February 17, 2015 by The Northern Light

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‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’ Pending: Coffee waste reduction proposal retells Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ By Victoria Petersen vgpetersen@thenorthernlight.org

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UAA students Morgan Mitchell and Jacob Mayforth portray Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in the UAA Department of Theatre and Dance’s production of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead”

By George Hyde

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Two of the nuttier characters in William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” have their own stories to tell, and it’s up to UAA’s Department of Theatre and Dance to tell them in the upcoming production of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” part of a Shakespeare season also including “Twelfth Night” and “William Shakespeare’s Land Of The Dead.” The play follows the same story as “Hamlet” — but rather than follow the famed prince, the story is told from the perspective of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters from Shakespeare’s play, portrayed in this production by Morgan Mitchell and Jacob Mayforth respectively. It focuses on their misadventures and antics while the more dramatic, original story happens around them. In fact, Hamlet himself appears very little, only in brief snapshots that tie into the original story. Instead of seeing Hamlet’s gradual shift to insanity, the audience sees short bursts. But Christopher Evans, the actor behind Prince Hamlet in this production, said this is a good thing. “That’s to heighten the sense of urgency for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern,” Evans said. The focus is not on Hamlet, however. It’s on the humorous, and at

Tucked within students’ UAA billing statements lies the “Green Fee,” a $3 fee that goes into a larger pool of money set aside specifically for projects that promote sustainability on campus. The Green Fee grant was founded by the students for the students to implement sustainability how they please. “It all comes down to us as students,” said USUAA Senator Devin Johnson. Johnson is waiting to hear back about a Green Fee proposal he brought before USUAA student government. “It all started when I was at Kaladi’s (in the SSB) and noticed one of the trash cans was overflowing with coffee cups,” Johnson said. As he waited in line, a student in front of him had a reusable mug and asked for a reusable cup discount. “I had no idea that was even offered,” Johnson said. The idea for his initial proposal stemmed from this experience. Johnson wants to raise awareness about this discount while lowering the amount of paper cup waste. He went online and found the steps to complete a Green Fee proposal. With the help of faculty adviser Nelta Edwards and the UAA Sustainability Club, Johnson created a proposal. The proposal was a term project for Edwards’ Environmental Sociology class, SOC A404, in fall 2014. Students could write research papers, research grants, Green Fee proposals or take an exam. Johnson and one other student wrote Green Fee proposals, and Edwards helped with the process throughout the entire semester with periodic check-in dates. “It’s hard, actually, to do it without — I think — that kind of support,” Edwards said. Johnson’s Green Fee grant, should his proposal be accepted, will go toward funding reusable coffee mugs with a sustainability logo. He intends these mugs to be offered for free on campus.

PHOTO BY JAMES R. EVANS

Devin Johnson speaks at the USUAA general assembly meeting Oct. 10 after being inducted as senator.

Johnson and the Sustainability Club will volunteer to distribute the products once a week in various locations on campus. Recipients of the free mugs will be asked to fill out a short survey, which will enable them to win prizes. These prizes will act as incentives and may include free coffee or UAA Bookstore gift cards. Johnson said the purpose of the project is to “cut down waste on campus, get rid of the full trash cans, save students’ money with the discount and promote the Green Fee.” Johnson anxiously awaits the results of his proposal, which he said will be released “hopefully soon.” Those who already have reusable mugs are eligble for coffee discounts both on and off campus. Bringing a reusable cup saves customers 10 cents per coffee at campus Kaladi Brothers locations. This adds up to $18 of yearly savings for those who order one cup of coffee five days a week. At the Union Station, a reusable mug will save customers 10 percent of the cost of each drink. The station also offers $1 drip coffee when customers bring reusable mugs.

Student Union barista Kyle von Keesecker said “about one in every four people” take advantage of the reusable cup discount at the Union Station. Campus Kaladi barista Rochelle Gomez said both students and faculty take advantage of the deal “pretty often ... a lot more” than one in every four customers. But even when money is tight, there are other options. Those who live on campus can take advantage of coffee every morning at the Gorsuch Commons. Johnson also shared his “secret gem” of free coffee on campus: “If you visit the Multicultural Center in Rasmuson Hall, you’ll find free coffee there every day, all day. ... Hang out there for a while, and you’ll meet some really nice people there too.” Multicultural Center Director Andre Thorn said the proposal “dovetails nicely into what we’re already trying to do” at the center, which focuses on recycling and sustainability. He said the center would gladly offer the reusable cups from Johnson’s grant, should they become realized, in order to better serve students’ needs.

For more information about the Green Fee and the proposal process, visit http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/greenfee/index.cfm.

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(Please don’t) be my Valentine A well-meaning column rife with clunky metaphors and horrible advice, Orange Rhymes With is the goto place to break the monotony of classes and laugh at someone else’s misfortune.

