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University feels sting of Trump travel ban

Fee changes on the horizon Erin Granger Staff Writer

A reduction in student fees could result from a proposal from ASUAF President Colby Freel. Freel is hoping to send his initiative, which would re-implement the Student Recreation Center fee at a lower rate and increase the ASUAF fee, to a student body vote this semester.

Freel and other governance leaders are working on the initiative, he said. According to an earlier draft of proposal, the student government fee would increase from the current $42 to approximately $60 per semester and the SRC fee would drop from the current $75 to around $35 per semester. The increased student government fee would increase funding for UAF’s governance groups, including the Sun Star, KSUA and the Concert Board.

These are not concrete numbers but more a starting point for further discussion, Freel said.

“We would increase the ASUAF fee by a certain amount, decrease the SRC fee by a certain amount and it would be a total net reduction in fees to students,” Freel said.

The current SRC fee applies only to students taking nine or more credits on the UAF campus. This does not include online credits or CTC classes.

T his revenue adds up to about $600,000 a year, according t o t h e s t u d e n t g ove r n m e n t .

The UAF Student Recreation Center was constructed using bonds taken out by ASUAF in 1994. These bonds will be paid off and the fee will phase out at the end of the 2017-18 academic year, Freel said.

“Once the bond is paid off and the fee sunsets, technically it would just go away, but the university would want to start a new fee to continue with repairs and maintenance,” Freel said.

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Performer Black Annis was one of the local performers invited to participate in the Caravan show. Black Annis, a recent transplant from Atlanta, Georgia, is a first-year graduate student at UAF. – Ellamarie Quimby / Sun Star

Drag queens get GLAM at The Pub Ellamarie Quimby Sun Star

Audience members expecting a drag show at the Pub on Saturday night got exactly what they showed up for, including being greeted at the door by Pub Manager Donald Crocker in a wig and skirt.

Caravan of GLAM, a touring performance troupe based in Portland, Oregon, certainly delivered the type of genderbent song and dance perfor mances typical of a show labeled “drag” — but with some twists.

“We’re so much more than that,”

Ecstacy Inferno, co-producer of Caravan events, said. “There is a drag aspect, but there’s also circus, there’s burlesque, there’s live singing.”

The group bills themselves as a “new age cabaret.” Inferno, also the emcee of Caravan’s shows, said that the group was founded to fill a need for LGBT-friendly events and spaces in rural communities.

“We want to go where people don’t have an outlet, where they need something to bring the community together,” Inferno said.

S eve r a l m e m b e r s o f t h e UA F c o m mu n i t y h ave b e e n affected by President Trump’s travel ban, and the full extent of its impact on the University has not yet been deter mined.

“I like it here because of the people,” Ameneh Arabi, a student who is affected by the ban, said. “I would prefer to stay here, I don’t want to go back to Europe or Iran. Here [people] behave like my family, like my friends.”

The ban, implemented by a Jan. 27 executive order, forbids immig ration from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen until the end of March, in addition to suspending the programs accepting refugees into the US. Arabi is not the only person on campus affected by the order.

“We are aware of a half dozen students and employees who are from one of the affected nations,” Marmian Grimes, senior public information officer, said.

The remaining two faculty members and three students affected are currently in the U.S. Some are still reeling from the executive order.

Arabi, a PhD student student studying biochemistry, is now s e p a r a t e d f ro m h e r f a m i l y in Iran, and her husband, who is a PhD student in Italy.

“It wasn’t easy for me to come here [to the U.S.] ... put my future for PhD here, put my energy, time, money to find a position but now Continued “Travel ban” pg 6.

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Nanooks win one, lose one Aaron Walling Sun Star

The Alaska Nanooks Ice Hockey team won 3-0 Friday, but lost 1-4 Saturday in their games against the University of Alabama in Huntsville Chargers.

At their Saturday game, the Nanooks couldn’t capitalize on their power plays against the Chargers. UAF scored one goal on five opportunities and failed to score at all after the first period.

The ‘Nooks were only down by one goal in the second period after sophomore Chad Staley scored the power play goal in the first. However, the rest of the game went downhill when UAH returned with a shorthand goal on them, making the mountain to climb almost too high to overcome.

This loss keeps the Nanooks in the fifth spot of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, and their record in the conference is still lackluster with only eight wins this season.

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Charger wingman Madison Dunn (right) attempts to disrupt Nanook forward Josh Erickson (left) from advancing the puck. UAF took control early on, scoring two goals in the first period, and held UAH scoreless throughout the entire game. Baxter Bond / Sun Star

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Intoxicated Person 1/28/2017 2:55 a.m. - Resident director for Cutler apartments called about several unresponsive drunk people. An ambulance was sent and one person was taken to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.

1/28/2017 5:05 a.m. - A naked drunk man was found in the entryway to the Wood Center ballroom.

An officer found him, took him to the police station and called an ambulance to check for frostbite.

1/27/2017 12:28 p.m. - An officer stopped a snow machine on the roadway leading to the Effie Kokrine High School. The parents of the driver were called, the driver was given a warning and allowed to continue on their way to school.

