April 24, 2012

THENORTHERNLIGHT

April 24, 2012

University of Alaska Anchorage

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UPD investigation into UAA New engineering Housing mail theft continues building to take up Missing student mail has prompted UPD investigation into Bookstore parking Commons mailroom; number of victims continues to rise

Wall of mailboxes at UAA Housing inside the Gorsuch Commons.

By Nita Mauigoa Contributor

The University of Alaska housing community is home to almost 1,000 students. Part of UAA Housing’s mission is to make these students feel safe and secure.

On April 6, 2012, the University Police Department was called to the Edward Lee Gorsuch Commons mailroom to investigate reports of possible mail theft. The Commons is thought of as the heart of the UAA housing community, where residents eat, hang out, check their

Photo by Alden Lee/TNL

mail and feel a sense of connection with fellow students. Over the past couple of weeks, UPD has initiated an investigation, conducted interviews and seized evidence. Officers have been contacting possible victims in an ongoing process to gather further information.

“There have been incidents where mail has gone missing during the past two years I’ve lived here, and it’s about time this has finally come to light,” said one student living in the East Hall.

The case has generated attention throughout campus and

called for immediate action.

“We are currently looking at our mail procedures and are making changes in our processes,” Business Services Director, Bob McDonnell said.

The UAA housing community has three residence halls — North, East, and West — all of which house 200 students each.

There is also the six building Main Apartment Complex (MAC), which houses 296 students, and the Templewood Townhouses, which house 80 students.

Many students living in the UAA housing community are freshmen, away from home for the first time.

“These cases are the saddest because the victims are students who come out to school and wait on letters and packages from home,” USUAA vice president Andrew McConnell said.

According to UPD Deputy Chief Bradley Munn, this is an ongoing investigation because the number of victims coming forward keeps climbing. It could take anywhere from days to weeks to sift through all the details.

Munn said that because this is currently classified as an active case, he could only supply very limited information.

UPD did confirm, however, that they have identified a suspect but cannot release his name until charges have been filed against him.

Upcoming construction in the middle of parking lot will limit availability for students

By Ashley Snyder Features Editor

“Change” has been a word circulating around UAA’s campus frequently the past couple of years. A new Conoco Phillips Science Building, new Health Sciences Building, new science and chemistry labs, and a new sports complex have been added or are in the works, among other projects. But the majority of these constructions affect only a small fraction of students at UAA. However, the newest spark of change coming to UAA in the near future is one that will have reverberating effects on a much larger scale for students: the construction of a new engineering building.

This significant student impact isn’t because there is a larger

mass of engineering enrolling into the program (although it has doubled in the past five years), nor is it because of the merger of the computer science and engineering departments (though that is a large part of it). It’s because of the location in which it will be built — in the Bookstore parking lot.

Picture the parking spaces directly across from the ANSEP building, and span about six rows of parking spaces over. This is the general area that will be given to the new engineering building — a good 70 parking spaces will be gone, plus whatever is needed for the construction crew’s vehicles and equipment.

This is not a new project by any means; it has been proposed and requesting funding for the last three

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Governor granted authority to remove members of the Board of Regents in cases of misconduct

House Bill 6, sponsored by Representative Max Gruenberg, was given strong support by the legislature

By Evan Dodd Staff Reporter

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Representative Max Gruenberg speaks in front of the Alaska State Legislature

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In 2007 the unthinkable happened. Jim Hayes, a member of the University of Alaska Board of Regents refused to step down after he and his wife were indicted upon 92 charges of fraud, theft and money laundering.

Hayes reportedly missed almost of half of the board meetings in 2006 and refused to resign even after he was directly asked to step down by former governor Sarah Palin. Hayes later resigned in order to focus on crafting a defense for his trial, which resulted in his conviction on 16 counts.

In response to the crisis, State Representative Max Gruenberg A&E

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proposed House Bill 6, a bill that would allow the Alaska State Governor to remove any member

“I was very pleased with the end result of this legislation.

This was a situation where the system really worked.”

– Representative Max Gruenberg

of the Board of Regents for good cause.

Previously both the Governor and the Board of Regents lacked Sports

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the power to remove members confirmed by the legislature, even in the embarrassing case of Jim Hayes. Though the legislature does have the power to impeach a regent, the process is cumbersome and time consuming.

House Bill 6 is currently awaiting Governor Sean Parnell’s signature after it was passed by the legislature on April 12. The legislation received unanimous support in both houses and is expected to pass.

The opening passage of the bill defines the legislation as, “An Act authorizing the governor to remove or suspend a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska for good cause; and establishing Sports

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a procedure for the removal or suspension of a regent.”

The bill is meant to rectify the events of 2007 in which Governor Palin lacked the authority to removes Hayes from the Board, despite having sent multiple requests asking him to step down.

“That was an example of a case in which someone should not have been serving in that position and proved difficult to remove,” explained Representative Gruenberg. “It left the university and the community at large frustrated with the lack of options.”

The new bill grants authority to the Governor to suspend and remove regents and outlines the

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April 24, 2012 | features

NEWS briefs Hidden cameras discovered at Valdez, Alaska, schools Two school workers in Valdez have been placed on unpaid leave after hidden cameras were found at two schools in the city.

KTUU says one camera was found in the staff lounge at Gilson Junior High School and the other was found at Valdez High School in a custodial room where it was perceived theft had been occurring.

Valdez City School District superintendent Jacob Jensen says the cameras and two laptop computers receiving their images apparently were being used to monitor custodial staff.

Jensen says two custodial employees were placed on leave.

Jensen says the cameras were installed without his knowledge.

Local police are investigating to determine whether any criminal charges might apply.

Suspect pleads not guilty in missing barista case

On Thursday, Keyes, 34, pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court to kidnapping resulting in death, receiving and possessing ransom money and debit card fraud.

Early in the investigation, police said surveillance cameras showed an armed man “significantly taller” than the 5-foot-5-inch Koenig wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt. He led her to his pickup truck just before the coffee stand was to close at 8 p.m.

After the teenager disappeared, Koenig’s family and friends appealed to the Anchorage community to be on the lookout and try to help find her.

Community concern mounted, with the word “KIDNAPPED” emblazoned in red across the top of fliers taped onto store windows and stapled to utility poles.

Prosecutors said Keyes fled the state and flew to Houston after the kidnapping and returned to Anchorage Feb. 17. In the ensuing weeks, he used her cell phone and debit card to demand and obtain ransom money, prosecutors said.

On March 6, he flew to Las Vegas and then made more withdrawals from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

He was pulled over for speeding and arrested in Texas six weeks after the young woman’s disappearance.

When Keyes was arrested, police said they found rolls of cash bound in rubber bands on the floorboard of the car. In the trunk, they found a piece of gray T-shirt cut to make a facemask and other clothing that matched those worn by the suspect.

Koenig’s body was recovered from Matanuska Lake this month. A cause of death has not yet been released.

Officials: Four Americans die in Afghan chopper crash

A U.S. Army helicopter crashed in bad weather during a night flight in Afghanistan, and all four American crew members were killed, U.S. and Afghan officials said Friday.

