You can also listen to State Hornet sports editor Shaun Holkko and staffer Savannah Solley talk to Sac State President Robert Nelsen about Hornet Sports and his brief stint playing basketball in the latest episode of our State Hornet Sports podcast.
Here's a roundup of the most important things that happened between last week and today:
1. Sac State accidentally accepts 3,500 waitlisted students
Sac State students crowd the walkway near Placer Hall. This past spring, Sac State sent invites to Admitted Students Day to 3,500 waitlisted students. Max Connor - The State Hornet
Vice President of Student Affairs Ed Mills said that of the 3,500 prematurely accepted, 500 are now enrolled. Mills added that the school didn't consider rescinding those applications.
According to the admissions page on the Sac State website, Sac State is considered an impacted campus, meaning that the school receives more applications from qualified students than can be accommodated, so enrollment has to be limited.
Additionally, Sac State has seven individual programs that are listed as impacted: business administration, criminal justice, health sciences, psychology, nursing, biological sciences and graphic design. These departments can impose additional criteria on prospective students for admittance.
2. California College athletes could profit from endorsements if Newsom signs bill
Senate Bill 206, commonly known as The Fair Pay for Play Act, passed unanimously in the Assembly Monday and the Senate on Wednesday. The bill is now headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk for signing.
If the bill is signed, schools can no longer stop athletes “from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student’s name, image or likeness.”
The NCAA’s board of governors urged Newsom in a letter Wednesday to stop the bill from becoming a law, calling it “harmful” and “unconstitutional.”
The Sac State athletics department declined to comment on the bill.
3. Sac State alumnus and artist Oke Junior shares his journey to the top
Matthew Osivwemu, who goes by Oke Junior, was photographed on Tuesday, Sept. 5 at Sac State. Eucario Calderon - The State Hornet
“I really focus on my wordplay, my lyrical content and my production overall,” said Osivwemu. “After graduating, I had time to really focus on mixing my own sounds and figure out what sounds good and really works for me.”
Osivwemu is currently mentored by rapper and record producer Too Short. He has also worked closely with artists such as Mistah F.A.B., Sage the Gemini, Nef the Pharaoh, Iamsu! and 2 Chainz.
Watch Osivwemu talk about his inspiration and his future goals in this video by State Hornet multimedia editor Eucario Calderon.
4. Man arrested on suspicion of harassing students at Upper East Side lofts
He was arrested and booked into Sacramento County Main Jail on Sept. 9 after police received reports of a male wandering the halls and harassing students at the apartment complex, according to a Facebook post from the Sac State Police Department.
Logan Llson, a Sac State nutrition major and resident at Upper East Side Lofts, said he was happy the situation was handled swiftly.
“I’m glad it was handled quickly, it’s a bit unnerving since I’ve been here a while,” Llson said. “I haven’t witnessed or heard of too much disruptions or danger but it’s nice knowing that it was handled quickly.
5. After 3 weeks of delay, Academy65 residents move in to upper floors
One resident, who requested to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation from Academy65, said that the elevator was not working Tuesday night and that the hot water is not yet working.
“Construction crews were everywhere too,” the anonymous resident and Sac State student. “(It) felt like I was living in a construction site and not a luxury apartment.”
Watch residents and Sac State students talk about their experience with Academy65 so far in this video by State Hornet video editor Kelly Kiernan.
6. Record-breaking Sac State running back says tradition is key to Hornets' success
In just two years at Sac State, junior running back Elijah Dotson has compiled numbers and accomplished feats many players wish to see over the course of their entire college career.
1,629 rushing yards, 299 receiving yards, 2,331 total all-purpose yards and 16 total touchdowns later, first-team All-Big Sky running back Elijah Dotson says he doesn’t care about the individual accolades.
Dotson says he has one goal — winning games.
The junior running back said he believes a culture of tradition must be estbalished in order for Sac State's football program to rise to the next level.
“Sac State has to establish a tradition,” Dotson said. “Tradition is the biggest key to any successful program or organization. If you don’t establish a tradition then you will always have unsuccessful seasons every year.”
Read more in this profile by State Hornet staffer Michael Wiggins.
TESTIMONIAL: How a viral tweet became the defining feature of my wedding day
"'Remember when I let you wear a jersey to our wedding?'
It’s a question I hear several times a week. And it’s a real lesson in one of the most important aspects of marriage. Relationships are about give and take, and my wife played her cards perfectly to get whatever she wants in the future. I owe her a lot. Namely, the rest of my life, and then some."
In last week's column, State Hornet opinion editor Shiavon Chatman promised readers she would return to Tinder and report back. The results left her perplexed.
Read all about it in the second installment of her column, Shiavon's Jawn, which will feature her straight-to-DVD life, her hip-hop snob opinions, being uncomfortable in this political climate and life as a black woman in predominantly white spaces.
You can also listen to the second episode of Shiavon's Jawn podcast, in which Shiavon and former State Hornet news editor Adria Watson celebrate Beyoncé's birthday and take a dive into the toxic side of "stan culture."
