The Sun Star - October 13, 2015

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"Alaska" Nanooks conveniently forget Fairbanks pg.3

Tobacco ban success will depend on community effort Grace Bieber Sun Star

Tim Parks, owner of Black Wasp Customs, stands behind a table with an inactive RPG-7 kit. He and his two friends pooled money to buy it.

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Gun show comes to UAF Patty Center Josh Hartman Sun Star

The Tanana Valley Sportsmen’s Association hosted a gun show at the Patty Center on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10-11. The show was open on Saturday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. -4 p.m.

The gun show has been a reoccurring event at UAF for more than 40 years according to Grant Lewis, President of Tanana Valley Sportsmen’s Association.

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event serves as a fundraiser for the Tanana Valley Sportsmen’s Association. The money raised also helps to support UAF’s rifle team.

“I think it is a great opportunity for locals and state-wide individuals to look for and sell firearms,” Allen Keeler, UAF Police Department (UAFPD) officer, said. “People who are not familiar with [firearms] can come take a look and learn gun safety, how to shoot and how to care for firearms.”

The gun show isn’t so much about making money as it is

spending time with the community and spending time with the people according to Doug Albright, one of the vendors at the event.

“I know a lot of the people that come through here,” said Albright.

“We just enjoy getting together.”

There were 145 tables set up inside the gym at the Patty Center.

Many of the vendors had more than one table. Tables for for the event cost $50 for the exhibitors who signed up before the first of the year, while those who signed up later payed $10 more.

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Theresa Van Hyning: Small town girl, big world sound

Lorna Eder (left) plays a piece by Julio Alberto Hernandez with Theresa Van Hyning (right) while Aidan Sande (back left) turns the page. Hyning and Eder performed as a part of Hyning’s junior recital on Oct. 10. - Sarah Manriquez / Sun Star

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Audience members gathered in the great hall after Theresa Van Hynings Junior Horn Recital on Oct. 10 and awaited the horn player’s appearance during her reception.

Hyning entered the room in a deep purple floor length gown with a black

feather top and jeweled belt. The room was filled with laughter, food and talk of Hyning’s performance.

“It was in true Theresa fashion,” Karen Gustafson, UAF assistant professor of music, said.

“It was flamboyant, note-y and fabulous… right down to the dress!”

Hyning payed close attention the presentation of her recital, planning

out every detail from custom-made programs to the costuming, which involved white, curled colonial-style wigs. It was important to her that this wasn’t just another event. Hyning wanted this to be an experience.

“I loved the overall presentation of the recital,” Bryan Hall, UAF violin and viola professor and pedagogy coordinator, said. “The quality of her tone was superb.”

Hyning has played with almost every musical group at UAF, including the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, the UAF Brass Quintet, the wind symphony and the jazz band just to name a few. However, her accomplishments go much farther than the UAF campus boundaries.

Hyning has auditioned and played with several prestigious honor bands.

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UA system president Johnsen outlines budget points Spencer Tordoff Web Editor

Though it might seem counterintuitive in an era of state fiscal cuts, new University of Alaska System President James Johnsen said that the system’s legislative budget request of nearly $378 million an increase of nearly eight percent over last year represents nothing less than utility.

“We are asking for what we need,” said Johnsen, who specified that much of the budget increase represents previously negotiated pay raises and unfunded federal mandates including Title IX compliance and enforcement.

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The incoming president said that with declining state revenue, budget cuts are likely to be faced by the university system in the future with a reduction of about $15 million anticipated for fiscal year 2017 alone.

“The likelihood is that we’ll be cut,” Johnsen said. “Our plan is not to be silly and naive.”

Johnsen said that a reduced budget will be formulated through meetings with the Board of Regents, with information on finances expected from the legislature. He further added that university faculty, staff and students would have the chance to make their voices heard in this process.

UA System President James Johnsen in his office, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015.

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UAF’s tobacco-free campus policy, which bans the use of all tobacco products on campus with the exception of use in one’s personal vehicle will go into effect Dec. 31, 2015. Enforcement of the tobacco ban will rely on the combined efforts of the campus community, according to the UAF Fresh Air Committee.

