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(916) 278-6655 www.csus.edu/student-life/housing

The on-campus community consists of approximately 3200 residents living at North Village or Hornet Commons.  Living on campus can be a very special and rewarding part of the Sacramento State experience. On-campus living is convenient and offers opportunities for students to make new friends and be a part of an active and engaged community. Additionally, research shows that students who live on campus feel more connected and have a higher persistence rate toward graduation as compared to students who live off campus. North Village and Hornet Commons communities have dedicated full-time, live-in professional staff, along with trained Resident Advisors. The residential staff organize educational and social programs and serve as mentors and sources of campus information for residents.

Submitting an on-line application for on-campus housing is easy and convenient. Housing applications for the following academic year are available in early February. Students attending for the spring semester only can apply for housing in early November. Please visit the University Housing Services web site at  https://www.csus.edu/student-life/housing/  or contact University Housing Services at  [email protected]  for specific application time-lines and housing costs. Space fills up quickly, so interested students should submit an on-line application, including any necessary payments, as soon as charges are posted to the student’s account.

North Village 

North Village housing community consists of approximately 2100 residents living in seven residence halls which offer a variety of living options including single and double rooms, and apartment-style suites. Each residence hall provides furnished living accommodations along with Wi-Fi access, computer lab/print stations, cable TV and XfinityOnCampus with 120+ Digital and HD online channels with DVR service, study rooms, recreation rooms, lounges, kitchenettes, and laundry facilities. Also, residents have access to a gaming lounge, movie room, fitness and cardio centers, pool, basketball and tennis courts, and a rooftop terrace.  The halls are situated adjacent to the American River which has walking and biking trails.  Additionally, The Servery at the Dining Commons and the Courtyard Market provide a variety of freshly prepared and grab-and-go dining options.

Submitting an online application for North Village on-campus housing is easy and convenient. Housing applications for the following academic year are available in early February. Students attending for the spring semester only can apply for housing in early November. Please visit the University Housing Services website at  https://www.csus.edu/student-life/housing/  or contact University Housing Services at  [email protected]  for specific application timelines and housing costs. Space fills up quickly, so interested students should submit an online application, including any necessary payments, as soon as charges are posted to the student’s account.

Hornet Commons

(916) 573-6205

www.csus.edu/student-life/housing

Hornet Commons is Sac State’s newest addition to on-campus housing. Hornet Commons is a pet-friendly community offering fully finished private and shared-bedroom apartments. There are plenty of amenities on-site at Hornet Commons: a resort-style pool, community study lounges, a fitness center, and a yoga lawn. In addition, all apartments are equipped with full-size washers and dryers and full-size kitchens with stainless steel appliances. Hornet Commons rates include all utilities; the only additional costs are renter’s insurance and parking. All applications are available on the Hornet Commons website. 

Please refer to our Off-Campus Housing Resources page:  https://www.csus.edu/student-life/housing/off-campus-housing-resources.html

(916) 278-6376 www.dining.csus.edu

Sac State Campus Dining, operated by University Enterprises, Inc. is managed by Aramark (contracted supplier of University Enterprises, Inc.) and is proud to offer the campus community a wide variety of diverse, healthy, and great tasting dining choices throughout the campus. From snacks, food trucks, and fine dining, to everything in between, including vegan and vegetarian options, students will find dining options to fit their schedules and their tastes.

The University Union features classic American fare and ethnic cuisine, as well as Starbucks coffee, smoothies, and vending.

The River Front Center on the north side of campus houses the well-known favorite, Togo's, as well as Baja Fresh Express, Starbucks, vegetarian and vegan eateries, and Mediterranean cuisine.

Other food and coffee locations are located throughout campus near Lassen Hall, the Library, the Hornet Bookstore, and Hornet Commons will feature Einstein Bros. Bagels.

Sac State Campus Dining also operates a Starbucks truck, which serves hot and cold beverages, pastries, breakfast sandwiches, bistro boxes, fruit, and bottled water.

Epicure Catering at Sacramento State offers a variety of fresh, healthy foods prepared by the chef at Epicure Restaurant at Sacramento State. The professional and experienced staff is available for a full range of events and activities, both on and off campus. To request information and a catering menu, please call (916) 278-6786. Visit the Sac State Campus Dining website at  http://www.dining.csus.edu  for a current list of eateries, hours of operation, map with dining locations, and complete information about the services Sac State Campus Dining provides.

The Servery at the Dining Commons

Dining Commons (916) 278-6971 www.dining.csus.edu/dining-commons/

For the convenience of students living in the residence halls at Sacramento State, The Servery at the Dining Commons offers an “All You Care to Eat” meal service in a relaxed setting. Students living off campus may also eat here, and off-campus meal plans are available for purchase. The serving area in The Servery at the Dining Commons recently underwent a significant renovation, which changed the way food was prepared and served. The new, state-of-the-art venue includes 10 cooking exhibition stations with a different cuisine at each, where diners can see chefs prepare their meals. The Courtyard Market, a popular convenience store located in the American River Courtyard Residence Hall near The Servery at the Dining Commons, offers healthy snacks and freshly made foods, including vegan and vegetarian options.

Campus Services

State University Drive East (916) 278-6446 www.hornetbookstore.com

The Hornet Bookstore carries all textbooks required in campus curricula. Textbooks are available for purchase in-store during store business hours or ordered online anytime at hornetbookstore.com . Please review the website for shipping options, store hours and pricing. The Bookstore offers a variety of textbook options, including new, used, rental and digital. All special program participants are advised to contact the Customer Service department before making purchases. The textbook department is located on the 2nd floor of the Hornet Bookstore.

The Bookstore offers merchandise to make life on campus more convenient. These items include school supplies, sportswear, backpacks, art supplies, calendars, greeting cards, sundries, snacks, and cold beverages. The Bookstore offers a selection of laptop and personal computers at academic pricing. The bookstore is an Apple Authorized Campus Store. Repairs are available on Apple laptops and computers. Printers and technology related supplies are also available. The Bookstore also offers a selection of general interest books, reference books, best sellers, study aids, children’s books, and magazines. Special orders are accepted for items not in stock. The Bookstore Cafe offers coffee, tea, specialty drinks and pastries.

The Bookstore is located on State University Drive East, across from the University and adjacent to Parking Structure II. VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and the Sacramento State One-Card are accepted.

The Store in the University Union

(916) 278-7906

The Store, located in the University Union, offers school supplies, test materials, snacks, cold beverages, logo apparel, gift merchandise, and sundries.

Atlas Cedar Way/State University Drive (916) 278-6216 https://asi.csus.edu/asi-childrens-center

Established in 1972, nestled under an old grove of redwood trees, the Children’s Center is owned and operated by Associated Students Inc., prioritizing services to Sac State students. Nationally Accredited since 2006, the program is dedicated to providing affordable high quality childcare by integrating current principles of Child Development, modeling best practices in the field of Early Childhood Education for children 6 months of age through kindergarten. The Center serves as an extension of the child’s home, working closely with families to facilitate children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. The Children’s Center has a team of educators, working full-time who train, coach, and mentor over one hundred ASI student employees and interns.  The Center serves Sac State as the campus’ field work and observation site.

Students may apply directly to the Center for subsidized childcare if they meet income eligibility guidelines.  Children of faculty and staff may attend the Center.  Waitlist applications are available on the website in the parent resource tab.

(916) 278-6461 www.csus.edu/shcws 

Sac State is an award-winning healthy campus with a state-of-the-art Student Health, Counseling, and Wellness facility at The WELL.  At Student Health, Counseling, and Wellness Services (SHCWS), we believe in total well-being for everyone. We support all aspects of student wellness to improve overall health and promote lifetime wellness through collaboration, education, and innovation. Our integrated approach to healthcare goes beyond treating illnesses. Our multidisciplinary team of health and wellness professionals work collaboratively to ensure all students have access to top quality care that supports their physical, mental, and emotional health, and addresses their basic needs. We work to address health disparities to ensure students receive the care that they need in an environment where patients feel respected and valued. SHCWS is accredited through the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Care (AAAHC). 

