Studying Grey Whales: An indicator of marine health in the Pacific Northwest
by Ruby Cayenne painting of grey whale by Ruby Cayenne Humans press on as the Earth shies away from the clement climate that once was and shifts toward a scorching temporal reality. They do so with the abettance of many things that humankind has designed to lessen the deleterious nature of a warming planet. Animals,…
‘Small paper cuts.’ Perspectives from Latine researchers in the sciences
by Ruby Cayenne Spanning continents and borders, there are some who go the distance to bring their professional dreams to fruition, in fields that are typically populated by ethnicities and genders unlike them. “I think folks, Latino folks have a lot of things to show. And oftentimes we don’t get the same attention that other…
Enfermedad mata a gran número de focas y leones marinos en Humboldt
por Ruby Cayenne traducido por Esmeralda Macias El condado de Humboldt y otras partes de California han visto un incremento de varamiento y muerte en mamíferos marinos causado por la enfermedad bacteriana llamada Leptospirosis. Afecta a los riñones de focas y leones marinos y puede causar parálisis y muerte. Humanos y mascotas pueden contraer esta…
Disease killing high number of seals and sea lions in Humboldt County
by Ruby Cayenne Humboldt County and other parts of California have seen a spike in marine mammal strandings and deaths caused by a bacterial disease called Leptospirosis. It affects the kidneys of seals and sea lions and can lead to paralysis and death. Humans and pets can contract this disease through contact with bodily fluids…
Decolonizing Sustainability Speaker Series continues on Oct.12 at Cal Poly Humboldt with professor Kaitlin Reed
by Ruby Cayenne Two additional speakers will take part in the Decolonizing Sustainability Speaker Series this fall. The first speaker was Brittani Orona on Sept.14, and the next speakers are professors Kaitlin Reed on Oct. 12 and Dana Loyd on Nov. 16. The in person events will be at the Native American Forum room BSS…
New academic programs and faculty at Cal Poly Humboldt
by Ruby Cayenne As Cal Poly Humboldt continues to expand, the university is actively adding new programs within various departments and hiring new faculty, being twelve new programs in fall of 2023 and spring 2024 and approximately 39 faculty. Engineering, technology, applied science, and science are the departments that have added new programs. The College…
Daniel O’Shea: the sustainable waterman
by Ruby Cayenne The ocean can touch you somewhere deep if you let it. It is one thing to love the ocean but another thing to let it beautifully consume you. On the coast of Northern California resides a man who deeply cares and worries for the world’s oceans. He spends his days by the…
CUNA: Restaurando Carlson Park y embelleciendo Valley West
por Ruby Cayenne traducido por Desiree Osornio El jueves 6 de abril, el Senador Estatal Mike McGuire se unió con los miembros del Ayuntamiento de Arcata y los coordinadores de Comunidad Unida Del Norte De Arcata (CUNA) para entregar $1,000,000 en el desarrollo del Parque Carlson en Valley West. En total, el parque ha sido…
CUNA: restoring Carlson Park and beautifying Valley West
by Ruby Cayenne Carlson Park in Valley West | Photo by Ruby Cayenne On Thursday, April 6, State Senator Mike McGuire joined Arcata City Council members and Comunidad Unida Del Norte De Arcata (CUNA) co-coordinators to give $1 million for the development of Carlson Park in Valley West. In total, the park has been endowed…
Unangax̂ nigilax̂ construido en colaboración con la comunidad
por Ruby Cayenne traducido por Desiree Osornio Nota del editor: La familia de Ruby Cayenne ha participado en la construcción del nigilax̂ en Mind’s Eye Factory. Un viaje a través del tiempo es un proyecto intertribal y comunitario que da vida a uno de los primeros nigilax̂, la embarcación tradicional de la gente Unangax̂ de…
Unangax̂ nigilax̂ built in community partnership
by Ruby Cayenne Editor’s Note: Ruby Cayenne’s family has participated in the building of the nigilax̂ at Mind’s Eye Factory. A Journey Across Time is an intertribal and community project bringing to life one of the first nigilax̂ in many centuries, the traditional vessel of the Unangax̂ people of Unalaska. It is being built at…
Primera Latina en la Junta de Supervisores en Humboldt: Para Imprimir
por Ruby Cayenne traducido por Desiree Osornio En 2023, Natalie Arroyo empezó como la primera latina del condado de Humboldt elegida para un cargo en la Junta de Supervisores en representación del Distrito 4. Arroyo conoció el Watershed Stewards Project a través de AmeriCorps y empezó a trabajar en este área realizando conservaciones pesqueras en…
First Latina on the Board of Supervisors in Humboldt: For Print
by Ruby Cayenne Natalie Arroyo started off 2023 as Humboldt County’s first Latina to be elected to office on the Board of Supervisors to represent District 4. Arroyo was introduced to the Watershed Stewards Project through AmeriCorps and started working in this area doing fisheries conservation in Petrolia, California. Coming from a Puerto Rican background…
Black Student Union is reorganizing at Cal Poly Humboldt
by Ruby Cayenne The Black Student Union (BSU) at Cal Poly Humboldt (CPH) is getting revitalized. While acting unofficially for now, the club remains a central place of community for many Black students at CPH. BSU was founded in the 1970s and has been a part of CPH’s history for many decades. According to CPH’s…
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