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BREAKING: Sac State to alter investment policies in light of pro-Palestine encampment

Editor’s note: the last names of certain sources have been kept anonymous for the sake of minimizing harm and protecting their safety. Sacramento State President Luke Wood announced that the campus and its five auxiliaries will refrain from investments in, “corporations that profit from genocide, ethnic cleansing and activities that violate fundamental human rights,” on Tuesday, according to revised policies from the president. The policy change comes eight days after a pro-Palestine encam
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BREAKING: Pro-Palestine encampment begins at Sac State

CORRECTION April 30, 12:55 p.m.: The original subhead of this article stated “Sac State becomes one of over 70 campuses worldwide to demand divestment,” the subhead has been updated to be clear that Sac State has not made any demands, only select students. UPDATE April 29, 12:47 p.m.: The State Hornet has confirmed the protesters have been given permission to camp until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, said Director of News and Communications Brian Blomster. Blomster said he does not know what will happen
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A new signal from Sacramento: Leaders end travel ban to other states in favor of LBGTQ inclusivity campaign • Sacramento News & Review

By: SN&R Staff January 9, 2024When California leaders prohibited state-sponsored travel in 2016 to states with laws deemed discriminatory toward the LGBTQ+ community, the ban applied to four destinations.By 2023, the list of banned states had grown to 26.Pressured by advocates who said the ban was doing more harm than good, lawmakers recently rescinded the ban, replacing it with an advertising campaign targeting states with discriminatory laws.“I think it had an impact in the beginning, but when...
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More people than rooms: The ever more crowded conditions of renting in the Sacramento area •

Lately renting in Sacramento can often be summed up with one word: “Packed.” Housed residents in the Sacramento region are sharing rooms with others at a higher rate, with many living in cramped conditions because of high rent costs and other economic obstacles. About 43,000 Sacramento households live packed together in homes with more people than rooms, compared to around 35,000 households living in those conditions a decade ago. The number of people in packed rooms has increased significantly
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Country acts reflect on their GoldenSky experience

Rising unsigned country music artist Sofia Claire of Redwood City was exercising on a treadmill in June when her phone began lighting up with notifications. Claire’s family, friends and fans messaged and tagged her in an Instagram post calling for unsigned country artists to compete for the chance of a lifetime. Mid-workout, Claire filled out the application, submitted what she had and hoped for the best. A couple of weeks later, she received a call informing her she was in the contest’s top n
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Into the Groove: The reclamation of house music

House music and dance music, in general, possess an exciting history of counterculture and commodification, which is being mirrored today in its current trajectory. The origins of house music developed in the undergrounds of New York City and Chicago. After the waning popularity of Disco, house music was heralded by Black and gay communities. Since 2015, house music has once again been carried by Black and gay artists, which became evident with Beyoncé’s 2022 release, “RENAISSANCE.” A complete
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Into the Groove: Revisiting 2015, the best year of music in the last decade

Music critics and media nerds often reminisce about the best years of music like 1971, 1975 or 1994, but what is the best year of music in the last 10 years? Throughout the late 2000s and early 2010s, the music industry and artists were forced to find new ways to build income as pirating and illegal downloads became the norm. The streaming era began the final form of that evolution, which we still exist in today, started in 2015. In the summer of 2015, renowned tech company Apple launched its
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Capturing the vibe of Sol Blume 2023

Annual Sacramento music festival Sol Blume returned Saturday and Sunday to Discovery Park. Sol Blume was initially scheduled for April before the flooding of Discovery Bay last winter postponed the festival to August. Artists and attendees were excited to gather for a weekend of art, music, food and vibes after the festival was delayed. RELATED: Unique undercard artists that will bring the soul to Sol Blume Managing Editor Chris Woodard and Multimedia Editor Cristian Gonzalez roamed the festiva...
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CSU Title IX report reveals system-wide problems

A report on the California State University’s Title IX and Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation programs released on Monday following a year-long assessment by law firm Cozen O’Connor. The assessment, which began in March 2022, covers the 23 campuses and the Office of the Chancellor, reviewing how it implemented its Title IX and DHR programs. According to the report, its goal is to provide insights and recommendations for the CSU system to improve these programs.
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Scarlet shades and sonic connections: Sacramento DJ ‘Patrick Coe’ Johnson is bringing his own pulse to the city •

A crowd gathers on the dance floor of Midtown’s Flamingo House on a breezy Sunday night. Its floor is missing the usual bass and the loud, awkward attempts to speak over bumping music. Instead, partygoers are donning headphones that light up in three distinct colors, one for each channel. The group on the red channel seems to grow excited as it hears a transition to a new song. Then, one by one, headphones across the dance floor go crimson...
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Student representatives say conservative organization attempting to influence Sac State ASI elections

Campus Victory Project, a third-party Republican organization, has attempted to contact potential candidates for the upcoming ASI elections, according to Michael Lee-Chang. Candidate announcements and campaigning begins after spring break on March 27, 2023, followed by a two-day election in April. (Photo and Graphic created in Canva by Alyssa Branum) Conservative organization Campus Victory Project is attempting to vitalize young conservatives among college campuses and has allegedly made attem
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Inside Sac State women’s basketball’s journey to NCAA tournament

Sacramento State women’s basketball is two years removed from winning just three games; this season they have set a new school record for wins and earned their first appearance in the NCAA tournament. After a three-game losing streak to end January and start February, Sac State turned it around winning their last six regular season games in tune with the program’s first share of the Big Sky Championship. The Hornets would not be here without Big Sky Newcomer of the Year and MVP senior guard Ka
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BREAKING: Police arrest suspect in relation to Sac State sexual assaults

Nida Muhammad Nyazi, 31, was arrested in Germany, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department announced Thursday. Nyazi is an alleged suspect in two sexual assault cases on campus from the fall. (Photo courtesy of Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, graphic made in Canva by Chris Woodard) The Sacramento Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a suspect believed to be involved in two sexual assaults of Sacramento State students in a press conference Thursday. Nida Muhammad Nyazi, 31, was lo
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BREAKING: Pro-choice and religious protests break out in library quad

Tensions rose as pro-life group Project Truth and religious organizations clashed with student protestors in the Sacramento State library quad Monday. Project Truth displayed alleged photos of aborted fetuses with a “graphic photos” warning posted on the north entrance to the quad. Crowds of Sac State students gathered as the situation escalated. Members of the crowd shouted back and forth, “shut-up, shut-up, shut-up,” in response to the religious preachers. “A couple of different groups deci
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‘I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired’: Sacramento community mourns death of Tyre Nichols

An array of Sacramento residents crowded the western steps of California’s State Capitol building as they quietly observed newly-released body camera footage of the beating and arrest of 29-year-old Sacramento native Tyre Nichols. Nichols, a father and an avid skateboarder, died Jan. 10 in Memphis, Tennessee, as a result of the injuries he sustained during the arrest. “I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired…
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Sac State students and campus spotlighted in successful TikTok account

‘I think I started TikTok at a really good time’: Creator builds a social media presence on campus Content creator John Rusanov and his cameraman, second-year business major Eric Shambra, interact with fourth-year biological science student Audrey Dakis while filming a TikTok video outside the Bookstore on Nov. 18. Rusanov has been filming his videos at Sacramento State for about six months. The quad at Sacramento State is often abuzz, a constant home to a conglomerate of activities from stude
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