Spring Break
Students, faculty and staff will pay higher parking fees in spring 2009, Sacramento State announced Friday. (7) comments
You walk on campus and hear an instrument that resembles the strum of a guitar and shake of a salt holder. (0) comments
Solar power panels will soon grace the roofs of Sacramento State buildings. In an agreement with the California State University, energy company SunEdison is installing solar panels on 15 campuses throughout the system. (0) comments
Opponents and supporters of Proposition 8, the ballot measure banning same-sex marriage, took to the streets of Sacramento Wednesday night as the battle over the controversial initiative continued up and down the state. (4) comments
Charles Postel, assistant history professor, received the President's Award for Research and Creative Activity for his first published book "The Populist Vision." (0) comments
For the second night in a row, opponents of Proposition 8, the initiative banning same-sex marriage in the state, rallied at the State Capitol to voice their opposition on the measure. (3) comments
Kevin Johnson will be the new mayor of Sacramento after soundly defeating incumbent Heather Fargo in Tuesday's election. (0) comments
The Causeway Classic Blood Drive at Sacramento State reached record numbers with more than 1,000 donations in only two days. (0) comments
The international economic crisis has left many in dire straights. Whether individuals have lost homes, investments or confidence in the government, the crisis has had some impact on everyone, including students. (1) comment
Ten panelists answered questions from trivial to personal as a student audience grilled them in an attempt to guess their sexual orientation. (0) comments
Campus police attribute an increase in traffic citations on campus to an overall decrease in auto accidents and collisions over the course of the year. (0) comments
In addition to competing in the Causeway Classic rivalry football game every year, Sacramento State and the University of California, Davis hold a blood drive every year to see which school can get the most donors from campus communities. (0) comments
As the effects of the housing crisis and the international economic crisis ripple through everyday life, students and faculty at Sacramento State are forced to change lifestyles. For some, this means driving less; for others, the changes are more severe. (1) comment
Many teenagers experience pain of varying degrees as they go through their adolescence. Most of the time, it is written off as growing pains, but in the case of Kimberly Hicks, it was cancer. (2) comments
California's gloomy economic situation is raising fears that the state could make large cuts to the California State University system's funding in future budgets. (0) comments
The State Hornet was awarded a 2008 Online Pacemaker Award for its website at the annual Associated Collegiate Press National Media convention in Kansas City, MO. (2) comments
Diabetes and jeopardy are two words not generally associated. But this evening the two did relate when students played the popular quiz game and learned health precautions along the way. (0) comments
During tough times, many people turn to music as a way to relieve their stress and focus their mind on better things. (0) comments
California State University officials say more students are applying to the four-year system much sooner than usual, attributing a shortened enrollment window at some of the universities and the economic downturn to the increase. (0) comments
Breast cancer awareness month came to a close at Sacramento State with guest speaker and alumna Beverly Saldivar from the American Cancer Society who talked about her personal bout with breast cancer. (0) comments
When Yna Shimabakuro graduated from Sacramento State last spring with a degree in political science, it was only a couple of months before she was hired to work for Democratic Assemblyman Alberto Torrico. (0) comments
Three seconds left in overtime. The score was Mount St. Mary's College 58, Sacramento State 56. Sacramento had two free throws. First shot goes in. The second shot bounces on the rim. There were ten guys holding their breath, huddled in a circle under the basket. The ball circles the rim once, then circles it again. On the third rotation it rims out to the floor. (0) comments
Campus police officers were called to a room in Desmond Hall to locate a student who was believed to be smoking marijuana in his room. (9) comments
A man who allegedly accosted a female student in Parking Structure III Wednesday was facing the possibility of misdemeanor battery charges, but the woman told police she does not want the case prosecuted. (0) comments
Supporters for Sen. Barack Obama gathered to rally support for the general election campaign, as well as to promote their positions on state and local races, and ballot propositions. (0) comments
Students gathered in the University Union Tuesday night to watch Sen. Barack Obama defeat Sen. John McCain and win the presidential election. (0) comments
Students gathered outside the Library Quad today to protest Proposition 8, the statewide ballot measure banning gay marriage in California which passed Tuesday night. (2) comments
The College of Engineering and Computer Science at Sacramento State will receive a grant from Intel for $45,000. The money will be used to improve several computer labs. (0) comments
California State University Chancellor Charles Reed offered the state of California a one time voluntary giveback of $31.3 million this October. This cut to the CSU translates to approximately $1.8 million less in funding for Sacramento State. (0) comments