The Sun Star - September 29, 2015

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Students set the night on fire

UFD firefighter Leo Mosoreti throws fuel onto a fire at Starvation Gulch. The engineering student’s fire kept going out, requiring the firefighters to throw more fuel onto it.

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A little after 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, the first of six wooden structures was set aflame in the Nenana Parking lot on the south side of the UAF campus.

This commenced the decades-old tradition that is Starvation Gulch.

Several groups build these wooden structures out of pallets every year.

The University Student Firefighter Association, Sigma Phi Alpha, Chi Alpha, two engineering student groups and the Education Development Growth Experience program (EDGE) residence, which both Skarland and Moore halls contribute to, collected and arranged pallets for the fires.

The University Student Firefighter Association puts together a structure every year, but they are not just involved in building. The

firefighters also douse the structures with fuel and light them with a flare on a pole. Throughout the celebration, they monitor the fires to maintain a safe environment for the students attending the event.

For the Fire Department to prepare for the event they mainly have to obtain fuel. According to Pat Mead, the Battalion Chief of the Fire Department, they go through between 50 and 100

gallons of fuel to light the fires.

“We try to go through each pile; we want them to bur n efficiently,” Mead said. “Some of them don’t like to to light.”

For most participating groups, the event really started a week or two before the bonfire as they collected pallets to build with.

The EDGE builders started collecting just a week before the event.

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Interim Chancellor Powers addresses budget, UAF goals at 2015 convocation Megan Bennett Sun Star

Sun Star reporter Megan Bennett takes her first few steps of the 2015 Nearly Naked Run on Sept. 26. Bennett was one of the two participants in the run. According to event organizer Josh Hovis, they were expecting a maximum of two people, as compared to the 30 which have came in the past. - Zayn Roohi / Photo Editor

Nearly no one attends Nearly Naked run Megan Bennett Sun Star

At the fourth Nearly Naked Run on Saturday, Sept. 6, race organizers had to sprint after biology student Jesse Kleijka when he failed to realize he had finished the course and continued to run. Two students stripped down to donate their discarded clothing to the Fairbanks Resource Agency Closet Connections in the fourth annual race.

“Me and my friends did it together last year,” Klejka said. “It was all a tradition and we even wore our friend’s dresses she didn’t want anymore.” This is the second time Kleijka has participated in the race.

This year, due to unexpected weather and icy conditions, the turnout was lower than usual. In past years, 30-50 runners have run the race.

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and icy paths, the running course was shortened to about a 300 meter run from the MBS complex to the observation point across from Reichardt instead of it’s typical endpoint at the SRC. Fairbanks Resource Agency (FRA) is a nonprofit partner and supplier of donated items for Value Village thrift store. With Closet Collections, FRA earns funds from the donations delivered to the thrift store to assist Interior Alaskans with disabilities and their families.

For the last four years, the UAF Leadership, Involvement, a n d Vo l u n t e e r E x p e r i e n c e office has facilitated the event.

“It’s a fun way to get people to donate, aside from just having a clothing drive,” Jared Conrad, UA F S t u d e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n assistant, said. “It adds some

This Thursday, Interim Chancellor Mike Powers addressed an audience of mostly faculty and staff about new budget cuts and plans for the future.

After a brief introduction from new UA President James Johnsen, Chancellor Powers took the stage for the State of the University speech.

UAF is in its third year of budget cuts. In 2014, UAF saw an $8.5 million budget gap. In 2015, the gap was $14 million. For the 2016 fiscal year, it grew to a $20 million gap due to a $13 million cut last year and $7 million in increased utilities and fixed costs.

The shortfall in the budget caused contract reductions, elimination of positions, layoffs and a review of 25 percent of academic programs.

A large economic strain on UAF is the completion of the engineering building. Construction is currently halted, due to a lack of funds.

“Funding to complete the engineering building

remains our number one capital priority,” Powers said.

