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Staff EDITOR IN CHIEF Elika Roohi editor@uafsunstar.com (907) 474-5078 COPY EDITOR Lakeidra Chavis

The Sun Star Volume XXXII Issue 9 October 23, 2012 The Sun Star’s mission as a campus voice for UAF is to report the news honestly and fairly, announce and chronicle events and provide a forum for expressions of opinion.

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Colton Beck blazes past a Merrimack player on Oct. 19.

- Lauren Fisher / Sun Star Reporter

Fernanda Chamorro Sun Star Reporter

stop. Another woman, 17, was assisting her when police arrived on the scene and cited the intoxicated woman for underage drinking.

The forgotten Pedestrian hit in MVA Oct. 9- A 31-year-old woman accidentally hit a 62-year-old man with her vehicle on Alumni Drive. She was turning from University Avenue and failed to see him crossing the sidewalk. He was transported to the hospital by Emergency Medical Services and the woman was cited for careless driving.

False alarm

Oct. 13- Campus police found an unsecured bike by the Fine Arts Building. It was taken to the UAF police station for safe keeping.

Down the pipe Oct. 14- Res Life reported an intoxicated 19-year-old Fairbanks man, in Moore Hall to campus police. An officer responded and cited him for consumption of alcohol by a minor. He was arrested and transported to the Fairbanks Correctional Center for possessing a marijuana pipe.

Oct. 10- A Campus Cache staff member reported a suspicious 19-year-old male stuHide-a lot... or not dent who they thought was shoplifting. An Oct. 14- Police received a report that officer contacted the suspect and found that a man exposed himself to a woman in the nothing was stolen.

Haida Parking Lot. Officers suspect a possible 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 11 inches 220 Taken 2 lb. man. Police have not found him.

Oct. 12- A 22-year-old male student reported that his jacket and iPod were stolen You are not the fairest of all from the Student Recreation Center. There Oct. 14- A 20-year-old male student are no suspects at the moment and the had the side mirrors of his car damaged in items have not been found. The investiga- the MBS parking lot. Police arrived at the tion is on-going. scene and found an additional nine vehicles

B-line Oct. 13- Residence Life reported an intoxicated 18-year-old woman from Moore Hall at the Moore-Bartlett-Skarland bus

with obscene drawings and words written on them through the snow. There are no suspects but police are continuing the investigation.

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ASUAF Recap- October 21, 2012 Lakeidra Chavis Sun Star Reporter

Senators present Will Collingwood, McKinley Zakurdaew, Rusty Young, Michael Magnan, Virginia Miner, Sarah Walker, Olivia Bowen, Blake Burley and Micheal Golub

Senators absent Ayla O’Scannell, Matthew Dakus, Nathaniel O’Connor, Bryant Hopkins and Andy Chamberlain

Officers present Mari Frietag and Dillon Ball

Directors present Corey Boiko

Musical Chairs

Changes to bylaws

Collingwood was the temporary senate O’Scannell sponsored legislation “SB chair for the meeting because O’Scannell 179-007 Cleaning up the ASUAF Bylaws.” was out of town.

The legislation would change some of the wording in the current ASUAF bylaws to Elections manual specify the specific roles of some of ASUAF Changes to the current elections members, like the web director. The changes manual included updating the name of the also included the amount that each comCommunity and Techincal College from mittee would be allocated for each semester.

Tanana Valley Campus Center. The changes The legislation was sent to the internal afalso specified that seven senate seats would fairs committee. be available during elections for both the fall and spring, rather than “both semesters.” The senate approved the changes to the elections manual by a vote of 7-0-1.

Burley abstained.

Elections bylaws

Walker sponsored “SB 179-005 Amendment to the Elections Bylaws.” The legislaGuests tion would change the bylaws so members ASUAF Office Manager and Advisor of the elections board can have more say in Anne Williamson attended the meeting. how senators are elected and which seats they run for. The senate passed the legislaClerk tion by a vote of 6-2-0. Golub and Burley Daniel Strigle attended the meeting. voted against the legislation.

Strigle is the new senate clerk.

Club Council The Club Council Ad-Hoc Committee sponsored “CCB 3-001.” The legislation budgeted the amount of money that was allocated to each campus club that applied for club council funding. The Ad-Hoc Committee passed the legislation and sent it to the senate for approval. The senate approved the legislation by an 8-0 vote.

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News briefs Oct. 18, 2012 Compiled by Brix Hahn

Boy Scouts of America gets serious

On Thursday, Oct. 18, Boy Scouts of America released a list of more than 1,000 people who were banned from the organization. These people have been accused of inappropriate sexual contact with young scouts. The list contains names of black listed members from to 1965 to 1985 as well as recent cases.

The list will not contain the names of any scouts or witnesses. The Oregon Supreme Court gave permission for the list to be released.

