Student fees on the rise
Students may feel the pain of paying higher tuition prices in years to come, but tuition may not be all that will rise. For organizations on campus, student fees comprise a large portion of the budget. As operating costs increase, so must income. Student Activities, an organization on campus responsible for concerts, events and entertainment for [...]
Students crossing cause of serious traffic jam
The crosswalk connecting the Engineering building and Science building has been a hinder on traffic for several years now, but has become a larger problem specifically in the last two years. Vehicles can be backed up from one stop light to another on UAA drive under worst-case conditions. The recent growth in student population means [...]
ANSEP aims to raise retention rates
The UAA campus is fraught with a plethora of acronyms, from CPISB to SU and RH to SSB. The list goes on. Hiding behind each acronym is a building, and hiding within each building is an environment. The ANSEP building, identified with bold, white letters, is home to an environment that has evolved over nearly [...]
Carbon Tax Debate Sparks Dialogue
03 November 2009
Members of the University Debate Team and a panel of four faculty members led a crowd of forty-four to debate an Alaska Carbon Tax. The event took place on Oct. 29 at the UAA/APU Consortium Library. Thoughtful questions from an engaged audience stimulated a free-ranging discussion seeking solutions for the threat of climate change in [...]
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Hammered Hamsters in the Psychology Department provide scientific insight
03 November 2009
What’s with the binge drinking in the Psychology Department? Gwen Lupfer-Johnson, a UAA professor, is studying the effects of alcohol on Siberian dwarf hamsters. These feral hamsters, which are captured from their habitats in Russia, are nothing like their domesticated counterparts. They are unique because the male takes a more active role in parenting than [...]
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Statewide Briefs 11/3/09
03 November 2009
UA regents meeting in Fairbanks University of Alaska regents meet Oct. 29 in Fairbanks to review a tentative operating budget of $820 million. A final budget request for the 2011 financial year goes to the governor in December. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported regents will also review building plans, and one of the priorities is $88 million for [...]
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UAF heads to Seawolf territory for their chance to try and take down No. 1 UAA
03 November 2009
Though it’s not a Cinderella or a coach Carter story, the tale of the Seawolves Volleyball season is one for the books. Win after win; the Seawolves seem to be invincible. The last eight games, which began after their loss to Montana State, have been a roll for the Seawolves, their most recent victory coming [...]
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The Pioneers head up to challenge the Seawolves
03 November 2009
By Damaris Craig and Lee Hall This week will find the Seawolves hockey team hosting the University of Denver Pioneers here at the Sullivan Arena. The Pioneers have a record so far this season of 4-2-0 going into their two home games against Minnesota State on Oct. 30 and 31. Last year the Pioneers finished with a [...]
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Meet the Seawolves: Alex West
03 November 2009
Cross Country Year: Sophomore Previous School: Skyview HS Hometown: Soldotna, AK Major: Civil Engineering Cross Country Accomplishments: In high school Alex did not participate in cross-country, instead she spent her fall season playing on the volleyball team. Alex did run in track though in high school and took sixth place at state her senior year in the 800-meter. In 2007 [...]
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Sports Briefs 11/3/09
03 November 2009
UAA downs WOU on road, 3-1, increase GNAC lead Sophomore outside hitter Jackie Matthisen pounded 18 kills and made a career-high 19 digs against her former team Oct. 29 to boost the UAA volleyball team to its eighth straight victory, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-20, over Western Oregon. UAA won with another balanced statistical effort, getting 14 kills [...]
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Seattle-based Steampunk Convention a sign of the genre’s potential In Alaska
03 November 2009
Steampunk fans from across Alaska were present at Steamcon in Seattle, WA, a steampunk-only convention whose sold-out halls led as an example of the growing popularity of the genre. Since 2007 web searches for the term steampunk have sky rocketed according to Google Trends. The New York Times wrote an article on it in 2008 [...]
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Go steep for cheap with the web’s best gear deals
03 November 2009
It’s no lie that Alaskans, residents and students alike, adore the outdoors: they choose to make their playground the Last Frontier. Steep and Cheap, a Web site based out of Salt Lake City’s backcountry.com, is just the way for these college-age addicts of the great outdoors to get their fix with the latest gear technologies [...]
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Self-portrait show ‘No Big Heads’ opens in Student Union
03 November 2009
The Student Union Gallery opened its annual “No Big Heads” self-portrait exhibition on Thursday, Oct. 29. The show is an invitational open to all artists, and asks them to submit self-portraits, in any medium, not exceeding 12 by 12 inches in any direction. Each year a professional artist is selected to be juror of the [...]
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