Humboldt State University professor of education Eric Rofes, who died of a heart attack in 2006, was honored at the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor at the historic Stonewall Inn in New York City on June 27. “Eric was a whirlwind of energy and brilliance at HSU and in the world, and I miss him […]
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Reed Steps Down at KHSU
David Reed, one of two KHSU employees who were left with jobs after a sweeping shakeup at the university radio station yesterday, has resigned. In a Facebook post, Reed said that he stepped down as of 7:30 a.m. and he had “declined the offer to be KHSU’s acting director, an appointment that was made without […]
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HSU Announces Staff Eliminations, Major Changes at KHSU
Humboldt State University today announced major changes and the elimination of seven positions at its public radio station KHSU, including General Manager Peter Fretwell, whose tenure was fraught with controversy after the sudden firing of longtime program and operations director Katie Whiteside in May. Along with the staff reductions, which the university release states will […]
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A ‘Dark Day’ at KHSU
The first sign arrived yesterday afternoon, when KHSU staff members received an email from Craig Wruck informing them there would be a mandatory meeting for all paid staff today at 9 a.m. “I apologize for the extremely short notice, but this is an important meeting,” Wruck wrote. When staff arrived for the meeting this morning […]
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Search Suspended for Missing Humboldt State Student
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 19-year-old Humboldt State University student who was swept off of the North Jetty on 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 a line and was hit by a […]
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Rossbacher to Step Down at HSU
Humboldt State University announced today that President Lisa Rossbacher will retired at the end of this academic year, bringing an end to a short but controversial tenure. According to the release, Rossbacher will spend the remainder of her time at the campus focusing on the goals she outlined in her fall welcome address, including “the […]
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The Political Climate With Jill Stein at HSU
Jill Stein stepped on stage as a welcoming crowd of more than 300 community members clapped and cheered. She raised a peace sign in the air, which brought people in the Humboldt State University lecture hall to their feet. Stein, the Green Party presidential nominee, came to campus to discuss a wide array of political […]
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What to wear on the first day of school? Here’s what some of the newbies at Humboldt State University are working. Check out this first day chic.
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Teen Collapses, Dies After Jogging
An 18-year-old HSU fresman died Saturday morning after jogging with a friend, the university is reporting. The young woman, Jessica Garcia, had been sitting in the bleachers at the Redwood Bowl when she was stricken. Fellow students and coaches tried to help before she was taken to Mad River Hospital, the university said in a […]
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Brownouts, Be Gone
Humboldt State University students designed a cool device to try to help the 50 million households in the world relying on renewable energy mini-grids avoid brownouts by distributing their load on the grid more evenly. And it seems to work. They conceived the grid-share idea, reports environmental research web, when HSU grad student Karma Dorji, […]
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Kimmel vs. HSU Now Actually a Thing [UPDATED]
UPDATE: National Public Radio, too? Yup. Click [audio-1] here to listen. Humboldt State University’s recent invitation/call out of late night host Jimmy Kimmel has been picked up by the Associated Press — the media equivalent of “shit just got real.” We blogged on Monday about the letter sent out by HSU President Rollin Richmond and […]
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Perfect! HSU Invites Jimmy Kimmel to Speak at Graduation
Well played, Rollin. Humboldt State University has formally requested that late night host Jimmy Kimmel speak at this year’s commencement ceremonies. As you’ll recall, the television yuk-slinger scored some laughs at HSU’s expense in November in a segment playing up the college’s new Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research Institute, portraying the Humboldt student body as “pot-obsessed slackers.” […]