By Evan Dodd Contributor

Valentine’s Day: that dreaded “holiday” which brings all the worst aspects of romance together in one soul-crushing day of chalky candy hearts and a rousing game of “guess what’s in the chocolate.” Barely qualifying as a holiday, Valentine’s Day always struck me as a holiday that would have been designed by a preschooler who had just been given a rough explanation of love. The first issue is that a holiday generally consists of family and friends gathered around good food, usually for a celebration of independence or a bountiful harvest — and sometimes just because the Irish like to party. Inexplicably, Valentine’s Day manages to miss all of the main points of a real holiday. Somehow the holiday is inherently

competitive in nature — young couples compete to prove their love is more visible and authentic than those around them, older couples compete to see how long they can possibly procrastinate on picking up a card for a holiday they clearly forgot about, and single people compete to see how many of each other they can sadly hit on at the bars before it’s time to face the facts and call it a night. Even as far back as middle school I remember the day having very little to do with love and more to do with trying to get more V-Day cards than the weird kid you sat next to in science class. Then there’s the complete lack of a tangible celebration. Either you’re celebrating being in love, which — and I know I’m not breaking new ground when I say this — you probably shouldn’t need a designated day for, or you’re single and watching other people celebrate not being you by spending a lot of money. There

isn’t even a traditional feast involved or a food component other than brightly colored candy. I don’t want to sound too cynical here. Valentine’s Day is probably fantastic provided you’re a chocolate manufacturer, a florist, a jeweler or the owner of a sex shop. I’d also wager a guess that everyone associated with “50 Shades of Grey” also made out like a bandit over this past weekend. However, for the average person Valentine’s Day either serves as a reason to complain about being single or an opportunity to complain about how expensive it is to be in a relationship. Quite frankly, if you’re not directly profiting from it, the holiday seems to be a chore that most people grumble about until it’s over — which really doesn’t seem to resemble anything related to a healthy relationship. In all my life, I’ve yet to meet someone that actually looks forward to Valentine’s Day. Either it’s irrelevant because you’re already happy in a relationship, it’s irrelevant because you’re happily single or it’s irrelevant because you were going to be unhappy no matter what holiday it was. I imagine years ago in a savannah somewhere some selfless caveperson shared a roasted gazelle leg with their cave-spouse and suddenly a tradition of love was born, which slowly evolved into a commercial event big enough to rival the Superbowl and Black Friday combined. Back then it probably made sense to devote a specific day to one’s lover, given that at any day someone might die of the plague or get crushed by a mammoth. But in today’s society you really would expect that people could just appreciate one another more than once a year.

(A 20-second Google search shoots this entire theory to hell, but I guarantee you my explanation is far less convoluted than trying to piece together how Christian saints, heart-shaped boxes and a flying archery-obsessed child culminated to form the most over-hyped holiday of all time.) Yet somehow an entire industry has evolved around the idea that if you shove enough different materials in various chocolates, pair them with excessively overpriced flowers and present them to someone as a token of your affection, they’ll suddenly decide to love you — which seems about as absurd as those tropical birds that do a three-hour mating dance just to get the opportunity to make more tropical birds. Thankfully I’m dating someone whose cynicism and apathy regarding Hallmark Day somehow rivals my own. In fact the most we’ve discussed Valentine’s Day was when she asked me if I cared if we “don’t do any of that sappy crap and just watched ‘Sharknado 2’ instead.” Clearly I’ve made some good decisions in the romance department So that’s how I celebrated my Saturday: making some top-notch soup, recovering from a snowboarding trip and watching campy horror movies while the rest of the world loses its mind. Maybe that’s not the norm, and maybe I’m just too cynical to see the upside of what may very well be a lovely holiday. But if Moose’s Tooth beer, a Mexican stew and an intellectually stimulating viewing of New Yorkers fighting tornado-powered sharks with chainsaws doesn’t scream romance, then I’ll just admit to not knowing much about love.

Anger and paranoia: A public transit story By Klax Zlubzecon

Translated by George Hyde

In the year 2013, an alien brain slug from one of the galaxy’s most feared empires crash-landed on Earth and assumed control of a lowly reporter at this newspaper. These are his stories.

I laugh at your methods of transportation. We have great warships that travel at light-speed, and what do you humans have? A clunky, large, gas-guzzling box that, more often than not, doesn’t have the guts to move at anything faster than thirty miles an hour. If I had a form of alien transit, I could make it downtown in a nanosecond. But no. Me and my host have to prepare an hour in advance before the bus shows up, wait at the bus stop, wait about a half hour for the bus to arrive, and finally, we depart and slowly walk — or shamble, as is often the case with George — to our destination. Call me spoiled, but that’s inefficient! And we do it with solar power! You guys still rely on fossil fuels. We abandoned that eons ago. It’s something that aggravates me every time I hop on the bus with George, but to him, it’s not even the scariest part. Let’s tell another story. George — and I, hidden seamlessly in a comfy winter hat – hopped on the bus after a long day at class, intending to pre-order “The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D,” a remake of a pretentiously depressing adventure, now presented in 3-D for some reason. George forgot his headphones, so that meant that instead of blissfully jamming away to the sultry tones of Stevie Wonder, we got to listen to that most interesting of dialect: the bus conversation. First off was a woman sitting right next to us, talking to nobody. Well, it seemed that way, at least; she was wearing a headband, so it might have been a phone call with a hidden earpiece. But it wasn’t her look that concerned us. It was the fact that she was talking about fighting the demons of city hall with the sheer power of vigilante justice. I’m not inventing that, by the way. That’s what she was actually saying. It was at that point that we scooted a few inches away, with George moving his bags as far from the woman as he could. There was a real twinkle of fear in his mind, but I found this conversation to be truly fascinating. Who were these demons? Why did they deserve to be fought? They might be repulsive, but they got George and me a free bus pass for being a student, so they can’t

