January 24, 2012 by The Northern Light

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January 24, 2012

University of Alaska Anchorage

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Mystery thief returns portrait Bed bugs of founder after several months sink their

By Alden Lee

Assistant Features Editor

For a short while, Beatrice McDonald disappeared. Someone must really appreciate McDonald’s likeness. It might be her decidedly 60’s-style haircut.

Or her groovy, black-framed, wing-tipped glasses. Or perhaps her prominent secretarial work in the 70’s and 80’s, and her rich history with UAA. Whatever the reason, someone lifted McDonald’s portrait off the wall of the Beatrice McDonald Hall and made away with it in mid-November. The 25x29 inch color picture, complete with a golden frame and small plaque, hung representative of a woman who had been with the university since its fledging adult night school days. The portrait heist is certainly one of a kind. Its disappearance left building management and campus police scrambling to locate its whereabouts, searching through the nooks and crannies of the BMH. Eventually a call for the portrait’s return was posted on the Green & Gold website, with a

no-questions-asked disclaimer. And just a few days ago, someone kindly felt inclined to return it. “This is really something new,” said Chris Mizelle, the maintenance and operations director of Facilities & Campus Services. “I’ve worked at UAA for 30 something years now and this is definitely a first.” Beatrice McDonald, who was an associate professor of office administration, was among the original faculty members of the community college when it first opened out of West High School in 1954 as the Anchorage Community College. The woman strove to expand the college’s associate arts program in office administration, and advocated heavily on the behalf of secretaries statewide. Her efforts made her an honorary

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“Hookup” site stays afloat amid allegations of copyright violation Website for relationships and listings stirs up UAA officials over logo design; website developer remains anonymous By Teresa Kennedy News Editor

UAAHookup – a combination of eBay, Match.com, and iSawYou – launched in late December from the hosting account of a man who only identified himself as “Vlad”. Designed as a variation of Craigslist, the site offers users the ability to post items and residences for sale, personal ads for relationships or friendship, or to post about that person you wanted to approach but were too scared to. All that is needed is a UAA email address. Vlad’s surf across the web has recently plunged into rocky waves. He received an anonymous email accusing him of copyright infringement for using a variation of UAA’s logo, and warning him that the site has been reported to UAA and he would be expelled if he did not take down the website. Copyright violation is what Vlad tried to avoid as he designed the site. “Obviously it looks similar but I used a different font, I didn’t use the slash mark,” Vlad stated. “I tried to keep it different enough.” He went at lengths to post several times on the site that UAA is “NOT affiliated in any way with The University of Alaska Anchorage” and takes full responsibility for the content. Despite his attempts for a fair use image, Vlad is facing doubt as to the legality of using the trademark.

“I question from a legal standpoint whether he can stand behind a copyright violation,” said Vice Provost of IT Services,

The charged statement holds no official merit however. Both UAA Advancement and IT Services have denied knowledge of the

teeth into North Hall By Teresa Kennedy News Editor

The number of bedbug cases in Anchorage has been dramatically night and replaced them with increasing over the past few years, couches from the common area,” according to Eagle Pest Control Schmidt explained carefully. owner Randy Beuter. “We went to the RA and they “That would be an wouldn’t do anything, so that’s understatement,” he said. The why we took matters into our problem extends to bedbugs and own hands and traded them out scabies. Scabies and bedbugs are ourselves,” he stated, defending two separate things, according to his actions. Beuter, but similar in the result. The key to first detecting the “Scabies are a mite that burrow bugs are similar to Schmidt’s into your skin,” he explained. method. They are transferred by close“Usually the first thing that tips proximity contact. Bedbugs, people off is that they are being however, actually bitten at night, move from one maybe while in source of heat to your bedroom or another. on your couch,” “Bedbugs Beuter stated. are extreme The next step hitchhikers. is looking for They are the best small streaks of hitchhikers in the excrement around bug world,” said the bed frame and Beuter. But the –Eagle Pest Control mattress. As the spring bed is not the only owner, Randy Beuter place to look. semester started for the UAA Beuter community, North Hall and a emphasizes that bedbugs love few Main Apartment Complexes the dark and one needs to check (MAC) found themselves curtains, laundry, picture frames, victims of the expanding bedbug and even books to find the insects. population. An unconfirmed “We found bedbugs in Bibles number of rooms are hosting the twice now,” he added. nighttime visitors. See Page 2 Debra Lovaas, the Director of Housing, confirmed that UAA currently has a bedbug issue, but stressed it was “not an outbreak.” “Once we learn that there is a bedbug problem in any one area, we isolate it right away,” Lovaas said, declining to give further comment. This is not the first time UAA dorm rooms have met with the nighttime crawlers. Phil Schmidt, a history major, experienced the discomfort of bedbugs in the form of scabies when they arrived at his North Hall dorm room in Fall 2010. A friend noticed the bites first, after hanging out with Schmidt in his room. “He started getting a bunch of weird bumps on his body on his back. He said they were really itchy,” Schmidt said. Not long after, Schmidt and his roommate started scratching at their own hands and arms. “We’re pretty sure it was from the couches that were there from the previous year. Anybody who sat there got them,” Schmidt stated. They went to the Residence Assistance within their building, but when no help came the boys quickly moved into action. “We took the couches out late at

“Bedbugs are extreme hitchhikers. They are the best hitchhikers in the bug world.”

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Richard Whitney. “I think it’s a copycat. This is the kind of approach somebody uses when they’re trying to lock onto our electronic base and try to pull students and people affiliated with

email or where it came from. UAA Advancement’s Senior Electronic Media Specialist Jeffery Oliver has been speaking with Vlad since his office found out about the site ten days ago.

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UAA onto their services.” The mysterious email also threatened Vlad that “ITS staff already know who you are and will punish to the fullest extent of the law.”

“We have contacted [Vlad] to ask them politely about removing the somewhat confusing branding that could make people believe it is a UAA See Page 2 website,”

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News| January 24, 2012

Distance Education changes availability The Distance Education Gateway will discontinue course search functionality as of February 1, 2012. Students can search and register for eLearning courses at UAOnline. The Distance Education Gateway will remain online and continue to offer other valuable resources and services to support eLearning. Please contact your Registrar’s office with any questions.

Former TV skipper gets jail in fatal Alaska crash An Alaska fishing captain who led a crew on the program that spawned the cable TV show “Deadliest Catch” will serve five years in prison for a fatal crash. The Peninsula Clarion reports 60-year-old Clarence “Ole” Helgevold Jr., of Soldotna, was sentenced Wednesday. He was originally charged with manslaughter in January 2011 when his car crashed with a snowmobile driven by George Larion, who was thrown from the snowmobile and died. Under terms of an agreement, Helgevold pleaded guilty to reduced charges in May. He will serve 4 1/2 years for criminally negligent homicide and six months for driving under the influence. Helgevold was captain of the Arctic Dawn, the vessel featured in a 2004 three-part miniseries “America’s Deadliest Season,” which was effectively a pilot for “Deadliest Catch.

Olive Garden opens Monday

Many Alaskans have wished for years that an Olive Garden restaurant would open in the state. Their wait is almost over, with an Olive Garden set to open Monday, January 23, in Anchorage. The Anchorage Daily News says the restaurant at the Tikahtnu Commons shopping center will be the first Olive Garden doing business in the state.

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BEDBUG: national increase HOOKUP: His company specializes in heat treatments to get rid of the bugs, blasting spaces up to temperatures of 114 to 150 degrees Fahrenheit. Such methods have been witnessed at MAC Apartments over the past week. “It’s really not recommended that people try to treat bedbugs themselves,” Beuter stressed. He also warns people not to use pesticides, citing the death of woman who killed herself from overuse of the poisonous substance. “If I did it, it would be a felony,” he said about spraying a mattress. The incident at UAA reflects an overall rise in the prevalence of bedbugs in Alaska and the nation. In late 2010, members of the national Legislature met in Washington, DC for the First Congressional Bed Bug Forum.

