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SUN STAR Tuesday, September 24, 2013 2013

Runners race in the 51st annual Equinox Marathon

Damien departs: Orientation Coordinator will be missed at UAF Elika Roohi Sun Star Reporter There are 400 people in the Student Recreation Center. None of them know each other, all of them are nervous. And Orientation Coordinator Damien Snook and a small group of orientation leaders are responsible for making a positive experience happen for the entire incoming freshmen class.

Two runners make their way up Ester Dome around 10 a.m. They were some of the first runners to make it up the hill and at mile 15, were still almost a mile away from the top of the dome. September 21. Ivan Kvapil / Sun Star

ing how much training would be required to I can’t run, I’ll run the race, her teamSun Star Reporter “If walk. If I can’t walk, mates dropped out I’ll crawl. But I’ll do More than 960 people whatever it takes to get and de Leon made the participated in the 51st to the finish line,” UAF decision to run alone. To prepare for the race, Equinox Marathon anthropology and Nat- de Leon practiced the Saturday morning with ural Resource Mansecond and third legs countless supporters agement student Kris- of the Equinox relay, following runners in tine de Leon said the only training to run up cars throughout the night before her first course. The Fairbanks marathon. She decided to ten miles. marathon is known to run the Equinox last Former race direcfor it’s grueling uphill month, originally with tor Steve Bainbridge climb and 26-mile a relay team. But realiz- gave the morning’s adventure through

Annie Bartholomew Alaska conditions.

pre-race announcement at the Student Recreation Center at 7:30 on Saturday. Bainbridge encouraged participants to write any injuries or medical conditions on the back of their bib in case they were in need of assistance on the rocky trail. “You don’t have the visibility in front of you that you’d like,” he said after finishing leg

one of the race. “You just got to make sure you’re watching out for the roots because there were people falling in front of me.” At 8:00 a.m. the race began in a mass start outside the Patty Center with relay, marathon and ultramarathon participants all taking off at the same time. continue to page 4

Bobby Bare Jr. jams at the Pub

Just imagine it, said Josh Hovis, the student organizations coordinator who has worked closely with Snook and New Student Orientation at UAF for several years. Snook has been the orientation coordinator at UAF for three and a half years. He put in his two-week’s notice last week. His student worker, Alexandra Roberts, will take over organizing spring orientation, a much smaller affair than orientation in the fall, while the university looks for someone to take his place. Snook went to graduate school for student affairs, with the idea that he’d end up in advising, admissions, orientation or something along those lines. While he was interning for the National Orientation Directors Association annual conference, a friend mentioned a job in Fairbanks, Alaska. “One night, Joey, this guy from Arkansas, came up to me and was like, ‘Man, I got this former boss who keeps bugging me about this job,’” Snook said. “‘It’s in Fairbanks, Alaska and it gets down to, like, 50 below and it’s cold and dark all the time and it sounds terrible.’” “And I said, ‘No, that sounds awesome,’” Snook said. He got the job. When Snook showed up at UAF in April 2010, he had 25 orientation leaders and had to find 20 more. Last spring, he had 90 people apply for the same position. Snook has worked on creating a culture around orientation at UAF, getting students and orientation leaders excited and invested in the program.

Organ player Jimmy Matt Rowland performs with Bobby Bare Jr. at the UAF Pub on Saturday, Sep. 21, 2013. Annie Bartholomew/Sun Star

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

MAN ON THE STREET

Do you think the School of Management should raise tuition? Why or why not? By Kailey Skinner “In France, school is really cheap. So the amount that students have to pay in America is strange to me. I think that if you were to pay a higher amount for a certain field, many people won’t be able to go for the schooling that they want to do. Instead they will go into cheaper fields.”

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“Yes and No. It really depends on the situation of the student. If they can afford the tuition or if financial aid can cover the cost.” Sarah Delon, 24, Liberal Arts student

Emma Renard, 20, Natural Resource Management, French exchange student

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.

“That is a hard question to answer. If tuition goes up for the students in the School of Management then it might make it harder for students to get into these programs and pay for the classes, however I can also see it being a good thing because some departments need more money than others.”

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“Yes, because if you are going to be making more when you get out of school you should have to pay more for the education. Some degrees that don’t have hands-on experience, like labs, shouldn’t have to pay the same amount as those who do.”