-CNN

Rwanda voted into United Nations

Argentina, Australia, South Korea, Luxembourg and Rwanda have been officially voted into the UN Security Council as of Thursday, Oct. 18. The countries now hold a temporary seat on the council for a two-year term. Rwanda will fill South Africa’s Chair beginning Jan. 1, 2012.

-BBC

Average $27,000

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loan:

According to the Institution for College Access & Success, in 2011, approximately 66 percent of all university students graduated with loans. The average for these loans was $26,600. That number is up 5 percent from the previous year.

The study found that people with a college degree are twice as likely to find a job than those without one.

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The American magazine Newsweek announced last week that the 80-yearold print magazine will change to an all-digital medium in January 2013. The online magazine will have a mandatory subscription fee for readers. Some content will remain free of charge on The Daily Beast, Newsweek’s partner online magazine.

-The Daily Beast

Court order to remove beard

Maj. Nidal Hasan of the U.S. Army has been ordered to arrive in court clean shaven as a part of military dress code.

The U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals made the decision to force Hasan to shave his beard for court. If Hasan refuses he may have his beard forcibly removed. In 2009, Hasan murdered 13 people on the Fort Hood military base in Texas and is facing murder charges in court. Hasan said he began growing the beard because he is Muslim, yet the U.S. Army has a specific ban on beards and few exceptions made for religious affiliation.

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ASUAF hosts fourth candidate forum Alisha Drumm Sun Star Reporter

as one option. Dick put an emphasis on the that would reduce the interest rates for stuuse of coal, as well as wood and corn pellets dent loans for UAF graduates who stay in as a solution for heating costs. “We need to Alaska to use their degree. The candidates The fourth candidate forum of the se- figure out how we can use coal and wood ef- were asked whether or not they would supmester highlighted six candidates that will ficiently” Dick said. Guttenberg stated that port a similar bill. Each candidate agreed be running for the Alaska House of Repre- there is a short term solution, and a long that a bill like this would be extremely bensentatives and senate. The candidates gave term solution. Guttenberg emphasized the eficial and they would support a bill such as their stance and opinions on several issues short term solution of giving every adult 250 this.

The cost of tuition for post-secondary facing Alaska and UAF directly, on Tuesday, gallons of oil.

Gollub, Thompson and Isaacson all in- education continues to rise. The candidates Oct. 16 in the Schaible Auditorium.

The candidates present were Doug troduced the idea of using natural gas as the were asked if the state should continue to help cover the cost of tuition. The candidates Isaacson, Janice Golub, Steve Thompson, best solution. all agreed that the David Guttenberg, state should help Dorothy Chockley to cover the cost of and Alan Dick. tuition as long as Isaacson is a 2012 UAF students plan Republican Canto use their degree didate for District to benefit Alaska.

1 House of RepreThe final sentatives. Golub question reis a 2012 Demogarded the newly cratic candidate founded Alaska for House District Performance 1. Thompson is a Scholarship. The Republican cancandidates were didate for state asked whether house district 3, they thought and is currently in merit based position as state scholarships house district 10. or needs based Guttenberg is runscholarships are ning for reelection most valuable in Doug Issacson, Janice Golub, Steve Thompson, David Guttenberg and Dorothy Shackley along with Alan Dick who was for the House of calling from out of town by phone attended the candidate forum on October 16, 2012. David Spindler/Sun Star helping students Representatives, The UAF Atkison heating plant is at risk attend college. The candidates agreed that under District 38. Shockley is a lifelong Alaskan resident who is a 2012 Indepen- of failure, which would be extremely detri- merit based scholarships should be redent candidate for District 38 House of mental to the UAF community. The candi- warded more highly, however needs based Representatives. Dick was not present at dates were asked if they would support the scholarships are necessary to have as well.

Daniel Kuposzewski, a UAF graduate the ASUAF forum due to unprecedented replacement to the plant that would cost circumstances, however, participated in the $200 million. Most candidates answered and economist in the state of Alaska was one forum over the phone. Dick is a Republican that it should be supported, but there should of the few audience members at this forum.

“I thought the forum went very well, but I candidate for District 38 House of Represen- also be research done on other options.

There has been a significant decrease was disappointed in the turn out. I think tatives.

After the candidates introduced them- in oil production in Alaska in recent years. there was a lack of advertising, which was selves to the small audience of about ten With this issue, Alaska’s government must disappointing,” Kupiszewski said.

After the forum, candidates and aupeople, they were asked questions regarding plan options for the future. The candidates energy costs and efficiency in Alaska, oil were asked what their solution would be to dience members gathered outside the decreased oil revenue.

Schaible to mingle and enjoy free pizza. production and education plans at UAF. The candidates responses were cut Heating costs is always an issue for Alaskan residents with the extreme tem- down the middle for this question with peratures faced in the winter months. The Golub, Isaacson and Dick remaining opticandidates were asked what they would do mistic about oil production in Alaska, stating to reduce heating costs for the residents of that we are still “rich in recourses.” Gutteninterior Alaska, and how they would see the berg, Shockley and Thompson discussed the ideas of changing the way Alaskans do plan through. The responses were varied.

