The Sun Star2 November 8, 2011

Tres-passed outOn Oct. 25, a man was reported

sleeping intoxicated in the Wood Center. UAFPD contacted him and found out that he was already banned. Police extended the ban and he left the area.

Heavy sleeperA 21-year-old woman from Fairbanks

was reported unconscious in her vehicle on Oct. 26. An officer found her in the car in the South Eielson Lot and was unable to wake her up despite knocking on the door and window. The officer broke the window to check on her. She was found to be intoxi-cated. Police arrested the woman and trans-ported her to the Fairbanks Correctional Center, where she was charged with DUI.

Fell under custodyAn individual fell off of a bike at Parks

and Geist. Police transported the intoxi-cated individual, who was older than 21, to the Fairbanks Correctional Center for pro-tective custody on Oct. 28.

Man dusted and bustedOn Nov. 1, a 25-year-old man from Fair-

banks, was charged with criminal trespass and theft after an officer responded to a call at the Gold Rush Estates and arrested him. The UAFPD had prior contact with the sus-pect after he stole aerosol from the UAFPD bathroom. He was transported to the Fair-banks Correctional Center where he was charged.

Get a roomAn individual reported someone

passed out in the person’s room in Stevens Hall on Oct. 29. An officer responded and asked the intoxicated individual to leave.

Minor intoxicatedSomeone reported an intoxicated

person needing a welfare check in the upper dorms on Oct. 30. An officer responded and transported the individual to the Fairbanks Correctional Center for protective custody. The individual was charged with underage drinking and a false report.

ArrestroomAn officer arrested people in the re-

stroom in the upper dorms on Oct. 30. An 18-year-old woman from Chevak was intox-icated. She also had an outstanding warrant. Police arrested the woman was arrested and transported to the Fairbanks Correctional Center, where she was charged for underage drinking and detained for her warrant.

No crawlingAn officer contacted an intoxicated

person, who was crawling up the Moore-Bartlett-Skarland front steps. The UAF Fire Department transported the person to the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital on Oct. 30.

Definitely not a tree huggerSomeone reported a man cutting trees

in the core area of campus on Oct. 31. He was described as a white male who wore a hooded sweatshirt with gray arms and had a tattoo on his wrist.

Advice for the week:If someone is a minor, that person

should not be drinking at all. No one should be drinking to the point where they cannot be aware of the surround-ings. By doing this, people put themselves and others in harmful situations without knowing it. If people are of age, they shouldn’t drink beyond the point where they can control their actions. The point is to have people laugh with each other, not at each other. Those who are feeling down should not drink at all. It will only make sad people feel depressed, so mixing al-cohol with loneliness or sadness is a ter-rible idea. Instead, find someone to talk to. The UAFPD is always available.

There were many items stolen this week. Stuff should not be left in open areas or unlocked vehicles or lockers. If it is left in the open, most likely it will be taken. Also, do not take people’s things. It is okay to not have an iPad or a jersey, not all people can afford these items, but in-dividuals look worse if they take someone else’s.

In This Issue

The Sun StarVolume XXXI Number 11

November 8, 2011

StaffEDITOR IN CHIEF

Heather Bryant

editor@uafsunstar.com

(907) 474-5078

COPY EDITOR

Kelsey Gobroski

LAYOUT EDITOR

Galen Lott

(907) 474-6039

PHOTO EDITOR

Jeremia Schrock

ADVERTISING MANAGER

Jordan Shilling

ads@uafsunstar..com

(907) 474-7540

MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

Jeremy Smith

web@uafsunstar.com

DISTRIBUTION MANAGER

Fernanda Chamorro

distribution@uafsunstar.com

REPORTERS

Lilly Necker

Erin McGroarty

Fred Monrean

Kara Perkins

Sarah Bressler

Rebecca Lawhorne

Andrew Sheeler

Ian Larsen

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Lilly Necker

Erin McGroarty

Fred Monrean

Kara Perkins

ADVISOR

Lynne Lott

The Sun Star’s mission as a campus voice for UAF is to report the news honestly and fairly, announce and

chronicle events and provide a forum for expressions of

opinion.

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This report is based on the information reported by the University Police Depart-ment. Individuals arrested and/or charged with crimes in this report are presumed in-nocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Fernanda ChamorroSun Star Reporter

The Alaska Nanook Women’s Volleyball squad gathers together for a team talk after losing the first of three sets to the Central Washington Wildcats on Thursday evening, Nov. 3, 2011 at the UAF Patty Center. Erin McGroarty/ Sun Star

Corrections: In last week’s issue, Isaac Kalistook was mistakenly identified as Daniel Herman.

Kalistook was featured on the cover as part of the story on intramural basketball.

In the story about the Alaska Grown logo, Tweedie & Storter was incorrectly identi-

fied as Tweecie Storter.

We apologize for the errors.

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I’ve heard a number of people say that this is best they’ve seen The Sun Star in decades. We’ve had some great stories this year already and have more planned.

But to ensure this quality in the future, we need to make some changes. The Sun Star needs to stand separate from outside entities like ASUAF. It needs to have the budgetary backbone that will allow it to cover the stories of UAF, your stories.

We’ve started collecting signatures to get this initiative on the ballot. It has been years since students were able to have a say in the Sun Star decision-making.

Students have the right to vote and de-cide what type of newspaper they want to have.

This fall we are asking everyone to vote to eliminate the current governance agreement with ASUAF and create a $7 media fee.

This is a fee that you have a say in. A fee that ensures you will continue to have an av-enue to have your voice heard. The Sun Star is the main way that students on campus can share their stories.

If the vote passes, you will get an inde-

pendent newspaper with a restructured pub-lication board. The budget would start a new chapter in the way The Sun Star covers UAF.

This change will also reshape The Sun Star and allow us to catch up to most college newspapers.

The majority of college newspapers, in-cluding the Northern Light at UAA, are sepa-rate entities from student government and are funded by their own media fee.

I’ve been impressed with UAF’s student government this year. I think ASUAF Presi-dent Mari Freitag has done a great job and is exactly the type of leader that group has needed. The Sun Star has a better relation-ship with ASUAF this year than we’ve had in past years.