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Tracy Asicksik, 21, Geography student

Patrick Williams, 21, General Studies student

“It makes sense, but there would be more people going for cheaper degrees. But at the same time if you are planning on going into the School of Management, you should be aware of paying more for classes that you will be taking.” Amelia Sikes, 19, Natural Resource Management student “Classes will either cheaper or more expensive . Either way I will be guaranteed classes to get the degree with the extra money that the university will be making. UAF is struggling for money and this could be way to bring in the money that we need.” Charles Hixon, 21, Accounting student

SOM is currently seeking to increase tuition by 25 percent for uperdivision credits to help with the school’s budget costs. Lakeidra Chavis Editor in Chief editor@uafsunstar.com Julie Herrmann Copy Editor

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POLICE BLOTTER they would like to see in a intoxicated to take care of himself. future president. Shae Bowman The next day, a female told police that he Sun Star Reporter He knew he wasn’t supposed student also living in to be on campus, but the Bartlett told police she bus driver on the city bus was filing assault charges Revoked license had kicked him off at the because the same man discovered had been harassing her Wood Center bus stop. September 9- Campus The bus driver had kicked the previous night by following her, yelling at police stopped a man for the man off the bus for her and grabbing her speeding and discovered campaigning too loudly arm aggressively when that the man’s Alabama and disrupting passenshe told him to leave her license was suspended. gers. alone. Charges are pendThe officer confiscated Incidentally, campus ing for Assault in the the man’s license and police trespassed the Fourth degree. gave him a summons for man a week earlier for the court. The police released same issue. He was arrestthe man’s vehicle to his ed and transported to the Testy toga-wearers supervising officer from Fairbanks Correctional throw-down Ft. Wainwright. Center. September 14- Community Service Officers report2016 presidency ed an altercation in the Assault in Bartlett campaign continues Moore-Barlett-Skarland against all odds September 13- A Resident parking lot between two men. They were attending September 12- A campus Assistant in Bartlett Hall reported an intoxicated the toga party at the Hess police officer spotted a UAF male student rollRecreation Center. man near Gruening building around on the floor ing who was trespassed The men were heavily in front of the women’s from UAF property near. bathroom. A UAF officer intoxicated. He attempted It appeared that he was to detain the individuals, continuing his campaign took the student to the however, one resisted and FCC for a Title 47 because for the 2016 presidency the other one started runthe individual was too by asking people what

ning away. The run-away later returned under the direction of a different CSO. During this, three other toga party attendees arrived to show their support. One of the three, became excited and attempted to prevent the officer from escorting one of the arrested individuals to the police vehicle. After an officer told him to back down, he refused and was detained.

Apartments. The cabin is for faculty members or students. The responding officer found that the student was a minor. The officer transported the student to the FCC and summonsed him for a Minor Consuming. Domestic Violence

September 15- A Resident Assistant in Bartlett Hall reported hearing screamAll three were cited for ing from a dorm room. disorderly conduct and When an officer respondtransported to the FCC. ed, he found that a stuOne individual was also dent and his girlfriend of trespassed from all UAF one year had a domestic property and another was altercation. trespassed from all UAF The man had become residential areas. angry and bit his girlfriend in the face, hit her and then bit her face a Snoozing minor busted second time. He was September 15- A Cutler arrested and transported Resident Assistant report- to the FCC and charged ed an intoxicated male with Assault in the Fourth sleeping on the grass near degree. the Rainey-Skarland Cabin located near the Cutler

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ARE YOU An artist?

Adrina Knutson poses with two young Tanzanian girls while working on her project in the east African country. Photo provided by Leonard Kamerling, curator of film at the Museum of the North.

“Innocent Eye”: Adrina Knutson’s work lives on Julie Herrmann Sun Star Reporter A photography exhibit showcasing the work of former UAF film student Adrina Knutson opened on Monday. Knutson took both video and still photography while she was in Tanzania in the summer of 2012. She was part of a team making a movie about a Maasai boy’s journey to adulthood, before she died in a car accident while in Tanzania.

Leonard Kamerling, the curator of film at the Museum of the North who was also on the film team in Tanzania, applied for a grant from the UAF People’s Endowment to fund an exhibit of Knutson’s photography. “This work should be shown and celebrated, not just to honor her, but because it’s extraordinary work that people could learn from,” Kamerling said, “Her work was so extraordinary, and she had such an amazing eye.” Most of the 33 photos in

the exhibit are of people. Some are posed while others are of events or of people doing day-to-day things. About half the photos were taken with a still camera by Knutson. The other half are stills taken from the video footage Knutson shot. “What’s most special about them is that she had an ability to cut through the exoticness of what’s there,” Kamerling said. “Most people would see the exotic surface, the differences, but she was really able to connect with the human element

and the humanness of people.” The exhibit opened on Monday with a reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The exhibit will remain open through Saturday, Sept. 28. After that, the exhibit will be shown in Knutson’s hometown of Kenny Lake, Alaska. “It’s work like people have probably never seen before,” Kamerling said, “Each photograph is like a little magic door that opens up so much more behind it.”