Shockley stated that she would “match business and cutting the state budget.

In 2012, House Bill 272 was introduced the price of heating costs with Anchorage”

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UAF Nanooks Hockey team takes first in Brice Alaska Goal Rush Tournament Lauren Fisher Sun Star Reporter

Hockey The Nanooks won a rough game against Merrimack on Friday, Oct. 19, and to the delight of UAF fans beat North Dakota University the next night to earn themselves the title of Brice Alaska Goal Rush champions.

UAF senior Steve Thompson was named the tournament’s most valuable player with a record of 55 saves as goalie over the course of the event. Thompson’s teammates freshmen Tyler Morley and Josh Atkinson joined him on the all-tournament team on Saturday, Oct. 20.

Merrimack had 13:57 worth of penalty time during the game on Friday, to UAF’s 6:50. One Nanook was pulled into the other team’s bench during the third period. However, Coach Ferguson said “I don’t think they took it to us physically at all.” UAF’s three goals were made by freshman Tyler Morley, sophomore Trevor Campbell and Junior Cody Kunyk. Ferguson classified the game as “a real quality win.”

Saturday, the Nanooks faced off against the second-rated hockey team and pulled a win with a score of 2-1. Atkinson scored the first goal for UAF 54 seconds into the second period assisted by freshman Tyler Morley.

UAF’s winning goal was scored at 3:02 in the final period by senior Chad Gehon of UAF, who was assisted by Colton Parayko. This win earned the Nanooks the title of champions in the tournament.

Western Oregon University on Thursday, Oct. 18. After winning the first set 25-20, UAF failed to hold on to their momentum and lost the next three sets 26-24, 29-27 and 25-20. Freshman Sam Harthun and junior Keri Knight were the leading scorers for UAF that night, with 18 and 15 kills respectively. Freshman Katlyn Mataya supported her team with a total of 44 assists over the course of the game.

On Saturday night, UAF turned things around with a sweep against St. Martin’s, winning all three sets 25-19, 25-20 and 2624. Harthun led the Nanooks to victory with 18 kills and a .654 hitting percentage. Harthum said that she competes against individual players from the opposing team and tries her best to get more kills than them.

Volleyball’s next home game will take place on Oct. 27 against UAA. “We’re both young [teams], so watching them grow with us over the next four years will make the rivalry even better,” Mataya said.

Cross Country The UAF Cross Country Running Men’s and Women’s teams left Western Oregon with two 8th place team standings from the Great Northwestern Athletic Conference.

The women earned 198 points, and the men had 207 points.

Volleyball The Lady Nanooks took a loss to

Colton Beck shoves a Merrimack offensive player into the wall to steal the puck during Friday’s game. - Lauren Fisher / Sun Star Reporter

Keri Knight goes up for the kill on Oct 20 against St. Martin. - Lauren Fisher / Sun Star Reporter

Nolan Youngmun attempts a shot on goal against Merrimack on Oct.19. - Lauren Fisher / Sun Star Reporter

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Food Day feeds UAF students Claire-Elise Baalke Sun Star Reporter “It’s time to eat real, Alaska” was the theme of this year’s Food Day. National Food Day occurs about two weeks before election day every year, which is right on time for candidates to debate on improving health in America. Food Day’s mission is to forward the movement of healthier, more affordable and sustainable foods.

The diet of most Americans nowadays consists of salty, fatty and high-calorie sugary foods that contribute to the ever increasing premature deaths from heart attack, stroke, diabetes and cancer every year. Food day is meant to help encourage a transformation in America’s diet. At UAF,

this event took place inside the Wood Center Oct. 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This nationwide celebration can be enjoyed by everyone. The gathering at UAF exhibited tables provided by many local organizations and businesses including Alaska Grown, Johnson Family Farm, Stone Soup Cafe and UAF Anthropology Society.

“It’s really great to know everything is locally grown,” said Hilary Prescan, a graduate student in natural resource management.

The event started at 11 a.m. with an iron chef cook-off called the Surf & Turf challenge where contestants had to make an entree from local ingredients within the time limit of 30 minutes. One team made a dish with halibut and the other with caribou.

After much deliberation the judges, whom were members of the Midnight Sun Chefs Association, declared the winners were team halibut.

At 11:30 a.m. free food was available for students and staff to eat. The locally grown food was called the “Taste of Alaska.” UAF journalism student Eran Eads, said that the food was amazing.

Food Jeopardy started at noon, the competition was a knowledge-based battle between graduate students and professors on food, nutrition, fisheries and agriculture. The grad students won by 100 points at 10500.

Eads said that it means a great deal to him that UAF is taking time to show students what’s available. Food Day is a great

way to get students attention on issues such as hunger, nutrition, food policy and farmworker justice. UAF students were very representative at this event displaying and encapsulating UAF’s opinions of Food day issues at their many booths.

