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November 9, 2004

 

Faculty Senate: No "diploma mills" allowed

Faculty Senate members approved a plan to establish policies regulating university use of unaccredited degrees Monday...

Kids rocket into science

You haven't lived until you've seen about 20 kids in a row shoot off model rockets high into crisp, cold air over the huge fields by the Agricultural Farm...

Student votes leaned left at UAF

If UAF voters had their way, John Kerry would be drafting his inaugural address, Tony Knowles would be booking a plane ticket for Washington, D.C., and the smell of marijuana would be wafting across campus, according to vote returns Friday...

Police Blotter

Editorial: Now that it's all over

I read something rather disturbing the other day.

The Associated Press reported earlier this week that a 25-year-old man drove his car from Georgia to New York City where he went to Ground Zero below the fallen World Trade Center Tours and killed himself with a shotgun....

Guest Opinion: Are You Trying to Confuse Us?

When I picked up the Nov. 2 edition of the Sun Star I picked it up knowing I was in for a treat, and hopefully one I would like. Unfortunately that was not completely the case...

Letter to the Editor

I would like to thank Alex Foote for writing the story about Jacob Steffes (Sun Star 10/19).  Jacob will be in so many of our hearts forever...

Letter to the Editor

Thank you for the eye-opening editorial on squandered student fees. As a full-time student with a full-time job, it is often a struggle for me to pay for a full-time education and all of the fees that are associated with it. It is extremely disappointing to know that my "student" fees are in fact not directly benefiting all students.

An American icon turns 45

45 years old, and, wow, what a figure!  39-22-33, with legs all the way up.  America's favorite "aspiration figure" celebrates the big 4-5 this month, and everyone's invited...

Food Review: Big Daddy's Barbeque 

Big Daddy's Barbeque is located at 923 Old Steese Highway, and has some of the best barbeque that I have had in a long time.  I first had a taste of Big Daddy's at the fair this summer, where I had the pulled pork sandwich: a Kaiser roll stuffed to the breaking point with warm, seasoned, tender pulled pork.  It will only set you back $7.50...

Movie Review: "Incredibly" Entertaining

Parody is hard.  To work, it requires a very real understanding of the source material; so much so that the genre is simultaneously mocked and dignified through farcical representation.  When Pixar set out to put its spin on 1950's sterility/James Bond escapism, it came up with "The Incredibles," a fun yet biting commentary on American standards.

Nanooks rout Puget Sound in season opener

Monroe High School grad and UAF Junior guard/forward Joe Stepovich took his first shot of the season Thursday, in what he called "a fun, and good experience."

Nanooks Set Defensive Record in Victory over PSCC

The Nanooks broke their all-time record for fewest points allowed, defeating Puget Sound Christian, 105-37 at the Patty Center, Friday...

Nanooks defeat Mavericks

The Nanooks delivered a pair of nail-biting wins over the nationally ranked University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks...


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