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September 18, 2012

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The Sun Star Volume XXXI Number 25 April 17, 2012 The Sun Star’s mission as a campus voice for UAF is to report the news honestly and fairly, announce and chronicle events and provide a forum for expressions of opinion. EDITORIAL OFFICES 101G Wood Center P.O. Box 756640 Fairbanks, AK 99775 Tel: (907) 474-6039 Ads Dept: (907) 474-7540 Fax: (907) 474-5508 www.uafsunstar.com

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The UAF Faculty and Staff Community garden had its first successful summer in operation this year. The garden grew a variety of vegetables, including salad greens and yellow squash, as pictured. Photo provided by Chas Jones.

Sept. 8- Residence Life reported a

Fernanda Chamorro criminal trespass at a Hess Commons Toga Sun Star Reporter dance. A 25-year-old woman from North Pole was trespassed by police from coming on campus was arrested and transported to the Fairbanks Correctional Center.

Door slam Sept. 6- A witness at the West Ridge Research Building reported seeing a driver damage another vehicle by hitting it with their door when opening their vehicle. An officer found the owner of the vehicle and contacted them. Police told the owner to go to the police department.

Mac-not-too-clean house Sept. 9- Police found an unoccupied MacLean House apartment open with alcohol containers and documents inside. UAFPD is still investigating the suspicious circumstances.

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Sept. 9- A welfare check was performed by UAFPD in Moore Hall for a possible inSept. 6- A vehicle owner reported a hit toxicated individual. They found a 20-yearand run incident. He said that his vehicle was hit while he was inside the Student Rec- old Fairbanks man who was not waking up. reation Center. The investigation is ongoing. He declined transportation from the emergency medical responders and was charged with underage drinking. There is an ongoing Two times the charm Sept. 7- Police stopped a vehicle for an investigation for possible furnishing of alequipment violation outside the UAF Mu- cohol to the minor. seum of the North and found the passenger Knife assault drinking alcohol. He was a 20-year-old FairSept. 9- An assault victim reported banks man and was charged as a repeat ofhaving a knife pulled on him in Bartlett Hall fender of alcohol consumption as a minor. on Sept. 7. An officer met with the victim and found the suspect. The suspect is now Stumble and tumble Sept. 7- An intoxicated 20-year-old Fair- prohibited from entering campus and has banks woman stumbled into the UAF Wood further charges pending for assault. Center Pub. The staff reported her and she was cited for underage drinking.

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September 18, 2012

ASUAF Recap- September 16, 2012 Lakeidra Chavis Sun Star Reporter

Senators present Will Collingwood, Bryant Hopkins, Charles Allison, Virginia Miner, Michael Golub, Sarah Walker, Michael Magnan, Andy Chamberlain, Rusty Young, McKinley Zakurdaew and Blake Burley

Senators absent

Please don’t stop the music

When in doubt, snowboard

Freitag nominated RJ Mikulski to be chair of Concert Board. Concert Board is a program that gives students the opportunity to promote music, host artist performances and plan events for the campus and Fairbanks community. The senate unanimously confirmed Mikulski’s appointment to Concert Board.

O’Scannell sponsored legislation “SB 179-002 Nanook Terrain Park.” The bill would allocate $50,000 to the Terrain Park project. The Terrain Park will open in the spring of 2013 and will serve as a snow boarding and ski hill. The hill is located near the Butrovich Building, which is across the street from the Arctic Health Research Building. The legislation would help “with ASUAF’s outreach and public awareness initiatives.” The legislation was sent to the public relations committee.

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Freitag nominated ASUAF senate chair, Ayla O’Scannell, to be the UAF student delOfficers present egate for the Coalition of Student Leaders. Mari Freitag CSL is a statewide organization where students representing their college or univerDirectors present sity come together to discuss ways to make Joshua Banks their schools and the University of Alaska better. Freitag, who has served as delegate Guests for the past two years, wanted someone else Matthew Dakus, a 19-year-old math- to take her place. “I’m going to graduate ematics student, attended the meeting to this year and I want somebody to have exlearn more about ASUAF and is interested in perience with Coalition of Student Leaders,” becoming the senate. ASUAF’s advisor, Anne Freitag said. The senate unanimously conWilliamson, also attended the meeting. firmed O’Scannell to serve as student delegate.

Oh no you didn’t! Freitag voiced her concerns about the broomball legislation that was passed by the senate during the last meeting. The legislation allocated $1,200 towards the second session of the much-loved intramural game. The senate voted on the legislation, despite its wordy content, due to time constraints. “I didn’t agree with a lot of the way the bill was laid out. I wish that more time had been spent on it,” Freitag said. “That’s not great reasoning to pass a bill when it’s going to benefit, like, less than 100 people”

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News briefs - September 18, 2012 Alisha Drumm Sun Star Reporter

the world and what inhibits it, and hope that this will inspire a newfound effort to preserve Africa’s pristine forests. -CNN New Species of Monkey Found in