Theft 1/26/2017 8:17 a.m. - Tools were stolen from a construction tent in the Taku lot sometime between 7:30 p.m. - 6:40 a.m. A list of the missing tools was put together and an investigation is ongoing.

1/28/2017 4:12 p.m. - A wallet was stolen from a locker in the SRC and was later found in the same locker room, missing various things. Investigation is ongoing.

Traffic Stop 1/27/2017 12:43 p.m. - A car was stopped outside of the Museum of the North for a moving violation.

The person who was driving the car was not the owner of the car and was cited for speeding, not having insurance and having expired registration. The owner of the car was contacted and they said that the driver had not had permission to drive the car. The car was towed.

Vandalism 1/27/2017 2:57 a.m. - University Fire Department called in and reported smelling fire extinguisher chemicals in the Hess Village area.

It was found that the extinguisher had been used and the investigation is ongoing to identify who used it.

Welfare Check 1/26/2017 10:03 p.m. - Resident director on duty at Lathrop Hall was concerned about a possibly suicidal person. An officer responded and an on-call counselor was contacted.

Fee restructure pitched to Senate Josh Hartman Staff Writer

SRC and ASUAF Fees President Colby Freel outlined his vision for changing the fees levied by the government. At present, Freel proposes to implement a reduced fee to maintain student access to the Student Recreation Center, and to increase the ASUAF fee. The net change should reduce the fee burden on students, but Freel noted that actual numbers have not been

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Freel stated the importance of these decisions, citing the fact that ASUAF won’t be able to rely on it’s Rollover Budget next year.

Senaor Cordero Reid weighed in saying he was in favor of increasing the ASUAF fee. Senator Sam Mitchell stated that he was in favor of decreasing the SRC fee so that the ASUAF fee could be raised reasonably.

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Volcanic gas used to measure 'explosivity' Josh Hartman Staff Writer

(left to right) Stephanie Dixon, Tamora Petitt and Brendan Hendry work on smoothing out the resin encasing a burlap dress made by Dixon. Three resin-coated dresses are part of the display for the Microbial Worlds art exhibition. The dresses are in various states of decay and have been examined to determine the kinds of bacteria inhabiting them. Josh Hartman / Staff Writer

Art and science collide in ‘Microbial Worlds’

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“Microbial Worlds,” an art exhibit with a scientific twist, seeks to teach visitors about microbiology.

“I sometimes say that microbes rule the world,” Mary Beth Leigh said. “All other life forms depend on them. They’re the most numerous and most diverse organisms on the planet. They can do things no other organism could do.”

Leigh was one of the organizers for the First Friday event, on Feb. 3. The curator for the event was Annie Duffy, a painter and sculptor.

“I would just want people to experience the wonder of what’s really an invisible world,” Leigh said.

The exhibition featured art by 14 artists in a variety of forms

including sculptures, prints, writing and live dancing. The exhibition focused on the world’s smallest organisms, microbes—bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae and viruses. The artists spent a total of over 16 months collaborating with scientists to learn about microbes through monthly lectures, lab activities and field trips.

“They basically became students of science,” Leigh said.

The artists used their newfound microbiology knowledge to create their works of art.

“People often think of microbes just as being bad—causing disease,” Leigh said. “We’re also raising awareness of all the good things microbes do ... and we’re also bringing attention to their diversity and beauty.”

In total the exhibition there were 872 attendees, not including

Tamora Petitt, a modern dancer from Brooklyn, NY, performs during the open reception of In a Time of Change: Microbial Worlds at Wells Street Gallery. The soundscape was created for the De:Composition installation by Brooklyn sound designer Ellis Traver. Almost 900 people turned out opening night, a record for the gallery. Sarah Manriquez / Photo Editor

organizers, staff and artists. The g aller y owner David Mollet said he thinks it was an all-time record for a First Friday event at Well Street, according to Leigh.

One of the works of art included four burlap dresses—three encased in resin and one worn by Tamora Petitt, who danced live at the exhibition. The dresses were part of one of the larger works. They were made by Stephanie Dixon, a costumer and choreographer f ro m B ro o k l y n , N e w Yo rk .

Dixon and Leigh with other scientists went to a subarctic research station in Finland to study bacteria in the soil. Whilst studying microbes they also started an art project.

Dixon made a few burlap dresses and the scientists adorned them with small plants. Dixon and one of the researchers, Mary-Cathrine Leewis, did photo shoots in the tundra, before burying the dresses.

The next year and the year after that they repeated the cycle, leaving the dresses to to the environment and photographing and studying them upon their return. Finally, they coated three of the dresses in resin to create 150-pound sculptures. The dress worn

by Petitt for the performance was the one that had degraded the least.

Once the dresses were at the exhibit they were analyzed to see what kinds of DNA could be found in the dress.

The “In A Time For Change” program put on this event, which is the fifth large art-science project that they have done since they were founded in 2008. Mary Beth Leigh is the director and co-founder of the program. The goal of the program is to get scientists and artists to work together and produce things for the public, Leigh said.

