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Rangeland Resource Major Wins Soil Scholarship

For Rangeland Resource major Jasmine Westbrook, a love for the range has been with her since she was a child, raised on her parents Napa Valley sheep ranch. The recent recipient of the Paul J. Zinke Memorial Scholarship for students studying soils management, Westbrook is using the award to fund her senior project, which consists of comparing vitamin and mineral deficiencies in sheep to vitamin and mineral analysis in the vegetation and soil from pastures they graze in.

HSU Vets Launch 5K Run/Walk Fundraiser

Humboldt State University’s Student Veterans Association will inaugurate its annual Veterans Day 5K Run/Walk on Friday, Nov. 11 to raise funds for the university’s Office of Veterans Enrollment and Transition Services (VETS). Participants will depart from Redwood Bowl at 11 a.m.

Math Dept. Presents Kieval Lecture Oct. 16

Award-winning Berkeley Mathematics Professor Kenneth Ribet will deliver the 58th Harry S. Kieval Lecture on Sunday evening, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Science B building, Room 135, sponsored by Humboldt State University’s Department of Mathematics.

A Non-Cynical Musical? Why It’s Almost Like Being in Love: Brigadoon Comes to HSU

Leaving the cynical city (and its cynical musicals) behind, two men from New York drift out of cell phone range into the Scottish highlands, where they discover an enchanted village that lives only for a day every 100 years, called Brigadoon. There they find new love and a different way to live. But can the magic last, and if it’s lost, can it be found again?

HSU Launches Campus United Way Drive Oct. 14

Humboldt State University will start groundwork Friday, Oct. 14 for the campus share of the 2011 fundraising drive of United Way of the Wine Country for the Humboldt/Del Norte region.

David Shemer Comes to HSU

Director of the Jerusalem Baroque Ensemble David Shemer will visit the Humboldt State University campus on Sunday, October 9 for a series of free events open to the public.

HSU Author Publishes Indian Language Encyclopedia

Area bookstores have taken delivery of "California Indian Languages" by Humboldt State University Anthropology Professor Victor Golla. The milestone volume is the first encyclopedic reference book of all indigenous languages known to have existed in California before 1850.

Faculty, Community Bring More than Jazz to HSU for Sixth Season

On Sept. 21, the silence in the Kate Buchannan Room on HSU's campus was burst by the powerful yet playful tenor saxophone of Donny McCaslin. He and his band, the Donny McCaslin Group, launched the Redwood Jazz Alliance’s sixth season, which runs through April 25, 2012.

HSU Outlines Food Donation Strategy to Curb Waste

The California Center for Rural Policy at Humboldt State University has issued a series of policy options to encourage food donations, pare considerable local waste and stem the region’s food insecurity.

President Hosts Promoted Faculty Reception Oct. 7

President Richmond will host a reception honoring promoted faculty on Friday, Oct. 7, 3-4 p.m., in Goodwin Forum, Nelson Hall East. The entire campus community is invited. Refreshments will be served and student musicians will entertain.

Paintings by Leslie Kenneth Price

Humboldt State University’s First Street Gallery in Old Town, Eureka is honored to present Paintings by Leslie Kenneth Price, a collection of artist Leslie Price’s recent work from his Veil series. The exhibit will run from Oct. 1 through Nov. 6.