The Lumberjack



Students Serving The Cal Poly Humboldt Campus and Community Since 1929

Tag: ROSE House

  • ROSE House evicted

    ROSE House evicted

    by Carols Pedraza

    Editor’s note: In this article, Ella Moore was misquoted as saying the ROSE House needed to hire a moving company to move out over the summer. This was incorrect. A.S. requested the ROSE House hire staff to move out, not a moving company.

    The Reusable Office Supply Exchange, currently located between the Campus Apartments and Bret Harte House, accepts donations of unused office supplies and provides resources for students in need of them. The house has been ordered to move with all of its materials to Nelson Hall in an unknown room. 

    This order was sudden, Ella Moore, co-director of the ROSE House, said. 

    “Last semester, right before the summer, they told us we would need to hire staff to move out over the summer. And just two days ago, we were told we needed to be out by September 1st,” Moore said.

    While the Rose House is still accepting donations and is giving access to students, Moore continued to explain how the move will interrupt the program. 

    “This is definitely going to interrupt our programs, take hours away from real work,” Moore said.

    Some of the shelves in the ROSE House are empty now, but many of them are filled with supplies. Rows of manila folders and binders from small to large still hug the walls of the building. Textbooks and unused scantrons are found in the building.

    “The Rose house means a lot to us,” ROSE House co-director Hannah Wholsanchez said. “It’s a nice place to hang out and create opportunities for students to live sustainability.”

    Its door is remaining open to students who still come in periodically. Student Whitney Messer was visiting the House after viewing the prices at the Cal Poly Bookstore. 

    “This totally saved my bacon. I’m on loans, no support from family.” Messer said. 

    Messer gave a tour of the buildings and their supplies, expressing gratitude to the organizer. 

    “Whoever started this, bless them,” Messer said.

  • Letter to the Editors

    To our Cal Poly Humboldt Family, 

    Associated Students do not stand nor condone any kind of disrespect. We value everyone’s thoughts, opinions, and presence within AS. 

    We are aware of an unsettling situation that occurred during our Executive cabinet meeting on Feb. 4 concerning members of the Associated Students and members of AS Core Programs at Cal Poly Humboldt. 

    During the meeting, President Jeremiah Finley was uncooperative with fellow board members and had cut the meeting short. During this meeting, the WRRAP’s R.O.S.E branch team was expecting a response from the board, but would not move forward due to solely wanting in-person attendance. 

    In addition to this, President Finley neglected his team by failing to acknowledge the presence of appointed members who joined through Zoom, assuming that, “they only joined through Zoom simply because they didn’t want to be in attendance in person,” though this was not the case. 

    First and foremost, we, the Associated Students do not accept or tolerate the sort of behavior that was presented on that evening. We understand the concern, the anger, and the feelings of disrespect. You are heard and your feelings matter. 

    Next, we find it critical, to be honest with our student body and with each other. Unfortunately, there has been an unhealthy power dynamic within AS. There have been many issues regarding communication, equality, and access to opportunities. These are issues AS members have been dealing with but have managed to persevere through while keeping our student body and AS Core Programs at the top of their priority list. We are actively working towards community building and furthering our relationships with our staff and student leaders. 

    Due to the continuous amounts of disrespect and unacceptable behavior, AS will be moving forward with the impeachment process. 

    Associated Students stands for the purpose to educate, empower, and most importantly elevate all student voices. 

    Signed, 

    Associated Students of Cal Poly Humboldt