The American military has confirmed the chopper crashed Thursday night while responding to a suicide attack on a local police checkpoint.

A U.S. official in Washington confirmed Friday that four Americans on board were killed. The military said the cause of the crash was not known, and no other details were immediately available.

The chief of the Garmsir district in southern Helmand province, Mohammad Qayum Gorbaki, said the helicopter was flying to the scene of a suicide bombing in his area when it crashed late Thursday because of bad weather. He had no further details about the crash.

Gorbaki said four Afghan police officers were killed and seven others were wounded in the suicide attack on the checkpoint.

Two U.S. defense officials in Washington said late Thursday that four American troops were aboard the helicopter, identified as an Army Black Hawk. All the officials spoke on condition of anonymity because details were still being collected, and the families of the helicopter crew had not yet been notified.

Complied by Evan Dodd

REGENTS: New House Bill 6 Photo courtesey of the office of max gruenberg

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Representative Gruenberg briefly pauses during a legislative session

Continued From Cover process of removal, a fact that Gruenberg capitalized upon.

“I hope that we never have to use it. But if we do, then we now have a standard framework for fair removal,” said Gruenberg.

Were the situation to arise, the Governor would first suspend a regent who had been formally accused of illegal activities. If the regent were convicted of the charges, it would constitute “good cause,” which would then result in removal by the governor.

Granting the governor the authority to deal with such crises ensures that problems of this nature will be dealt with, even when the legislature is not in regular session.

Former chair and current member of the Board of Regents Mary K. Hughes expressed her approval of the bill and stated

her support of Representative Gruenberg.

“Representative Gruenberg is to be congratulated for spending quite a bit of time shepherding the bill through the legislative process,” Hughes said. “Now if something like this ever occurs, there is an avenue for the governor to utilize.”

According to Hughes, the Board of Regents and the state legislature seem to be in agreement over the content of the bill. Hughes explained that minor changes were made to the wording of the bill, but the concept remained static.

“As far as I know, everything we requested was accommodated.

The collaboration on this bill was absolutely stellar,” said Hughes.

Representative Gruenberg also expressed his satisfaction with the final bill and praised the legislature for their diligence in developing a

solution to the problem.

“I was very pleased with the end result of this legislation. This was a situation where the system really worked,” said Gruenberg.

“I wanted this to be a very good final product and we achieved that.”

The new legislation is intended for dire circumstances rather than political action and the University Board of Regents will continue to be insulated from state politics.

Though objections to the bill may arise in the future, Gruenberg and Hughes remain confident that House Bill 6 is a strong solution to the problem of regent misconduct.

“There could always be challenges, but I think that this bill is the best possible product that the legislature could have given the people of Alaska,” said Hughes.

With the process of removal granted by House Bill 6, the Board of Regents has been given a new line of defense against future crises. The bill should allow the Board more time to focus on relevant issues, rather than being distracted by issues concerning potential regent misconduct.

With unanimous support by the legislature and apparent approval by the Board of Regents, the bill appears to solve the longstanding question of authority.

“The intent here was always to assist the University of Alaska, and at the end of the day we came together in an effective collaboration,” said Hughes.

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West Virginia artist charged with littering in potty prank A West Virginia artist is charged with littering after he placed a toilet on a pedestal in a city square in what he says was a plea for more public art.

The Herald-Mail reports 42-yearold David Heatwole of Martinsburg could be fined up to $500 if convicted May 2 in Municipal Court. He tied three purple, helium-filled balloons to the toilet’s handle and attached a fake bill of sale for a “crappy work of art.”

Heatwole tells the newspaper he wanted to show the city that art can make the city a better place to live.

The pedestal he used was built last year for a planned sculpture of Martinsburg’s founder, Revolutionary War Maj. Gen. Adam Stephen.

Heatwole has suggested installing a contemporary art sculpture on the pedestal instead of a historical monument.

Rare 1792 penny sells for $1.15 million When is a penny worth $1.15 million? When it is a rare experimental penny minted in 1792.

The unusual coin was auctioned off Thursday at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in suburban Chicago.

Officials with Heritage Auctions say Kevin Lipton of Beverly Hills, Calif., bought the penny on behalf of a group of unnamed investors. The winning bid was $1 million. The coin is made from copper and incases a small plug of silver.

The silver was added to make the penny heavier, said Todd Imhof, executive vice president of Heritage Auctions. On one side of the coin, a depiction of Miss Liberty is ringed by the phrase “Liberty Parent of Science & Industry.” The back of the coin reads “United States of America One Cent.”

“After 200 years, we can only account for 14 of these,” said Imhof, who added that the penny was never actually put into circulation.

The same coin was last sold at a public auction in 1974, when it went for $105,000.

SF restaurant known for ‘rudest waiter’ closing

A 100-year-old Chinese restaurant in San Francisco known for having “the world’s rudest waiter” is shutting its doors.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Sam Wo will serve its last customers Friday. Health officials demanded changes after finding violations including rodent activity, improper food storage and kitchen disrepair.

Sam Wo - a hole-in-the-wall in Chinatown - was famous for the late Edsel Ford Fung, dubbed “the world’s rudest waiter.” Fung was known for insulting customers and slamming dishes on tables.

He died in 1984, but a sign listing the restaurant’s house rules maintained his gruff demeanor. Among its warnings: “No Booze...No Jive, No Coffee, Milk, Soft Drinks, Fortune Cookies.”

Compiled by Evan Dodd

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ENGINEERING: kiss a chunk of parking goodbye Continued From Cover

years. This building is part of a multi-phase project to build a main structure in the Bookstore parking lot, a parking garage in the Health Sciences Building parking lot, connect the garage to the HSB, and connect the HSB to the engineering building via a sky bridge crossing over Providence Drive.

The funding for the entire facility has yet to be received, but the Senate has recently approved the funding specifically for the engineering building during a Juneau meeting several weeks ago. The rest of the money is expected to come from the House, according to USUAA president Alejandra Buitrago.

“The project will answer some of the needs created by our recent growth,” said Professor of Civil Engineering and Interim Dean Orson Smith. “We hope eventually to reach the national average of 120 square feet per student in our UAA engineering education facilities.”

This 75,000 gross square feet (gsf) building will replace the existing facility, which sits at only 40,000 gsf. While the engineering students are gearing up for the

construction of their new facility, many other students are dreading its arrival.

“It’s not that I don’t think [the engineering students] don’t deserve a new facility. But it is all about location, and the location chosen is terrible,” said social work sophomore Maya Davidson. “Really?

The Bookstore Photos By Krystal Garrison/TNL parking lot? That The new engineering building will be in the south lot next to the bookstore. which will be removed and replaced by the new building place is a nuthouse as much as it is for spot they could.” college,” said student Lisa Parson. parking, and you want to take To alleviate some of the tension “In the winter I can understand away a good chunk of it?” in the future, a parking garage why, but in the spring, summer The Bookstore parking lot is is expected to be built, but the and fall there shouldn’t be any a central hub for more than just funding for that specific project reason to not walk. We aren’t that students coming and going to has yet to be received and could big of a campus.” classes. It is where people park to take several years to even begin Despite student woes, the go to the Bookstore to shop, go to construction. In the meantime, site of the engineering building the gym, attend sporting events, students will be directed to park has been set and will be built in attend craft and job fairs and more. behind the PSB, on the side of the the location as planned. The first “They were recently doing RH, and even in the scarcely used phase of the engineering building cleaning of the parking lot and had parking in the North Parking Lot project is expected to begin mida few rows blocked off for it,” said past the GHH. summer to early fall.