SHCWS services include but are not limited to:

• Acute Illness and Injury Care
• After-Hours Nurse Advice Line
• Athletic Training & Sports Medicine 
• Birth Control Options & Emergency Contraception 
• Confidential Sexual Violence Support 
• Crisis Assistance & Resource Education Support (CARES) & Basic Needs Support 
• Gender Affirming Care 
• Immunizations & Vaccines 
• Laboratory Testing 
• Low-Cost Pharmacy 
• Mental Health Counseling 
• Nutrition Counseling 
• Patient Care Coordination 
• Peer Counseling 
• STI Testing & Sexual Health Services 
• Wellness Education 
• Well-Person Exams (Physical)

Cost & Eligibility

Health insurance is not required to use services at SHCWS, and we are not an insurance provider. All currently enrolled students who pay a student health fee* in their tuition are eligible to access services at SHCWS. Additional fees may apply to specialty services, procedures, vaccines, medications, and lab testing.

*Crisis Assistance & Resource Education Support (CARES) services are available to all students. No health fees are required to access basic needs support. 

Any services received off campus are the financial responsibility of the student.

Location & Hours SHCWS is located at The WELL on the South side of campus in front of Hornet Stadium. We are open Monday-Thursday from 8:00am-4:30pm and Friday 9:30am-4:00pm. Hours are subject to change, visit our website for the most current information at www.csus.edu/shcws . To stay up to date on health and wellness information and campus events, follow us on Instagram @shcwssacstate.

Appointment Scheduling Students can make appointments online at www.csus.edu/shcws  by clicking the Patient Portal link, or by calling 916-278-6461. Please visit the SHCWS website for more information.

Urgent/Immediate Care – (916) 278-6461 Students requiring immediate medical attention, crisis counseling, or sexual violence support can be seen on a walk-in basis at our Urgent Care Clinic located on the 1st floor of The WELL. All walk-in patients are medically evaluated and seen or scheduled for further evaluation and treatment as appropriate. An after-hours Nurse Advice Line is available by calling 916-278-6461. For additional support, check out the list of off-campus urgent care facilities and emergency resources .

Nurse Advice Nurse Advice is available after hours and over the weekends to enrolled students. Students have the option of calling to speak with a registered nurse who can assist with medical concerns when Student Health, Counseling, and Wellness Services is closed by calling 916-278-6461. 

Get Involved

SHCWS offers several opportunities for students to get involved:

• The Peer Health Educator (PHE) internship program is a year-long academic and hands-on learning program. PHEs actively promote health and wellness at Sac State. For more information, visit www.csus.edu/student-life/health-counseling/wellness-education/ .
• The Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) is a student-based organization that advises campus administrators on student health issues from a student’s perspective, covering topics including accessibility, hours of operation, scope of services, student fees, quality of care, and patient satisfaction. Email [email protected] for more information.
• Peer Counselors (PCs) are part of the Student Health, Counseling, and Wellness Services team and serve as an additional on-campus resource to promote safety and well-being. PCs are not trained therapists but rather support their peers through active listening and helpful problem solving. For more information visit  Counseling Services | Sacramento State (csus.edu) .
• Student Health, Counseling, and Wellness Services offers employment opportunities for students in the Pharmacy, Health & Wellness Promotion, and CARES. Job openings are posted on Handshake when they become available.

Confidentiality Privacy and confidentiality are fundamental rights to all who use SHCWS services. For Health Services and Mental Health Services, a student's right to privacy is always respected and no information is released without student consent, except where disclosure is required by law.

For more information on Student Health, Counseling, and Wellness Services visit www.csus.edu/shc ws  or call (916) 278-6461.

Police Department Building Police Emergency: (916) 278-6900 or dial 911 from any campus phone

Police Non-Emergency: (916) 278-6000 www.csus.edu/police www.facebook.com/sacstatepolice www.twitter.com/sacstatepolice

The University and the Sacramento State Police Department encourage the prompt reporting of any incident that compromises the safety, health, or rights of Sacramento State community members. The Sacramento State Police Department is the primary respondent for campus emergencies and reports of criminal activity on campus. The Department is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Sacramento State Police Officers are fully certified peace officers by the State of California with full arrest powers and cooperate with State and local police agencies, including the Sacramento City Police and Sacramento County Sheriff's Departments, resulting in the University’s awareness of criminal activity perpetrated beyond the campus. Reports of criminal activity will be fully investigated, and the appropriate referrals will be made with respect to subsequent action by the courts, the University, or both.

For more information on the Sacramento State Police Department's policies and procedures, refer to Appendix K. For The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Campus Fire Safety Right-To-Know Act, please access our website,  https://www.csus.edu/campus-safety/clery-act.html .

University Library

(916) 278-5679 www.library.csus.edu

The University Library holds approximately 1.6 million books (including over 200,000 ebooks), provides access to over 100 databases, in excess of 30,000 media items, and thousands of maps, slides and pamphlets, and several million pieces of microforms and non-print media as well as subscriptions to thousands of print and online magazines, technical and scholarly journals, and newspapers. The Library is a depository for California State publications and for selected United States government materials.

OneSearch (the Library catalog and other databases) is searchable via Library computers or the Internet. Your SacLink login gives access to library resources both on and off campus.

You can ask questions, find course materials, and borrow equipment like laptops and anatomy models at the service desk located on the first floor. Items not owned by the Library can be obtained through an Interlibrary loan and document delivery service, usually provided without fee to Sacramento State students, faculty, and staff.

The second floor houses the Reference Collection and Research Help meeting spaces, as well as the Curriculum Collection that contains materials related to elementary and secondary school instruction. The California Department of Education has designated the University Library as a Learning Resources Display Center for all State adopted textbooks. Periodicals are located on the third floor, and the main circulating collection is on floors 2, 3, 4, and lower level.

The Department of Special Collections and University Archives collects materials from California State University, Sacramento as well as items documenting the social, cultural, economic, and political history of the Sacramento region. Other special Library facilities and services include group and individual study rooms, a Family Study Room, and hundreds of computers for student use. Self-service copiers and PrintSmart stations are available on each floor. The Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection is an extensive collection of books, journals, pamphlets, non-book materials, rare books, and manuscript materials as well as art and artifacts related to all aspects of Greek, Byzantine, and Ottoman history and culture.

Reference librarians offer subject-oriented research help and other forms of library instruction. Hands-on sessions are scheduled in the Library Instruction classrooms.

Consult the Library homepage for additional information about Library collections and services, hours, staff, maps, exhibits, instructional opportunities, subject guides, and other materials.

Dr. Melissa Repa, Director

Lassen Hall 1013 (916) 278-6231

www.csus.edu/student-life/career-center

Through a collaborative career development approach, the Career Center engages, educates and empowers our students and alumni to thrive and successfully contribute to the community, economy and future workforce. The Career Center utilizes a variety of programs and services to assist students in identifying and obtaining their educational and career objectives.

Career Counseling & Support Services:  

• Career and major exploration  
• Internship search strategies   
• Part and full-time job search strategies  
• Resume and cover letter writing tips and feedback  
• Interview preparation  
• Career readiness skills  
• Graduate school exploration   
• And more!  

Programs, Events & Workshops (conducted on campus or virtually):

• Career fairs  
• Employer information sessions  
• On-campus interviews  
• Career development workshops  

Online Resources:  

• Handshake: The Career Center’s all majors’ job board for part-time, full-time, and internship opportunities  and career event information
• Big Interview: The virtual interview preparation and resume building platform  
• Focus 2 Career: online assessments to identify personality and work interests to help determine major and career paths 
• Sac State Career Network: A platform designed for students and alumni to give and receive career advice   
• What Can I Do With This Major? : Information about common career paths, employers, and strategies for building experience in different career fields
• The HirED Podcast: Podcast that brings career and professional insights to you.

