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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

Early morning classes give students, faculty flexibility in their schedule

Kathleen Pizzo November 13, 2013

Sociology major Diana Macedonio, 22, regrets signing up for her 7:30 a.m. sociology class.“It’s difficult for me to wake up,” Macedonio said. “I’m less attentive than in my after lunch classes,...

Faculty concerned about lack of diversity

Daisy Aguilar November 6, 2013

Despite the growing number of minority students at Sacramento State, the low number of minority faculty is evident throughout the university’s seven colleges.While 51.2 percent of the student body identify...

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Students have mixed thoughts about faculty office hours

Daisy Aguilar October 17, 2013

Faculty at Sacramento State make time twice a week for office hours, yet many students on campus can admit to not taking advantage of the opportunity to meet with professors.Many students do not attend...

President promises to provide funding to closed Latino engagement center

Daisy Aguilar October 9, 2013

Sacramento State’s Serna Center, which has served many Latino students on campus, is temporarily closed this semester due to unstable funding.Traditionally, centers open on campus with the intent of...

Sac State employees allege retaliation

Imran Majid May 14, 2013

The California Fair Employment and Housing Act protects all employees from being harassed, discriminated and retaliated against, regardless of their occupation, race or gender. But at Sacramento State,...

Technology department discusses personal devices with faculty

Alyssa Sanguinetti February 29, 2012

At Sacramento State, students and faculty use personal computing devices on campus every day. Most faculty, however, are issued university devices in order to access the school’s software. One main issue...

Faculty weighing options on possible strike

Brett Johnson January 25, 2012

Faculty at Sacramento State convened on Thursday following President Alexander Gonzalez's spring address to discuss the state of labor negotiations with the California State University system and the possibility...

Letter to the editor: Faculty strike at CSU campuses a stand for the future

Kevin Wehr November 16, 2011

On Nov. 7, the California Faculty Association Board of Directors were informed of the results of a strike authorization voted by members. Ninety-three percent of members voted to support a strike, and...

Sac State’s academic honesty policy lacks disclosure, comparatively goes unpunished

Sam Pearson November 9, 2011

Despite a major modernization of Sacramento State's academic honesty policy seven years ago, records show many of the issues faculty leaders intended to fix remain problems today, and some of the revisions...

Fulbright scholar teaching in China

Kaitlin Bruce October 19, 2011

Beijing is now the home of Sacramento State professor James DeShaw Rae, recent recipient of the Core Fulbright Scholar Program award, which sends 800 faculty from the United States abroad each year to...

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