“There’s a chance to get locally grown food, 20 percent of locally grown food, here at UAF by 2020. It’s such a great opportunity,” Eads said. At UAF’s Anthropology Society booth there was a petition, with pages filled, available for students and staff to sign for the forwarding of this initiative here on campus.

According to foodday.com, “It’s time to get real about food.”

A plateful of muffins stuffed with some vegetable flavor was brought out during the 2nd annual Food Day held at the Wood Center. October 16, 2012. David Spindler/Sun Star

Three of the judges take the time to enjoy the meal and take notes at the Iron Chef Cookoff during the 2nd annual Food Day event held at the Wood Center. October 16, 2012. David Spindler/Sun Star

The judges at the Iron Chef Cookoff held at the Wood Center during the 2nd annual Food Day event take notes of how good the food was. October 16, 2012. David Spindler/Sun Star

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Board game club cures boredom Brix Hahn Sun Star Reporter James Engelhardt began collecting board games ten years go when he and his graduate school friends began a weekly game night. Now he owns over 350 board games ranging from “Kingdom Builder” to “Clue.” Currently Engelhardt is an Acquisition Editor for the University of Alaska Press.

Benjamine Hurlock, a sophomore biology student, came up with the idea of launching a board game club last year after attending a game night for a different organization. Hurlock heard about Engelhardt’s extensive game collection and contacted him to propose the idea of starting a club.

Following this UAF’s Board Game Club was born.

The purpose of the club is not only to play games, but to also bring together students with different backgrounds and interests.

“The more variety we have the better,” Hurlock said, “playing board games is all about the people. We’re trying to expand and stay open minded.”

Their advisor, Engelhardt, provides the majority of the game, and participates in the club’s activities. Board Game Club currently meets in Gurning 304, Wednesdays at 6 p.m.

It is open to all students.

Currently the club has a total of five members.

“This is a good way to try a lot of different games,” said Sarah Seifert, a senior sociology student and club member. I love “the interaction that goes on around the board game.”

We “keep it casual and try a new game every week,” said Anthony Centrella, senior psychology student and the club’s lieutenant captain. “I think the social environment is really important when you play a board game.”

From left to right: Anthony Centrealla, Benjamin Hurlock, James Engelhardt, and Sarah Seifert pose around their board games on their very first Boardgame club meeting on Oct. 17th 2012. Cordero Reid/Sun Star

The boardgame club created by president Benjamin Hurlock (near-left) plays their first board game Kingdom Builder on Oct. 17th 2012. Cordero Reid/Sun Star

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First ever Ally Week at UAF a success Lex Treinen Sun Star Reporter Publicly kissing drag queens, dressing up as homosexuals from Nazi Germany and discussing the sexual orientation of god were just some of the ways that UAF students raised awareness for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender issues during UAF’s first ever Ally Week, hosted by the UAF GayStraight Alliance and the Student Activities Office.

The Ally Week is nationally organized by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network with the goal to “support and celebrate Allies against anti-LGBT language, bullying and harassment in America’s schools.” Events hosted included a guest speaker, movie night and ally training.

Every day of the week saw more participation, according to Juan Cruz, an SAO student worker and member of GSA. Peter Pinney the Assistant Vice Chancellor of the UAF College of Rural, Community and Native Education spoke on Monday to a group of less than ten about his own personal history moving to Alaska and coming out and

his current involvement with raising awareness for LGBT issues with the GSA. Tuesday’s “How and Why to be an Ally” presentation was attended by about a dozen people, according to Cruz. According to the group’s definition, an ally is “someone who is not associated with a group of people that faces discrimination, but still supports and advocates for the people of that group.”

About 20 people showed up for Wednesday’s movie about a gay teenager struggling with coming out to his conservative family and Thursday’s Safe Space Training brought 25 people. Cruz was impressed with the wide variety of attendees: faculty, staff and students from all departments all interested in becoming an ally. About 35 people came to Friday’s gathering of all GSA members and allies in the Wood Center lounge.

Throughout the week, GSA handed out buttons in the Wood Center with the slogan “Happy Hump Day” and some with a pink triangle, which gay men were forced to wear under Nazi Germany. Nobody interviewed said they saw any specific instances of discrimination at UAF, but many said they had heard stories second hand. “By and large it’s

a very supportive community,” Pinney said who has been the GSA faculty adviser for the past 12 years, “I have always felt supported by my colleagues.” A few years ago, some hecklers came to some of the GSA meetings and tried to “proselytize,” according to Pinney, but lately he has just felt positive support. “It’s important for all of us students, staff, faculty, to create a safe place for people to express themselves,” Pinney said.

According to a 2010 study by State of Higher Education for LGBT People, 23% of LGBT faculty, students and staff have experienced harassment at their institutions and even more keep their sexual identities secret for fear of retaliation. Pinney said that he currently is hosting a teenager at his house who recently came out to his parents.