The Career Center welcomes all Sacramento State students and alumni. Check the Career Career website for career counseling hours and availability.  

See also Community Connections/Partnerships for Employment Opportunities. 

Calaveras Hall 128 (916) 278-6356 www.csus.edu/writingcenter

The University Reading and Writing Center (URWC) is a place for all Sacramento State students to get help with reading and writing for any course or project. Trained undergraduate and graduate student tutors offer support at any stage of the writing process, including helping writers to begin an assignment and generate ideas, identify a focus for a paper, work on developing ideas, refining organization, citing sources, or clarifying language. The URWC can also help students learn how to proofread and edit their papers better. The URWC emphasizes nonjudgmental and encouraging feedback to help a student not only with a particular assignment but also with becoming a more confident college writer.

If a student is working on a writing assignment in any undergraduate major, in a writing course, or in a graduate course, it is appropriate to come to the URWC. Tutors are experienced in working with the diverse population of Sacramento State students including multilingual and multidialectal writers. Along with guidance on writing assignments, the URWC also provides help for students who are preparing to take the WPJ or other writing tests and for graduate students working on theses or projects. We also offer one unit of academic credit for regular tutoring, ENGL 121 .  

Appointments can be made in person in CLV 128 beginning the second week of classes each semester. Students interested in becoming a University Reading and Writing Center tutor should contact the Director.

Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI)

Sacramento State is committed to providing equal access to educational and information resources for every campus community member, including those with disabilities. Managed by Information Resources & Technology (IRT), the mission of the Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) is to “make information technology resources and services accessible to all CSU students, faculty, staff, and the general public regardless of disability.” This encompasses the delivery of comprehensive services to students and faculty for web accessibility, instructional materials accessibility, and the accessibility of any campus-procured technology. A dedicated team of three ATI specialists in the areas of instructional materials, web development, and procurement partner with and provide consultation to campus groups including Services to Students with Disabilities, the Student Technology Center, the High Tech Center, the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, the Hornet Bookstore, and academic departments, among others, to ensure equal access to education for our students. Learn more at https://www.csus.edu/information-resources-technology/ati / or contact [email protected] .

Academic Information Resources Center 3010 (916) 278-6606 www.csus.edu/irt

Information Resources & Technology (IRT) partners with faculty, staff, and students to provide essential information technology services that support mission critical activities and strategic campus goals. We actively engage our campus community to deliver high-quality services and innovative solutions that meet current and future technology needs. The IRT team is committed to communicating clearly, operating transparently, and taking a data-driven approach to continuous improvement. From log on to log off, we are a trusted partner in the shared vision to redefine the possible at Sacramento State. Faculty, staff, and students can request all IRT services online at ServiceNow or in person at the Service Desk.

IRT Service Desk

AIRC 2005 Hours: 7 days a week – visit http://csus.edu/irt/servicedesk for hours 916.278.7337 [email protected] csus.edu/irt/servicedesk

ServiceNow – 24/7 Online Self-Service Visit http://servicenow.csus.edu to research an IT issue through our extensive Knowledge Base, submit a request for service, check on the status of a service ticket, and more.

Student Technology Services

IRT provides extensive technology services to help students succeed, including:

Student Technology Center (STC) : Drop-in training and workshops to teach students the technology needed to complete their coursework and collaborate with faculty.

AIRC 3007 (916) 278-2364 [email protected] https://www.csus.edu/information-resources-technology/

Poster Printing (STC) : Print | Sacramento State (csus.edu) PrintSmart : www.csus.edu/information-resources-technology/devices-printing/printsmart.html

Wireless Networking : www.csus.edu/information-resources-technology/networking-infrastructure/wireless.html

APPLICATIONS

• MySacState: my.csus.edu
• Office 365 Applications: www.csus.edu/information-resources-technology/microsoft365/
• Canvas: canvas.csus.edu/

LAPTOP CHECKOUT

• Windows/Mac Laptops
• Video Cables
• Whiteboard Markers

Library – User Services

ASI Business Office

• Windows Laptops

IRT COMPUTER LABS Operating hours at www.csus.edu/information-resources-technology/teaching-learning/computer-labs.html

• AIRC 1016 and 2004
• MND 2004 and 2008

24/7 VIRTUAL LAB mycloud.csus.edu Access Lab Software Save to SacFiles (U Drive)  

PROJECT ROOMS Need a project room for group work? Visit AIRC 2004 to sign up.

• Collaboration Tables
• Laptop Cables
• Large Displays
• Whiteboards

Academic Technology and Creative Services (ATCS)

Online Teaching and Learning, SacCT support, Materials Development and Creative Services Support ARC 3005 (916) 278-3370

ATCS utilizes an integrated service approach to provide technology-based consultation, technical assistance and creative expertise in support of the teaching/learning, research, service and outreach missions of the University. Support is provided on both an individualized and global (University) basis. ATCS technology-related services include: consultation, online learning support, curricular and other materials development, event support, hybrid/online course development, SacCT administration, and faculty & staff training.

The Sacramento State Online Teaching & Learning Program provides expanded learning opportunities using technology-mediated instructional options. Our services allow students, both regionally and globally, to access classes when they are unable to attend classes on campus. ATCS supports academic departments and programs in the development, and facilitation of matriculated courses through synchronous and asynchronous delivery systems. These systems include: online teaching and learning systems, video conferencing, and support services. ATCS also assists faculty individually and small groups in adapting their curriculum, teaching methodologies, and pedagogy for online/hybrid course delivery.

Lassen Hall 3003 (916) 278-6733 www.csus.edu/vets

Sacramento State’s Veterans Success Center (VSC) provides multi-faceted assistance to prospective and enrolled student veterans and dependents. Most notably, the center assists students in accessing their GI benefits, completing the admission application process, and registering for courses. The center also helps student’s access campus resources, get involved in leadership activities, and transition into the civilian work world.

The VSC provides a lounge, where student veterans may study, socialize, network, and meet other student veterans and dependents. The VSC additionally offers many opportunities for veterans to get involved in co-curricular leadership activities - please stop by or visit the VSC Web site ( http://www.csus.edu/vets ) for more information.

The Veterans Success Center is open Monday – Friday from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

University Union, Second Floor (916) 278-6595 www.csus.edu/soal

Active participation in recognized student organizations, leadership development programs, and community service enriches and improves student's learning experience at Sacramento State. Student Organization & Leadership (SO&L) is committed to encouraging and supporting students to become involved in campus life through a variety of co-curricular and extracurricular programs.

Getting involved on campus is a great way to meet people, learn about campus resources, make lifelong friends, and enrich the total education experience on the road to graduation. Involvement also helps to make a large university such as Sacramento State seem more personal, as well as provides students with opportunities to develop the skills needed to be successful in the workplace.

Student Organizations & Leadership advises more than 300 student-led clubs and organizations that are social, religious, political, recreational, academic, cultural, fraternal, and professional. Through participation in organizations, students learn democratic processes, respect for others, develop concern for community issues, gain appreciation for aesthetics and culture, and participate in healthy recreational activities.

Student Organizations & Leadership coordinates the Leadership Initiative (LI), a co-curricular leadership certificate program open to all students that allows students an opportunity to earn certificates that show their commitment and involvement at Sacramento State. The LI is also a great way for students to build up their resumes with activities outside the classroom. In addition, Student Organizations & Leadership organizes workshops, conferences, and events to help students develop cultural competence, communication skills, and have fun.

SO&L staff members are happy to connect interested students with any of the organizations registered on campus or help them start new clubs and organizations. Get involved today by visiting http://www.csus.edu/soal online or come to our office on the second floor of the University Union.

