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Where to get free food By George Hyde
gchyde@thenorthernlight.org During the arduous weeks of finals a clear, studious mind means nothing without a full, fed stomach. This can be alleviated at places like the Cuddy Cafeteria or Subway, but those places require money. Who will speak for those who can’t afford to grab food before finals? Quite a lot of people, actually. If you find yourself a bit hungry during finals, here are some
events worth checking out. To begin with, the Daily Den offers free food every weekday from 10-11 a.m. and from 2-3 p.m. The food is usually very tasty and delicious. Next, if you find yourself needing some breakfast, the Bookstore will be offering a free pancake breakfast April 29 from 9-11 a.m. The Consortium Library will be offering brilliantly named “Therapy Dogs” on a variety of dates: April 29 at 10 a.m., April 30 at noon, May 1 at 2 p.m., and May 2 at 4 p.m. While hot dogs
may not be the best source of nutrition, they’ll offer enough to keep you full, at least during a final. And finally, Late Nights will continue to be a thing. Here students can gather together, grab some grub, get some stressreducing massages and study as a group, because everyone is in this together. It will be be taking place the week this issue comes out, so don’t miss out on it. Will a full stomach, the impossible becomes possible, so come finals, get eating!
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Top 5 study songs By Kelly Ireland
arts@thenorthernlight.org Here’s a list of the top five songs to get your study on. Some are to keep you focused and others are just to keep you awake. Enjoy and good luck on finals!
“Where is My Mind” by Pixies
You might be wondering while studying where your mind is, so this alternative song might help you find it. Plus the song claims “Your head will collapse / If there’s nothing in it / And you’ll ask yourself / ‘Where is my mind?’” So who knows? Maybe the Pixies really did want you to fill your mind up with excessive information so it won’t collapse. This song is also chill enough to keep you focused, but upbeat enough to keep you awake.
“Move Along” by All American Rejects
Take some advice from All American Rejects: “And even when your hope is gone / Move along, move along just to make it through.” Don’t give up on that studying. You will make it through this.
“Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor
There will be two separate BFA Thesis Exhibitions: the first (top row) will feature work by Owen Lee, Chelsea Klusewitz and Bill Jamison. The second (bottom row) will feature work by Jenna! Roosdett, Tyler Goodwin and Aubrey Morgan.
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At the very least, this hard rock song will wake you up and get you pumped. It might not get you pumped to study, but you’ll be pumped nonetheless. In the words of Survivor, “Don’t lose your grip on the dreams of the past / You must fight just to keep them alive.” In other words, don’t give up on those dreams to graduate from college.
Classical music
Okay, this isn’t one specific song, but any classical music will do. There’s nothing to sing along to and get distracted by, and classical music will supposedly make you smarter according to the so-called “Mozart effect.” The soothing symphonic sounds will ease and soothe you into the rhythm of studying. Some composers to check out if you are unsure what to look for are Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms and Chopin.
“Carry On Wayward Son” by Kansas
Words can only do so much. When it comes to ideas like intimacy, confronting one’s personal past and dealing with inevitable change, visual art has a specific power to it that words may not and vice versa. Six artists featured in the two upcoming Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibitions will confront these topics and more on April 21 and April 28, respectively.
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“Carry on my wayward son / There’ll be peace when you are done / Lay your weary head to rest / Don’t you cry no more.” The light at the end of finals is close, so don’t give up now. There will be plenty of time to “lay your weary head to rest” after May 2. Just give this hard rock song a listen and keep your nose to the grindstone.