Despite that, there is no good reason for ASUAF and The Sun Star to continue to have the arrangement that currently exists. We have to report on a group that also partially funds us. Those are not the best circum-stances for running a newspaper.

As I’ve talked to students over the last few days, it has been fascinating to watch the reac-tions of students when they are told that The Sun Star gets part of its funding from ASUAF and that ASUAF has two seats on the Sun Star publication board. Most of you are surprised,

and more than a few have said that’s not right.Though that hasn’t been a problem this

year, it has been in the past. Let’s remove the issue altogether and separate the groups. It’s what’s best for everyone.

The amount of the fee is what’s been calculated to meet the needs of The Sun Star. It’s also a relatively small amount. For $7 a semester per student, we can finally cover all the events and stories that you want to see but often go uncovered because money runs out.

The Sun Star is accountable for what and how it spends. At the end of the last year, I posted what was spent on every issue and how big that issue was. I totaled how many people had been interviewed and the amount of content, photos and graphics. I keep Excel charts for every issue of the paper where I re-cord every piece of content, photo or graphic. I do my best to make sure that you are getting your money’s worth.

The new structure of the Sun Star will en-sure that accountability remains. Readers will be able to see exactly what they are getting for their money.

I’ve had a couple of people tell me that it’s easy to ask for change when its other peo-ple’s money, and that I’ve got nothing riding on this.

I do.As editor, I am paid for 20 hours of work

each week. In reality, I work close to 50 hours.That is a lot of time that I could be paid

for if I worked somewhere else. Those are hours I could spend on homework, having fun or sleeping.

But I’m here because I believe in The Sun Star and what it can do.

Most of the people here work well be-yond what we get paid for. We do it because The Sun Star matters. It’s an important part of UAF and we work hard every week making it happen.

If you want to sign the petition, come by The Sun Star office or come see us at our table in the Wood Center every Tuesday from 12 to 2 p.m.

We want to hear from you about what you want to see happen, so come by and talk to us.

It’s your Sun Star. It’s your voice.

Politics

Editorial

It’s your Sun Star. It’s your voice.

Jeremia SchrockSun Star Reporter

Senators in attendanceJennifer Chambers, Chelsea Holt, Robert

Kinnard III, Blake Burley, Rusty Young, Christian Burns-Shafer, John Netardus, Jesse Cervin, Arthur Martin, Will Collingwood, Timothy Grediagin, Michael Golub, Fred Brown, Sophia Grzeskowiak-Amezquita and McKinley Zakurdaew

Senators absentAndy Chamberlain

Officers in attendanceMari Freitag (ASUAF president)Dillon Ball (ASUAF vice president)

Committee appointmentsMari Freitag appointed Jeremia Schrock

as the student representative on the Master Planning Committee. Freitag also appointed Jesse Manchester to the Accreditation Steering Committee. Both appointments were sent to the university relations com-mittee.

Website updatesA student was hired as web director for

the ASUAF website, although the senate has not yet released a name. The website will also be moved from its current content manage-ment system (Drupal) to Roxen, the system used by UAF. A content management system is a service which allows users to alter their website without having to change the coding.

Elections board appointedWill Collingwood and Virgina Miner

were appointed to the elections board. Collingwood was confirmed by a vote of 10-1 (with Timothy Grediagin voting no) and Miner was confirmed by a vote of 7-1 (with Sophia Grzeskowiak-Amezquita voting no). The elections board oversees all aspects of ASUAF elections.

Committees lack quorumThe internal affairs, university relations

and public relations committees failed to make quorum this week. Only the executive and student affairs committees successfully met.

Club council committee bill“SB 177-018: Club Council Ad Hoc Com-

mittee” remains in the internal affairs com-mittee.

Water quality bill“SB 177-014: Water Quality Testing” has

been tabled pending further information.

Power play bill passes“SB 177-015: Sponsoring Power Play

Event at the Museum of the North” will give $500 to the UA Museum of the North to help cover the costs of the museum’s Oct. 20 student-only event. The event cost ap-proximately $1,000. It was passed by a vote of 12-2, with Will Collingwood and Blake Burley casting the dissenting votes.

Chemistry class bill“SB 177-019: CLEP Out and Graduate”

would allot $2,400 to the Society of Auto-motive Engineers (SAE) to create a CLEP program for Chemistry 106. The bill was sponsored by Michael Golub (president of SAE), McKinley Zakurdaew and Sophia Grz-eskowiak-Amezquita. The bill was sent to the executive committee.

ArtFest funding bill“SB 177-020: ArtFest Funding” would

give $200 to ArtFest, “a student-initiated project which will result in a First Friday like event” that will take place every month, ac-cording to the legislation. The bill was spon-sored by Jennifer Chambers and was sent to the student affairs committee.

Broomball fees raised“SR 177-002: Recognition of the Issue of

Raised Fees for Ice Intramural Participants” is a senate resolution which addresses the increase in fees for broomball teams. At present, broomball players pay $14/semester to use the Patty Center but, beginning next spring, will see their per-semester fee raised to $50/semester. The resolution would ad-dress the fact that a majority of current and future “ice intramural” players have stated that they would rather not play then pay the higher fee. The resolution was sponsored by McKinley Zakurdaew, Fred Brown, John Ne-tardus and Arthur Martin. It has been sent to the university relations committee.

No T-Shirts for Quidditch Club“SB 177-004: T-Shirts for Quidditch Club”

was defeated by a vote of 8-6. Since the bill would have provided money from rollover, it needed at least a two-thirds majority to pass. John Netardus, Will Collingwood, Christian Burns-Shafer, Jesse Cervin, Robert Kinnard III and Blake Burley voted no. Mari Freitag expressed surprise that the bill didn’t pass. The student affairs committee recommended the bill for adoption.

Quidditch Club recognized“SB: 177-016: Recognizing Quidditch

Club’s Participation” passed by a vote of 8-6. The bill was amended to provide the club with $400. The dissenting votes were cast by John Netardus, Will Collingwood, Jesse Cervin, Robert Kinnard III, Blake Burley and Timothy Grediagin. The student affairs com-mittee recommended the bill not be adopted.

