By: Amber Duka

It's raining, and you're running late for class. You don't have an umbrella and you have to make the trek from 4-hour parking up to Founders Hall. Interrupting your professor's lecture is not an option. Mid-route, you run over a lawn of grass when it hap...

By: Jennifer MacKaben

Terry Yard was in his fifties when he decided to go back to school for a degree in music. Deborah Clasquin, a piano instructor at HSU, told him it would be a piece of cake. She even helped Yard land a part-time accompanist job after he graduated. 'She w...

By: Nathaniel Ochoa

Lights flicker on the darkened stage. A man is chained to a tree in the middle of the woods. His mother is there, threatening to leave him helpless for the bears to find, for one reason and one reason only: breakfast is no longer his favorite meal. 'This...

It was the type of dance that YouTube videos are made of. Ivan Castillo was dancing around his apartment to the theme song from the TV show 'Friends. and rdquo; It was obvious by the way he was gyrating that he thought he was alone, or at least not being ...

At the age of four, Brad Hunkins, former HSU football player and Social Science senior, learned a valuable life lesson. Things aren't always as they appear. During a camping adventure with his grandparents, Hunkins and his grandfather decided to go fishi...

By: Amber Duka

Summer is almost here. While hundreds of students prepare to head home, some students decide to stay in Humboldt County for the summer months. During the months of May through July the weather is pretty fantastic. It is a drastic change from the heavy win...

By: Derek Lactaoen

Oysters: Either you love and lsquo;em or you hate and lsquo;em. There are those who 'shuck and swallow and rdquo; on a regular basis and those who won't touch the creature. But regardless of their spot in your heart, oysters have a unique place in the c...

By: Jade Copple

The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming and everyone is making plans for the summer. But with every semester's end comes an unfortunate, but inevitable period of panic, cramming and sleep deprivation. That's right. It's time for finals. Before you d...

By: Dottie Guido

HSU is a national leading example of a supportive, socially just, on-campus housing community. It made leaps and bounds above most of the universities in the nation, and became the high standard that other university housing staffs look to meet. Gender-n...

By: Kayla Gunderson

The room was nearly empty. The turn out was expected to at least be in the teens. Six people sat there waiting for more people to show up. They didn't, but the Graduation Pledge Alliance program meeting went on. 'I hoped we would have had some club repres...

By: Jade Copple

'Oh my god mom, it's a whale! and rdquo; screams 12-year-old Jesse Goebel. Jumping up and down, he points his finger toward a black fin peaking out of the ocean. The whale launches out of the water and submerges again with a heavy splash in a matter of s...

Rosario Dawson signed on for 'Clerks 2 and rdquo; for one reason: the donkey show. and nbsp; How do I know that? Dante told me. I love 'Clerks. and rdquo; I love everything about that movie. The black and white Quick Stop. The story: two friends working ...

and nbsp;Money is thrown in the air in a fit of rebellion and excitement, fluttering down and scattering across the floor in the dark hotel room. Joyce Tam and Alex Kramer, both HSU seniors and founders of the Entrepreneurs Club, were in charge of all ...

It's 5:03 p.m. and SLAMfest is abuzz with excitement. The White Stripes' 'My Doorbell and rdquo; is blaring. Booths line the parameter of Gist Hall parking lot. Whispers of the much anticipated Afro-Beat band Albino spread throughout the festival. SLAMf...

It took three bullets to instantly change Travon Oliver's life forever. 'Live for today, because tomorrow is not promised, and rdquo; Oliver said. The 20-year-old political science sophomore remembers that night vividly. In the madness that is the Depot...

By: Kayla Gunderson

You are driving down by the Arcata Bottoms and you see an omnipresent glow on top of the hill. You wonder what that glow could be, and for a brief moment it reminds you of a scene from E.T. That glow is misdirected light from HSU's Redwood Bowl. The Alli...

Chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry? What is your favorite type of ice cream? How about grasshopper or Easter bunny surprise? If these flavors don't sound familiar, then you haven't checked out the latest ice cream parlor in town, the Arcata Scoop. Though ...

and nbsp;Daft Punk remixes, Obama speech overdubbing and live traditional black gospel music are incorporated in this year's dance performance from the Department of Theater, Film and amp; Dance. 'Between Floor and Flight and rdquo; displays a variety o...

Eating healthy is a lifestyle option, but not an option at HSU. According to collected nutrition facts, an overwhelming amount of foods available at the HSU Depot and at The J are high in fats and low in nutritional value. If your morning meal is a brea...

'Barack Obama and rdquo; lost a Foosball tournament. But 'Barack Obama and rdquo; was simply the team name of Alejandro del Calvo, a 22-year-old political science major, who was eliminated from the weekly Foosball tournament that happens every Friday nigh...