Davidson. “People were fighting “Unlike most campuses in the like wild animals to get any open US, UAA is a commuter-heavy

Is DEET dangerous to skin?

By Kate Lindsley Contributor

DEET works by ... actually, people are still a little confused how DEET works. Sure, we know that it makes mosquitoes, flies and ticks unable to locate and bite us, but why?

One recent study suggests that it clogs the biters’ noses, and they’re unable to sniff us out.

Although scientists previously thought that, this study was the first one to test it. However, more studies need to be done before we can be too sure.

We do know, however, that it works, and that it’s been working for over 50 years. In those 50 years, people have noticed some less than desirable side effects. For example, the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) cautions readers that N, N-DiethylM-Toulamide (abbreviated “DEET”) is classified as a mutagen.

Remember back to the ink-on-the-skin article, where we subjected small children with gel pens to cancerous mutations? That’s what a mutagen does. And DEET has been reported to do more than that.

According to the MSDS it has also “caused adverse reproductive and fetal effects in animals,” may cause respiratory and digestive tract infection, and has been known to cause eye and skin irritation — which is funny, considering skin is exactly where DEET goes.

Knowing all that, you are likely either thinking, “I’m still going to use DEET; I’ve lived up until now without any problems,” or, “Wow, there is no way I’ll ever use DEET

again, and I won’t let anyone around me use it either.”

Now just hold your horses.

The MSDS also notes that there are no known chronic effects from using a 25% solution of DEET. Awesome! Also, consider the alternatives to using DEET. You would either be using a nonMSDS-evaluated naturopathic route with an unknown success rate or be contracting many mosquito bites this summer.

There aren’t mosquito-carried diseases in Alaska ... yet. However, if you plan on going to the lower 48 any time this summer, consider the following: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease and West Nile virus.

Ticks (which are also repelled

by DEET) carry the first two diseases, and mosquitoes transmit the last one. Climate change is even giving the buggers who carry these diseases even better range over the country.

So if you’re as overly cautious as I am, you might want to check with some locals on your trip to see if they know of any recent outbreaks. Oh yeah, and pack the DEET.

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Knee-deep in mud: UAA takes creativity to a new level Take a look inside the ceramics studio where clay is molded from mud to masterpiece and back again

Business administration student TJ Stanton works on final touches of his cooking dish.

By Nicole Luchaco Assistant A&E Editor

When it comes to working with clay, beginners are often intimidated by its raw form — how could a lump of mud turn into a vase, bowl or favorite coffee mug?

Tucked within both the east and west corners of the UAA campus lie the ceramic studios; the hand-building studio is located in the east Fine Arts Building and wheel-throwing within the west

Photo By Krystal Garrison/TNL

Gordon Hartlieb Hall. Inside these walls, pure magic happens.

“I think that my favorite quality about clay is that you can get it to look like any other material in the world, with the exception of anything clear like plastic or glass,” said ceramics instructor Melissa Mencini.

“There is this really great group of artists who deal with ‘trompe l’oeil’ [French, meaning “to trick the eye”]; they make things that look like wood, drift-wood, metal,

flesh — but it’s all clay! It’s so limitless in nature that it’s hard to not be intrigued by it.”

The ceramics program boasts six classes within a calendar school year; three are taught by Mencini and three by Professor Steven Godfrey, head of ceramics.

Within these class constraints the program has over 60 students in wheel-thrown ceramics and about 25 in hand-built.

The production of wheelthrown ceramic objects is no laughing matter. Each cup, bowl or vase goes through a rigorous process before it resembles the artistic masterpiece that held your latte this morning. It all begins with a grey lump of minerals known as clay.

During the first semester of wheel-thrown ceramics, students are taught how to mix the clay, wedge it, center the gooey ball and turn it into a delicate form. Before their first firing in the kiln (an oven for clay) these objects are known as “greenware.” After the clay has dried to a “leather-hard” state, it is again centered on the wheel and trimmed to remove excess clay. At this stage it begins to actually take intended shape as a cup, bowl, etc.

After the item has been trimmed

it is “bisque fired” — after which it takes on a chalky exterior. And finally, is “glazed.” Glazing is the last stage of the production process; it entails dipping the object in a smooth, pigmented substance with the consistency of mud that (after yet another firing at a higher temperature) gives pots their beautiful glass-like and glossy finish.

“I spend around six hours a week in the studio outside of class time, but it is totally worth it.

The product outweighs the hours you spend there,” said Art major Rachel Coe. Coe is finishing her first semester in beginning wheelthrown ceramics (taught by Mencini) and had nothing but good things to say of the program.

“Making ceramics is like shopping in a sense; you get to take home so much cool stuff. If you want to succeed at any art form it takes time and commitment, but the outcome is completely worth it.”

If you are in need of an art credit or a new coffee mug, perhaps it is time to broaden your idea of creativity and get your hands dirty — and by all accounts, the ceramic studio, knee-deep in clay,

is the place to be.

“It’s an amazing material,” said BFA student Scott Jelich. “That you can take this lump from the earth and turn it into something beautiful and then put it into a kiln and it will hold that shape; it’s just amazing.”

The UAA ceramics program has its foundation in the promotion of curiosity and creativity; its heart is to give students a chance to create things with a unique and personal approach. But creating a masterpiece does not happen overnight.

“It’s hard because when you look at someone who knows how to throw well, they make it look really easy. It’s kind of magical watching it, almost hypnotizing,” said Mencini. “Then beginners sit at the wheel and they think it’s going to be this really easy thing, but it takes years of practice to make it look easy.”

But do not let difficulty discourage you, as with all good things, it only takes time.

“I would encourage people to take this class because it stretches your creativity,” said Coe, “and opens up an artistic part of you that you didn’t even know that you had. And it’s really flippin’ fun.”

Chad Carpenter juries for eclectic art exhibition

The Student Union Gallery houses annual display of exemplary talent and creativity from student body

By Heather Hamilton A&E Editor

The annual Juried Student Art Exhibition is currently on display in the Student Union Gallery; in it are the 26 favorites as chosen by this year’s juror, Chad Carpenter.

Carpenter, the creator and artist of Tundra comics, was tasked with choosing what he considered to be the best works out of the over 70 submissions, a task he said wasn’t easy.

“I think I did a pretty good job getting the ones I thought would best fit what I was looking for, but it was tough,” he said. “You get anybody doing what I did, and you’re going to get 26 different answers. It’s difficult because I don’t want any of the artists to think that what I say actually matters. It’s just one man’s opinion.”

