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Campus Rallies Against Deep Budget Cuts

Arcata – Humboldt State and CSU officials warn of dire consequences to California and its educational system if pending budget legislation is adopted by lawmakers and signed by the governor.

Emergency Alert System a Success

Thanks for your participation in today’s test of HSU’s Emergency Alert System. These tests will be conducted once a semester.

CRP Compost Program

Compost Event on Friday, Feb. 20 from 3:30 to 5 p.m.located at the northwest corner of Redwood Bowl at Campus Recycling Program’s Compost Demonstration Site. Questions: (707) 826-4162 or recycle@humboldt.edu.

Gas Leak Repaired, Classes To Continue

*The following appeared on Humboldt State's Emergency Notifications page after a gas leak was discovered in the south west section of campus.* Update: Campus Officials are in the process of restoring full service to campus. Classes will continue as scheduled today and tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 13. No interruptions in building services are expected.

Campus Rallies Against Budget Cuts

Alliance for the CSU will host a forum on Friday, Feb. 13, at noon in the Kate Buchanan Room to rally support for Humboldt State’s budget and that of the entire CSU system.

Health Data Training Comes to Humboldt

Arcata – The California Center for Rural Policy at Humboldt State University and a partner at UCLA are accepting applications for a health data training course that will be hosted in April and May by the Humboldt Area Foundation in Bayside.

Beading Experts Share Gift

Lonnie Weeks and Winema Huitt Weeks see a diversity of significance in beadwork. It can serve as a form of relaxation, represent one’s personal medicine, exist as an expression of art and even help pay the rent.

Animal of My Time: Photographs and Sculpture by Cecilia Paredes

Eureka - Humboldt State University First Street Gallery presents _Animal of My Time: Photographs and Sculpture by Cecilia Paredes_, from Feb. 7 through March 9. Paredes’ work frequently combines overlooked, marginalized subjects and materials from nature, while employing traditional artistic techniques.

Internet Project Wins Education Award

Arcata – Redwood Coast Connect, the pilot project partnered by Humboldt State University to spur high speed broadband service in the four-county region, has been recognized for its achievements by the state agency that oversees Internet resources for higher education.

Classical Guitar, the Next Generation

Young guitarist Antoniy Kakamakov is on a roll. After winning prizes for his playing in San Francisco and Portland, in 2008 he won the Wesley Day Solo Classical Guitar Recording Competition, which is designed to launch one particularly talented student from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music on a professional career.

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A Day At Sea

Getting to study oceanography at the undergraduate level is pretty rare. Even more unusual? Getting access to a 90-foot fully-equipped floating laboratory. HSU’s Coral Sea is the nation’s only research vessel dedicated to undergraduate research.

HEIF Spring RFP Kickoff

Meet with members of the Humboldt Energy Independence Fund committee and learn more about HEIF and network with other students to collaborate on proposals! Learn more about the Request For Proposals (RFP) process as it relates to HEIF. Wednesday, Feb. 11 from 5 to 6 p.m. in the UC South Lounge. Contact Jeffrey Steuben at jls125@humboldt.edu or HEIF at heip@humboldt.edu.

Help Humboldt with Recyclemania

Humboldt State is in a 10-week competition with 512 other schools to see which campus can recycle the most materials. The competition’s website details how the contest works and has a results page where updated rankings can be viewed.

New Course Gets Science Into Business

Arcata - The HSU School of Business and its Institute for Entrepreneurship Education will offer a one unit course in the fall of 2009, “Business for Scientists,” an introductory overview of business skills designed for both professional and personal use.

Paintings and Mixed Media by Sullivan

EUREKA, _Calif_.—Humboldt State’s First Street Gallery presents _Not What It Seems: Paintings and Mixed Media by Karen Sullivan_, from Feb. 7 through March 9. This exhibition features work created from Sullivan’s curious intermingling of the subconscious with the everyday world.

Landscape Art On Tap at Bullen Gallery

Arcata – Contemporary landscape photography, including works by two Humboldt State University alumni, will be featured Feb. 12 through March 12 at the University’s Reese Bullen Gallery opposite Van Duzer Theater.

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From the Farm to the Dining Hall

The local, organic produce served at Humboldt State's main dining hall is fresh. In fact, if you're eating a salad in The J at noon, there's a good chance the lettuce was picked that same morning.

HSU Hosts Sustainability Leadership Drive

Arcata – Humboldt State University will host some 250 high school students in early February from the Bay Area, the Sacramento Valley and north to the Redwood Coast at a Leadership Conference in Sustainability that builds on HSU’s historical role in green initiatives.

CSSA Conducts Search for CSU Student Trustee

Long Beach, Calif.—The California State Student Association (CSSA) today opened its annual search for a Student Trustee to serve on the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees. Applications are now being accepted by the CSSA.

HSU Marks Darwin’s 200th Birthday

Arcata – Humboldt State University will celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin (1809-1882), eminent British naturalist and author of the history-making On the Origin of Species, with ceremonies on Thursday, February 12, at noon in the Lobby-Atrium of building Science B.

Opening Soon: Library Internet Café

Arcata – The Humboldt State University Library has begun construction of a full-scale Internet Café, the second phase of a multi-pronged project to furnish the campus with a 2lst century Learning Commons that bridges the print and digital worlds.