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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

Zaki Syed, Author

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Veteran hockey player leads team

Zaki Syed
December 11, 2008

Voted last season's All-American player of the year, Matt Van Atta has been the captain of the Sacramento State ice hockey club for three years. During the 2007-08 season, Van Atta, a defenseman, had a...

Hornet hockey, Davis face off

Zaki Syed
December 10, 2008

Sacramento State's men's hockey team is set to play the University of California, Davis in the Frozen Causeway Classic at home on Friday. When the Hornets last played the Aggies on Nov. 14 in Davis, the...

Runners excel at Big Sky

Zaki Syed
November 19, 2008

The Sacramento State women's cross-country team finished second at the Big Sky Championships on Nov. 1, in Portland, Ore. This was the first time that the Sac State women's team finished higher than...

Hornet hockey team struggle against Northern Arizona

Zaki Syed
November 5, 2008

The Sacramento State men's hockey team lost to Northern Arizona University on Saturday by a score of 2-10. Goalie Gokalp Gurer, who played despite a groin injury, said he was happy with the team's performance....

Hornets lose to Denver at home

Zaki Syed
October 22, 2008

Sacramento State's men soccer team lost to Denver 2-1 at home on Sunday. "I am disappointed because we were definitely the better team," said assistant coach Jason Gantt, "We had possession of the ball...

A closer look: Colin Szhener

Zaki Syed
October 15, 2008

It's around 8:30 on a Friday morning and cross country runner Colin Szhener has just come back from a 7 to 8 mile run. Beads of sweat roll down his forehead as the sun shines on his face and Szhener is...

‘Mike on the Mic’ raps sports

Zaki Syed
October 14, 2008

It is a Monday afternoon and radio personality Michael Smith, also known as Mike on the Mic, is rapping into the microphone at the Sacramento State KSSU campus radio station. "Upsets, upsets read all about,"...

Hornets stop UC Santa Cruz

Zaki Syed
October 8, 2008

The Sacramento State women's soccer team defeated UC Santa Cruz at home on Sunday, beating them 2-0. "It felt good to win, right before conference," said midfielder Katelin Hopping. Hopping said the team...

Cheer for success

Zaki Syed
October 1, 2008

Last year, the Sacramento State Cheerleading team received third place in the UCA College National Championships. This year the team has 18 returning cheerleaders and is trying to qualify for the Championships...

Homecoming Preparation

Zaki Syed
September 30, 2008

Walking through campus this week one could see posters saying, "Go Green or Go Home," the Sacramento State mascot Herky entertaining crowds of people or groups of athletes taking pictures. The reason for...

Cross-Country team hosts invitational at Granite Regional Park

Zaki Syed
September 17, 2008

The Sacramento State men's cross-country team finished first and the women's team took third place on Saturday in the Sacramento Jamboree invitational at Granite Regional Park.   The meet...

More than 300 Muslims attended prayer at Salam, a Mosque on College Oak Drive for Ramadan.:

Fasting at dawn

Zaki Syed
September 12, 2008
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