By Barley Lewis-McCabe “There’s nothing to do in Arcata!”  To the relief of bored community members and students alike, the Arcata nightlife is receiving a weekly boom for the next three weeks in the Friday Night Market. The plaza will be lined with artist stalls and food trucks alike for an event that brings out the best in our community! The Friday Night Markets will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m., the event is free to enter and all ages. The first Friday Night Market welcomed back students and celebrated the uniqueness of our community. We even had an appearance from…

By Julia Kelm and Ariana Wilson Laughter and chatter reverberated through the air as Cal Poly Humboldt film majors and cinema enthusiasts piled into the Minor Theatre. From April 23 to 26, the venue served as the heartbeat of the 59th annual Humboldt International Film Festival. The festival hosted 39 short films that featured a variety of visual and narrative genres. However, on the last day of the festival, the content featured their ‘best of fest.’ Seven films were voted the pinnacle in their respective categories by a panel of three guest judges. Cal Poly Humboldt’s College of Art, Humanities…

By Jacqueline Zuniga The Toyon Multilingual Literary Magazine held a launch party April 22 in the Great Hall to highlight one of the university’s longest running student publications and brought students, faculty and contributors together for an afternoon of readings and celebration of the 72nd issue. The event featured published work, student run presentations, free copies of the new issue and Palestinian desserts. Toyon advisor Marcos Hernandez said the publication carries a long legacy on campus, dating back to 1954.  “Toyon has been printing [literature] since 1954,” Hernandez said. “As a legacy publication in Humboldt, Toyon’s pages reflect a rich…

Julia Kelm: We did it, Joe (Ari) — we were the EIC’s of The Lumberjack! I can say with certainty that The Lumberjack has been the best part of my college experience, and the best part of my life for the past 2-years. I often have trouble living in the moment; fear of missing out or not appreciating the present enough is constantly rattling in my brain. Because of this, I end up feeling like I’m floating through life, but I’ve never felt more passionate, creative, and alive since I joined this fuck-ass — affectionate — paper. As I transition…

By Alba Galvan  As they walked into the Kate Buchanan Room, students were greeted by two volunteers handing out raffle tickets for the annual Sexland event hosted by Peer Health Education on April 16, with prizes ranging from dildos, to vibrators, to nipple pasties and more.  Sexland featured booths where students could ask health educators questions and learn how to use barrier methods like condoms to prevent sexually transmitted infections or pregnancy. Students were also provided with free resources like plan B and condoms, and were educated about topics like STIs, sex and vaginas.  “It’s a space for students to…

By Sadie Shields  In the world of wildlife photography, Krisztina Scheef approaches the art with the mindset of patience, ethics and education over the pursuit of aiming for the perfect shot. Appearing as the Keynote Speaker for Godwit Days on Saturday April 18, Scheef discussed how she built her career in wildlife photography across the globe while also mentoring and encouraging young photographers to advocate for conservation.  Her interest in photography began with a broader love of nature. Over time, her passion evolved into a career centered around sharing these photography experiences with others. “I want to share with people…

Compiled by Jasmin Shirazian Jacob Christopher  Political Science Junior I’ve been going a bit crazy during the second half of this semester, so I found a particular kind of relief in making these images. RETROSPECT ON INTELLECT is a mixed-media series using digital photography that engages with seemingly obsolete technologies and methods to resurrect an early 2000s nostalgia into a post-postmodern expression of emotional accumulation online. I shot with a camera from 2002, worked with a small crew of friends, went to a party, layered in recycled colored plastics and moved files through different software and two phones. The workflow…

By Ariana Wilson Sitting in the cockpit of the flight simulator, staring down the tarmac of Arcata Airport, the engine roars to life. We lift off, soaring thousands of feet above the Humboldt skyline, all from the confines of the library’s second floor. Meg Godlewski, Humboldt class of 1987 and journalism major, carved out a career and found the elusive balance between passion and profession as a writer and editor for Flying magazine. Writing and aviation may not intersect on paper, but when “Death by Timebuilder” was published in Oct. 2023, her words circulated across the country and inspired change…

By Kaylon Coleman Within the confines of Cal Poly Humboldt, many a-student choose to express themselves in a multitude of ways. For senior ceramics major, philosophy minor and clay club president Socks Lucas, ceramics is their expressive outlet of choice.  Lucas got into ceramics around the time of the pandemic at age 16. “I was taking classes at a community college instead of going to a traditional high school. I just wanted to do something at home that used my hands, and that wasn’t staring at a screen,” Lucas said. “So, I signed up for a hand building ceramics class.”…

By Jasmin Shirazian A dish served to distinguished lecturer Maral Attallah of the department of critical race, gender and sexuality studies at a Palestinian restaurant in the Bay Area, and a conversation with the owner in Arabic, brought her to tears. When community is limited, sudden access to cultural connections, like a meal and communication, can be incredibly emotional. The constant feeling of isolation that is so abundant in Humboldt County is amplified for minority communities.  “My father passed away in June of 2024, so I don’t speak Arabic to people — I don’t hear Arabic, people don’t speak Arabic…