The federal government set aside 50 million dollars at the forum to combat the spread of bedbugs, intended to last through 2013. The pandemic was declared in all 50 states, however, leaving only one million dollars per state each year. Beuter and other exterminators in the state were not happy. “We’re not getting any co-ordination and guidance from the state,” Beuter said frustrated with the lack of government cooperation. “The more people have them, the more it spreads.” Other states have attempted to control the spread of the insects since the forum. The Ohio Department of Health created an Ohio Bed Bug Workgroup that made recommendations to the Ohio Governor and Legislature in early 2011. Similar plans are underway in Virginia.

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Oliver said. His biggest concern is that students will confuse the website as being officially sanctioned by the university. Within the next few weeks, Oliver plans to send out an email to the UAA community making them aware of the site and warning them that UAA has no control over the content or possible solicitation.

“I didn’t go through a lot of trouble to hide myself. Worst comes to worst, I just take it down” -”Vlad,” creator of UAA Hookup As for punishment or criminal activity, “We don’t feel there’s anything malicious going on at this point so there’s really no action,” Oliver explained. “We’re not concerned about it at this point, except to let people know ‘Hey, it’s not UAA.’” Vlad is equally relaxed about the flare up. “Until I get a cease and desist letter, I’m good,” he said, shrugging. Vlad originally received the idea from a similar website called eduHookup. A University of Chicago student originally created UChicago Hookups to combat the stereotype of UChicago being “where fun comes to die.” Advertised on the website as a place for students to “find casual encounters and campus entertainment events,” the site quickly became popular for the phrase “chastity is curable if detected early,” and within weeks over 200 students had registered ads, the Huffington Post reports. UChicago Hookups evolved into eduHookup, extending Columbia, Yale, and Brown students the opportunity of a “no-strings attached” rendezvous. Although the site is free for user discretion, Vlad is going to keep an eye on the personals section on his site. “If it gets too vulgar or “creepy” I might police it a bit, but I don’t forsee that happening. I’d like to think that most college students wouldn’t cross the line that way, though I could be wrong.” Vlad is considering adding a function where users can flag comments or posts, but for now, he is content with the site. “I’m not sure exactly what direction it’s going to go with,” he stated. A Computer Systems Engineer major, he is excited at the prospect of the experience, adding, “I’ve heard its interesting to operate a user-generated website.” The site already shows advertisements of textbooks for sale, an “I Saw You..” about an almost encounter in chemistry class, and two personal ads of a man and woman looking for two different types of encounters. For the meantime, Vlad is content with the site and not too concerned with the future. “I didn’t go through a lot of trouble to hide myself,” admitted Vlad. “Worst comes to worst, I just take it down.

TNL Say What? Beyonce gets fly with golden booty named after her CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- A newly discovered horse fly in Australia was so “bootylicious” with its goldenhaired bum, there was only one name worthy of its beauty: Beyonce. Previously published results from Bryan Lessard, a 24-yearold researcher at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, were recently announced on the species that had been sitting in a fly collection since it was captured in 1981 - the same year pop diva Beyonce was born. He says he wanted to pay respect to the insect’s beauty by naming it Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae. Lessard said Beyonce would be “in the nature history books forever” and that the fly now bearing her name is “pretty bootylicious” with its golden backside. “Bootylicious” was the title of a song by Beyonce’s previous group, Destiny’s Child. The description of the fly was earlier published in the Australian Journal of Entomology, but the results were announced last week. Lessard says he hasn’t heard from Beyonce, who recently gave birth to her first child, but he is a fan and hopes she will take his scientific gesture as a compliment. He also said the name was picked to help draw attention to the importance of his field and the need for more researchers to catalog and study insects. Horse flies are “vital pollinators of native plants, not just in Australia, but all over the world,” Lessard said. “It’s extremely important to name all the undescribed species so we can measure our human impact on the environment and hopefully protect it for future generations to enjoy.”

420 pounds of cow brains seized at Cairo airport CAIRO (AP) -- Officials at Cairo’s international airport confiscated 420 pounds (190 kilograms) of frozen cow brains Friday from three Sudanese travelers who planned to sell them to Egyptian restaurants, authorities said. An airport official said it was the fourth time this week that customs officers there had foiled an attempt to smuggle cow brains into the country, reflecting the growth of a moneymaking scheme made possible by some realities of international supply and demand: Cow brains are cheap in Sudan, and Egyptians like to eat them. A pound of raw cow brains bought in Sudan for less than a dollar can be resold in Egypt for six times as much, airport officials said. That means Friday’s haul could have earned the men more than $1,500. Restaurants specializing in liver and brains are popular in Egypt. Both items are deep fried and often eaten in pita bread with spicy red sauce. Airport officials discovered the brains Friday while inspecting large freezer boxes brought in by three travelers on a flight from Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. After inspecting the boxes, the officials confiscated the brains since they couldn’t ensure they had been preserved in a sanitary manner. The brains would be burned, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity under airport rules.

Wis. man arrested for playing too much cowbell

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) -Demonstrators calling for the recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker learned there really is such a thing as too much cowbell. Oshkosh police arrested a 26-yearold Appleton man on Thursday after he kept playing a cowbell and shaking it in an officer’s face when he and other protesters were told to be quiet. The Oshkosh Northwestern reports that when the officer tried to take the cowbell, the man pushed the officer. A 25-year-old Appleton woman then hit the officer in the back with her picket sign while the man was being handcuffed. Both were taken to the Winnebago County Jail. Police will recommend that the man be charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest and the woman be charged with disorderly conduct and battery to an officer.

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The Beginnings of a Music Hub

BEATRICE: missing portrait returned After disappearing from its spot in the BMH in mid-November, Beatrice Mcdonald’s portrait finally returned to UPD by a mysterious woman Continued From Cover member of the Alaska Native absent, and foul play became Secretaries Association and one suspected. On Dec. 22, the of the university’s great founding building managers officially advocates. reported the portrait missing. Before winter break rolled According to Mizelle, a around, maintenance crews local artist had created the portrait, had gone through many of the and there is no set monetary campus buildings performing value to it. Obviously, however, it touch-ups and refurbishments to holds importance to McDonald’s the paintings and portraits on the family members and descendants, walls. This process requires the art several of whom called the UPD to be taken down, and oftentimes expressing concern over the held for brief stints in storage after portrait’s disappearance. (None cleaning. When the portrait was were available for comment on first reported missing this article.) from the BMH, And then, quite many presumed it without fanfare had simply been and less than two misplaced. months after it “There was some had been taken, initial confusion the portrait was whether the portrait returned to the had even been stolen UPD. Building at all, or whether managers restored it was just lying in McDonald’s storage somewhere,” portrait to its said UPD Deputy rightful place on Chief Brad Munn. Jan. 18. But according to –Chris Mizelle, “There were Mizelle, McDonald’s Maintenance no outward signs lovely face had been and Operations of damage or cleaned and returned Director anything to it,” back to its rightful said Mizelle. “It hanging place before it went looked just fine.” missing in mid-November. Added security has yet to be Someone in the building discussed now that the portrait has called in to report its absence, been returned, but Mizelle said said Mizelle. With upcoming some changes will be made. construction in the BMH slated “Obviously we’re going to for mid-summer, the portrait’s make it so you can’t just walk up vacancy had been overlooked in and pull it off the wall anymore,” the general hubbub surrounding he said. preparations. The portrait snatching has “It’s one of those things you started up quite a few comments don’t notice is missing—until you among UAA students. notice,” Mizelle said. “Well it came back, so I The entire BMH, including its guess it’s no harm no foul,” said storage spaces, back rooms and Alicia Thomas, a junior physical broom closets, were thoroughly education major. searched. After a meticulous Others have a more gleeful take search, the portrait remained on the portrait’s Pink Pantheresque disappearance. “I think it’s hilarious,” said Ryan Moyer, a senior philosophy major. “I think it’d be wonderful if this became an annual tradition— the repeated taking and returning of Beatrice McDonald.” According to Deputy Chief Munn, the portrait’s returnee was female.

“I’ve worked at UAA for 30 something years now, and this is definitely a first.”

