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Upcoming Howlapalooza music festival.
Campus Kick-Off attracts crowds to the Cuddy Quad last Saturday.
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Kicking off fall semester
A UAA student juggles hacky sack at Campus Kick-Off.
UAA mens basketball player DeVante Baisa tosses a bean bag at the Air National Guard booth.
UAA students spar in the inflatable ring at Campus Kick-Off.
Student government executive platform, objectives By Jacob Holley-Kline arts2@thenorthernlight.org
USUAA President Stacey Lucason and Vice President Jolaine Polak won out the student government election with 455 votes, leaving competitors Johnnie E. Templeton and Ashleigh Gaines a distant second with 344 votes. As part of their platform, Lucason and Polak want to make campus worth staying on after class. Working with Student Union Operations Coordinator Dana Sample, Lucason and Polak have coordinated to make both the Student Union Advisory Board and the Student Union Gallery more active.
“We are responsible for advocating for the students to make sure they have a bridge to the administration.” jolaine polak
“The (Advisory) Board used to be really active,” Lucason said, “and we’ve worked with Dana to have it be more active ... so we’ve been reaching out over the summer to students to be appointed.” Lucason and Polak want also to connect students to UAA administration. With the Wells Fargo Sports Complex no lon-
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ger in use for intramural sports, a planning and steering committee for its redesign will be put together. Lucason wants student voices in that committee. “Finding dedicated students to fill all the open seats and positions will be our biggest challenge,” Polak said. Filling the seats is one thing, but making sure students attend to their positions is another, Lucason notes. “Even if (students) aren’t going to decide what we’re going to do (with the Sports Complex), we want to make sure there’s somebody from our perspective who’s at the table,” Lucason said. That is one of the main points of Lucason and Polak’s term: increasing administrative trans-
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parency and student involvement with UAA’s governing structures. “In general, we can say students at large don’t know enough about the resources we have here in the union,” Lucason said, “(or) what student government is and what it does.” Polak acknowledged that social media will be a big part of how they handle communication with students. “Social media is a big part of how students communicate,” Polak said, “so we will be utilizing Facebook.” To supplement their social media presence, Lucason and Polak will have tables run by USUAA senators set up outside of the USUAA office in the Student Union.
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“That way we’ll have a more physical presence,” Lucason said. Above all, Lucason and Polak agree that their job is to advocate for students. “We are responsible for advocating for the students,” Polak said, “to make sure they have a bridge to the administration.” Lucason believes this can be better accomplished with more students invested in student government and the administrative workings of UAA. “We really want to encourage people, even if they don’t want to be involved in student government, to get involved with student clubs or student activities,” Lucason said. “That shows the administration that we do actually care about this campus.” youtube.com/tnlnews
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Do you have a life hack that might make someone’s day a little easier? Email it to features@thenorthernlight.org
COLLEG E How to microwave more than one bowl at once.
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By Valerie Hudson
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1. Can’t fit two bowls in the microwave? Use a mug to elevate one bowl.
4. Keep greens fresher longer by
2. Use the snack incentive while studying.
3. Use an apple slicer to cut potatoes for oven-baked wedges. (via HelloGiggles.com)
blowing into the plastic bag and sealing it back shut with a twist tie; the carbon dioxide will help keep lettuce crispy!
5. Dip Oreo cookies into milk, and then freeze them for an irresistible cookies and cream snack.
A snack incentive is one way to curb hunger while continuing the momentum of studying.
Quick and easy chicken yakisoba
A twist on plain old ramen noodles By Valerie Hudson
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The first week of classes —while exciting — can leave one feeling exhausted and hungry, yet unwilling to put in the effort to cook an elaborate meal. This recipe for chicken yakisoba is not only quick and easy, but it’s also friendly on the wallet.
Ingredients • Packet of ramen noodles • Chicken Broth
• Desired Veggies
The microwavable boxes that already have some kind of sauce/seasoning are convenient, but any kind will work.
Directions
Start by boiling a packet of ramen noodles in a full can of chicken broth. Add chicken and veggies to the pot. It’s best to make sure the chicken and veggies are cooked to one’s preferred tenderness before adding them to the noodles. Boil just enough to combine ingredients and heat them all the way through. Optional: Stir in a drizzle of one’s favorite sauce, such as Mr. Yoshida’s original marinade, Sriracha sauce, sesame oil or soy sauce. This quick meal is not only easy to make in one serving, but it can also be made for a crowd as well. Happy eating!