Clubs get fundedThe senate approved the club council’s

proposal for funding. This semester, 47 clubs received $16,500. The club who received the most was the Socratic Society ($672.95) and the club who received the least funding was the Native Alaskan Business Leaders ($167.95). The proposal was sponsored by the club council finance committee.

Heather BryantEditor-in-Chief

ASUAF Nov. 6 meeting highlights

The Sun Star4 November 8, 2011

Andrew SheelerSun Star Reporter

A forum hosted by ASUAF President

Mari Freitag and UAF Chancellor Brian

Rogers drew a crowd of roughly 30 stu-

dents, staff and faculty on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

Forum topics ranged from construction and

renovation projects to the university’s ailing

power plant to a discussion of The Sun Star’s

bid to separate from ASUAF.

Rogers started the forum by summa-

rizing the many projects taking place across

campus. He spoke about a plan to allot

$400,000 to renovate the Student Recreation

Center. Rogers also discussed relocating

the main UAF dining facility and provided

an update on the status of the Outdoor

Education Center. The center’s ice-climbing

wall is “just about ready to go,” Rogers said.

Adjoining the center will be a terrain park,

where skiers and snowboarders can per-

form tricks, that will be completed by next

fall.

“We would be the first university in the

country to have a U.S. Terrain Park Council-

certified facility,” Rogers said.

The chancellor finished by mentioning

that enrollment was up this fall, “both in stu-

dent credit hours and student head count,”

as well as financial aid disbursement.

After Rogers, Freitag took the micro-

phone and discussed ASUAF’s decision to

reduce the Club Council to a committee and

to directly provide UAF clubs with funding.

In the question-and-answer session, an

audience member asked the chancellor was

asked to clarify about the planned changes

to UAF’s dining options.

Rogers said he wanted to see dining

centralized inside the Wood Center and for

the Lola Tilly to be transformed into a book-

store and a visitor center.

“We’re going to have something, maybe

it’s a little radical, but the idea of a bookstore

with parking,” Rogers said.

Later in the forum, Director of Aux-

iliary Services Robert Holden said dining

changes weren’t limited to venue. He said

UAF was pursuing sustainability options

such as growing lettuce using hydroponics.

In response to student requests, Holden

said he and UAF Dining contractor NANA

Management had worked to develop more

vegetarian meal options.

If students have dining requests, com-

ments or complaints, Holden urged them to

contact him in his Eielson Building Room

116 office. He added that students should

offer specifics, saying complaints like “The

food sucks,” mean nothing to him. Freitag

added students can speak with her if they

don’t feel comfortable going to Holden.

With UAF dependent on its power plant

for electricity and heat, Rogers addressed

concerns about the status of the aging struc-

ture. Rogers said the plant provides steam-

powered heat for 3 million square feet of

buildings on campus.The 50-year-old plant

also provides between 80 and 90 percent of

the university’s electric load.

Currently, UAF pays $8 million a year

on fuel to keep the plant running. The plant

has four boilers: two coal-fired, one pow-

ered by oil and one that can be powered by

oil or gas. Rogers talked about replacing the

plant, most likely with one powered solely

by oil or natural gas. An oil-powered plant

would cost $33 million a year to fuel, while

a natural gas-powered plant would cost as

much as $12 million if the gas were piped via

gas line or as much as $16 million if it were

trucked down from Prudhoe Bay, Rogers

said.

In the event that the coil boilers fail,

Rogers said, UAF would be forced to imme-

diately switch to the $33 million a year plan

until the plant was replaced. Rogers did not

discuss what the backup plan is in the event

of total plant failure.

Rogers and Freitag also faced ques-

tions about perennial UAF problems: lack

of parking and bad water quality. To the

former, Rogers said UAF had recently in-

creased the number of parking spaces avail-

able on West Ridge and it was unlikely UAF

would be getting a parking garage any time

soon. To the latter, the chancellor said UAF

occasionally conducts water safety tests,

that the water is safe to drink and the water’s

bad flavor comes from the university’s aging

pipes. Freitag said she would welcome ad-

ditional testing of UAF’s water.

Toward the end of the forum, an audi-

ence member asked Freitag and Rogers

about “rumors about The Sun Star.” Freitag

was first to address the question, saying The

Sun Star is planning on separating from the

student government. Currently, The Sun

Star is jointly funded by seven percent of the

Student Government Fee and advertising.

The Sun Star is currently gathering petition

signatures in order to get the separation

order on the fall ASUAF elections ballot.

If passed, the measure would remove

The Sun Star from ASUAF governance and

create a new student media fee beginning in

fall 2012.

Freitag said she agrees with The Sun

Star’s position that it is underfunded.

“They are kind of limited right now

with how much they have,” Freitag said. She

was unsure of all the details involving the

planned separation, but added she’s excited

to see what happens.

Rogers mentioned his own history

as editor of The Polar Star, one of The Sun

Star’s predecessors, and said he believes its

important to have an independent student

newspaper.

“I think students are getting one heck of

a good deal,” Rogers said.

The final question came from Jackson

Drew, a junior majoring in biology and

chemistry who previously worked at the

West Ridge greenhouse. His concerns were

regarding the relocation of the greenhouse

to its current home adjoining the Arctic

Health Research Building. The greenhouse

was moved to make room for UAF’s Life Sci-

ences building.

“We were promised to have a functional

greenhouse before they tore down our old

one,” Drew said in a post-forum interview.

The greenhouse is about two-thirds the size

of the original one, Drew said, and will be

even smaller when the construction is com-

plete.

Additionally, “the funding for the bo-

tanical gardens concerns me,” Drew said. “I

did work there, I love the place, I’d hate to

see it be gone or diminished.”

Chancellor, ASUAF president discuss dining, housing, Sun Star

(L-R) UAF Chancellor Brian Rogers and ASUAF President Mari Freitag took part in an open forum with students and faculty on Nov. 1, 2011 in the Wood Center. Fernanda Chamorro/Sun Star

News

Student, staff and faculty watch the public forum with Chancellor Rogers and ASUAF President Mari Freitag in the Wood Center on Nov. 1, 2011. Fernanda Chamorro/Sun Star Reporter

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Public comment requested on new ANWR planFernanda ChamorroSun Star Reporter

The Alaska community will have the op-

portunity to offer its opinion on the recently

revised plan for the Arctic National Wildlife

Refuge on Friday, Nov. 11. The Northern

Studies Student Club (NORS Club) will host

an event to inform the public on the draft

Comprehensive Conservation Plan in the

Gruening Building.