Campus Couture Saturday’s Campus Couture night at The Pub had the largest attendance, though some people may have just been there for the entertainment. Drag queen Colette Promiseland MCed, counted bids for the fashion auction and performed an opening and closing dance numbers. “It’s not really

about gender identity issues,” said Promiseland, “It’s just about entertainment and dressing up.” The muscled, over six-foot Promiseland entered the stage in a leopardskin trench coat and hat but with the urging of the crowd was soon wearing little more than her shirt and heals. For many, it was their first time at a such an event, but they joined in the fun. Amanda Harper, a fourth year math student won the women’s dance off and credited the wine with helping her step up on stage. “I’m having a great time,” Harper said, “but it might take some more wine to get me up there again.”

The auction started off slow, with the first few outfits going for less than ten dollars, but the alcohol soon warmed up the crowd to bids of up to forty dollars. The outfits were all taken from donations and lucky finds at the transfer site. In all, the event raised hundreds of dollars for GSA. Cruz said the money will go to continuing awareness programs and bringing up more speakers, including a scheduled transgender speaker in November.

Pub manager Heather Kraemer helped MC and lent the pub’s support to Ally Week.

www.uafsunstar.com “We’re trying to make the pub a safe place,” she said. Kraemer read some of the messages collected throughout the week in the GSA’s Ally box, which included such revelations as “God is gay, or maybe a woman” and “GBLT community is the cutest.”

Despite the fun, the weeks’ themes were serious and organizers were happy with the turnout. Dozens of pictures were pinned to the Ally Wall on display at the Pub on Saturday of people who had agreed to become an ally. “It shows that there’s actually people here who care,” said Cruz. Cruz and Pinney both stressed the need to continue working with high school GSAs. According to Cruz, Lathrop currently doesn’t have a GSA, but

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he hopes that UAF’s GSA can get one going there. Cruz also expressed gratitude for those who had agreed to become an ally.

“It might not be easy to be an ally,” he said, “People do get bullied, but we can prevent it through training and education.”

Event host and auctioneer, Collette Promisedland, performs “My Best Suit” at the Campus Couture fashion show on Saturday, Oct. 20 at the UAF Pub. “She’s very flashy and has a lot of wonderful attitude,” said Pub Manager and event organizer, Heather Kraemer. Jay Howe, the UAF dance instructor who moonlights as Collette Promisedland had multiple costume changes throughout the night.

Arrogantly Shabby founders, Trista Crass, 28, and Katie Robb, 27, style donated clothing for the Campus Couture runway fashion show in the back room of the UAF Pub on Thursday, Oct. 18. The two women started their dumpster diving fashion photo blog, Arrogantly Shabby, on a whim. “I think we were just doing it for ourselves because we were so vain,” said Crass while piecing together outfits. “We didn’t even take it super seriously at first. Not that we do now.” The outfits were auctioned off at the Campus Couture Fashion Show as a benefit for UAF Gay Straight Alliance.

Male model and biochemistry major, Ealum Howe, shows off a new-with-tags, Burton vest at the Campus Couture fashion show on Saturday, Oct. 20 in the UAF Pub. All eight models walked four different outfits styled by Arrogantly Shabby, a Fairbanks fashion blog. Outfits were auctioned at the end of the stage by host, Collette Promisedland, as a donation to UAF Gay Straight Alliance.

Pub Manager, Heather Kraemer looks on to an outfit showed by Arrogantly Shabby creator, Katie Robb in the backroom of the UAF Pub on Thursday, Oct. 18. “In collaboration with SAO we wanted to do something to culminate Ally Week and also establish the Pub as a ‘Safe Space,’” said Kraemer. “An up-cycled fashion show just seems like a really fun way to get folks together.” Arrogantly Shabby styled over thirty outfits that were auctioned off at the Campus Couture fashion show on Saturday, Oct. 20 in the UAF Pub.

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Beefing up her bod

UAF student attends bodybuilding competition Brix Hahn Sun Star Reporter

Julie Gilhuly is a senior accounting student. She works out for fun and spends 20 to 25 hours a week in the Student Recreation Center. Just a few weeks ago she won her class in the Alaska Fitness Expo for figure competing.

Eighteen weeks ago, the 21-year-old Gilhuly began training for the event by lifting weights six days a week and focusing on cardio the seventh day. During her first two years at UAF Gilhuly was a varsity volleyball player. During practices her team would lift weights as a part of conditioning.

“I’ve always been an avid lifter and I wanted to do something more with it,” Gilhuly said.

Gilhuly spent the second weekend of October in Anchorage competing as a figure contestant. Figure competing is similar to body building, but it’s less focused on muscle mass, making the sport “a little more girly,” Gilhuly said.

Gilhulu’s friend Rebecca Leivdal, a women’s physique competitor, mentioned to Gilhuly that she would excel in the sport.

Gilhuly not only came in first in her height class, she also won second place in the over all competition.