“I think that [collaboration between science, humanities and art] can make a difference because there are a lot of complex problems in the world that we’re going to need more than just science to solve,” Leigh said. “Science is important for providing evidence and facts ... but, it really requires engagement with society in order to make decisions.”

The exhibit will continue to be on display at the Well Street Art Company until Feb. 27.

The exhibition was funded by the National Science Foundation, The Bonanza Creek LTER program, the Institute of Arctic Biology, The CITE Fellows program, Toolik Field Station, the Alaska IDeA Network, the Art Department a n d B L a S T a m o n g o t h e r s.

Alaska is pockmarked with 52 historically active volcanoes— around half of which consistently release gas. Scientists study this gas to forecast eruptions and to understand the “plumbing systems of Alaska’s volcanoes,” according to the abstract of Taryn Lopez’s lecture.

L o p e z , a re s e a rch e r a n d assistant professor, studies the flow and make-up of volcanic gas.

To understand a volcano the two main gases to look at are carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide, the second and third most abundant volcanic gases respectively. These two gases are dissolved in the volcano in hot, liquid rock called magma.

If the magma starts to move up toward the surface, some of those gases get released into the air.

“It’s just like if you open a can of soda and the bubbles come up,” Lopez said.

When that magma starts to come up, carbon dioxide is released before sulfur dioxide. If scientists see that there is a lot of sulfur compared to carbon in the gas, that would mean that there is magma getting close to the surface—which could indicate an eruption, according to Lopez.

The other indicator of an eruption is how much sulfur dioxide is being released from the volcano. Usually, more than 1,000 tons per day of sulfur flowing out of the volcano indicates that an eruption will happen, Lopez said.

An explosive eruption occurs when something blocks the gases from escaping and they build up inside the volcano increasing the pressure until it blows. This phenomena has been observed at several Alaskan volcanoes, according to Lopez.

Lopez will explain how to measure volcanic gas and how that data is used in a Science For Alaska lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Raven Landing Center, 1222 Cowles Street.

The lecture series will continue at 7 p.m. every Tuesday until March 7 at that location.

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The Pub gets GLAMorous Continued from pg. 1 “We want to let them know that there’s people out there that care, and that we’re here for you.”

Inferno says that the idea came to business partner Justin Buckles after an LGBTQ event that Buckles had attended in central Oregon. The attendees at the event had expressed that there wasn’t anything else in the area for the queer community, just one or two shows or events a year when they could really feel like a part of something.

Buckles called Inferno at three in the morning on his way back to Portland, with a business plan already forming.

“Our first real show was in about five hours outside of Portland, in a town called Medford, Oregon.

It’s a town that’s known for being close-minded… and not very gayfriendly,” Inferno said. “It was one of the most amazing experiences. It really solidified what we were doing. There’s something really special about going into a community that doesn’t have a lot, and letting their voices be heard.”

Caravan has been to Fairbanks twice before, in February of 2016 and then again in May. On this trip, they also performed at the Roundup Steakhouse on Friday night and a Drag Brunch at Lavelle’s Bistro on Saturday afternoon.

Their show at the Pub was standingroom-only, and featured performances

by Caravan members Ecstasy Inferno, Isaiah Esquire, Johnny Nuriel and their newest addition Nae Nae Dominatrix.

Dominatrix recently won Caravan’s answer to RuPaul’s Drag Race, an event called Dragathon that the troupe has hosted in Portland for the last four years. Part of winning Dragathon includes top billing on Caravan of Glam tours. Dominatrix’s performances on Saturday included two serenade-slash-lap dances with different audience members on stage. Local performers Bianca Fusion, Black Annis and Kat Asstrophe also participated.

Between performances, members of the troupe got a little political, and a little personal. Isaiah Esquire, well over 6’5” in heels, ended one of his performances in little more than a g-string, then returned to the stage to talk to the audience about the problems he’s had in the past with his body and his self-esteem.

“This is a big deal for me,” Esquire said. “I used to choose my performance outfits based on how much I could cover up. Within my lifetime, I’ll probably be bigger or smaller—but this is me right now, and I’m not hiding it.”

The audience cheered.

“I just wanted to tell you that wherever you are at on that jour ney, you are so beautiful.

And you are worth so much more than your body,” Esquire said.

In between two performances, Inferno spoke about how much the troupe enjoys visiting Fairbanks and how great their crowds have been in the past.

“The thing about a community is, you’re only as strong together as your weakest member. So we have to join together and hold that person up. Love will always trump hate,” Inferno said.

The crowd cheered and applauded, and burst into a chant of “No hate!

No fear! Everyone is welcome here!” a slogan popularized by both the local and national Women’s March.

Both the performances and the crowd got louder, sexier and more in-your-face as the night went on.

Many of the performers ventured out into the audience to collect tips and interact with attendees, either with hugs and handshakes or lap dances.