be all bad. And what kind of vigilante justice are we talking? We’ve had to deal with our fair share of intergalactic rebels, and they aren’t that hard to deal with. I’d love to see this woman up against the fleet. If only they were here... Anyway, we shifted our focus to a young man a few rows down. There was a reasonably attractive girl sitting next to him, and he was obviously trying to impress her. The problem was that he was using poor, inaccurate semantics about journalism to do so. “Journalism is dead,” he says, hoping to score. “Anyone can be a journalist nowadays. Those hacks at the newspapers don’t know what they’re doing.” The girl laughs in agreement. George’s paranoia has turned into blind rage. He’s breathing through his teeth. Just as he begins to roll up his sleeves, though, I sit him back down and force him to keep his mouth shut. This jerk isn’t worth it. I can estimate about 97 reasons that George got angry at this punk, chief among them being: A) he’s single, B) he’s frustrated at being single, C) he’s getting a degree in journalism, which happens to be something of a passion of his, D) he (and I) work at a newspaper, and E) we don’t like our medium getting dissed. I agree that newspapers are growing outdated, but the best ones are expanding their online presence. The Guardian and The New York Times still remain two of the best sources of news online, and The Northern Light — well, we still have some work to do in the online space, but we’re getting there! Just you wait! I was just as eager to pummel this kid into the ninth underworld as George was, but the reason I sat him back down was that another man was giving us a psychopathic, Norman Bates stare. Thankfully, though, when we looked away from him we were downtown, so we got off and ran as far as we could to do whatever we were doing. Moral of the story ... uh ... ride the bus more. It’s free for students and faculty, so why not. At the very least, it’s an entertaining ride. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. EMBRACE THE SEAWOLF SLUG.

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Senior McKenna Hanson works in project to save Aleutian terns Birds in massive decline, UAA science program participates By Samantha Davenport arts@thenorthernlight.org

Environment and society senior McKenna Hanson is attempting to help save the Aleutian tern, a species of bird dying off at a rapid pace. She is working on a bachelor of science degree with an emphasis in natural science. She is currently doing research on where Aleutian terns are in the food chain — what they eat and what eats them. She will also be running DNA analysis on the species. The Northern Light had the chance to speak with Hanson about her research and goals in the project. I heard you are doing some research on the Aleutian Terns, what kind of research? Hanson: “Yeah, I just stared. Basically the thing is with these birds in particular, they are in massive decline. So, what I’m going to be doing is stabilizing isotope analysis, which overall basically tells us what they eat and what trophic levels they are eating on ... Then I am also going to do DNA analysis on them.” Why are these birds so important? “They are pretty unique. They’re one of the farthest migrating birds that exist. They fly all the way from Yakutat in Alaska to Indonesia, which is like a 22,000 mile round trip. Yeah, it’s pretty amazing. They’re really unique birds. We aren’t really sure what’s making them disappear. So the birds themselves are important but that could also lead to other implications of climate change, or environmental columns that could happen.” What is your main goal in this project? “I’m still getting introduced to everything, still sort of new. The main purpose for me is just to get research experience. I’ve worked with birds before, different types of shore birds, and I’m still learning a lot about them. For me, it’s to develop the skills that I already have and (to) be able to apply it to something bigger than I ever have before. As the project goes, again, we aren’t really sure what we’re looking for. We just want to gain a bigger understanding in this environment for these birds.”

For more information about the project, contact professor Douglas Causey at dcausey@uaa.alaska.edu

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‘Keep your soul and spirit alive’

Charles Bradley talks about Alaska, life and lessons By Samantha Davenport arts@thenorthernlight.org

Charles Bradley started his career in music as a James Brown impersonator by the name of Black Velvet. Bradley was discovered by Gabriel Roth of Daptone Records while working as Black Velvet and recorded his first album when he was 54 years old. Bradley spoke with TNL before his upcoming performance on Feb. 20 at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium. Bradley couldn’t believe the weather in Anchorage, shivering over the phone. TNL asked him about Alaska, his job and his story. TNL: Are you excited to visit Alaska? Bradley: “Yes, Alaska is one of my favorite places. I was up there a long time ago in the summer in Ketchikan, Alaska. It’s very beautiful there. I have never tasted water that tasted so good — you just wanna drink more and more and more. When I come up there, I’m gonna drink a lot of water!” What is your favorite part about your job? “One of the best things about my job is reaching the people with my life story. I can share the hurts and things. Before, I didn’t know how to do it, and with my lyrics I say a lot — so I tell my life story through my songs. When I go to the public I hug them or shake their hands, and they thank me for showing them how to see life a little more clear. I try to use my words and lyrics to the best of my experience, show them more deepness that shows colors of my age.”