University Union, 3 rd Floor (916) 278-6784 www.asi.csus.edu

Associated Students, Inc. (ASI), a $10 million nonprofit corporation that serves as the student government at Sacramento State. Programs created and operated by ASI benefit the entire campus community. A student Board of Directors governs ASI. Elected each spring, this Board meets weekly throughout the fall and spring semesters. Students are encouraged to attend Board meetings to bring their questions and/or concerns. With numerous committees and work teams, ASI offers students an assortment of ways to get involved in campus life. Participation as an ASI employee or volunteer provides students valuable experiential work experience and important future career contacts. ASI programs include a variety of business and student services - including a Children’s Center, providing care for children ages 6 months to 5 years old, the Sacramento State Aquatic Center, ASI Peak Adventures, KSSU Radio, ASI Food Pantry, Safe Rides, and more. ASI also maintains the Hot Spot, which coordinates ASI campus life engagement and outreach. Located on the main floor of the University Union, the Hot Spot is a great place to learn about all of ASI's services and programs. Through various grants and scholarships, ASI also contributes financial support to student clubs and organizations, other University programs, and individual students. To get involved in ASI activities, stop by the main office, call (916) 278-6784, or visit  www.asi.csus.edu .

Calaveras Hall 117 (916) 278-6492 www.csus.edu/org/litjrnl

An annual student run publication, Calaveras Station Literary Journal solicits submissions of student writing in the fall semester, accepting approximately 10 percent for inclusion in its spring issue. Perfect bound and professionally designed, this journal offers its readers poetry, short fiction, essays, and literary criticism from a campus-wide selection of authors. Its website provides a glimpse into the current edition as well as past issues, with lists of student editors and submission details. English Department professors serve as faculty advisors.

The State Hornet Newspaper

State Hornet Newsroom, Del Norte Hall (916) 278-6583 www.statehornet.com Twitter.com/TheStateHornet Facebook.com/statehornet Instagram:@statehornet

An award-winning campus newspaper that began more than 65 years ago, The State Hornet has evolved from a four-page mimeographed publication into a weekly tabloid on Thursdays and daily publication online during the fall and spring semesters.

Students working on The State Hornet garner experience in reporting, editing, graphic design, photography, advertising, Web design, marketing, and management. As a working laboratory, The Hornet provides students with academic credits as well as opportunities for academic scholarships.

Buoyed by the paper’s strong alumni support, recent graduates have gone on to positions with the Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times , Newsday , The Sacramento Bee , Sactown magazine, and many other print and digital news publications. The State Hornet boasts a state-of-the-art newsroom stocked with Macintosh computers and Canon cameras. Numerous awards over the years include the General Excellence Award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association, and Best in Show and the Online Pacemaker from Associated Collegiate Press.

(916) 278-6997 theuniversityunion.com

Campus life happens here! The University Union is a welcoming environment and central gathering place where students, faculty, staff, and alumni participate in campus life and events. The building features a host of support services and facilities to meet the ever-changing needs of the Sacramento State community.

The Union houses the Hornet’s Nest Food Court, which features Panda Express, Good Eats, and The Roost. The Union is also home to Starbucks, Round Table Pizza, Jamba Juice, and Ace Sushi. In addition, Engrained restaurant offers full service dining with indoor and outdoor seating. 

The Union has several amenities for students such as an information desk, games room, meditation room and foot wash station, art gallery, sleep lounge, computers and printers, various open lounge spaces and food service seating, mother’s rooms, a convenience store, laptop rentals, multi-device charging lockers, all gender restrooms, baby changing stations and ATMs.

Whether you need a small conference room for 15, a banquet space for 800, or something in- between, the University Union can accommodate you.  With the 14,000+ square foot multi-purpose University Ballroom, the 180 seat Hinde Auditorium and up to 25 breakout rooms, there is ample room for a variety of meetings, conferences and special events.

The Union houses many offices and programs, including Student Organizations and Leadership, Union Event Services, PRIDE Center, Women's Resource Center, CARES Office, ASI Student Engagement and Outreach, ASI Food Pantry, ASI Government, ASI Business & Student Shop, KSSU Radio, ASI Peak Adventures bike shop, New Student Orientation Office, Engrained Catering, The Lab print shop, UNIQUE Programs and the Police Service Center.

UNIQUE Programs

University Union, Third Floor (916) 278-3928 [email protected] www.sacstateunique.com

University Union UNIQUE Programs is a student volunteer program that brings a wide variety of cultural, educational, and entertainment programs to Sac State. These activities include cultural events, performing arts, lectures, and a weekly Wednesday “Nooner” event series, as well as an array of special films, concerts, and comedy showcases, typically on Thursdays.

Students interested in participating in the planning, promotion and production of innovative, quality campus programs should contact UNIQUE to learn more.

Lake Natoma (916) 278-2842, (916) 278-1105 www.sacstateaquaticcenter.com

The Sacramento State Aquatic Center is Northern California’s most comprehensive aquatic boating safety center and is celebrating 39 years of service to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Sacramento State and the Sacramento community. Located on beautiful Lake Natoma, (only 20 minutes from campus) the center provides high quality boating instruction and safety programs through education, recreation, and competition.

Established in 1981, the Center is a program of Associated Students, Inc. and also supported by the University Union of California State University, Sacramento. The program has successful partnerships with: California Department of Parks and Recreation, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the California Division of Boating and Waterways.

The Aquatic Center’s programs include classes for academic credit; leisure classes open to the community in: sailing, windsurfing, rowing, kayaking, stand-up paddling, canoeing, outrigger canoe, water ski, wakeboard, and “jet ski”.   The Sacramento State Aquatic Center is also the home of the Sacramento State Rowing Club and Women's Rowing Team and Sacramento State Wakeboard and Water Ski Clubs.  The Aquatic Center prides itself on hiring Sacramento State Students.

The Center is open to the general public as well as to Sacramento State students, faculty, staff, and alumni, who can receive a discount on boat rentals and leisure classes by showing their OneCard or Sac State Alumni Affiliation card.

Located next to Nimbus Dam at Highway 50 and Hazel Avenue, the Aquatic Center offers, Beach Reservations, Facility Reservations, Team Building Activities, Private Lessons, Summer Youth Camps and Youth Groups; additionally, there is an abundance of aquatic equipment available to rent:  canoes, kayaks, stand up paddle boards, hydro bikes, rowing shells, sailboats, and windsurfing boards.

The Aquatic Center has hosted the NCAA Women’s National Championships, Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships, US Rowing Youth National Championships, Pac 12 Conference Championships, West Coast Conference Championships, American Athletic Association Championships, Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships and US Rowing Southwest District Rowing Championships. Hosting annual regional and national rowing regattas, water ski tournaments, and special events attracting local, national, and international athletes, the Aquatic Center is a benchmark aquatic and boating safety facility that brings national and international visitors to Sacramento State and Lake Natoma.

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The Nest serves as the home for women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, and women’s gymnastics. Both the baseball and softball teams had their on-campus stadiums recently renovated with the baseball field receiving permanent lights in 2016. The men’s and women’s soccer teams also compete in a renovated facility. The women’s rowing team trains and competes at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center on Lake Natoma, rated as one of the nation’s top facilities in the nation. The venue has hosted the NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships on 10 occasions over the last 25 years.

The Eli and Edythe Broad Fieldhouse, a 25,000 square-foot structure at the south end of the Spanos Sports Complex, was opened in 2008. The state-of-the-art facility houses football and track and field locker rooms, offices, and meeting rooms as well as an athletic performance center, athletic training center, and equipment room.

Student-athletes benefit from quality athletic training and strength & conditioning facilities. There are six full-time athletic trainers, consulting and treating student-athletes daily. In addition, each sport has a designated strength and conditioning coach for its student-athletes.

   Sacramento State competes at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is a member of the Big Sky Conference in football (FCS), men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, softball, volleyball and women’s soccer. The University’s baseball team competes in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and the gymnastics program is a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The men’s soccer and beach volleyball teams compete in the Big West Conference and the rowing team resides in the American Athletic Conference. Beach volleyball was added as Sacramento State’s 21st intercollegiate sport in 2013.

