Lost Coast Outpost reports that hundreds gathered in Arcata on Wednesday for a march to call on Humboldt State University to acknowledge systemic racism and oppression at the campus and establish a zero tolerance policy on hate speech. Read the full story here.
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Arcata High’s Pepperbox Reports on Racism on Campus, Questions Raised About the District’s Response
The Pepperbox, Arcata High’s newspaper, posted two articles in the last few days looking at racism on the campus and in student-produced social media, and questions raised about the district’s response. The pieces by Editor in Chief Fiona Murphy include interviews with students, staff and teachers as well as district officials. Read them here and […]
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Food for People, Local Districts Work Together to Continue Bringing Children Lunches During the Summer
UPDATE: A coordinated effort between Food for People, the Humboldt County Office of Education and local school districts will see the Children’s Summer Lunch program continue this year. Food for People Executive Director Anne Holcomb said a number of factors led to changes in the nonprofit’s role in the program that provides lunches to children […]
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HSU’s College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Presents its Summer Lecture Series
Faculty from Humboldt State University are hosting free lectures and workshops this summer, kicking things off Monday, June 8 with “What Good is a Land acknowledgement? Humboldt County, Native American History, and Decolonized Futures,” presented by Cutcha Risling Baldy, Department of Native American Studies, and wrapping up Tuesday, July 21 with “Magical Realism & Contemporary Trends […]
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Fifth Grader Interviews Black Lives Matter Demonstration Organizer (VIDEO)
Throughout last week, Peninsula Union School District teachers listened as students in third through eighth grade classes there expressed feeling scared and confused about the police killing of George Floyd and the wave of protests that had subsequently swept the nation. “I imagine many children around our county and country are feeling similarly,” said Superintendent-principal […]
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HSU Lauds Launch of New Nursing Program
Humboldt State University announced its nursing program will begin this fall, hailing the formal launch as a “milestone moment for healthcare here on the North Coast.” Under the program, graduating College of the Redwoods nursing students will be able to transfer to HSU to complete their bachelors of science degree without leaving the region, which […]
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Video: EPD, Community Partners Discuss Domestic Violence Amid Shelter in Place
Eureka Police Capt. Brian Stephens and a panel of community partners came together for a discussion on domestic violence and local resources available to those in need as the city and other communities across the nation are seeing a 50 percent increase in calls for service and in the severity of cases amid the COVID-19 […]
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Staff Layoffs, Suspension of Football and Beach Volley Programs at CR
Facing a $1.5 million budget shortfall, College of the Redwoods has implemented several cost-cutting measures, including laying off staff and suspending the football and beach volleyball programs, an action related to the redirecting of $475,000 from the Health, Physical Education, Kinesiology, Recreation, Dance and Athletic Department. In news release today, CR also said it has […]
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Birth Announcement: It’s an HSU Geography Magazine!
Around 10 a.m. today, Humboldt State University’s Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Analysis (GESA) gave birth to a healthy, brand new magazine. Dubbed Humboldt Geographic, the online journal is the culmination of 20 undergraduate students’s efforts in a 2019 fall semester course taught by professors Matthew Derrick and Nick Perdue. Reached while making final […]
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Pull Up for Library Curbside
Rejoice, bookworms. While we still can’t traipse through the stacks during this stage of shelter in place, libraries throughout the county are offering curbside service. All you need to do is call or go online to place a hold on your books, then head to the library and call the number on the sign outside […]
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Two Humboldt State Students Suspended from Organizations Following Video with Repeated Use of Racial Slur
Two Humboldt State University students were suspended today “from their respective athletic and fraternal campus organizations pending a current student-conduct investigation regarding racist posts that were recently discovered on social media,” according to a Twitter thread released by Humboldt State at 8:15 p.m. An earlier tweet by HSU stated, “The Dean of Students office has […]
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Northern Humboldt Union High School District Vows to Make Concrete, Systemic Changes in Response to George Floyd, Black Lives Matter Protests
The Northern Humboldt Union High School District says it is committed to making concrete, systemic changes to create a better, safer world. “To the entire community, we must be clear: Black Lives Matter. In times like these, it is easy to point the finger at other institutions, but NHUHSD must address the fact that racism, […]