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RED ZONE: Avoid sexual assault by partying safely By Kelly Ireland
arts@thenorthernlight.org Fact: Most sexual assaults on campuses involve alcohol. Many parties also involve alcohol, and when students party — especially freshmen — things can get dangerous. But there are ways to be safer and smarter about sex and partying to prevent becoming a victim or offender. The weeks leading to Thanksgiving are a particularly dangerous time for incoming freshmen, and this time period has become known as the “Red Zone.” According to a Campus Sexual Assault study conducted in 2007, this time period is characterized by the highest rate of campus sexual assaults, mostly involving college freshmen. These statistics, while influenced by several factors, can result from students trying to fit in amongst a new group of people, having less supervision and being unfamiliar with surroundings and situations. Most of the sexual assaults that arise from this happen because of alcohol — according to Core Institute, alcohol is a factor in 90 percent of campus rapes. The Core Institute also reports that 73 percent of college students drink at least occasionally, and that puts many students at risk. Knowing the principles of consent is the first step to preventing sexual assault. Scott Hampton, director of Ending the Violence for the Consexuality Project, outlined four principles regarding consent, shown to the right. While drinking and partying, remember to always trust yourself and to not give in to peer pressure. Alcohol is not required to have fun, and judg-
ment is impaired while drinking. Remembering these things can keep one out of a lot of trouble. “Don’t put yourself in a position where you’re so far out of it that you don’t know what you’re doing to yourself,” said University Police Department Chief Rick Shell. If you want to drink at a party, try to bring a person you trust along with you. This person can help look after you and make sure you aren’t being taken advantage of. “If you’re going to parties, have somebody with you that can help. ... Kinda like a safety partner,” Shell said. “So that if one of you does get too far off, the other can help out and ... protect you from the predators that may be out there.” “Teach your friends to be good bystanders,” said Jerry Trew, former detective and a Title IX investigator at UAA. University Police Department detective Teresa Denette suggests letting someone know if you are going out, as well as where you will be going and who you’re going with. She also suggests that individuals avoid leaving drinks unattended or accepting drinks from strangers. A brochure from BACCHUS & GAMMA Peer Education Network says, “Be extra careful getting into sexual situations when you’ve been drinking. Alcohol abuse sometimes leads people into sexual situations they may have avoided if they were sober.” Always have a plan of how you will leave the party either at the end of the night, or if some-
thing is going wrong or you don’t feel safe. Don’t ever leave a party alone with someone you have just met, either. You can even download a mobile application called “circleof6,” which allows users to just tap their phones twice to send six user-selected people a message that says, “Come and get me. I need help getting home safely. Call when you’re close. My location is near: (link to your location).” The app also has hotline numbers for a variety of issues including rape, sexual abuse, relationship abuse and more. UPD suggests contacting the law enforcement if you believe someone has tried or has sexually assaulted you. Immediately go to the nearest hospital if you have been hurt. “Contact the police department that would have the jurisdiction over it,” Shell said. “So if it happens on campus, it would be us (UPD), 786-1120, or 911 if it’s happening right then, or the Anchorage Police Department — it’s 786-8900.” Denette said that once one notifies the police of a sexual assault, the victim will be taken to the nearest Sexual Assault Response Team Center and will see a forensic nurse. “I encourage you to report it immediately to the police, so an investigation can be completed,” Denette said. Shell said students who may be apprehensive about involving law enforcement alternatively report the incident to the Dean of Students Office, which will also provide resources for the victim as well.
A well-meaning column rife with clunky metaphors and horrible advice, Orange Rhymes With is the go-to place to break the monotony of classes and laugh at someone else’s misfortune.
Moving pains By Evan Dodd Contributor
Once the books are ordered, the parking pass grudgingly paid for and my class schedule checked for what felt like the first time, there’s really nothing left to do before the semester starts — except to actually move in the Templewood apartments. I despise moving into the residence halls. After the many different iterations of this over the past three years, I still have a special loathing for the move-
in process that may persist long after I’m obligated to load my car with all my material possessions every fall. Someone with forethought would have been slowly packing all week, sorting his or her belongings into neat little boxes with clearly marked labels in preparation of the move. Clearly I am not that person, given that I instead spent the better part of my week trying to convince my girlfriend’s cat to answer to the name “Kanye” in spite of her (completely unreasonable) protests. The worst part of moving in is that I already know the schedule of mistakes
PRINCIPLES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT:
Sex is a privilege, not a right.
