Spring Break
Hornet Messages
Members of The State Hornet, past and present, share their experiences, hopes for future Hornet success.
Issue date: 5/13/09 Section: Hornet 60th
"For most, The State Hornet is little more than a campus newspaper; for me, it's more than that. The Hornet has allowed me to see what journalism is really like in the real world. It's also been my home away from home since the day I started as a freshman writer. Day after day, I've seen students working to put out the best product possible while balancing work, school, extracurricular activities and, on rare occasions, a social life.
It wasn't always easy - but even when my eyes would hurt from staring at computer screens until 5 a.m., trying to put the paper to bed, I never regretted one second of it. I am forever grateful for my three years at the Hornet: I learned how to be a better writer, a better editor and a better person. But what I will cherish the most is the second family I gained here. To all current and future State Hornet staff members, thank you for all you do and best of luck in the future!"
- Ashley Evans, 2008-09 editor-in-chief
"I came to The State Hornet as a timid would-be reporter, unsure of what writing for a student newspaper would be like - but I left it as a confident, proud journalist, happy and grateful for the year I spent there. The Hornet prepared me to be a journalist better than years of classes could have, and I was privileged to work alongside some of the most creative, wacky and dedicated people I've ever known.
I will never forget the newsroom I spent so many hours in, or the many friends I made there. Most students will never know the incredible amount of work that goes into every issue of the newspaper, but I am satisfied to know that the staff puts its heart and soul into every single printed word. Consider yourselves lucky, readers - you're in very good hands."
- Fernando Gallo, spring 2008 online sports editor
"Wild and wonderful were the Hornet days back in 1951-52; before Sacramento State College moved East with West and the new campus. The Hornet staff shared facilities in a former shoe repair shop with Statesmen staffers, student association officers and Dr. Clyde Parker, journalism professor. Dr. Parker urged me to take his classes after I began writing a campus column for The Sacramento Union. He was the one who encouraged me to apply for a job at The Modesto Bee. Without his guidance, I may not have become a newspaperman - yes, that is the right term. After three years in Modesto, I joined The Sacramento Union and was there until closing day January 14, 1994."
It wasn't always easy - but even when my eyes would hurt from staring at computer screens until 5 a.m., trying to put the paper to bed, I never regretted one second of it. I am forever grateful for my three years at the Hornet: I learned how to be a better writer, a better editor and a better person. But what I will cherish the most is the second family I gained here. To all current and future State Hornet staff members, thank you for all you do and best of luck in the future!"
- Ashley Evans, 2008-09 editor-in-chief
"I came to The State Hornet as a timid would-be reporter, unsure of what writing for a student newspaper would be like - but I left it as a confident, proud journalist, happy and grateful for the year I spent there. The Hornet prepared me to be a journalist better than years of classes could have, and I was privileged to work alongside some of the most creative, wacky and dedicated people I've ever known.
I will never forget the newsroom I spent so many hours in, or the many friends I made there. Most students will never know the incredible amount of work that goes into every issue of the newspaper, but I am satisfied to know that the staff puts its heart and soul into every single printed word. Consider yourselves lucky, readers - you're in very good hands."
- Fernando Gallo, spring 2008 online sports editor
"Wild and wonderful were the Hornet days back in 1951-52; before Sacramento State College moved East with West and the new campus. The Hornet staff shared facilities in a former shoe repair shop with Statesmen staffers, student association officers and Dr. Clyde Parker, journalism professor. Dr. Parker urged me to take his classes after I began writing a campus column for The Sacramento Union. He was the one who encouraged me to apply for a job at The Modesto Bee. Without his guidance, I may not have become a newspaperman - yes, that is the right term. After three years in Modesto, I joined The Sacramento Union and was there until closing day January 14, 1994."
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