By Joe Jackson Contributor

Ink and skin: easy notetaking or dangerous combination? By Kate Lindsley Contributor

Is it actually dangerous to write on your hand (or any skin for that matter)? After attempting to research all types of inks in all types of pens, I have come to the conclusion that this is a subject of overwhelming breadth. There are cheap pens and expensive pens. Ballpoints, gel, fountain, and permanent. Oil or water based? All of these details play a factor in the formula of the ink used, which turns out to be pretty important. For instance, a blue gel pen uses a chemical called copper phthalocyanine (I’m glad this is written and I won’t have to try to pronounce that). Its Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) states that it is “hazardous in case of skin contact.” I think that’s straightforward enough. But wait, that’s just the pigment. What about the solvent? It’s the component of the ink that makes sure all the ingredients stay together and you don’t get one liquid flowing out before another. Gel pens use a solvent called ethylene glycol. Its MSDS is even freakier than copper phthalocyanine’s. Even though its carcinogenic (cancer causing) effects aren’t classifiable for human or animals, its mutagenic effects sure are. And wait, there’s more! They’re specifically mutagenic for mammal’s body cells. So let’s say you’ve just read this and thought, “OK, I’m safe. I only write on myself with a ballpoint pen. Gel pens are for elementary school kids.” Well, first off, you just doomed children to a scary, mutagenic future without a second thought. Second, ballpoint

pens aren’t the best either. They use propylene glycol as a solvent. In case of contact with skin, the MSDS sheet warns the user to “immediately flush skin with plenty of water… get medical attention.” Sharpies are the worst offenders of all. Because they use dyes instead of pigments, they need really fast evaporating solvents to ensure that they don’t waste too much ink. Which translates into solvents that enter very quickly into your bloodstream. And Sharpie has their very own MSDS! Sharpies use three kinds of solvents: propanol, butanol, and diacetone alcohol. Notice how they all end in “ol”? That means they’re all some form of alcohol and therefore all potentially combustible. But definitely not drinkable. Propanol, if inhaled, can cause drowsiness or dizziness. Butanol is classified as “very harmful” if in contact with the skin or inhaled. Diacetone alcohol is toxic to the lungs and is a skin irritant. Wrapping it up: there seems to be a harsh ingredient in each pen’s ink formula. This guru’s suggestion? Buy a date-book or planner, or keep events saved in your cell phone. It’s not worth the risk, or looking silly when you fall asleep with the back of your hand against your cheek.

For many musicians, this growth means more opportunity to make themselves known. When one thinks of Alaska, they don’t automatically think “rich musical environment.” But according to local sources, this is beginning to change. President of the Aloha Music Project in Alaska, Ben Altimus, has been organizing music events for years now. He has seen the music scene explode recently and believes progress is being made. “People want to go out and see music; most of them just don’t realize they have the opportunity in a city like Anchorage,” said Altimus. “We’re just trying to show people that concerts happen here and create those opportunities to enjoy local talent.” Though the possibilities are growing for local music shows, many local musicians still have a hard time keeping faith during this slow start. Guitarist and singer for the band Turnagain, Tony Lewkowski, expressed his concerns with the local scene. “I mean yeah, there’s more opportunities all the time, but for the past few years there’s just been so few shows that’s it’s hardly worth getting a band together regularly,” Lewkowski said. “I feel like promoters don’t have much hope for audiences so they haven’t been putting on as many shows as they should, but this is the opposite of what we should be doing. We need to let the public know we are here, that if they want there are shows to be seen.” With bands anxiously awaiting exposure, concert promoters who want to expand their audience, and a general public who seems to want more, there seems to be the perfect breeding ground for a healthy music industry to arise. It just depends on the push and enthusiasm of a few key organizers to set it into motion.

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features| January 24, 2012

SOPA and PIPA protests delay voting on the bills Dozens of popular websites blacked

a humor column by Alden Lee

their content in protest to the two (Halfway) Up The Mountain out proposed bills, causing internet users all

over the US to write their representatives By Ashley Snyder

I’m an outdoor guy. I’ve often been of the belief that I previously reincarnated from a mountain goat. Much of my pleasure in life is derived from climbing up the side of a cliff or running full-tilt down a rocky mountain trail or swan diving into a lake. I’m no stranger to bounding across boulderstrewn landscapes, bellowing: “The hiiiiiills are aliiive, with the sound of muuuuuusiiiic!!” like an athletic Julie Andrews with dude parts. Don’t ask why this happens; it’s just inspiration in the moment. So when the offer came to climb Matanuska Peak and camp out for the night over winter break with a roommate and some friends, I was on like Donkey Kong. Despite the mass of snow blanketing the mountain. Despite the blistering cold and horrendous winds. And despite the fact we’d be climbing the day before winter solstice, when we’d have just about four hours of daylight to work with. Screw common sense and any thought of self-preservation—let’s do this thing! When beginning such an endeavor, it becomes obvious there’s a big difference between summer and winter hiking. With summer hiking, you don’t need to pack much at all. Hiking shoes and a jacket. Maybe a Nalgene bottle or a Camelback. An emergency rape whistle should you happen to run into any forest dwelling pedophiles, or a bear. Stuff a couple Nutra-Grain bars down your shorts and you’re out the door. With winter hiking, though, you’re loading yourself down. Or you die. It’s important to prepare for any disaster that could conceivably take place in an outdoor environment whose main goal is to bestow upon you neck-lacerating ice beards and limb-shriveling frostbite. Bust out the layers of coats, the snow pants over the running pants over the long johns over the compression shorts, the hats and gloves and boots, and so many pairs of wool socks you could clothe all the children in Indonesia

with the extras. And on top of this vast Michelin Man bundle of clothing comes the gear. Loads and loads of gear, stuffed in, on and around creaking frame packs. Snowshoes. Avalanche beacons. Ice picks. Crampons. Headlamps. Yeti repellent. Collapsible stoves. Sleeping bags. Toilet paper. Never scrimp on the toilet paper. When it comes to wiping, brambles are not fun. And don’t forget the food. Plus the tarps. And the tent. The natural choice for our four-man wolf pack was to bring a three-man tent to build up the body heat. It worked, for sure, but had us crammed in sardine-style so tight there wasn’t even room to scratch your nose, let alone roll over, and the excess heat served to melt all the collected snow on the roof of our tent into a lovely dripping faucet right down on top of us. Experts say never to carry a pack weighing more than 40 pounds. If your bag weighs more you’ve overpacked, and made it that much easier for yeti to catch, sauté and eat you. I can’t speak for the others, but my frame pack threatened to rip my shoulders out of their sockets and throw my hips out of alignment with every step I took. Apart from overpacking, the

main concern when approaching this mountain was avalanches. In the 2010/11-winter season, avalanches in the U.S. killed 25 people. This may not seem like that huge of a fatality number, especially compared to those associated with car crashes, heart disease victims and Jersey Shore viewers, but that’s still 23 more people than were killed by sharks last year, and 25 more than have ever been killed by abominable snowmen. Luckily for us, we had no such snow-rumbling encounters. All we had to deal with were waistdeep snowdrifts and 80 mph winds threatening to throw us back down to the bottom of the peak. It became not so much a hike as a breaststroke up the mountain, attempting to crawl against the howling storm around us and stay above the bottomless expanses of snow. Every now and then we’d come up for air, before being sucked back down again. DID WE MAKE IT TO THE TOP? WERE WE ABLE TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE INSURMOUNTABLE ODDS AND CONQUER THE ICY MOUNTAIN? Not one for leaving readers in a state of cliffhanger suspense, please refer to the title of this column.

pages of local representatives and other ways patrons could help the protest. The result of the blackout didn’t completely kill the bills, but did defer when they were to be voted on until they could be rewritten. The original date was set for Jan. 24, but has been delayed until a compromise can be reached. “I have heard from the critics and I take seriously their concerns regarding proposed legislation