Consent must ALWAYS be given.
There are NO excuses for sexual assault.
The perpetrator is the only one responsible for sexual assault.
that are going to plague my every waking moment until I get all of my belongings stacked in a pile on the Templewood floor. Something I own will inevitably break during the journey — probably something valuable that should have been secured instead of allowed to roll around the back seat of my car. Then the fragments of that something will spend the next few weeks rattling around the floor of my car until I finally either re-vacuum every conceivable surface or I end up with shards or my former belongings stuck into my shoes. Then, there’s the mystery box of possessions that always seems to appear unannounced at the new place. One never seems to remember packing it, and it’s always filled with things one hasn’t seen in years and has no room for. Science can’t explain it. Religion chalks it up to a miraculous event. But somehow I’m going to end up with a box of old crap that will be of zero value to me. This year I even get to participate in the Olympic event of running my boxes up and down the Templewood stairs in an attempt to motivate me to actually find a real apartment next time. That mess is further compounded by my lack of truck to move everything with, requiring me to pack my Kia like a sardine can and relinquish any hope of using the mirrors on the drive in. I’m even willing to admit: As decorative as my pineapple lamp, lava
lamp and unreasonably large poster of Stephen Colbert are, they’re not exactly easy to fit into my car alongside the boxes full of legitimately useful items. So my solution for this year is to move in only what I physically need to survive the first week: food, laptop and a large potted cactus. This way I can slowly move items in as I need them instead of being in the situation I was last spring where I moved out three rooms’ worth of belongings that had no reason for being there. (College tip: When you’re using your ironing board as a shelf and snowboard as a shoe rack because you ran out of space to put them, it’s time to just become an adult and buy yourself a real shelf and shoe rack.) So this semester I’ll give the minimalist approach a shot and see if I can cut down on the avalanche of vaguely useful belongings that is sure to bury me come spring. If you see someone hurtling objects out of the upper floor of a Templewood, then rather than being alarmed, just understand that I’m clearing the clutter out of my life and trying desperately to be able to see my floor this semester. Either way, come Monday my things will be in piles where there will stay until October, when I finally run out of excuses not to clean. It may seem chaotic, but for me it’s just a sure sign that another year is upon us.
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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.
Sleep and the collegiate brain By Klax Zlubzecon
Translated by George Hyde A new semester is starting, and regular readers of this column know what that means: sleep issues! Hooray! George is currently typing this at 2 in the morning. He clearly wants to go to sleep earlier, seeing as he’s waking up pretty early for classes, but he’s stuck going to sleep at 2 or 3 a.m. It usually self-adjusts once the semester properly gets into full swing, but it’s still stressful whenever the pressure of a new semester is building. This is a pretty big problem when it comes to college students, because they can spend so much time in the late hours of the night cramming in studies. And that’s straight-up unhealthy. I’ve mentioned this several times in the column, and truth be told, I’m not sure I’m entirely qualified to do so. We brain slugs are so different from life here on Earth. We don’t need to sleep; all of our information and energy is obtained by the species we enslave. That’s just the way we function. But all life on Earth differs from that. They need sleep in order to survive. Perhaps the function of sleep most relevant to college students is its effects on memorization. The brain does a much better job of retaining and recalling memories after a good long nap. It shuts down its interaction with the outside world and sorts everything out whilst you’re not aware. I don’t think enough students grasp the concept that studying is made a lot easier with this in mind. Studying for a bit and then taking a nap is one of the best things you can do before an exam. But it serves other purposes, too. Sleeping helps immensely with healing wounds, improving the immune system, metabolism, growth — it’s enough to make me wonder why we slugs don’t do it. Oh right. The whole “controlling other species” thing. Duh. But that brings me back to this current conundrum: Why can’t my host go to bed before 2? He makes an effort to climb in, but he just ends up either staring at the ceiling or at his phone. He’s wide awake, and he doesn’t feel the need to before a certain time. This is the concept of the biological sleep schedule at its cruelest. Over vaca-
