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An online publication by University of Alaska Fairbanks Journalism students

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Barracuda's Beginnings
From point guard to governor
"Proof that practice pays off."
Palin clutch down stretch

Cold Cash
Delivering water, ice bikes.
"A day without water is bad news."
Many directions for interior paychecks.

Retracing McCandless
Philosopher or fool?
"I want to see the bus."
Pondering Supertramp's demise.

Icy Transformation
Chainsaws, artistic visions
"Freeing the Angel"
Sadness flows with sunshine

Baked Alaska
Alaska's arctic meltdown.
"People of the ice"
Will life be the same after the thaw?

Arctic Gaea

Baked Alaska
Alaska's arctic meltdown.
"People of the ice"
Will life be the same after the thaw?

Surviving the Cold Rush
Fuel hikes spark Arctic fears.
"Pretty soon we gonna stop eating." Emergy bills threaten villages

Adventure

Retracing McCandless
Philosopher or fool?
"I want to see the bus."
Pondering Supertramp's demise.

Driving for Dawn
Howling visions and 50-below.
"I'm not dead."
Sleepless 1,000-mile Yukon Quest.

Hot Sports, Cold Land
Pushing limits climbing, skiing, and diving
"You're basically hurting all the time" Outhouse Racing: An Interior tradition.

Real Dogs Wear Booties
Doggone mushing lifestyle
"Nice to have a multipurpose buddy" Love & definitions of neglect

Crime

Hartman Murder Files
Four imprisoned for teen's '97 murder
"We just got railroaded" Drunken confessions, claimed innocence

ECON 101

Paid Just to Live Here
Alaskans recieve a large chunk of change every year from oil company revenues, but is the money worth it?

Cold Cash
Delivering water, ice bikes
"A day without water is bad news."
Many directions for interior paychecks.

War & Peace

Backyard wargames
Snowy prep for desert mission
"It means we're all dead""
Platoons storm "urban village"

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Touching wider world changed my Alaska, my neighborhood.