This past week a phenomenon hit the internet, as many websites blacked out content or even went completely black in protest of two bills now under consideration: Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA). “I believe the blackouts really got the message out, especially to those who don’t really have a clue what this is about. It just sparked curiosity and through that curiosity a large-scale The January 18 PrOTeST In numberS movement of knowledge occurred,” said student Sarah Elison. “If the internet were censored, stuff like this would probably be blocked, and these movements would no longer occur.” SignatureS SOPA was proposed by the House Judiciary Committee Chair Representative Lamar Smith, with the emailS Sent official description being, “To promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation by combating the theft of U.S. property, SiteS ParticiPated in the Strike and for other purposes.” In short, the bill is meant to stop foreign countries from streaming stolen property, mainly movies SenaTOrS PublIcly agaIngST PIPa and music. For this reason, the bill’s biggest supporters are the Motion Picture Nov 16, 2011 Nov 17, 2011 8am Jan 18, 2012 Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America. 8Pm Jan 18, 2012 The other bill, PIPA, was introduced by Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy. Similar to SOPA, this bill would scout out websites offending copyright laws and completely shut down the website without warning to address the problem of online and then proceed to block the IP piracy,” Smith said recently in address of the offenders, so they a statement. “It is clear that we would never be able to reopen need to revisit the approach on their website. how best to address the problem “Some of my favorite sites of foreign thieves that steal and like TheOatmeal and Reddit are sell American inventions and fighting against the bills, and for products.” good reason because if they pass, The movement not only caused the government can just go and commotion among users, but also find one thing they think violates stirred up supporters in Congress. it and shut them down for good,” On Nov. 16, 2011 when the PIPA said student Michael Thomas. bill was originally announced, Besides TheOatmeal and only one Senator was publicly Reddit, other major websites opposed to it. As of Jan. 18, such as Google, Wikipedia, 2012, 34 Senators now oppose it, Craigslist, as well as small-scale proving that the general public can sites, darkened their content in make a difference in the eyes of the protest of the proposed bills. government. The movement even Instead, messages of “Don’t had an impact close to home, with let the government control our Senators Mark Begich and Lisa internet,” and “If you don’t want Murkowski changing their views your favorite sites to be censored to oppose PIPA. Representative write to your representatives Don Young has yet to take a stance now” were plastered all over these on SOPA. popular sites, as well as links to

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APD does not help in undercover bar stings It’s been nearly a month since Anchorage police began searching bars for people who were a bit too drunk, aka the “drunk plus.” Through Alaska statue 04.16.040 Access of Drunken Persons to Licensed Premises, police enter bars in plainclothes and identify those they believe are intoxicated, eventually charging them with drunkenness on a licensed premise. There have been 20 charges so far. It’s clear that this plan has not been thought out all the way, and since the issue came to light in a Jan 9 article in the Anchorage Daily News, we imagine that the police department has already received plenty of phones calls from pissed off people. So in this editorial we do not plan to mock the police department or linger over every possible logical fallacy of these sting operations. We want to seriously consider the role of police officers and the needs of Anchorage. The Northern Light believes that police exist not only to enforce law, but also to serve the needs of the community. As of now, this plan does not benefit the community. We remain unconvinced that it is beneficial to the community because of flaws in the program and a lack of

publically available information. The ADN article entitled “Police target bar drunks and employees who serve them,” leads us to believe that many of these stings occur during the weekend. The article quotes a Sgt. Mark Rein, saying that violent crimes increase at bars during the weekend. It is unclear from the quotes whether stings also increase during the weekend, but judging from his quote and indeed the greater bar population during the weekend, it seems probable. If so, why the weekend? Chronic inebriates may do “weekends,” but really, for them every day is a weekend. As they are the ones who truly need to stop drinking, a spike in stings seems unwarranted. College students and those who are forever young—they do weekends, but only weekends, because during the weekday—they work. For these social drinkers, it seems unwarranted to arrest them for being “drunk-plus” at a bar, mainly because it is not interfere with their daily lives, and unless they’re causing fights, it does not interfere with anyone else’s bar experience. While it is technically illegal to be drunk on a bars premises, laws only have force with enforcement. There are some dumb that are now

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enforced: it is illegal in Alaska to intentionally avoid walking on pavement cracks or steal snow from a neighbors garden to make a snowman (though if that snow is used for an igloo, the theft is acceptable). Not all laws are enforced because some laws just don’t make sense in certain situations. A bar is a place to drink; in the vast majority of cases this arrangement works fine. Of course, it’s possible the police have a several days during the week schedule. In which case, the above is irrelevant, but that simply highlights another flaw of this operation: not public enough information on how it is conducted. For example, in arresting bartenders, how can you track the bartender who is “indulging” the way-too-drunk? People do like to bar hop. If someone gets five drinks from Darwin’s Theory, then one drink from the Anchor Pub, is it fair for that the Anchor Bartender be arrested, or possibly loose his job and/or TAP card? Who is paying for the police officers’ drinks? Do they buy anyone else a drink? Can we know their preferred spirits? Bars can be hectic, and it’s quite possible that a busy bartender will not notice someone is intoxicated, while a policeman, calmly

observing from the sidelines, will have noticed. The police seem to know the limitations of their observations, which is why they always include the word “try” in their descriptions of the procedure. Because of this affront, Alaska Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant and Retailer’s Association (CHARR) plans to spend some $100,000 on defending itself. It seems that that money could be used for better purposes, such as paying for cabs for the “drunk-plus” or even counseling that encourages self-control of one’s alcohol intake. Whatever the case, it would be money spent that would objectively and immediately benefit the community. Going undercover is a serious business. In a sense, you are lying to someone. You are not giving someone the chance to act as they would in front of a police officer. Going undercover is inherently unjustified, and can only be warranted if the police officer would be in danger while in uniform, or if the information could be acquired in no other way. The Northern Light is not convinced that this undercover work is necessary, beneficial, or legitimate to Anchorage citizens.

Party poopers: Republican candidates hand over campaign blue print to Obama Republicans have added “likes to fire people” to Obama’s ‘one percenter’ narrative about Romney By Shana Roberson Contributor

If you chose to ignore the Republican primary during the last few weeks in favor of a politics-free holiday season, you chose well.   The biggest story over the break, though it has faded somewhat as of this week, was the painting Gov. Romney as a “vulture capitalist. Gov. Huntsman said something to the effect that Romney likes to fire people while he likes to give them jobs. Perry chimed in that Romney was worried about running out of pink slips to give out, also labeling him the aforementioned “vulture capitalist.” Not coincidentally, within days of making these attacks, both Perry and Huntsman dropped out of the race.That’s because the backlash was harsh from conservatives, including the everpowerful talk radio personalities. Part of that backlash was based on the fact that the quote was taken out of context. Romney was talking about private citizens being able to fire their insurance companies if they’re not happy with the service they’re getting as part of his ideas on healthcare

reform. There was also incredulity that Republican candidates were attacking someone for being successful in a business based on free enterprise. Those attacks usually come from the left. Yet another attack came to Romney from a republican based on his work at Bain. This attack was from a super PAC (political action committee) working on behalf of Newt Gingrich. The super PAC launched a documentary in South Carolina that supposedly spoke with people who lost their jobs because of Bain Capital and those interviewed specifically called out Romney. Unfortunately, the video didn’t pass the accuracy test according to sources like The Washington Post and The New York Times. Eventually Gingrich tried to distance himself from the film, calling for any mistakes to be edited out or for the super PAC to pull the entire film. Regardless of Gingrich’s backpedaling, and Huntsman and Perry’s dropping out of the race, the narrative is set. The candidates laid out the blue print for President Obama’s re-election campaign (though he certainly didn’t need the help).

