This week we’re checking in on the newest batch of condors to be released on the North Coast, as well se some of the dangers they face, like lead poisoning from hunting ammo. We’re also looking at how Cal Poly Humboldt’s decision to enforce its long-unused ban on living in vehicles on campus lots, and […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, Nov. 12
Baltimore’s Pigeons Playing Ping Pong is a funk-centered jam band whose musical palette is defined by the genre-skipping qualities of the group’s chosen jam genre. If that sounds reductive and circular, then howdy, and welcome to the world of jam music, a playful and self-referential place that tends to treat live music as a moveable […]
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World Premiere of ‘A’-t’i Xwee-ghayt-nish: Still, We Live On
The Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation presents the world premiere screening of the new documentary film, ‘A’-t’i Xwee-ghayt-nish: Still, We Live On, Saturday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. at Cal Poly Humboldt’s Native American Forum (free). The film’s synopsis states: “With their language facing extinction, the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation in Northern California is working against time to […]
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Cal Poly Police Investigating Alleged Assault of Palestine Supporter
Cal Poly Humboldt police are investigating allegations that a woman was assaulted twice Saturday near the Arcata Plaza after expressing her support of Palestine. University spokesperson Aileen Yoo said she could confirm the incident that occurred in the parking lot of the campus bookstore off the plaza was under investigation by UPD but declined to […]
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Cal Poly Humboldt Admin Optimistic Despite Not Meeting Enrollment Projections
To some, Cal Poly Humboldt’s enrollment glass might seem half empty. After all, the university’s current enrollment numbers — which won’t be finalized until Sept. 18 — show an uptick from last fall of just 2 percent, an increase of 123 students where the campus had projected a spike of 2,000 just six months ago. […]
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Reminder: Airport Closure Looms
In case you forgot, if you’re looking to travel out of the county in August, you may have limited options. The California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport will be completely closed Aug. 14 through Aug. 25 as crews mill 2 inches of pavement off the airport’s primary runway, replacing them with 6 inches of new pavement. […]
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Cal Poly Humboldt Scales Back Hotel Housing Plans as School Year Approaches
Both excitement and concern about a potential explosion in Cal Poly Humboldt’s enrollment due to its new status as the state’s third polytechnic university seem to have been premature. While the university excitedly announced in November that freshman applications were up 86 percent over the prior year, then set a wave of panic across campus […]
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Cal State System Proposes Regular Tuition Hikes to Forestall Budget Gap
Multiple years of tuition increases are likely heading to California State University students as the 23-campus system seeks desperately needed cash to afford its academic mission. The institution on Thursday published its proposal to begin raising undergraduate and graduate school tuition by 6 percent annually starting in the fall 2024 academic year. For undergraduates, that […]
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CSU to Release Assessment of Title IX Issues After Systemwide Audit
The California State University Board of Trustees will release an assessment following a report on a system-wide Title IX audit scheduled to be delivered at 8:30 a.m. at its meeting tomorrow. The law firm Cozen O’Connor received feedback from nearly 18,000 CSU community members through anonymous surveys and in-person visits. The announcement at the trustees’ […]
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Cal Poly Humboldt Celebrates the Class of 2023 (with Slideshow)
Under slowly clearing skies (morning fog, no rain), the Cal Poly Humboldt Class of 2023 commencement for the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences got underway at 9 a.m. May 13 in Redwood Bowl. Following the usual welcome messages by Provost Jenn Capps and President Tom Jackson, Jr., an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters […]
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NCJ Preview: CPH’s Fire Fight, Police Shooting, Spiked Drinks and Oyster Fest Beer
This week’s cover story dives into the tug of war over wildfire training degrees and whether Cal Poly Humboldt has the right to call dibs on them. We’re updating on the police shooting in Eureka stemming from an alleged armed robbery and assault, and a high-speed chase, as well. We’ve got what you need to […]
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Legislators Step in As Trust Erodes Between Community Colleges, California State University Systems
As two California higher education systems continue to feud, lawmakers have entered the equation using a route usually reserved for irate retirees: A strongly worded letter. The matter at hand — the 1,300-student Feather River College in rural Plumas County offering a bachelor’s degree in applied fire management — has become a lightning rod issue, […]