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Do you feel blessed? “I know I finally found the road I wanna be on. I’ve been on so many different roads. I never gave up. I thought it was ending for me, and at the age of 62 someone heard me. I had to get a lot of pain to get this much joy. Someone heard me, and I had to open up to somebody. If I could use my soul, my spirit, my heart, my lyrics, and to say I have made it, then people can do the same. Sometimes it hurts, but if you keep your love and heart strong and you be the own person that you wanna be and give your love to the world, there is something great out there. Keep your spirit and soul alive.”

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Where did your love of soul music begin? “It started in Florida. We used to make music and use the big ol’ clothes things, big scrub pots — what are those things called? Anyway, we used these scrub pots and we would get a string and hook it to the pot and make it like a bass. Then we would get a piece of tin and use that to keep the beat. In church, we used to do little hymns, which I wasn’t too crazy about, more about the instruments we used to make. What really gave me a good feelin’ about music was when James Brown performed. I got a call last week and a friend called and said, ‘Charles I know you do your own thing, but I gotta ask you for a favor. The band that you used to play with wants to perform two songs by James Brown. We want you to perform with us.’ I used to be a James Brown impersonator. I loved performing his songs. I’m gonna do me but do other people too. Some songs I just wanna do because they have so much depth to it. In my own way, in a soulful way, put emphasis on it.”

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Do you think your life has taught you a lot about how to perform soul and funk music? “Yes, I wish that I had an opportunity a long time ago. I’ve always been compressed in my way and couldn’t shake the feeling.”

Charles Bradley will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Wendy Williamson Auditorium. Tickets are available at www. uaatix.com or at the Student Union Info Desk.

MOVIE REVIEW

UAA to show challenging, nuanced film about blackness in the U.S. By Kierra Hammons

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The jocks, the rich kids, the goths — many are familiar with the cliques of “Mean Girls” but assume those groups are largely voluntary and homogenized. “Dear White People” examines the underpinnings of this social organization through the intersection of race. The question “Why do all the black kids sit at the same lunch table?” becomes “Why do all the black kids eat in the same hall?” Writer and director Justin Simien explores this with careful attention to the reasons that attract and repel individuals to and from a group dynamic. In the film, Simien shows the complexities of the black American experience through the eyes of characters attending Winchester University, a predominantly white institution. Sam White (Tessa Thompson, “For Colored Girls”) is a mixed race woman who radically attempts to raise awareness about race issues on campus through her involvement in campus leadership and her radio show, “Dear White People.” The Black Student Union backs her endeavors, but not all black students do. Colandrea “Coco” Connors (Teyonah Parris, “Mad Men”) attempts to secure her five minutes of fame while doing everything possible to possess the traits of conventional beauty, including long straight hair and blue eyes. On the other hand, Lionel Higgins (Tyler James Williams, “Everybody Hates Chris”) finds himself indifferent to the radically racialized experiences of Sam and Coco, and tries his hardest to navigate life as human, only to find he is discriminated for his sexuality. The university dean’s (Dennis Haysbert, “Sniper: Legacy”) qualifications have been overlooked in his pursuit of becoming university president. In response to this experience, he forces his son (Brandon P. Bell, “Ascension”) to embody every aspect of the ideal student and citizen. Each plot line reveals a poignant facet of what it is like to be black in America; no two characters experience it the same way. While each character has a flaw, and many represent an ideological extreme, the film challenges viewers to understand where those behaviors come from. Some critics have panned the film, calling it divisive. But one can find unity in its effort to help those who haven’t walked these paths to understand their peers who have. Rather than putting any one viewpoint on a pedestal, Simien scrutinizes the motives of each, giving viewers the tools to better understand and sympathize with them.

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UAA will screen the Alaska premiere of “Dear White People” at 2 p.m. Feb. 21 in the Wendy Williamson Auditorium. The film is close captioned. The free event will be followed by a moderated panel discussion between three students, a staff member, and two UAA faculty. The discussion will include sign language interpreters. Those under 17 years old must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian aged 21 or older.

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MUSIC REVIEW

Iron and Wine ‘Archive Series Volume No. 1’ ‘The Returned’ needs a reality check

By Wright Franklin

KRUA 88.1 FM Music Manager

If you spent this Valentine’s Day alone and want to feel sorry for yourself “Archive Series Vol. 1” just may be the pity party soundtrack you’ve been looking for. This album of wonderfully depressing guitar ballads is a collection of abandoned tapes, home demos, covers and live sets recorded by the fantastically talented Sam Beam, perhaps better known as Iron and Wine. A good listen with a nice pair of headphones, a blanket and a cup of tea (and perhaps a box of tissues) is sure either to tug nicely on your heartstrings or put you into a deep, contented sleep. From beginning to end, the pace of the album pretty much stays the same. Each song is unique and special, but in more subtle ways that may be harder to pick up on if you listen to it cover-

to-cover. “Archive Series” may quickly be leading the race in the “Sleepiest Albums of 2015” competition. There is no doubting that this is a great collection of songs. The songs that Beam has left to rest in “closets and shoeboxes,” as the promotional blurb put it, are better than songs a lot of other singer/songwriters have released. “Eden,” “Two Hungry Blackbirds” and “Freckled Girl” are a great backto-back listen. All of these songs would sound great while lying under the sun in a backyard — or perhaps sitting inside, looking out the icy window on a freezing winter day. Or anywhere, really, any minute you have some downtime. They sound like taking a breath of fresh air and a sip of water after a hard day’s work. For Iron and Wine fans, this album will be a great addition to your collection. For new listeners, you may not want to start with these songs, per se — unless you want to cry. A lot. And then sleep. Which you may. It’s cool. Do you.