Congo In the Democratic Republic of Congo, researchers discovered a new species of monkeys that live in the remote forests of the Congo. The species has been named Cercopithecus Lomamiensis or Lesula. Lesula is only the second known discovery of a new monkey species in the past 28 years. The Lesula was first discovered when researchers made a scheduled stop in Opala, and found this strange looking monkey being kept as a young girls pet. Researchers spent three years researching the Lesula’s genetic makeup to other monkeys. The final data supports the theory that the Lesula is in fact a new species of monkey. Some of the monkeys characteristics are large, almost human like eyes, a pink face, golden mane, and being timid creatures. Researchers claim that the discovery of this animal is proof that there is still much to learn about

ally, a six month stay on Mars would give off as much radiation to equal about 240 chest X-rays. Even with all of the risks, many are still passionately for the voyage. “I think there will be good circumstantial evidence Will Mars Be Our Future Home? that people will be able to tolerate a Mars NASA scientists, astronomers, and civil- mission when the time comes,” says space ians alike are asking the question if humans psychologist Nick Kanas of the University will one day be able to walk upon mars and of California-San Francisco. Whether or not be prosperous. NASA Chief Charles Bolden this will actually happen, will only be anemphasizes “the critical importance of Cu- swered in time. riosity, because it’s not the first, but it’s the -USA Today most critical, the largest mission, that’s a precursor for putting humans on Mars.” It is Regenerative Medicine Helps predicted that the first manned visits could Rebuild Wounded Warriors occur around 2035, and the first outposts A recent experimental treatment from could occur after 2060. Although many are the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative in favor of this endeavor, many are not be- Medicine, has found a way to regenerate cause of the harsh living conditions. On an wounded soldiers muscles. Ron Strang, average day on Mars temperatures could a former marine sergeant who suffered range from freezing during the day, to minus trauma to his left thigh from an explosion in -103 degrees Fahrenheit during the night. Afghanistan, was one of the first individuals Aside from this, the carbon dioxide atmo- to receive this experimental treatment. After sphere is so minuscule on Mars, it would be the accident, Strang underwent more than considered a vacuum on earth. Addition- a dozen surgeries and skin grafts. However,

he was still only able to walk with the use of cane or walker. After this experimental treatment, however, Strang progressively became stronger and stronger, soon being able to walk, and even run without help. The procedure uses pig tissue stripped of cells, which is implanted in the soldier’s thigh. The tissue is called extracellular matrix, and acts as a “cell-scavenging scaffold” that tricks the bodies natural stem cells to start regenerating muscle. This treatment has helped countless soldiers get back the limbs that were injured in the war. “It’s really amazing that you can take stuff and make bones and muscle, grow ears and organs,” said Strang, adding that he’s glad scientists have his back. “It definitely makes me happy that they’re looking out for us in that way. And they’re just getting started. There’s so much more they can do.” -ABC News

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Climate change gallery highlights “Changing Alaska” Lex Treinen Sun Star Reporter UAF’s Museum of the North’s new Changing Alaska gallery highlights the impacts of climate change on Alaska, but the museum’s installation is only half of the story. Museum employees visited four communities across the state as part of the museum’s ongoing campaign to attract younger Alaskans to science. The exhibit includes a spherical screen globe, a tree slab from North Pole, a pair of differently colored ptarmigan and informational placards. “Changing Alaska is just the tip of the iceberg of what we have in our collection at the museum,” said Roger Topp, the Museum’s Head of Production. “And our collection is just the tip of the iceberg of what is out there in the world.” Changing Alaska has already visited Nenana, Nome, Glenallen and Kenny Lake, according to Chris Cannon, Special Programs Coordinator in the Museum’s Education and Public Programs wing. According to Cannon, there was good turnout at all of the communities, except Nome where a snow storm this spring cancelled classes and forced a quick rescheduling. The communities were selected based on their own interest in hosting the gallery, and the museum’s interest in attracting potential students to UAF. “It’s trying to get a younger audience interested in science,” Cannon said. It’s also about making science more “accessible and understandable” to

Part of the new climate change gallery at the UAF Museum of the North is a piece of petrified wood that has been around for the centuries. The gallery also includes informative plaques on the walls, and a screen shaped like a globe that informs readers about the physical changes of the earth since its birth. Erin McGroarty/ Sun Star

The Climate Change gallery is a new exhibit recently intalled at the University of Alaska Museum of the North in the Alaskan Histroy gallery. It can be viewed anytime during museum hours. Erin McGroarty/ Sun Star

the younger generation, possibly even interested in studying at UAF, Cannon said. The Museum of the North teamed up with the Anchorage Museum and the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai to develop a curriculum. Each museum had a specific job, with Topp in charge of creating a film that will was shown at each community on the globular screen. The other two museums also brought mobile units to more remote communities, but each museum focused on those closest to their region. The installation was funded by NASA as part of its “Eyes on the Arctic” grant program. The grant mandated that there be a traveling unit to show in remote areas in the state. The museum is not new to traveling installations, as they are currently doing a similar project with a planetarium. But the focus on a changing Alaska is an especially important aspect of what Topp sees as a museums duty to the community. “A lot of people think of a dusty old cabinet when they think of a museum,” Topp said, “but now museums have to focus on displaying the research that is taking place.” The exhibit is particularly important to Alaska. “We all live in Alaska and climate change will particularly affect the polar region,” Cannon said.