Only 5 percent of the building is considered usable. This doesn’t include labs or classes; only the exterior, a lobby and walkway. The completion of the engineering building will allow the university to open more programs to enroll students in high demand programs.

“Students want to enroll in our engineering programs,” Powers said.

“Industry wants us to graduate more engineers. We need to get the building finished to meet the demand.”

In order to speed up the completion process, UAF is going to request two years’ worth of revenue from the state.

A significant percent of revenue comes from tuition. UAF has the second lowest tuition nationally.

Due to the financial stress the university is undergoing there may be changes that effect UAF students directly.

Continued pg. 4 ”Convocation”

UAF Chancellor Mike Powers addresses budget cuts and plans for UAF’s future at convocation. Megan Bennett / Sun Star

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The public safety report is compiled from police blotter information and interviews with UAF police officers. Individuals named as arrested and/ or charged with crimes in this report are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Theft 9/17/2015 9:33 p.m. - An iPad left in Moore Hall was initially thought to be stolen. The iPad had last been seen in the Hess Recreation area. A good samaritan turned it over to the desk attendant who then returned it to its owner.

9/18/2015 1:56 p.m. - A green Kona mountain bike was reported as stolen to police. The female who reported the bike stolen believed she left it outside the Wood Center Pub entrance, but later found it at the rack in front of the Wood Center.

Suspicious Circumstances 9/18/2015 8:32 a.m. - Last week a woman entered the UAF police vestibule citing she needed help for her mother and niece. The woman claimed the Anchorage State Police were trying to kill her family, who were living in Anchorage. The woman left before officers could locate someone to speak with her. Prior to this incident the woman had stolen a car from Chena Pump Road and parked it in the Chapman Building parking lot. She then went to the Wood Center and the Gruening buildings

and pulled the fire alarms. Later in the day police received a call for assistance from Alaska State Troopers (AST) regarding a woman who had thrown a shovel through the front windshield of a car on on Birch Lane.

Possible charges may be pending.

9/19/2015 3:59 p.m. - A domestic incident involving a male and a female led officers to investigate both parties’ claims. Officers spoke with both individuals involved and received conflicting stories. The male, who may have been aggressive with a female by withholding her backpack and keys in Bartlett Hall, was given a welfare check by police, who believed the individual might have wanted to hurt himself. Police were initially unable to locate the male to conduct the check but later found him to be fine. The female involved had attempted to kill herself the night prior by overdosing on caffeine pills. She was transported to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (FMH) for a Title 47 (individual is unable to care for themselves). Each of the parties were issued a no trespass order (removed for a designated period of time) from each other’s dorms. Title IX representatives were contacted.

Traffic Stop 9/19/2015 7:36 p.m. - Driver

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Kirk J. Nickoli, 31, of Fairbanks was pulled over for speeding on College Road. Nickoli was found to be driving without insurance, which is illegal in Alaska. His car was impounded and he left on foot.

Nickoli was cited for speeding and for failing to carry proof of insurance.

Welfare Check 9/19/2015 - A call came in to police informing them that a male with a gun was standing outside Macintosh Hall.

The student had been involved in a domestic dispute with a female the day prior. Officers investigated and found the male did not assault the female and did not want to kill himself. He turned the gun over to officers for safe keeping. Officers trespassed the male from all UAF residential facilities.

Intoxicated Person 9/19/2015 - Officers observed two intoxicated individuals outside the Equinox Physical Therapy office on College Road. One individual had a Preliminary Breath test (PBT) of .244 and was deemed unable to care for himself. He was transported to Fairbanks Correctional Center (FCC) for a Title 47, sleep off. No charges were filed. The other individual left of his own accord from the scene.

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9/21/2015 12:36 a.m. - Officers attempted to pull over a vehicle for running a red light on College Road.

