world cheers, to come out as a gay man in his apology to fellow actor Anthony Rapp, after being accused of...
Nearly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants in the United States today receive work permits and deportation relief via the Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. We decided to ask students...
Nearly 5 percent of Sacramento State's student body are members of a Greek organization. Nearly 100 percent of students have to walk through all the recruiting chapters the first week of school. We asked...
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Doris Matsui joined a group of local legislators and Sacramento State leaders for a news conference Monday urging Congress to pass the Dream Act.
Pelosi...
Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen said in his fall address Aug. 24 that the Finish in Four initiative has positively affected the university’s graduation rates despite the program having only...
College isn’t all about learning new things, meeting new friends and making long-lasting memories. It’s also about the process of getting ready to push yourself through those next few months of stressful...
The California State University system plans to eliminate all math and English placement exams along with remedial courses by fall 2018 in an executive order issued on Aug. 2.
The Executive Order 1110,...
Hundreds of people gathered on the American River levee across Sacramento State's Hornet Bookstore for a solar eclipse viewing party Monday.
The event, which started at 9 a.m. and ended around 10:30...
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Bento Box was voted by The State Hornet’s readers as the best restaurant near campus, beating out Boudin SF, Sushi Hook, Fahrenheit 250 and Barwest.
The...
When Abby Wambach leapt over the crowd to kiss her wife after winning the FIFA Women’s World Cup against Japan in 2015, the world was treated to a moment rarely seen in athletics.
For some fans, the...
My back is sore and my eyes are dry, trying their hardest to stay open at 5 a.m. on Thursday as I was more than five episodes into the first season of Grey’s Anatomy.
The nine-episode first season...
Watching Mad Men was like stepping into another world — a world where cigarette scent is overpowering, women are viewed as amusement for men and people who aren’t white Americans live and work in their...
For the longest time, I hesitated to start watching Friday Night Lights because of its football-heavy storyline, despite knowing of the show’s numerous accolades and praises during its five-season run.
Now...
There are multiple ways college students can spend their spring breaks. For some, it’s all about living up to their “life is a beach” attitude and hitting up Cabo, Mexico, Hawaii or any nearby beaches....
According to a 2016 study, between 8 and 12 percent of all CSU students are experiencing homeless and about 25 percent deal with food insecurity. We decided to ask Sacramento State students on how big...
What are the craziest ideas that Sac State students have pitched to you or consulted with you on in the past?
Pierre Balthazard
Dean of the College of Business Administration
“There aren’t...
Original works of more than 100 artists are being shown to the public at the temporary exhibit ArtStreet in Sacramento. ArtStreet was crowdfunded via a Kickstarter campaign in 2016 by M5Arts — the masterminds...
When artist Heston Hurley arrived at the abandoned warehouse on First Avenue to attend to his swastika-shaped bench installed for the pop-up ArtStreet exhibit on Friday, he was asked to leave by an event...
If you haven’t already noticed, the University Library breezeway was transformed over the winter break.
A total of 49 sets of tables, chairs and benches were installed last December in a space that...
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When it was announced in early 2015 that an $8 million sculpture called...
Sacramento State’s Greek organizations such as Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Chi Omega will join the rest of the city of Sacramento at Sunday’s 20th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in front...
The University Union will be decorated in all shades of the rainbow on Sept. 7 to commence its 17th annual Phlagleblast open-house celebration in the theme of "A Burst of Color," which welcomes students...
Former President Bill Clinton made a campaign stop at Sacramento State’s University Union Ballroom on Monday, May 23 as part of his California trip to fundraise and promote his wife’s, Secretary...
Sacramento State felt like the streets of New Orleans for 50 minutes on Wednesday afternoon when second-line jazz group City of Trees Brass Band was invited to perform at the last Nooner concert of...
For being only four years old, City of Trees Brass Band has already garnered widespread attention across Sacramento for being able to infuse the local music scene with its mixture of traditional New...
