Humboldt State University’s preliminary fall enrollment numbers look better than what was expected states a release from the university. The university was expected to have a 20 percent decline in student enrollment due to recent trends and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic but, as of the first week of classes, 6,471 students are enrolled […]
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HSU Theater Students and Alumni Call Out Equity Issues
Yesterday, the recently formed Committee on Racial Equity, “an organized group of BIPOC Theatre students and alumni from the past 10 years,” shared a list of issues and demands addressed to the faculty of the Humboldt State University Theatre Program. It bears the signatures of 73 students, alumni and guest artists. The letter outlines problems […]
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Public Health Confirms 14 New COVID-19 Cases, No New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health has confirmed 14 new COVID-19 tests since Friday, on the heels of the 36 cases reported last week. The county has seen 359 confirmed to date, with 21 hospitalizations and four deaths. Sixty-one cases remain active. Today’s cases were confirmed after 948 samples were processed with a positivity rate of about […]
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NCJ Preview: Dam Update, Street Art and Students Returning to HSU
This week we’ve got an update on Klamath dam removal, as well as a breakdown of why HSU’s president and Humboldt’s Public Health officer are in conflict over the return of students to campus. And don’t forget to look up in Henderson Center — the 2020 Eureka Street Art Festival has transformed it into an […]
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One More HSU Student Tests Positive for COVID-19; School Nearly Done with Initial Testing for Campus Residents
Humboldt State University confirmed one new COVID-19 case in a student who moved into on-campus housing, bringing the total to four cases. Since beginning their move-in process last weekend the school has administered 600 COVID-19 tests with a 7-day positive rate of 0.67 percent, compared to a county rate of 2.2 percent and the state rate […]
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Public Health Confirms Three New COVID Cases, One New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed three new COVID-19 cases today, making 36 for the week and bringing the countywide tally to 345. Additionally, the department reported today that another local resident has been hospitalized with the disease. Today’s cases were confirmed after 310 samples were processed with a positivity rate of about 1 percent. They […]
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HSU Announced No New COVID-19 Cases Yesterday
Humboldt State University confirmed yesterday that there were no new COVID-19 cases. The university has seen three positive results since students began moving into the school last weekend. The three students are quarantining in isolated rooms. The school is providing ongoing support including frequent health and wellness checks with the students, as well as delivery of […]
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Public Health Confirms Nine New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed nine new COVID-19 cases today, making 33 so far this week and bringing the countywide tally to 342. Today’s cases were confirmed after 447 samples were processed with a positivity rate of 2 percent. They continue a recent surge in the local caseload that has seen 109 cases confirmed so […]
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HSU Named to The Princeton Review’s ‘Best in the West’ List
Humboldt State University was one out of the 127 schools in the west that made it onto The Princeton Review’s “Best in the West” list of top universities. “We chose HSU and the other outstanding institutions on this list primarily for their academics,” said Robert Franek, The Princeton Review’s Editor-in-Chief. “We also consider what students enrolled […]
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Frankovich Addresses ‘Disheartening’ Email Rift with HSU President
County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich said yesterday that she was simply “trying to make safe choices for the entire community” when, citing an increased prevalence of COVID-19 in the local community, she urged Humboldt State University to postpone plans to bring students into on-campus housing and resume limited in-person instruction in an Aug. 11 email […]
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HSU Moves to Re-open After Health Officer Warns it is Unsafe; Students Set to Arrive on Campus Tomorrow
Asked about Humboldt State University’s plans to return students to on-campus housing beginning this weekend, moving toward a limited re-opening of in-person instruction Sept. 8, county Health Officer Teresa Frankovich seemed to strike a diplomatic tone during an unscheduled media availability this afternoon. “Obviously, HSU is a really integral part of our community and we […]
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HSU Donors Give Over $150,000 in Emergency Support for Students
Humboldt State University donors have donated $158,000 to the university’s emergency relief funds, which help ensure students continue their path to higher education and provides much needed assistance, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the pandemic hit students at the university lost wages, had housing changes and transitioned to online learning. The emergency funds have provided students […]