ANWR was first established as the

9-million-acre Arctic National Wildlife

Range in 1960 in order to preserve “unique

wildlife, wilderness, and recreational

values,” according to the Arctic National

Wildlife Refuge Summary of the draft.

In 1980, the Alaska National Interest

Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) renamed

it the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, adding

another 10 million acres and four more

purposes. ANWR is part of an effort of con-

serving diverse fish and wildlife populations

and habitats, fulfilling the U.S. international

fish and wildlife treaty obligations. It also

provides local residents the opportunity for

continued subsistence, and ensuring water

quantity and quality within the refuge.

This is the second opportunity for locals

to present their opinions of the plan.

Last year, the public was asked to

submit concerns that they thought should

be addressed by the revised plan. There

were 1,500 original responses and 92,500

form letters.

The revised plan has now been pub-

lished and will be reviewed at the meeting.

The plan is available for public comment

during a 90-day period until Nov. 15 and

participants are encouraged to revise the

plan online before submitting comments.

The more specific the comments are, the

more useful they will be to the Refuge staff

according to the National Wildlife Refuge

System. They will consider the comments

until the final plan is released in 2012.

The event will cover four themes in

10-minute intervals, with five minutes

for questions between each session. The

themes and speakers will be the following:

• History of ANWR by Gary Kofinas,

UAF Associate Professor of Resource Policy

and Management.

• What is the process of management

on public lands in U.S.? by Julie Lurman

Joly, UAF Associate Professor of Resources

Law and Policy.

• What is in the draft CCP and what does

it mean? by Sharon Seim, ANWR natural re-

source planner.

• What are management challenges

facing ANWR? by Sharon Seim, ANWR

planning team lead.

Three graduate students organized the

event -- Fatima Ochante, Northern Studies

Master of Arts candidate and president

of the NORS Club; Erin Shew, Northern

Studies MA student; and Eleanor Wirts, Re-

silience and Adaptation Program doctoral

student.

Presentations will be in Gruening room

208 from 7 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 11, where the

four speakers will cover the history, man-

agement, background, importance of and

challenges facing ANWR. Anyone who is

interested can participate and submit ideas.

For more information, visit arctic.fws.

gov/ccp.htm.

News

The Sun Star6 November 8, 2011 News

Sarah BresslerSun Star Reporter

Peter MacKeith lived a life of adventure.

A past president of the Alaska Alpine Club

and an avid mountaineer, MacKeith was “a

very smart person and a great scientist,” ac-

cording to his former field assistant Daniel

Solie, now a professor at UAF.

MacKeith died in a climbing accident

in the Alaska Range in 1980. Though he

was just 30 years old, he left a legacy in the

climbing community.

“Peter was a person who went into the

mountains exclusively for enjoyment,” said

Carl Tobin, one of MacKeith’s friends. “His

climbs were non ambition-ridden or fren-

zied, but were rather more like elaborate

encounter sessions, where friends could

share each other’s presence without soci-

ety’s handicaps.”

MacKeith was also an innovator. A doc-

toral student in geophysics at the time of his

death, MacKeith created thermal drilling

equipment and radio-echoing sound

equipment to explore geological problems

on mountains and glaciers. He enjoyed

photography as well, employing a time-

lapse camera to document his adventures

and studies. MacKeith had “a passion for

climbing, photography and science,” Solie

said.

Born in England, MacKeith’s love for

mountaineering and glaciology drove him

to explore Greenland, Afghanistan, Baffin

Bay, South America and, finally, Alaska.

Along the way, he garnered degrees in elec-

trical engineering and electrical science

from Cambridge University

and optics and physics from

Imperial College. “He was well

rounded,” Solie said, and “his

classic British wit made him fun

to be around.”

Photography became

MacKeith’s non-academic pas-

sion. He left $6,000 in his will

to fund amateur photography

at UAF. The endowment fund

created the Peter MacKeith

Memorial Photography Con-

test. This year’s contest is cur-

rently seeking entries from any

current UAF student. Entry

forms are available online at

www.uafsunstar.com and en-

tries can be dropped off at the

Sun Star office until Nov. 21

at 5 p.m. All entries should be

framed and ready to hang. The

three categories are black and

white, color and digital art.

For more details go to

www.uafsunstar.com

Climber, inventor remembered by photography contest

An ice axe hangs next to a display commemorating former photographer Peter McKeith in the Outdoor Adventures office. In addition to being a photographer, McKeith was also an avid mountaineer. Nov. 6, 2011. Jeremia Schrock/Sun Star

7 www.uafsunstar.com November 8, 2011News

Jeremia SchrockSun Star Reporter

On Nov. 2, the University of Alaska

Board of Regents approved a budget re-

quest for 2013 that emphasizes student

advising and a reduction in deferred

maintenance across the University of

Alaska system. The budget also empha-

sizes job training in engineering, health

and biomedical fields; teacher education;

and workforce development. The budget

request has been sent to Governor Sean

Parnell.

The budget for the University of

Alaska (UA) is based around a series of

“cost-control measures” that began this

year. One of these measures include a $7

million “cost avoidance” in the employee

health care plan, according to a press re-

lease from the board. Other cost-cutting

measures include reductions in some

fixed costs and an effort to hold down

utility cost increases.

The regents met at the University

of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) for their an-

nual budget meeting on Nov. 2. Public

testimony addressed support for new

engineering buildings at the University

of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and UAF, the

need for more energy research in Alaska,

and the pursuit of a veterinarian school

partnership with Colorado State Univer-

sity. The board is considering further re-

search and funding for all three.

Under the proposed budget, the

board would put $137.5 million toward

deferred maintenance across the UA

system. Determining which campuses

receive funding will be based on various

factors, including building age. The

budget also includes funding for Alaska-

focused energy research and fossil fuel

research. The proposed budget would

also fund research into responses to an oil

spill in the Arctic and ocean acidification

impacts on Alaska’s fisheries.