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Equinox marathon celebrates fiftieth anniversary Daniel Leahy Sun Star Reporter On Saturday, Sept. 15 at 8 a.m. the starting gun fired. Nearly 1,000 men, women and children dashed up the Student Recreation Center sledding hill towards the ski trails. A bottleneck formed as the monolith of bright-colored athletic shirts forced their way between two fences, spaced only several feet apart. One fan likened the sight to “corralling cattle,” which would be a fitting analogy if it didn’t refer to the nearly onethousand fit runners. Created in 1963, the Equinox Marathon follows mostly dirt roads and trails from the soccer field adjacent to the SRC to the top of Ester Dome and back. The carefullyplanned race allows participants to run 26.2188 miles while rarely treading the same ground twice. Stan Justice holds the current course record, 2:41:30. The event attracted approximately 1,200 participants this year, divided among three events. Around 800 people participated in the traditional marathon. The relay, in which each member of a team of three runs a different leg of the race, had 450 participants. For those who find the traditional 26.2 miles inadequate, the 40-mile ultramarathon was a third option. Thirty-nine elite runners participated in the ultramarathon. In terms of size, the 2012 Equinox was one of the biggest on record. This year’s winners helped to make the fiftieth Equinox memorable. Eric Strable of Anchorage won first place in the Men’s Marthon. Strable took second in the 2010 event. In 2010, Strable was narrowly beaten in the same event by veteran Equinox runner Matias Saari. “He definitely gave me a tour of the course,” Strable said. The tables were turned this year. Strable, with a near-record time of 2:45:15, handed second place to Saari, who finished in 2:51:28. While he plans to return to the Equinox and hopes to someday set a new course record, Strable says he doesn’t just come here for the race. “The community up here is something special,” Strable said. Saari, who has run the race 12 times previously, had no reason to be disappointed with his thirteenth Equinox. Saari came close to beating his 2005 personal

record of 2:49:22.2. Saari was not at all discouraged, “I will do the equinox as long as I am able. That means eighty years old and hiking it. This race has changed my life,” Saari said. Other top finishers were Emily Routon of Sitka, who won first in the woman’s division of the marathon with a time of time of 3:25:40. Melissa Lewis of Fairbanks, placed second in the event with a time of 3:26:58. Michael Bourdukovsky, Ben Ward and Brad Benter of “Alpine Urgent Care and Medicine” won first in the Men’s Relay with a time of 3:03:25. First place in the Woman’s Relay was won by Heidi Rader,

Brad Benter races toward the finish line of the 2012 Equinox marathon course to take third place in the overall relay with a time of 1:01:22 for his individual leg. Erin McGroarty/ Sun Star

Nellie Ballou and Krista Heeringa of “Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice” with a time of 3:30:23. Ivaylo Benov earned first in the Men’s Ultramarathon, completing the 40-mile course in 5:36:02. Stephanie Kuhn took first in the Woman’s Ultramarathon, completing in 6:45:20. One noteworthy participant was 73-year-old Glenn Frick. A second-time participant, Frick ran in the 1965 Equinox. When recollecting on the race 47 years ago, Frick said he mainly remembers, “how many hills going up.” said Frick. While Saturday’s race was the second Equinox Frick has partici-

Emily Routon won the 2012 Equinox marathon women’s bracket on Saturday, Sep 15, with an impressive time of 3 hours, 25 minutes, and 40 seconds. Erin McGroarty/ Sun Star

pated in, it was actually only the first he’s completed. “I just crawled in the truck and left,” Frick said about his first Equinox marathon. With a time of 4:15:52, Frick finished at the top of the 70-and-up age category. Not every interesting story came from the top finishers. Lathrop High School alumni Olivia Karns, Skye Sturm and Angene Johnson of team “Call Me Maybe” all ran with the intention of beating three former classmates, Benjamin Walker, Charles Parr and David Hooper of “Three Guys, One Marathon.” “Call Me Maybe is going to kick their butts,” Karns said. Her prediction seemed to be coming true until the last mile of the last leg, where Hooper eked out a narrow lead over Johnson. The team “Three Guys, One Marathon” took thirty-fifth in the overall relay with a final time of 4:10:27, while “Call Me Maybe” finished thirty-fifth with 4:10:41. “We didn’t quite beat them but we were close, so we’re happy about that,” Johnson said. Stories of redemption and rivalry are able to captivate the Equinox’s fans because they never truly end. Year after year, new race stories are told and old race stories are revised. Old records are challenged and new records are set. But they serve a second purpose: motivating its participants. This is why the marathon has grown so much from the 100 who participated in the original Equinox. Everyone who takes part in the event has their own story to tell, and not all of the most compelling narratives are about deciding who takes first and who takes second. Sometimes they’re about the difference between thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth place.

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Arctic Innovation Competition celebrates ingenuity with $10,000 prize Katrina Howe Sun Star Reporter The Arctic Innovation Competition, an annual contest celebrating and encouraging innovative ideas is taking place again this fall. The contest is open to everyone, and the prize for first place is $10,000. The final deadline to enter the competition is Friday, Sept. 21, and the final competition will be held on Oct. 19 in the Wood Center Ballroom. It’s a common misconception that AIC is put on by the UAF Engineering Department. In fact, Ping Lan, the founder and creator of AIC, is the director of the UAF Master’s of Business Administration program. Lan started the competition in 2008 with one of his graduate business classes, who still help to run and organize it. “The competition is for everyone, not just for technical or business [people].” Lan said. Funding for the competition comes from outside sponsors, not the university budget,