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“Each photograph is like a little magic door that opens up so much more behind it.”

looking forward to their first trip to Fairbanks. “Our objection is to bring Johnson says they visited the party,” Johnson said, Alaska in 2007 when Matt whose band has played and Kim played Anchortheir share of gymnasiage through the touring ums, “Sonically everygroup Reverse Retro. thing is really loud…like a sports game.” Regardless “I felt like they were a of the size of the venue, great match for our camthe band tries to mainpus and students,” UAF tain the same energy at Concert Board Student all their shows. While the Assistant Allie Bateman pair’s live performances said. “They have amazshare the intimacy of a ing energy and have been sweaty loft party, Matt known for their aweand Kim played for thou- some live shows.” The sands earlier this year in UAF Concert Board is the New York City’s Madison ASUAF-funded student Square Garden arena. group whose mission is to educate, inspire and Being from Vermont, entertain the UAF CamJohnson is familiar with pus and local commuPhoto courtesy of Matt and Kim’s blog. audiences like UAF: outnity. side the usual touring Through hosting concerts The UAF Concert Board is of Matt Johnson on key- routes and starving for new and exciting music. and community buildteaming up with UAA to boards and his partner “There’s a hunger and ing events, students learn bring the Brooklyn dance Kim Schifino on drums, energy there that crethe skills of promotion, duo Matt and Kim to the Williamsburg couple ates a great vibe,” Johnproduction and planning Fairbanks on Friday, Sep- will be bringing their act son said. The group is required to throw events tember 27. Comprised to the UAF Student Recre-

Matt and Kim prepare to play UAF

Annie Bartholomew Sun Star Reporter

ation Center.

for thousands of people. Past shows have included Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Dr. Dog, Dev and most recently Brooklyn rapper Theophilus London. Opening for the group is Fairbanks-based band the Young Fangs who were recently named in Paste Magazine’s “Nine Alaska Acts You Should Listen to Now.” Tickets go on sale August 26 at the UAF Wood Center or online at www.uaf. edu/concertboard. Tickets are $20 for students and $30 for community members in advance, and an additional five dollars for each at the door. Suggested audience is 13 and older. Editor’s note: Annie Bartholomew is a member of UAF Concert Board

ASUAF RECAP Kaz Alavrez Sun Star Reporter Senators present Eli Barry-Garland, Brix Hahn, Michael Magnan, Michael Mancill, Tayesia Nick, Shane Poindexter, Cordero Reid, Ashley Strauch, Daniel Strigle, Sarah Walker and Michael Wilson Senators absent Bethany Steele Officers present Ayla O’Scannell Officers absent Mickey Zakurdaew Guests Teal Rogers, Matthew Carrick, Jennifer Chambers, John Quinones and Lida Zakurdaew

Aerial silk club in the works

New blood

abstained because she did dent Relations committee. not have any prior knowledge of the nominee or TAB.

conference. The NASPA conference will take place Hahn nominated Matfrom Nov. 6 - 9 and proTeal Rogers attended the thew Carrick, a junior vides training in the field ASUAF meeting to request in Mathematics, to of student affairs adminisResignations assistance in starting a a senator position. Executive Committee tration. Williamson is the new student club for stu- Carrick was voted in with update advisor and office managMickey Zakurdaew dents interested in aerial a vote of 10-0-0. Lida er for ASUAF. The legislaresigned as Vice PresiThe committee met on silk activities. “Aerial silk Zakurdaew, a freshman tion was discharged from dent. O’Scannell has a September 21. The comis a type of gymnastics in Foreign Languages,was the Executive Committee replacement in mind and mittee discharged the coming from the air,” said nominated to a senator by a unanimous vote and will appoint them as soon Technology Advisory Rogers. Currently, there position by Mancill and immediately brought to a as possible. Michael MagBoard appointee with a are only three students was voted in with a vote of senate vote. The legislanan resigned as senator to favorable recommendafully committed to char10-0. Both new senators tion passed unanimously. pursue the Government tion. They also took a look tering this club. The club were sworn in by Strigle. Relations director posiat travel applications and has secured support from tion. generated recommendathe DRAW program as Open committee chair tions for changes. well as a club advisor. If TAB appointment positions chartered, the club hopes KSUA-TV coverage Jennifer Chambers came to benefit the UAF comWith the resignation of Legislation SB 181-001 munity by providing stu- to represent herself as Magnan from his senCordero Reid sugdents with another winter the nominee for the ate position, the Internal gested that a camera be Sponsored by senaactivity and the Fairbanks ASUAF position on the Affairs committee chair set up during ASUAF tors Strigle, Mancill and Technology Advisory community by hosting position is now open. meetings to record the Magnan, this SB 181Board and to answer performances. To get Senator Mancill has proceedings. The record001 designates 25,000 any questions the senathe club started successresigned from his position ing could then be sent to Alaska Airlines miles from fully, they have requested tors might have. There as executive committee KSUA-TV for students to ASUAF and $700 from was no discussion on funding for three to five chair. Nominations for the view. This would allow the ASUAF Travel fund to the topic. The considersilk sets with riggings. two committees will be students to watch how purchase travel for Anne ation of appointment for The request ranges from tabled for the next ASUAF senate meetings function Williamson to Salt Lake $540 to $900 based on the Chambers was expedited and keep them updated meeting, Sept. 28. City, Utah, for the Westand Chambers was voted number purchased. on what happens at the ern Regional National in at a vote of 11-0-1. New meetings. The suggestions Association of Student senator Lida Zakurdaew has been sent to the Stu- Personnel Administrators

