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Locking up prostitutes will not stop the problem

According to a KXTV Channel 10 news story, certain residential neighborhoods near Stockton Boulevard in Oak Park are complaining about prostitutes setting up shop in front of homes in broad daylight and leaving used condoms in the street.

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Why do we ask for permission to protest?

Our determined leaders at Associated Students Inc., are joining up with the California State Student Association and Student Center for Community Colleges for another mass demonstration on March 22, in front of the Capitol. In order to make it all happen, CSSA had to apply for permits in advance.

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EDITORIAL: Funding or not, graduate quickly

On March 4, more than 1,000 students and faculty from the University of California and the California State University systems came out to the Capitol to protest against budget cuts to higher education. To justify an increase in funding, universities need to raise the number of graduates going into California’s workforce.

A message from The Hornet Anti-Apathy League

The Opinion section of our print edition was taken hostage by an organization that is sick of apathetic students who don't stand up for their education.

Editorial cartoon: Online dating

Want to impress a woman on a dating website? It's all about your fonts.

Keep corporations out of government power choices

Would you believe that PG&E is doling out tens of millions of their own dollars to help protect the average taxpayer from being screwed over by their local government?

Guest Column: Fighting to save higher education in California

For the first time in California’s history, our state government spent more money on
prisons than higher education.

Residential advisor: Not your typical job

What if you could find a student job that gave you free room and board, valuable people skills and priority registration? It may sound like a pipe-dream, but this is exactly what you get as a Residential Advisor, and exactly what I wanted when I first enrolled at Sacramento State.

EDITORIAL: New destination: Help the faculty

It’s 2010, which means Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez’s Destination 2010 initiative has reached its namesake year. But even after this deadline, Gonzalez has said he plans to continue the initiative’s goal of improving this university.

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Professors shouldn’t have to downsize education

I have to admit, when I first heard about the furloughs, I was actually kind of excited about the prospect of not having as much class to go to. I know it has always been a relief when a teacher canceled class and I got to go home early, but this just doesn’t feel the same.

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A cheap justification that invades privacy

I’m a wanted woman, folks - there might be a warrant out there with my name on it. My offense was forgetting to tell the city of Sacramento that they have permission to inspect my house. Because of that, they gave me a warrant that says they can go through my property.

Editorial: Time to start the conversation

This time last year, The State Hornet ran an editorial calling for an initiative to deal with issues of race, ethnicity and inequity in our nation. The same week that editorial ran, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said it was time for America to have an “honest” discussion about race.

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A message from The Sac State Coalition

The Sac State Coalition shows us a breakdown of what is being cut from higher education.

Fur: It’s only cruel to waste

The fur is flying between Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir and animal rights activists. A little tuft of white Arctic fox fur on his costume during his free skate performance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in January has raised the ire of the animal rights group Friends of Animals.

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Refocus weed legalization

The first of three initiatives to fully legalize marijuana use in California went up in smoke on Jan. 15, 2010.

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Health care climb

Government has no place in insurance

After surviving eight years of that hot mess called the Bush administration, I never thought that I would be able to see eye-to-eye on anything again with the Republican Party. Then the new health care reform proposal reared its ugly head.

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Push to get Legislature to give back all it's taken

If one general sentiment has invaded the thoughts and worries of students, faculty and teachers alike, it is that our collective financial butter is spread far too thin.

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Guest column

Unless you recently came out of a coma, the budget crisis that the California State University system is facing is nothing new to you.

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Capitol gets lesson on education

Students, faculty and activists expressed their animosity toward budget cuts for higher education at the state Capitol on Thursday.

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Varshney study discredited

The Dean of Business Administration at Sacramento State has been criticized for his report on Assembly Bill 32, California’s climate change legislation, which critics claim contains faulty methodology and an apparent bias.

Goal of CSU partnership to increase Latino enrollment

Although the California State University and the Parent Institute for Quality Education, also known as PIQE, are coming to the end of their five-year partnership, they are working together again for “Es El Momento” (The Moment Is Now), a national campaign aimed at increasing Latino students’ graduation rates and enrollment numbers in college.

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Construction management teams tackle the competition

The Sacramento State Construction Management teams triumphed against the competition in the annual 2010 Associated Schools of Construction Region 7 and Open Problems National competition.

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Sac State student awarded scholarship for autism study

A Sacramento State graduate psychology student’s hard work paid off in January when she was awarded the B.F. Skinner Scholarship for her ongoing thesis work.

New associate dean named

It’s less than a day’s journey between Sacramento and San Marcos, Calif., but for Kathy Norman, it’s a more than 400-mile link between the past and present.

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Students, faculty discuss the F-word

It was all about the F-word in the California Suite of the University Union today. The F-Word Panel, hosted by the Women's Resource Center, is part of Sacramento State's month-long celebration of Women's Herstory Month.

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EDITORIAL: Funding or not, graduate quickly

On March 4, more than 1,000 students and faculty from the University of California and the California State University systems came out to the Capitol to protest against budget cuts to higher education. To justify an increase in funding, universities need to raise the number of graduates going into California’s workforce.

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Why do we ask for permission to protest?

Our determined leaders at Associated Students Inc., are joining up with the California State Student Association and Student Center for Community Colleges for another mass demonstration on March 22, in front of the Capitol. In order to make it all happen, CSSA had to apply for permits in advance.

Locking up prostitutes will not stop the problem

According to a KXTV Channel 10 news story, certain residential neighborhoods near Stockton Boulevard in Oak Park are complaining about prostitutes setting up shop in front of homes in broad daylight and leaving used condoms in the street.

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Women's basketball falls in Big Sky tournament

Sacramento State’s women’s basketball team lost for the third time this season to Montana State University today 89-66 in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash.

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Leading off his pro career

The national buzz of becoming a professional baseball player started for former Sacramento State outfielder Tim Wheeler in his sophomore year.

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Women’s basketball tournament tips off

Sacramento State’s women’s basketball team is going back to the Big Sky Conference Tournament for a second year in a row.

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Powering his way to the top

Josh Powers does not like playing shortstop.

Sacramento State did not want him to play shortstop.

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Hornet cycling club looks to build reputation and popularity on campus

Dedication and the lust for riding are what the Sacramento State cycling team wants in riders as it looks to expand in size this year.

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Sac State women’s golfer described as ‘passionate’ by former PGA pro

Focus and determination have allowed Julie Shutler to quickly ascend to the top of her game and become one of Sacramento State’s strongest women golfers.

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Women’s indoor track team wins Big Sky Conference championship

The women’s indoor track and field team set a school record Sunday by scoring 167.5 points, beating second-place Northern Arizona University by 76.5 points in the Big Sky Indoor Championship.
 

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Festival of the Arts

Sac State hosts a festival that offers a forum for students to exhibit their work

Students at Sacramento State are offered an opportunity to showcase their talents in this year’s annual Festival of the Arts.

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Art professor says her goodbyes to Sac State

Stubbornness and determination were the two characteristics Maria Winkler, art professor at Sacramento State, used to break through barriers in the art profession.

Camellia Dance Festival

International dance festival brings folk dance to campus

In a celebration if its diverse student population, Sacramento State and The Sacramento International Folk Dance Council have teamed up to hold the 54th Annual Camellia International Festival on Friday and Saturday in Sac State’s University Union Ballroom.

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