TRACK LIST: ARTIST Iron and Wine ALBUM “Archive Series Volume No. 1” GENRE Folk, indie folk LABEL

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1. Slow Black River 2. The Wind Is Low 3. Eden 4. Two Hungry Blackbirds 5. Freckled Girl 6. Judgement 7. Sing Song Bird 8. Beyond the Fence 9. Quarters In A Pocket 10. Loretta 11. Everyone’s Summer of 95 12. Minor Piano Keys 13. Your Sly Smile 14. Halfway to Richmond 15. Wade Across the Water 16. Postcard

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“The Returned” sincerely wants to be deep, but doesn’t put in the effort to actually be deep. It’s the worst kind of lazy movie: It expects its main conceit to carry the viewer’s interest. Director Robin Campillo knows his idea is interesting and seems to want viewers walking away knowing that, but not much else. Sure, the idea is interesting, but no amount of philosophical musing can make everything else feel any less hollow. What a shame, too, because it starts off strong. A nameless horde of people shamble down the main street of a French town. These people, the viewer comes to find out, have been mysteriously resurrected and there are 70 million of them wandering around the world. The town finds itself responsible for helping, what are essentially children, reintegrate into the town. The dead coming back to life is a fundamentally poetic idea. Since they’re essentially without character — save Bub from “Day of the Dead,” among others — they can represent any number of concepts and themes. “The Returned” turns that around and makes them remarkably normal. They don’t want to eat flesh or kill. They just want to live again. And that’s where any and all intrigue ends. Propelled by a bland cast of characters, the movie has no clear protagonist. Arguably, Rachel (Geraldine Pailhas, “Disparue en hiver”) and her conflicted reunion with Mathieu (Jonathan Zaccai, “Cerise”) provides the most tension. But their relationship is uncomplicated from the start: Mathieu came back to life just when Rachel was getting over his death, and she wants him to stay dead. The most shocking part of the movie is how utterly, boringly normal it is.

By classification, it’s a zombie movie, but realistically it’s a drama. Not that it should have been a horror movie, but wouldn’t somebody be a little bit afraid when a decade-dead loved one stands in front of them? Instead, people cry, justifiably so, and accept the dead back into their lives. It’s all too easy, too earnest and too shallow. For such a challenging premise, “The Returned” seems remarkably unwilling to challenge the viewer. It’s like director Campillo wants his audience to say, “Wow, what an interesting idea,” rather than, “Wow, what a great movie.” He succeeds deftly in taking the bad out of the good. If “The Returned” turned its eyes from the audience and onto itself, who knows what could have been?

TITLE “The Returned” DIRECTOR Robin Campillo RELEASE DATE Oct. 27, 2004 GENRE Mystery COUNTRY France

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HAMLET: Two side characters tell a classic Shakespeare tale CONTINUED FROM COVER

times tragic, adventures of the two leads. “You fall in love with them because they’re so well-intentioned,” said production director David Edgecombe. “And yet, everything they do seems to backfire on them.” The story naturally has a very humorous tone, but according to Edgecombe it can also have a dramatic punch when it needs to. “I thought it was extremely funny and yet poignant,” Edgecombe said. “I thought I’d really love to try it.” The production itself is very ambitious, with student Wolfgang Olsson providing an original musical score inspired by the music of the times. “I’ve been studying renaissance and baroque string music at UAA for several years, so it seemed like a nice fit,” Olsson said. “Since I am an English student and an avid fan of Shakespeare, I was intrigued by this unique climate of meta-Shakespearean thematic analysis through the medium of music. Basically, it was a unique challenge that I felt I would be up for.” It’s a huge project, one that originally intimidated Edgecombe. But now that he’s looked the script over again, he’s eager and ready for the production to happen. “I’ve just really enjoyed working on this show, and it reflects so much on the things that are happening today, with the young generation’s quest to find meaning,” Edgecombe said. “And I think that’s certainly one of the big messages of the play.” It’s a huge project, but one that many of its cast and crew are hopeful will succeed.

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“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern” will show in the Fine Arts Building’s Room 220 from Feb. 20 to Mar. 8, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $19 for the general public, $16 for seniors/military/non-UAA students and $8 for UAA students.

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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

by Tom Stoppard

February 20 - March 8, 2015 Friday/Saturday at 8pm Sunday at 3pm

Tickets at UAATix.com & CenterTix.net “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. UAA is an EEO/AA employer and educational institution

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Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour at the Wendy Williamson By Kelly Ireland

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Mountains have a certain picturesque setting to them that draws many in — both for the beauty and danger. The Banff Mountain Film Festival is dedicated to the love of the mountains. On Feb. 27 and 28, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is coming to UAA for an action-packed night of films in the Wendy Williamson Auditorium. Here’s a list and preview of the films being played each night.

