Editor’s note: This story contains offensive language. It is the Journal‘s policy not to alter direct quotations or to censor language, no matter how offensive, as it runs the risk of sanitizing that which should not be sanitized. Sadie Shelmire stood behind the podium and read through her notes before looking up at her mother, […]
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HSU Student Swept Away Described as ‘Sweetest Person Ever’
When professor Rae Robison first met KeyMaan Stringer during the orientation for incoming students in Humboldt State’s Department of Theatre, Film and Dance in August, the 19-year-old freshman immediately stood out. “He came over and said, ‘I just want to thank you. I’m so excited,’ and he hugged me and I’m not a hugger,” Robison […]
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HSU: Missing Student Still Not Found, Counseling Available
UPDATE: The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 19-year-old Humboldt State University student who was swept off the North Jetty Monday afternoon while fishing with friends. KeyMaan Stringer, who was from Los Angeles, was last seen about 4:30 p.m. when he went to free his line and was hit by a wave. Another […]
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UPDATE: Search on for Missing HSU Student Swept off North Jetty
SECOND UPDATE: The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 19-year-old Humboldt State University student who was swept off of the North Jetty Monday afternoon while fishing with friends. KeyMaan Stringer, who was from Los Angeles, was last seen about 4:30 p.m. when he went to free his line and was hit by a […]
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Dozens Gather to Remember Josiah Lawson at Beach Vigil
Approximately 30 people gathered in Manila yesterday to celebrate the life of David Josiah Lawson, the Humboldt State University sophomore fatally stabbed at an off-campus party April 15, 2017. Seventeen months later Lawson’s killing remains unsolved. Saturday’s vigil was led by Lawson’s mother, Charmaine Lawson, and was held at his favorite local beach, near the […]
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Students Rally, Plan Vigil for #JusticeforJosiah
A few dozen people gathered on the Humboldt State University quad yesterday as a part of a rally to bring attention to diversity and inclusion issues, standing in solidarity with the mother of slain HSU sophomore David Josiah Lawson as she addressed the California State University Board of Trustees in Southern California. The HSU rally, […]
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Static at KHSU
The July meeting of the KHSU Community Advisory Board (CAB) went an hour overtime. It was the third such meeting since the sudden firing of longtime KHSU Program and Operations Director Katie Whiteside. Normally meetings no one attends except the CAB members themselves, the three since Whiteside’s dismissal have been so full that the CAB […]
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UPDATED: Divided Arcata City Council Stalls Student Housing Project
The Arcata City Council, meeting this morning with Councilmember Michael Winkler absent, having recused himself from the issue, deadlocked on The Village, a controversial off-campus student housing project, leaving the development’s future uncertain. The council voted 2-2, with Councilmember Paul Pitino and Mayor Sofia Pereira dissenting, on a motion from Councilmember Susan Ornelas that would […]
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Arcata City Council to Consider ‘The Village’ Project at Morning Meeting
A special 9 a.m. meeting is scheduled Wednesday for the Arcata City Council to consider the approval of a controversial off-campus student housing project known as The Village. The proposed 600-bed facility is supported by Humboldt State University but has drawn opposition from local residents who have voiced concerns about noise, traffic and other impacts […]
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49ers Sign Former Lumberjack Ja’Quan Gardner
Former Humboldt State running back Ja’Quan Gardner today signed a three-year contract with the 49ers, according to the team. Gardner made his mark as a Lumberjack, appearing in 42 games in which he broke campus records and was an integral part of the 2015-2016 football team that saw HSU rack up its first post-season win […]