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October 5, 2004

 
 

 

 

Murkowski drops out of debate, cites scheduling conflict

A university-sponsored debate between U.S. Senate candidates appears dead after Republican incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski backed out of the challenge last Tuesday...

UA students to pay new fee next semester

University of Alaska students won't have to wait until next year for tuition increase, as a new tuition-based fee gets tacked on next semester...

Police Blotter

STUDENT CAMPAIGNERS

This is an interview with Melissa Takaaze, a volunteer for the Knowles campaign, and Brandon Maitlen, who has been volunteering for Murkowski. Both are ASUAF Senators. This has been edited for space...

Report: UAF water contains human waste, carcinogens

Bringing alarming attention to what students are drinking, a new report finds that UAF water last year may have contained human waste and high levels of cancer-causing contaminants...

Editorial: A Beer Review?

I've got to tell you something:

I don't drink.  I have never even had a drop of alcohol...

Letter to the Editor

I keep hearing how the new construction on campus is all paid for by outside donors, and does not affect the current financial crisis facing UAF. However, I have yet to see an actual analysis of the costs associated with these projects, not only the construction costs, but the cost of supporting that construction...

Letter to the Editor

Vote.

Why?

 

Beer Review: Showcasing Oktoberfest

Welcome back everyone! This is a new start for the Sun Star: a beer review. From my recollection, nothing like this has been tried. My goal is to bring good taste and good times back to the beer that you and I drink. ..

Book Review:  "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ Childhood Pal."

Before "The Passion of Christ," there was Christopher Moore's 2003 novel "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ Childhood Pal," a brief read which suggests that angels may not be all that bright, that Jesus may have known Kung Fu, and that an elephant can indeed learn yoga...

UAF Goes Clubbin' : "I'm gonna be in the movies"

"There were so many times when we shouldn't have made it," UAF Film Club President Paul Gentemann confides while sifting through a disarray of mini-DV tapes.  "But the [Film Club] survives.  It's a survivor.  Like something that needs to survive in hard-to-survive-in conditions.  That's us.  I picture a large pigeon-like creature.  Hulking, really."

Golden finish for Nanooks, season ready to start

Tradition was honored this year at the UAF Patty Center Ice Arena in the annual Blue-Gold Game between one half of the UAF Nanook Hockey team and the other. In this year's game, the Blue squad, coached by Danny Martin of the News-Miner was defeated by the Gold squad, coached by KTVF Channel 11's Andy Lynch. ..


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