Carson Frank, a fourth year student, got called up on stage by Nae Nae Dominatrix for a sultry serenade. “ I t w a s l i t , ” Fr a n k s a i d .

Ecstasy performed a song off of her EP that got the crowd up and dancing in front of the stage, cheering and singing along while Ecstasy pulled a crowd member on stage for a dance.

Many of the attendees dressed up for the show in their own drag queen and king outfits or just used the event as an excuse to wear whatever they felt best in.

The group expressed hopes to return again this semester, before graduation.

Johnny Nuriel specializes in “andro-drag,” a “fusion of performance art, belly dance, and burlesque.” Nuriel and Isaiah Esquire, another member of the Caravan troupe, are married and performed a few skits together. Ellamarie Quimby / Sun Star

Above: Art student Carson Frank was singled out by

performer Nae Nae Dominatrix for a “super sexy” serenade on stage. Ellamarie Quimby / Sun Star Left: Nae Nae Dominatrix, a recent addition to the Cara-

van of GLAM troupe, was also a Top 36 contestant on Season 8 of American Idol. Dominatrix won Caravan’s fourth Dragathon, a RuPaul’s-Drag-Race-style competition in Portland. The chance to tour with the Caravan was one of the prizes. Ellamarie Quimby / Sun Star

Above: Nae Nae Dominatrix, a recent addition

to the Caravan of GLAM troupe, was also a Top 36 contestant on Season 8 of American Idol.

Dominatrix won Caravan’s fourth Dragathon, a RuPaul’s-Drag-Race-style competition in Portland. The chance to tour with the Caravan was one of the prizes.

Ellamarie Quimby / Sun Star

Right: Johnny Nuriel wowed the crowd on

Saturday night with breathtaking, intricate costumes and layered performances involving fans, hula hoops and LED spinners.

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Matlock propels Nanooks, women’s basketball plummets Terrence Holmes Sun Star

Men’s Basketball Nahjee Matlock scored a careerhigh 36 points while dishing out five assist as the Alaska Nanooks Men’s Basketball Team upset the Western Washington Vikings 94-88 at the Alaska Airlines court Saturday.

The Vikings came into the game atop of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and ranked 13th in the nation for division two.

Alaska entered the game riding a two-game winning streak, looking to claw their way back into conference tournament discussions. With the win, the Nanooks move up to seventh in the conference, one spot behind the last bid for the GNAC tournament.

“We kind of kept our heads,” Head Coach Mike Durham said after the win. “A lot of possessions we did good things on—we just finally got a stop at the end.”

Western Washington started off the game with a 15-4 run, going 5-5 from the three point land before Alaska railed off a 9-0 run towards the end of first to make it 34-27. It was a seesaw affair as the teams went to halftime tied 37-37.

The Vikings came out strong for the second half playing hard defense and at one point holding a ten point lead. That wouldn’t last for long.

The Nanooks stayed tough behind the play of senior guard Matlock, who did most of his damage in the second half as he went 7 for 12 from the field, 3 of 4 from downtown and 8 for 8 from the charity strike totaling 25 points.

Matlock seemed to come up big for his team when they needed it in the last half, whether it was an extra pass, hard defense or timely shots off the solid screens set for him by his teammates.

When asked about his performance Matlock responded, “It feels really good, it’s momentarily but I’m just happy that we carried three games over. I really want to beat the top teams and let them know we are going to the playoffs. It’s not over for our senior year.”

M at l o c k ’s t e a m m at e s helped him out in clutch moments.

Zach Pederson hit a clutch three with 1:55 left in the second half to take the lead by 2 and push the momentum on their side.

“That was definitely the best feeling I’ve had all season when I hit a shot,” Pederson said.

The rest of the starters scored in double-digits along with Matlock.

Senior forward Zach Pederson played a solid game adding 16 points and senior guard Brandon Davis had an all-around game scoring 13 points, bringing down 10 rebounds and collecting 4 steals.

Senior forward Bangaly Kaba and junior forward LaDonavan Wilder scored 10 points each.

Wester n Washington senior guard Taylor Stafford led his team in scoring with 31 points and grabbed 6 boards. Redshirt freshman Daulton Hommes added 18 points and 2 blocks. Senior forward Jeffery Parker contributed as well with 12 points.

“It’s exciting, our guys are excited this is obviously our biggest win of the season and it’s great to do it here at home,” Durham said.

The Nanooks’ win puts them at 11-12, 6-8 in the GNAC, while the Vikings’ record is

Nahjee Matlock (#3) shooting a two point shot against Western Washington on Saturday, Feb. 3. Matlock leads the team in points scoring a total 36 of the Nanooks 94 points securing a win 94-88. Max McKernan / Sun Star

now 17-5, 11-3 in the GNAC. The Nanooks will host their next game against state rivals Anchorage Seawolves on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at the Alaska Airlines court.

Women’s Basketball A strong second half from the Women’s Basketball Team wasn’t enough as they lost in a close game against the Concordia Cavaliers on Saturday.