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Bobby Bare Jr. jams at the pub Allman Brothers. “Is it cliché to say I liked them?”

Nashville songwriter Bobby Bare Jr. addresses the audience between songs at the UAF Pub on Saturday, Sep. 21. Annie Bartholomew/Sun Star

Annie Bartholomew Sun Star Reporter Five dollars wasn’t too high a price to dissuade the UAF students who filled the UAF Pub Saturday night. Nashville band Bobby Bare Jr. played nearly two hours of music rooted in American folk, country and rock and roll.

children’s poet and Bare’s friend, Shel Silverstein. During his life, Silverstein co-wrote Johnny Cash’s “A Boy Named Sue” and Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show’s “Sylvia Mother.”

With wild hair and striking blue eyes, Bare Jr. sang a heavier, distorted version of the famous ‘70s song “Cover of the Rolling Stone” which was also co-written by Silverstein. “He critiqued every song I wrote til’ “I think everybody dug it,” front man Bobby Bare the day he died,” Bare Jr. said with a hint of Ten- Jr. said packing up after the show. Two sumnessee in his voice. mers ago, Bare Jr. and his Bare Jr. is the son of father recorded a tribute country music star, Rob- album of Shel Silverstein ert “Bobby” Bare who songs with My Morning experienced commercial Jacket, Lucinda Williams, success during the ‘60s Andrew Bird, the Pixies and ‘70s. In ‘74 the father and Dr. Dog who played and son were nominated the UAF Pub last fall. for a Grammy for their UAF Pub attendant and duet “Daddy What If.” Physics student Haley Bare Jr. was only eight Nelson compared the years old at the time. energy of the group to The song was part of an southern rock band the album written by famed

Supporting Bare Jr. was the snarky organ player James Matthew Rowland who claimed Hollywood sing-alongs with actress Scarlett Johansson. Straight out of Murfreesboro Tenn. Rowland played with a hand on each keyboard, one instrument filtered through a Moog synthesizer. “Playing with Bobby is like playing jazz,” he said smoking a cigarette outside The Pub, “You try to hit as many bad notes as possible.” Head to toe in Army Surplus camouflage, Rowland proclaimed Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson as a red neck prophet. “Duck Dynasty makes the world accept me for who I am,” Rowland said in a theatrical drawl, “They’re not just rednecks, they’re purveyors of a very fine culture I adhere to myself.” For an encore, Rowland played out the opening chords and intro to Norman Greenbaum’s ‘70s classic “Spirit in the Sky.” After filling the dance floor, the band spun off into a Bobby Bare Jr. original. “We teased you with about 20 songs tonight,” Bare Jr. said, adding that Alaska exceeded all of his expectations. “I hope there’s more people standing up dancing next time,” he said alluding to future tours of the 49th state.

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continued from cover: This year’s orientation was one of the best in terms of attendance; new students went to most of the events on their schedule. There were also more orientation leaders this fall than usual, which meant orientation could meet the demands of new students and their families. Orientation is all about building bonds, Snook said. “I’m not just their orientation leader. I’m one of these people’s friends,” said Walter DiSarro, a fisheries student who’s been an orientation leader for seven years. DiSarro has seen three orientation coordinators come and go.