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A record 13 University of Alaska Anchorage student-athletes are in the running for the prestigious Bill McKay Athlete of the Year award for 2013-14. The nominees are Karolin Anders (women’s indoor track and field), Dylan Anthony (men’s cross-country), Matt Bailey (hockey), Stefany Bryan (gymnastics), Kylie Burns (women’s basketball), Micah Chelimo (men’s indoor track and field), Marine Dusser (women’s skiing), Kyle Fossman (men’s basketball), Niko Harmanen (men’s skiing), Ruth Keino (women’s outdoor track and field), Joyce Kipchumba (women’s cross-country), Cody Parker (men’s outdoor track and field) and Katelynn Zanders (volleyball). The 30th annual award will be presented April 25 at the Ath-
lete of the Year banquet at Lucy Cuddy Hall on campus. Anders, a sophomore from Berlin, Germany, earned AllAmerica honors for the second year in a row with a 4th-place finish in the pentathlon at the 2014 NCAA Div. II Indoor Track and Field Championships. She was also the Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s Female Athlete of the Year for her sport, leading the Seawolves to the league title with 35 total points at the GNAC Championships. Anthony, a junior from Kodiak, earned his second straight All-America finish, placing 25th at the 2013 NCAA Cross-Country Championships to lead UAA to a 7th place. He also captured all-region honors after helping UAA to a runnerup finish at the West Regional Championships, and he was an All-GNAC runner for the third straight year as UAA captured
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War strategies for finals week By Klax Zlubzecon
Translated by George Hyde Well, men, this is it. The final, decisive battle. Your GPA hangs in the balance. This has been a long, grueling war, and the last battle is now upon us! Now it’s time to charge! FREEEEEEDOOOOOOOM!!! Actually, wait. We shouldn’t be charging in headfirst without some war strategies. I covered some of these at the end of last semester, but not all of you are seasoned Klax Zlubzecon veterans, so let’s give it a bit of a recap. First things first: hydration and food. An empty stomach is going to do you no good in the middle of a huge exam. Keeping yourself fed and hydrated is going to help you keep a clear head and do better in finals. For drinks, I’d recommend water because it’s free all over campus and easily obtainable from a variety of sources. For food, George
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“Over this past year, (the BFA program) changed my perspective on art,” said Chelsea Klusewitz, a senior fine arts major. “It changed my outlook on art and how I want it to be a part of my life.” Klusewitz’s exhibit is called “Intimacy: Exploring Human Desires,” and it meditates on the importance of intimacy in life. “It’s a psychological need for all people,” Klusewitz said. “I don’t think a lot of people realize how
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has written an article in this issue regarding free food on campus during finals week, so go check that out. Second, sleep. Eight hours every night. If possible, study a bit before hitting the sack. Sleep will help immensely with memorization. Third, study study study study study. This seems obvious, but it’s kind of shocking how many students just choose to wing their finals, and then are distraught when their grades come back. Write down what you need to know, then write it again. If your professor allows an index card or something during your final, take that advantage and abuse it. Write in the smallest size you can, and take another index card and write it again. Oh, and don’t just type. Physically grab a real pencil and write. That’s another thing that’s great for memorization. And fourth, after many nights of study and sleep, clear your mind the morning of the final. Unlearn what you have learned. Let the knowledge and studies flow through you. Meditate on the morning of the test, or if you have time, find a movie or dumb online game to focus on. A clear mind will allow all of that absorbed information to flow through your mind more easily. It sounds counterintuitive, but it’s worked wonders for George on several occasions. Alright, the battle is hopefully won at that point, and now it’s time to celebrate with three months of parties, vacations, laziness or summer classes, if you’re the diligent type. For many students, this is now family time. And that’s the case for George, too. Yeah, you probably thought he was going to laze away at home for the entire three months, didn’t you? Well, no! He’s going to laze away on the East Coast instead! In all seriousness, though, he’s happy to be able to see his extended family for the first time in five years — at least according to his memory. But this leaves me a little concerned. See, I haven’t been invited to this little get-
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BFA: Final senior art exhibitions con t i n ue d f r om c o v er
important it is, but it’s been proven to affect neurological development.” Klusewitz, along with Bill Jamison and Jenna! Fleur Roosdett, were awarded the Undergraduate Research Grant to fund and finish their exhibits. Klusewitz was also awarded the Brian and Amy Meissner Creativity Award in Visual Arts, which provided her an additional $1,000 prize. “You can make a pretty piece, but what’s the concept behind it?” asked Herminia Din, associate professor of art education and chair of the BFA program. “The concept is very critical for us.” Over two years, Din and other art faculty check in with BFA students once a semester, helping them focus their art around a certain concept and goal. “Using their discipline to express their concepts and ideas, that’s the best part — and watching their transformation,” Din said. All this work culminates in two annual exhibitions featuring all artists in the program. Featured in the first exhibit alongside Klusewitz, ceramist Bill Jamison crafted a series of functional sculptures designed to “balance modern design with traditional handmade craft,” according to his artist statement called “A Happy Medium: Mass-Produced Handmade Functional Sculptures.” Printmaker Owen Lee created “Looking Back: A Personal History,” a personal work exploring past generations in Lee’s family. In the second exhibit, Tyler Goodwin created “Smoke Forms: A State of Constant Flux,” with works focusing on drawings of smoke patterns to represent inevitable change in people’s lives.
