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Interactive Art, “Healing 1”
Seawolves send gymnasts to the championship
Macklemore hits big
USUAA endorses media budget, E. Bunny gives candy in SU
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The UAA Student Union was temporarily disrupted by a harmless but maniacal man in an Easter Bunny costume distributing chocolate. USUAA’s meeting in the lower level was unfazed.
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis fans descended upon Eagan center like a swarm March 29 for what was easily Anchorage’s biggest hip hop event of the year.
The UAA Media Board, The Northern Light and KRUA 88.1 FM shared their budget for the 2014 fiscal year with the Union of Students at the University of Alaska meeting March 29. USUAA unanimously endorsed all proposed budgets. Emily McLaughlin, a student representative of the media board, spoke to USUAA about the TNL and KRUA budget. She said student media fees are split evenly between both the student organizations. The student media board unanimously approved their annual budget at their monthly meeting March 22. TNL executive editor Jolene Alm-
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First UA Alaska Native Studies Conference larger than expected By Nita Mauigoa
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Head hockey coach no longer with program
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features2@thenorthernlight.org The sound of the Alaska Native drum is akin to the sound of a mother’s heartbeat. As that “heartbeat” echoes, it beckons people to become a part of something special and unified. The first ever UA Alaska Native Studies Conference, “Transforming the University: Alaska Native Studies in the 21st Century,” will take place April 5 - 6 on campus. The Alaska Native Studies Council (ANSC), a group consisting of system-wide UA faculty who are focused on furthering the education and research of the indigenous people of Alaska, is hosting the twoday series. “The conference has ballooned into something bigger than we planned,” Sharon Lind, assistant professor of the College of Business and Public Policy, said. Lind is also a co-chair on the Alaska Native Studies Council. Lind said there will be over 30 panels and nearly 50 separate events taking place covering a range of topics from arts, to education, to Alaska Native corporations. There will also be a preconference, “The Things We Make: Alaska Native Art in the 21st Century,” April 4 at the Anchorage Museum. Emily Moore, term instructor of Alaska Native Studies, said established Alaskan artists such as Nicholas Galanin and Jack Dalton will discuss what they have seen over the past 40 years, and new artists will present their creative work. “The pre-conference is a historic gathering,” Moore, who is also a co-chair for the pre-conference, said. “I don’t know of any event in recent times where this many important artists are going to come together and just talk.” The conference on campus has garnered international recognition. Visitors from Canada and Greenland are expected. “UAA is going to be host to people coming from all over the world to address education whether it’s indigenous focused or Alaska focused. There’s so many presentations, it runs the gamut,” Maria Williams, director of Alaska Native Studies, said. As a co-chair on the ANSC, Williams has turned her office into a meeting hub for conference planning. Williams, along with other members from the ANSC, say they look forward to hearing from keynote speaker, Graham Hingangaroa Smith, a world-renowned educator from New Zealand at 9 a.m. April 5 at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium. Smith is the CEO/Vice Chancellor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, an indigenous university in New Zealand, which promotes development for the Maori - the indigenous Polynesian people of the land. “It’s exciting, just to hear on the international perspective, how we as Alaska are in that larger global picture. Graham Smith is super inspiring,” Williams said. Williams said a lot of the funding came from the office of
endarez said the January redesign of the paper, which made the paper dimensionally larger, was well received. She also said the staff has been consistently growing since the beginning of the fiscal year. TNL advertising manager Chelsea Dennis said TNL has budgeted to hire an ad representative in the next fiscal year. The representative will recruit new companies for advertisement, among other responsibilities. Almendarez said there is an extra $500 being allocated to pay student contract writers for TNL because there is increased interest in students to write articles. Almendarez said $78,348 was spent on printing costs last fiscal year, producing 34 issues of the paper. $89,630 will
Perry Eaton created this Alaska Native mask themed “Indigenous: The things we make,” which will be featured at the pre-conference hosted at the Anchorage Museum. PHOTO COURTESY OF PERRY EATON
Provost and Vice Chancellor Elisha Baker. She said he has shown constant support since planning started a year ago. “The opening session will include Provost Baker, UA President Pat Gamble, Chancellor Tom Case and Smith, so having those people in the same room showcases the importance and adds credibility to this conference,” Lind said. Williams said that although there are registration fees to attend the pre-conference and conference, they will not stop anyone who shows up without funds to any events. She wants to encourage people to attend because she said there is something for everyone. For specific details on fees and schedules, visit the Alaska Native Studies website at: http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/native/. There will be a free, special meet and greet with Keynote speaker, Graham H. Smith, 4 p.m. April 4, in ARTS 124.
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Hockey coach Dave Shyiak is parting ways with the Seawolves. In a statement released Friday, the athletics department confirmed a search committee has been appointed and is considering national applicants to fill the position. Dallas Baldwin, assistant sports information director, said she does not know who is on the committee or who appointed it. She confirmed Shyiak had three years left in his five-year contract with UAA. He was hired in 2005. Baldwin also said the department is not officially stating whether Shyiak has been fired or resigned from the position. The department also did not confirm whether he is slated to receive a buyout or severance package. “That will be an ongoing process to figure that out,” she said. Shyiak’s record for the past eight seasons is 80-177-33 (0.333). The six recruits lined up to begin working with the Seawolves this fall will still be accepted onto the team. Visit www.thenorthernlight.org throughout the week for more information. Compiled by J. Almendarez
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