Damien departs

“Damien built on what his predecessors started. There was a time when these orientation leaders just came and did their thing and that was it,” DiSarro said. Snook doesn’t just have orientation leaders sign up as volunteers for a one-time extracurricular. The whole process enriches everyone’s lives, new students and Orientation Leaders, DiSarro said. In the future, Snook said he’d like to see the program expand so it’s not just a welcome week. There is a lot of stuff to cram into a few days of orientation, including things like academic orientation and financial aid information. Right

then, students are mostly interested in moving into their dorms and making new friends, Snook said. Due to university budget cuts, the orientation program at UAF isn’t going to be expanding anytime soon. Snook likes building and expanding programs, so he’s decided to look for something new. Snook will definitely be missed, said both Hovis and DiSarro. “Whoever takes it upon themselves to replace him has some pretty big shoes to fill,” DiSarro said.

New Student Orientation Director Daniam Snook is hard at work at his desk on Friday, Sept. 20. Kaylee Skinner/Sun Star

Runners race in the 51st annual Equinox marathon

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trail. “When I entered into the third leg I actually started cryMoving up through ing because I was in so campus, the group much pain,” she said, wound through Skarland Area trails, emerg- but continued going because of the cheering at the Musk Ox ing from strangers and Farm and running towards Ann’s Green- other runners coming house in Sheep Creek. down the trail on the “Out-And-Back” porNine miles into the tion. race, the 3.4 mile climb up Ester Dome begins. After running for five and a half hours Ice patches and snow straight, de Leon was on the trail added to relieved to hear her the dangers with de name on the loudLeon and others fallspeaker as she crossed ing multiple times. According to de Leon, the finish line at the Patty Center. De Leon eventually the race had met her goal of turned into a mental finishing in under six challenge. The race hours and received that started as somethe Equinox Marathon thing she wanted to patch for completing do for herself turned the race before 6:00 into something much bigger; for her family, p.m. friends and boyfriend “It was an incredible supporting her on the

Race participant Kristine de Leon shows her race bib before the 2013 Equinox Marathon on Saturday, Sep. 21. Annie Bartholomew/Sun Star

Top 10 Men’s Overall Results 1. David McKay, 2:49:21.7 2. Matias Saari, 2:56:13.0; 3. Benjamin Marvin, 2:58:55.9 4. Stian Stensland, 3:02:37.4 5. Cody Priest, 3:05:28.2

6. Erlend Knudsen, 3:15:37.7 7. Roger Sayre, 3:17:20.1 8. Alex Morris, 3:25:47.1 9. Sam Herreid, 3:31:48.8; 10. Chris Garber-Slaght, 3:32:06.1

Participans run during the 2013 Equinox Marathon on Saturday, Sep. 21. Annie Bartholomew/Sun Star

Excited, a competitor leaps across the finish line after six hours and forty minutes of running. Bridget Jenson/Sun Star

Top 10 Women’s Overall Results 1. Christy Marvin, 3:21:34.1 2. Erika Burr, 3:28:19.6 3. Theresia Schnurr, 3:32:05.9 4. Dana Fjare, 3:37:37.5; 5. Melissa Lewis, 3:41:27.7

6. Kiersten Lippman, 3:42:09.8 7. Kinsey Apperson, 3:42:25.1 8. Davya Flaharty, 3:45:14.6 9. Beth Zirbes, 3:55:11.5 10. Brie Van Dam, 3:59:46.2

SPORTS

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Women’s Volleyball beats MSU-Billings; loses to Seattle Pacific Nanooks had a 24-23 lead. Sophomore outside hitter and Art student Sam Harthun served the ball into the net, allowing the Yellowjackets to tie the set at 24-24. The two teams battled back and forth trading points, Billings even getting a 26-25 lead at one moment. The Nanooks regained the lead, scoring the next three points, winning the set and game. Harthun led her team with 18 kills, while senior outside hitter and Business Administration student Keri Knight chipped in seven.