Sacramento State athletics has combined to win 89 conference championships during the program’s Div. I era (1991-pres.). In addition, Hornet student-athletes have achieved at least a 3.00 overall grade point average 12 consecutive semesters. Prior to that, Hornet Athletics had never achieved a grade point average higher than a 2.99.

All registered Sacramento State students with a valid One Card are admitted free of charge to regular season on-campus home athletic events.

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The Outdoor Trips Program is all about increasing participants’ outdoor confidence and helping them feel at ease while daring to adventure away from home. All trips are beginner friendly and everyone is welcome. Outdoor trip offerings include urban adventures, backpacking, day hiking, camping, mountain biking, rock climbing, snow trips, white water rafting and more! Outdoor rental gear is also available for those looking to venture out on their own!

The Challenge Center empowers individuals and teams to achieve greater results through a personalized learning experience they won’t forget! Their skilled facilitators engage participants in interactive games that build relationships, challenging problem-solving activities that strengthen teamwork, and exciting climbing opportunities to inspire personal growth. Over 8,000 participants from Sacramento area visit this on-campus ropes course per year. 

The Bike Shop is conveniently located on the Sacramento State Campus and right off the American River Bike Trail. They proudly provide friendly and professional service at reasonable prices. Highly skilled bike technicians perform repairs, sell parts and accessories, teach bike maintenance classes and offer free clinics. The Bike Shop is open to the general public; however, Sacramento State students and staff receive special discounted pricing. The Bike Shop gets cyclists and their bikes rolling for commuting and recreating.

During the summer months ASI Peak Adventures offers week-long outdoor youth camps for campers ages 8-17. For the younger kids, activities include campus tours, arts and crafts, games, water activities and lots more! Kids ages 12-15 have the chance to experience new activities each day including the Challenge Center ropes course, outdoor rock climbing, caving, hiking and white water rafting. Kids ages 15-17 have the opportunity to attend a week-long overnight campu where they expand their outdoor and leadership skill-sets in highly desirable locations such as Yosemite and Tahoe. 

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Rare visit by House speaker to campus escalates tension at Columbia

“Get off our campus!” one student yelled. “Go back to Louisiana, Mike!” someone shouted.

NEW YORK — House Speaker Mike Johnson and his Republican colleagues were met with boos, laughs and pro-Palestinian chants after parachuting into one center of the roiling protest movement against Israel’s war against Hamas: Columbia University in New York City.

Johnson and a group of GOP lawmakers landed on campus — where tensions are high between the university administration and students who have erected pro-Palestinian encampments — and demanded that Columbia’s president, Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, resign for failing to quickly dismantle the encampments and, in their view, for not doing enough to ensure that Jewish people on campus feel safe.

Around 4 p.m. Wednesday, the Louisiana Republican — who just shepherded through Congress a $26 billion aid package for Israel, including $9 billion in humanitarian help to Gaza and elsewhere — appeared on the steps of Columbia’s stately library, which looks out over the student encampments. Signs of a campus on edge were all over: A dozen New York police officers stood guard outside the school’s big black gates on Broadway. Bike racks strung with yellow police tape cordoned off some of the sidewalk.

“I am here today joining my colleagues and calling on President Shafik to resign if she could not immediately bring order to this chaos,” Johnson said. “As speaker of the House, I’m committed today that the Congress will not be silent as Jewish students are expected to run for their lives and stay home from their classes hiding in fear.”

A crowd of students, swelling as Johnson and his colleagues began speaking, intermittently laughed and yelled that they couldn’t hear the congressman or his colleagues. The students booed the speaker, chanted in support of Palestine, including “Free Palestine,” “Stop the genocide” and “ From the river to the sea ,” a phrase that some say constitutes antisemitic speech.

“Enjoy your free speech,” Johnson rejoined, sounding uncharacteristically irritated.

As Johnson wrapped up, the students renewed their boos and began to chant, “Mike, you suck!”

House Republicans have long accused elite colleges and universities of skewing left and pursuing a “woke” agenda that tramples on parental rights. But the antiwar outbursts on campuses across the country that began shortly after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel — and the rise of antisemitism on college campuses, according to the Anti-Defamation League — are now oft-repeated targets of Republican criticism. GOP lawmakers are seeking to slash federal funding for universities and have hauled university officials to Capitol Hill to answer questions such as whether “calling for the genocide of Jews” would violate their schools’ code of conduct.

“If these campuses cannot get control of this problem, they do not deserve taxpayer dollars,” Johnson said. “We’ll continue to work on legislation to adjust this at the federal level. This Congress — and I genuinely believe there’s bipartisan agreement on this — will stand for what is good and what is right.”

House Democrats descended Monday onto Columbia’s campus to express outrage over antisemitic harassment of Jewish students on and around campus. They included Jewish Reps. Josh Gottheimer (N.J.), Dan Goldman (N.Y.), Jared Moskowitz (Fla.) and Kathy Manning (N.C.).

The lawmakers’ pleas were not as forceful as Republicans’, who left no room for distinction between those targeting Jewish students and those peacefully protesting the Israel-Gaza war . But the Democrats were adamant about the need to protect students with backgrounds like theirs.

“Imagine trying to study for finals at Columbia, while people outside the library are calling for your death,” Gottheimer said at a news conference following their walk through campus. “To the administrators at Columbia and beyond, here are our demands: Stop the double talk and start acting. Discipline harassers. Restore civility on this campus. Encourage peaceful, constructive, civil dialogue. Every student has a right to be safe on campus.”

Johnson’s remarks came after he met with Jewish students at Columbia University, shared a meal with the university’s Rabbi Yuda Drizin and briefly met with Shafik before the news conference with three New York House Republicans and House Education and the Workforce Chair Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.). Johnson said Republicans met with Shafik and other top officials and left the meeting believing that they had “not acted to restore order on the campus.”

Asked whether he believes the National Guard should be sent in to restore order on college campuses across the country, Johnson said, “If this is not contained quickly, and if these threats and intimidation are not stopped, there is an appropriate time for the National Guard.”

Johnson also said he would call President Biden to inform him about what he saw on campus and “demand that he take action. There is executive authority that would be appropriate.”

The speaker’s visit marks the first time the top representative in the U.S. House has visited a college campus amid ongoing protests that have led to tense exchanges between pro-Palestinian and Jewish students. More than 100 people on Columbia’s campus were recently arrested and charged with trespassing, with several students who took part in the protest facing suspension just weeks before year’s end. Shafik called on the New York Police Department, whose officers arrived in riot gear, to arrest protesters just one day after she and other Columbia leaders told Congress she would make changes aimed at ending the harassment of Jewish students. The school also announced it would start a hybrid learning model for the rest of the year.

Neither Johnson nor Congress has any power to force a university president’s resignation. White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre on Wednesday declined to weigh in on whether Shafik should resign, telling reporters, “Columbia’s a private institution. We’ve been very consistent here about not commenting on personnel matters.”

House Republicans who visited Columbia with the speaker made clear they would follow through with punishing colleges and universities if the protests are not controlled.

“The inmates are running the asylum,” Foxx said. “The [Education and Workforce] committee will pursue every possible avenue to create a safe learning environment for Jewish students.”

Rep. Michael Lawler (R-N.Y.) was much more forceful in his rebuke of students, acknowledging that he too wants Palestinians to be free “from their oppressor, Hamas,” and characterized any students who support the terrorist organization as “an absolute abomination.”

“If you are a protester on this campus, and you are proud that you’ve been endorsed by Hamas, you are part of the problem,” fellow N.Y. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R) said.

House Republicans have been pummeling the heads of elite university institutions for months, using them as a punching bag to make a broader point about how out-of-touch elite institutions are with normal Americans. Johnson has previously invited Jewish students to meet with him in the Capitol, and he has often allowed them to tell their stories of being under attack at school during news conferences.

