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THEServing LUMBERJACK the Humboldt State campus and community since 1929 Vol. 104 No. 6 www.thelumberjack.org Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Nutrition data remains unpublished Campus is finished. “It’s been a while unfortu- by John Ferrara nately — over a year,” Rudebock The Humboldt State Din- said. “I shouldn’t use the word ing Services began compiling a procrastination, but that’s really chart of nutritional information what it comes down to.” in 2010 for all food items served The Dining Services depart- in The J Cafeteria, but the proj- ment is still tinkering with rec- ect is still incomplete due to a ipes to provide healthier meals. lack of time and money. However, the department states A short nutritional list is on its webpage it assumes no le- available on the housing and gal liability and makes no guar- dining department webpage, antees its nutritional informa- but the information consists of tion is complete, accurate or up 52 breakfast items, falling well to date. short of the 241 meals already The unpublished data re- catalogued. Director of Dining veals a variety of healthy and Services Ron Rudebock said the unhealthy choices which could department plans to make the benefit students concerned with data available to diners next fall. their food intake. Freshman “It still has holes in it, we Laporsha Webb said accessible need to finish up,” Rudebock information could change her said. “We still have food items decisions at the chow line. we haven’t added yet.” “Yes that would more than The larger list was previously likely affect my decision, es- available online. However, it was pecially because I have a lot of pulled from the website within people in my family that suffer three weeks of being posted. from health problems because The current backlog of informa- of what they eat,” Webb said. “I tion, not available to cafeteria thought the stuff they made here diners, was last updated in 2012 was pretty healthy even if it’s and will not be released until it Continued on page 4 Infographic compiled by John Ferrara & designed by Maddy Rueda Out and running Softball starts conference play Softball The second game began at by Caledonia Gerner noon and the Jacks started out on defense. In the first inning, After winning both games on Chico got on the scoreboard Saturday, the Jacks split the final early with a home run by right two games of the four-game se- fielder Sammi Ridgway. ries against Cal State Chico on There was no clear winner a cold, wet Sunday morning at until the final out when HSU McKinleyville High School. was able to tie the game at 6 in The effort put in by both the fifth inning with a two-run teams drew out each long, double by catcher Darrian Har- nerve-racking inning. ris. The first game started at 9 a.m. and Humboldt State held the lead until the top of the sixth inning when Alexandria Molina hit a grand slam, giving the Wildcats a 6-5 lead. After the Ninety percent local wheat ready to be made into malt. | Patrick Evans home run, the score bounced back and forth between Upon moving to Humboldt the HSU and Chico County he took classes at HSU State. and began an eight-year career The game Farming for beer with Eel River Brewery. Press- ended with an ley majored in environmental 8-7 Chico vic- science and took various soil tory, the Wild- HSU alum makes local, organic brew and microbiology courses that cats’ only win Community tion, an all natural and organic attributed to his knowledge of The Wildcats during the four- sustainable farmhouse brewery. alternative agriculture. took a 8-6 lead by Javier Rojas game series. The Humboldt State alumnus The 31-year-old has a leased in the top of the a three-acre farm located south Behind an old storage unit in grows his own grains and hops sixth inning, but of Fortuna in Alton, Calif. and Mckinleyville you can find Jacob and makes the beer in his own HSU responded another plot in McKinleyville. Pressley and his dog Dolce ready brewhouse located in Mckin- immediately with “I usually wake up around to malt a few barrels of wheat leyville. an explosive 5-run 7 every morning and do some and barley. “I focused on soil as a type inning. Center fielder chores at the farm,” Pressley Pressley has brewing in his of agriculture and I was interest- Tonya Walker ended her com- said. “It’s a lot of work since I’m blood. He was raised in Napa, ed in sustainable acts and after mendable performance with a working alone. Since I started Calif. and worked in the wine in- looking at those two things over three-run home run. off on a small scale, I’m taking dustry while growing up. time, I