Kurtis Gosney Sun Star Reporter Women’s Volleyball The UAF Women’s Volleyball team competed in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference this past weekend, playing two home games against the Montana State University-Billings Yellowjackets on Thursday, Sept. 19 and Seattle Pacific University Falcons on Saturday, Sept 21. Thursday The Nanooks won their first game against the Yellowjackets. The Yellowjackets had a 12-8 lead early in the first set, but UAF scored the next four points, tying the set at 12-12. The two teams competed for the lead until the Nanooks scored

Saturday The Nanooks were not as successful on Saturday as they lost to Seattle five consecutive points, After scoring the first four the lead scoring the next Pacific in three sets. The earning them a 20-14 points in the second set, nine points. The Nanooks Falcons had a 19-10 in lead. The Nanooks stayed the Nanooks briefly lost kept the lead and won the the first set. Despite cutting the lead to 21-16, the in the lead, and eventual- the lead against the Yelset, 25-20. Nanooks were not able to ly won the first set 25-20. lowjackets, behind 15-9. During the third set the come all the way back as The Nanooks regained Three UAF students Women’s Volleyball team during the 80s themed game night on Saturday 21,

The Nanooks are ready for the next play. Kylie Dickerson on the right, Samantha Hesterman in the middle, and Tessa Butterfield on the far left. Kurtis Gosney/ Sun Star Reporter

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UAF Women’s Volley ball team current record

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they lost the set 25-16. The second set was more competitive than the first. It was close for the first part of the set until the Falcons got the lead again at 10-9. The Falcons then pushed their lead to 20-13 which helped them go on to win the set, 25-22. The Falcons scored 10 out of the first 12 points in the third set to give themselves a 10-2 lead. The Falcons went on to win the set 25-14, earning the victory. Harthun finished the game with 13 kills along with 10 more by Knight. Freshman setter and Nutrition student Katelyn Camp had 25 assists.

UAF students cheer on the UAF Women’s Volleyball team during the 80s themed game night on Saturday 21, 2013. Kurtis Gosney/ Sun Star Reporter

Great Northwest Athletic Conference record

Days until the Govern’s Cup

OVER & UNDER EVENTS

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TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

Pub Trivia- $5 per team

Dance Church- Free

The Pub

8:30 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

Answer trivia questions for fabulous prizes.

Dance the night away with no strings attached!

Beer Tasting Can Awareness$10 The Pub

6:00 p.m. Beer tasting with 7-8 different microbrews in a can!

FRIDAY

Frosty Bottom Boys The Pub 8:00 p.m.

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Voter Registration Day- Free

Matt and Kim w/ Young Fangs

Starvation Gulch BonfireFree

All over campus

Student w/ID: Advance $20/ Day of $25

Taku Parking Lot

SAO will have voter registration booths.

General: Advance $25/ Day of $35

UAF Student Recreation Center

All day

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THURSDAY

TUESDAY

Starvation Gulch weekend and the Pub closes early

10:00 p.m. Huge Flames, music and tons of people bring a great end to Gulch weekend!

8:00 p.m. Should be the biggest show of the fall!

SATURDAY

Pub favorites playing folk music after the Beer Tasting Can Awareness.

+21 Meets at wood center 7pm every Friday.

Two AKC Registered male and female English bulldogsFree to a new good home. They have current shots and play along with children and other animals. Contact jerrykent941@ yahoo.com for more information.

Nearly Naked Run- Free MBS Bus Stop 3:30 p.m. Run almost naked around campus! Sign ups and rules online at uaf.edu/leadership/

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Donna Patrick Nurse Practitioner

Ongoing stuffy nose and Q: When should I come to headaches: When colds cause congestion and blockage of the clinic? sinuses they can lead to a sinus A: If you already have flu infection (sinusitis). If you or cold symptoms you should have pain around your eyes, see a health care provider for: face and/or jaw with thick Ongoing fever: This may be a nasal discharge for more than sign that a bacterial infection a week you may have a bacterial infection and possibly need has started. an antibiotic. Most sinus infecPainful swallowing: A sore tions do not need an antibiotic. throat from a cold or flu can be In some cases, you may very uncomfortable and painful but, severe pain and difficulty have to go to an urgent care swallowing could mean strep center or the ER for: throat. · Severe chest pain Persistent coughing: When a cough doesn’t go away after · Severe headache two or three weeks, it could be because of a bacterial infec· Neck stiffness tion and could need antibiotic treatment. Postnasal drip or sinusitis can also result. Asth· Shortness of breath ma or Allergies could be other reasons for a relentless cough. · Dizziness

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Q: How Can I prevent flu or cold symptoms? A: The most important prevention measure for preventing colds and flu is frequent hand washing. Hand washing by rubbing the hands with warm soapy water for at least 20 seconds helps to slough germs off the skin. Get your annual flu shot!