tions, George really lets himself go in terms of time awake, and he often stays up very late into the night. And since he has no real need to wake up before, say, noon, what’s to stop him from going to bed at 3 a.m.? And thus, the brain adapts to this new schedule. According to George’s biological clock, 1 a.m. is no longer “sleep” time. It is “another hour playing ‘Civilization’” time. After a period of time, the brain just throws its hands in the air and says, “Screw it. He’s not going to sleep. We may as well play along.” That’s a problem when the semester starts back up, because he has to start waking up at 7 in the morning to prepare for school. During the first few weeks back, the brain still thinks 7 a.m. is sleep time, and that leaves George immensely groggy. But then the brain starts adapting, and the biological clock winds back a few hours until he’s going to bed at a reasonable hour again. But I know you, reader. You’re a life-hacker. You want to wake up at a reasonable hour now, not when the easy first week of classes starts up. Well, it wouldn’t be a proper Seawolf Slug column without some self-help tips. So here goes. First off is the all-important alarm clock app. As much as it makes George want to throw his phone at the wall in the morning, this is a marvelous technology when it comes to changing your biological clock. Its loud noises and vibrations trick the brain into being alert against its own will, thereby setting a new beginning period for sleep time. This is reinforced by an early breakfast. In the primitive days before civilization, humans would wake up at a certain time because they knew food was available at that time. They knew 7 a.m. was the time to go hunting, so instinctually, that’s where the biological clock would set its alarm. Thankfully, this instinct is intact today, and by grabbing a bite to eat right after you wake up, it further reinforces your new biological schedule. After about a week of that, you should be set to get enough sleep for your studies. And with that, I think it’s time to force George back into bed. We brain slugs appreciate a nice, organized brain. So keep it that way!
R ESISTA NCE IS F U T I LE . EMBRACE THE SEAWOLF SLUG.
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“The Identical” Sept. 5
When a poorer couple has twins they ask their reverend, Reece Wade (Ray Liotta, “Muppets Most Wanted”), whose wife, Louise Wade (Ashley Judd, “Divergent”), has miscarried multiple times, to take one of their sons because they can only afford one child. The boy given to the reverend, Ryan Wade (Blake Rayne), discovers at a young age he has a talent for music. Ryan’s father forces him to join the ministry despite his plans to pursue music. Then his long-lost twin, Drexel Hemsley (Blake Rayne), rises to stardom as a musician and Ryan’s parents must decide if it’s right to tell the truth about where he actually comes from.
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“No Good Deed” Sept. 12
Terri (Taraji P. Henson, “Think Like a Man Too”) hears a knock on a door from a supposedly distressed man whose car has crashed near her home. The man is actually an escaped convict named Collin Evans (Idris Elba, “Thor: The Dark World”), who invades her house as she goes to grab a phone for him to use. He then begins to terrorize her family.
“God Help the Girl” Sept. 5
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“God Help the Girl” is a musical starring Emily Browning (“Plush”) as girl named Eve, who begins to write songs as therapy while in the hospital. After being released she meets James (Olly Alexander, “Le Week-End”) and Cassie (Hannah Murray, “Skins”), who are also interested in music and want to work together with Eve.
“Dolphin Tale 2” Sept. 12
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“Frontera” Sept. 5
A former Arizona sheriff named Roy’s (Ed Harris, “Planes: Fire and Rescue”) wife is killed on their property while out riding. An illegal Mexican immigrant, who was crossing through their property after crossing the border, becomes a suspect for the murder — but that’s not the case. Roy and the current sheriff butt heads over the case, as they have different beliefs about who did it.
“Kelly & Cal” Sept. 5
When Kelly (Juliette Lewis, “Hellion”) moves into the suburb with her husband and new baby, she has a hard time fitting in with the other women in the neighborhood. Then she meets her neighbor, Cal (Jonny Weston, “Sugar”). They become friends, and he soon finds out she is more than just a housewife and used to be in a band and have fun. The two push each other out of their comfort zones.
Winter, an aquarium dolphin, becomes sick after her surrogate mother passes away. She needs to have a female companion or else the U.S. Department of Agriculture will take her away. The aquarium then gets a call about stranded dolphin that needs to be saved. The question, however, is if the two will get along.
“The Drop” Sept. 12
Bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy, “Locke”) gets wrapped up in a slew of crimes, where he is at the center of funneling money to gangs. His boss and cousin, Marv (James Gandolfini, “Enough Said”), make a robbery. The investigation and events that follow tear apart their Brooklyn neighborhood.