As she became closer to competition day, Gilhuly focused more on cardio in order to burn fat. Her biggest problem in training for her big day: keeping her heart rate low enough to burn fat and not muscle.

When it came to organizing a workout routine, Gilhuly did it all on her own. She has picked up several small workout routines over the years and used many of them in her daily exercises. Besides having a friend help her learn about posing on stage, and another help her keep track of her body fat, Gilhuly didn’t have a trainer.

Currently, Gilhuly is training for a competition in Anchorage that will take place at the end of March. It is a pro-qualifying event. If Gilhuly wins overall she will be able to compete nationally. Additionally, Gilhuly is planning to participate in a competition in Fairbanks in May and October.

Julie Gilhuly poses with her trophy in the Student Recreation Center that she won at the Alaska Fitness Expo on Oct. 13 in Anchorage Alaska. Oct. 18th 2012. Cordero Reid/Sun Star

Julie Gilhuly squats with 135lbs in the Student Recreation Center weight room. “My favorite exercise is squatting.” Julie says as she finishes a set. Oct. 18 2012 Cordero Reid/Sun Star

Determined to do her best, Julie Gilhuly, a senior accounting major and body builder benches 90lbs with perfect form in the Student Recreation Center on Oct. 18, 2012. Cordero Reid/Sun Star

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Reading minds

Sean Bott entertains and connects with students Alan Fearns Sun Star Reporter The Hess Recreation Center was filled with laughter last Friday, when mentalist Sean Bott, performed a show that blended comedy and magic tricks. Bott interacted with many students by posing thoughtful questions, that he would then find the answers to.

Bott started working as a kid’s entertainer, followed by a year-long stint as a mind-reading stripper.

“There were way too many paper cuts doing that,” Bott said.

Bott trained under 20 different mentors, where he developed his knack for stand-up mentalism. Friday evening, he opened the show with an ice-breaker called “The Lucky Lady Lotto of Love.” He asked the audience to think of a random number from 1 to 100 and “hoot” when they had it. Then Bott pulled an envelope out of his pocket, and announced that in the envelope was a number that chose who Bott connected with that night.

“Its going to be a fantastic, fun, cute, flirty moment,” Bott said. “I like that you look sad when I say that.”

Bott asked several students what their number was, until he reached Kirill Frusin.

Bott gave Frusin a love letter about their connection with the number 57.

“This is awkward Kirill, very awkward,” Bott said.

Bott then turned over a poster board that had been on the stage that described the appearance of Frusin and his friend seated in the audience.

After the show, Bott explained a little more about his opening act.

“I jotted down a target number for the kind of person I’m hoping will be picked.

Its not a surefire thing, so its a risky way to open the show,” Bott said. “It can backfire horribly, but that’s why there is a thrill in performing.”

The pace picked up when four students were called on stage to write down the answers to various questions in a large notepad. The first student wrote down of the name of the person who meant the most to him.

The next students wrote down the name of a favorite location movie and a

Bott borrows a sunglasses as he searches for clues to a student’s word. Oct. 19, 2012. Alan Fearns/Sun Star Reorter.

Bott points out to a group of 3 students to guess the words they picked from a book. Oct. 19, 2012. Alan Fearns/Sun Star Reporter.

number from 1 to 10,000. The final student, freshman Meaghan Byman, tore the page out and put it in her back pocket.

Bott pulled out another poster to board and asked the first student to introduce himself. Provided with this information, Bott wrote the name “Harry” on the board.

He then asked the student to say the name of the person who he was thinking of out loud, which was in fact “Harry.”

Bott went on to find the three other student’s answers. Kyle Kruger, who had his favorite location guessed, was impressed by Bott’s talent.

“Blew my mind, but the problem was somehow I guess I got nervous and spoke in the language. Berlin is a big city, so its kind of an obvious guess,” Kruger said.

In the final act, students threw around a red toy monkey to decide who would answer Bott’s dream vacation questionnaire.

With the combination of responses, Bott pulled a thank you letter out of his coat that a student read to the audience. The letter described the exact responses that the students had given.

After the show many students waited around to speak with Bott and ask him about how he read minds. He made a few more performances with the students, bending quarters and other mental trickery.

Bott was very approachable, speaking with everyone that wanted to ask him questions.

“If it’s surefire stuff, I’m not interested in it,” Bott said. “There has to be an element of finesse and an element of skill. I get more fulfillment out of doing things that aren’t 100 percent.”

Making a living off what he loves while meeting new people is what inspires Bott to perform.

“Everyday is completely different from the last one. I could be in New York performing for a bunch of lawyers in a corporate setting, or I could find myself in Fairbanks, Alaska,” Bott said. “It’s exciting and beats the hell out of sitting at a desk from nine to five.”

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Poetry slam hits hearts Brix Hahn Sun Star Poets Sean Hill and Derick Burleson read to students last weekend as a part of UAF’s “Use Your Words: A Celebration of Writing” event. The two guest artists alternated reading pieces of their own work and responded to the others’ work with a poem of their own, as if to have a conversation though their works. The Department of English sponsored the event as a small sliver of their Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series.