That blue print characterizes Romney as the exact enemy the Occupy Wall Streeters have been protesting since last fall. It also supports a characterization of Romney as that wealthy upper echelon of American society that can “afford to pay a little more,” that the president has toured America talking about. When (there is only a slight need to use the word if anymore) Romney is the clear Republican nominee, look for Obama super PACs attack ads to be filled with words of Republican presidential candidates. Look for the wellcrafted OWS message to be thrown at Romney specifically. And look for Romney to be billed as a protector of the rich who want to stubbornly hold on to their money. The narrative is set. And unfortunately Romney doesn’t seem especially ready to defend himself against it. Recently, his real or faked ambivalence about releasing his tax records has only added to the narrative. And though he will be able to prove that he paid taxes on money parked offshore in the Cayman Islands, it just won’t sit well with Americans. In fact, it’s very likely that Americans

will overlook the (real or fake) idea a candidate wanted an “open marriage” more so than they will overlook the idea that their potential president is only paying a low 15 percent capital gains tax rate. And while he has defenders in talk radio to do his work for him among the Republican base, that strategy will not work in the general election. Obama has been busy crafting the narrative against Romney by touring the country talking about the rich versus poor and by basically endorsing the Occupy Wall Street movement. With the Republican help he’s received in the last few weeks adding fuel to that particular fire, it might just work. Some might argue that it’s good for Romey to be vetted this way early in the election season. Yet, looking at Romney’s drop in popularity in South Carolina since these attacks began, it’s clear to see that this narrative is effective. Add to that the (at a minimum) half a billion dollar reelection fund Obama is expected to have and Romney the “vulture capitalist” just might ruin Romney the presidential.

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The coming week is likely to conspire against those who like things “just so,” and to present situations one after another that challenge the supposition that things happen for a reason. Indeed, those who insist on maintaining control over those things that, in truth, are beyond controlling are likely to have a hard time of it this week, as they are reminded again and again that their control over people and situations is, in reality, nothing more than illusion. Those who understand that success is merely a result of doing the best one can under the circumstances can and will enjoy a banner week. Certain combinations of numbers, both large and small, are likely to figure prominently throughout the week, though they will mean something different for almost every individual. If one finds another for whom such symbols and patterns are identical to his or her own, something big is in the offing. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) -- Despite the warnings you may receive from others, you’re likely to stay the course and prove that you know what you’re doing after all. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) -- You’ll know when it’s time to set aside your responsibilities and cut loose this week; do so freely! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) -- You may come face to face with certain dreams this week that make you realize that not everything need be inflexible or set in stone. (March 6-March 20) -- You may find yourself seeking something quite different this week, and you may find it near at hand. ARIES (March 21-April 4) -- You’ve been making some assumptions lately that have been steering you in the wrong direction. It’s never too late to come about! (April 5-April 19) -- Someone close to you will have you understanding yourself perhaps better than ever. TAURUS (April 20-May 5) -- You can climb higher than expected -- but you’ve not yet reached your final destination. Others may say you’re not being realistic. (May 6-May 20) -- Stay connected to those who travel far from home this week and you’ll learn a great deal about yourself. GEMINI (May 21-June 6) -- You may have to watch over others throughout much of the week, but you shouldn’t have to take an active part in their affairs unless asked. (June 7-June 20) --

You are likely to discover that something you have believed for some time is not at all true -- and vice versa. CANCER (June 21-July 7) -- If it’s bargains you’re looking for, it’s bargains you’ll find -- but you must be willing to accept lower quality in certain cases. (July 8-July 22) -- A code word of sorts will seem to echo through the week, prompting you to do things you thought you couldn’t do. LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) -- You may not understand just how important certain developments really are this week, but that doesn’t mean you mustn’t commit yourself fully. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) -- The greatest gift you can give others, or yourself for that matter, is a sense of contentment. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) -- Your hopes are likely to merge into a passion worth pursuing with all your heart -- provided a loved one comes along with you. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) -- You can turn limited prospects into something much more promising this week; ingenuity counts for much. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) -You may not know how to answer a question posed to you early in the week -- and the result sticks with you all week long. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) -- Someone you know well is likely to come to you with a request that only you can fulfill -- if you’re in the mood. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) -- You’ll discover that “almost” carries little or no weight this week -- especially where your heart is concerned. Follow your passion! (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) -- You may be able to get along with very little this week, but that doesn’t mean you don’t want -- or can’t have -- more. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) -- You may find yourself embroiled in a controversy that seems, at first, to be entirely over your head. You know the truth instinctively. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) -- Any mistakes you make will be tallied in an unusual way -- and one that doesn’t let you make excuses. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) -- What begins in jest is likely to finish in earnest this week -- and you may be as surprised as anyone to learn what can be done right now. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) -- You will want to follow instructions to the letter; unchecked improvisation can prove hazardous.

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Student work showcased in UAA Women using annual invitational lengthy homestand to get back to basics

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The Student Union Gallery kicks off the Spring 2012 semester with an invitational. Claybody Ceramic Invitational, an annual show in the gallery, features high quality ceramic works made by students in the Fall 2011 semester. Works were chosen by professors based on the quality of their concepts, execution, construction, and overall appeal. For one student, Jean Pierre Lee, a senior pre fine arts major, it’s the first time he’s been chosen to show his work in Claybody. “It feels pretty special actually” he said. “I think the quality of the work in all of this is very high, and great to be a part of.” Lee’s piece is a conceptualized giraffe. His assignment was to create a piece around a found object, which ended up being an antique wooden washing stick that was eventually used as the giraffe’s neck. Kiln used to fire the clay can only fit forms a maximum of 27 inches tall, so the giraffe was made in pieces, and later assembled with thick wooden spokes. “[the spokes] developed as a combination of a challenge to build a piece that large of a size, and then also being able to make the piece work structurally,” said Lee. This is the second Claybody that fine arts major Cassandra Burton, now a senior, was invited to show in. Burton created a ceramic toy gun with a string and ball attached. Like Lee’s piece,

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Burton’s piece revolves around found objects. Her object was a cup and ball toy. “I was trying to play the game and kept on hitting myself with it, so I figured it’d make a good weapon,” said Burton. “I figured that children like to play with toy guns, and that using the cup and ball would be symbolic of real guns.” “The Miner,” featured on the fliers for the Claybody show, was created by Caitlyn Smith, also a fine arts senior. “The Miner” was conceptualized when Smith was watching “October Sky,” a movie set in a mining community. The piece was originally supposed to include a headlamp on the helmet, but that didn’t blend with the rest of the work as Smith had hoped, so he went without. “I think even without the flashlight, you still get the sense of a coal miner being very much blind in his job,” said Claybody gallery piece named Trefoil By Chelsea Smith. The bust features Ruwe. empty eye sockets to

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convey this concept. Smith is also showing a second piece in Claybody called “Weasel Nightmare,” which was created for an assignment dealing with memories from a child’s perspective. “Weasel Nightmare” features a figure of a frightened little girl standing across from a weasel of approximately the same size. “That piece is inspired by a recurring nightmare I had as a child, and it involved a weasel,” Smith said with a laugh. Claybody Ceramic Invitational runs in the Student Union Gallery until Thursday, February 2, 2012.

After spending a large portion of the holiday season away from Anchorage, the red-hot UAA Women’s Basketball team finally has the chance to get off the road and enjoy the comforts of home for a change. A rare four-game homestand in the middle of their league schedule offers the Seawolves both a chance to settle into the start of semester as well as put a bit of distance between themselves and other GNAC foes who are looking to catch UAA atop the conference standings. To most, an 86-58 victory over the Western Oregon Wolves on Jan. 19 seemed like a convincing way to begin the homestand. Below the surface, however, the Seawolves had no problem picking apart their 28-point thrashing of WOU. “It was a nice win, but I think we have a lot of things to work on as a team and get better at,” said senior guard Tijera Matthews on Jan. 20 after the victory against Western Oregon. “If you look at the stats, we didn’t play well.