UA budgetreflects cost-control measures

The Sun Star8 November 8, 2011 News

Fred MonreanSun Star Reporter

Some fresh ideas simmer for commu-

nity dining on campus. If all goes according

to plan at Facility Services, the University

of Alaska Fairbanks’s main dining estab-

lishment may soon move from its current

building, the Lola Tilly Commons, to one

more centrally located.

Using an new method of building pro-

curement, the new structure may cost the

university little.

“It’s getting kind of old, and they are

trying to revamp student services on campus

as part of a constant effort of improvement,”

ASUAF President Mari Freitag said.

“All residence hall students are required

to purchase a meal plan, with the exception

of residents living in Cutler Apartment Com-

plex and graduate students.” According to

Dining Services’ website. For many that ne-

cessitates an icy dark walk to lower campus.

“I live in MBS complex, and after I’m all

loaded up with food, I’m not particularly in-

clined to move at all,” freshman Jacob Lauer

said. Lauer thinks the new location will

be “very centralized, being so close to the

Wood Center, the library and the Gruening

Building means many of the other facilities

are right around there,” he said.

The plan is to construct the building be-

tween the west side of the William R. Wood

Campus Center and South Chandalar Drive.

The new dining facility building could

be bought using a “public-private partner-

ship” described by Scott Bell, the assistant

vice chancellor for Facility Services as “a dif-

ferent way of purchasing buildings.” A new

dormitory is also in the works, and will be

built at the same time and by the same com-

pany as the dining facility.

Two development teams are competing

for the contract.

Anchorage-based Arctic Student Life

and Perkis and Will, a nationwide firm,

traveled to Fairbanks during the last week

of October and invited students to focus

groups to better tailor their proposals for

UAF students.

The event remained mostly behind

closed doors to ensure that neither develop-

ment team could get an unfair advantage.

Each group will soon serve up a set of

plans and a cost estimate. A selection com-

mittee working for UAF will compare the

proposals and make a determination based

on economics and the quality of the build-

ings the teams propose.

“The terms of the lease will be a critical

part of the decision,” Bell said. According to

Bell, the firm selected will build both a new

housing and dining facility on campus. They

will also finance both structures, initially

covering all of the construction costs.

“Once completed, the university will

lease the buildings back from the selected

firm,” Bell said. “The intent being that what

the students pay for housing and dining will

cover the cost of the lease.” When the lease

reaches its expiration date, “the building

will become property of the university,” he

said.

The firms are still putting their pro-

posals together, so there are no blueprints

or accurate cost estimates available at this

time, but by the end of January Bell expects

“that the concepts will be far enough along

so we can see what we will be getting.” The

selection committee will present their con-

clusion to the Board of Regents for their ap-

proval.

The new building should be on track for

completion by the spring of 2013, at which

point the Tilly may become office space, ac-

cording to Bell.

UAF makes plans, seeks input on future of dining, housing

Sam Schmidt scoops salad at the Lola Tilly Comons on Oct. 19, 2011. Fred Monrean Jr./Sun Star

(R-L) Jacqueline Lovato and Staci Carter finish their lunch at the Lola Tilly Commons on Oct. 19, 2011. Fred Mon-rean Jr/Sun Star

9 www.uafsunstar.com November 8, 2011News

Ian LarsenSun Star Reporter

With the holiday season fast ap-

proaching, the UAF events office will soon

host the annual Chancellor’s Holiday Gath-

ering, Sunday Nov. 13, from

4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Wood

Center multilevel lounge.

This free event has been

around for about 10 years.

In earlier years it was known

to be a very formal meet and

greet. However, in recent

years this event became a relaxed get-

together. Students, staff, faculty and com-

munity supporters can come to the Wood

Center to celebrate the upcoming holiday

season. All are welcome to come to this

gathering to spread some holiday spirit, as

well as take in a fun and festive atmosphere.

“This event is meant to give students

a chance for some much needed rest and

relaxation before finals,” UAF events coordi-

nator Sheri Renson said. With the tempera-

ture dropping every day, this

is something everyone can

use.

Chancellor Brian Rogers

and wife Sherry Modrow,

along with many of the cu-

niversity’s deans, will also at-

tend this festive event.

The event will be catered by UAF

Dining Services. They will provide light hors

d’oeuvres, and desserts for the festive gath-

ering.

‘Tis the season for the chancel-lor’s holiday gathering

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CWU Wildcats maul NanooksErin McGroartySun Star Reporter

The Central Washington University

Wildcats defeated the Alaska Nanook Wom-

en’s Volleyball squad 3-0 during the three

sets that UAF hosted in the Patty Center gym

on Nov. 3. This match between the CWU

Wildcats and the Alaska Nanooks was the

first of two in the Great Northwest Athletic

Conference. The second of the two matches

was Saturday, Nov. 5, at 3 p.m.

The first set started off with the Na-

nooks charging forward with a 4-1 lead. The

Nanooks couldn’t hold back the Wildcats as

they quickly advanced to win the set with a

score of 25-21.

Following their victory in the first set,

the CWU Wildcats took off to a fast lead

in set two, reaching a score of 11-5 within

the first few minutes of the set. The plays

bounced back and forth between the two

squads and the score fluctuated. The Alaska

Nanooks retaliated quickly and reached

a tying score of 12-12 following a 7-1 run,

including three kills by UAF junior Casey

Tidwell. Soon after, the Nanooks led the set

with a score of 17-14, but not for long. After

a 5-1 run, the Wildcats tied the game again

with a score of 18-18, and soon carried on to

win the set with a score of 25-23.

In the third and final set of Thursday’s

match, the Nanooks picked up the pace and

points were tight between the two teams.

However, after a tough fight, Central pulled

ahead in a 14-10 lead and kept the points

rolling. Central Washington’s Erin Smith as-

sisted the Wildcats to an eventual victory of

25-21, swinging them into a 3-0 win against

the Nanooks.

The second match of this weekend’s

conference kicked off Saturday afternoon

against the Northwest Nazarene University

(NNU) Crusaders. The match began with

honoring the three Nanook seniors. Simone

Chavous, Jordyn Montgomery, and Karlee

Skalla played their final game for Alaska that

afternoon. All three women played a hard

and determined game to end their college

volleyball career.