Hill, a native Georgian, spends the majority of his time in Minnesota but moved to Fairbanks for the duration of this academic year as a guest artist and lecturer for UAF. Hill has published one book, “Blood ties and Brown Liquor,” and his poems appear in several other collections of work.

Burleson has taught several classes at UAF, his most recent published piece is “Never Night.” He currently lives in Two Rivers .

A coin toss determined that Hill would begin the poetry reading. The two read to a half-filled Schaible auditorium.

“I enjoyed the language between both the poets,” said Baylee Dunn, a 15-year-old freshman from Lathrop High School. “I liked the way he put his vision of the world and how he felt about it into his words. I enjoyed the language behind it.”

Dunn’s mother Rachelle has taken six semesters worth of classes from Burleson and owns a few pieces of his art work.

“I miss being in Derick’s class. When I read anything I hear Derek’s voice in my head,” Rachelle Dunn said. “It feels like coming home. Poetry is a comfortable place to be.”

Caitlin Woolley, a first year masters student studying fiction writing said, “I loved it. I thought it was great. They way they balanced off of each other was really wonderful.”

Visiting poet Sean Hill answers a few questions from students after reciting prose with fellow Derick Burleson (not pictured) as part of the second in the series of the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers series on Oct. 19 2012. Hill has a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Houston. His writings has earned him several fellowships and grants from organizations like the Jerome Foundation. His second collection of poetry is due for a release early 2014.

Master of Fine Arts and English Creative Writing professor Derick Burleson reads poetry from his 2011 book Melt on Oct. 19, in a packed room of students and faculty at the Schaible auditorium. Burleson lives in Two Rivers, Alaska

Last Friday Sean Hill (behind) and Derick Burleson (front and right) flip a coin to start off the 2nd poetry reading that was sponsored by the UAF English Department as part of the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series. Oct. 19 2012 Cordero Reid/Sun Star

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My Life in College The perils of being sick Moral Mildred Sun Star Columnist This week I learned that I will never eat Chinese food ever again. One of my roommates had her 25th birthday party, so to celebrate her turning a quarter of a century old, we all went out to Pagodas. Previous to that fateful day, I loved Chinese food. And Pagodas is pretty delicious.

Later that evening, while we were getting ready to watch the third installment of Paranormal Activity in preparation for the new release, I started to feel sick. Hoping it would pass, I went to bed early. My hope was in vain, I spent the next seven hours on my knees in the bathroom, hating everything and everyone. I have had the distinct pleasure of food poisoning once before in my life, but this particular bout of it was the worst thing to ever happen to my digestive track.

My roommates were really supportive, getting me wet towels and glasses of water.

At one point they took up seats in the tub and watched me empty everything I have ever eaten in my life into the toilet bowl.

I would have offered to make them some popcorn, but I couldn’t speak around the regurgitated Chinese food.

Eventually they went to bed and left me to suffer in relative peace. This is when the real fun began, as my sickness began to move south. I “won the lottery” so to speak, in the sense that I suddenly had to make a decision on which half of me got to the toilet. Thankfully, the tub was directly next to the toilet, since I had no idea where I could find a bucket.

The next morning my roommate drove me back to the dorms for a continuation of the night before. We took along an emergency roll of toilet paper, just in case I was going to have to further debase myself on

Letters to the editor Re: Letter re: column

Dear Editor, After reading Jon’s letter from last week’s issue, I found myself absolutely appalled. Never in my life have I seen such a collection of sexist generalizations in any legitimate publication. As another male member of the human race, I would like to say that he does not speak for the entirety of the male populace, regardless of sexuality.

His first four points, which can be summed up as “all women are douchebag-loving attention whores,” probably come only from his failures to attract women, which he seems to blame on women’s preferences rather than looking at his own attitude and mentality. He goes on to tell Ms. Harrison, whom he was addressing in his letter, to spend more time at any bar. Perhaps Jon should take his own advice and spend time in a different realm of socialization – one that isn’t found in a bar.

In addition, Jon’s seventh point is just as bad as the first four, as he paints a false picture of men everywhere. He states that all men, upon seeing a member of their preferred sex, instantly think “I would/would

not have sex with him/her.” That is not how all men think. Rather, that is the kind of thing a douchebag or predator thinks. Speak for yourself, Jon. Just because you may think that way does not mean that every man on the face of the Earth thinks like you.

Lastly, I hope you realize how hypocritical your letter is. You talk about how judging someone by a few paragraphs that they wrote in a college newspaper “precludes any form of respect.” From your first point, I didn’t respect you. Yes, I am judging you based on a few paragraphs that you wrote. When it comes right down to it, people judge what kind of person you are based on outward appearance and your attitude. Perhaps you should re-evaluate yours.