At a December hearing, the interrogation by House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) of Harvard President Claudine Gay over whether antisemitic remarks should be protected under free speech went viral.

The hearing led to a bipartisan call on Capitol Hill to denounce or demand the resignation of leaders at Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for their responses, which were deemed out of touch. Penn President Liz Magill and Gay both resigned amid public outcry.

The hearing launched further investigations by the committee and continual hearings to combat antisemitism on college campus, ending in Shafik’s Capitol Hill testimony last Wednesday.

The Israel-Gaza war is also contentious among House Democrats, with liberals clashing with some Jewish colleagues early on in the war. That prompted Democratic leadership to attempt to keep attacks from becoming personal. Over the weekend, 37 liberals voted against sending $14 billion in aid to Israel over concerns that humanitarian aid would not reach Gaza, joining 21 Republicans who did not support the measure over spending concerns.

It’s just as complicated on Columbia’s campus. Basil Rodriguez, 23, argued Wednesday that Johnson and any lawmaker who backed sending aid to Israel is responsible for the deaths of thousands of Palestinians.

“I would urge him to reckon with his own positionality in the United States government and how the U.S. has been sending weapons that are falling in Gaza,” said Rodriguez, who is participating in the student encampment on campus. “He is directly complicit in this genocide unless he is a vocal advocate for it to stop.”

For Jewish student Spencer Davis, 19, the situation at Columbia is more nuanced than many of its critics have portrayed.

A member of a joint program between the Jewish Theological Seminary and Columbia, he was in the crowd watching Johnson speak. He said he feels safe on campus but understands why others do not and that his roommate booked a last-minute flight home over safety concerns. Davis said people have thrown things at members of his Jewish fraternity.

Still, Davis said, he believes the protests have been largely peaceful and questioned the motivations of politicians such as Johnson who have decried the encampment and Columbia’s leadership. “I think that a lot of Republican congresspeople are using this opportunity to further their culture war against liberal institutions like Columbia,” Davis said. “I think it has less to do with protecting Jewish students and more to do with their agenda, and they’re using Jewish students as pawns.”

About 100 people detained from Northeastern University pro-Palestinian protest

About 100 people were detained from a pro-Palestinian protest at Northeastern University’s Boston campus Saturday morning, according to university officials.

The university said its police department, with the help of local law enforcement, began clearing "an unauthorized encampment" on the campus early in the morning.

"What began as a student demonstration two days ago, was infiltrated by professional organizers with no affiliation to Northeastern," the university said in its statement on X . "Last night, the use of virulent anti-Semitic slurs, including 'Kill the Jews,' crossed the line. We cannot tolerate this kind of hate on our campus."

Video circulating online appears to show the statement being made by a counterprotester holding an Israeli flag, who was met with boos from other protesters on campus. It's not clear if the person who said the antisemitic phrase was among those detained or disciplined.

The leading student organization behind the protest, Huskies for a Free Palestine, or HFP, called the administration’s statement "false narratives," and accused the administration of implying the phrase was said by pro-Palestinian protesters and using it "as justification to arrest over 100 Northeastern faculty, workers, and students."

University spokesperson Renata Nyul said, “That language has no place on any university campus” no matter the context.

The university said that of the approximately 100 people police detained, students “who produced a valid Northeastern ID were released.”

“They will face disciplinary proceedings within the university, not legal action,” the statement said. “Those who refused to disclose their affiliation were arrested.”

Videos posted on HFP's Instagram showed what the group says were students being arrested. Police officers in riot gear could also be seen in videos on campus.

"Why are you in riot gear? I don’t see no riot here," protesters could be heard chanting to the officers, along with, "Who do you serve? Who do you protect?"

In other videos posted to HFP's Instagram, protesters chanted, "Free, free Palestine," and, "Disclose, divest. We will not stop, we will not rest."

In an update shared Saturday afternoon, the university said the quad in Centennial Common, where people were protesting, "was fully secured and all campus operations have returned to normal."

"We want to thank NUPD, our Student Life staff, and the university’s external partners for their flawless execution this morning," the statement read. The university would not clarify who said the antisemitic slur mentioned in their original statement.

HFP shared a message to the administration on Instagram regarding the arrests, which the group says were mostly of nonviolent students.

"We sincerely hope that northeastern university administration is aware. You may arrest peaceful protestors. But you CAN NOT stop the movement," the statement read. "We are students against genocide, and we always will be. Your intimidation will never change that."

The student group said it is participating in the protest because Northeastern "refuses to even address the catastrophic humanitarian crisis that the Genocide against Palestinians had created" and "refuses to cut ties to weapon manufacturers doing business with the Israeli military," according to its Instagram .

HFP demands that the university disclose its current financial investments, divest from all Israeli companies and others that profit from war in Gaza and "denounce Israel's genocide in Palestine and call for an immediate ceasefire" as well as an end to Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Northeastern University is one of dozens of universities in the U.S. and Canada where students are protesting for Palestinian human rights after months of war in Gaza, including Columbia , the University of Southern California and Emory.

Students participating in protests on campuses in North America have similar demands to HFP, including divestment from companies that could be profiting from the war and transparency from university administrations regarding where they’re investing their money.

On Friday, Portland State University President Ann Cudd announced that the institution will put a pause on receiving “any further gifts or grants” from Boeing, after receiving a letter signed by members of the community. The university’s Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights has accused Boeing of being “complicit in the occupation and genocide in Palestine,” according to a post on its Instagram account. A spokesperson for Boeing said the company has no comment.

Many universities have said they support freedom of speech and allow protests, but that encampments violate school policy. On Saturday, dozens of people were arrested at other colleges that cracked down on encampments.

At Arizona State University, 69 people were arrested and accused of trespassing related to setting up an encampment, according to a university spokesperson. The school said the encampment was established by people who were not university students, faculty or staff, and that they refused instructions to disperse.

Police arrested 23 people at Indiana University on Saturday after protesters were warned to remove tents or other structures that violated university policy. Those who didn’t were “detained and removed,” the university said. The people arrested face charges ranging from criminal trespass to resisting law enforcement. It’s unclear whether they are affiliated with the university.

At Washington University in St. Louis, more than 80 arrests were made after a group of students, employees and others not affiliated with the campus refused to leave after pitching tents and calling on others to join their protest, the university said in a statement. "All will face charges of trespassing and some may also be charged with resisting arrest and assault, including for injuries to police officers," the school said.

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Arrests roil campuses nationwide ahead of graduation as protesters demand Israel ties be cut

Police in riot gear cleared an encampment on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston as several dozen students shouted and booed at them from a distance.

Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses across the U.S., including tent encampments at Northwestern University, University of California and University of Pennsylvania.

Pro-Palestinian protesters link arms around campers as police show up to their encampment on Washington University’s campus, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in St. Louis, Mo. Dozens were arrested during the protest. (Christine Tannous/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

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Police arrest protesters attempting to camp in support of Palestinians on Washington University’s campus in St. Louis, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (Christine Tannous/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

A George Washington University student, who declined to give her name, works on a school assignment while joining other students in protesting the Israel-Hamas war at George Washington University in Washington, Saturday, April 27, 2024. Protests and encampments have sprung up on college and university campuses across the country to protest the war. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Pro-Palestinian protesters pray near open police vans on the campus of Washington University, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in St. Louis, Mo. Dozens were arrested during the protest. (Christine Tannous/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters attempting to camp on Washington University’s campus, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in St. Louis, Mo. (Christine Tannous/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, left, links arms with others, including Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier, second from right, and Aldermanic President Megan Green, right, while surrounding pro-Palestinian protesters as police show up to their encampment on the campus of Washington University, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in St. Louis, Mo. Dozens were arrested during the protest. (Christine Tannous/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Protesters in support of Palestinians link arms as police prepare to arrest them on Washington University’s campus in St. Louis, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (Christine Tannous/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Pro-Palestinian protesters camp out in tents at Columbia University on Saturday, April 27, 2024 in New York.(AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Northeastern University police remove and arrest protesters one by one as they sit in zip tie handcuffs at the tent encampment on campus in Boston, Saturday, April 27, 2024. Dozens of NU students and other protesters who set up tents with them on the NU campus were arrested by state, Boston and NU police. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via AP)

FILE - A sign that reads, “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” is seen during the pro-Palestinian protest at the Columbia University campus in New York, Monday April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)

A Pro-Palestinian demonstration encampment is seen at the Columbia University, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Protests are roiling college campuses nationwide as administrators with graduation ceremonies next month face demands that schools cut financial ties to Israel against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war.

