Campus Safety Bulletin: Suspect in Assault The University Police Department is advising the Humboldt State University community to be on the alert for an individual alleged to be involved in an assault on campus. The incident is still under investigation; however, assistance is being sought to locate the subject. Dennis Gomez (pdf of police flier),…
Last remaining KHSU employee quits
Mad River Union HUMBOLDT STATE – Natalya Estrada, the last employee not fired by the Humboldt State administration as part of last Thursday’s abrupt purge of KHSU’s staff and volunteers, has resigned her position. Estrada, who’d been retained as Morning Edition host, follows David Reed, who had been appointed as the station’s new interim director,…
Another Village housing project revision before the City Council
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – In what has become a recurring event, still another revised version of The Village housing project is being submitted to the Arcata City Council for consideration. The newest iteration, incorporating alterations recommended by the council during recent meetings, is to be considered during the Wednesday, April 17…
Memo to KHSU staff from Peter Fretwell
Mad River Union This memorandum was posted on KHSU’s listserv this morning by former General Manager Peter Fretwell, who was also dismissed as part of the station overhaul. —– Forwarded Message —– From: Peter M Fretwell <[email protected]> To: khsu-allstaff <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019, 9:33:36 AM PDT Subject: [khsu-allstaff] KHSU Reorganization Dear KHSU Volunteers,…
St. Joe kickstarts HSU/CR nursing program with $2 million grant
St. Joseph Health System press release St. Joseph Health Invests $2 Million in North Coast Nursing Program Grant will kick-start the permanent endowment to support the Humboldt State University RN to BSN Program Humboldt County — Officials from St. Joseph Health, Humboldt County (SJH-HC), Humboldt State University, College of the Redwoods, and Senator Mike McGuire announced today that St.…
The Village housing project gets a City Council lifeline
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA CITY HALL – On a 3–1 vote with Mayor Brett Watson dissenting, the City Council last week gave direction to a developer and city staff to evaluate a new version of The Village housing project, one that it could approve if properly configured. As stipulated by the council,…
McKinleyville Matters: Time for McK Land Trust annual dinner
The McKinleyville Land Trust invites the public to attend its 18th annual dinner and fundraiser at Azalea Hall, 1620 Pickett Rd. in McKinleyville on Sunday evening, March 3. The menu features chicken cacciatore or baked eggplant, both with pasta, Tomaso’s sauce, fresh mixed green salad, bread from the North Coast Co-op Bakery, Ramone’s coffee or…
College Life Today: Being a student and an immigrant
Sarai Escalante Special to the Union HUMBOLDT STATE – I grew up in Tijuana, Mexico. No matter where you come from, you belong in college and you deserve an education. This is something that I have learned throughout the years of being in college and something I believe we all deserve. Thanks to a lot…
College Life Today: A learning disability didn’t make me ineducable. It made me unstoppable
Max Schmidtbauer Special to the Union HUMBOLDT – Being a freshman in college is not easy, to say the least. Once you tack on the fact that I have a diagnosed learning disability, it seems like college is not an option at all. At least, this is what I was told. Little did I know…
HSU restarting Nursing program, is searching for director
HSU Searching for Director of New Nursing Program Humboldt State University has begun a national search for a director to lead an RN-to-BSN nursing program, which could enroll its first students as soon as Fall 2020. The director is a faculty position, with broad responsibility for overseeing continued development of the program, raising the necessary…