The vehicle refused to stop and carried on driving for several more miles before pulling into a residence on Alaska Way. Officers discovered the driver, Robert L. Ledlow, 44, of Fairbanks was driving without a valid license. Ledlow claimed he fled because he knew he was not supposed to drive the car. Ledlow was transported to FCC and charged with Failure to Stop at the Direction of a Peace Officer and DWLS (driving while license suspended). The owner of the vehicle, Janine A. Thompson, 50, of Fairbanks knew Ledlow did not have a valid license though she let him drive her vehicle anyway. Thompson was issued a summons for permitting an unauthorized person to drive.

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9/20/2015 12:06 a.m. - Officers observed two intoxicated individuals outside the B&C Laundromat at College Corner. One of the individuals was unable to stand or walk. Officers transported him to FMH for a medical evaluation then to FCC for a Title 47. No charges were filed. The other individual was capable of caring for himself and left the scene.

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Starvation Gulch

They procured the pallets from various businesses around town, specifically in the Van Horn Road area.

According to Robert Doerning, a CRA for Moore Hall, the EDGE builder’s goal was to collect a minimum of 200 pallets for their structure.

They had collected 220 pallets by the end of the week, accoring to Breanna Mcguire, an RA for Moore Hall who was part of the build for the EDGE structure. After collecting the pallets they rented a 26-foot U-Haul to transport the wood from their “secret safehouse location” to the Nenana parking lot.

They began to assemble the pallets into the 20-foot-tall “Eye of Sauron” and “Mount Doom” from “The Lord of the Rings.”

The EDGE team did have some trouble getting help for the collecting and building throughout the week.

“Getting freshman in the EDGE halls to participate was hard. For the most part it was just me, Robert and Zach collecting pallets,” Mcguire said.

Groups are able to use other materials like rope or string to construct their structures, however many of the groups just stack the pallets together. Alpha Phi Epsilon, boasted possession of the Tradition Stone as of the night of Starvation Gulch.

According to Levi Vernon, the vice president of Alpha Phi Epsilon, they had obtained the Stone three weeks earlier. Although the group built a structure, it was not easy for them.

“The hardest part is just getting people to help out,” Vernon said.

Shortly after the first structures were lit several people from Alaska Gravity Works, a juggling club,

began to juggle flaming objects. One of the members preformed with a hula-hoop that sported flaming torches. Another of these performers was KC Nattinger, who is studying Environmental Chemistry at UAF. “The beauty of fire as an art form is how people interact with it. The people who interact with it should be sober and have practice to do so though,” Nattinger said.

On the night of the event there were several tents with people and organizations selling food and items.

The Institute of Electronic and Electric Engineers, The American Indian Science and Engineering Society and the Gender and Sexuality Alliance each had a space.

In addition to those organizations, Planned Parenthood had a tent where they were giving away “safe sex” kits, condoms and candy for answering trivia questions.

Throughout the event, DJ Double X played dance music.

This event was inspired by Charles E. Bunnel, the first president of UAF, in 1923. In the early days of the event students built a wooden town that they would entertain themselves in until the night when they would use the town to fuel a massive bonfire.

The wooden town was named Starvation Gulch in honor of the pioneers who first settled in the Fairbanks area and the hardships they endured. Even though the event that remains to this day does not include the building of a small town, it still holds the name that it did in 1923.

“We encourage people to be involved because it’s always a lot of fun,” Doerning said.

A UAF student stands in front of the remains of the first fire and hula-hoops with a burning hoop on Saturday night.

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Starvation Gulch participants are encouraged to design the most creative structures possible. Pictured here is the Eye of Sauron from “The Lord of the Rings.”

- Katherine Stark / Sun Star

As the fires begin to burn low, UAF students dance and party to the live music provided by the DJ at Starvation Gulch. - Zayn Roohi / Photo Editor

Six UFD firefighters sit on top of a firetruck and watch the Starvation Gulch fires burn on Saturday night. - Zayn Roohi / Photo Editor

Zombies return to UAF Joshua Fessey Sun Star

The third annual Humans vs. Zombies game, hosted by Zombies! at UAF, is expected to run from Sunday until Oct. 4.