A change of venue from the outdoor University Union Serna Plaza to the indoor Redwood Room drew in a large crowd Wednesday, April 27 to watch this week’s Nooner performer, Epsilona, jam it out on...
When in search of an apartment to rent on Craigslist in 2015, Nick Bretz stumbled upon a listing from Minh Le and Chandler Hale. After moving in, the three realized that there was one bigger connection...
Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan cancelled his Sacramento State appearance at the 25th annual Peace Awards Dinner and Dance due to a sudden illness on Friday, April 22 and was replaced by...
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who was scheduled to speak at a conference's awards ceremony at Sacramento State this Saturday, has cancelled due to health reasons.
According to Ernest...
A Sacramento State freshman is giving a voice to all squirrels on campus through a Twitter account.
@CSUS_Squirrel’s creator, who asked to keep his true identity anonymous to maintain the squirrels'...
Even if a large and lively crowd did not exist at this week’s Nooner concert, four self-proclaimed nerds from PointDexter still gave a unique rock performance.
Formed in 2007, PointDexter is a...
Universally, music never fails to wake up emotions for people of all ages and sizes. This perception was ever more evident at this week’s Nooner concert, when the tunes of a local rock band made...
The University Union at Sacramento State will be celebrating its 40th anniversary with the campus community and the general public by hosting a series of entertainment events on Thursday, April 14.
The...
The University Union Art Gallery hosted a casual ceremony Thursday night to celebrate the 41st annual Student Purchase Awards competition and to give out prizes to four Sacramento State student artists...
For the first time this semester, UNIQUE Programs hosted one of its series of weekly Nooner concerts at the stage outside the University Union and Serna Plaza on Wednesday, April 6.
The change of...
Sacramento State police and the city’s fire department responded to an incident that occurred at the Hornet Bookstore between 2 and 3 p.m. on Friday.
The Sacramento Fire Department reported that...
When this week’s Nooner performers began their set today, the audience did not even fill half of the size of the University Union Redwood Room.
However, by the end of their first song, the crowd...
The 2016 Associated Students, Inc. elections kick-started with a social event where students were given an opportunity to chat with candidates who are running for office for the 2016-17 school year.
One...
At this week’s Nooner concert, Xochitl achieved something that most Nooner performers hadn’t before: audience members left the show with the musician’s CD in hand.
At the show in the University...
This week, the Sacramento State campus community will get to ride in a golf cart-sized driverless shuttle between Serna Plaza and the steps in front of the Guy West Bridge on Monday, March 14 and Tuesday,...
Associated Students, Inc.; Serna Center; and the College Assistance Migrant Program have collaborated to host a series of events on Sacramento State campus to commemorate the legacy of labor leader...
For this week’s Nooner concert, Sacramento State’s UNIQUE Programs invited Los Angeles-based band Joomanji to perform on Wednesday, March 9 in the University Union Redwood Room.
Joomanji is...
Xochitl: an Aztec word that means flower and the name of a singer-songwriter who is currently infusing the local music scene with her acoustic pop, folk and jazz tunes.
Xochitl is a 23-year-old...
Sacramento State’s UNIQUE Program continued its weekly Nooner concert on Wednesday with performances from local singer/songwriter Mona Villamayor and guitarist Andrew Harris.
Villamayor,...
The University Union Gallery is putting an emphasis on the contrast between life and death for its current art exhibition entitled “Sweet Souls Remembered.”
This new exhibition features colorful...
More than 1,400 people filled the University Union Ballroom to watch Sacramento State’s 15th annual production of “The Vagina Monologues” on Thursday, Feb. 18.
The Vagina Monologues is a 1996...
The Student Health and Counseling Services and UNIQUE Programs will be hosting the 2016 production of “The Vagina Monologues” at the University Union Ballroom on Thursday, Feb. 18.
"The Vagina...
Members of this week’s band at Sacramento State's Nooner, Average League, spoke about the band’s inception, the win at Sac State’s 2015 Battle of the Bands, their debut album and their camaraderie.
Average...