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Howlapalooza By Jacob Holley-Kline arts2@thenorthernlight.org
The Anchorage arts community is bustling with talent. Musicians, visual artists and acrobats alike have made their name in the community. Now, with the help of UAA Student Activities and local marketing firm Spawn Ideas, this local talent will have a big venue to perform for UAA students and the Anchorage community alike with “Howlapalooza.” “When we heard about the Alaska Airlines Center grand opening, we figured it was a great opportunity to bring this festival to life,” said festival manager Brooklyn Baggett. From there, Matthew Glenn, Student Activities Programming Team manager, contacted a diverse array of local talent from locally grown metal band “36 Crazyfists” to the Shiloh Baptist Choir. Local indie rock outfit Ghost Hands will also reunite to play for the festival. “The idea of having such a broad range of Alaska-grown talent under one roof on the same day is unprecedented,” said Mike McCormick, assistant director of Student Activities. The festival is scheduled to take place from 1-11 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Alaska Airlines Center, with food and entertainment available for its 10-hour length. “Howlapalooza” was first conceived as an open house at the Alaska Airlines
Center coupled with local performances on two stages. Then, with the help of Spawn, it developed into a full-fledged festival. “I envisioned something that would attract of broad spectrum of Anchorage residents,” McCormick said. “(Then) the original idea had been developed into a music and arts festival.” Spawn, which also helped coordinate additional opening week activities at the Alaska Airlines Center, led the festival’s development. “We wanted to make this event as accessible as possible,” Baggett said. “Live music, good food and drink, arts and crafts vendors … why would anyone be skeptical about that?” Baggett and McCormick both hope that “Howlapalooza” will have ripples beyond the UAA campus. “This year is the first and an experiment, so we need UAA and the community … to show up and have a good time so we can do it over and over again, and grow it bigger and bigger every year,” Baggett said. McCormick shares her sentiment. “Any event that brings people out of their homes to celebrate with other members of the community is a good thing,” McCormick said. “This and the hundreds, hopefully thousands of future events in the center will contribute to making UAA a better university and Anchorage a better place to live.”
“Howlapalooza” will take place from 1-11 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Alaska Airlines Center. Admission is free until 6 p.m. Admission thereafter is $10 for the public and $5 for UAA students.
‘Ultra Street Fighter IV’ features brilliant design By George Hyde
gchyde@thenorthernlight.org Something strange happened when the original “Street Fighter IV” hit the scene almost five years ago. Suddenly, a seemingly dead genre sprung to life with a vim unlike any other genre revival in the history of the gaming scene. People wanted to play 2-D fighting games again — and not only that, they wanted to watch 2-D fighting games. Fighting games as a genre exploded into a sport watched by millions, if not billions, of people worldwide. The genre is still in that place today, and now, Capcom has released the fourth edition of “Street Fighter IV,” aptly titled “Ultra Street Fighter IV.” The “Street Fighter” series
basically involves two players on either side of the screen fighting each other until one player’s health drops to zero. Players can jump, kick and punch with varying degrees of speed and strength. It seems simple, but there’s a lot of depth. Every match plays out like a careful game of chess. Knowing when and where to strike, and what to strike with, is incredibly crucial to victory. Some moves have a psychological effect just as much as they have a real effect; throwing a fireball works just as well to force an opponent to react to it as it does to inflict damage. Seeing clever players strut their stuff and face off against others in a battle of wits is an experience unlike many other games, and that’s what’s made “Street Fighter” a compelling
spectator sport over the years. However, that’s the kicker — many of today’s best players face off on Twitch and YouTube, and frugal gamers can just watch the game there. Trying to get into the game is a foreboding proposition. The game’s online multiplayer community is infamous for being hard on newbies, and the game has a frustratingly little amount of tutorials or hand-holding. The most a new player can do is either watch online matches or play the single-player modes for the small story cutscenes they provide. But both of these needs can be fulfilled on YouTube anyway. “Ultra Street Fighter IV” is one of the most brilliantly designed multiplayer games on the market, and watching great players compete can be
one of the most mesmerizing experiences online today. But be warned that if you want to play it yourself, it’s best played with a group of local friends who know just about as much as you do. Otherwise, it can feel impenetrable.
Game: “Ultra Street Fighter IV” Developer: Capcom Platforms: PS3, 360, PC Genre: Fighting Release Date: Aug. 5, 2014 +Deep design +Engaging to watch -Difficult to get into
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