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Alex Derifield (#13) advancing to make a two point shot against Concordia on Saturday. Nanooks lost 59-55 after a hard fought game that had the audience out of their seats to support their team on Sat. Feb 4. Max McKernan / Sun Star

team got off to a slow start as they struggled in the first half against the Cavaliers, who came into the game on a three-game losing streak.

The Nanooks had an abysmal first half as they shot 28.1 percent from the field, 14.3 percent from the three and 50 percent from the freethrow line. It was tough sledding for the lady Nooks as they couldn’t seem to find a basket and went into halftime trailing by 16 points.

“Just being ready to play,” Head Coach Cody Bench said following Saturday’s tough loss. “You can’t just not have a good first half in this league, you can’t.

Senior forward Jordan Wilson scored 15 points, shooting 6 of 13 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line. She rounded out her stat line by bringing down 6 rebounds and dishing out three assist.

Fellow senior forward

Kailee Skjold was the only other Nanooks that scored in the doubledigits with 14 points, but she struggled from the field shooting 6 for 23.

She also pulled down a team-high 9 rebounds and recorded 3 steals.

Senior guards Victoria Milton and Gabriella Jimenez each had 4 assist apiece, while freshman L e x i C a r p e n t e r c o n t r i bu t e d with a season-high six steals.

Danielle Hartzog led the Cavaliers with 16 points, going 5 for 11 from the field. Bailey Cartwright was the Cavaliers second leading scorer with 13 points and Jordyn Peacock had 11 rebounds.

The Cavaliers leave the game at 8-14, 5-9 in the GNAC, while the Nanooks record stands at 11-10, 7-7 in the GNAC. The Alaska women’s basketball team will be on the road for their next two games as they travel to take on the Central Washington wildcats on Feb. 9 before traveling to face Northwest Nazarene Feb.11.

Bangaly Kaba (#13) driving towards the hoop, Kaba scored 10 points against Western Washington on Sat. Feb. 4, leading to a Nanook win 94-88. Max McKernan / Sun Star.

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Travel ban Continued from pg. 1 everything is destroyed,” Arabi said.

“They play with my future. I’m not a refugee. I’m not a terrorist. I just want to get my PhD in America.”

Mohabbat Ahmadi, a petroleum engineering professor, is one of the faculty affected by the travel ban.

“Yes we definitely have a lot of differences in a lot of things,” Ahmadi said about Iranians and Americans.

“But at the same time we are all human ... we should be caring about each other. We should respect each other and see how we can help each other.”

Iranian students make up about one percent of international students in the U.S. Among them, 82 percent study at the graduate level — the highest such percentage of any country. About 75 percent are studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics subjects — also, the among the highest percentages of international students, according to a report by the Washington Institute.

“We get a lot of good students, especially graduate students, from those schools in Iran,” Ahmadi said.

“If they don’t come here they’ll go and find somewhere else ... These are really high quality kind of kids that you can get and you know, serve this country.”

The order might leave students from the countries affected by the travel ban disillusioned with the U.S. particularly if other countries offer alternatives. The Iranian government is allowing Iranian students at U.S. universities to study for free and without entrance exams in Iran, according to Arabi.

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and prefer to go to Canada or go study in Europe,” Arabi said.

Another person, a postdoctoral researcher is currently visiting her home country Iran. She is planning to return to the U.S. the week of this writing, according to Grimes.

The Office of International Programs and Initiatives is in contact with her and is providing her with a letter of support to facilitate her re-entry into the U.S. The university may not be aware of all students and faculty affected by the ban as they do not track the countries of origin of those who are already permanent

U.S residents, Grimes pointed out.

“There could be other people who are citizens of one of the affected countries, or who have dual citizenship, that we may not be aware of,” Grimes said.

U n i ve r s i t y a t t o r n ey s a n d t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l P ro g r a m s Office are working with those affected by the policy.

“The value of the international community at UAF is immeasurable,” D o n n a A n g e r, d i r e c t o r o f International Programs & Initiatives, “Our office is closely monitoring continuing developments and

coordinating with UA leadership to provide support to those impacted.”

While travel policies remain vague and inconsistent, the university is advising employees and students who are citizens of affected countries not to travel outside the U.S at this time, and is encouraging members of the campus community who think they could be affected by the executive order to get in touch with the International Programs & Initiatives office for assistance and support.

Ahmadi said that he was “really proud” of the way that people reached out to him after the executive order was in place.

“The way that I see this wave of hope and warmth, it really makes me super happy to know where I am,” Ahmadi said. “That’s something that is extremely valuable. Thank you guys very much for caring about these events.”

Arabi had similar thoughts of appreciation for the community, but said she wished that the order hadn’t called attention to her.

“After that day I got many messages on Facebook,” Arabi said. “Everyone became more friendly and kind and I don’t like that. I’m a person.”

In a campus-wide email, UA President Jim Johnsen gave the university system’s position on the ban. “[We are] committed to ensuring that all students, staff, faculty and their families can focus on what brought them here in the first place,” Johnsen wrote. “The pursuit of scholarship in an environment that supports them regardless of their race, ethnicity, or national origin.”