The Nanooks played hard and showed

teamwork in the first of four sets played on

that afternoon, with a finishing score of 25-

21. However, following the triumphant first

set, the Crusaders came back to dominate

the Nanooks, consecutively winning the

other three sets. Soon into the second set,

the Crusaders leapt to a 14-7 lead. As points

bounced back and forth, NNU won the set

with a score of 25-23.

In the set that followed, neither team

led with more than three points at any given

time. The two squads reached a tie of 19-19

but not for long. The Crusaders made a few

quick moves and forged ahead to lead by

two points. After tying yet again at 22-22,

NNU won the match with 25-23.

The final set held a strong lead for

the NNU Crusaders and the ‘Nooks never

caught up, causing them to lose the set 25-

19, and the match 4-1.

In the first women’s volleyball match of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference on Nov. 3, 2011, UAF senior Jordyn Montgomery serves for the Alaska Nanooks in the first of three sets played against the Central Washington Wildcats that evening. Erin McGroarty/ Sun Star

13 www.uafsunstar.com November 8, 2011Sports

Erin McGroartySun Star Reporter

The Alaska Nanook Men’s Hockey

team suffered back-to-back defeats against

the Miami, Ohio RedHawks Nov. 4 and 5.

The weekend games were at 7 p.m. at the

Carlson Center.

The first ten minutes of Friday’s game

went without scores for either team, until

Miami’s Alden Hirschfeld scored a point

with the assist of teammates Bryon Paulazzo

and Tyler Biggs. The RedHawks were able to

hold off the Nanooks for nearly another 20

minutes. Alaska’s Colton Beck scored on Mi-

ami’s goal keeper, Cody Reichard, 9 minutes

and 33 seconds into the second period.

The defense remained strong for both

teams throughout the rest of the second pe-

riod and nearly half way through the third

and final period. RedHawk’s Reilly Smith

scored on Alaska’s Scott Greenham, assisted

by teammates Curtis McKensie and Austin

Czarnik.

The RedHawks scored two goals and

the Nanooks scored one goal. Miami’s Cody

Reichard let in one out of 14 shots, and

Alaska’s Scott Greenham let in two out of 30

shots on goal during the three periods. In

the end, the Miami University RedHawks

defeated the Alaska Nanooks 2-1.

Neither team scored during the first

20 minutes of Saturday’s game. However,

6 minutes and 25 seconds into the second

period, the RedHawks’ Curtis McKensie

scored on Alaska’s Scott Greenham with the

assist of teammates Steven Spinell and Tyler

Biggs.

The Alaska Nanooks held off any further

scoring for the rest of the second period. Na-

nook Nik Yaremchuk scored a point in the

last seven seconds of the second period,

assisted by fellow Nanooks Scott Enders

and Carlo Finucci. The first two periods had

seven penalties between the two teams.

Within the first 15 minutes of the game, Mi-

ami’s Austin Czarnik was disqualified from

the game for ten minutes due to checking

from behind. Four minutes later, Alaska’s

Andy Taranto was also disqualified from the

game for ten minutes.

Eight minutes after Alaska’s Yaremchuk

tied the game, Miami’s Max Cook scored

what would be the winning goal, assisted by

fellow RedHawks Jimmy Mullin and Patrick

Tiesling.

After tying Ohio State 2-2 the past

weekend, and then losing 2-1 in the

shootout, this weekend held two difficult

defeats for the Alaska Nanooks.

“While there was a solid effort

throughout the game, tonight was just one of

those games where we just weren’t making

the water boil,” Coach Dallas Ferguson said

during the post-game press conference Sat-

urday night after the game.

“This game doesn’t sit too well with us

as you can imagine, but I think it’s important

to continue to move forward and prepare for

games in the future,” Ferguson said.

The Alaska Nanooks will hit the road

this week, traveling to play Notre Dame in

South Bend, Ind. on the weekend of Nov. 11

and 12.

Nanooks shredded by RedHawk brood

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Lobbyists Lisa Anderson and John Ringstadshare their experiences:

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November 15th 1-2pm in Gruening 303

During the second of two games played against the Miami University RedHawks, Nanook and RedHawk players wait for the puck to drop. Nov. 5, 2011. Erin McGroarty/Sun Star

During the second of two games played against the Miami University RedHawks Nov. 5, 2011. UAF junior Nik Yaremchuk (foreground) and MOU freshman Austin Czarnik (background), both race for possesion of the puck. Erin McGroarty/Sun Star

The Sun Star14 November 8, 2011 News

Fernanda ChamorroSun Star Reporter

The Remembrance Day National Roll

Call will honor the servicemen who died in

combat in Afghanistan or Iraq during the

last decade.

On Veterans’ Day, Nov. 11, 175 schools

around the nation will read the name of

every man and woman who sacrificed his or

her life during Operation Enduring Freedom

(OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF),

now called Operation New Dawn.

At least one school from each of the 50

states and Washington D.C. will participate,

including the University of Alaska Fairbanks

(UAF).

Speakers at UAF will read 6,305 names.

The event still seeks volunteers. Anyone

is welcome to read the names, including

students, faculty members, veterans, active

duty personnel and community members.

Each volunteer will take 15 minutes to read

a list of approximately 200 names. There will

be a warm place set up for the volunteers

with coffee, cocoa and light snacks.

The roll call will open at 8 a.m. outside

of Constitution Hall and will continue non-

stop until around 5:05 p.m. once all of the

names have been called. Everyone is wel-

come to come.

There will be several other activities

taking place, including a rifle salute by the

Army National Guard, a flag ceremony

by ROTC and a synchronized nationwide

“Minute of Silence” at 10 a.m. AST.

The list of fallen men and women was

taken from iCasualties.org. The Veterans

Knowledge Community of NASPA Student

Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

nationally sponsors the event.

At the end, the Army National Guard

will hold a rifle salute, sound the TAPS,

which is the U.S. military piece generally

played on the trumpet or bugle during flag

ceremonies or funerals to indicate “lights

out,” and retire the colors to end the event.

For more information or to participate

in the reading, go to www.facebook.com/

uafva.

