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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

Grad Fest causes confusion and frustration

State Hornet Staff April 9, 2014

The end of college is supposed to bring excitement and joy, but the Sacramento State Spring 2014 Grad Fest left a majority of senior students confused and frustrated.Held in the University Ballroom in...

Strategic plan draft integrates student success values, community engagement

State Hornet Staff April 9, 2014

Upon receiving feedback from the Sacramento State campus community, the Strategic Planning Task Force released an initial draft of the set of goals designed to guide aspects of the university for the next...

Grad Fest puts all a graduate’s needs in one place

State Hornet Staff April 8, 2014

The 2014 Grad Fest, presented by the Alumni Association and Hornet Bookstore, helped graduating seniors prepare for commencement Tuesday in the Union Ballroom.Graduation services, like the purchase of...

More funding for graduation rates could mean less quality education

More funding for graduation rates could mean less quality education

State Hornet Staff March 11, 2014

With the California State University still recovering from more than $1 billion in budget cuts since 2007, the evolution of a proper funding model is being considered by California policymakers and higher...

Early job searching is a must for graduating seniors

Early job searching is a must for graduating seniors

State Hornet Staff February 11, 2014

It has been four or five years, give or take a few semesters, and it is finally time to graduate. Requirements are met, grades are decent enough and the eagerness to have that degree in hand is growing....

Undeclared students will have less time to claim a major

State Hornet Staff February 5, 2014

Choosing a major in college is the first step to setting a career path. For some students, this task is much more daunting than for others – which leads to taking too long to declare a major and ultimately...

Program helps minorities get into graduate school

Program helps minorities get into graduate school

Daisy Aguilar October 30, 2013

Social work major Jazzmine Parker, 23, wants to apply to graduate school to become a medical social worker and professor.She joined the McNair Scholar Program at Sacramento State to help her pursue her...

College of Engineering looks to increase number of females in program

Daisy Aguilar October 23, 2013

Nineteen-year-old Sacramento State student Yarima Poveda is the only female in her mechanical engineering laboratory class.Poveda said this is the first time she has been the only female in an engineering...

Students with heavy burdens struggle to graduate in the expected four years

Kathleen Pizzo October 9, 2013

After completing five semesters at Folsom Lake College and transferring to Sacramento State, Sarah Meads, a child development student and mother of two, has four semesters left under her Cal Grant to obtain...

Four year graduation expectations are unrealistic

Four year graduation expectations are unrealistic

Natalie Gray October 8, 2013

As incoming freshmen, most students were made to believe they could complete college in four years, but here at California State Universities, taking a steady 12 units each semester is considered a “full...

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