“The initial concept I had was that our lives are constantly changing,” said Goodwin, a senior fine arts major, “and smoke as a medium is constantly changing.” Painter Aubrey Morgan created “Mind Monsters: Creating Monsters of the Psyche” in an attempt to understand her childhood fears and use them as a source of creativity. Roosdett, a graphic design student and TNL staffer, designed “Neohuman Evolution: Exploring Infectious Technologies.” Her exhibit attempts to integrate the digital and human worlds, utilizing hand-drawn illustrations through a purely digital medium.
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con t i n ue d f r om c o v er together. As George leaves for Pennsylvania, he’s leaving me to look after the pets. And I don’t like the deranged look in that dog’s eyes. I don’t know how that’s going to work. Maybe I’ll possess the mailman so that I can type something and email it to our editors while George is off having a rowdy good time. And that’ll take some work; I’d have to possess something to get the guy’s attention in the first place. Maybe I can trap the dog and force it into some kind of arrangement. See what you’re doing to me, George? In a couple months, your hilarious misadventures are going to force me to trap a
helpless animal, train it to bother someone, hop off and possess that someone, force him inside, type up whatever I need to type up, send it off to an editor, repeat this whole process in a couple days when the edit comes back and then I’m finally done. I don’t have to stand for this. This doesn’t have to happen to me, George. I can go on this trip, too. I don’t care how hot or arid the Lower 48 is. You are not going to force me to jump through all of those hoops. So I suppose a ransom is in order. Until you agree to take me on vacation with you, I’m not writing any more Slug articles for you. You’ll be forced to
make them up and write them yourself, and we all know you aren’t anywhere near as creative or clever as I am. That’s right, TNL fans, expect the column to decrease in quality if George doesn’t comply. I expect he’ll read this once I’m done, and he’ll be begging me to come. You just watch. The first paragraph of my next column is going to be the written apology I’ll force him to write beforehand. Ah, sweet cruel leverage. How it works wonders. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. EMBRACE THE SEAWOLF SLUG.
Victory lap
By Evan Dodd Contributor
Before we start, let me just say that my wallet seems to have gone missing and I’ll gladly reward its safe return with small unmarked bills and nonsexual favors. Just getting that out there. Moving on. It’s been one hell of a year we’ve had here. We’ve seen everything from a crazed guy dance-punching his way through the bus stops, to a vicious smoking debate that managed to get nearly everyone bent out of shape in one way or another. We’ve even witnessed the rise of the UAA Confessions 2.0 Facebook page — and quite frankly I no longer feel safe being alone with any of you. (Really, though: Some of you, seek help.) I know a lot of these columns tend to have a doom, gloom and stress vibe to them lately, and don’t get me wrong, I’m averaging about three hours of sleep a night and my veins have turned dark from pumping coffee. Still, there’s something to be said for looking back on a job well done. I don’t necessarily mean myself — this semester has been like a controlled demolition as of late. Much like Jack clinging desperately to a chunk of debris while Rose casually watches him drown in “Titanic,” I’ve been frantically treading academic water for weeks now. But even still, there’s a certain pride in realizing that you’ve survived, and probably passed, another semester with the majority of your brain cells functioning and still intact. For all the imminent finals stress, uncertainty about the future and a general lack of motivation to come back and repeat the cycle next year. There’s still a sense of accomplishment about what we’ve achieved. We survived the winter and the ice that somehow coated every available surface across campus. We survived the majority of our courses
(we’ll ignore the fact I was enrolled in econometrics for all of three weeks) and somehow managed to at least look like we understood them. We even survived the onslaught of excessive ticketing from Parking Services, ensuring that buying wallpaper will never be a concern for us. I’ve been towed more times than I can count, lost all forms of money and identification and watched my laptop emulate Three Mile Island twice now. I could write a dissertation about all of the things that went hilariously wrong this semester, but for once I think it’s important to focus on the things that went improbably right instead. Even as a die-hard cynic that treats complaining as a religious experience, I’ve got to admit that we’re making progress. Notice the new bike maintenance kits near the bike racks? Or the fact that we’ve just reignited student support for outdoor recreation? Never let it be said that there aren’t caring dedicated individuals among our student government, because along with all the rigors of college coursework and job searches, there are still those of us that find time to make this university a better place. My point is that when the dust clears in a week and we’re all bleary-eyed from our academic hangovers, we’re still living proof of the fact that this isn’t an exercise in futility. So yes, the very second the semester ends my Kia will be hurtling at Mach 5 towards the nearest mountain, but I think it’s worth taking a second to reflect on another year done. It’s not easy to go here. The darkness, ice and isolation are enough to drive anyone insane, and that’s before you’ve even accounted for the regular stress of college life. With a graduation rate of 26 percent, everyone has friends who transferred out, got tied down with work or just couldn’t find the time to continue. That’s why I think it’s worth celebrating all of us that are still here. This was a long, hard semester for most people I know, and I feel sure that all of you have horror stories that make mine look like the whiney lamentations of a spoiled child. So I think it’s important to recognize the effort that we all put in every semester, especially in light of the fact that most of us have many left to go. So finish strong, go attack finals with all of the energy you’ve got left and then hibernate for the following week. I’m impressed with every person who finds the energy and motivation to keep chipping away at this, myself included. It takes a certain type of person to come back swinging every semester and we’ve got them in droves at UAA. Truth be told, I’m three years in and still don’t know what a Seawolf is, but I’m damn glad to be one.