6,305: Volunteers to read list of soldiers killed in Iraq, Afghanistan

Rememberance Day Calendar of events

• ROTC Capt. Cramer will make the opening remarks at 8 a.m.

• Lydia Graf will sing the National Anthem around 8:12 a.m.

• UAF ROTC posting of the colors will take place at 8:15 a.m.

• The roll call will officially begin at 8:30 a.m.

• A speaker will present at 9:45 a.m.

• The simultaneous nationwide “minute of silence” will happen at 10:00 a.m.

• At 10:01 a.m., the reading of OEF/OIF casualty names will continue.

• Amy Horstman will sing Amazing Grace at 4 p.m.

• Vice Chancellor Mike Sfraga will say the closing remarks afterward.

• Then, the reading of names will continue until the last one is called.

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The Sun Star16 November 8, 2011

Kara PerkinsSun Star Reporter

Not your typical string quartet, Sweet

Plantain’s music tries bridging the gap be-

tween generations and musical genres.

Sweet Plantain performed in many

places -- but never Alaska. FCA’s Anne Bib-

erman did some scouting in New York, fol-

lowed by Scott McCrea, FCA president. They

both loved the group and were eventually

able to get them on the schedule for a per-

formance in Fairbanks.

Sweet Plantain will be performing at

UAF’s Davis Concert Hall Saturday, Nov. 12

at 8 p.m.

“The music that we play is constantly

getting comments from all ages and back-

grounds complementing our music,” said

David Gotay, manager and cellist for Sweet

Plantain.

The five-year-old group plays the type

of music its members are passionate about.

This results in a fusion of Latin, classical,

jazz and improvisational styles, according

to Anne Biberman, Fairbanks Concert As-

sociation’s executive director.

Sweet Plantain originated from a mis-

sion to play Latin American music, but has

developed into something more diverse.

“Classical music became the group’s inspi-

ration,” Gotay said.

“Hip-hop, jazz-fusion, and rock-and-

roll became nat-

ural and we were

comfortable

expressing our-

selves through

strings,” Gotay

said.

The group is

proud of the fact

that they are able

to reach a wide

range of people

through their

music. Once,

an elderly man

was surprised

to enjoy an ele-

ment of hip-hop in the group’s style, Gotay

recalled.

Outreach and musical education is part

of the group’s commitment. Sweet Plantain

developed a musical program in New York

City’s South Bronx, a neighborhood that is

ranked as having one of the highest poverty

levels in the United States, Biberman wrote

in an email.

Additionally, the group partnered with

Tony Bennett’s

“Exploring Arts”

program to host

high school

music intern-

ships, allowing

public high

school students

to rehearse and

perform with the

group.

Sweet Plan-

tain gained

popularity and

worked with big

names such as

Sheryl Crow,

K.D. Lang, Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, Beyonce, The

Strokes, Rihanna, and Kanye West.

Each musician brings varied elements

to the group with backgrounds in heavy-

metal violin, orchestral-style viola, hip-hop

and classical-style cello.

The group, who was in Anchorage Nov.

2, was looking forward to performing in

Fairbanks, according to Gotay.

“It’s hard to describe the beauty here,”

Gotay said. “There is a sense of majesty here

and the people have been so welcoming,” he

added.

Gotay mentioned that fellow musician

Maneein has even bought Carhartts to em-

brace his Alaska adventure.

FCA is offering free tickets to UAF music

majors through their office at 474-8081.

Otherwise, tickets are available through

AlaskaTix.com, fairbanksconcert.org/

tickets and at Grassroots Guitar on College

Road. Prices are $38 for adults and $34 for

those 25 and younger, 62 and older, or for

active military and their families.

Sweet Plantain offers something for everyone

Image courtesy of sweetplantain.com

17 www.uafsunstar.com November 8, 2011Arts & Entertainment

Jeremia SchrockSun Star Reporter

What do superheroes, pirates,

Battlefield 3, Halo Reach, a food-eating

contest and table-top board games have

in common? They will all be at the second

annual POPCON at UAF from Nov. 10 to the

12. The above-listed events can be expected

on the first day alone. The event will be

hosted by the Student Activities Office

(SAO).

The annual student-focused event is

based around popular culture, including

movies, television and comic/manga

art. The event also strongly emphasizes

“gaming” of all kinds, including computer,

video and table-top. There will be Battle-

field 3 and Halo: Reach tournaments on

Friday, with Starcraft II, Super Smash Bros.

and Warhammer 40K tournaments on

Saturday.

“There is a lot to see,” said Jordan

Lichtenberger, an SAO employee. “There

are vendors, original food, comic books,

dancing, and a lot of people dress up,” he

said. This years costume theme is “Dress

Up As Your Favorite Character.”

There will be two showings of “Cap-

tain America: The First Avenger” during

POPCON. The first showing will be on

Thurs. at 8pm in the Pub and the second

will be on Sat. at 8pm in the Carol Brown

Ballroom in the Wood Center. Also on Sat.

will be a superhero-themed dance party in

the Pub. While a costume isn’t required, it

is encouraged. Last year’s POPCON (2010)

also featured a superhero-themed dance

party.

Most of the events are free, except for

the Super Smash Bros. ($3) and Modern

Warfare 3 ($5) tournaments on Sat. Local

businesses, including Sipping Streams and

the Comic Shop, will have booths during

POPCON.

As part of POPCON, SAO will also

host a comic art exhibit. The exhibit begins

on Nov. 11 and will run until Nov. 25. The

show will highlight student-created comic,

fantasy and concept art with a popular

culture theme. This includes comics,

manga, games, movies and role-playing art,

according to the exhibits Facebook page.

Students can submit their work for the ex-

hibit until Nov. 10 at 5pm. Those interested

in having their work displayed are encour-

aged to contact SAO at 474-6029.

A full schedule of events is available

online at http://www.uaf.edu/woodcenter/

activities/popcon/.