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‘Ms.’ staffer describes women’s lib - Feb. 9, 1973 Jean Kizer Polar Star

Joanne Fairchild, circulation m a n a g e r fo r M s. m a g a z i n e, described the women’s liberation movement a a “human movement.”

About 200 people listened to her speech Tuesday night, which highlighted the week-long Women’s Festival, held in Wood Center.

Ms. Fairchild pointed out some of the muths concerning the women’s liberation movement. She said, “People think that we’re out to destroy men and to destroy the family and take every wife away from every husband.”

Instead, the basic women’s movement is concer ned with “treating women as full human beings,” she explained. “We’re trying to build a movement out of the ruins of yesterday.”

Ms. Fairchild used superlatives to describe the g rowth and success of Ms. Magazine, which she said is the “only magazine on the news stand that assumes

a woman is a full human being.”

Ms. Fairchild discussed the magazine at length, saying it is for whomen who “know there’s something else, even within their marriages, that they could be doing that would make them feel a little more fulfilled as individuals.”

600,000 Subscribers Ms. magazine was started by a group of women, including Gloria Steinem, who were writers and editors by profession. Ms. Fairchild said they wanted to write “what they really felt,” but after writing for magazines such as Better Homes and Gardens, and McCalls, they found that “everything they wrote was totally edited and became someone else’s writing.”

Ms. magazine, which was first published in January, 1971, no has about 600,000 subscribers and an estimated readership of over one million, Ms. Fairchild said.

Since, as she pointed out threefifths of all marriages in the U.S.

end in divorce, many women are left stranded with “nothing but the children” and a poor chance in the job market. Ms. Fairchild said the woman “sets out to make a life for herself, and doesn’t know how to.”

The speaker said this is where Ms. magazine comes in and shows women how to get help and re-training. She also said the magazine points out the alternatives to and within marriage, including the joint family system, free universal day care centers, and various types of communes.

A popular commune which has been “popping up everywhere,” according to Ms. Fairchild, is one where windows and divorcees live together.

Ms. Fairchild stressed, as did members of the audience, that any woman who called herself “just a housewife,” is putting herself down. It is not true that the movement is against housewives, Ms. Fairchild said, but that they feel each woman should have the right to choose what she wants.

Homemakers underpaid A gover nment survey was recently, Ms. Fairchild said, which came to the conclusion that if a homemaker with two children were paid on a government wage scale, her salary would be $13,500 per year.

A man in the audience pointed out that society is very critical of the man who chooses to stay at home with the children while his wife works.

Ms. Fairchild said the reason a man or a woman is looked down upon for not bringing home a check is because “in our society we are rated on how much we make.”

Another comment from a member of the audience elicited a humorous response from the speaker. When a woman mentioned “going out into the bush,” Ms. Fairchild replied that being Alaska, she assumed this mean “going out into the snow.” However, she said such an expression might have a different meaning in New York.

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Bringing it home Lindsey Parkinson Columnist

Recently feeling frustrated and stuck as to how I, as a student studying Arctic plants in Alaska, am supposed to meaningfully contribute to the huge social, political and economic discussions raging through the country right now, a few chance events came together to push my thoughts closer to home.

I recently listened to a series that the radio program “On the Media” put together this past fall, which confronted myths about poverty in the United States, from the idea of ‘rags to riches’ to the social safety net. A speech by Reverend Shirley Lee at the Fairbanks Women’s March opened my eyes as well, and I learned seven people froze to death in Fairbanks the winter of 2007 and 2008 because they didn’t have a safe place to sleep. I came to the conclusion that there’s a lot I, and probably you, don’t know about these issues.

As a white, upper-middle class college graduate (I’m a master’s student) I have a rather large cloud of privilege blindness obscuring my view of the world. But I want to understand the issues facing our country and community. How do food stamps and WIC vouchers actually work? What sort of support systems are in place for those in need in Fairbanks? Who are the individuals and organizations running them? And finally, what can we do? As a student body of nearly 10,000 in a city of 32,000 we can make some noise, but we have to know what we’re talking about.

To get us all on the same page for the weeks ahead, here’s a couple definitions from the M e r r i a m - We b s t e r d i c t i o n a r y : Privilege: a right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor : prerogative; especially : such a right or immunity attached specifically to a position or an office Social justice: a state or doctrine of egalitarianism: promote the common good

I am bound to make mistakes through this learning process, but I hope you can come with me as we bring the national conversation home.

The circuit court ruling that suspended President Trump’s immigration ban came as a small relief amid a plume of perpetual stupidity rising from our distant, disconnected capitol. A reactionary and legitimately proto-fascist move, this fulfilled promise has stuck in my craw a bit more than many of other actions of the new administration.

A little shy of half of the country supports the travel restrictions, a stark departure from our nation’s rich immigrant past. But to me, the restrictions seem to cause more problems than they solve: impacting the mobility of vulnerable people— particularly those in Syria—while offering no real protection from proven extremists. One would think that if preventing terrorism was a real priority, we’d consider restricting travel from Saudi Arabia as well. In practice, well, we wouldn’t want to offend our ‘valued allies.’

