Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series exploring ableism and the rhetoric that sustains it. In the fall of 2015, I had no idea what I was walking into. My wife and I had agreed to a huge gamble. We gave up job security, a considerable chunk of our first ever consistent […]
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Controlled Burning, the Woman’s Club, Accessibility and Abortion
This week we have a story from Indian Country Today about the Karuk Tribe and a historic agreement with the state to make way for “good fire.” We’re also looking back at the history of the Eureka Woman’s Club and its kitchen-based fundraising. This week’s issue also shares thoughts on accessibility at Cal Poly Humboldt […]
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Death of a Condor, Trump Cut Casualties and a Hot Wing Fight
This week we’ve got the sad story of how lead ammo poisoned and killed one of our local California condors. We’re also looking at how directives and cuts from the White House are costing jobs, food security and more in Humboldt County. Finally, get some milk for the story of one man’s victory at a […]
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CPH Presents to Shift Programming
According to a press release sent out yesterday by Chrissy Holliday, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success, Cal Poly Humboldt’s performing arts programming will move toward “more student-centered programming” in the 2025-2026 season. Cal Poly Humboldt Presents, formerly known as CenterArts, is seeing an increasing trend of ticket sales not covering the cost […]
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Former CPH President to Focus on ‘Global Engagement Space’ as Professor
Cal Poly Humboldt students are currently enrolling for their spring classes and for the second time since he resigned his presidency to retreat into a tenured professor position, Tom Jackson Jr. is not listed on the schedule as teaching any courses. Jackson, who brought his tumultuous and controversial five-year tenure as the university’s president to […]
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NCJ Preview: Humboldt’s Ballot Breakdown, CPH Presidential Search and Celebrating Indigenous Foodways
In this episode of The NCJ Preview, News Editor Thad Greenson discusses Humboldt’s 13 local revenue ballot measures and updates on the California State University search for Cal Poly Humboldt’s next president. Arts and Features Editor Jennifer Fumiko-Cahill covers Chef Calvosa Olson’s food sovereignty and her workshop at Cal Poly Humboldt, which explores Native foodways. […]
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CPH to Host Community Forum on Presidential Search
Those interested can weigh in on what they’d like to see in Cal Poly Humboldt’s next president during a two-hour forum Thursday with the selection committee. Embattled President Tom Jackson Jr. stepped down in August, retreating to a tenured professor position with the university after five tumultuous years helming the institution. Michael Spagna is currently […]
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Cal Poly Humboldt Releases Body Camera Footage from April Protest
In the hours, days and weeks after a group of student demonstrators entered Siemens Hall at about 4:25 p.m. on April 22 intent on bringing awareness to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Cal Poly Humboldt has consistently maintained they almost immediately began vandalizing the building and barricading its entrances, which is why police were summoned […]
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DA Declines to Prosecute 27 Arrested in Cal Poly Humboldt Protests
The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office has decided not to criminally charge 27 of the 39 people arrested during the Pro-Palestinian demonstrations on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus in late April, during which protesters occupied Siemens Hall for a week. Responding to a Journal inquiry, District Attorney Stacey Eads wrote in an email that she […]
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Jackson Stepping Down at Cal Poly Humboldt
After five years on the job, Cal Poly Humboldt President Tom Jackson Jr. announced today that he will be stepping away from his current post and retreating to a faculty position next month. The announcement comes after a tumultuous end to the 2023-2024 school year saw Jackson face calls for his resignation and a no-confidence […]
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Cal Poly Readying to Turn Protest Police Reports Over to DA
Cal Poly Humboldt’s University Police Department is wrapping up its criminal investigation into the week-long occupation of Siemens Hall by pro-Palestine demonstrators and associated vandalism, and expects to turn the case over to prosecutors tomorrow, a university spokesperson tells the Journal. At least 33 people were arrested in association with the demonstrations on campus that […]
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CPH’s Johnson Speaks, SoHum Eats and Card Sharks
This week, the Journal sat down with Cal Poly Humboldt’s Chief of Staff Mark Johnson to talk protests and closing campus. We’ve also got the rundown of what to eat between Rio Dell and Shelter Cove, as well as a peek at the Rain Delay card shop in Arcata. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on […]