FRIDAY, FEB. 27 7 P.M. ‘DANNY MACASKILL: THE RIDGE’

This movie from filmmaker Stu Thomson follows trail biker Danny MacAskill on the Isle of Skye in Scotland on the Cullin Ridge. MacAskill, who is from the area, has always wanted to conquer the thin ridgeline but has wondered if it was at all possible. ‘ARCTIC SWELL: SURFING THE ENDS OF THE EARTH’

Unlike the title suggests, this film is not about a surfer. It’s about an arctic surf photographer named Chris Burkard who is willing to do anything for the perfect shot. Burkard is a senior staff photographer for Surf Magazine and is Sony’s global imaging ambassa-

dor. The film also showcases pro surfers Patrick Millin, Brett Barley and Chadd Konig. ‘TASHI AND THE MONK’

Former Buddhist monk Lobsang Phuntsok left the United States almost 10 years ago to rescue orphans and neglected children in the Himalayan foothills. He has since created a place called Jhamtse Gatsal: The Garden of Love and Compassion. When a new child named Tashi arrives, Phuntsok has to teach her that love will overcome all her hurt and that she is truly wanted. ‘VASU SOJITRA: OUT ON A LIMB’

This inspirational story is about Vasu Sojitra, who lost a leg as a child from a blood infection. Sojitra hasn’t let it slow him down and is an accomplished backcountry skier. “I started off skiing in fifth grade, just kind of taught

myself because the ski school instructor had no idea how to teach me,” Sojitra said. Filmmaker Tyler Wilkinson-Ray depicts Sojitra’s story of trial and triumph. ‘VALLEY UPRISING: THE GOLDEN AGE’

“Valley Uprising” is a documentary film from Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen, Josh Lowell, Zachary Barr, Sender Films and Big Up Productions. The film showcases the involvement of Yosemite National Park in climbing culture and how it has developed and grown over the years. ‘TUMWATER SOLITUDE’

Kayaker Sam Grafton takes on the Class V-plus rapids of the Tumwater Canyon in Washington. Grafton not only maneuvers gracefully through the water but also dodges logs com-

ing downstream. Leah Hemberry and Shane Wilder made this film. ‘INTO THE EMPTY QUARTER (TOUR EDIT)’

Filmmakers and adventurers Alastair Humphreys and Leon McCarron try to cross the Empty Quarter Desert on the Arabian Peninsula with just themselves and a cart of survival equipment. British explorer Wilfred Thesiger inspired the two. The film on tour is a shortened version of the full film. ‘SUN DOG’

“Sun Dog” is about a skier riding the lines in Bariloche, Argentina, with his dog. Congo the dog leads skier Santiago Guzman is lead through the mountains. Conga runs up and down the mountains just as fast as Guzman can go down. The film is truly about man’s best friend.

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SATURDAY, FEB. 28 7 P.M. ‘TOUCH’

Paraglider Jean-Baptiste Chandelier tackles challenging and unique flying sequences all around the world in “Touch.” Chandelier goes urban flying over Santorini, Greece. He goes “acro style” flying through the cold Aigulle de Midi mountain above Chamonix, France. He also tries flying right above the road in Col Du Galibier, France, as he passes bikers and cars and even lands on a tour bus before taking off again doing “downhill style.” ‘MENDING THE LINE’

“Mending the Line” follows 90-yearold WWII vet Frank Moore as he travels back to Normandy, France, with his wife, Jeanne, and their son, Frankie. Frank dreamed of fishing a creek he saw as a young man marching through France. The film follows him returning to fulfill his lifelong dream. While the story is about fishing, it’s also about the love that Frank and Jeanne have shared for more than 70 years.

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Kai Lightner is a 14-year-old international award-winning rock climber. Lightner has been climbing since he was 6 years old, with support from his single mom, Connie. Lightner and his mother have had an agreement that if he keeps his grades she will support his hobby.

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Backcountry skier Andreas Fransson loves being outdoors in the mountains. Fransson talks about how his adventures in the mountains have made him grateful for all things, and even through his failures, he keeps seeking the rewards of the mountains. ‘AND THEN WE SWAM’

James Adair and Ben Stenning, two men who have no experience in rowing, set out to cross the Indian Ocean by rowing. The two signed up to be a part of a race to cross the Indian Ocean that took them 116 days before disaster struck just 8 km from the end. Adair and Stenning were the first to ever row across the Indian Ocean without a support boat.

Faith Dickey does highlining, also known as slacklining. In this episode of “Wild Women,” Dickey does a recordbreaking solo highline. Dickey holds every women’s’ world record in highlining and was the first woman to do more than 100 meters. Pete McBride goes on a stand-up paddle boarding trip on the length of the Colorado River. This part of the river had been dry for years when an agreement between the United States and Mexico put water back into it. In Spring 2014 the Morelos Dam was opened to let less than 1 percent of the river’s flow free into the Colorado River Delta, the last stretch of the river that leads to the Gulf of California. The agreement allowed the Colorado River to reach the ocean again for the first time in over two decades. ‘CALEB’

Caleb Brousseau was paralyzed in a snowboarding accident in 2007. He has since then learned to live with his

disability and has taken on challenges many wouldn’t believe possible for a person with paralyzed legs. Brousseau took up kayaking after becoming paralyzed and has not let his disability limit him. ‘SUFFERFEST 2: DESERT ALPINE’

In this sequel, Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright are back again. In the first “Sufferfest” the two biked through California in their first-ever long-distance bike trip and climbed the 15 tallest peaks in California along the way. Now in “Sufferfest 2,” Honnold and Wright try to tackle 45 of the American Southwest’s most iconic desert towers via their most difficult routes. Honnold and Wright travel through Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona in “Sufferfest 2.” ‘AFTERGLOW’

“Afterglow” is the first of its kind — a cinematographic experience like no other. Afterglow is a ski movie filmed entirely at night with LED suits, lights and more in Alaska and British Columbia.