There will not be any arrests or tickets issued for violations of the tobacco ban. Infringements will be handled on a case-by-case basis in a manner similar to other university policy violations: by referring concerns involving students to the university student affairs representative.

The committee plans to begin the initiative with community-based enforcement. “We first want to be optimistic, but if a soft rollout does not work, we will use hard enforcement,” Kaydee Miller, assistant director of Department of Recreation, Adventure, and Wellness (DRAW) and committee member said. She is not yet sure what that would look like for UAF, but mentioned that other campuses have issued fines or used suspension.

The Fresh Air Committee encourages those who notice someone smoking on campus to kindly inform the person of the policy and ask them to comply.

The tobacco free campus website also includes a sample statement that could be used for this purpose.

“Implementation of this p ro h i b i t i o n relies h e av i l y on the consideration and cooperation of both smokers and nonsmokers,” the website states.

Mark Oldmixon, Director of DRAW and Fresh Air Committee member, wants to change the culture of the campus by getting more people on board with the initiative.

He says that the more people that take part in conversations informing people or and asking them to comply with the ban, the easier those conversations will become.

In the meantime, the Fresh Air Committee continues to prepare for the ban by getting the word out. As part of the project, the committee recently hired a temporary student assistant, funded by a grant from the American Lung Association, to represent the concerns of the student population.

“I’m not convinced that we have hit all of the students. I hope that through [this position’s] insight we can get the word out to the student body,” Oldmixon said.

The responsibilities of the student include posting signs and identifying key events for the committee to be present at. In addition, they are also preparing to celebrate the Great American Smoke Out on Nov.19, an annual event created by the American Cancer Society to encourage smokers to give up the habit.

Infor mation about the Tobacco ban will be provided for incoming students in orientation materials and in campus tours. The committee still seeks additional support and encourages students with questions, concerns, or who would like to volunteer to visit the Tobacco Free Campus website or to contact them via email.

“It’s not about people-banning,” Oldmixon says, “Smokers are not bad people. It’s about changing habits.”

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MVA 9/28/2015 3:12 p.m. - A green Salsa Mukluk fat tire bike was damaged while parked at the UAF Museum bike rack. The rear rim was bent, causing the bike to wobble. Officers reviewed video of the area and used tracks left at the scene, suggesting the bike was hit by a bobcat plowing snow. An adjuster is aiding the victim in filing paperwork to receive compensation from the university.

9/29/2015 11:13 p.m. - A tree fell on a vehicle on Kuskowkim Drive, causing minor damage. The car sustained a broken mirror and a dent to the passenger-side front fender.

UAF Fire Department and grounds crew removed the tree. A claim will be filed to UAF for the damages.

Theft 9/28/2015 2 p.m. - A pair of bright orange Under Armour basketball shoes stolen from the SRC were found and returned. The shoes were in the basketball cubbies and

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Present: Erik Rickards, Jonathan Quiñones, Sabrina Martin, Ryan Cain, Kayleen Hansen, Allyssia Garcia and Mickey Zakurdaew.

Absent: Benjamin AndersonAgimuk, Cordero Reid, Brandon Blum and Aileen Hadaway Chancellor Mike Powers and Vice Chancellor Mike Sfraga visited the senate at this week’s meeting to discuss topics ranging from Title IX and the Green Dot program to the possibility of a tuition increase.

Chair Quiñones began the weekly Sunday meeting at 4:04 p.m. in room 208 of the Gruening building. Chancellor Powers kicked

had disappeared sometime between Friday and Monday. After reviewing the tape officers were able to identify a suspect. The suspect, a minor, was contacted, and he agreed to return the shoes. He was banned from UAF property and the case was referred to Fairbanks Youth Facility. Charges of 4th degree theft are pending.

Agency Assist 10/1/2015 11:09 a.m. - Two vehicles collided on Sheep Creek Road at mile four by Ann’s Greenhouse. Both parties involved were at fault in the T-bone collision.