and the community is involved in judging mitted were from Alaska-fifty percent were and welcome to participate. from Fairbanks-and ten percent were from Lan’s goal is to create a medium for the lower 48 and countries such as Canada, people to use their brains, to encourage Korea and Finland. more innovative business and stimulate the UAF is now getting international receconomy. ognition as “Everya business body is innoschool bevative. They cause of this need a stage competition, to show their noted Mickela creativity,” Lamb, a Lan said. former busi“Innovation ness student is not a moof Lan and nopoly. Every MC of last student has year’s comThe judges of this years Arctic Innovation Competition. The competition is the ability hosted by the School of Management. Allen Obermiller/Sun Star petition. to generate “The AIC has good ideas. If you have a problem you can drawn attention to the university in an area come up with some ideas. People have lots they weren’t known for,” said Lamb. “UAF of problems, so they can come up with lots needs more of this.” of ideas.” The competition brings in a large vaLast year there were more than 200 riety of ideas. Last year, a participant had entries. Ninety percent of the entries sub- an idea called Temporary, Sunscreen-Re-

minder Tattoos to put on kids. The tattoo would disappear when sunscreen was put on it and reappear when the sunscreen wore off. This idea placed in the top 20 last year. “There is a misconception that the idea has to be arctic or scientific or really thought out,” said Sierra Sadler, a graduate student at UAF. “People with rough ideas can compete with people who have complete ideas.” Last year’s first prize winner was the HydroHeater, developed for winter sports to keep athletes’ water sources from freezing. This year Lan and his students will be holding a Junior AIC for ages 17 and under, with prizes for the top three entries. Kids have competed against adults in previous years, but now they can compete with others their own ages. “The more the merrier,” said Anthony Shaw, a former graduate student of Lan. “When I was younger it seemed kind of cliché, but as I have gotten older I see that it is important to get the kids involved.”

My life in college On the pitfalls of a karaoke bar Moral Mildred Sun Star Columnist This week’s life lesson is all about judgement. And how very impaired it get’s after seven cherry vodka sours. Last weekend, my roommates and I went to a karaoke bar called The Rockin’ Rodeo. Obviously, it’s a very classy joint. Before starting a night full of bad life choices, my roommates decided that we were all going to dress as whorish as possible. Apparently that’s fun. My roommates were also adamant that this was Girl’s Night No Penis Involved. This seemed unfair to me, since dressing like street walkers but not wanting anyone to treat us like such made us very misleading. So after lipstick, fishnets and pair of confidence-boosting heels, we headed out. My friend set up and open tab at the bar while the DJ set up our set list, and I prepared myself for public embarrassment. Since I’m a one-beer-queer, I was in my happy place pretty much immediately. I was being obnoxious and having way too

much fun serenading the entire bar. After one rather loud rendition of Ray Orbison’s “Pretty Woman,” a guy walked over to me and whispered, “I have to tell you, I’m really digging the Sharon Osbourne thing you have going.” Now, ladies and gents, it is common knowledge that alcohol gives people a false sense of sassiness. Low self-esteem is no longer an issue and doing the worm on a dirty bar floor is suddenly socially acceptable. I’m all for embracing your inner awesome, but guys that compare a girl to Sharon Osbourne will probably not too win many points. Confused and not sure if I should be insulted or not, I stumbled back over to my girls. This guy continued to watch me for the rest of the night, which was both flattering and slightly unnerving. Now girls, we have all had to deal with the one douchebag at the bar that you really just want to go away forever. And guys, you’ve all had a friend who was macking on a girl who made it very clear that she would rather eat her own hair than let him buy her a drink. Dealing with

such a scenario can be tricky. Guys, I do not recommend trying to get the girl’s attention by singing her a meaningful song. Unless you’re Barry White, stick to something upbeat and sung to the bar in general. Girls, I recommend the same. While you might think dancing up on some guy while you embrace your inner Carrie Underwood is a good idea, it probably isn’t. In fact, you are most likely making the poor man extremely uncomfortable, and not in a good way. Last but not least, the final option is to just drink more. I chose the latter, and fully equipped with my false sense of sassiness, I asked Mr. Sharon Osbourne for a dance. And it all just went downhill from there. To make a very long, embarrassing story short, let’s fast forward to the part where I end up in the back seat of a car with Mr. Sharon Osbourne while my roommate is getting jiggy with it in the front seat with Mr. Sharon Osbourne’s friend. There are some things a person can never un-see in life. That was one of them. To put it into perspective, has anyone

ever seen Titanic? The dramatic hand swipe down fogged window? So, ladies and gentlemen, alcohol is a beautiful thing. There is nothing wrong with going out with friends and having a good time and letting your inhibitions run wild. Take some risks, kid. But drinking in moderation is key. So, at the risk of sounding like a public service announcement, drink responsibly. Believe me, the next morning when you wake up with a five-layer burrito shoved in your pocket or your lipstick smeared down to your collarbone, a headache to rival ALL the headaches and a mouth that tastes foreign, you won’t be laughing. You may be moaning and wondering what the hell happened, but laughing? No.

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Nanook runners PR at Ester Dome and volleyball falls flat against Northwest Nazarene Fernanda Chamorro Sun Star Reporter

Last week in sports: Running Nanooks topped the list of runners for the Ester Dome Uphill 5K race on the morning of Sept. 8. For Nanook women, junior Raphaela Sieber took second place and qualified as the top Alaska women’s cross country finisher with a time of 28 minutes and 41 seconds. Crystal Pitney from Fairbanks took first, but is no longer running for the Nanooks. “Our women ran really well and really tough,” said Matt Dunlap, Interim head coach. For Nanook men, freshman Michael Fehrenbach took first place with a time of 22 minutes and 40 seconds in the Ester Dome Uphill Run breaking the program record set by Marius Korthaur in 2007. Graduate student Lex Treinen from Anchorage also broke the record as runner-up with a personal-best time of 22 minutes and 41 seconds. “Ester Dome is a great test of fitness and to have two guys go under Marius Korthaur’s record is impressive,” Dunlap said. “To have seven of 10 runners who have run this race before have personal records, that’s awesome.”