First started at Goucher College in 2005, Humans vs. Zombies has become internationally-played, augmented reality game being organized on 650 colleges campuses across the world this year. Games have been played on every continent except Antarctica and received prominent press coverage from the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, the Associated Press and The Colbert Report, which named them the number one threat to America, according to the Humans vs. Zombies website.

The game was first played on the UAF campus in 2012 and was held in the fall for the first time last year.

Most players begin with an orange

bandana on their arm, indicating that they are “human” players. The game begins when a few players are assigned the role of “original zombie.” Their mission is to tag people, trying to “kill” the humans and grow their zombie horde. Anyone who is tagged moves their bandana onto their forehead to show that they have become a zombie.

This year, UAF moderators will implement an in-game currency, the Dosh, as well as a digital banking system.

The currency can be earned by successfully completing new story missions and can be exchanged for special abilities and items as they become available throughout the course of the game.

The game may end before the final battle if the zombies fail to tag a human for 48 hours, or if the zombies tag every human.

Organizers expect 200-300 players to participate in the game this year. There is no prize for survival, although there are prizes

The number one rule of Humans vs. Zombies is “Don’t be a Douchebag.”

Twins Koto Ellis (left) and Erin Ellis (right) run towards a safe spot at the Gruening building on Sunday afternoon. Certain spots in front of building are safe spots, where humans can not be tagged by humans. - Katherine Stark / Sun Star

awarded for exceptional gameplay and sportsmanship. The goal of the game is to go out, make new friends and enjoy a break away from the hustle and bustle of schoolwork, according to Arsh Chauhan, president of the Zombies! at UAF club.

“Personally, I’m most excited for the story line and the new in-game currency,” Chauhan said. “We have

never had a story in mind while planning any of previous games,” The number one rule of Humans vs. Zombies is “Don’t be a Douchebag.” This is the clause that allows moderators to enforce rules about questionable zombie tags or nerf shots and issue bans if necessary.

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A biweekly finacial advice column by Mathew Carrick

Compound interest: Why it's never too early to get started on retirement Albert Einstein supposedly once said, “Compound interest is the most powerful force in the world.”

Whether or not Einstein actually said it, the statement is true: compound interest is a force of nature—and a compelling argument for saving early.

When you save money in a bank, your deposit earns interest, or money paid regularly in the form of a percentage. If your account gives you “10 percent interest,” that means that every year 10 percent of the amount you’ve saved gets paid to you by the bank. If you start out with $100, then after interest is paid you’ll have $110. The next year, your interest payment will be $11 (10 percent x $110), and you’ll have $121.

Interest payments are compounded, or stacked on top of one another.

Here’s where compound interest’s power comes from: every year, your interest payment will get larger. If you were to make a graph of your annual savings, it

Convocation Continued from page 1 “We will engage our students in the conversation, because tuition has been and will continue to be part of the budget discussion,” Powers said.

In order to keep UAF on of the most affordable in the nation, administration works to increase enrollment by marketing to school near and far. This will broadcast the programs and fields of study UAF have to offer.

“So [they see] UAF as a top choice rather than a fall back,” Powers said.

“Though UAF is one of the top in the states for tuition, it is one of the last in the states for graduation of first time freshmen,” UAF President Johnsen said.

Encouraging students to complete their degree is another goal the administration has been focusing on.

In the 2017 fiscal year, the university will request funding for fixed cost increases, which include the cost of fulfilling regulatory mandates by maintaining Title IX and disability support services..

Though UAF is going through its share of issues, Chancellor

would be exponential, starting out slowly, but eventually building up.

