Humboldt State’s Information Technology Services (ITS) is preparing to update email and calendaring systems, adding new functionality and additional features.
"It's a beautiful thing to get up in front of hundreds and to get people laughing and thinking," said author and educator Richard Van Camp, who will deliver the keynote address at the "Fall English Studies Conference Uniting Educators", held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24 and 25, in Humboldt State's Founders Hall.
Arcata - "KHSU/KHSR-FM"::http://www.khsu.org/ will broadcast exclusive interviews during its Fall 2008 membership drive with Dr. Helen Caldicott, a specialist in the medical hazards of the nuclear age, and Helen Thomas, First Lady of the White House Press Corps.
Arcata - Dr. L. Scott Quackenbush, executive director of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama, and Humboldt State University’s Associate Dean of Marine Science and Director of the Telonicher Marine Laboratory in Trinidad from 2005 to 2008, died Oct. 12 at his home in Mobile, Ala., after a brief illness. He was 56 and reportedly succumbed to cancer.
Nine HSU Students, along with Geography Professor Tony Rossi, are currently on a six week trip across Tibet as part of the GEOG 411 Senior Field Research course.
While not itself all that old, the HSU Jazz Orchestra will highlight a composition by the man the Guinness Book of Records recognized as the founder of the oldest continuously existing jazz band on the planet—or at least it was until recently. It happens at Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus in Arcata on Saturday, Oct. 18, when the Jazz Orchestra plays their half of the program, preceded by the HSU Symphonic Band.
ARCATA – Heading towards the final push, four of Humboldt State's fall sports programs enjoy the benefit of playing in front of the home crowds this weekend. Volleyball gets the action started when its hosts a league match on Friday, and keeps it going with another Saturday.
When a contestant on the television game show _Wheel of Fortune_ spins and lands on the dreaded bankrupt space, a gloomy slide-whistle sounds a forlorn note. Right now, if the American economy were a game show, that bankrupt sound would be repeating ad infinitum.
A king, mad with jealousy, and a kingdom thrown into chaos. A beautiful queen, imprisoned and left for dead. A foundling child, left on the wild shore of a distant and now enemy country.
Arcata – When word spread at Humboldt State University that the Coast Guard had towed a stranded Chinese junk into Humboldt Bay Oct. 4, many members of the campus community perked up their ears.
Arcata — KRFH-AM and _The Lumberjack_, Humboldt State's student-run media outlets, are hosting a forum on Monday, Oct. 13, 6-8 p.m., in the University Center's Banquet Room with the six candidates vying for Arcata's three city council seats. The event is an opportunity for students to share their concerns with the future of city government.
What the calendar calls Columbus Day the Multicultural Center calls the first day of Indigenous Peoples’ Week. The MCC will be hosting a wide gamut of festivities and educational events starting Monday, Oct. 13 through Friday Oct. 16.
Arcata – The October 3 pipe bomb hoax that disrupted a corner of the Humboldt State University was an accidental occurrence, but investigation of the September 23 hoax continues, according to the University Police Department.
The Oct. 2 test of Humboldt State University’s Emergency Alert-Information System generated 4,676 text messages, dwarfing the 752 transmitted during the test last spring.
ARCATA — Everybody's in action, but four of the six Humboldt State fall sports will be going on the road to compete this week. Volleyball and football travel for league action, while the men's and women's cross country squads race their final non-postseason events. The men's and women's soccer teams share the home spotlight in Redwood Bowl this weekend.
Arcata - Humboldt State University has acquired two properties on and off campus to bolster student and educational support services, as freshman enrollment grows for the third straight year.
HSU has set another record for freshmen enrollment with 1,191 registering for the fall semester, a 13 percent jump over last year's count of 1,051. Total university enrollment today is 7,800 versus 7,773 in 2007.
Arcata – Investigators are seeking clues to a suspect length of pipe with end caps found October 3 in front of a Humboldt State University building about 45 minutes before California Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi was scheduled to lead a listening session there with students, faculty and staff.
For college students, it's never too early to start thinking about careers, says Ann Johnson-Stromberg coordinator for internships and job development with HSU's Career Center. The internships, workshops and classes students participate in during their college years can add up to amazing things when it's time to start a career.
National Coming Out day is fast approaching and this year a whole host of events surround this celebration. It begins by welcoming the new queer students at Humboldt State University.
Arcata – Humboldt State University has joined the 22 sister campuses of the California State University system in establishing a new database that provides the public with a wealth of information about undergraduate learning experiences.
Humboldt State University conducted a test of its Emergency Alert-Information System. The campus clock tower bells will rang continuously until 11:00 a.m. Cell phones are buzzing with simulated text messages. Bright red Test Today signs are posted around campus and KHSU-FM 90.5 is airing announcements about the drill. Further information is available at 826-INFO.
Arcata – No evidence of assault has been found in connection with the July 30 death of Humboldt State senior Nghiep Tuan Huynh, 31, of Westminster, Calif., and Humboldt State University Police Department investigators announced Oct. 1 that Huynh’s death was accidental, following a meeting with the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office.
Arcata - Lieutenant Lynne Soderberg, second-in-command at the Humboldt State University Police Department and a new graduate of the exclusive FBI National Academy, will be honored during a special public ceremony in the University’s Goodwin Forum, Nelson Hall East, on Thursday, Oct. 2, at noon.
A major musical week at HSU includes the first-ever northern California concert by an internationally acclaimed percussion ensemble, a guitar virtuoso returning to HSU with his new trio, and a performance by one of the North Coast’s favorite pianists.