That statement may have even made less sense to most after the Seawolves dominated Saint Martin’s the following night by a score of 83-48 on Jan. 21. However, this pair of substantial wins comes with a new sense of awareness. The Seawolves, who are number one in the league in both scoring offense and defense, believe that they have been sloppy on the defensive end of the court as of late. That realization came at the hands of the Simon Fraser Clan on Jan. 12 when the ‘Wolves saw their 10-game winning streak evaporate with a 69-77 defeat in Burnaby, British Columbia. “With SFU, our offense wasn’t going great and our defense was horrible,” bluntly said senior forward Kaylie Robison. “Sure, we can bail ourselves out with offense a lot, but if it isn’t there in a game, what do we have to fall back on? That’s why we need to fall back on our defense. “Defense and rebounding are things we can and need to control.” Those two parts of the game have been instrumental in the

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Taylor Swift chosen Not all absinthes are created equal Despite winning a gold medal in 2008, for The Hunger Marilyn Mansonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mansinthe is subpar

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Taylor Swift has been center stage in contemporary country music for roughly five years now. Originally a Myspace music phenomena, Swift skyrocketed to fame when she won the CMT â&#x20AC;&#x153;Breakthrough Videoâ&#x20AC;? award in 2007. Since that time Swift has built quite the empire for herself: repeatedly topping the charts with such songs as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love Storyâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;You Belong With Me.â&#x20AC;? Swiftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest single â&#x20AC;&#x153;Safe and Soundâ&#x20AC;? will be featured in the much anticipated movie

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hunger Gamesâ&#x20AC;? set to premier nationwide on March 23. Accompanying Swift in this song is the band The Civil Warâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, an alternative-folk duo comprised by the talents of two-time Grammy nominated singer-songwriters Joy Williams and John Paul White. The song is lulling and melodic with an uncomfortable sense of tragedy and remorse. It seems to fit nicely with the prospective feeling of the movie. However, Swiftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice lacks the depth and resonance needed to convey the magnitude of such emotions credibly; a singer with this depth would have better emphasized â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hunger Gamesâ&#x20AC;? compelling story line and character. All in all she has done her job well though, and the primary age group that follows her career will be thrilled. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a shame that after all of these years, Swiftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s range has yet to grow up.

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Not all brands of absinthe live up to the Green Fairy seal of approval. Mansinthe by Marilyn Manson (yes, he has an official absinthe) proves to be one such mild disappointment. For those who have never tasted absinthe, the closest comparison is the black licorice flavor of JĂ¤germeister, only light instead of heavy, full of herbs and with a much stronger kick. Absinthe is supposed to leave a lasting taste, but the flavor of Mansinthe disappears relatively quickly. The nose is also subtle for an absinthe, which to fans of the drink is a bit of a let down. The flavor is also less than it should be: less rich, less smooth and less pure. The anise and wormwood that help make up the traditional absinthe flavor are muted by an excess of fennel, which also might be what leaves an odd sting on the back of the tongue (in addition to the tip of it and the back of the throat like normal). The first few sips are too strong and mostly unpleasant, but end up numbing both your lips and your taste buds so that later sips are less jarring. Another disappointment is the coloring; absinthes typically come

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“Underworld” disappoints Quitting when you’re ahead; not Hollywood’s strong suit

By Heather Hamilton Similar to the last “Resident Evil” movie and countless other fourth installments to a franchise, “Underworld: Awakening” owes fans an apology. A big one. Selene (Kate Beckinsale, “Contraband”) awakens from a 12 year cryogenic sleep in a science lab, and after locating her butt-kicking boots and standard fetish wear outfit (conveniently preserved behind glass in the same room), she busts out. Humans, having discovered the existence of vampires and lycans (werewolves), decided to go on

(usually Michael), always at odds with humans and always fighting some variation of lycan. Then, in another disturbing Hollywood trend even more unforgivable than unoriginality, “Awakening” was filmed in 3D. This isn’t the quality 3D of “Avatar,” or “Legend of the Guardians” either. This is the cheap stuff. From brains splattering in your face (in slow motion, of course), to bullets, sharp projectiles and snarling monsters, objects come at the viewers unconvincingly instead of immersing them into the world of the movie. With such better technology available, this cheap shot shouldn’t be used unless it’s going to be used well. Don’t waste your money on it if you can help it. “Underworld: Awakening” is a cheap movie with empty characters and a predictable plot. Avoid it in theaters, but go ahead and see it on DVD if you simply must find out what happens next in the story. Movie: “Underworld: Awakening” Director: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy, India Eisley Runtime: 88 min. Graphic By Nick Foote

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‘Beauty and the Beast’ actor talks with TNL

By Heather Hamilton A&E Editor

The theater industry is a competitive place with more actors than there are roles and more little jobs than big ones. When someone manages to be casted in like the traveling production of “Beauty and the Beast,” it’s a fairly big deal. Actor Andrew Kruep plays LeFou, Gaston’s right hand man, in the traveling competition. Kruep, originally from just outside of St. Louis, spoke with The Northern Light before the company left Anchorage about his experiences as an actor, and with the show itself.

TNL: How long reave you been acting?

Kruep: Ever since I was little. My parents kind of threw me into it, for which I’m really grateful now. I actually started doing gymnastics first before I did anything with theater, and that’s definitely helped me out with LeFou. So I started out in gymnastics, and then did little theater stuff, and then I grew up with it in high school and majored in it in college.

TNL: How did you get involved with Broadway?

Kruep: For this tour, I auditioned a while back, about two years ago. The actual tour has been out since 2010, but I joined Christmas of last year. So, I’ve been out for a little over a year now. I had my first audition in Chicago, and then they called me back to have a callback in New York, but I couldn’t go. So, I got

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a call back a year later to go to New York, and I got the job. So it’s been a long time coming, but I’m so happy to be on it now.

TNL: How do you cope with traveling all the time?

Kruep: The life of a musical theater person is, you have your loved ones, and they come visit you, but you also have to be able to travel at a moment’s notice if you get a job. Most of us are from New York now, and we live there, but a lot of times we move to New York just to get a job somewhere else. It’s just the life of a musical theater actor.

TNL: What do you enjoy most about this particular production?

Kruep: Definitely the people, working with the cast and crew and management, and the original Broadway team that did the original production on Broadway came back to do our production. So we’ve been working with everyone who created the original, and that’s just amazing. TNL: What are your feelings on LeFou? What do you like most and what’s the most complicated part of being him? Kruep: LeFou is such a buffoon; he’s such a goofball. He’s so much fun to play because I literally just get to bounce around the stage,

get punched, flip and fall, but that’s also kind of the challenge of it. I never thought that I’d have to learn how to fall; that’s such a weird thing to think of, but you don’t want to get hurt while doing any of the stunts and combat stuff, but you also want to make it look real so the audience feels like you got punched and feels that feeling with you. TNL: What’s your favorite scene to act in?

Kruep: I think my favorite scene is in the second act with Monsieur D’Arque; it’s a short scene, but I get to do so much, and get my fingers broken and I get to do a backwards roll. The physical comedy is what I love about it, even though it’s such a short scene. But it’s definitely fun. TNL: For students in the theater program here at UAA working towards doing what you do, what would you say is the best advice that you can offer?

Kruep: I would definitely say that if you can’t see yourself doing anything else, then go for it. I could not see myself sitting, I could not see myself in a cubicle all day. That’s not the person that I am; I respect everyone who can do that, but I can’t. I was never the best at math, never the best at anything, but I loved to sing, and act and dance. So, if you love to do that too, and you are really really passionate about it, then I would say just go for it. Don’t let anyone stop you.

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The signature catchphrase “Always on. Slightly off;” sums up the feel of this off-beat TV show quite nicely. Originally on a budget of less than $1 million, Portlandia is a television series that debuted its first season, ultimately consisting of six episodes, on the Independent Film Channel (IFC) on January 21, 2011.The original shortbased comedy was created, written by and stars Fred Armisen (Saturday Night Live) and Carrie Brownstein (formerly of Sleater-Kinney and current vocalist/ guitarist for WILD FLAG). Produced by Andrew Singer and Jonathan Krisel, each 22 minute episode is comprised of character-based shorts detailing amusing, boring, absurd and extraordinary activities in the everyday life of a true Portlandian. Armisen and Brownstein appear in each short-segment, time and again channeling a different set of characters involved in a new scheme and sporting innovative hair. In keeping with the cities remarkable dedication to “keep it all local” the show is set and filmed in and near Portland, Oregon. And to spite its satirical humor towards their way of life, the show has, surprisingly, been fairly well received by Portland locals. Episodes in the first season

are chock-full of guest stars such as Sarah McLachlan, Aimee Mann, band members from The Shins, The Decemberists and even Portland’s own mayor Sam Adams playing the role of assistant to his fictional counterpart: the mayor of Portlandia. Now in its second season, Portlandia has built up quite the reputation. This quirky show has especially captured the heart of those longing for the good ol’ days of handle-bar mustaches, fixed-gear bikes, roaming chickens and suspenders. In the coming episodes you can expect to see guest appearances by such icons as Andy Samberg (SNL and Hot

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Rod) and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. The episodes often lack content and resolution of any kind, but if bizarre dry humor is your cup of tea, then this is the show for you.