One vehicle sustained over $15,000 in damages while the damages to the other were estimated at over $10,000. No one was injured in the accident, but both vehicles required help and were towed from the scene.

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Agency Assist T h e A l a s k a S t at e Tro o p e r s requested assistance with traffic control on Farmers Loop after a single-vehicle rollover accident resulted in a fatality. UAF police also took a dog that was injured in the accident to a 24 hour vet clinic.

Traffic Stop After pulling over driver Cyle King, 20, of Fairbanks for failing to stop at a stop sign and failing to signal for a turn, officers discovered King did not have any insurance. King had been cited previously by Alaska State Troopers for not having insurance on his vehicle. King was cited again for lack of insurance and his car was impounded. He requested a lift to Safeway on University Ave.

Officers observed a car parked at Ballaine Lake that had expired tags, fogged up windows and two gas cans sitting on the ground behind it. Officers found Zachary W. Whittemore, 22, of Fairbanks and three minors smoking marijuana inside the vehicle. Whittemore

off the meeting by presenting the senate with a brief overview of his life and work previous to becoming Chancellor. He then answered any questions the senators had.

Though no solid plan for a tuition increase has been created, Powers mentioned a few different options that were being looked at, including increasing tuitionfor all students or increasing it for graduate and upper-division students only.

Vice Chancellor Sfraga then spoke with the senate about the idea of moving the bookstore into the Wood Center and the possibility of an Apple store being placed in the area that Polar Perk previously inhabited, by the upstairs Wood Center sitting area.

After thanking Powers and Sfraga for their visit, the senate unanimously approved the minutes of the previous meeting and discussed

the elections board. Though no nominations were made during the meeting, Vice President Colby Freel reminded the senate that there was only one spot left open and that he hopes to have the committee meet within the next few weeks.

The senate moved into officer reports, where senate chair Jonathan Quiñones claimed 12 hours spent meeting with students for the past week. public relations director Hannah Witherington claimed seven hours spent tabling for ASUAF and speaking with clubs. Government relations director Leslie Drumhiller claimed seven hours, which were spent working on a job shadow program. President Mathew Carrick and Vice President Colby Freel did not report hours for the week.

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10/04/2015 2:20 a.m. - Officers observed a silver Subaru Legacy swerving as it exited Chena Pump onto the Mitchell Expressway. While on the expressway, the driver Allison M. Dahl, 24, of Fairbanks was observed weaving from one side of the road to the other, driving on the shoulder then swerving back onto the road. Dahl also failed to signal as she left the expressway. Officers pulled her over, and she failed field sobriety tests and blew a .291 on the PBT. Dahl was arrested and transported to FCC where she was charged with a DUI. The car was released to a sober passenger.

was cited for failing to carry proof of insurance and his vehicle was impounded. Additional charges were forwarded to the District Attorney.

The juveniles were released to guardians. Whittemore was taken to Fred Meyer’s West at his request.

10/3/2015 3:47 a.m. - Officers pulled over Matthew W. Schell, 25, of Fairbanks for failing to stop at a red light by West Valley High School.

Schell failed field sobriety tests and blew a .228 on the portable breath test.

Schell was arrested and transported

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the public relations committee outlining the senate’s support of changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day, which Chair Quiñones placed in the Student Affairs Committee for analysis.

Afterwards, the senate moved into discussion of legislature in second reading where SB 185-005, which would create a paid position for a concert board coordinator, and SB 185-006b, a bill that would change ASUAF bylaws so as to allow students to hold two paid positions with the senate at a time, were both passed unanimously.

Vice President Freel reminded the senate of his hope of having ASUAF go bowling with other student organisations and Chair Quiñones called for adjournment at 6:02 p.m.

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These include the College Band Director’s Honor Band of the North West held in Reno, NV in spring 2014 and the World Association of Symphonic Band Ensembles held in San Jose, CA. Hyning said she is most proud of her time in the National Intercollegiate Band (NIB) held in Lexington, KY in summer 2015.