Women’s Volleyball Northwest Nazarene Crusaders beat Nanooks 3-0 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference opener on Sept. 13 at the Patty Center. Elayna Rice tallied a tying match-high of nine kills and hit .444 with just one error. Michelle Terpstra made eight successful spike attacks without an error, leading the offense with a .727 attack percentage. “I thought it was going to be a closer contest,” said Phil Shoemaker, head coach of Nanook women’s volleyball.

This week in sports:

Women’s Volleyball

The Nanook Women’s Volleyball team faces Saint Martin’s at the Marcus Pavilion Running in Lacey, Wash. on Thursday Sept. 20 at 6 Nanook runners jump back into the p.m. Then on, Saturday Sept. 22 they play race on Saturday, Sept. 22 as they travel to against the Western Oregon Wolves at 6 p.m. Lacey, Wash. for the Saint Martin’s Invitain Monmouth, Oregon. There will be live tional 6K at 9:30 a.m. stats and video available on their website.

Top: Michael Fehrenbach (left) set the new program record at Ester Dome, while Lex Treinen (right) was one second behind Fehrenbach to also break the previous record set back in 2007. Photo courtesty of Alaska Nanooks Athletic Department Website. Bottom: Sam Harthun hit .227 after producing a team-high nine kills. Photo by Paul McCarthy courtesy of Alaska Nanooks Athletic Department website.

September 18, 2012

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Campus community garden finishes it’s first successful harvest Lex Treinen Sun Star Reporter After their first successful harvest, members of the UAF Campus Community Garden are looking forward to new opportunities next season. Beginning last spring, gardening enthusiasts constructed a working, 42-plot community operated garden. Chas Jones, a PhD student at the International Arctic Research Institute came up with the idea and was involved with almost every stage of construction. “I was talking to a professor about it, and he liked the idea,” Jones said. The professor was Bill Schnabel, who then approached Michelle Hebert, the Director of the Sustainability Department. According to Hebert, she offered the Sustainability Department’s help to coordinate meetings if they could find five interested people. Jones received 40 interested responses to an email. With Hebert’s support and after holding weekly organizational meetings for six weeks, the team had determined a location, secured some funding promises and set the ground rules for their vision of the garden. The garden received a $5,000 grant from UAF People’s Endowment as well as a $6,000 grant from the Student Sustainability Fund. The grants left a slight deficit in the budget, which the organizers were able to patch with a $50 user fee for anyone who rents out a box for a year of use. Considering the money that went into it, the deal is well worth it for many. “It’s a great opportunity,” said David Hooper, an engineering student who rented a box along with his girlfriend. “$50 paid for everything we needed.” Hooper said another draw was the Master Gardeners present to offer their advice. Their $50 fee includes tools, boxes, topsoil and water, as well as picnic benches and a compost pile. The sunny, south-facing location gave gardeners not just the usual lettuce and broccoli, but also tomatoes and romanesco cauliflower. Some people just planted flowers. Part of the reason Sustainability has been so supportive is because of gardeners decision to stay away from non-organic products. The UAF community largely supported the idea. According to Jones, the location got approval from UAF’s Master Planning Committee, an advisory committee to the Chan-

cellor that helps coordinate future construction at UAF. Though they did not guarantee use of the current location for any amount of time, the fact that the garden is not only providing a service but also beautifying campus makes Jones optimistic that the garden can continue in its current location. Facilities Services also chipped in by offering to fill up the water tanks free of charge. For many, the garden offered an opportunity to grow their own produce that they otherwise would not have had. Leslie McCartney, a curator of Oral Histories for the Rasmuson Library, was one such gardener. She said she was unable to obtain a plot in the other community garden in Fairbanks in downtown Fairbanks because demand was too high. When she read an announcement in the Cornerstone about the possibility of an on-campus garden, she jumped on the idea. After harvesting peas, potatoes and plentiful lettuce McCartney is excited to continue gardening next year and to see the garden grow in her role as a member of the garden advisory committee, which is composed of student, staff and faculty representatives. The committee discusses rules,

events and future development. Nearly everyone involved has been pleasantly surprised by how smooth the first year went. According to Jones, there have been no major problems, and some of the problems they were hoping to avoid have not materialized. Moose and vandals have not disturbed the plots, which is closed with a padlock. “There have been no problems whatsoever,” McCartney said, “it was really successful.” Though it is still unclear how many people will sign up for a plot, organizers are optimistic that they can fill the spots and then some. According to McCartney, the current fence has room for seven more boxes, and there is plenty of room to extend the fence. Jones said that there are even plans to put in fruit trees. The group is also trying to raise interest in the garden by offering a listserv to those interested in receiving updates. Jones said that one of his major goals was to connect faculty and students, something that he personally has been able to do. The garden has also inspired younger gardeners like Holland, who said this was his

first experience growing vegetables. Though he might not be around next summer to rent a plot, the garden has left him with something. “It’s definitely gonna make me want to garden in the future,” he said.