Many college students think it’s too early to start saving for retirement and old age, but that’s not true. It’s never too early! Because compound interest gets more powerful with age, beginning earlier will lead to more substantial savings later. $1,000 compounded continuously, or growing perpetually, at seven percent—roughly the average long-term return for stock investments—will become $2,000 in 10 years, $4,000 in 20, $8,000 in 30, and so on. A good rule of thumb is the “Rule of 70:” 70 divided by the rate of return (seven percent) equals the number of years it will take an investment to double (10 years). You can see the benefit of starting early!

But what if you can’t afford to start saving now? In the vast majority of cases, people can afford to save now. Taking the time to do so, even a little bit, will pay in the future.

Even $10 saved a month—the price of about four cups of coffee at Arctic Java—can grow to $24,000 in 40 years. If you stuffed that money under your mattress instead of investing it, then after 40 years you would have less than $5,000.

This raises a good question, though: why does money earn interest? Why would any bank give you that extra $19,000?

Interest is paid to encourage individuals to save. The bank still makes money because they actually use some of the money

saved for other projects that will generate them revenue. Don’t worry though, your money is insured and isn’t going anywhere.

Earning interest is not quite like investing, where you might see that seven percent annual return, your money doesn’t really grow because of payments, but because what you’ve invested in gets better.

I might invest by purchasing stock in Coca-Cola—in other words, by giving some money to CocaCola so that they can expand their business. As Coca-Cola grows, so does my investment. With careful investing, the seven percent figure is a solid average across years.

I’m sure you’ve heard people worry about the future of Social Security and say that our generation will never be able to retire. I don’t believe that, but we may only get to retire if we plan carefully now. Compound interest means that it’s far better to start saving now than to wait until later on, when earnings are higher and careers are stabilized. Setting a few acorns aside now will help us grow sturdy trees when we need them.

Powers highlighted the university’s achievements of the last 7 years which include the collection of $100 million; launch of Skiluliaq, the research vessel; completion of the Murie building; expansion of the Wood Center; and initiation of work on a heat and power plant that is financially secure.

Of the revenue produced

by UAF Research, enrollment and fundraising yield the highest percent. Chancellor Powers works to maximize these ventures.

“A d d i t i o n a l effort on development and fundraising remains a priority,” Powers said.

UAF is the leading university in Arctic research and will not cede that role, Powers said. “Our presence in the Arctic allows us to capitalize on our strengths and open doors to new opportunities,” Powers said.

“We must consider this potential for growth as a revenue source.”

During the Convocation, Powers’ highest emphasis on increasing UAF revenues was with fundraising.

Some initiatives in fundraising the university has planned are to raise $6.5 million to relocate the Alaska Center for Energy and Power to the fourth floor of the new engineering building, $1 million in new scholarship

support, and $25 million the Troth Yeddha’ Park and an indigenous studies center to honor Alaska’s first people and help UAF serve students.

At the end of the speech, Staff and faculty had mostly optimistic about the current state and future of UAF. “He drew on the challenges of the university,” said Ellen Lopez, assistant professor in psychology. “It’s scary times but [I’m] empowered to know that the university had gone through challenges and succeed.”

“I was happy to hear that Chancellor Powers and President Johnsen are getting into more fundraising,” said Ian Fernandez, equipment operator facility services.

“But I’ve been here for a while so let’s see if they do what they say.”

“These are big goals. Grand plans. But this university was built on grand plans,” said Powers.

“Challenging? Yes. But this university has come far in the last 100 years. It’s rather extraordinary to think how far we’ll go. UAF will make grand plans and continue to change the landscape of Alaska.”

Mathew Carrick is an Economics major, Math minor, and personal finance enthusiast. If you have questions regarding personal finance or financial literacy, feel free to email him at mtcarrick@alaska.edu for an answer – it may even turn into a column article!

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Letter from the Editor

Sidewalk safety a concern at UAF Within the span of two days, sidewalks went from safe to treacherous and back after several inches of snow and rain fell. On the night of Starvation Gulch, the path between MBS and the Nenana parking lot saw its fair share of falls due to a layer of ice, and the proper sidewalks weren’t much safer.