The pieces that made it into the show are diverse in every sense of the term. There are ceramic and found object sculptures, watercolor and oil paintings, drawings, jewelry, and even a piece crocheted in yarn. Each piece that appears in the show was considered for further recognition through juror awards. The categories were Best of Show, Juror’s Choice, the Zane Olson Memorial Award and the Honorable Mentions. In addition to these awards, there were also faculty-donated awards for Best of Ceramic, Best of Drawing, Best of Painting, Best of Printmaking,

Best of Sculpture, Best of Watercolor and another called Out of the Box, Impeccably.

Carpenter selected all the pieces to be honored with these awards as well.

“Being the juror in this, the people who are goofy and silly with their artwork, they’re going to attract me more, because that’s what I do for a living. That’s not the only reason I chose what I chose, but it is one of the reasons,” he said.

Christopher Judd, a fine arts senior with an emphasis in drawing and painting, was awarded Best of Drawing for his piece “Model #5,” and Best of Painting with “Hell’s Angel.”

“I thought I might have both, but I wasn’t sure,” said Judd.

“Stephanie Novak’s piece, I thought hers might, it was going to be me or her for drawing. Hers is awesome.”

“Model #5” was originally one of Judd’s midterm assignments, and took two days to complete.

“Hell’s Angel” took much longer.

“It took me a while; most of the work for that was being done two weeks before the show,” he said, “but I’d started it a few months ago.”

English alum and art senior Julie Rychetnik was awarded both the Zane Olson Memorial award and Best of Sculpture for her piece “Technology Bound.” The piece consists of a Mac monitor shell and both Mac and Dell keyboard

keys, which are arranged to resemble a face protruding from the monitor.

“Something that really struck me is how we really are bound by technology. I was really thinking about it this one night that I was working on a piece and the electricity went out,” she said.

“All of a sudden there’s just this silence, and you feel strange about it because you can’t use the TV or your computer. It’s just funny how much technology really controls us.”

Unlike Judd, who was moderately confident that he’d won at least one award after a friend of his from the inside hinted strongly at the possibility, Rychetnik was both surprised and honored by even making it into the show.

“I was extremely surprised.

When I went to Chad Carpenter’s speech the other day, and they said that only 26 pieces out of 78 were chosen to represent the show, I figured I wasn’t even in the show,” she said. “Just to be put in the show and then to win these two awards, it’s a huge honor. I can’t believe I was given that, and I really do appreciate it.”

The Juried Student Art Exhibition runs in the Student Union Gallery until Thursday, May 3. For a complete list of the works and artists honored with awards, check out TNL’s website at http:// www.thenorthernlight.org.

Photo By Krystal Garrison/TNL

“Hell’s Angel” by Christopher Judd was awarded the Best of Painting award at the 2012 Juried Student Art Exhibition

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‘The Cabin in the Woods’ gives Dorm room cupcakes When homework and final exams get horror flicks a complete redo you down, let them eat cake (in a cup) New Lionsgate movie keeps you on your toes for the entire ride

By Heather Hamilton A&E Editor

Horror isn’t scary anymore.

If it makes you jump in surprise from time to time, the movie is exceeding expectations, so why not turn the genre on its head and send a message while you do it?

“The Cabin in the Woods” revolves around five college kids who go to visit — wait for it — a cabin in the woods for a weekend.

Once they arrive they each begin acting out of character and quickly begin molding to classic horrormovie stereotypes (the loose girl, the macho-man, the virgin, the

smart one and the village idiot).

That night, once the character transformation is more or less complete, the group accidentally unleashes a family of sadistic zombies that will stop at nothing to kill them all.

It sounds all too familiar, doesn’t it? Don’t worry, it isn’t.

“The Cabin in the Woods” has several twists and turns that may pay homage to the traditional horror movie, but it does so in the same breath that it makes fun of it.

The acting in the movie is fairly decent, but the viewers are so engrossed in the overall plot that it is hardly noticeable.

One actor that does manage to stand out is Fran Kranz (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules”), who plays Marty, the resident stoner. In addition to offering the movie some shallow weed humor, Marty also adds witty one-liners and an actual show of intelligence to the mix, and Kranz does a phenomenal job flipping back and forth between the needs of his character and making both him and his interactions with the other characters completely convincing.

The only real problem with the movie is that it is so easy to ruin for someone else. It is nearly impossible to explain why it’s

worth paying for a movie that looks borderline horrible without explaining all the secrets that make it awesome. Those many secrets are slowly revealed as the movie progresses, leaving viewers off-balance the entire time.

“The Cabin in the Woods” also isn’t afraid to be funny. There are scenes that are there strictly for comic relief, and you’ll know it when you see them; they aren’t snuck in by any means. However, these serve a higher purpose than just entertainment: They make the eerie scenes just that much creepier. The mood switches back and forth between comedy, neutral and “scary” so suddenly that (similar to the plot twists and secrets) they keep viewers on their toes. By the end of the movie, you don’t know what to feel.

And that’s how you know it’s a good movie — if its goal is to set you off-kilter and it succeeds in doing so even after the credits, the movie has gone above and beyond the call of duty.

Movie: “The Cabin in the Woods” Genre: Horror, Thriller Run Time: 95 min.

Release Date: April 13, 2012 Starring: Kristen Connolly, Fran Kranz, Chris Hemsworth

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Eddie Izzard chats with TNL after second sold out show

Eddie Izzard signs autographs in the Wendy Williamson Auditorium lobby.

By Heather Hamilton A&E Editor

“We, the appendixes, demand to be removed from our bloody useless place in the human body, and be put ... in the back of books.”

Comedian Eddie Izzard sold out two shows in the Wendy Williamson Auditorium on Thursday, April 19 and Friday, April 20 (put on by Student Activities and Concert Board).

Izzard has been doing stand-up and acting (both on screen and on stage) since 1982, and doesn’t show signs of slowing down.

After his performance on Friday, Izzard spoke briefly with The Northern Light while he

signed autographs for dedicated fans who remained in the Wendy Williamson lobby long after the show ended in hopes of seeing their favorite comedian.

TNL: Have you ever been to Alaska before?

Izzard: No, I’ve never been to Alaska before.

TNL: How are you finding the reception up here?

Izzard: Very good! Very sharp audiences, so that was great. So, yeah, I like it.

TNL: What’ve you done so far that you’ve enjoyed?

Izzard: Just being to Alaska, really. It was great being to the mountains, and we went to some place that’s a ski resort ... Seven Glaciers, that’s right. It’s been great, and the weather is brilliant — heard it’s brilliant all year round — so that’s fun ... well, no, not great all year round.

TNL: So, where haven’t you done a gig that you’re interested in doing one at someday?

Izzard: Mmm, loads of places.

Yeah, I mean, um, basically I’m interested in doing a gig almost anywhere ... but for those who don’t speak the English language, not so much; you know, where the English language wouldn’t work. But now the Russians

are speaking it; we’ve only just discovered this in the last week ...

I played there and it was Twittered out, and obviously they’re acting just like you would act here, which is crazy.

TNL: And where do you think your favorite place you have been is?

Izzard: Favorite place? Umm, I don’t really have a favorite place.

