Homelessness in Humboldt, CA
House Plants Generate Peace and Meaning During the Pandemic

The San Jose State University Football Team Comes to Humboldt
On a day’s notice from administration, the SJSU football team spends a week and a half in Humboldt practicing because their county did not allow it. Students react to their presence on campus in the midst of a pandemic. Directed
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HSU students work towards improving the future
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8 of the best local places to safely visit
Local destinations around HSU to get your adventure on during the pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic seeps into our dreams
The unprecedented and life-altering pandemic is affecting our dream state
Backcountry Horsemen of California kick off food drive on horseback
As a part of the Food For People food drive the volunteers trotted through Old Town Eureka All photos by Thomas Lal

HSU Softball remembers Evelyn Andrews
Coach Sarchett and players reflect on their most memorable memories with Evelyn Andrews

McKinleyville launches the first Christmas lighting contest
McKinleyville plans its first Christmas lights, house decorations and door decorating contest.

Maintaining a sustainable lifestyle during a global pandemic
HSU students continue to pursue a zero waste lifestyle despite the additional obstacles presented by COVID-19

Climate change puts the heat on clean up of dioxin hotspot
Vice Mayor alerts City Council to Arcata Bay Shoreline dioxin threat

Dorm students cling to the college experience
Students living on-campus concerned as Humboldt County enters the red COVID-19 tier

Elementary education students learn to teach online
Limited fact-to-face interaction challenges elementary education majors and K-8 students

Rugby is the closest sport to football HSU has left
With Humboldt’s Lumberjack football gone rugby can take the spotlight.

Club sport athletes stay on track
Unable to practice as a team, athletes practice one-on-one.

Prop 22 represents political favoritism of money over workers’ rights
California’s passing of proposition 22 on Nov. 5 represents a frustrating history of workers’ rights being trampled by the overwhelming influence of greed in politics. This proposition forces app-based workers to be classified as independent contractors, rather than employees. This
Students for Quality Education statewide Abolitionist Meeting
Students from different CSU locations demanded changes and ideas on how to accomplish them
Humboldt County skips from yellow to red tier
Part of a statewide effort to slow COVID-19 cases, Humboldt county enters a heavily restrictive tier.
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Lumberjack basketball welcomes a new head coach
Exclusive interview between reporter Jazmin Pacheco and Tae Norwood

Sweet Mama Janisse hit hard by COVID-19
Local owner of Sweet Mama Janisse, Marie Janisse-Wilkins struggles to make up losses

The class of 2021 scrambles to reach the finish line
Seniors surrender to an unexpected finish to their college career

Resident Advisors struggle to keep dorm life normal
Due to the transition to online, campus life is lonelier than ever this semester

Arcata Plaza hosts a Halloween car parade
Arcata plaza adjusts to a new, safe way for families to trick or treat on Halloween.

CDOR continues virtually
The Campus and Community Dialogue On Race returns covering global justice for Black Lives.

COVID-19 hits student parents with a hurricane of obligation
Humboldt State students with children carry the weight of multiple educations this semester

COVID-19 isolation increases domestic violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Local food management practices of the Tolowa Dee-ni, Yurok and other indigenous peoples.

Humboldt State Admin attempts to discredit the Lumberjack
***A Lumberjack editorial represents both the majority opinion of the student newspaper’s editorial board, nine editors, as well as the overwhelming majority of Humboldt State University’s student body. Collectively, an editorial echos, embodies and advocates for community beliefs.*** Insensitive communications

Screens are losing their novelty
Life and Arts editor, Dakota Cox, speaks on his shifting perspective towards technology.
Dobby’s dissection of Donald Trump
Columnist Dobby Morse shares their take on the presidential candidates

Recreational sports athletes react to SJSU in AS meeting
Athletes speak out against the uncertainty surrounding rec sports and the playing season

The mental toll of COVID-19 isolation
Increased periods of isolation can lead to depression, and how to combat it

Library construction picks up the pace during the pandemic
The library undergoes seismic retrofit construction