Arcata – Continuing its extensive modernization projects, Humboldt State University began work on Nov. 10 on new student housing to accommodate record enrollments and provide the campus with a state-of-the-art community center and retail space.
With a program that ranges from Mozart and Schubert to Japanese lullabies and poems by Emily Dickinson set to the music of contemporary composers, soprano Bonnie Draina visits HSU from Boulder, Colorado, for a Guest Artist concert on Monday, Nov. 17 in Fulkerson Recital Hall.
With help from fellow musicians, HSU students pursuing a degree in Composition move their notes from the page to the air, in a concert of new work dubbed _New Beginnings_, on Saturday, November 15 in the Fulkerson Recital Hall.
An all-string trio with a twist, a groove sextet and a bop quartet are this year’s HSU Jazz Combos, performing a mix of classics and original tunes on Friday, November 14 in the Fulkerson Recital Hall.
Towering redwood trees and miles of pristine beaches woo tourists to Humboldt County, but what about the sizable number of students who travel hundreds, if not thousands, of miles to attend HSU? What's the appeal? And why is Humboldt State able to attract more and more of these far-flung students every year?
As she left the Latino Community Reception at the "Multicultural Center":http://studentaffairs.humboldt.edu/multicultural/ last year, Humboldt State student Gabriela Girona felt like something was missing. Girona, who is Puerto Rican and originally from upstate New York, found a broader understanding of the Latino experience in the United States lacking at Humboldt State. That sense of a missing connection prompted Girona to take action.
Eureka — After five years of searching the Humboldt Bay Sustainable Living Center has found a home along the Eureka waterfront, near Halverson Park. The center will feature an eco-hostel, a conference center, office space for green businesses and non-profits as well as a 100-mile café.
Humboldt State University’s Service Learning Center is teaming with "Food For People":http://www.foodforpeople.org/, the county's food bank, in sponsoring the HSU Holiday Food Drive from now until Thursday, Nov. 20th.
In the foggy Maya Mountains of western Belize there is a salmon colored mushroom growing on the sides of fallen logs. While the mushroom has an interesting appearance, it’s notable for another reason: it represents a new genus of polypore, a group of mushrooms bearing significant medical potential. Dr. Timothy Baroni, a mycology professor at "State University of New York, Cortland":http://www.cortland.edu/ and a Humboldt State alum, discovered the new genus during a recent research expedition to Belize.
The student-run Lumberjack stopped the presses temporarily Tuesday to publish results of the 2008 presidential and local races, triggering a readership record.
Arcata - Humboldt State University’s Bookstore hosts writer Tim Davidson, “College Football’s Oldest Rookie,” at the store’s second floor University Center location on Friday, Nov. 7, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
For those who think of opera as only “operatic” melodrama involving tragic Europeans of a bygone age, the HSU Opera Workshop has a couple of surprises for its upcoming performances on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7 and 8.
Arcata – Humboldt State University’s new Office of Veterans Enrollment and Transition Services (V.E.T.S.) will host a full roster of events to mark Veterans Day Week.
Arcata—Dr. Alistair McCrone, after serving as Humboldt State's president for some 28 years, is leading a new era of fund raising at Humboldt State University with an exciting new gift.
Two of hip-hop’s most successful MC’s visit Arcata this week, bringing their funk-laden beats, lyrical acrobatics and high energy stage show along with them.
Margaret Gainer, 57, director of Humboldt State's Office for Economic and Community Development (OECD), has been appointed to Califoria's Economic Strategy Panel.
The 28 players of the Humboldt Bay Brass Band performs classics, new compositions and another newly discovered and arranged march by the legendary Humboldt County bandmaster Professor Frank Flowers, on Saturday, Nov. 1 at the Fulkerson Recital Hall.
Arcata - Combating poverty’s blight on Redwood Coast health care requires comprehensive child coverage and ensuring that youngsters have medical and dental ‘homes,’ according to a survey by the California Center for Rural Policy (CCRP) at Humboldt State University.
The Humboldt State University community was shocked and saddened following the suicide of a student sometime late Sunday evening or early Monday morning.
ARCATA — A special tribute to the men's and women's soccer programs' senior players highlights the week of sporting events for Humboldt State Athletics.
A record number of alumni are making gifts to Humboldt State University as the participation rate for the number of confirmed alumni has risen to 10 percent, a rate that is projected to top the 23-campus California State University system. This information comes from a recently submitted report on 2007-2008 academic year giving to the American Council on Education.
There’s nothing like a little sin to get the creative juices flowing. Humboldt State’s "Art Department":http://www.humboldt.edu/~art/ will host a collaborative exhibit titled “Sin in Tin,” that aims to raise funds for various department programs. The show will feature work from students, faculty and staff, and focuses on the seven deadly sins.
Arcata - Marine scientists at Humboldt State and their colleagues at U.C. Davis have uncovered a large eddy southwest of Cape Mendocino that they suspect interferes with the flow of nutrients and marine species to waters farther south.