Earth. Earth is my favorite place I’ve played.

TNL: What was it that got you on your way to comedy?

Izzard: Oh, desperation to get somewhere. I love to do crazy stuff, but I wanted just to act in the first place. And that led to doing comedy. But, yeah, I just really wanted to act.

TNL: Are there any projects in the works that you’re excited about? That you’re able to talk about?

Izzard: “Treasure Island” is coming out on the fifth of May on Syfy, so that’ll be good fun. And then this “Mocking Bird Lane” pilot, so that’ll be interesting.

TNL: Well, thank you so much for your time, sir; I hope you enjoy the rest of your time in Alaska.

Izzard: Yes, and thank you as well.

By Nicole Luchaco Assistant A&E Editor

The semester is almost over!

Freedom from dorm life is looming, and with it (for most) comes the happy return to the safe haven of free laundry and mommy’s home cooking.

But that is a temporary happiness.

Come late August the leaves will begin to fall yet again, and with them the mass exodus of students, textbooks and cliché patterned Target paraphernalia will roll in. All is well in the freshly cleaned dorms. Outdoor “community-building” activities abound, and as the first week of classes begin you find yourself in a sort of fluffy haze thinking, “And everyone says college is hard to manage, ha!”

Fast-forward three weeks: All you want is cake — beautiful, consoling, chocolate cake — but you don’t have an oven. Never fear oh dorm dweller! TNL has got you covered. Enter scene: Cake in a cup.

In a large mug mix ¼ cup flour, 5 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, 1 egg, 3 tablespoons

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3 tablespoons vegetable oil and a dash of vanilla extract.

Mix until smooth, microwave for two minutes until puffed, let cool for about two minutes (or however long you can stand staring at it) and voilà!

You are now the proud and happy owner of a personal sized mug of chocolate cake.

To be honest, upon first removal from the microwave, it doesn’t look incredibly fantastic, and due to the high ratio of egg it has a very “bouncy” and dense consistency.

The base of the “cake” may still resemble mud and by the bottom of the cup, you might regret it, but then again, its cake, so who really cares?

When I tried this recipe myself I was quite pleased with the outcome; though cake-in-a-cup pales in comparison to a twotiered, oven-baked masterpiece, it effectively does the job of satisfying a desperate craving.

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The difference between sports announcer commentary for the ages and straight up irritation

By Taylor Hall & Alden Lee Sports Editor & Assistant Features Editor

The world of sports, as unpredictable and endlessly captivating as it is, never seems to run out of great moments for the sports fan. And no matter what degree of sports fandom you boast, certain memories of your favorite athletes, games or teams will be forever etched in your brain and retinas, only a thought away from reliving.

Recap your one of your favorite moments. What do you remember most vividly about it, the action of the athlete or the call of the

announcer? Or is it both?

Sometimes great moments are blessed with an equally great sports announcer call that only adds to the moment. Think back to the “Miracle on Ice” and Al Michaels’ question “Do you believe in miracles?” as the clock spiraled down to zeroes, followed by a resounding “Yes!” at the buzzer.

It was a beautiful call, no doubt about it. Simple. Eloquent.

Michaels hit the mood right on the head and then let sports fans of multiple generations bask in the awesome glory of what had just happened. There’s a reason

that call is one of the most beloved and well-known commentaries in sports history, period.

Just go down the list: “The Play” between Cal and Stanford, Kirk Gibson’s pinch hit homer for the Dodgers, Michael Jordan’s buzzer-beating shot over the Cleveland Cavaliers — all great moments made even more special by the calls that went hand-inhand with them.

“The band is on the field! The band is still on the field!”

So what makes a great sports announcer or call? Well, it truly depends on the situation and those you ask. Some enjoy hearing an

second place overall. The previous record of 52:05 was set by Northwest Nazarene’s Dallas Beaty in 2009.

Lloyd improved upon her own GNAC record in the women’s 400-meter hurdles with a thirdplace finish in 59.62. The automatic qualifying time gave the Ladysmith, B.C., native her second career ticket to the NCAA Championships in May. Morgan, from Salt Spring Island, B.C., broke current student assistant coach Mary Pearce’s 5-year-old record of 12.37 in the women’s 100 meters with a time of 12.34, while Johnson set the UAA record in the men’s pole vault at 13 feet, 11 ¼ inches.

Overall the Seawolves combined for 14 personal bests on Friday.

Highlighting the individual performances were freshman Isaac Kangogo, who produced the secondfastest 1500-meter time of the season for UAA at 3:53.89 and junior Ethan Hewitt, who recorded the fastest 400-meter time of the season at 48.51.

The Seawolves continued adding to their accomplishments Saturday at the Long Beach State Invitational where they furnished three UAA records.

Freshman Cody Parker bypassed his own UAA record in the men’s javelin with a toss of 215 feet, 4 inches. The throw gives Parker, from Comox, B.C., an automatic bid to the NCAA Div. II Outdoor Championships that will be held on May 25-26 in Pueblo, Colorado.

The women’s 4x100-meter relay team set a school record with a time of 48.00, besting the previous time of 48.04. The foursome was made up of senior Dianne Chong and Kelsea Johnson, sophomore Haleigh Lloyd and freshman Grace Morgan.

Setting the school record in the men’s pole vault was senior Micah Johnson. A native of Baker City, Ore., Johnson cleared the height of 14 feet, 10 inches, while sophomore Susan

Tanui improved upon her 5,000-meter provisional time. A product of Eldoret, Kenya, Tanui completed the race in a time of 16.39.

Also setting a NCAA provisional time was senior Alfred Kangogo in the men’s 1500 meters, likely qualifying him for Nationals with a time of 3:46.43. Kangogo holds the UAA record in the event at 3:44.67.

The Seawolves also got their second NCAA provisional qualifying time in as many days in men’s 400-meter hurdles when freshman Elliott Bauer finished in 53.47. Bauer, from South Anchorage High School, joins senior teammate Shaun Ward after Ward’s 52.00 time Friday at the Bryan Clay Invitational.

The Seawolves will have the next weekend off before select athletes compete at the GNAC Multi-Event Championships on April 30-May 1 and at the Occidental Invitational May 5.

The 2012-13 University of Alaska Anchorage hockey schedule was announced Friday by Seawolf head coach Dave Shyiak. UAA’s 34-game schedule includes 17 home dates and two in-season tournaments.

The Seawolves, who will play six non-conference games against five different opponents, alternate home and road series for the majority of the season, with the exception two home series surrounding the Holiday Break.

announcer go absolutely berserk when covering one of those moments that may live on forever past the highlight reels. Others say that less is more and that the pictures themselves tell the story better than any words could ever describe — like a certain Orange fellow over here.

Most of us can easily tell when a beautiful play is a beautiful play — we don’t need to rely on a frenzied sportscaster with a bullhorn to tell us so.

When something unbelievably amazing is happening, the only thing they’re really there for is to feed into the adrenaline and excitement.