POPCON event aimed at superheroes and gamers

POP-CON participants and creators of “North Dudes” Anthony Glaze (left) and Gared Augustine (right) pose with arms behind their heads, as Storm Troopers from the charity organization 501st hold them at gun point on Satur-day in the Wood Center. “North Dudes” is a YouTube channel. Nov. 13, 2010. Nina Schwinghammer/Sun Star

General Studies student Madeline Arima models a pair of Steam punk goggles at a workshop in the Wood Center on Saturday, sponsored by the Queen’s Artic Exploration League. The event was one of many over the POP CON weekend. Nov. 13, 2010. Nina Schwinghammer/Sun Star

The Sun Star18 November 8, 2011 Adverstisements

Sponsored by UAF Student Health and Counseling Center For additional information, contact the Center for Health and Counseling at 474-7043

or visit our Web site at www.uaf.edu/chc Division of Student Services

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SADQ: I hear people talking about SAD. What is it?A: Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is when an individual experiences

episodes of depression which occur at a certain time of the year, usually in the fall and winter. People who live in areas with long winter nights are more susceptible to SAD. If you find yourself feeling depressed in the winter months but much better in the spring and summer you may be ex-periencing SAD. The cause is unknown but it is believed to be related to the lack of sunlight which in turn may upset sleep- wake cycles. A brain chemical called serotonin may also be affected.

Q: What are the symptoms of SAD?A: The symptoms usually begin slowly in late autumn and are quite similar to symptoms of de-

pression. They are:• Increasedneedforsleep.Feelingdrowsyduringthedayevenwhenyouhavehadplentyof

sleep the night before.• Increasedappetiteassociatedwithcravingsforfoodshighincarbohydratessuchasbreadand

pasta.• Markedincreaseinweight. •Heavy,leadenfeelingsinarmsorlegs.• Irritabilityormoodiness. •Diminishedinterestinyourusualactivities.• Interpersonaldifficulties.Q: What can I do if I think I have it?A: • Gooutsideduringthemiddleofthedaywhenthelightisthebrightestforatleast10minutes.

Longer is better.• Exercise.Goforalongwalkoutsideduringthebrightestpartoftheday• Keepactivesocially• Trytoeatahealthydietlowinsimplecarbohydratesandsaturatedfats.• Ifsymptomsaresevereyoucanuseantidepressantmedicationsandtalktherapy.• UselighttherapyQ: What is light therapy?A: There are two types of light therapy:• Useofalightboxwhichemitsbrightlight.Yousitinfrontofitforaboutahalfhour,usuallyin

themorning.Welendtheseoutonalimitedtimebasis.Youmustcalltomakeanappointmentwitha counselor to be evaluated for one.

• Dawnsimulation:adimlightgoesoninthemorningwhileyousleep,anditbrightensovertime,usually30minutes.

Lilly NeckerSun Star Reporter

Two sirens, three gongs, one piano

and several drums filled the Davis Concert

HallonNov.5withtheiruniquesound.The

13-memberensembleplayedwithanunbe-

lievablesenseoftiming.Eightmonthsago,

the musicians played together for the first

time. Some of them don’t even speak the

same language.

“The Arctic Connection” was the fu-

sion of UAFs Ensemble 64.8 and the En-

sembleEvolutionfromtheLueaUniversity

ofTechnology´s(LUT)InstitutionforMusic

and Media. Assistant professor and musi-

cian Morris Palter directs Ensemble 64.8.

Percussion artist and composer Anders

ÅstrandconductsEnsembleEvolution.The

group comes from Pitea, a small town in

Sweden.

Evenbeforefirstmeeting in Indianap-

olisin2010,PalterandÅstrandheardabout

each other and decided to play together.

“When I heard Anders work the first

time I was blown away by the mad skills he

has.Weneededtoworktogether.Notjustfor

ourselves but for our students,” Palter said.

In March 2011 Ensemble 64.8 trav-

eled to Sweden. The group performed with

Anders Åstrand, musician Daniel Sauer

and the rest of Ensemble Evolution at the

Percussion Repertoire Festival and several

concerts at UAF’s sister school LUT. Saur

is one of the founders of the professional

ensembleGlobal PercussionNetwork, and

is known for playing entire concerts on ice

instruments.

Ensemble Evolution decided to visit

FairbanksandUAF,especiallybecauseFair-

banks and Pitea have more in common than

passionate percussion groups.

“The latitude there in Sweden is almost

identicalwiththatinFairbanks.Therefore,I

felt this week there like I am still at home,

besides everyone is talking Swedish.” Palters

said.

TheteambeganwithapiecebyEdgard

Varèse, “Ionisation.”

Besides three songs from other com-

posers, the combo played self-composed

pieceswithatmosphericnameslike“Echo,

part IV” byMaria Finkelmeier, “Walk on a

WhitePath,”byCharlesMarin. “Walkona

WhitePath”waswritteninDecember2010

while Marin was experiencing an arctic

winter in north Sweden for the first time, ac-

cording to the program.

The Swedish classically-trained singer

Anna Larson filled the concert hall with her

voice, interpreting Swedish folk songs full of

fervor.

Before the last Swedish song was over,

Ensemble 64.8 and Ensemble Evolution

started playing either a drum or a vibra-

phone -- which looks a bit like a xylophone

-- in every corner of the hall, giving new

meaning to the term “surround sound.”

The team finished with Åstrand’s

“Gigue,” which was composed this year.

Åstrand was inspired by aMexican friend

whose family danced a traditional dance for

him for two hours in front of their house.

“It was the most impressive thing I’ve

ever seen,” Åstrand said.

Åstrand started playing a solo on a vi-

braphone with his fingertips, his elbow and

sometimes his whole arm. Soon all the other

artists stepped in and filled the concert hall

with the sounds of a huge fiesta.

The audience responded with standing

ovations.

Audience member Richard Grisham

thought the concert was really inspiring and

the Swedish folk song especially nice, he

said.

“It wasn’t something I normally would

listen to, but it was interesting and the voice

of the singer was amazing without any ques-

tion,”DianeEbenalsaid.

Swedish artists, UAF musicians share the stage at Ensemble 64.8 show

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There are seven continents in the world.

There are seven colors of the rainbow.

There are seven days in a week.

A ladybug commonly has seven spots

Almost all mammals have seven cervical vertebrae

The number of rows in the periodic table is seven.

The neutral pH value that lies between acidity and alkalinity is seven.

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In the NHL, MLB, and NBA, the maximum number of games played in a playoff series is seven.

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