Facing page: top left: The University of Alaska Fairbanks Faculty and Staff Community garden was started in 2011 and just finished its first full summer in operation. This photo was taken over the summer, while the garden was still in bloom. Photo provided by Chas Jones. Top right: After a long and successful summer, the UAF Faculty and Staff Community garden now serves home for only a few lonely plants that have yet to be harvested. Erin McGroarty/Sun Star. Bottom: After a few hard frosts, most of the plants in the Faculty and Staff garden on the UAF campus have died. However, these flowers are still clinging to life with small yellow blooms brightening up the Fairbanks street foot bridge. Erin McGroarty/ Sun Star.

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Dancing in the dark with Dev at UAF Sun Star Report On Saturday, Sept. 15, singer, songwriter and rapper Dev performed for a crowd of eager fans in the Student Recreation Center. Dev has been producing music since 2009, and is best known for her hit singles “In the Dark” and “Bass Down Low.” Dev combines electric, pop and dubstep to create catchy and eclectic tunes, which she played for several hundred Fairbanks fans last Saturday. Before and after the show, Dev spent time hanging out with fans at College Coffeehouse and The Pub. The artist had never been to Alaska before, and said she was excited to spend time in Fairbanks.

On Sept 15, 2012 artist DEV struts her stuff on stage during her very first show in Alaska at the UAF Student Recreation Center. “I’ve never been to Alaska before, but I can tell you guys are rowdy!” she said.

A crowd of UAF students show off their LED light stick during the DEV concert that was held in the Student Recreation Center on September 15; 2012.

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Broomball bounces back Lex Treinen Sun Star Reporter

Dev serenaded the crowded Student Rec Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, with a mix of slow songs and fast beats. Erin McGroarty/ Sun Star

On the evening of Saturday, Sep 15, Dev played to a crowd of loud and enthusiastic students in the Student Recreation Center on the UAF Campus. “I’ve never been to Alaska before,” Dev said, “But you guys are great!”. Erin McGroarty/ Sunstar

After administrators cancelled intramural broomball last year because of low enrollment, a group of administrators, ASUAF senators and broomball enthusiasts are excited that broomball will continue this year at an affordable cost. They are also excited about a new location: a yet to be finished outdoor ice arena in front of the SRC, which is expected to be completed and ready for use by the second session, according to the Student Recreation Center Wellness Coordinator Kaydee Miller. Broomball was cancelled last year after the broomball fee was raised from the standard fee of $7.85 to the ice sport fee of $26.75. Students were unwilling to pay the extra money, and too few signed up to fill a league. ASUAF vice president Ball said many students thought that the increased fee was too much since broomball players often only get 10 minutes of ice time when their team is fielding a full roster. Miller said that the ownership transfer of the SRC from the Athletic Department to Student Services, did not affect the price. Ball said that Student Services had been putting a “substantial amount” of money to keep broomball fees at the standard intramural fee. “In all honesty, having the ice time costs more than what the standard intramural fee would cover,” Ball said. Ball and ASUAF Senators Andy Chamberlain and Micky Zakurdaew were determined to bring back broomball this year. Originally the group decided to support legislation that would cover the entire cost of the second session of broomball for students who payed for the first. The

$1,200 bill will go into effect to pay for the second quarter for those who pay for the first. It originally would have been enough to cover the second session at $26.75. That was before the plans for the outdoor icerink had been sufficiently developed. According to Miller, the new ice-rink will be beneficial not only because it will cut the cost back to the original $7.85 for everybody, but also because it will allow players to have more reasonable game times. “I think we will have games from five to six, since there won’t be any hockey allowed,” Miller said. The rink will be for recreational skaters for most of the day and admission will be free for students who are paying the SRC fee. Ball and others believe that the legislation supports ASUAF’s mission of representing students at UAF. “Broomball was an integral part of the UAF experience,” Ball said, “A lot of people played and cared about it.” Though the rink is currently just a field of dirt in front of the SRC, it will be paved and walled in before the start of the second session sometime in October, assuming there are no weather catastrophes. “Nothing’s a given when your working in the elements,” Miller said, “but it should be completed by second session.” Of course, an outdoor rink in Fairbanks presents some problems, foremost is the weather. “If it’s -40, we’ll probably postpone the games,” Miller said. Cold weather can also cause cracked ice, a safety hazard for users. The rink will be mopped with a locallymade mini-Zamboni. With any luck, broomball can retake its place as UAF’s most popular intramural.

The pavement in front of the Student Recreation Center pictured above is being turned into an ice rink on which broomball players will be battling for the win. Sun Star/Fernanda Chamorro

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Spoiler Alert Fall movie preview John Seiler Sun Star Columnist

plays a screenwriter who gets caught in his friends plan to steal a dog from the wrong gangster. I’m a huge fan of “In Bruges” and this film looks like its casted from the same mold with a great ensemble cast from Christopher Walken to singer Tom Waits.