“Oh ohh ahhh ohhh OHHHHH OOOOO OHHH OOOOOOOAAAA I CAN’T BELIEVE IT OMG IT’S A MIRACLE THIS GUY IS A MASTER AMONG MEN THEY’VE DONE THE IMPOSSIBLE NO ONE THOUGHT THEY COULD PULL IT OFF BUT LOOK AT THIS AAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!”

That’s not to say the hyperactive announcer can’t be highly entertaining. Florida Panthers hockey announcer Randy Moller screams random movie quotes with each goal, as varied and out-there as “Wedding Crashers,” “American Psycho” and “The

Muppets.” There’s nothing quite as hilarious as, “GOOOAAALLL!!

WAKA WAKA!” Scottish soccer commentator Ray Hudson has some of the most inspired and adjective-laden rants to ever grace football match airwaves, routinely proclaiming players to be “heaven-sent,” their goals “magisterial hits.” He seems to have a love affair with Argentina’s Juan Riquelme. One of his greatest calls goes, “Like a Jedi Knight! Nah, even better than that, a Templar Knight! This is a flash of pure inspiration!”

Truth be told, there is no way of putting a finger on what is the right call for a specific moment.

The spontaneous, yet sincere route never seems to fail, though, and will always weigh supreme over the false and forced approach some commentators take. And trust me, you will know them when you hear them.

So in the end, you can use all the superlatives you want to describe a moment in sports. Some of them might even really be what the majority feels or believes. But with just about every word in the English dictionary already in use to tell a tale in sports as it unfolds, sometimes it truly is those words left unsaid that make a moment something spectacular.

college basketball tournament.

Another team will be announced to finalize the women’s field, said UAA Athletics director Steve Cobb.

This year’s tourney is scheduled for Nov. 20-24, opening with women’s first-round action on Tuesday night and concluding with the men’s championship on Saturday.

First-round matchups have been set for the men’s tournament, commencing with Belmont vs. UAA and Northeastern vs. UC Riverside on Wednesday night, followed by Oral Roberts-Loyola Marymount and Charlotte-Texas State on Thanksgiving. Tip-off times will be announced later.

Six of the 11 announced teams went to postseason play this March, including NCAA Tournament trips for the UAA and Belmont men and the UAA and Prairie View women. Loyola Marymount (2006) and Northeastern (1986) are both former Shootout runners-up on the men’s side, while LMU, Texas State and Utah State will be making their third respective appearances.

The Shootout is the longestrunning regular-season college basketball tournament in the nation, taking place every Thanksgiving in Anchorage since 1978.

UAA Hockey unveils 2012-13 schedule

sports briefs Seawolves track and field weekend update Junior Micah Chelimo set a Great Northwest Athletic Conference record in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, while sophomore Ivy O’Guinn broke the UAA record in the 1500 meters at Day 1 of the Mt. SAC Relays on April 19 in Walnut, California.

In addition to league and school records, Chelimo and junior Ruth Keino each qualified automatically for the NCAA Div. II Outdoor Championships that will be held in Pueblo, Colo., on May 24-26.

Chelimo, from Kapkoi, Kenya, broke his own league record of 8:49.31 from April 2010 with a new time of 8:45.63, good for second place in his steeplechase heat.

Breaking the UAA record in the women’s 1500 meters was O’Guinn, a local of Soldotna. O’Guinn crossed the finish line at 4:28.26, besting the previous record of 4:30.36 by UAA’s Miriam Kipng’eno. The time provisionally qualifies O’Guinn for the NCAAs. Competing in the elite heat of the women’s 10,000 meters, Keino finished 12th with an automatic time of 34:48.64, bypassing the required time of 34:58.20. Keino, from Kapcheno, Kenya, holds the UAA record in the event at 34:30.53.

Senior Shaun Ward and sophomore Haleigh Lloyd each set a Great Northwest Athletic Conference records in the men’s and women’s 400-meter hurdles, respectively, while freshman Grace Morgan and senior Micah Johnson broke Alaska Anchorage school records at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Friday.

Ward, from Eagle River, set the league record in the 400-meter hurdles with a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 52.00, good for

2012 Shootout field announced The University of Alaska Anchorage unveiled the fields for the 2012 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout on April 19.

With UAA as host, women’s teams from Prairie View A&M and Utah State, and men’s teams from Belmont, Charlotte, Loyola Marymount, Northeastern, Oral Roberts, Texas State and UC Riverside will appear at Sullivan Arena for the 35th annual

WOMEN Alaska Anchorage Prairie View A&M Utah State Final Team Women’s Team TBA MEN UAA UC Riverside Belmont Charlotte Loyola Marymount Northeastern Oral Roberts Texas State

The 34th season of Seawolf hockey commences with the 21st edition of the Kendall Hockey Classic on Oct. 12-13. The Seawolves will look to defend their Classic title when they host Air Force, Canisius and Alaska Fairbanks. The Seawolves will head north for the fifth annual Alaska Goal Rush tournament in Fairbanks on Oct. 19-20, where they play North Dakota and Merrimak, respectively.

The 20th season of Western Collegiate Hockey Association action for UAA begins Oct. 26-27 as it travels to North Dakota for the first of seven conference road series. The Seawolves will also travel to Bemidji State (Nov. 23-24), Minnesota State (Dec. 7-8), Minnesota (Jan. 11-12), Wisconsin (Jan. 25-26) and Michigan Tech (Feb. 8-9), before wrapping up the regular season with Denver (March 8-9).

UAA’s conference home series are against Minnesota (Nov. 9-10), St. Cloud State (Nov. 30-Dec.1), Minnesota Duluth (Dec. 14-15), Wisconsin (Jan. 4-5), MSU (Jan. 1819), Colorado College (Feb. 1-2) and Nebraska Omaha (Feb. 15-16).

For the third fifth straight season the Seawolves will face UAF twice in their annual Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup series, as the Alaska schools will play a home-and-home series March 1 (at UAF) and March 2 (at UAA).

UAA will play one exhibition game during the preseason, Oct. 6 against the University of Regina. The location of the exhibition game is still to be determined.

All Seawolf home games, with the exception of the Kendall Hockey Classic, will face off at 7:07 p.m.

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Chris crowell famous ones like (Joe) Sakic and (Mark) Messier. I think Messier for sure would be probably the ultimate captain.

Wendell Clark even is up there.

By Taylor Hall Sports Editor

TNL: First off, congrats on becoming captain. Where and how did you get the news that you being named captain and what was your reaction?

CC: Coach brought me in one day and told me one-on-one in his office, and then he told the rest of the team a couple days later. I was pretty happy; it was something I really wanted to do. It’s a big responsibility, but I’d definitely say I’m excited for it.

You’ve been an assistant captain the past two years.

Do you feel like this changes anything, or does it feel pretty similar?

I’d say it will be a little more responsibility. In the past (the co-captains) shared the responsibilities and there was four of us. This year, more stuff will fall on my shoulders, but I’m fine with it.

So what are the advantages and disadvantages to having one voice as the sole captain compared to the voice of four co-captains?

It’s good to have four captains if everyone is on the same page.

But if there is different guys with different opinions and different philosophies, not so much. So it’s good with one captain because its that one person, and he has the final say; and I feel like it’s a lot better going forward with just one.

