by Serah Blackstone Fredericks This week, we have some very good markers in the stars for love. Now, I want you to consider love and all that it means to you because it can be a very loaded word. It
by Nick Escalada Humboldt is a refuge for old-growth redwoods and progressive culture, as well as a seasonal pit stop for the largest animal on the planet. Blue whales are migratory marine mammals that occur in all the world’s oceans
by Aidan Shelton Cal Poly Humboldt is set to send debate team students to a tournament for the first time since 2019, continuing a long and proud tradition of Humboldt debate. Two students, junior Sylvia Seay and sophomore Oz Kimble,
by Carmen Ruiz Fernandez Inside the campus Great Hall, community members gathered to celebrate the annual Mid-Autumn moon festival, a traditional Chinese celebration meant for family reunion and moon honoring on Friday, Oct. 10. This festival originated in China over
One Battle After Another is secretly a love letter to Arcata by Julia Kelm The latest film from Oscar-winning director Paul Thomas Anderson One Battle After Another hit theaters on Sept. 26. The film follows ex-revolutionaries reuniting to rescue the
by Barley Lewis-McCabe and Nico Patakidis The air was filled with copal tree sap smoke — a dense earthy smell that, combined with rhythmic we-we drumming and consistent rattling of ayoyote anklets, produced an unmistakable feeling of camaraderie and warmth
Oncorhynchus clarkii: the trout with many homes by Ariana Wilson The cutthroat trout is the state fish for several western states, including Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. There are 14 recognized subspecies of cutthroat trout, with distinct subspecies designated as the
by Will Bishop Once, ten thousand years ago, when I was a very small child living in the rolling grassy hills of Loleta, I saw a flock of geese passing overhead. Delighted, enthused, filled with the kind of special joy
A week of community collaboration and discussion is set to occur at Cal Poly Humboldt’s 27th annual Campus and Community Dialogue on Race (CDOR). From Monday, Oct. 20 to Friday, Oct. 24, there will be panels, informational sessions, workshops, performances
by Jess Carey Bright and bouncy music drifts out of Fulkerson Hall on Monday evenings as Cal Poly Humboldt’s Calypso Ensemble gather for their weekly rehearsal. Rhythmic and soaring, it’s a vibrant sound with Caribbean origin. The program has been
by Will Bishop Distant billowing walls of fog roll gently in the distance as I enter the warm glow of Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room. I’m early and the place is sparsely populated. The goats are more satanic than
by Barley Lewis-McCabeLife gets tiring — eventually, it’s all so boring. Same routine day in and day out, monotony becomes mandatory and breaking away gets more difficult by the day — wait! Starchildren of the universe, behold, for the Mothership
by Barley Lewis-McCabe and Nico Patakidis Under close observation by the university’s free speech response team, no move went unnoticed. Protestors wore Keffiyahs and held Palestinian flags, as well as signs calling for an end to the genocide on the
by Sadie Shields For students interested in performance or composition, the applied music concentration requires an audition. Students in this pathway receive four years of private lessons to prepare for audition-level performance. Composition students receive coursework and, in some cases,
by Julia Kelm It was a sweltering sunny day in Blue Lake on Sunday, Oct. 5 — though, it wasn’t just the sun that was blazing that afternoon. Sweat dripped from the band members’ faces as fire shot up before the
Sunny Brae community comes together in a harmonious celebration of local music by Mia Costales The cozy little neighborhood of Sunny Brae is home to an eclectic group of residents. From families with young children to elderly folks who have
by Kaylon Coleman Music bumping, sun shining, fits popping, and melanin thriving. This was the scene for CultureCon 2025. This past weekend, select Black Humboldt members had the opportunity to travel to Brooklyn, New York to attend CultureCon, an annual
by Noah Pond The age old debate: Lebron or Jordan, gay son or thot daughter, Apple Music or Spotify? These are questions our ancestors spent millennia trying to figure out, but I am here today to give you an answer.
by Kaylon Coleman Before I start this review, I think I have to make it clear that as of late, Spotify has gone under fire for their former CEO’s involvement in AI weapons investments. While I enjoy the platform, I
by Miranda Ricks Have you ever gotten FOMO — aka, fear of missing out — from the sound of bass thumping from a house on a foggy night or longed to be a part of the crowd of people funneling
Ethical issues with big streaming by Jess Carey Sylvan Esso, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Deerhoof and hundreds more artists recently removed their music from Spotify. This industry-wide trend represents a culmination of years of artist’s frustration with the