4. Argo Director: Ben Affleck Starring: Ben Affleck, Brian Cranston, John Goodman Release Date: October 12,2012 During the Iranian Revolution, the CIA puts a plan together to save six Americans under the guise of a movie production comSeptember has started and that means pany. Usually I’m not in to espionage films, the start of the fall movie season! Just like but something about this seems pretty enpast years, this fall is pretty jammed and gaging. Also, you can’t go wrong with John here are the following films that are on my Goodman. radar. 5. V/H/S Director: Various 1. Django Unchained Starring: David Bruckner, Glenn McDirector: Quintin Tarantino Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz Quaid Release Date: October 5, 2012 (Limited and Leonardo Dicaprio and On Demand) Release Date: December 25, 2012 This has been on my radar for about From the first trailer, I fell in love with this film. Much like Quentin Tarantino’s year now. First shown at the Sundance Fesother genre blending films, Django com- tival, V/H/S is a found footage film about a bines classic blacksploitation esthetic with group who plans to steal a VHS tape from a Sergio Leone’s westerns. Jamie Foxx plays house. Not only do I think the grittiness of an the title character Django, a freed slave old VHS fits the esthetic of “Found Footage,” turned bounty hunter as he searches for his but I like the anthology presentation that’s reminiscent of Tales from the Crypt and wife who was sold off. Creepshow. John Seiler hosts Spoiler Alert, a radio 2. Wreck-It Ralph talk show about games, Movies, Comics, Director: Rich Moore Starring: John C. Reilly, Sarah Sil- Wrestling, TV and anything else that may come up. Tune in on KSUA 91.5 FM every verman, Jane Lynch Tuesday from 8 - 10 p.m. Release Date: November 2, 2012 This is the gamers’ version of Toy Story. John C. Reilly voices Ralph, the villain of the game Felix Fix-It Jr., who gets tired of being the villain. Chock full of game cameos and a great voice-cast, this movie looks to out Pixar. 3. Seven Psycopaths Director: Martin McDonagh Starring: Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell Release Date: October 12, 2012 From the director of “In Bruges”, Farrell

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Letters to the Editor Tilly food We don’t get what we pay for Dear Editor, I was recently forced to purchase a meal plan for $1,760, good for up to 112 days. This equates to $15.71 daily, with the same quality of food I can get at the store for $4.00 a day. What does that extra $11.71 per day, per student, pay for? With no competition, UAF is forcing a monopoly on students, most of whom can barely afford to be here. We need food services, but when the quality of food is as bad as it is at Tilly, there is no reason for it to cost that much. With no competition, and being forced by UAF to pay a for-profit company, students suffer. In the most recent Food Safety and Sanitation inspection available, the Tilly was notified, again, of repeated violations for contaminated food, leaking sewer pipes above a food storage area (attempting to fix with duct tape, no I’m not kidding), and the inspector can be quoted as saying “the gen-

eral cleanliness of the facility isn’t up to par.” Why would current Tilly management need to be told, REPEATEDLY, of violations by an inspector instead of immediately fixing it themselves? Because of the monopoly, they have nothing to worry about. One final question, hypothetically, if the Tilly was a restaurant out in town charging $7.85 per meal, with those serious health code violations, and the same quality of food, how long do you think that restaurant would stay in business? In our case, until Sodexo’s food services contract with UAF expires. Aaron Zimmerman

of all. Liberal, Conservative, and religious biases, we hope, are weaker here than anywhere else, so if the dream of freedom and truth is going to survive with a champion to defend her, it will happen here, or nowhere. That thought ought to be inspiring. Enough to produce the courage needed to endure the scoffers who will mock anyone and everyone standing up for the truth? If history repeats itself, no. But, the challenge remains. It’s a university. “One truth! Find it!” The hypocrites will be out in full force, PhD’s who know nothing about philosophy. Teachers who ignore all the research on the disastrous effects of classroom lectures, testing, and grades on the human mind. Scientists who respond to questions about Dear Editor, Bayesian reasoning with blank stares or disUAF is probably the only remaining missive bluster. Philosophers who won’t tell gathering of hopefully open-minded you the danger you are in, of being a Diothinking in America. Situated at the far- genean reject, dishonest in the light of his therest out edge of the last frontier, the cloud lantern. of opinionated thinking spreading over this It is good, if you are looking for older country has darkened counsel here the least and wiser wisdom, for someone to dis-

ciple you and give you a hopeful vision for making a difference, for making your life count. When you find someone you hope is worth learning from, insist that their first lesson be about how we know what is true, and who is a trustworthy authority. This will save you years of futility and grief. The students are the ones making the choices here. Be wise, and a light will break through the American cloud, to your glory. Be lazy, and, well, Oh well.... Another hopeful experiment in the history of nations, down the tubes. Stephen Fretwell

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There’s another new CLA dean In the last six years, the College of Liberal Arts at UAF has had on average about one dean a year. Todd Sherman has been an art teacher at UAF for many years, and took over as the new dean of CLA in late August following interim dean Anita Hartman. Sherman earned his bachelor’s degree from UAF in 1979, and started teaching in the art department as an adjunct professor in 1986. He’s been a full time professor of art at UAF since 2007. Additionally, Sherman is the founder and director of the UAF Visual Arts Academy. Sherman’s appointment is for two years. If he does well, he’ll probably be around for longer. The transitory head position of the

largest college at UAF has definitely made an impact on everyone, according to Sherman. Every dean has a different list of projects they want to tackle, and when the deans change every semester or year, support for different projects gets thrown around and taken back again. “It might add to confusion that doesn’t need to be there,” Sherman said. The College of Liberal Arts offers 24 majors and has approximately 150 staff. Every undergraduate student at UAF takes classes from CLA, due to the core class requirements. Having a dean that’s around longer than six months is important, and hopefully Sherman will be that guy. Since Sherman took over in August, he hasn’t undertaken any major plans for CLA. At the moment, he wants to concentrate on increasing collaboration with other parts of the university and raise the profile of CLA. “We’re the human dimension,” Sherman said.