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Michigan Tech brushes off UAA 5-1 Friday night By Nolin Ainsworth

sports@thenorthernlight.org The UAA Seawolves lost to the Michigan Technological University Huskies, 5-1 last Friday. The Seawolves struggled to match the Huskies’ speed in the first period and spent very little time in the Huskies’ zone. The Seawolves were called for a kneeing penalty midway through the period that lead to a MTU power play goal. Seawolf goaltender Olivier Mantha initially blocked Husky captain Blake Pietila’s slap shot, but forward Malcolm Gould’s fielded the puck and slapped it back on net for the score. Refs called another penalty on the Seawolves only a couple minutes later, this time for tripping, and Husky defenseman Shane Hanna scored his fifth goal of the season on the ensuing power play. At the end of the first period, the Seawolves had as many shots on net as the Huskies did goals: two. The second period started out seemingly promising for the home team, but soon turned into the

Huskies’ favor. The Seawolves were on the power play for a significant portion of the period after Husky David Johnstone was ejected from the game near the end of the first period. The Huskies went on to score three evenstrength goals in the second and pushed their lead to 5, forging the biggest advantage the Huskies would have in the game. Sophomores Mike Neville and Tyler Heinonen of Michigan Tech each scored a goal, while Hanna buried his second of the night at 7:28 in the third. Seawolf forward Blake Tatchell cut into the Huskies’ lead in the third period, but only by one score. The Saskatchewan native collected a pass in the slot flanked by Husky defenders and was able fire a clean shot on net that beat Huskies’ Phillips. Jared D’Amico took over goaltending duties for the Seawolves after Mantha let four in by 11:22 minutes in the second. Mantha faced 21 shots during that stretch. Despite the change in net, the Seawolves were unable to spark a sustained offensive attack and even out the score.

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Seawolves hit ‘rock bottom’ in 10-0 loss against No. 5 Huskies By Nolin Ainsworth

sports@thenorthernlight.org The UAA hockey team did not sleep well Saturday night — nightmares of the No. 5-ranked Michigan Technological University team skating circles around them wouldn’t allow it. The black-andyellow band from Houghton, Michigan, battered the Seawolves with 10 goals last Saturday night at the Sullivan Arena, and Husky goaltender Jamie Phillips earned his fourth shutout of the season in the 10-0 debacle. It was the Seawolves’ largest loss of the season, and the second time they allowed an opponent to score 10 goals in a game this year. “We didn’t defend well. We lacked awareness, we lacked execution and we got hammered by a very good team,” said head coach Matt Thomas following the game. The Huskies went on their first offensive tear in the first period, scoring four goals within an eight-minute span that ended with Thomas pulling goaltender Olivier Mantha near the halfway mark. Husky forward Tanner Kero started the scoring spree less than two minutes into the game. Malcolm Gould, Brent Baltus and Mark Auk also got into the scoring mix for Michigan Tech. At the end of the first period, the Huskies led 5-0. The Seawolves played a competitive second period, in which they outshot MTU 14-4. For the first time in the game, the Huskies did not have complete control. The Seawolves went on three power plays during this time but could not capitalize on any of them. “To dominate play for that amount of time and not see any results is just kind of the way our team is right now,” said sophomore defenseman Chase Van Allen. “We’re having a hard time finding the back of the net.” Freshman forward Anthony Conti had perhaps the best scoring chance of the evening when he went on a breakaway in the closing minutes of the second, but the puck did not keep level on the ice and his backhand attempt was wide of the net. In the third period, the Huskies went on another four-goal run in a six-minute stretch that started around the middle of the period. Thomas knows what a winning effort looks like. Given the team’s play last week, he doesn’t think the Seawolves are playing with one right now. “I know myself, I’ve won a lot of hockey games. I’ve coached a lot of winning teams. I know how to win,” Thomas said. “If these guys don’t get on board, they are not going to be apart of it.” Just what does Thomas want his team to get on board with? “It’s effort, it’s attitude, and it’s awareness,” he said. The Seawolves remain in last place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings at 4-16. With the weekend victories, the Huskies earn a season sweep over the Seawolves. UAA was defeated by the Huskies on Nov. 7-8 on the road, 2-0 and 3-1. The Seawolves play Bemidji State next weekend, Feb. 20-21.

Forward Anthony Conti gets in the face of an opponent Feb. 13 during the game against Michigan Technological University at the Sullivan Arena.

