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Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez announced his acceptance of a proposal that would reduce the university's budget by 3.4 percent. (0) comments
Associated Students Inc. held its spring address in the Library Quad this year in hopes of drawing more students to the event. As a result, the student body government's president said the turnout was more favorable than that of recent years. (11) comments
With a six percent voter turnout, the Associated Students Inc. directors for the 2008-09 school year were announced April 30 following a month of campaigning. (0) comments
New legislation currently in its early stages could allow the California State University system to offer students a doctor of nursing practice degree in hopes of putting an end to California's nursing crisis. (0) comments
Members of fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon were excited to participate in this year's Greek Week after being suspended from campus for the 2006-07 school year, celebrating their return with a second place win. (7) comments
Sacramento State's Institute for Social Research conducted its annual survey this year in which it found that 85 percent of Sacramento-area and local residents are satisfied with the general environment. (0) comments
Students can now know all state workers' salaries, including faculty, administration and staff with just one click, thanks to the Sacramento Bee's database. (5) comments
A summary of today's ASI student government board meeting. (1) comment
Faculty members voiced their concerns about the impact of state budget cuts on professor workloads and class sizes today.
The effectiveness of The Alliance For The CSU, a coalition of students, faculty and other members of the community, was also a key topic at today's town hall meeting, which was organized by the California Faculty Association.
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Draper Hall became the scene of an active shooter scenario on Friday as University Police practiced tactics and tested the newly completed Emergency Response System. The system uses cell phone text messages and e-mails to the campus community about emergency situations. (3) comments
To bring awareness to domestic violence during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Sacramento State clubs and organizations created on-campus events to educate the college community on the issue. (0) comments
Members of the campus community reflected on the importance of voting in the approaching elections for the Associated Students Inc. executive and college directors.
Twenty-one candidates have been actively campaigning since midnight on March 30, vying for the student vote. Four more candidates are running in this year's election than last year's 17 candidates.
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Squad leader Emmanuel Batara has received his mission: Make contact and engage a two-man enemy patrol operating in the area. He has briefed and prepared the nine soldiers under his command and orders them to "move out." (0) comments
A California state senator reintroduced a bill that would allow children of undocumented immigrants who have attended three or more years of high school in California to receive certain types of financial aid to attend colleges and universities. (3) comments
A failed suicide attempt in high school led Alejandro Albor to win a silver medal and become a professional speaker for people with disabilities. (1) comment
Police and paramedics were called to campus this afternoon to attend to collision between a skateboarder and a pedestrian. (6) comments
After a seven-minute, energy-charged dance of intense choreography, Babbar Sher Punjab De Bhangra dance members paused to breathe as the audience rose to give the only standing ovation during the Multi-Cultural Night. (0) comments
An amendment to the Public Records Act could make textbook markup prices available to students, a move creating more transparency regarding agreements between the University Enterprises Inc. and Follett's management of the Hornet Bookstore. (3) comments
Students put their design skills on model Wednesday at the "reFresh on the Runway" fashion show, a exhibition that put environmentally-friendly clothes on the catwalk. (0) comments
Sacramento State students, faculty and staff phoned and faxed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office today to protest proposed budget cuts to the California State University system. (1) comment
The Alliance for the CSU is facing a difficult battle in its attempts to fight Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts to the California State University system.
In order to balance California's budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year, the governor proposed a 10 percent funding cut for every department, agency and program in the state. This leaves the CSU system competing with every agency and program funded by the state for a limited amount of money.
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A summary of today's ASI student government board meeting. (0) comments
Current Associated Students Inc. President Christina Romero announced the executive and college directors for the 2008-09 school year tonight in the University Union.
Miguel Cervantes, executive vice president, was declared the new ASI president to a cheering crowd of about 50 students after he ran uncontested in the election.
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More than 100 students and faculty gathered to recognize student contributions to Sacramento State in the 13th annual Student Activities Essential Pieces Leadership Awards.
According to Heidi van Beek, a program adviser for Student Activities, the goal of the awards was to recognize individual students and student organizations for their achievements over the past year.
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The Faculty Senate met today to discuss the recommendations issued in a recent report published by the Center for Collaborative Policy. (0) comments
Claudia Bermudez, Rebekah Campbell and their friends washed cars for four hours on Sunday at a gas station.
Bermudez and Campbell, member of the multicultural Sigma Theta Psi sorority, are raising funds to attend a two-week educational trip to Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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While wandering around campus this afternoon, I stumbled upon a wooden railing full of colorful, glazed, ceramic cups with handles. (0) comments
Associated Students Inc. President Christina Romero highlighted successes of the past semester, but stressed that ASI needs to increase student interest during her State of the Students address today. (3) comments
