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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

Women’s Resource Center collaborate with fraternity men to bring sexual assault awareness

Nelly Quiroz-Perez May 1, 2015

Sacramento State students and faculty gathered in the Summit Room of the University Union to take part in "Men Who Ask: Fraternity Men Against Sexual Assault," a program organized by the Women’s Resource...

Sexual assault down from 2012

Kellie McCown October 8, 2014

While sexual assault on California colleges and universities has been on the rise, Sacramento State has seen a significant drop in reported sexual assault cases on campus since 2012.The mandated annual...

Women’s Resource Center fights rape culture

Gregory Allen September 17, 2014

One in five American women have the been the victim of attempted or completed rape, and Sacramento State University Women’s Resource Center is determined to put a stop to that.Women’s Resource Center,...

Columbia student carries a mattress as a symbol of her alleged rape

State Hornet Staff September 16, 2014

Emma Sulkowicz, a 21-year-old senior at Columbia University, said she was raped on the first day of her sophomore year by a classmate. She has pledged to carry her dorm room mattress around campus every...

CSSA meeting seeks action

Jake Abbott September 11, 2014

On Friday, the California State Student Association began three days of meetings at CSU Fullerton for executive board members and student representatives to discuss the policy agenda, state budget,...

Redefining consent will lead to changes in sexual assault charges

State Hornet September 3, 2014

The “Yes Means Yes” bill has passed, redefining when sexual consent was given from an “affirmative consent” standpoint, which breaks down how to more clearly articulate sexual assault.The bill,...

Army Private First Class Rosie Darby stands in a formation at a combat outpost in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan on February 1, 2013. (Alexandra Zavis/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Veteran’s Association stonewalling victims of military sexual assault

Natalie Gray December 4, 2013

A report came out by the American Civil Liberties Union, Service Women’s Action Network and the Veterans Legal Service Clinic at Yale Law School alleging that the US Department of Veteran’s Affairs...

Air Force Reserve sexual assault presentation raises awareness

Kathleen Pizzo November 13, 2013

The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp held an open presentation Nov. 8 on sexual assault and harassment, designed to change the way both are perceived and handled on campus and in the Air Force.Squadron...

Sac State takes down sexual assault one case at a time

Sac State takes down sexual assault one case at a time

Natalie Gray October 15, 2013

No student should ever be afraid to walk across their college campus with the looming thought of someone following them, watching them and stalking them.Sexual assault comes in many forms and all cases...

New cup and straw design detects invisible date-rape drugs in drinks

New cup and straw design detects invisible date-rape drugs in drinks

Natalie Gray September 17, 2013

Imagine feeling safer at every bar you walk into, knowing some pervert can’t slip you an undetected date rape drug. Soon a seemingly simple plastic cup and straw design will revolutionize the bar scene...

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