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According to a 2010 study by the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, out of 100 women surveyed in Alaska, 48 experienced intimate partner violence, 37 experienced sexual violence and 59 experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both. These startling statistics have ignited a fire within UAA, not only to help victims of these crimes, but also to create resources to stop them before they even occur. On April 17, UAA and various organizations from all over the community gathered together in the Student Union for the first domestic violence sexual assault resource fair. Amanda Murdock, an alcohol, drug and wellness coordinator with the university, said the intent was “to bring together as many resources from all over the community as possible to our UAA students here.”
Booths at the fair included UAA’s Parking Services call team. In addition to offering jump starts and car unlocks, the call team also offers safety escorts to a student car, should they find themselves working late or feel unsafe. All a student has to do is call the dispatch number 907-786-1103. If it’s after hours call the University Police Department at 907-7861120, and an escort will be there to ensure a safe arrival. Another resource presented at the fair was the UAA Care Team. Their slogan quickly communicates their advice to students: “Sense something? Say something. Do something!” The Care Team is a behavioral intervention team that focuses on reviewing reports about student behavior and determines what course of action is appropriate to support students. “Our No. 1 concern for students is just to make sure they are in a safe place,” said Stephanie Whaley, a Title IX investigator.
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FOOD QUEST
The quest of Monte Cristo 4 local versions of this sweet and savory sandwich compete for No. 1
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mainstay caters not only to the drunk crowd, but to all the stragglers, misfits and diner veterans of Anchorage. Vigoren: I was dressed as Madonna the first time I tried the Monte Cristo on a late Halloween night. My first bite was a confusing combination of breakfast and lunch. Leroy’s does a double-decker with the perfect ratio of meat and cheese, and the strawberry
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Like the ice cream sundae, chicken and waffles, or the Crab Louie salad, the exact origins of the Monte Cristo sandwich are a mystery. It is said to be a variation on a French ham sandwich called the croque-monsieur, but how it came to be battered in egg and dipped in sweet sauces is unclear. It makes an early appearance on the 1941 menu of Gordon’s restaurant in Los Angeles and has been a favorite at Disneyland since the mid-1960s, but a definitive history has not been written. Turkey is commonly included, and cheddar sometimes accompanies the typical Swiss. The batter can either be confined to the bread or coat the entire sandwich, and in the latter case the sandwich is liable to being deep-fried. You’ll find the Monte Cristo is alive and well in Anchorage if you take a closer look.
Gwennie’s Old Alaska Restaurant 4333 Spenard Rd.
Gwennie’s definitely qualifies as old Alaska, having formerly been a brothel and gambling den in the early 1970s. Today, Gwennie’s carries a family-friendly atmosphere, including a stuffed grizzly bear greeting patrons at the front door. Locals and tourists alike flock to this Spenard landmark. Erickson: At first sight I was sold on this sandwich, arriving encased in egg batter and fitted with pineapple slices. I was able to look past the inadequate half-ounce jelly tubs, but I couldn’t ignore the subtle tang hiding in the folds of turkey. Ultimately, I devoured the entire sandwich, proof of my devotion to the Monte Cristo. Vigoren: Something seemed strange with the first few bites, but it really clicked when Erickson compared the turkey’s taste to a dirty dishrag. I gave up shortly thereafter and filled up on fries.