Sincerely, Chris Wilson

the side of road. Being sick in general is awful. However being sick in the dorms is a special kind a purgatory. I have a toilet in my dorm room, which is a small blessing, but four girls and one bathroom is tricky business without the added bonus of vomit. I obviously had dibs, but a couple times I thought we were going to have to reenact the bridal store scene in the movie “Bridesmaids.”

Monday was a haze of bodily fluids.

And then food poisoning stuck again. Both of my other roommates, the two that shared my meal, also got sick. By this point, I was feeling better, and had absolutely no sympathy for anyone. It was like watching myself, only better. Mostly because it wasn’t me making a make-shift bed on the bathroom floor.

In all honesty, our room was basically a giant gastroenteritis fest for most of this week. We were all super attractive, I swear.

For anyone who could hear us, as the walls in this dorm are not overly thick, I apologize. Just be thankful it wasn’t happening to you, because I’m convinced that--if there is one-- instead of burning eternally in hell, people just suffer from food poisoning.

A lot of people have been sick recently around campus, with colds and other nasty viruses. So stay healthy, guys. Don’t share your drinks and for the love of all that is good in the world, don’t eat sweet and sour chicken. It might taste like the best parts of everything going down, but not so much coming back up.

Moral Mildred writes a student life column detailing the ups and downs of living in Fairbanks and attending UAF.

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It was all for the upvotes Gawker magazine recently exposed noted Redditer Violentacrez, a user that’s been called “the biggest troll on the Internet.” Now Michael Brutsch finds himself pushed out of a job and into the spotlight, and the Reddit community is rallying behind him for their right to privacy.

Brutsch as Violentacrez was behind the Jailbait subreddit that Anderson Cooper called out on CNN last year for being what we can nicely refer to as a little sketchy. The subreddit was a huge collection of creeper shots of underage girls created and moderated by Violentacrez. Basically, take a picture of a 14-year-old girl with your phone without her noticing and post it to Reddit.

Brutsch said to Gawker that he was trying to create a safe place for people sexually attracted to underage girls. All 20,000 of them who were subscribed to Jailbait.

After Jailbait was brought to light on CNN, the Reddit team shut the subreddit down along with other sexually suggestive content featuring minors.

Creating Jailbait apparently sprang from Brutsch’s sincere—and creepy—interest in the subject matter, which doesn’t make him a troll. Many of the other things he did on Reddit did qualify him for that title. Some of the other subreddits he created were r/chokeabitch, r/misogyny and r/ rapebait among others, and they were just there to enrage Reddit users.

Despite the emotional exploitation and the deluge of porn, in the end when Gawker’s reporter figured out that Brutsch was Violentacrez, other Redditers rallied to support him. When it got out that Gawker was going to expose Violentacrez, the poli-

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tics subreddit wrote, “we feel that this type of behavior is completely intolerable.”

So, what’s more intolerable? Creating and moderating a popular forum on the internet encouraging people to take creeper shots of underage girls and share them or exposing the person who does that?

It’s 2012, guys. We’ve realized the Internet is not just a thing that happened in the early 2000’s and then went away like the next big fad. When OIT shut the Internet down on campus last weekend, most people couldn’t function. We made fun of it, but seriously, all we did was refresh our browsers every 30 seconds for hours. We live both online and offline lives, and we should take both aspects seriously.

Letters to the editor should be no more than 250 words in length. Please include the The politics subreddit went on to clarify author’s full name and contact information (phone number, e-mail or address). E-mail your why they thought exposing someone’s letters (preferred) to editor@uafsunstar.com, fax them to 474-5508, or mail them to PO Box anonymous identity was intolerable. Ac- 756640, Fairbanks, AK, 99775. Letters must be received by Friday at 5 p.m. in order to run in the next issue. All letters are subject to editing for brevity and grammar. cording to the moderators, users should not have to be afraid of having their personal information investigated and spread around the internet if someone disagrees with them.

Anonymity makes you brave. We get it. But anonymity also allows for things like r/jailbait to thrive and become one of the most popular things on the Internet.

Urinary Tract Infections This week I was asked if The Sun Star printed anonymous letters to the editor. The Q: What are urinary tract infections? or she will probA: Urinary tract infections, also called ably be able to tell if answer is no, we don’t. We do this to keep “UTIs,” are infections that affect either the you have a UTI by our community honest. It’s the same reason bladder or the kidneys. Bladder infections learning about your symptoms and doing a why we moderate our comments and rehappen when bacteria get into the urethra simple urine test and travel up into the bladder. Kidney infecquire online readers who have something tions happen when the bacteria travel even Q: How are UTIs treated? to say to provide their name and email adhigher, up into the kidneys. UTIs are more A: Most UTIs are treated with antibidress. Have an opinion, but own up to it. Be common in women than men. otics. These kill the bacteria that cause the brave enough to attach your name to what infection. If you have a bladder infection, you Q: What are the symptoms of a bladder will probably need to take antibiotics for 3 you believe in.

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