THE SUN STAR

OPINION

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Guest Opinion: Preparing for the future Trudy Heffernan

Why are you such a whore? Tuition is going up. Why are you spewing sex advice when there are real issues, like with Syria, going on in the world? First of all, I am very passionate about things such as Syria. I love the unusual name, and I’m so happy that she got adopted. This really is a real issue and I’m glad you brought it up. I will say, Brad and Angelina are probably great parents but I think they’ve adopted too many kids as it is. I drew the line when they tried to adopt that other boy, what was his name, Iran? What is your advice for an introvert looking for love? I see men I’m interested in but get sick at the thought of talking or even smiling. Until now, I’ve just told myself that people like me can’t be loved. People like you CAN’T be loved. Face your fears and change your life. Oops, I forgot to sugar coat that for you but I know you can take it. Don’t let “being an introvert” stop you from finding your happiness. I suggest reinventing your self-image. Introverts need time alone, sure, but don’t let that become your excuse for being lonely. Start smiling, start talking and start putting yourself out there. I’ve been seeing my boyfriend for about a year now. I’m really into dirty talk and he used to be too but recently he told he doesn’t want to call me “bitch” during sex because he feels it’s degrading to women. He’s taking a sexualities class and I’m pretty sure that is where his consciousness is coming from. How do I encourage him to go back to talking dirty during sex without discouraging him from his new found feminism? What you two do in your private life is nobody’s business (except mine if you want to send me a video of the filth). Dirty talk is delicious and he shouldn’t feel bad about using it alone with you. I wonder if he’s in the same sexualities class as I am because, if he is, that has been said. What’s the fun in taking such a great class if you’re not going to listen the whole time? Miss Euphoria, my boyfriend has told me that it’s an insult in his culture to be asked to wear a condom. Am I really being that unreasonable by asking him to wear one? What should I do, I don’t want to be inconsiderate?

with any college-bound teen is not easy. Also, and the bigger issue--the Guest Opinion final selection needs to be agreed upon by the teen. As a parent I want I’ll admit this right off her to get the life experimy husband, Will, is on ence and education she top of our finances. So needs at the best value, when Will and I started but part of the decision down the adventurous road of togetherness and is financial and needs to decided to have children, have experienced college-goers count in...that we discussed how we’d would be both her parsave for their futures ents. Luckily she took our before they were even advice on going to UAF. born. Sure, maybe they would end up going to a Since I’m Canadian and trade school or building my children qualify for boats – whatever path resident tuition rates in they would take, we knew Canada, our whirlwind educational expenses university tour included would be involved and two Canadian art schools. these days, for university, Soon we discovered that that can be substantial. our narrowed-down list of schools would require The State of Alaska subsidy/support on our helped us out to a huge part. We talked extenextent. We started savsively about what that ing with their very first Alaska Permanent Fund would mean down the Dividend checks invested road. Ultimately, she was in the University of Alas- pretty determined to go somewhere more “exotic” ka College Savings Plan even though I pointed (CSP). After 18 years of out that the reason I travinvesting, our daugheled 5,000 miles to move ter has access to over $40,000 to help with edu- to Fairbanks was because this was my definition of cational expenses. exotic! She wants to attend art All throughout high school and has earned school, she received our support to help to make that possible. Now, information from the University of Alaska the process of selectabout programs and ing the right university

Miss Euphoria, whose confusion with the terminology “Bachelor’s” in academia lead her all the way into her sophomore year, currently holds an eight-inch GPA.

She did kind of dig in her heels at first, yet we were finally able to agree on a compromise. Attending UAF for her first two years would allow her to get those general education requirements out of the way and take advantage of her earned scholarships. We also discovered that UAF has an excellent art program that will allow her to work on the very specific portfolio

requirements needed for art school. In fact, I’m anticipating the real possibility that she will have such a great experience at UAF that she might decide to stay. That’s fine with me! We just moved our new freshman into Moore Hall. Now that she’s there, she is loving the whole experience and making new friends. In her words having “SO MUCH FUN!” She’s considering new opportunities to get involved in campus life. She’s excited that some new friends are also into art and music. Having her close by, yet giving her the dorm experience and the introduction to college life, has made letting her go so much easier. A time I somewhat dreaded has turned into a great experience for her and for me.

Trudy Heffernan is a UAF alumni, graduating in ‘87 with a Master’s in Biology. She is currently the co-owner of Acoustic Adventures –specializing in attracting high quality acoustic acts to Fairbanks.

