Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – A cross-section of local industry leaders and employers gathered at Eureka’s Ingomar Club last week to unveil a new campaign which, if effective, will both ensure a new generation of achievers and build college attendance in the region. Dubbed Get Ready Humboldt – with a GetReadyHumboldt.com website…
Sloppy Zehndner paper fails to support its narrative
These interns rely on “guilt by association” throughout their paper, and draw an unsupported conclusion that Mr. Zehndner’s “history reflects him to be an opportunist who took advantage of the Indian indenture system in California.” According to the article, the most damning information about Mr. Zehndner seems to be that a 7-year-old girl named “Lucy”…
HSU President Lisa A. Rossbacher retiring
HSU Press Release President Rossbacher to Retire From CSU Lisa A. Rossbacher, who has served as President of Humboldt State University since 2014, announced today that she will retire from the California State University system after the 2018-19 academic year. In a message to the HSU community, President Rossbacher said that she had enjoyed serving…
More KSHU issues pile up in advance of Wednesday’s CAB meeting
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – Pick your narrative: either Humboldt State’s adults are trying to bring clarity and fairness to the unruly rebellion at KHSU, or the university’s administration is crossing ethical lines to squash dissent. Humboldt State University President Lisa Rossbacher has asked that meetings of radio station KHSU’s Community Advisory…
No means no on The Village, or maybe it means ‘nuclear’
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – Mayor Sofia Pereira states that after looking into it, this morning’s 2-0-2 vote on The Village student housing project does indeed constitute denial of the project. “In short: we needed three votes in the affirmative for the project to move forward based on the contents of the…
LoCO gets Drooz’d
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – Another local news organization, the Lost Coast Outpost (LoCO), has received a demand letter from Deborah Drooz, Esq., the Los Angeles attorney representing Humboldt State University Vice President Craig Wruck. Over the last several days, Drooz has sent the Mad River Union letters accusing it of false…
Union gets second letter from HSU VP’s attorney, KHSU staffer got one too
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – The Mad River Union has received a second letter from Deborah Drooz, Esq., attorney for Humboldt State University Vice President Craig Wruck and his wife, Elizabeth. The latest letter, dated Aug. 6, is a flattened pdf document scanned at a slight angle from the original (see below).…
HSU vice president demands newspaper retract employee’s allegations
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – A Humboldt State University administrator involved with the controversy surrounding radio station KHSU is pushing back against a radio station employee’s allegations of inappropriate conduct – by accusing the newspaper that reported them of libel. On Friday evening, the Mad River Union received a letter (see below)…
