President Gonzalez to finish his 12 years of service at end of May
May 16, 2015
After serving as president of Sacramento State for 12 years, Alexander Gonzalez is leaving behind a largely-altered campus still continuing to change. In his first year as president in 2003, Gonzalez introduced Destination 2010, a plan to shift the culture of the campus from its commuter aspect t...
Professor emeritus passes away after long fight with cancer
October 2, 2014
Professor emeritus of communication studies, Tom Knutson, passed away Tuesday night at the age of 71 of pancreatic cancer.Knutson administered a program at Sacramento State that allowed graduate students the opportunity to teach English in Thailand for a year at Chitralada Royal Palace School. He wa...
Women’s basketball assistant coach moves from Harvard to the hardwood
State Hornet Staff
February 12, 2014
It is safe to say that Sacramento State women’s basketball assistant coach Derrick Florence more than understands what it means to persevere.Florence was born and raised by a single mother in Compton, Calif., a city that has made a name for itself as a gang haven, riddled with drug issues and police corr...
Some ways Jewish students at Sac State are changing how they celebrate the High Holidays amid COVID-19: care packages from their synagogues, breakout sessions and virtual services.
Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen talks to State Hornet podcast editor Robbie Pierce and editor-in-chief Max Connor about when and how campus might reopen, the reasons student tuition and fees have not been reduced, the future of commencement ceremonies, when sports will return and more.