Hyning is the first Alaskan to make it through the audition process and be selected to play with NIB. While in Lexington, Kentucky performing for NIB, Hyning was designated the principal low horn player and had the opportunity as a child to play the premiere of a piece commissioned by composer Julie Ann Giroux who is known for composing the “Meow Mix” song.

Music has been a life-long love of Hyning. She remembers singing and dancing at every given opportunity.

Hyning specifically recalls her 5th grade music teacher, Jennifer Dalby, at Pioneer Peak Elementary School in Wasilla, AK. Hyning wanted to participate in the elementary school band. Her mother had one condition: she had to choose and use an instrument that the school already had.

They had French horns.

With a little extra help from Ms. Dalby in convincing her mother that French hor n was

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Hyning is not the type of personality to blend into the background: toting around her rubber chicken purse named Wanda, singing ‘80s pop, “bubble gum,” fun music with her signature, cheetah print covered binder—the word FIERCE in bold on the cover—in hand. She is well-known and wellloved in the music department.

“Ever yone knows who Theresa is,” Charles Woodward, a close friend of Hyning’s, said.

Hyning hopes to get a perfor mance degree at Texas Lutheran University, which has a band program she admires. Although she is pursuing a Bachelor of Music Education, Hyning has always dreamed of professionally performing.

“Gosh, I think everyone has that dream where they want to perform but then you also have to have the safety net of having a teaching certificate,” Hyning said. “I love

teaching, I love kids, I love education and, if I could spend the rest of myself in a school I know I would be perfectly happy but everyone has that dream that they want to perform and that dream is still very, very, alive for me.”

Aspnes believes that this dream could be a reality for Hyning.

“She’s not shy,” Aspnes said. “She is not intimidated by challenges and she is willing to give things a try.”

Aspnes has played a huge role in Hyning’s musical education.

“She has always been so great, inspiring me to be the best musician I could be,” Hyning said. “You need that someone to be your number one advocate and supporter and Jane always gave me that and she gave me the motivation I needed to succeed.”

“She has been bl o s s o m i n g, ” Aspnes said.

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www.uafsunstar.com “She has far exceeded my wildest dreams....I believe if she wanted to, she could play at the professional level.”

Hyning’s work will be featured this Friday at 2 p.m. on KUAC.

Theresa Van Hyning plays the French Horn during a recital at the Davis Concert Hall on Oct. 10. Davis played all sorts of music, from Pola to Mozart during her recital.

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Johnsen Budget Continued from page 1 “I want to really include people on and bring people along on... this journey, basically, of figuring out what this contingency budget looks like,” said Johnsen. “So there won’t be any surprises.”

Though no changes have been finalized, Johnsen discussed a number of options being considered for closing the university’s funding gap. Tuition hikes are as option, with increases of 5 to 10 percent being considered by UA leadership.

“I still realize it’s hard, I still realize it’s more money out of students’ pockets,” Jo h n s e n said.

“But... we’ve got to make a balanced approach here.”

Reductions to programs are also likely to occur, but Johnsen has said that he does not favor the common method of reducing all programs by a set percentage.

“That means that the weak get weaker, and the strong get weaker,” said Johnsen. “That’s not a way to build a university for the future in my view, because then everybody is just going downhill.”

Instead, Johnsen advocates looking at the entire UA system, and reducing programs that — are offered on multiple campuses so that they’re only offered on one or two a strategy he refers to as “vertical cuts.”

He emphasized that this approach would allow remaining programs to grow and stay competitive.

“My personal view, I believe the regents share this view, is that through this difficult time... we want to have things that we are investing in and growing... at each of our university campuses,” Johnsen said.

Professional and graduate degree programs would be looked at first and foremost for these reductions, but undergraduate programs will also be considered. As a result, students may be required to attend specific campuses for their selected area of

study, rather than finding the same programs at every UA campus.

“We can’t have two of [the Geophysical Institute], right?” said Johnsen. “We really don’t need, we can’t afford, additional graduate programs in areas where we already have one.”

For facilities renovations that the budget would otherwise be unable to fund, Johnsen said he’ll consider seeking “Public-Private Partnerships”.

