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In 2015, NASCAR asked that fans refrain from bringing confederate flags to races. But in June, Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s only full-time African American driver...

The last few weeks have seen even more game companies host livestreams announcing upcoming games instead of at their regular Electronic Entertainment Expo, or...

The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, was scheduled to take place in June this year before being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic....

The University of Alaska, or UA, Board of Regents confirmed UA President Jim Johnsen’s resignation by email on June 22. The board accepted his...

Anchorage residents will be required to wear masks in indoor spaces starting on June 29 at 8 a.m. The emergency order was announced on...

Alaska’s residents are joining the rest of the lower 48 in protesting the death of George Floyd. The three largest cities in Alaska held...

In the past few weeks, a lot of information has been released about the University of Alaska budget and COVID-19. The UA Board of...

A spike in COVID-19 cases accompanied the reopening of the State of Alaska. Cases all over the U.S. have gone up since loosening restrictions...

The University of Alaska, or UA, office along with the UA universities developed a five-phase operational plan for reopening the UA system. From most...

The COVID-19 global epidemic has decimated public health as well as economies. Deaths in the U.S. are projected at 100,000 deaths, according to The...

Budget cuts affected many programs and colleges within UAA. UAA’s College of Arts and Sciences, or CAS, has seen repeated cuts over the last...

Stocks have been changing rapidly as more news about COVID-19 is released. Streaming companies such as Netflix have seen major growth during the quarantine....

The last recommendations for the expedited program review before the Board of Regents, or BOR, makes their final decisions in June have been released...

Total calls for service: 503 March 30: Trespass in the Engineering Parking Garage. Trespass in the Engineering Parking Garage. March 31: Trespass and violation of conditions...

The reach of COVID-19 continues to grow in Anchorage and other parts of Alaska, including Fairbanks, Kenai and Juneau. The total number of recorded...

Jobless Alaskans due to COVID-19 have turned to unemployment, with 36,000 applications sent into the State of Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development...

Total calls for service: 885 March 18: Suspicious person on Providence Drive. March 20: Theft in the Fine Arts Building. March 23: Suicide threat or attempt –...

President Trump signed a $2 trillion stimulus package to aid the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The stimulus, signed on March 27, is the...

A big concern in recent weeks surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic has been how the economy and stock market is reacting. In the week of...

UAA’s expedited program review continues to be an ongoing process. The latest recommendations for revision, continuation, enhancement, suspension, continued review and deletion of majors...

UPDATE 3/31/2020: The first death of an Alaska resident from COVID-19 occurred in Washington state on March 24. Alaska’s chief medical officer, Dr. Anne Zink,...

Total calls for service: 1,011 Feb. 24: Theft in the East Campus Central Parking Lot. Medical assist: Injury in the Fine Arts Building. Disturbance in...

UAA is currently undergoing an expedited program review process to revise, continue, enhance, suspend, continue review and delete majors and programs as a result...

Total calls for service: 312 Feb. 18: Disturbance in the Beatrice McDonald Hall. Agency Assist: Anchorage Police (felony) at 40th and Wellness Street. Feb. 20: Theft...

Due to budget cuts to the UA system, UAA underwent an expedited program review to determine which degree programs will be reduced, discontinued, revised...

The U.S. was buzzing about the impeachment of President Donald Trump and the subsequent impeachment trial during the past few weeks. The rules and...

Total calls for service: 335 Feb. 4: Traffic accident: hit and run in the Alder Lot. Feb. 10: Mental health check in the Student Union. Suspicious...

Calls for service: 319 Feb. 3: Traffic accident: non-injury on Providence Drive. Feb. 4: Sex offense: statutory rape, theft and theft: fraudulent use of an access...

In late January, after the novel coronavirus spread across China and into countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany and the United States, global stock markets...

Undergraduate in-state tuition for the entire University of Alaska, or UA, system will increase by 5% for the fall semester of 2020. The universities of...