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Here's a roundup of what you may have missed in Sacramento State news between last week and today:

“What does the campus expect us to make if we can’t make films that are about our own experiences, or things that we’ve seen, or society?” Sac State film student Heather Uroff said.

A drafted Sac State policy proposing new restrictions on student media — including multiple layers of prior approval, restrictions on content that can be filmed on or off campus, and punishments for students who violate content restrictions — could prevent students like Uroff from creating content that depicts a number of situations, including sexual acts, total or partial nudity, tobacco/drug use, and more.

Read more about the policy and its history in this story by Chris Wong and Madeleine Beck.

Many Sac State students and members of the community participated in Super Tuesday by voting at the Modoc Hall Vote Center, which was open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

Students who are registered to vote in Sacramento County stopped by to submit completed mail-in ballots. Some came to register and vote same-day, or vote in person and collect their, “I voted” sticker.

Read more in this story.

Students and faculty gathered Wednesday evening in Sac State’s University Union Ballroom for a community forum regarding the discrimination against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities amid the coronavirus outbreak. 

Along with a panel of law enforcement and health experts, Sac State President Robert Nelsen, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and California Senator Richard Pan (pictured above) spoke at the event.

Read more in this story by Chris Wong

For the week of Feb. 21, 13 crimes were reported in the Sac State Police Department’s crime log.

Among these crimes, police arrested a male for indecent exposure charges for masturbating in the University Library Wednesday. 

Additionally, police received a report of a man brandishing a hunting knife and mentioning the coronavirus near the Welcome Center on Wednesday. The incident led to police issuing a crime alert Thursday morning.

Click here to see our map of the crimes that happened over the last week.

The Sac State men’s basketball team is one win away from securing a .500 or better record for the third time since the Hornets moved to Division I in 1991. 

The Hornets have also been dominant at home with a 10-4 record this season.

As one of the seniors, forward Osi Nwachukwu is nearing the finish line with the Hornets. However, he said he is looking to get the most out of his last regular season game as well as the Big Sky tournament.

“It was a journey, it was fun, I enjoyed doing it with the group of people I did it with,” Nwachukwu said. “And I feel like it’s not close to finished.”

Read more about Nwachukwu in this profile by Ian Edwards. 

Sac State student Billy Hernandez has made music under the eye-catching name CubeOfCheese since 2016. 

“I have a psychological connection with a piece of cheese, the dairy product,” Hernandez said. “He’s really the creative genius in this music duo. He comes up with all the ideas and I really just execute them.” 

In 2016, Hernandez recorded and released his first song, “End of the Tunnel.” The song ended up in his high school’s “Every 15 Minutes” video, raising awareness about drinking and driving, which has accrued over 6 million views on YouTube.
 
Read more about Hernandez and his latest musical venture here.

In the first episode of our new music and pop culture podcast Brooke’s UhlenBops, host and resident Taylor Swift correspondent for The State Hornet, Brooke Uhlenhop is joined by news writer Maddie Beck to talk about their mutual love for Taylor Swift and what her music, lyrics and career have meant to them over the years.

OPINION: FAFSA, stop using my parents' income to determine my access to aid

"Mr. FAFSA, please understand that Kentucky’s “Rich Enough to Pay For Your Kid’s College,” is California’s “Enough to Get By.” I’m not entirely sure what reasoning you use to get your “Expected Family Contribution” going, but it wouldn’t pass a writing-intensive course here."

Read more in this story by podcast editor Robbie Pierce.