Many campuses were largely quiet by early afternoon Sunday, but about 275 people were arrested on Saturday at campuses including Indiana University at Bloomington, Arizona State University and Washington University in St. Louis. Those have pushed the number of arrests nationwide to nearly 900 since New York police removed a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Columbia University and arrested more than 100 demonstrators on April 18.

Since then, students have dug in at dozens of pro-Palestinian encampments around the country, prompting a range of responses from administrators: arrests and criminal charges, student suspensions or simply continued pleas to leave. The plight of students has become a central part of protests , with both the students and a growing number of faculty demanding amnesty. At issue is whether the suspensions and legal records will follow students through their adult lives.

Faculty members at universities in California, Georgia and Texas have initiated or passed largely symbolic votes of no confidence in their leadership.

White House national security spokesman John Kirby said President Joe Biden “knows that there are very strong feelings” but would leave managing the protests to local authorities.

A University of Southern California protester, right, confronts a University Public Safety officer at the campus’ Alumni Park during a pro-Palestinian occupation, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

“People should have the ability to air their views and to share their perspectives publicly but it has to be peaceful,” Kirby said on ABC’s ”This Week.”

In an interview that aired Sunday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell called it “a dangerous situation” and placed the responsibility with college administrators.

“There’s also antisemitism, which is completely unacceptable. I’ve been shocked to see that in this country,” he said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

HOW IT STARTED

Early protests at Columbia University in New York City sparked pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country and students and administrators there have engaged in negotiations, the university said in a statement Saturday night.

Columbia has set a series of deadlines for protesters to leave the encampment — which they have missed — but bringing back police “at this time” would be counterproductive, the school wrote in an email to students.

On Sunday, students walked among dozens of colorful tents that continue to stand.

Protesters opposing and supporting Israel shouted and shoved each other during dueling demonstrations Sunday at the University of California, Los Angeles. Local media showed footage of police setting up barricades before hundreds of people on both sides joined a growing crowd at UCLA’s Dickson court, near where pro-Palestinian students have been staying around-the-clock in tents. Counter-protesters who organized a “Stand in Support of Jewish Students” rally said their goal was to “stand up against hatred and antisemitism.”

Across town, the University of Southern California said on X that its University Park campus was again open to students, staff, faculty and registered guests. USC announced restrictions on nonresidents Saturday after USC property was vandalized by members of a group the university said “has continued to illegally camp,” disrupt operations and harass people.

Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war at George Washington University sit in a tent to avoid the rain in Washington, Saturday, April 27, 2024.(AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Students declined USC President Carol Folt’s invitations to meet, and the administration hoped for “a more reasonable response Sunday before we are forced to take further action,” said Joel Curran, senior vice president of communications.

USC drew criticism after refusing to allow the valedictorian, who has publicly supported the Palestinian cause, to make a commencement speech. Administrators then scrapped the keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu. Last week the school announced the cancelation of its main graduation event , a day after more than 90 protesters were arrested by police in riot gear.

In the northern part of the state, officials on Saturday ordered an “enforced hard closure” of California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. Two halls remained occupied by pro-Palestinian demonstrators.

Washington University in St. Louis locked some campus buildings and arrested protesters Saturday. Photos show uniformed police attempting to remove masked protesters as others, also wearing masks, link arms to thwart the efforts.

In a statement, the university said more than 100 people — including 23 students and four university employees — were arrested on suspicion of trespassing. Megan Green, president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, said in a social media post that she was present and the protest remained calm “until the police came in like an ambush.”

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein said in a social media post that she and two of her campaign managers were among those arrested.

The university’s statement defended the action and said protesters “did not have good intentions on our campus and that this demonstration had the potential to get out of control and become dangerous.”

Some arrested also face charges of resisting arrest and assault, including for injuries to three police officers, the statement said. Those injuries include a severe concussion, a broken finger and a groin injury.

The Missouri chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned the arrests as “heavy-handed.”

MASSACHUSETTS

In Boston, police in riot gear cleared an encampment on the campus of Northeastern University on Saturday.

Massachusetts State Police said about 102 protesters were arrested and will be charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct.

Northeastern said in a statement that the demonstration, which began two days ago, had become “infiltrated by professional organizers” with no affiliation to the university and antisemitic slurs, including “kill the Jews,” had been used.

The Huskies for a Free Palestine student group disputed the university’s account, saying in a statement that counterprotesters were to blame for the slurs and no student protesters “repeated the disgusting hate speech.”

Students at the Boston protest said a counterprotester attempted to instigate hate speech but insisted their event was peaceful.

Indiana University campus officers and state police arrested 23 people Saturday at an encampment on the school’s Bloomington campus. Tents and canopies were erected Friday in violation of school policy and group members were detained after refusing to remove the structures with charges ranging from criminal trespass to resisting law enforcement, police said.

Arizona State University said 69 people were arrested early Saturday on suspicion of criminal trespassing for setting up an unauthorized encampment on a lawn on its Tempe campus. The protesters were given chances to leave and those who refused were arrested.

US CAMPUSES AND THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

The nationwide campus protests began in response to Israel’s offensive in Gaza. Hamas launched a deadly attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, when militants killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took roughly 250 hostages. Vowing to stamp out Hamas, Israel launched an offensive in Gaza. In the ensuing war, Israel has killed more than 34,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, according to the local health ministry.

Israel and its supporters have branded the university protests as antisemitic, while critics of Israel say it uses such allegations to silence opponents. Although some protesters have been caught on camera making antisemitic remarks or violent threats, organizers of the protests, some of whom are Jewish, say it is a peaceful movement aimed at defending Palestinian rights and protesting the war.

Beck reported from Omaha, Neb. and Thompson from Buffalo, N.Y. Associated Press journalists in various locations contributed, including Christopher Weber, Jacques Billeaud, Aaron Morrison, Stefanie Dazio, Kathy McCormack, Jim Vertuno, Acacia Coronado, Sudhin Thanawala, Jeff Amy, Jeff Martin, Mike Stewart, Collin Binkley, Jake Offenhartz, Jesse Bedayn and Sophia Tareen.

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Boston police arrest 100 as crackdown on campus Palestine protests ramps up

At least 93 students detained at USC and 34 arrested in Austin while House speaker faced jeers at Columbia University

More than 100 people were arrested at Emerson College in Boston early on Thursday in the latest crackdown against the rising wave of campus pro-Palestinian protests across the US that has seen the House speaker, Mike Johnson , suggest calling in the national guard.

Johnson waded into an already tense situation on Wednesday with a visit to Columbia University, where the decision last week of the university president, Minouche Shafik, to invite the NYPD to dismantle a student encampment catalysed what is rapidly becoming a national movement. Johnson nevertheless called for the resignation of Shafik, facing jeers on campus from the pro-Palestinian protesters.

At University of Texas in Austin at least 34 protesters, including a member of the media from a local news station, were arrested overnight, while at 93 more were detained by police dressed in riot gear at the University of Southern California (USC), the Los Angeles Times reported .