The $28 million expansion of Wood Center was created through such a partnership, mostly funded through bonds issued by private company C o m m u n i t y Properties Alaska (CPA). CPA now owns the building, and is leasing it to UAF at $1.45 million per year for the next 30 years. Once the bonds are paid off, the Wood Center will be gifted back to the university.

Johnsen also cited an example from Ohio State University, where the parking facilities of the campus were sold to a private company.

“It gives the university the opportunity to monetize what is ancillary to its core academic mission,” he said.

Though Johnsen said that his time at Alaska Communications was very different from academia, he drew parallels with his role at the university in a couple of categories. One point was his stated commitment to efficiency and intent to streamline bureaucratic workflows.

“UAF, to its credit, has a group in [the Office of Management and Budget] that does process improvement,” Johnsen said. “I’m really going to emphasize that to clean up value-producing processes.”

Johnsen’s private-sector experience also drives his emphasis on recruiting, retaining, and developing personnel and students in the UA system.

“People, people, people,” Johnsen said. “That’s where the value comes f ro m . ”

“The likelihood is that we’ll be cut, our plan is not to be silly and naive.”

- James Johnsen

Gun show

Attendees older than 12 had to pay five dollars to get into the event. The price was reduced to four dollars for active military.

The gun show was host to more than just firear ms.

Exhibitors sold k n i ve s, s p o r t s w e a r, animal skins, ammunition, books, food and art.

Some of the organizations present were Alaska Ammo, the National Rifle Association, the Alaska Outdoor Council, Alaska Illusive Arms and the Golden Heart Shootist Society.

UAF requires vendors to comply with a number of rules in order to host the event on campus.

The Tanana Valley Sportmen’s Association must sign a contract with UAF each year in order to get permission to hold the event.

Patrons may not carry any concealed or holstered firearms into the event. All guns must be unloaded and the exhibitors must have all ammunition in a sealed box or original container, according to Lewis.

Additionally, all of the weapons that came to the event were required to be checked by an authorized individual so that they would be accounted for, according to Keeler.

The UAFPD had a presence at the event along with Community Safety Officers and other UAF affiliates.

“I’m kind of torn about the event due to the shootings and violence in other cities,” Lisa Rogers-Peter, one of the exhibitors at the show, said. “I wish we could find a solution to gun violence in the United States. Every year it gets worse.”

The gun show started nine days after the Umpqua Community College shooting in Roseberg, Oregon on Oct. 1 where nine people were

Rhonda Kitchens, President of Alaska Women of Caliber, looks into buying a boltaction 12 gauge shotgun.

The shotgun is one of many owned by Joe Weber at his table in the gun show.

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Continued from page 1 killed and several more were injured.

Since 2013, there have been 986 recorded mass shootings in the United States. The number of firearm deaths for the year 2013 is 33,636 with roughly two-thirds of those deaths being classified as suicides, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Lewis said that it was perfectly appropriate to have the show even after the shootings.

“What stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” Lewis said.

The United States has 4.4 percent of the world’s population ,however it lays claim to nearly half of the world’s civilian-owned guns according to data from 2007.

The United States has the most civilian-owned guns per capita in the world with 112.6 guns per 100 people according to the Small Arms Survey.

While individuals are not permitted to keep or carry firearms or other weapons on campus, they may store these items with the UAFPD. In order to store items with the UAFPD, an individual must fill out a Weapons Storage Agreement Form, which can be found on the University Police Department webpage.

This service is free of charge.

Individuals are also allowed to have a weapon if it locked securely inside a vehicle according to R02.09.020 of the Board of Regents University Regulations.

From 2012 to 2014 the UAFPD has made five arrests for weapon possession, according to the 2015 Campus Security and Fire Safety Report. This statistic does, however, reflect all weapon arrests—not necessarily just those with firearms.

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This week we asked students: Do you follow UAF athletics? What do you think of our Nanooks?

