Sun Star


Tuesday, March 21, 2006

opinion

Editorial: Avoid a spring meltdown
By CASEY GROVE

Letters to the Editor

news

Retired residences razed
By LACIE GROSVOLD
Three structures on campus went up in flames over Spring Break, including the old frat house, which was torched March 16.
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Petition circulates for new fee
By NATE RAYMOND
Members of a committee overseeing campus development are circulating a petition for a student-paid bond of up to $25 million to expand the Wood Center and Constitution Hall.
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UAF could help rural energy crisis
By MATT EMMONS
Alaska villages hit hard by rising fuel costs may find help from a proposed university program.
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Foreign language bonus credit nixed
By NATE RAYMOND
The Department of Foreign Languages will no longer award bonus credit for passing upper-level language classes without taking the prerequisites.
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UAF PD Police Blotter

 
COVER STORY
Gaming an addictive pastime
By LACIE GROSVOLD
A magician, an archer and a troll can all be found in Bartlett Hall. By day, Robin Knight, Dan Bruington, and Colt Radigan are students at UAF, but in between classes (and sometimes during them) they are characters in the interactive pastime Everquest II.
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features


sports

Movie star, governor open Ice Park
By LACIE GROSVOLD
News organizations from around the country clamored to the ribbon cutting ceremony that featured Gov. Frank Murkowski and movie and T.V. star John Leguizamo, who was promoting his latest movie, the animation "Ice Age 2."
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Art piece of the week
By KAY KOERNER

The Tao of Nerdism
By ANDREW PARIS

Back in the Day

Su Doku & Crossword Answers


Rifle team best in the nation
By HENRY COLE
The UAF rifle team won its seventh NCAA National Championship in eight years last week, capping off a perfect 12-0 season.
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Hockey notes: Season ends on road to championships
By HENRY COLE
The hockey team saw their season come to an end with a 7-4 loss to the Michigan State Spartans last Sunday.
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