City Diner 3000 Minnesota Dr. City Diner somewhat convincingly transports patrons to a bygone era of old-fashioned eateries, causing one to wonder if Marty McFly or Biff’s cronies might be lurking nearby. You won’t find the decay of Anchorage’s longstanding diners here, but you might feel some sort of nostalgic sensation. Erickson: This one also had a complete coating of batter and a nice finish. The contents sealed within were perfectly cooked — fluffy, then cheesy, then meaty, and then strawberry preserves ruptured in my mouth and my brain released happy chemicals. City Diner gets my pick for best sandwich. Vigoren: City Diner had by far the best presentation of all five restaurants we visited. The liberal dusting of powdered sugar was almost too much for me, but any slave to the sugar gods will be more than pleased.
Leroy’s Family Restaurant 2420 C St. Complete with hanging wicker lamps, built-in canary yellow place mats and a carpeted wall, not much has changed at Leroy’s since it was founded in 1968. This 24-hour
sauce makes my taste buds scream, “Yes!” Erickson: I admit I had my first Monte Cristo at Leroy’s and have had more than a couple late night encounters since. When I first saw sugar all over my ham and turkey sandwich and a side of strawberry sauce, I asked the cook if there was some sort of mistake. I was so naive. Leroy’s is amazing.
Kay’s Family Restaurant 3002 Spenard Rd. Kay’s is an Anchorage newcomer but no stranger to Alaska, having operated for 26 years in Fairbanks as the Bakery Restaurant. The restaurant is relatively small, though it serves as the frontispiece for an imposing Quonset hut adjacent to the Spephotos by Stefanie Vigoren nard Department of Motor and Evan Erickson Vehicles. Vigoren: Kay’s felt less like a diner and more like a nursing home — not necessarily the atmosphere I would expect when hunting down the best Monte Cristo. The service was great and the sandwich was enjoyable, but nothing about it blew me away. If Leroy’s was the Ryan Gosling sandwich, Kay’s would be his less-handsome awkward friend you hang out with to get closer to him who is still pretty cool, just not Ryan Gosling. Erickson: I was looking for an excuse to come here. Dull ambiance aside, this sandwich works really well with the bread battered independently and the meat and cheese balanced, very similar to Leroy’s.
Lily’s Family Restaurant 1440 E Tudor Rd. Lily’s does not put on airs when it comes to serving up American-style food. This diner gets an A for service and laidbackedness, providing that comfortable numb feeling we have come to expect. Vigoren: Lily’s sandwich was as skimpy as a harlot on a 90-degree afternoon. Breadth aside, it tasted scrumptious dunked in the perfect strawberry sauce. Erickson: This diminutive Monte Cristo almost looks like an hors d’oeuvre next to some of the Spenard heavies, but after using it as a shovel for the wonderful strawberry sauce, I was able to accept it into my life.
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its fourth straight league title. Bailey, a senior forward from Oakbank, Manitoba, became just the second Seawolf to earn All-Western Collegiate Hockey Association honors, captaining UAA to a WCHA Final Five berth and its best season in 20 years. Among Bailey’s team-high 27 points (12 goals, 15 assists) were four game-winning goals, and the 6-foot-1-inch, 200-pounder signed an NHL contract with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks at season’s end. Bryan, a sophomore from Seattle, earned a trip to the NCAA Div. I West Regional Championships as an individual all-around competitor. UAA’s most consistent performer all season, Bryan posted a season-high score of 38.475 on Feb. 16, while her 9.584 average on uneven bars paced the team and was 10th-best in program history. Burns, a senior from Kansas City, Kan., was an All-GNAC Second Team honoree and UAA’s team MVP after averaging 12.4 points, 6.9 points and 1.6 steals per game, helping the women’s basketball team to a 19-9 record and an NCAA Tournament berth. The 5-9 forward shot 36 percent from three-point range and 79 percent at the free-throw line, scoring double figures 15 times.
Chelimo, a senior from Kapkoi, Kenya, earned his fourth overall NCAA title – his second in indoor track & field – with a photo-finish win in the 3,000 meters at the NCAA Championships last month. The reigning MacKay Athlete of the Year was also runner-up in the 5,000 as he led UAA to a 9th-place national team finish by himself. Chelimo was also the GNAC Male Athlete of the Year for indoors, furnishing a pair of victories and leading UAA to a runner-up finish at the league meet. Dusser, a sophomore from Villard de Lans, France, earned her third career AllAmerica honor with a 9th-place finish in the Nordic freestyle race at the NCAA Ski Championships. The Rocky Mountain Ski Association’s Nordic MVP runner-up earned podium finishes in eight of her 10 races this season, including wins at the Utah, New Mexico and Montana State invitationals. Fossman, a senior from Haines, was an All-GNAC honorable mention selection after averaging 17.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in his fourth and final campaign. The 6-foot guard led the GNAC and ranked fourth nationally with 3.8 three-pointers per game, breaking numerous UAA and GNAC threepoint records, including the new Seawolf career mark of 257.
