How to Access The Lumberjack's Content

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The Lumberjack is the student-run, independent news outlet serving the Cal Poly Humboldt campus and community, and its content is primarily accessed through its website at thelumberjack.org. From the homepage you can reach news, opinion, life and arts, and sports coverage, plus an "Editor's Pick" section that highlights selected stories. The site also points readers to a student-run, independent radio station, so the outlet's reach extends beyond written articles.

What you'll find on the site

The homepage is organized around dated editions and section feeds rather than a single chronological blog. Based on the current front page, content includes:

  • News — campus and community reporting, such as a story about a yoga studio turned homeless shelter being forced to close, and coverage of Cal Poly Humboldt testing a power-washing drone.
  • Opinion — commentary pieces, including one discussing a celebrity advertising controversy.
  • Life and Arts — local culture coverage, such as a piece on Arcata's nightlife.
  • Sports — athletics-related stories and commentary.
  • Editor's Pick — a curated block of selected stories appearing near the top of the page.

Articles carry tags for location and institution (Arcata, Cal Poly University Humboldt, HSU, Humboldt County, Humboldt State University) and for audience (Students), which can help you tell campus-focused reporting from broader community coverage.

How to navigate and read

  1. Open thelumberjack.org in a browser.
  2. Scan the homepage for the current edition heading (for example, "Wednesday's Edition") to see what was most recently published.
  3. Use the section labels — News, Opinion, Life and Arts, Sports — to jump to the type of coverage you want.
  4. Click a headline or "Read more" to open the full article.
  5. Check the byline and date under each headline; stories show both the author and the posting date, so you can judge how current a piece is.

Expected result: you land on a dated edition page, can identify the section and author of each item, and can open any story in full.

Other media formats

The site references a student-run, independent radio outlet associated with Cal Poly Humboldt. If audio is what you're after, that radio stream is the companion format to the written paper. The Lumberjack's own content on the page is text-and-image based; the radio is presented as a separate listen option rather than as embedded audio within articles.

Update frequency and what that means for you

The front page is organized by edition date, and the current edition is dated Wednesday, September 16, 2026, with multiple stories posted under that date. If you're checking for new material, returning on publication days and looking at the top edition heading is the most reliable way to see what's new, rather than expecting a continuously refreshing feed.

Common snags

  • Confusing the paper with the university. The Lumberjack is student-run and independent, serving the campus and community — it is not the university's official communications office, so treat its opinion and news content accordingly.
  • Expecting a paywall or login. Nothing on the page indicates a subscription requirement or account sign-in; articles are presented as directly readable. If that changes, the site itself would be the place to confirm terms.
  • Looking for broadcast content in the articles. The radio is a separate listen option mentioned on the site, not something embedded in each story.

Quick answer

Go to thelumberjack.org, pick a section (News, Opinion, Life and Arts, Sports) or the Editor's Pick block, and open any headline to read the full story. For audio, use the student-run independent radio the site points to. New content appears under dated editions, so check the top edition heading for the latest.