Your voice carries more weight as one captain.

If you had to pick one or two, who would be your favorite captains that you’ve always admired in the pros?

Oh man, there’s always the

Do you prepare differently at all or approach practices and gamedays differently being a captain, as opposed to being another guy on the team?

Not really. I just try and focus on myself and make sure I’m ready to go. In practice, you want to make sure everyone on the team is into it mentally, but there isn’t too much to it other than that.

Just try and lead by example and work hard every day. If the older guys and captains are going about things the right way, the younger guys will do the same and fall into place.

What are some of the perks of being a college hockey captain here at UAA? I guess you get to eat first as a senior or upperclassmen. You talk to the refs during warm-ups (laughs). That’s kind of fun, and you get out of warm-ups a bit.

Other than that, I wouldn’t say a captain gets more or puts himself above others on the team.

the game I’ve always played. It didn’t change when I came here to UAA. I’ve always been more of a grinder, or “sandpaper,” kind of player and I take pride in it and I’m not ashamed of it. Every team needs guys like that because you need balance. You can’t have 20 of the same kind of players on a team.

If you could, compare your style of play to someone in today’s NHL? Who do you resemble or model your game after?

I look around and see Chris Neil on Ottawa, Raffi Torres on Phoenix, Shawn Thornton on Boston — physical guys who are third or fourth-line checkers.

So yeah, probably those kind of players.

What’s the off-season been like? Did you get a rest period, or has it gotten right into workouts already?

Yeah, we got a week and a half or so off after the season ended.

Guys took some time away from the rink, and I think everyone needed a break, mentally and physically. Then we started doing team workouts three days a week with (Adam) Friese, our strength and conditioning coach, which have been good. We also have the optional skates, but a lot of guys have been coming out to those as

well. It’s a bit more relaxed now that season is over, but guys are still working hard regardless.

Talk about last season, and give us your thoughts on how it played out.

It was frustrating on a lot of levels. I think we started well with the two tournament wins, but when league play started we just couldn’t find a groove, and we were pretty inconsistent. We lost a lot of close games that could’ve gone our way. It was frustrating with a few guys leaving here and there as well. But I think it’s good that a lot of the guys have put that behind them. We don’t talk a whole lot about it. We’re trying to look forward to next year and changing some of the things we didn’t get right and get back to where we can be.

Speaking of next year, it will be your senior and final year for college hockey. Has it begun to hit you yet?

No, not at all, actually (laughs).

When I think to next year, everyone is looking forward to it ,and everyone’s morale has been up since we’ve turned the page on last season. We want to improve and, like I said, get back to where we can be. We all want to get back to the WCHA Final Five. It was a pretty special thing and everyone has that goal and focus to make it

happen.

Do you feel like you have the pieces in place to make it happen again?

Oh, definitely, it’s totally doable. Obviously, we’re not going to be on paper as skilled as the Wisconsins or the Minnesotas of our league, but if we can commit to playing our way and buying into the systems, like we did two years ago, we can make it happen again. Every year, you see these Cinderella teams make a run at it.

Look at Ferris State this season, who went all the way to the National finals. Maybe on paper they don’t quite match up, but they made it happen. A lot of our guys looked at that and were like, “Well, if Ferris can do that, why can’t we?”

Well, before you get to next year, you got a whole summer ahead of you. How are your planning to spend your summer away from school?

Yep, it’s time to head back.

I spend summer back home in Kelowna. I’ll train and work a bit there before we head back here to school. Summers are pretty good there though so hopefully I’ll get to play some golf, fish and hang out a bit. But then, back to work..

How about downsides to wearing the “C” then?

Ah, yeah, downsides. You get a bit more criticism if things are bad. Obviously the coaches, the captain and the leadership group have things sort of fall on their shoulders. There’s definitely more pressure and you have to step up and face the music, if you will, if things start to go bad. So, I guess when things are going good, you look really good — and when things aren’t, everyone thinks it’s your fault (laughs).

Describe your role as a player on the team? You seem to be more of a defensive-minded forward and one who gets matched up with the other teams’ top forwards.

Yeah, it’s a pretty simple; I’m a fourth-line checker. I like to play physical, kill penalties — simple things like that. I’m not as much of an offensive guy, but that’s

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Seawolf junior forward Chris Crowell fends off Mercyhurst forward Daniel O’Donoghue in UAA’s 6-2 win over the Lakers on Oct. 15, 2011 at the Brice Alaska Goal Rush Tournament in Fairbanks. Crowell, an assitant captain the past two seasons for the green and gold, was recently named captain for the team next season and becomes the school’s first solo captain since Jared Tuton in 2009-10.

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Removal of the rec department a shame Cutting the Recreation & Activities program from UAA is really the wrong move depression that leaves students unmotivated and in the emotional slums during certain parts of the year. The recreation department has helped such students remain engaged, moving and supported, rather than succumbing to Top Ramen and television in the dorm rooms.

And that’s another thing: Nothing beats good outdoor physical activity, especially in the great Last Frontier of Alaska.

Students don’t need to rely on treadmills and dumbbells to stay Photo Courtesy of Recreation and Activities Department in shape when they’re given the Rec & Activities coordinator Manch Garhart (first row, center) and outdoor specialist Anna chance to hike Denali, climb Hoffman (center left) with UAA crew at Summit Lake, Hatcher Pass 2010. ice walls, ski at Alyeska and go whitewater rafting.

UAA may be making a small college kids out for day hikes and In spring semester 2012 alone, but resounding mistake. camping excursions could ever do 375-400 students went on trips On April 6, the decision came to for the university. through Recreation & Activities, cut the UAA Housing Recreation But the administration should according to Manch Garhart, & Activities program from the not overlook the benefits that small program coordinator.

On a university. The reason, according programs such as Recreation & yearly basis one-third to half of to Business Services Director Bob Activities bring to the student on-campus residents routinely McDonnell, centered on budgetary body on a more personal level concerns — there wasn’t enough than anything related to budget take advantage of this service. revenue to a keep a program that revenues and public recognition. There is no denying the recreation gave students the opportunity to Remove money from the equation, program has reached out to a large explore Alaska’s wilderness, gain which is a hard concept for most number of students on campus.

But apparently, when valuable experience, learn lifelong any university, and think about considering the fate of such a lessons and offer a chance to blow how it benefits the students. program, large-scale student off much accumulated steam Recreation & Activities has afloat. offered 515 trips since it started impact is not the deciding factor.

The recreation department The Recreation & Activities up in 2005. They’ve spent 650 may not look good on paper; it department has had a yearly days in the field, and had 75,000 only charges students a small budget of $174,000 — conversely, contact hours with on-campus fee to participate, in order to fit the total cost of construction students. Without a doubt, this has within their potentially meager for the Seawolf Sports Arena is given incoming freshman to UAA projected to reach $109 million. a chance to build up friendships budgetary constraints. It brings We’re looking at cutting a and a sense of community among in around $7,000 in revenue to the program approximately 626 times their peers. The same goes for Residence Hall Association, less less expensive than the incoming out-of-state and international than half of what it costs to keep sports complex. students, who are able to develop it running. From a purely business Of course, the valid argument some familiarity with their new standpoint, the recreation program is made that the revenue and mass surroundings. Another significant is a sinking ship.

