
Pets keep students healthy and happy
by Savana Robinson Finals week: a stressful, anxious time for all. During this time, Raymond Haeckel, a forestry major at Cal Poly Humboldt, had a public panic attack. “It was really embarrassing and not the best on my mental health,”
Low effort and loving it
by Zack Mink Being in your I-don’t-give-a-f*ck (IDAGF) era means that you do what you need to do for yourself. For me currently, this means I’m showing up to class in the same outfits every week, or pressing snooze on

Cal Poly Humboldt spending $1.34 million on hotel lease while having 331 vacant beds on campus
by Brad Butterfield Two-and-a-half miles north of campus stands the seven-figure “temporary solution” to Cal Poly Humboldt’s current housing crisis. However, this fall semester did not bring the thousands of additional students that had been expected, and 331 bed spaces

Cal Poly Humboldt students ride the waves
by Savana Robinson It was an overcast morning at Moonstone Beach in Trinidad, California on the morning of Sept. 17. A group of Cal Poly Humboldt students ran out into the waves, surfboards under their arms and wetsuits on their

Students struggle to navigate COVID-19 safety post-pandemic
by Zachary Mink and Griffin Mancuso While COVID-19 regulations have become more lenient at Cal Poly Humboldt, many students are still contracting COVID-19 and are unsure of where to find resources. EG.5 (Eris) is one of the newer variants of
Step into the Humboldt party scene: a review
by Christina Mehr Some say there’s no party scene here in Humboldt to have an opinion on, but they’re the people who have no friends and aren’t getting invited to things in the first place. Stay mad. For a campus

UPD still doesn’t have a police chief
by Brad Butterfield After a spring semester that saw The University Police Department’s force spread so thin that single-officer patrols were a norm, they have recently hired two new dispatchers, promoted an officer to sergeant, and hired one new officer.

Marine biology joins Cal Poly Humboldt’s available science majors
CPH is offering eight new science majors this semester, one of those being a bachelor science in marine biology.

Krave: an inclusive thrift
by Zack Mink The neon green storefront and addictive beats of classic 90s hits pull you in first. Taking a step inside, you can choose a colorful basket to fill with local art, food and toiletries from the mutual aid
CSU Board votes to raise tuition by 6%
Andres Felix Romero and Brad Butterfield On September 13th, the CSU board of trustees approved a tuition increase of 6%, every year, for the next five years. In effect, this will raise tuition costs by $1,940 in the 2028-2029 school

Ropes to Riches: Ghost Net Landscape comes to Reese Bullen Gallery
by Valen Lambert Until Oct. 14, walking into the Reese Bullen Gallery is to walk into an aquatic dreamscape. Artist Emily Jung Miller utilizes discarded fishing nets, also called “ghost nets,” to craft baskets, coral sculptures and build immersive installations