About a year ago, I attended a convention in Las Vegas. This involved getting up really early to set up the coffee booth. Not... »
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Arcata Eye & Friends: A Children’s Treasury Of Arcata Wrongness – September 3, 2012
This handy guide is a service of Eye on Arcata, with help from reader David Jarvis and present and former staffmembers, including Jessica Savage, Terrance McNalley, Lorraine LeBlank and Kevin Hooper. »
HSU Women’s Soccer Team Suspended Three Games For Hazing – August 29, 2012
The team’s three-game suspension follows a suspension of the men’s soccer team for the entire 2012-13 season due to hazing. »
Back To HSU: All Mimsy Were the Borogoves, Or, Welcome To Arcata

Under the swaying palms and in the shadow of Mr. McKinley’s stolid, disapproving flanks, you’ll find your highest concentration of sweet little shops, offering everything from fun stuff to essentials. »
Vice Mayor Shane Brinton: Welcome To Arcata – August 16, 2012

HSU students contribute to the community in many other ways too numerous to list here. Whatever your interests are, you will have plenty of opportunities to get involved. From habitat restoration and engineering to organic farming, poverty relief, business development, political activism and beyond, Arcata is a place where you can really make a... »
Lydia Leblanc: Tattoo You – September 12, 2011

Would you let someone perform a root canal on you in their garage? Pony up to get it done right the first time. »
Arcata’s Safer Than Where You Came From, But Keep Your Guard Up – August 30, 2011

Apart from violent crime, your destiny as a victim, or not, is pretty much up to you. While Arcata is as safe as it gets, there are still plenty of free-range opportunivores (which we call Slithy Toves) trying to steal your stuff. »
Ask Bonnie: Building Life’s Emotional Foundation – September 3, 2011
It is a time to have interesting life experiences and start to explore the possibilities that are available and that await them in life. »
Greta Macey: Open Door’s Teen Clinic Services Are Free, Confidential and Sensitive – September 3, 2011
The Teen Clinic “front desk” is run by students like me, either from Arcata High School or McKinleyville High. We all received training and the competence and maturity of the teen staff is well received and creates an informal peer atmosphere for young people who may be uncomfortable with their first visit. »
Julie Barnum: Navigating Humboldt’s Health Issues Starts With An Open Door – August 30, 2011
While it is normal to experience new things at this age, it is also essential to consider the well being of your health as you start the foundation of this next stage of your life. Rather than being daunted by the responsibilities of college, rest easy knowing that you’ve come to a community dedicated... »
Kevin Hoover: The Infinite World Of Arcata – September 3, 2011
Welcome to the town that has a thousand things wrong with it and a million things right. »