But the services Recreation & public appeal from a giant, brand benefit has been given to those Activities provides for students new sports arena is far beyond suffering from seasonal affective cannot, should not be so simply anything a program that takes disorder (SAD), a seasonal

categorized into the confining terms of black and white budget projections.

Extracurricular activities for students, especially ones that so embrace the outdoors of Alaska, have benefits far beyond the quantitative abilities of pie charts, bar graphs or scatterplots.

UAA offers other recreation programs.

The Department of Health, Physical Education & Recreation offers “courses within the disciplines of physical education and related disciplines.”

Gear Rental in the Student Union allows students to rent outdoors equipment for their own use. But neither utilizes the full potential of the Alaskan wilderness for students in quite the way that Recreation & Activities has for the past seven years — and herein lays the crux of the matter.

Could the aforementioned programs not have been combined, sharing resources, bolstering revenue and boosting student involvement, instead of completely cutting out Recreation & Activities? Could expense reductions not have been made, streamlining spending to the benefit of not only the recreation program, but other small programs as well? All in all, could some sort of compromise not have been reached?

Extracurricular activity is essential to a university’s functionality. Here at an Alaskan college — similar programs are provided by universities like Idaho State, UC Santa Cruz and University of Colorado Boulder — it’s ludicrous to believe an outdoor activities program is not essential as well. The overarching benefits from Recreation & Activities necessitates such reconsideration.

Letter to the Editor: Recreation Program Hello, my name is Allyson Christine Pagan Rodriguez, and I’m a third-year college student at the University of Puerto Rico in Cayey. Last semester I had the opportunity to visit Alaska as part of a national student exchange program, choosing UAA as my host campus. Now, as I receive the really sad news that the housing recreation and activities program is soon to be closed because of insufficient funds or whatever it may be, I would like to share with you some little things that I hope can somehow change the future of this really sad reality.

First of all, the only real reason why I chose Alaska over Hawaii was because of a group of pictures that my NSE coordinator here at home showed me during my second interview. Those pictures showed me what I was meant to live through what has been the most unforgettable period of my life; it made it clear that Alaska was the only choice. Those pictures of sea kayaking, climbing glaciers,

camping out in the wilderness and making s’mores around a campfire made me realize what my adventurer spirit was missing, what it deeply craved and needed for it to blossom. Those pictures provided what I unknowingly needed to become a more independent, adventuresome, respectful, grateful, happy, and appreciative young woman.

Thanks to the housing recreation and activities — to the uniqueness of the program and the loving Anna and Manch — I, as a Puerto Rican who speaks Spanish on a daily basis and had never seen or felt the snow or anything related to it, was able to feel at home in a place extremely different from it, with people that I never imagined I would meet and by doing the most incredible things that I have ever done. The program helped me create long-lasting friendships with the majority of the friends that I met through this entire exchange experience; it allowed me to explore Alaska the only way

that I believe it must be explored; and finally, it allowed me to get away from school pressures and all the anxiety, sadness and whatnot from being far away from home and from having to face the very difficult hardships of living alone for the first time in my life. I will always remember it as the most memorable and special opportunity of my life.

I will never forget the day we got together to cook ten pounds of mashed potatoes and many other side dishes for the very memorable Thanksgiving dinner we were able to experience because of the program and its very special coordinators, Manch and Anna.

Now, melancholically, I look back at the past, through all of those very precious moments that make me want to jump into a plane and fly to Alaska, just to experience it all over again. I think about what all of the UAA students that live on campus, the national and international students, are going to do without this very special

program. I wonder what are they going to do with all of those lonely weekends when there’s nowhere to go, what are they going to do when friends and experiences are needed to help them through those rough college days.

I very much appreciate how the housing department had the ingenuity to create such an extraordinary program and sponsor it through so many years.

But now I wish that something could be done to clarify the uncertain future of the program and the housing life of all the other students that are and are going to be in the same position that I was in during the fall semester of 2011.

Please congratulate Manch and Anna and all others involved for providing me and so many others with such a great adventure up there in Alaska. It has become a very special part of my life that, I assure you, will never escape my mind or my heart.

Attentively,

Allyson Pagan

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It can sap strength, diminish resolve, erode commitment and ultimately threaten the success of one’s endeavors. No matter how busy one may be this week, rest and recreation are necessary — and he or she who doesn’t consciously make time for each will pay the price before long.

Stubbornness may prove an issue for some — especially among those who refuse to accept the fact that they are human and, thus, require time off now and then to replenish stores of energy and enthusiasm. A proper diet is important to all — and missing meals should not be an option!

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) — Conflicting ambitions may result in a temporary rift between you and a friend. This is a distraction you do not need! (May 6-May 20) — Your reaction to a certain chain of events will determine the course of the week — and some time after.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) — You will have to do many things at once throughout much of the week, and each responsibility demands the utmost attention. (June 7-June 20) — You’ll find that you are, indeed, up to a challenge that comes to you.

You’ll feel empowered.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) — You may feel as though you’re the only one to follow through with a project as you had envisioned it -- so your workload will surely increase. (July 8-July 22) — Others are sure to trust your vision, but one individual may choose to resist -- for no good reason whatsoever.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) — You’ll recognize much in another’s work that is similar or even identical to your own. It may be time to consolidate efforts. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) — You must be willing to make time for yourself this week; it will take a concerted effort to use it wisely.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) — The more you know about a rival, the more likely you will be to prevail when an active conflict breaks out. Do your research. (Sept.

8-Sept. 22) — You can do something in a way that guarantees you will succeed — and win attention at the same time.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) — Someone may consider you the bad guy at this time, but you’ll be able to demonstrate that your motives and methods are really quite pure.

(Oct. 8-Oct. 22) — Do not choose your means of transportation too casually this week; how you travel makes a difference at this time.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) -- You may not feel qualified for a position that has only recently opened up, but you can fill in the blanks in your knowledge.

(Nov. 8-Nov. 21) — Others are waiting for you to step up, and this week you may surprise yourself as you exceed your own expectations.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) — You may have to make a start more than once in order to be sure that you are following instructions to the letter. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) — You’re trying to delve into a realm that doesn’t really concern you this week; avoid making a nuisance of yourself!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) — You may be growing weary of fighting the same battles again and again -- but one in particular may actually be over before the week is out. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) — It may fall to you to make sure that others are doing precisely as they are required at this time.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) — It may take you more time than you had planned this week to sift through all the responses you get to your communication efforts. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) — Technology can help you only so much; there are some things you’ll want to do the oldfashioned way. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) -- It will take some imaginative planning to get everyone on the same page at the same time -- but much depends on it. (March 6-March 20) -- You may score an important first this week, but a rival chooses to engage you on a different front.

ARIES (March 21-April 4) — You’ll want to think ahead as you determine how you should present yourself in situations you anticipate will arise. (April 5-April 19) — Just because you remember something being done a certain way doesn’t mean you have all the information you need this week.