A biweekly finacial advice column by Mathew Carrick

Investing:

A brief intro to the stock market When people start using the word “investing,” a few things usually come to mind: ultra-wealthy people, risk, stocks and financial black magic. Investing is often seen as a risky, gambling-like scheme equivalent to lighting money on fire or, on the other end of the spectrum, a way for people like Warren Buffet to become extraordinarily wealthy overnight. In truth, investingis usually somewhere in the middle as a gradual way to build wealth.

Of course, rare exceptions do exist, but most thoughtful investors see moderate, consistent growth on their capital leading to a sizable gain after several years. In this article, I’ll focus on explaining the stock market and how college students can take advantage of it.

First though, I want to talk about a major way people do lose money through investing: “get rich quick” schemes. If you try learning about investing online, you’ll quickly run into ads that tell how some lucky soul was able to go from being in debt to being a millionaire in about a week. No legitimate investing advice promises getting rich overnight. Successful investing will take years to yield a real gain.

If your source says otherwise, it’s best to move on—the advice will be risky or even an outright scam.

That said, investing in stocks is a good way to reliably build wealth over a long time period. A stock, or share, is a piece of a company offered on an exchange, or market, at a certain price. By buying stocks, individuals are actually purchasing a tiny part of a company.

If I buy a share of Acme Inc. stock, then I become a (very small) part owner of Acme Inc. My investment will grow if people think that Acme Inc. is doing well, because other people will try to buy stock and will raise its price. This is where supply and demand from ECON 100 come in. I can then sell my stock at this higher price to make a profit.

Many stocks also pay dividends, a small amount given to each owner (called a shareholder) for each share.

For example, if I own 100 shares of Acme Inc. and the company pays a dividend of $1 per year, then I will receive an additional $100 every year regardless of stock price.

Unfortunately, sometimes stocks don’t gain money. Companies lose business or even dissolve, economies have recessions and sometimes the stock market crashes. In these cases, holdings in the stock market will lose

value as many people sell and share prices sink. However, it’s important to keep steady and resist the urge to sell during a low time. Barring major catastrophe, the market will go back up and your investment will regain its value and likely grow more.

Of course, this doesn’t relieve you of all responsibility: you do need to keep track of your investments and make sure they still promise to be profitable in future years. Although investing in the stock market is a good way to grow wealth, it is somewhat risky. In fact, as a rule, don’t invest money you may need shortly as it may take a while for your stocks to grow. To offset risk it’s a good idea to diversify, or invest in multiple things. In other words, don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Don’t invest solely in one company or even in one industry: branch out.

One popular way to do so is through index funds. An index fund isn’t really a stock in the sense of a company, but is essentially a way to own a piece of a group investment.

Suppose there’s an index fund with many investors. Investor money is pooled together and invested into stocks by an administrator, with the intention of capturing a large section of the market. This way, if one company does badly or even fails, the overall group is not hurt very much.

Index funds are an easy way for small investors (which most college students are) to own shares in many different companies. If you choose this route, make sure to read the fine print in exchange for administering the fund, a small percentage of the earnings will be taken out before the rest is passed on to you. Some funds have higher fees than others, so make sure to pick one that’s low!

So, let’s suppose you want to get started investing. You don’t need much to get started—just one or two hundred dollars. Sometimes you can buy stock directly in a company, though this will vary on a company-by-company basis (try Googling “direct stock purchase plans”). It’s often cheaper and easier to do so, but direct investment comes with the disadvantage of being slow and is potentially more difficult to diversify with.

In the end, I strongly recommend that most people seriously consider investing as a way to plan for the future and build retirement savings.

Contrary to popular belief, investing in the stock market is not gambling.

While the market has ups and downs, over a longer timespan of several years it will almost certainly yield a gain—and as I explained in my last column, this growth can lead to incredible results! Thoughtful, careful investing is a great way to help grow money, and with the rise of online brokerages it’s easier than ever before for individual investors to get started.

Take a few months to set aside a small starting fund and give it a try!

Read some financial news online, look for industries and companies that are doing well and have good future prospects and learn about how investors become successful.

It’s an amazing opportunity.