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All-Star games have become the some-star games without meaning By Taylor Hall Sports Editor

Remember when All-Star games used to mean something? No? Me neither, sadly. In the age of big endorsements and contracts, no All-Star game is a true contest of the best against the best, as more and more AllStar games become the “somestars” games as some athletes opt out while those who compete really have no incentive to go all out. One league tried to change that but they’re efforts take away from the meaning of the regular season. In Major League Baseball (MLB), they have tried to increase the intensity of their game by awarding home-field advantage to the league that wins the midsummer classic. Now, that sounds good in theory, but what happens when an American League (AL) Wild Card team with 80-85 wins gets hot in the postseason and gets home field advantage over a 100-105 win Division Champion in the National League (NL)? Fans of that NL team would be up in arms and cry out that their team was by far and away a better regular season team and earned the right to enjoy the home-field advantage. Why should the All-Star game, which may have had as few as one representative of the eventual World Series team from their league, decide the fate of the rest of their league’s teams? Lets face it, about 95 percent of the players in the All-Star game won’t play in the World Series, but they get to decide one of the most important factors of it. Anyone else here thinking that doesn’t sound right? Most people can probably agree that most of the other three All-Star games are flawed for their own various reasons, some of which are shared amongst the different league showcases. How about the National Football League (NFL) and it’s ever popular Pro-Bowl. This game may be the biggest joke of all in the fact that all the players hope to make the roster, but half won’t even show for the game. Two reasons that cause this are simple. The first is that because the Pro Bowl takes place the week before the Super Bowl, none of the players from the opposing Super Bowl teams is allowed to play in the game to avoid injury. The second reason is that more and more players opt out of the game for any and all reasons you can imagine. The main of which

is that they just got done with a long regular season and that they are ready to just be done with the game for a while. Who needs one more week of practice for a game that is an all out offensive showcase in which defensive stars turn into bystanders on the field? It may just be me but I don’t want to see personal favorites like Ed Reed or DeMarcus Ware turn into Charmin soft players who might as well be playing two-hand touch instead of annihilating opposing offensive players. Turn the focus now to the National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Hockey League (NHL) and their respective All-Star festivities. Both leagues capitalize on really gearing their whole All-Star weekends towards the fan and making it interactive. The NHL lets fans vote the first six players into the game and then the league will add the 36 other representatives. From there, the All-Stars will pick two captains from the 42 total players and it turns into the good ol’ fashioned schoolyard style where the captains pick their teams. Very intriguing for fans to see the players themselves pick their teams for the game themselves. The NBA and NHL both also have great skills competitions that are chalked full of highlight reel material. The NFL has one but you really never hear anything about it and the MLB only has the Home Run derby, which seems to lose more and more steam each year. NBA and NHL All-Star games, themselves, put defense aside and are all out offensive slugfests. To a true fan, this can be amusing to and extent but is not at all close to anything real. No one truly plays the game with any true effort because they cannot afford to get hurt or they lose out on a) money from their contract possibly, and b) the chance to play for their teams. Yes, those reasons were put in that order for a reason. The simple truth is All-Star games can be fun and give us something to chat about with fellow fans at work or school the next day, but to real sports fans, they’re simply exhibition games keeping us from the games that truly matter. Hate them or love them, but they just don’t make them like they used to.

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UAA junior guard Haley Holmstead seems to have this whole scoring thing down pretty well. A two-time Scenic West Athletic Conference Player of the Year at Salt Lake Community College, Holmstead was billed as one of the premier offensive threats in the national community college ranks. Since transferring up to the Division II level at UAA, she hasn’t missed a beat and seems to be settling in nicely in her customary role.

the 2009 Utah Gatorade High School Player of the Year. “This is a great opportunity for me.” Starting in all 19 games she has played in so far this season, Holmstead has had six games in which she has scored 20 or more points for the Seawolves. Her season-high of 27 points came on Jan. 7 against the rival Seattle Pacific Falcons in a 82-59 win for the Seawolves. Despite her team-leading 15.4 points per game thus far on the season, Holmstead will be the first to tell you she is focused on getting better on the other end of the court. “My role on this and past teams has always been to score, but there is a lot of room for improvement for me on the defensive side of the ball,” Holmstead said. “The coaches have been helping me with staying in stance, containing my player and rebounding.” A more dangerous defensive Holmstead can only make opponents that much more frustrated as this American Fork, Utah native continues to shine at UAA. Getting to know Holmstead

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“I love it up here and I’m surrounded by great coaches and great players,” Holmstead said,

TNL: Most memorable moment in your basketball career? HH: Winning the state championship back in high school with American Fork (Utah). I’m a basketball player, but I’m

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even better at…? - I’ll say tennis on the Nintendo Wii Favorite meal? - Anything cooked by my mom

Favorite TV show? - I have so many but I’ll go with the Vampire Diaries What songs are you listening to on the iPod lately? - Domino by Jesse J, Emotions by Mariah Carey, My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion and Always Be My Baby by Mariah Carey Guilty pleasure in life? - I love Dr. Pepper. If I could, I’d have it hooked up to an IV and have it pumping through my veins. Superstitions/Rituals/Routines? - I have a bunch. I go through the same routine every game day, wear the same thing every game day. I always put my right shoe on before my left. I have to listen to the same two songs before every game. When I’m not on the court, I’m…? - Probably watching Vampire Diaries again Favorite Athlete? - I really liked Larry Bird. He was a great person on and off the court and held himself well, plus he was a pretty good player. Celebrity crush? - Brad Pitt, he’s a babe Favorite sport to play other than basketball? - I’ll go with Golf, love to play golf when I can.

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sports|January 24, 2012

sports briefs Men’s Basketball gets pair of road wins Sophomore guard Travis Thompson scored a career-high 22 points and Marcus Jackson added 13 points Jan. 19 to lead the Alaska Anchorage men’s basketball team to a 66-55 road victory over Western Oregon at the New P.E. Building. With the Great Northwest Athletic Conference leading scorer Taylor Rohde plagued all night by foul trouble, the Seawolves also got eight assists from senior point guard Steve White as claimed a key victory against fellow league contender. Western Oregon (13-4, 6-2) was led by 12 points and four rebounds from senior guard Kyle Long, but the Wolves suffered their second straight home loss after a 13-2 start to their campaign. After WOU scored the game’s first basket, Thompson knocked down the first of his six three-pointers to stake UAA to a lead it would never relinquish. The 2010 Alaska 4A Player of the Year finished the first half with 17 points, making all five of his three-pointers and his only two-point attempt, to help the Seawolves claim a 37-22 lead at the break. WOU pulled within 41-33 with 15 minutes to play when junior center Liam Gibcus answered with a midrange jumper and sophomore Kyle Fossman (9 points, 5 rebounds) knocked down a three-pointer, and the Seawolves’ lead swung between 11 and 17 for the rest of the night. Gibcus, a 6-10 junior from Lysterfield, Australia, finished with five points, four rebounds and two assists, while his three blocked shots were both a career- and UAA season-high. Thompson, meanwhile, topped his previous career-high by two points, finishing 7 of 9 from the field and 6 of 7 from long range. The Dimond High product also snagged a career-high six rebounds to help the Seawolves out-board the Wolves 33-27. It would be Rohde rebounding for a 20-point, 10-rebound game on Jan.

21 as the Seawolves earned a 64-54 victory over Saint Martin’s at Marcus Pavilion two nights later. The Seawolves (13-4, 7-2 GNAC) also got 12 points from Fossman as they snapped the Saints’ threegame winning streak. Saint Martin’s (8-10, 4-5) was led by 15 points and six rebounds from forward Brok Pendleton. Rohde, a 6-9 senior center and the GNAC’s leading scorer, equaled his season average on 6-of-12 shooting from the field and 8-of-10 at the line. The performance was Rohde’s fifth double-double this year and helped the Seawolves retain a tie for second place at the halfway point in the league schedule; Western Washington leads UAA and Western Oregon by one game. White scored nine points and Thompson added seven points, three assists, two steals and no turnovers in 33 minutes. UAA also got a lift off the bench from senior forward Phillip Hearn as the West Anchorage High product delivered five points and four rebounds.