The need for safety is a very real one. But it can be a dangerous motivator in a society such as ours, leading us to slaughter our remaining liberties at the security state’s altar. Restricting travel from these places does little to

actually prevent terrorism—those individuals who pose a risk are usually identified (if not encouraged) by our intelligence services. Meanwhile, the bulk detainment and and deportation triggered by the ban illustrates, in public fashion, the talking points of many radical sects: that there can be no coexistence between Islam and the West.

But the thoughts that really bother me are much broader in scope. I’m perturbed that our present leadership seeks to deny people (from the Middle East and Central/South America alike) the same opportunity my ancestors were once offered. It’s often said that, other than Native peoples, we’re all immigrants to this continent; for many of us it’s a relatively recent phenomenon. With the exception of one errant branch of my family tree, none of my direct ancestors were in North America before 1900. One thread, in particular, came from a poor country of religious undesirables with a history of sectarian violence.

(Ireland, for those reading in print.)

If those with a protectionist mindset held more power in the early 20th century, I might not exist today.

I don’t mean to compare plights by any means, my life has been blessedly comfortable and free from anguish so far. But when pondering travel and immigration restrictions, think of your own family background; odds are pretty good that such restrictions might have impacted your family as well, once upon a time.

Hypotheticals aside, this ban exists, has affected refugees and legal residents alike, and is on its way to the Supreme Court for argument. I can’t say I’m too hopeful for it to stay overturned— the political events of the past year have proven to me that I shouldn’t try to predict the future or hope for a sane one. But if the United States wants to continue being the “good guys” on the global stage, then it should be willing, still, to take in those “huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

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

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Lavelle’s Bistro is having a wine tasting with Danielle Dailey of Fetzer Vineyards!

Fetzer Vineyards is a pioneer in green winemaking. Since its founding in 1968, Fetzer has developed and implemented practices that are environmentally friendly and socially responsible. Along with the fabulous green wines you’ll be drinking, Lavelle’s kitchen will cook-up a generous array of tasty treats. Come get your wine on at Lavelle’s today at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 for our local grapenuts and $35 for guests. To RSVP you can call the restaurant at 907-450-0555.

– Sarah Manriquez / Photo Editor

Need help finishing up a sustainability proposal before submitting to the RISE board for funding? UAF Sustainabilty and Recycling is hosting a Sustainable Ideas Proposal Workshop in Arctic Java from 1-3 p.m. This is a great opportunity to stop by and get input on a proposal before sending it to the board that will be distributing the final funding or even just to hear other ideas and get inspired. – Erin Granger / Staff Writer

Wednesday / 8 Do you like laughing? Do you have the capacity for laughter? Are you desperately trying to maintain your faith in humanity and fend of madness and despair provoked by current world events? Go to The Hub at 5:30 p.m. for laughter yoga. The only requirement and/ or equipment you need to bring is the ability to laugh. – Molly Putman / Layout Editor

I can tell, it’s a documentary about the Dutch resistance in World War 2, which is pretty interesting, plus there will be a panel discussion with the filmmaker. Pro tip: free events like this make you seem cultured and cool to your significant other. – Spencer Tordoff / Editor-in-Chief

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Have you ever wondered how living inside has changed the bacteria that we spend our time covered in? Either way, Simon Lax from the University of Chicago will be explaining that at 3 p.m. in the Murie Auditorium. – Josh Hartman / Staff Writer

Did you spend your adolescence dreaming of a real life fight club into which you could channel all of your repressed anger and depression? I sure did. As a much more mellow and evened out adult, I was still psyched to hear The WWE Live Road to Wrestlemania is going to be at the Carlson Center today at 1 p.m. Get your tickets online for a whopping $115... I mean that’s expensive, but how often do you get a chance to watch some WWE fists being thrown in this town? – Kyrie Long / Copy Editor

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Monday / 13

Because of real smart scheduling on my part, Saturdays are all booked up for me through the end of the semester.

If they’re a little more open on your end, you might consider watching “Last Best Hope” at 7 p.m. today in Schiable Auditorium. From what

For anyone who is looking for a workout, the TRX class goes from 1- 2 p.m. Using one’s own body weight and suspension to get a good workout, TRX is a good way to stay healthy and finish out your Monday. – Ben Ellis / Web Editor

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“We’re not paying off the bond anymore and that’s the majority of where the money goes, so we’d want to reduce the SRC fee substantially.”

The SRC began as a student project and Freel would like to maintain a student connection.

“I think students should own up to their responsibility and make sure we keep funding it,” Free said. “If the fee does go away, the university’s just going to start a new fee and it’s not going to be student controlled. And we want a fee that’s student controlled.”

Mark Oldmixon, director of the Department of Recreation, Adventure and Wellness, has other ideas for a reinstated fee.

