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By Nick Escalada The tranquil uptown neighborhoods of Arcata are frequented by many a wild animal, but among their most notorious visitors are feral cats. Cats are incidentally a tidy, low-maintenance pet popular among Cal Poly Humboldt students, who sometimes find themselves unable to care for their felines after they transfer or graduate. The Humboldt County Animal Shelter takes in cats who are too young or vulnerable for the streets.

By Kaylon Coleman What are we left with when all else is left within the control of others? When it all feels hopeless, when it feels like there’s nothing you can do? Over spring break, I was granted the opportunity to view the first showing in a series of films hosted by Shine a Light on Palestine and Watermelon Pictures, titled All That’s Left of You. Believe it or not, this was also my first time attending a film at the Minor Theater, which will present the series of films from now until May.

By Noah Pond Recently, I went down to the Bay Area and every bathroom in San Francisco might as well be fully automated. You don’t get to decide how much soap you get, you can only get two measly pieces of paper towel — hell, you don’t even get to flush the damn toilet yourself these days. I think automated shit sucks. I think this is a huge issue in our culture today — LeT’s AuToMaTe eVeRyThInG. Let’s just have little sensor robots do all of our most simple tasks.

By Bodhi Haugen A recently passed federal law referred to by some institutions as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed on July 4, 2025, and will bring significant changes to financial aid and loans for current and future students at Cal Poly Humboldt. Some of these changes went into effect immediately, while others are scheduled to begin in the following months.

Financial aid changes for students By Bodhi Haugen A recently passed federal law referred to by some institutions as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed on July 4, 2025, and will bring significant changes to financial aid and loans for current and future students at Cal Poly Humboldt. Some of these changes went into effect immediately, while others are scheduled to begin in the following months.

by Kaylon Coleman Whether you’ve been keeping up with the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) lately or not, you’re probably familiar with its recent inconsistencies in quality. It feels like the company’s only hitting 50% from the free throw. Each release flip flops from practically peak to just god awful, with a good bit of mid-tier cinema sprinkled throughout. Well, the tides have shifted into our favor once more.

Hamnet is a film directed by Oscar-winner and 2026 nominee, Chloé Zhao, and is an adaptation of a bestselling book of the same name by Maggie O’Farrell. The story entails a fictionalized account of the real-life death of William Shakespeare’s 11-year-old son, Hamnet, and how the tragedy influenced the writing of his famous play, Hamlet. I watched this movie in my usual stomping grounds, Arcata’s Minor Theater.

by Ariana Wilson The ‘Cow shark’ consists of two species: the bluntnose sixgill and broadnose sevengill shark. The sixgill shark is a deep-water dweller with the widest distribution of all shark species, ranging from the northern and temperate regions, where water temperatures are about 40-60 degrees Fahrenheit. Adults are found along the continental shelf at depths of at least 8,000 feet, while juveniles have been known to come as far inshore as Humboldt Bay and the San Francisco Bay Area.

by Wren Salazar Against my better judgment, I decided to take a nap around 5:00 p.m. yesterday evening. I dreamt during this nap, a vision of leaden days. I dreamt of the future, and the oracle who revealed it to me was lignified long ago. A face in a gnarled tree with no leaves, suspended on a patch of grass in a sprawling gray void. Rough bark and creaking voice, she spoke with authority and clarity. How cliché could my dream be? A tree with wisdom, old and learned; how typical.

by Sadie Shields The Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya) is popular among the North American bird habitats. It belongs to the tyrant flycatcher family, the largest family of birds in the Americas which includes more than 400 species. This bird can be observed at the Arcata marsh, where it favors dry, open and sparsely vegetated habitats. Despite its preference for desolate landscapes, the Say’s Phoebe is considered one of the more prevalent bird species in the area.