PHOTOS BY ADAM EBERHARDT

Forward Scott Allen goes to take a shot Feb. 13 during the game against Michigan Technological University at the Sullivan Arena.

Derek Docken attempts a shot on the Michigan Technological University Huskies Feb. 14 at the Sullivan Arena

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Michigan Tech Huskies shut out UAA Seawolves last week, 5-1, 10-0

Michigan Tech player Shane Hanna pulls back Seawolf Austin Azurdia as he attempts to get the puck from Riley Sweeney on Feb. 14 at the Sullivan Arena.

PHOTOS BY ADAM EBERHARDT

Forward Brett Cameron attempts a goal Feb. 13 during the game against Michigan Tech University at the Sullivan Arena.

Forward Zack Rassell fights to get control of the puck Feb. 13 during a game against Michigan Tech University at the Sullivan Arena.

Goaltender Olivier Mantha watches as the puck deflects off his pads Feb. 14 during a game against Michigan Tech University at the Sullivan Arena.

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Seawolves sweep MSU Billings 82-68 last Thursday

Senior guard Boomer Blossom dives for the ball Feb. 12 during a game against Montana State University Billings at the Alaska Airlines Center. Senior guard Derrick Fain takes a shot over an opponent trying to block him Feb. 12 during a game against Montana State University Billings at the Alaska Airlines Center.

Seawolf guard Travis Parrish reaches to swat the pass of an opponent Feb. 12 during a game against Montana State University Billings at the Alaska Airlines Center.

PHOTOS BY ADAM EBERHARDT

Junior guard Brian McGill dribbles past an opponent Feb. 12 during a game against Montana State University Billings at the Alaska Airlines Center.

Seawolf forward Sjur Berg and an opponent reach for the ball Feb. 12 during a game against Montana State University Billings at the Alaska Airlines Center.

Senior guard Travis Thompson goes for a layup Feb. 12 during a game against Montana State University Billings at the Alaska Airlines Center.

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OPINION LETTER TO THE EDITOR By Kyle Pace Contributor

Where do the priorities of UAA truly lie? I have been to three different prioritization meetings since last week, and I don’t seem to be any closer to finding an answer. Each time I listen to the Chancellor’s Cabinet tell a similar story to new faces, and while that story sounds good, I don’t think it reflects the behind-the-scenes reality. I have heard faculty ask difficult questions about whether or not their programs were going to be cut, I have heard parents want to know whether or not their young children are going to have a future on campus, and I have listened to students wondering whether or not sustainable UAA is part of our campuses future. Every answer I have heard seems to be very general and lacking any specifics. It seems to me that those in charge do not have any concrete ideas about the future. So where do the priorities of UAA lie? Do they lie in investing money into the small number of athletes on campus? With a brand-new stadium and major improvements to the hockey team locker rooms, this looks likely. Do the priorities lie simply in the science and engineering pro-

grams? With a brand-new engineering building and very little money to run it, I wonder what the future of the humanities are on campus? Or maybe the future of UAA is a sustainable one in which we bring more local foods, renewable energy and recycling to campus. I think when all is said and done, the big problem is communication. I am forced to speculate over the future of our campus because I simply do not know what is going on in the minds of those who will be making these decisions. It is very frustrating to be stuck in a state of limbo where nothing is certain. The only thing I know for sure right now is that we need to find a way to open lines of communication between the ones making the big decisions and the ones affected by those decisions. Transparency and communication every step of the way is key to creating a healthy atmosphere on campus during these uncertain times. I don’t expect those in charge to have all the answers but I would much rather hear them say, “We just don’t know right now, but we’re working on it, and here’s how you can talk to us about it,” rather than hear the same form of answers time and time again.

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UAA athletics cuts students short By Kelly Ireland

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With the recent release of the prioritization report plans for an expanded Seawolf Hockey area in the Wells Fargo Sports Complex has been announced. The current plans will account for the loss of about 15% of the student recreation areas. When does the cutting of student facilities end? With the building of the Alaska Airlines Center students were promised a workout facility and really only got a cardio room out of the deal. Students were optimistic though that the space at least added something but, then the workout facilities at the Gorsuch Commons were taken out, further reducing the space available to students to

work out. And now to top it all off the Wells Fargo Sports Complex workout facility for students is being cut short again by UAA athletics. And for what? New locker rooms, a players’ lounge (with a kitchen, fireplace and bar), a training facility, a multipurpose room, a coaches’ locker room and hydrotherapy room. And for who? Not for the students that’s for sure. It’s all for the Seawolf hockey program. The question remains who does UAA administration really care about, the students who are breaking the bank to try to get a higher education or their precious athletic program? That’s not to say that athletics aren’t important, but UAA needs to put a higher value on ALL student needs, not just the needs of the athletic program.

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When faced with budget cuts, what at UAA would you cut?

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“I personally would cut funding to student loans. There are many scholarship opportunities, so we as students should take advantage of them.”

“I would cut the programs and events that I think are unnecessary, so that the budget for those could go to expanding the parking lots.”

“Tough question! Why don’t we take money and distribute it to certain programs evenly? So many programs need to stay open.”

“I would cut parking expenses to just one pass for everywhere, so you can park anywhere and just pay a flat rate.”

Austin Bauer

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