incorporated beer into a Continued on page 11 small incremental steps.” Now he is the owner and op- sustainable act farm,” Pressley Freshman Tiffany Hollingsworth sprints for home plate. | Derek Burton erator of Humboldt Regenera- said. Continued on page 5 INSIDE STORIES FRIDAY SUNDAY SATURDAY THURSDAY 57 64 60 58 The students’ Exploring the imPact testing choice Humboldt room heals patients pg. 9 mentally and pg. 3 physically WEATHER pg. 10 INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER THE NATIONAL FROM GATHERED INFORMATION 2 www.thelumberjack.org Two Egyptian policemen were Egypt sentenced to 10 years in prison for Syria killing blogger Khaled Said in 2010 The government of Syria has agreed to ship whose death helped spark riots in 2011. Pictures of Said’s out some of their chemical weapons by the end of face were posted all over the Internet, and a Facebook page April. The Organisation [sic] for the Prohibition of called “We are all Khaled Said” was the starting point Chemical Weapons (OPCW) say that the shipments for support to overthrow the Egyptian president Hosni would be 35 percent of the chemical weapons Mubarak. The policemen, Mahmoud Salah Mahmoud and expected to be removed from the country. Syria is still currently in the depths of a civil war. Russia Awa Ismail Suleiman beat Said to death but tried to cover it Scientists have been able up by saying he died from swallowing drugs. to resurrect a 30,000-year-old virus extracted from a frozen core sample taken from Siberian permafrost. The virus, Pithovirus sibericum, is not dangerous to humans. This discovery shows China that viruses can remain in a South Africa On Saturday a group dormant state for long periods The murder trial of famed double- of suspected terrorists used giant of time, and potentially could be amputee olympian Oscar Pistorius cleavers to attack people in a train brought back as arctic ice levels began in South Africa on Monday. station in the Chinese city of Kunming, melt. Pistorius is charged with shooting killing 29 and injuring 130. Police killed and killing his girlfriend Reeva four suspects, injured another and Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in arrested three additional people. The 2013. Neighbors gave testimony attackers are suspected members of a saying that they heard screaming separatist group from the northwestern coming from the apartment province of Xinjiang. moments before the gunshots. Compiled and written by Israel LeFrak Sources: Al Jazeera, CNN and BBC Voluntary fee proposed by CSSA On Jan. 26, The California State Student Association (CSSA) The CSSA, established in 1958, is made up of student repre- voted 18 to 5 in favor of initiating a voluntary $4-per-student sentatives from all 23 CSU campuses. According to their web- fee. The fee, which will be collected once every academic year site, the mission of the CSSA is to ‘maintain and enhance access if enacted, will replace a mandatory collection process cur- to an affordable, quality public higher education for the people rently in place. Humboldt State Associated Students Council, of California to the CSU.’ The association represents the collec- a member of the CSSA, currently pays 65 cents per enrolled tive CSU student body, numbering over 400,000, in forums that student. The CSSA had total revenue of $528,887 in 2013. An involve the CSU administration and in-state government pro- AS Council resolution passed Feb. 14 proposes that the 65-cent ceedings. A student board of directors that meet once monthly fee be eliminated if the voluntary $4 fee raises the equivalent runs the association. The association holds annual conferences of the CSSA total revenue collected in 2013. Revenue collected that focus on issues related to student advocacy and lobbying. from students constitutes approximately 50 percent of the total Written by Karl Holappa operating budget of the association. Compiled and written by Israel LeFrak February 25 We opened for lunch, Monday - Friday 04:03 Report of a male who was approximately 30 feet up a redwood tree. 11:30 - on. Happy Hour from 3 - 6. Acid is a hell of a drug. Happy Hour (drinks and small plates) from 3 - 6 every day. February 26 Don't forget about great drink specials in our late night happy hour 9 - 11 Sunday - Thursday, 10 - 12 Friday and Saturday. Petty theft; male subject stole a pastry. Subject was gone on arrival. 10:54 Doughnut dine and dash! Small Plates $5 Late Night Happy Hour Reckless driver on the track at Redwood garlic cheese fries well drinks & pints $3 12:44 Bowl and then southbound Union Street. calamari shots of Jameson & Corralejo $4 I’m too lazy to run, I think I’ll just drive.