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“No. I’m not a hockey fan, so I haven’t seen anything. But I’ll probably go watch basketball. I’m all about supporting the school, but I came from a football school. Not having football is weird.” - Allie Gabalski, Environmental Science

“Yes, I do. I think they’re awesome.”

- Marissa Lizarraga, Criminal Justice

“Not really. Zero thoughts. I don’t follow that at all.” - Andrii Garan, Mining Engineering “I have not been to one sports game on campus, and I’ve paid $120 each semester. So that’s like almost $500.

Also, they should drug test all the people who play sports.” - Megan McHugh, Biology

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“Somewhat. I have better things to do.” - Evan Connelly, Mechanical Engineering

"Alaska" Nanooks conveniently forget Fairbanks of the identifying initials stood a

Spencer Tordoff / Web Editor The University of Alaska Fairbanks is, in its home city, often beleaguered but much beloved.

Founded less than a mere 16 years after Fairbanks itself, the university has been its constant companion, a source of arts, sciences and fresh faces for the benefit of interior Alaska. No matter their precise feelings about the campus, I defy you to find any Fairbanksan who doesn’t recognize the acronym “UAF.” So who the hell are the “Alaska” Nanooks, then, and what is their relationship to Fairbanks? This question has been bugging me since my return to campus last spring.

From my childhood on through most of my time earning an associates degree, UAF had a simple, recognizable brand.

The old “walking bear” logo was comfortable, lived-in, and emblazoned on everything from letterhead to jerseys to Facilities Services vehicles—some of the older plow and dump trucks still bear (har, har) the insignia.

Change, of course, is inevitable, and when I saw the new school logo it took a bit of getting used to. The abstracted style and revised font clashed with my memory, but ultimately the basics were the same; a bear standing in front of the school’s initials.

But the attire, banners, and jerseys marked with the new athletics logo I found confusing at best. The Nanook was there, sure, but in place

single “A,” in generic athletic serif.

I’d have thought the initial stood for “Ambiguity,” were it not for the mascot present on some versions.

It wasn’t just the visual style that bothered me—in sports news, the name “Alaska Nanooks” appeared to my initial confusion.

Again, “UAF” had been the defacto moniker before, so the shift away from acknowledging Fairbanks as home struck an unpleasant chord, as though the team was seeking to distance itself from the rest of campus.

In fairness to our athletics department, sports teams of UAF have avoided the “U” and the “F” on paper. But this wasn’t true of team insignia and uniforms; as late as the mid-2000s, the school’s initials were proudly emblazoned upon the jerseys of its teams, and the teams were called the “UAF Nanooks” in broadcast and print.

Before you think this is all the rambling of a (relatively) old man, consider the following: both the UAF style guide and brand book specify that one should avoid referring to the teams as the “UAF Nanooks.”

Although having a “strong brand” is considered important (to the point of obsession) in the modern era, separating Fairbanks from its sports teams seems petulant at best.

At worst? A more cynical person might argue that, in the face of cutbacks and reductions across the UA system, severing UAF from the Nanooks paves the way for consolidating athletic programs— perhaps, even, in Anchorage— as a system-wide identity rather than one unique to this campus.

I don’t believe that such a location is likely, nor do I believe that’s the intent of the rename.

However, I do believe that avoiding mention of UAF serves neither our school nor our athletics department, and weakens the reputation of an institution that, for better or for worse, has been with Fairbanks for nearly a century.

October 13, 2015

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Sun Star Picks: UAF and community events The Sun Star Picks calendar is compiled weekly based on the choices of the editorial staff.

Tuesday / 13 Are you a lover of good ol’ clean water? I am! The Interagency Hydrolog y Committee for Alaska is meeting on Tuesday from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. in room 501 of the International Arctic Research Center. This committee is an organization of technical specialists working at the Federal, State and local levels, with the goal of coordinating the collection and implementation of water resources related data throughout the State of Alaska. The IHCA meets twice per year to coordinate multi-agency issues and exchange information. *cough cough* UAF, this concerns us!

Lida Zakurdaew / Distribution Manager Also, it’s National “No Bra,” day!

