by Valen Lambert and Dezmond Remington In the lonely strip of land that is the North Coast, Arcata is famed for being a haven for tolerance and relative diversity. Cal Poly Humboldt in particular is a shelter for people of
by Kianna Znika “I really need to get my shit together. This is getting my shit together, though.” – my last journal entry Is a person just the things that they do? I really hope not, because lately I feel
by Savana Robinson As far as I’m aware, there are only two women on motorcycles that regularly park on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus. I am one, and the other is Marilyn Koch, a jewelry and small metals instructor at
by Jake Hyslop Over a month into the semester, most of you are probably familiar with your professors and their grading policies by this point. Some require you to show up to every class to get a decent grade, while
by Zack Mink Dating in Arcata can be rough. As a visibly queer person, I find that I attract all kinds of different people. The most frustrating breed is the queer-passing straight men. This is the man who is either
An all-star cast leads a film that’s funny and horny in equal measure
by Savana Robinson and Alina Ferguson Walking through the Cal Poly Humboldt Student Activity Center quad, one might hear a voice singing spiritual hymns. Echoing up the stair of Founder’s Hall, the voice carries a sense of warmth. The singer
by Angel Barker This is an extended version of the story that was published Friday, September 29. This version was printed on Wednesday, October 4. It was a misty Friday morning in Arcata. Fewer than 20 people met in person
by Jillian Wells Sweaty students, creepy men, and lots of crappy EDM-remix music. That’s how I would describe the “College Night” hosted by the Arcata Theater Lounge (ATL). College Night, a fairly frequent event, is popular because it’s one of
by Savana Robinson The Cal Poly Humboldt alumni dominated the 2023 women’s rugby alumni game on Sept. 30. Both teams played for the same university and put their all into the match. With an end score of 87 to 5,
by Carlina Grillo On a typical cold and rainy night in Arcata, students gathered into the John Van Duzer Theatre where Grammy award-winning bassist, Stephen Lee Bruner, known as Thundercat, brought the heat to campus. With a mix of funk,
by Emma Wilson and Griffin Mancuso Data science debuted as one of the eight new science majors that Cal Poly Humboldt is offering this semester. Data science is the blend of math, statistics and coding where data scientists examine which
by Zack Mink “I love stripper bitches!” the crowd yelled. This one-of-a-kind call and response was very much appropriate. On Sunday, Sept. 24, Clubussy broke down barriers by being the first-ever pop-up strip club event in all of Humboldt County.
by Alina Ferguson Roll the dice. Feel the pressure. You are rolling to see if you will make it out alive, or to sneak away from danger. Cal Poly Humboldt has many things to offer. One thing that people may
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,”
Isabel Perez-Zoghbi excels on the track
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
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
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
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
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