Guest Opinion: Preparing for the future Trudy Heffernan

days I felt swamped and overwhelmed, Guest Opinion Rep. Kawasaki and the University of Alaska Legislative Internship University of Alaska Coordinator Glenn students have the unique opportunity to Wright were incredibly participate in the state supportive and helpful. Slowly, I gained my and federal governfooting and eventually ments while pursuing researched, wrote and their education. Our small student popula- carried legislation as well as attended meettion and educationings, staffed for comfocused government mittees and helped representatives combine to allow students with constituent outan inside glimpse into reach. This internship is a unique opportunity the world of policy, government and public that is a must-do for any UA student with an service. interest in political sciOver the past seven ences, Alaskan issues months, I had the or who is simply lookphenomenal opportu- ing for a challenge. nity to see the innerworkings of two levels My second internship of government through was in the Fairbanks’ office of U.S. Senator university internMark Begich. Our office ships. First, I worked in the Juneau office of was responsible for constituent relations Representative Scott and correspondence Kawasaki during the between Alaskans and 2013 Legislative Session. While there were the federal govern-

ment. I gained valuable insight into how the United States’ Government functions and the bureaucratic hurdles that are sometimes necessary to solve a constituent issue. This type of experience aids not only those with a passion for politics, but also every American citizen, for at one point, each and every one of us will have to interact with the IRS, Medicare, VA, Social Security or one of the other federal agencies. Knowing how these groups function is essential to understanding the relationship between citizens and their government. These two internships were monumental in advancing my education, networking with other students and professionals and great experiences in the “real-world.” I highly

suggest other UA students to look into these opportunities, as well as other internships in Fairbanks and Alaska as a whole, to learn more about our community and meet some of the people who mold our lives as Alaskans. I believe that the more a community member knows about how things operate around them, the better suited they are to finding their way and achieving their goals. Therefore, explore the opportunities around you and see how you can get involved. Leonard is a 21-yearold Criminal Justice student at UAA. He has earned a degree in Anthropology and this year is his fourth year as a student at the University of Alaska.

Editorial: A changing field

Your boyfriend sounds like one manipulative manhole. You should call his bluff and then break up with him. Someone who’s hiding behind their cultural identity to have unsafe sex definitely needs a reality check; deliver it and walk away!

Questions submitted may be edited for clarity and brevity. Questions may be sent to Miss Euphoria’s Facebook page, www. facebook.com/EraofEuphoria

offerings. My daughter has been a great student at high school and through a lot of hard work on her part earned the Alaska Performance Scholarship at the highest level and the University of Alaska Scholars Award. Combined, these two awards gave her access to an additional $30,000. On top of that, UAF also offered her the Cornerstone and Jazz Band Scholarships. This suite of awards pushed all the other choices to the side as we began imagining her higher education with no debt--which is quite an unexpected bonus! We previously considered investing thousands for her out-of-state experience. But UAF ultimately became the quality choice at an affordable price.

Lakeidra Chavis Editor-in-Chief

lished by CareerCast. com ranked 200 American jobs “From Best to Worst.” The study placed newspaper reporters at the bottom of the list. The website analyzed environmental conditions, stress and pay to determine place. Journalism jobs have consistently been ranked in the bottom-half of the list since the study’s inception 25 years ago, according to Poynter.com.

And let’s be honest, it’s not a job you can easily pay the bills with. Long are the days when people would sit in their homes Journalism is dying. and listen to National Public Radio or read the That’s what we’re told. New York Times and sip Yet news organizations black coffee at the breakare continuously pubfast table. The free and lishing news stories ready access of news has and reporting on social made it a competitive issues—whether it’s small business. town America or internaThe rise and increasing tional. prominence of social So if Journalism is dying, media in our everyday that’s not what we’re see- lives, the way people ing. access news is changing too. A 2013 report pub-

Online and print media are now competing with aggregators including the Atlantic Wire, Huffington Post and the Daily Beast for readership and content. In an attempt to engage people in an increasingly social media-dependent world, the New York Times online produced a multimedia report called “Snow Fall” about the 2012 Tunnel Creek Avalanche. The New York Times used slideshows, video and a prominent visually-captivating gifs. Print journalism, on the other hand, is still trying to catch up. In early July, Italian freelancer Francesca Borri wrote an op-ed for the Columbia Journalism Review about her experiences as a freelancer in Syria. Borri says that, “With new communication technologies there is this temptation to believe that speed is information.” She argues that today’s media content is

standardized. “The crisis today is of the media, not of the readership. Readers are still there, and contrary to what many editors believe, they are bright readers who ask for simplicity without simplification.” In this line of work, we always talk about how news travels quickly and dies fast. If it’s no longer relevant, the public will no longer care about. The same can be said for news organizations. If media cannot stay relevant and become fluent in new forms of social media than they will die. But this does not mean Journalism as a field is dying, it’s changing—which isn’t quite the death sentence it sounds like.

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LEISURE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

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