Personally, I’d like to see CLA reexamine some of the core class requirements. Luckily, this seems like it’s on the agenda, according to Sherman. The plan is still in the early stages, but future UAF students might have a menu of classes to choose from rather than being required to take specific english and history classes. What I’d like to see happen with CLA is what Sherman plans on concentrating on: increasing collaboration with other parts of UAF. In general, there should be more communication and collaboration between the different colleges and departments at UAF. It might be easier for CLA to achieve this goal if the dean sticks around for a little while. For some reason, the position of Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at UAF has been as challenging to fill as the spot for the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. If you’re keeping track, we’re on dean number six in year

number six, which makes Sherman UAF’s equivalent to Professor Snape. I’m not comparing the two by any means, but it’s comforting to remember that in the end Snape had Harry’s best interests at heart. With Sherman’s background as a dedicated art professor, it seems like he probably has the students best interests at heart as well.

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able from its basic or ‘dumb’ phones, but they can subside off of them for the time being. Microsoft can’t save Nokia if the WinAt some point, many people have owned a Nokia phone. Probably not re- dows Phone platform fails. Nokia and Micently because the giant Finnish cell phone crosoft are both in a tough spot in this field, manufacturer took its time moving into the as Microsoft entered the market three years modern smartphone market. Why aren’t after the iPhone and two years after Android. But this is Nokia’s there durable, inexpensive only field, and Microsoft and simply built Nokia would be able to survive phones running Android? a failure of their phone Samsung, HTC and LG ocbusiness. There aren’t any cupy the price range where Nokia Android phones, Nokia should be comthough they would probpeting. None of them build Letters to the editor should be no more than 250 words in length. Please include the ably sell well. a phone quite as well. So, The whole setup de- author’s full name and contact information (phone number, e-mail or address). E-mail your where’s Nokia? letters (preferred) to editor@uafsunstar.com, fax them to 474-5508, or mail them to PO Box pends on people wanting 756640, Fairbanks, AK, 99775. Letters must be received by Friday at 5 p.m. in order to run in Stephen Elop, the Windows Phones, but so the next issue. All letters are subject to editing for brevity and grammar. former head of the Busifar not many do. That’s too ness Division of Microsoft, bad, because Windows is now the CEO of Nokia. Phone 7 is a slick operating At best, it’s suspicious for system. The new version, an upper management Windows Phone 8, shares person to leave Microsoft more than just a number and have their new emwith the mainline Winployer Nokia implement a Nokia Lumia 900 image from the nokia. dows. An app written for plan that takes upon itself com website. the phone can technically the entirety of the risk. Nokia’s new strategy is make or break be- be run on the computer and vice versa. It’s Q: I have heard of people who can change from cause every alternative has been dumped. nearly guaranteed that by the time Windows don’t get vaccinated against influenza one season to the The company now makes Windows Phones, 8’s app store is well populated, so will the in September or October because they next or they can even change within one for the phone. That solves the problem want it to “last” through the entire in- the course of one flu season. Experts and not much else. fluenza season. Should people wait must pick which viruses to include in Nokia’s fate is now intertwined with of ‘no users, no apps’ that Blackberry and until later in the influenza season to the vaccine many months in advance Microsoft, whose bottom line is barely af- HP faced with their phones. be vaccinated? in order for vaccine to be produced Since Nokia no longer produces the fected if Nokia fails. Nokia has laid off 15,000 A: The Center for Disease Control and delivered on time. Because of workers, shut down its last factory in Fin- main software, they focus on a few Nokia (CDC) recommends that influenza these factors, there is always the posland and given overall control of their soft- exclusive apps such as Nokia Music and City vaccination begin as soon as vaccine sibility of a less than optimal match becomes available in the commu- between circulating viruses and the ware away. The whole company depends on View. One of the only signs that Microsoft nity and continue throughout the flu viruses in the vaccine. is as deeply invested as Nokia in this relaMicrosoft’s mobile phone ambitions. season. It takes about two weeks after Q: Can I get a flu shot at the health Nokia was actually the company be- tionship is that their Bing Maps service is vaccination for antibodies to develop center? hind some of the first smartphones, running now called Nokia Maps, and uses some of in the body and provide protection A: Yes. We have FREE flu shots for against influenza, and influenza seaUAF students. You don’t need to make Nokia’s mapping technology. the Symbian operating system. Symbian sons can begin as early as October. an appointment; just come in during Nokia could find a new place as the was showing its age by the release of the Therefore, CDC recommends that our immunization hours which are: iPhone and Android. Nokia took too long to premier Windows Phone manufacturer. The vaccination begin as soon as vaccine M, W, F 9 – 12 tie-in with Windows 8 and their potentially becomes available to ensure that as move forward from Symbian. T, Th 1:30 to 3:30 The successor to Symbian was a Linux huge market share would keep Nokia a prof- many people as possible are protected Q: Can UAF employees get flu shots at the clinic? smartphone system called Meego, which itable and successful company, but it seems before flu season begins. Q: Will this season’s vaccine be a A: No. Win for Alaska will be prowas developed in-house. The phone that more likely that the Windows Phone will fail good match for circulating viruses? viding flu shots for employees so be was planned to showcase Meego looks al- and take Nokia down with it.

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A: It’s not possible to predict with certainty which flu viruses will predominate during a given season. Flu viruses are constantly changing. They

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