Danny Fisher / Editor-in-Chief

Wednesday / 14 Annual Homeschool Day at 10 a.m. Show off your homeschool pride by showing up to class in your mom’s mini van. Enjoy a nice hot breakfast in the morning. All events occur at home or in the dorm. For example homework, dinner, etc. Once you go homeschool, you’ll never come back.

Aaron Walling / Ad Manager

Thursday / 15 At 6 p.m. in Murie Auditorium, Plymouth State University Professor Katherine Donahue will present a talk about the U.S.S. Revenue Cutter Bear.

Speaking from some experience, this should be a pretty interesting

presentation. The Alaska and Polar Regions Archives has records from at least one crew member of the U.S.S. Bear, which I reviewed and preserved as part of my student job there last Spring. It came as no small shock to me that sternwheelers were commissioned by the US government (the same organization that would later become the Coast Guard) to ply the riverways of Alaska, patrolling the mining settlements and trading posts of the territory. If you’re a history buff, or an Alaska enthusiast, check it out! Spencer Tordoff / Web Editor

Saturday / 17 The Dance R E Vo l u t i o n Performance Crew is holding a rehearsal at Dance Theatre Fairbanks at 1 p.m. If you, like me, are currently shaming your Latin ancestors with your cripplingly horrifying dance skills, perhaps you could learn something!!!! Given the last time I attempted to dance in formation with anyone was during a musical and I almost twirled the wrong way off of a six foot platform, now might be the time to improve some of these skills. You know, if only to save my life if I’m ever caught in a flash mob. Anyone is welcome to join the student organization and no previous dance experience is required, according to the crew’s page on OrgSync. Hey, if anyone is welcome, why not you? Kyrie Long / Copy Editor

Monday / 19 It’s always refreshing to check out the campus art scene via a stroll through the gallery! The reception for Tammy Holland’s BFA Thesis Exhibition, “Dimensional Perspectives in Nature,” took place on Monday, Oct. 12.

Holland is a sculptor and painter who creates art with a focus on subsistence.

Simply put, the work in her show is meant to represent this theme from the perspective of a bear. Her work will be on display Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. until Oct. 23.

Danny Fisher / Editor-in-Chief

Sunday / 18 Free Halloween movie night!

Where? Your place! When?

Anytime on Sunday! After an intense, painstaking thoughtful

Naturally Perspiring In the year 2077...

examination of the UAF and Fairbanks events this week I honestly wasn’t pumped about anything going on on Sunday. I don’t want to recommend anything but the very best to our lovely readers, so I’m making up my own event! So do you know what’s cool? The UAF library! Do you know what you can do there? Rent movies for a whole week for FREE! This is awesome if you’re a cheapskate like me. So on Friday after or before class you can saunter on over and tell the nice library person at the desk to give you the scariest movies they’ve got.

Get like five. Then on Sunday invite your friends or your fly honey over for your spooky scary movies, make some popcorn, get in your comfy pants (or no pants) and scare your cares away.

You’re welcome.

Molly Putman / Layout Editor

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Shout out to the guy walking around campus with a flip phone. I know you won’t see this, because you have a flip phone.

If you’ve in your Oreos in what the

got huge gauged holes ears and don’t keep them for snacks, then hell is the point man?

I hate when my computer asks me “are you sure you’d like to shut down?” Like of course b**** that’s why I pressed the power button.

Imagine how SCARY snails would be if they were fast. *slam dunks a pumpkin* “Fall is life.”

Being a man who isn’t very good at hooking up in a hookup culture is like being a pirate who isn’t good at reading a map. I can never find the booty.

KSUA radio is on point right f***in now. Holy beats Batman; this is some sweet cinnamon syrup in my earholes.

Looking for a virgin that I can get to know and respect them as a person without sex and then sacrifice them to our lord and savior as an offering to help me get through midterms.

When you accidentally hit yourself in the balls, then realize ah hell I’m never going to use these anyway.

I ’d like to be dined fir st before f***ed by this calc exam.

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It smells like someone pooped and died in 3rd floor Moore.

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