Doucette leads hobbled Gymnastics squad out East Sophomore Melissa Doucette earned a career-high 38.375 allaround score as the Alaska Anchorage gymnastics team finished third with 185.900 points in a tri-meet with Maryland and Bridgeport at the Comcast Center on Jan. 19. The Seawolves, who were competing with just seven gymnasts due to injury and illness, also got a 37.025 all-around from freshman Jeanette Conrad and posted a team season-high score on floor exercise with 47.950. Freshman Morgan Cook stepped into the lineup with her first career all-around, however, earning a 9.375 on her first collegiate vault and a 9.575 on floor. UAA also got solid performances from Conrad on vault (9.5), senior Kaelei Spoor on floor

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(9.725) and senior Shakea Sanders on vault (9.675). Doucette, meanwhile, increased her all-around career-high for the third time in as many meets, boosted by a personal-best 9.775 on floor exercise. Two days later, it was again Doucette delivering a big performance and helping the Seawolves to a second place finish in a tri-meet against Towson and William & Mary on Jan 22. Doucette set her career- and UAA season-high for the fourth straight meet, finishing third among seven all-arounders with 38.400 points. The New Hampshire native also set career-highs on floor (9.75) and bars (9.65), while equaling her best mark on balance beam (9.375). The Seawolves (3-3) also got a runner-up 9.75 score on uneven bars from freshman Sariaye Jensen as they came back to beat William & Mary on the final rotation, 187.875-184.900. Host Towson ran away with first place with 193.000 points. The Seawolves, who have now already eclipsed their win total from 2011, also got career-highs from Conrad, who scored 9.575 on floor and 9.525 on uneven bars, finishing with a 36.225 all-around mark.

Bronga, UAA Ski Team continue to impress in Denver Led by a dominating performance from its women’s Nordic squad, the Alaska Anchorage ski team roared back to finish third place in the team standings on the fourth and final day of the Denver Invitational on Jan. 21. Senior Jaime Bronga continued her impressive early season performance by winning the women’s 10K freestyle race at Devil’s Thumb Ranch in 36 minutes, 59.5 seconds, beating Colorado’s Eliska Hajkova by 5.6 seconds. Fellow senior Laura Romback was third in 37:23.6, and senior Steffi Hiemer finished fifth in 37:59.9, giving the UAA women their second straight day with all three scorers in the top six.

Thanks to the 133 points from the women and 84 points from the Seawolf men, UAA leapfrogged host Denver for third place overall, making up a 17-point deficit heading into the day. Utah won the nine-team meet with 902 points, followed by Colorado (845), UAA (770) and Denver (752). On the men’s side, sophomore Lukas Ebner finished a team-best 10th in the 15K freestyle in a time of 49:43.5, and Italian freshman Nevio Zeni = posted his best collegiate performance thus far, placing 12th in 50:10. Sophomore Lasse MolgaardNielsen rounded out the scoring for UAA in 16th place in 50:39.5. For Bronga, it was her fourth victory of the year – counting the dual-competition Alaska Nordic Cup in November – and her third podium finish in four 2012 invitational races. The East Anchorage High product now has three career invitational wins after taking the classical race at last week’s Colorado Invitational. Combined with an identical thirdplace finish at the Colorado Invite, UAA’s DU Invite result marks just second time in program history that the Seawolves have posted two team placings of third or better in the same season. In 2009, UAA won its own UAA Invitational and placed third the Seawolf Invitational.

Wisconsin upends UAA, runs Seawolves winless skid to five The Seawolves held a slight lead in shots but could not muster a goal as UAA lost 4-0 to host Wisconsin in a WCHA game at Kohl Center on Jan. 20. The Seawolves suffered their fourth straight loss, all on the road, getting shut out for the first time since Nov. 19. The Badgers got three-point nights from center Mark Zengerle and defenseman Justin Schultz as both tallied a goal and two assists. UW’s Joel Rumpel earned the shutout with 23 saves, while UAA sophomore netminder Chris Kamal fell to 4-6-0 on the season with 18 saves on 22 shots. Offensively, wingers Curtis Leinweber and Andrew Pettitt paced UAA with three shots on goal apiece. All four Badger goals came evenstrength as UW went 0 for 3 and UAA 0 for 1 on the power play. In the rematch on Jan. 21, the Badgers used a late strike from Justin LaBate to break a deadlocked

game and eventually win 3-2 over the ‘Wolves. UAA (6-14-2, 3-14-1 WCHA) got second-period goals from freshman Austin Coldwell and Leinweber but could not break through against the Badgers (12-10-2, 7-9-2), remaining winless in Madison since 2005. The loss was the fifth straight, all on the road and all in WCHA play, for the Seawolves. Kamal made 26 saves for the Seawolves, who held the Badgers to 0-for-2 on the power play. Rumpel made 25 stops to earn the win in net once again for UW.

Alaska Sports Hall of Fame honors UAA Women’s hoopsters The University of Alaska Anchorage women’s basketball program was honored Jan. 17 as the first-ever recipient of the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s Pride of Alaska Award, recognizing the Seawolves’ remarkable accomplishments over the past five-plus seasons. The award, which honors one male and one female person or group, is bestowed on an athlete, coach or team “who have not only excelled in sports in the past year or recent years, but who have done so with integrity and sportsmanship so as to be a positive role model for others.” Head coach Tim Moser and UAA Athletic Director Dr. Steve Cobb were on hand at the announcement of the Hall’s inaugural Director’s Awards at Special Olympics headquarters. The honor will be officially bestowed at the Hall’s annual induction ceremony, Feb. 28 at the Anchorage Museum. Under 6th-year coach Moser, the UAA Women have posted a remarkable 150-30 record, including trips to the NCAA Final Four in both 2008 and 2009. Currently, the Seawolves have been ranked in the NCAA Div. II top-25 poll for a nationbest 73 consecutive weeks and are ranked 14th currently. The Pride of Alaska citation also lauded the Seawolves for their four straight Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout titles and five straight NCAA Tournament berths – advancing past the first round every year. This marks the second honor for a UAA entity in the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, joining the Shootout’s 2008 induction under the ‘event’ category. Copiled by Taylor Hall

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HOMESTAND: Team looks to shore up their defense despite lopsided triumphs Continued From Motion Cover success UAA has had in the past six years under Head Coach Tim Moser. Being atop the league in scoring offense may be new and welcome territory for the Seawolves, but in order to make a run at postseason success, Moser knows that the defense and rebounding have to remain the focus. “The offensive thing makes it all look a little prettier,” Moser said. “This team has a lot of offensive weapons and we’re a tough guard for other teams because we have a lot of kids who can have big nights. “But it is the defense and rebounding that are our foundations and are going to provide us success.” The loss to SFU served as fuel two nights later when the Seawolves dismantled perennial contender Western Washington 75-55, handing the Vikings one of their worst defeats at home in years. The lopsided road win over one of UAA’s most heated rival in the recent years would seemingly serve as a chance to celebrate.

However, once again, it was another chance to step back and learn from their outing. “At Western, our defense still wasn’t there where it needs to be but our offense was there this time,” Robison said. “It showed a lot of things we need to work on because if we don’t get better at them, it will be exploited later on.” For Robison and the rest of her teammates, the ultimate goal is to peak at the end of the season and be playing their best basketball when the postseason rolls around. The constant picking apart of their performances allows the Seawolves to address their flaws and get better everyday leading up to the playoffs. For now, the homestand will continue on with games against the Northwest Nazarene Crusaders on Jan 26. and the Central Washington Wildcats on Jan. 28. with the Seawolves sitting two games ahead of both WWU and Seattle Pacific halfway through the GNAC schedule. If the first two games of the homestand were any prelude to things to come, both the Crusaders and Wildcats could be in for an even more motivated and hungrier UAA squad.

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