“The SRC fee was put in place for the SRC building when it was built in 1994 and DRAW didn’t exist until 2012,” Oldmixon said.

DRAW now includes Outdoor Adventures, Patty ice rink, the pool and the outdoor climbing tower, he said.

“I’d like to see the fee continue at the same rate, $75, for the pur pose of continued maintenance,” Oldmixon said.

“We have some huge maintenance projects that need to happen.”

These would include court and track replacement in the SRC, both of which are long past their lifetime, Oldmixon pointed out, as well as improved locker rooms in the SRC, Patty ice rink and pool and lumber replacement on the outdoor climbing tower.

“I’d like to continue the fee

along as a more inclusive DRAW fee in order to improve all those prog rams,” Oldmixon said.

Oldmixon would prefer a more permanent fee encompassing all of DRAW. This revenue would be put toward programming, maintenance, lowering of Outdoor Adventures trip costs and potential facility expansion.

“The SRC was built in the early 90s really with a vision for what the campus was in the 80s,” Oldmixon said. “It was build on a shoestring budget and the students got a great product out of that and its been a tremendous asset to the community but it’s maxed out.”

In Oldmixon’s five year vision, he sees the completion of short term projects, working towards the longer term goal of creating a facility to meet it’s increased use.

“Lowering the fee would hold us up from better serving the students and it would prevent growth,” Oldmixon said.

Student opinion leaned heavily toward paying less in fees overall.

“Lowering the fees overall sounds better,” Cayra Degiulio, a senior pursuing a degree in Japanese studies, said. “The SRC facility seems well suited for its current use and I would like to see more variety in student government.”

While ASUAF seemed to have the students’ support, some wanted more information on how the added funding would be used by student government.

“I think more funding to the

Climbers ascend and descend from the top of the tower during the ice climbing competition, offered as part of the UAF Winter Carnival. The SRC, ice climbing tower, Patty ice rink and pool are all part of the DRAW program. UAF photo by Todd Paris

student government would be a better option,” Grace Bieber, a sophomore studying foreign languages, said. “But I’d like to see a breakdown of ASUAF projects the funding will help.”

Lindsey Dor n, a master s student, ag reed with Beiber.

“I feel like I’d like to know more about the allocation o f t h e f u n d i n g, ” s h e s a i d .

The new fee set up will be on the ballot for student to vote on once exact figures have been reached.

‘Nook on the Street On January 27, President Trump issued an executive order banning travel from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen for 90 days. The ban suspended the acceptance of refugees from Syria and caused travel issues for legal residents and green card holders from those countries.

This week, we asked asked students, do you think this executive order was a good idea?

“I think there has been very little terrorism domestically caused by people from those countries and there has been a lot of violence in those countries but none of that has taken place in this country, so I think the executive order was needlessly inflammatory. I think he’s pandering to people who voted him in to try and make himself look better, but I also think the reaction from the other side has been far too much. What he’s doing I don’t consider a Muslim ban, cause they are banning all travel between these specific countries. The countries he chose seemed very suspicious, why he chose those countries cause he left out the major ones: Saudi Arabia and Lebanon and Turkey were not included in those because of his specific business dealings with those and he has a lot of history of cozying up to those countries.”

Nick Janssen, engineering, PhD student “I don’t have a problem with the idea of a specific country having a temporary ban as long as there are exceptions. For instance, if someone from the United States leaves it’s ridiculous that they cant get back into the country. Also the way he handled it, the fact that it was just an immediate shutdown without any sort of preparation or anything like that was just a moronic idea in my opinion. So, I’m fine with the idea that if there are particular countries that the CIA or the NSA decides are problems, where we could be having people come in that might be dangerous because the countries happen to be in rough shape. I don’t have a problem banning travel from those countries, but there needs to be exceptions and a lot more preparation then what he did.”

Dwayne Clary, biology, sophomore

“I think that banning citizens from specific countries just because of the country they’re from is not a good idea, especially if you look at the number of fatalities that our country has experienced from those countries. I don’t think that any country’s citizens are more prone to killing our citizens than any other. There are certain groups that are not nationalities that would like that.”

Mikey Dewey, undeclared, junior

“I think there’s a lot that’s involved. When you look at all the different media presentations of what’s going on you don’t see the whole story you have to connect it yourself or with deeper research. If President Trump did that as a terrorist threat, so that potential ISIS members would not be coming into our country who otherwise would, then sure, it’s a move that will pay off and keep the terrorists out of the country. But if he was doing it as a blind act of cultural exclusion because of terrorists associations with those countries just because they are there, then no I don’t think it’s a great decision.”

Ted Robinson, geological engineering, senior

“I mean I don’t think so, the refugees things I can’t really get behind. Like we got better places to spend money than on the refugees, but just blocking them from the country is not that great.”

Jacob Larson, forestry, junior

“I don’t think it was honestly a good idea. Part of it is that immigration is a very big part of our country’s history and our culture and its part of what formed our country into what it is today. I also feel like it’s a good idea to reach out to those who are in need.”

Brigitta Lease, english, junior

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