The sudden onset of winter justifies these temporary conditions, but in my time at UAF I have found that snowy, slippery sidewalks are a problem that persists throughout the school year.

Efforts by UAFPD to distribute ice cleats to students are much appreciated, but I wonder if there are more sustainable measures UAF could be taking on the matter. The snow and ice puts all students, staff and faculty members at risk of falling and possibly sustaining injury on their way to and from class and work. I won’t speculate about the risks or inconveniences students with mobility problems face in trying to get around after a fresh snow or ice rain.

Heated sidewalks are probably a bit much to ask for amid budget cuts and shortfalls, but perhaps there are more straightforward architectural solutions that would not only improve safety, but in the long run reduce pedestrian transit maintenance costs - shout out to civil engineering students! As an art student, I’m more qualified to decorate the solution than to come up with it, but covered walkways and more stairways between the SRC and MBS to make the hill more manageable come to mind.

In any case, stay safe out there and walk carefully as winter truly settles in, else suffer a bruised bum!

Hockey, swimming host first events

Swimmers line up on the blocks before the start of the 50 yard freestyle race. The Nanook swim team hosted a fund raiser where they raced other swimmers in the Fairbanks community on Sept. 26. - Zayn Roohi / Photo Editor

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Swimming The Nanook swim team took to the pool early Saturday morning against a variety of swimmers from the

Fairbanks community for a fundraiser.

Swimmers from all over Fairbanks were encouraged to show up and race the Nanooks, paying a $10 entry fee that went toward funding the swim team’s efforts this year. Most participants who raced the Nanooks were from masters swimming, a

Fairbanks swim program designed for adults. Other participants included UAF alumni swimmers.

The Nanook swim team begin their season next Saturday morning with the Blue and Gold meet at the Patty pool at 9 a.m.

pushing the second set into overtime.

They went on to win the third set, but didn’t ultimately have enough to win the last set, or the game.

Their next match is Thursday night in the Patty center at 7 p.m. against St. Martin’s.

Volleyball The Nanooks took two volleyball losses this week, first against the University of Alaska Anchorage on Tuesday night, and later against Montana State on Saturday afternoon.

They started Tuesday night’s game with a hard-fought first set win.

The Nanooks went on to lose the next three sets, and finished the game 3-1.

Saturday afternoon’s game got off to a similar start, with the Nanooks losing 3-1 to Montana State. The Nanooks started out strong, coming close to winning on the first set and

Hockey Hockey began its season with the annual Blue and Gold match, a game where the Nanooks and invited alumni split into two teams that compete against each other.

Two goals made during the first half secured a victory for the Blue team, with the Gold team never coming close to scoring.

The Nanooks will continue their season with a match next Sunday at 3:07 p.m. against Mt. Royal at the Carlson center.

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As the week progresses, students will see orange-clad humans and zombies take to the street for the augmented reality game Humans vs. Zombies. This week we asked students: What are your plans for the impending zombie apocalypse?

"Stay inside and board up my windows. And watch out for miasma."

- Alan Fearns, English

“I guess, run.”

- Camille Heninger

“I have a giant wrench back home in Nevada, but I left it there. I couldn’t get it past airport security. But it’s still my go-to plan.” Chianne Espinoza, Wildlife Biology

“Run as fast as I can. I’m not gonna hide at all, because I want to be a zombie.”

- Edward Greybear, Environmental Chemistry

“Hiding?”

"My plan is to make sure that the game runs - Alanna Argudo, Social Work smoothly, and that everybody will have an excellent apocalypse."

- Sam Schmidt, Elementary Education This week’s ‘Nook on the street was compiled by Lida Zakurdaew / Sun Star

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

Tuesday / 29 “Mad Max: Fury Road” is showing at 8 p.m. in the Hess Rec Center. This is ordinarily where I’d say something snarky or crack a few jokes about the event in question, but frankly this is such a nobrainer that I’m going to give it a pass.