Harmanen, a senior from Saarenkyla, Finland, captured a pair of All-America honors at the NCAA Ski Championships, finishing third place in the men’s giant slalom and fourth in the slalom. The team’s “most inspirational” skier, Harmanen also delivered top-10 showings at the RMISA Championships, New Mexico Invitational and Montana State Invitational this year. Keino, from Kapcheno, Kenya, concluded her outstanding career last May with All-America podium finishes — both third place — in the 5,000- and 10,000-meter races at the 2013 NCAA Div. II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, helping UAA to a 7th-place team showing. The 2010-11 MacKay Athlete of the Year furnished a UAA-record time of 16:20.87 in the 5,000 and won the 5,000 and 10,000 at the GNAC Championships as UAA captured its first-ever outdoor team title. Kipchumba, a sophomore from Kapsowar, Kenya, led UAA to its first-ever team podium finish — fourth place — at the 2013 NCAA Cross Country Championships, finishing 13th overall for All-America honors. The transfer from American International also helped the Seawolves sweep the West Region and GNAC titles with all-region and all-conference performances, and was voted the
GNAC’s Female Newcomer of the Year. Parker, from Comox, British Columbia, won the national title in the javelin at the 2013 NCAA Div. II Track and Field Championships, uncorking the secondbest throw in D-II history at 255 feet, 10 inches. The then-sophomore earned All-America, All-West Region and AllGNAC honors before being voted the overall GNAC Athlete of the Year for 2012-13. Zanders, a sophomore from Anchorage (South High School), was an AVCA Second Team All-American and unanimous All-GNAC selection after helping UAA to a 21-10 record and an NCAA Tournament berth. The 5-foot-9-inch outside hitter ranked third in the GNAC with 3.69 kills and 4.28 points per set, plus fifth in aces per set at 0.29, and captured three GNAC Offensive Player of the Week awards. The 2014 Bill MacKay Athlete of the Year is selected for excellence in the 2013-14 athletic campaign. However, because of calendar concerns, this will mark the eighth straight award that takes the previous year’s track and field season into consideration. The award is voted on by a committee comprised of UAA Athletics staff members, local media and Benton Bay representatives.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Alaska Anchorage’s Karolin Anders and Cody Thomas were selected as the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Field Athletes of the Week, following their record-breaking performances at the Mondo Multi. Thomas, a junior from Blenheim, New Zealand, earned scored a UAA-record 6,940 points to finish second in the decathlon on April 11. Thomas’ score is the second highest in GNAC history and currently
ranks sixth nationally in Division II. Among his marks was a long jump of 22-11.25, which ranks second this spring in the GNAC. Anders, from Berlin, Germany, scored a UAA-record 5,048 points to win the heptathlon. The sophomore is the seventh athlete to score 5,000 or more points in Division II this spring. Anders’ score also ranks fifth in GNAC history. Among her marks was a GNAC season-best and a NCAA national qualifying long jump of 18-10.5 —  that is the 10th longest long jump in GNAC history.
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WOODLAND, Calif. —  Five Alaska Anchorage gymnasts were honored for their classroom success Thursday as the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation announced its 2014 Women’s Gymnastics All-Academic Team. Seawolf sophomores MarieSophie Boggasch and Simone Penker were two of just three MPSF gymnasts to carry perfect 4.0 overall grade-point averages, along with Sacramento State junior Dallas Smith. Boggasch, a vault and bars specialist from
Schwarzenbach am Wald, Germany, is an aviation technology major, while Penker, a threeevent performer from Maria Saal, Austria, is a natural sciences major. The European duo was joined on the team by fellow UAA sophomores Stefany Bryan (3.77, English, Seattle/Roosevelt HS) and Nicole Wetzel (3.75, psychology/Keller, Texas), and junior captain Morgan Cook (3.06, psychology, Hot Springs, Ark./Lakeside High School). To be eligible, a student-athlete must carry a 3.0 or better cumulative GPA, be in at least her second season and compete in at least 50 percent of meets.
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ARCTIC SON Film about one family’s adventure in the Brooks Range 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 29
BEYOND A DAY Bristol Bay residents documented life during a day in their bay 7 p.m. Thursday, May 1
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