In mass arrests at USC , militarized officers were filmed appearing to shoot rubber bullets into a crowd of peaceful demonstrators. While described as “less-lethal weapons”, rubber bullets can cause serious injury or even death . Further north at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, protesters barricaded themselves in a university building using furniture, tents, chains and zip-ties, prompting a campus shutdown.

The arrests in Boston came after Emerson officials ordered student protesters on Wednesday to dismantle their encampment-style demonstration in the city’s Boylston Place Alley, where students had been protesting since Sunday, WBZ-TV reported .

Students say they were peacefully protesting when the mass arrests began around 1.30am on Thursday. One student who spoke to WBZ-TV anonymously said that students were “dragged” and “pushed away … without much regard for [their] safety.” A Boston police spokesperson told WBZ-TV that four officers were injured, all non-life-threatening.

The original encampments at Columbia called for the university to divest from weapons manufacturers with ties to Israel. The protests have led to mass suspensions of students, and the arrests of hundreds .

At Columbia, flanked by a number of Republican members of Congress, Johnson denounced the demonstrations as “mob rule” and condemned what he called a “virus of antisemitism” at colleges nationwide.

“And it’s detestable, as Columbia has allowed these lawless agitators and radicals to take over,” he said. “If this is not contained quickly and if these threats and intimidation are not stopped, there is an appropriate time for the national guard.”

Johnson’s speech drew boos from the crowd, as he also called for the resignation of Shafik, who he accused of failing to protect Jewish students and allowing protests that led to the arrest of dozens of people there last week.

As temperatures rose, Kathy Hochul, the Democratic governor of New York , called Johnson’s trip “divisive”, while the Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez assailed authorities for the “reckless and dangerous act” of calling police to non-violent demonstrations.

Hochul accused Johnson of “politicizing” the issue, and “adding to the division”, according to the New York Post . “There’s a lot more responsibilities and crises to be dealt with in Washington,” she said.

Most of the protests involve pro-Palestinian students, some of them Jewish, demanding their schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they consider to be enabling the brutal conflict in Gaza.

More than 140 students, faculty members and others were arrested on Monday night at a protest at New York University’s Manhattan campus.

At UC Berkeley, meanwhile, the “Free Palestine Camp” has grown over three days into a sit-in demanding their school sever its financial connections to BlackRock and other asset managers they see as complicit for financing genocide in Gaza . UC Berkeley holds a $427m investment in a BlackRock portfolio.

Some protesters are also calling for an academic boycott, which would end collaborations with Israeli universities and the establishment of a new Palestinian studies program.

Police responding to a demonstration at USC got into a back-and-forth tugging match with protesters over tents. As of 7pm local time more than a dozen people were arrested at the campus, according to a Los Angeles Times reporter on the scene. Video shows officers shoving students.

At Cal Poly Humboldt, a public university on California’s northern coast, the campus has been closed and classes are being held remotely after pro-Palestinian protesters barricaded themselves in a building for a sit-in. Dozens of students remain inside the building and have blocked entrances with furniture, according to the university, while others occupied another nearby building. Students there told the Sacramento Bee they felt compelled to take action.

“I think the solution is to get involved, because at least I can feel like I’m doing my part. Even if it’s not enough, I’m doing the best I can to make something of it. I find peace in that,” one student said.

At UT Austin, hundreds of local and state police – including some on horseback and holding batons – clashed with protesters, pushing them off the campus lawn and at one point sending some tumbling into the street.

A photographer covering the demonstration for Fox 7 Austin was arrested after being caught in a push-and-pull between officers and students, the station confirmed. A longtime Texas journalist was knocked down in the mayhem and could be seen bleeding before police helped him to emergency medical staff who bandaged his head.

Faculty at UT Austin will be striking in response to what they called a “militarized response” to a “peaceful, planned action”, stating on X that they are refusing to hold classes starting on Thursday.

At Columbia, the focal point of national student demonstrations, Shafik said on Wednesday that she had extended by 48 hours a deadline for talks with protest leaders for the dismantling of a tent encampment on Columbia’s west lawn.

Some Jewish students at Columbia said they had been physically blocked by protesters from attending classes, and subjected to racial hatred by demonstrators demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and for the university to divest from companies linked to Israel’s military operations.

Protest organizers blame outside actors for particularly inflammatory rhetoric against Jewish students.

Johnson’s visit to Columbia follows a number of other trips there this week by bipartisan groups of politicians. Three competing delegations attended on Monday, Axios reported , with the entirety of New York’s Republican congressional delegation demanding Shafik’s resignation, and Democrats criticizing her for not protecting Jewish students and faculty.

Joe Biden does not plan to visit Columbia when he visits New York on Friday, the White House and campaign officials told CNN. The White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, said in a Wednesday statement that Biden believes free speech, debate and nondiscrimination are important on college campuses, adding that “students should feel safe on college campuses”.

The Associated Press contributed reporting

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At Columbia University, protesters were undeterred, and even relaxed, as a phalanx of congressional leaders showed up and told them to “stop the nonsense.”

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At Columbia University’s campus on Wednesday, the main quad looked like a stage set for confrontation.

On one end stood Butler Library, a neoclassical colonnaded structure. At its base, a brightly tented encampment of more than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators persisted for the sixth straight day after the police had swept away an earlier village and arrested its student inhabitants.

On the other end stood Low Library, similarly grand and colonnaded. A crush of reporters had gathered on its stairs because the speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, was due to speak after meeting with Jewish students. In the morning, Mr. Johnson had called for the resignation of Columbia’s embattled president, Nemat Shafik, who he said had failed to protect the Jewish students from antisemitic attacks.

But after Columbia on Tuesday night backed off a threat to call in the police to dismantle the tents, the mood in the encampment had relaxed. Students picnicked on Dunkin’ Donuts and Popeyes.

Columbia had said it would continue negotiating with the protesters, who are demanding that it divest from companies with financial ties to Israel. At a news conference near the encampment, a student protest leader, Khymani James, declared, “This is a win for us.”

There was a counterprotest area of sorts near the encampment. On one side of a low stone wall, an Israeli flag was hanging, and the wall was covered with posters of the hostages taken by Hamas. But there were only a few people there. One of them, Jonathan Swill, sat on the sidewalk scrolling through Psalms on his phone and praying.

Mr. Swill, 27, a graduate student in biomedical engineering, seemed unimpressed that Mr. Johnson was on his way.

“I couldn’t care less about him, I mean, it’s a political stunt,” he said, adding, “I’ve had to deal with this for six months, and he’s decided now’s the time?” Mr. Swill, who said he had friends who were killed at the Nova festival in Israel on Oct. 7, returned to his Psalms.

On the encampment side of the fence, Ben Garber, an alumnus from the class of 2018, said he did not have much use for Mr. Johnson either.

“Politicians want to come and have their photo taken,” he said. “It’s an election year.”

As the sun began to dip toward the west, a few stray raindrops fell, and the sky threatened to rainbow. Mr. Johnson appeared on the steps of Low. Most of the encampment dwellers stayed in the encampment and continued to go about their quiet afternoon. But hundreds of people crowded the steps, craning for a view. Many of them booed, but then the crowd quieted to try to hear what he had to say.

They couldn’t quite manage it. “We can’t hear you!” they began chanting.

Mr. Johnson, flanked by fellow Republican lawmakers, delivered his message. “The madness has to stop,” he said. He said Jewish students had told him of “heinous acts of bigotry” they had experienced because of their faith. His advice for the people in the encampment: “Go back to class and stop the nonsense.”

Cells of protesters in the audience got off a few rounds of “Free Palestine / Free, free Palestine” and “Disclose / Divest / We will not stop / We will not rest.”

But then the politicians withdrew, and so did the protesters. The drizzle stopped, sun poured down on the quad and the crowd dispersed slowly and peacefully.

Andy Newman  writes about New Yorkers facing difficult situations, including homelessness, poverty and mental illness. He has been a journalist for more than three decades. More about Andy Newman

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