The latest entry in the “Mad Max” franchise is possibly the best pure action flick of all time. Do you like wild stunts, insane post-apocalyptic vehicles, desert-mad automotive cults or genuine explosions? Because “Mad Max” is all of that with a minimum of the sexist overtones that would typically go with such a film. Speaking of which, there’s a discussion after the picture on the role of women as protagonists if that’s your jam.

But otherwise, hey, free movie.

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Wednesday / 30 Can you sing? Dance? Write poetry? If so, open Mic Night is 7 p.m. at Arctic Java. Past acts have ranged from stand up comedians and singers to poets.

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Thursday / 1 This Thursday, Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra is hosting a vocal recital for guest soprano Teresa Eickel at 8 p.m. in the C.W. Davis Concert Hall. If you, like me, have never been to a vocal recital and are wondering about it, now is the time to go. Admittedly, my experience with concerts of any sort is limited to my past enslavement as a reluctant and unfocused fifth grader playing my recorder in the wrong key while my overpacked school gym filled with parents screwing on their smiles.

Compared to that, a concert put on by an actual vocalist seems like an entertaining night out. Just make sure you get there on time, or the other guests might look at you like the fly landing in their soup.

- Kyrie Long / Copy Editor

Friday / 2 Postmodern Jukebox is playing at the Hering Auditorium this Friday at 7:30pm. Tickets are $35 for adults and $30 for youth (25 and

Naturally Perspiring

under), senior, and military. In case you’re not familiar with them, this Youtube famous group does super rad “vintage” covers of pop songs. So if you’ve ever wondered what Beyonce, Lorde, The Strokes, or Macklemore sounded like if they were writing songs in the ‘20s through ‘60s you should definitely check it out. You can get yourself some tickets by googling your way to the Fairbanks Concert Association’s website. Of course, if you don’t want to drop the $30 bucks on a ticket to see them live you could always tell everyone you went, but actually just stay home and peruse their Youtube channel for a couple hours. No one would be the wiser, and you wouldn’t have to put pants on!

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Saturday / 3 If you’re itching to get out of Fairbanks for a day, take enjoy the two-hour drive down the Parks highway to Healy for a day hike and a night of partying at the 49th State Brewery Halloween in Healy event. Their Facebook page hints at reduced prices and big prizes - a Kayak, a beer refrigerator - for great

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Halloween costumes. This 21+ event starts at 10:30 p.m. and includes a live D.J. If you’re feeling peckish, I recommend the mac and cheese.

Not up for the drive? Raven’s Landing is hosting a Chocolate Festival fundraiser from 2-5 p.m. to earn money for the senior community. Attractions include a “truffle war,” and “coffee performance art.” What are these things, you ask? I have no clue, but they sound anywhere from silly to sexy. Tickets are $50 and provide admission for one adult and one child under 13. More information is available on the Fairbanks Downtown Association website - Danny Fisher / Editor-in-Chief

Monday / 5 Monday Night Football at the Pub. Come watch as the Detroit Lions go into Seattle to take on the Seattle Seahawks. The Lions will be looking to shut down prolific passer Russell Wilson as well as the Seahawks’ defense looks to contain Calvin Johnson. @4:30 p.m.

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The Law of Demand summarizes the effect changes have consumer behavior. The higher the price, the lower the quality demanded.

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If you’re interested in writing an article, a column, or a beat for the Sun Star, drop by one of our staff meetings Sundays at 1:00 p.m. at our office in 305 constitution hall or email Danny Fisher at editor@uafsunstar.com.

Spend the spring 2016 semester working in the Alaska Legislature! u Earn $5,000 and a relocation

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The Alaska State Legislative Internship Program offers UA students a unique opportunity to work in government.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday October 15

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12:00 pm

For application forms, contact: Professor Amy Lovecraft Tel: (907) 474-2688 Email: allovercraft@alaska.edu

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