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Tuesday, September 26, 2006

news

Two Nanooks indicted on multiple charges
By NAOMI HAGELUND
Two University of Alaska Fairbanks athletes and a staff member of the financial aid office are facing charges for the string of burglaries that hit the student apartments during opening week.
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Board of Regents OK's 7 percent tuition hike
By MOLLY CARVER
ANCHORAGE -- The Board of Regents voted in favor of a 7 percent increase in tuition during its meeting at UAA in an 8-2 vote Friday.
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UAF power plant looks to increase coal usage
By NATE RAYMOND
In an effort to cut its reliance on oil and gas, a team of consultants is recommending UAF expand its use of coal to supply campus energy.
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New cold climate building facility opens
By MOLLY DISCHNER
University officials unveiled a new facility Saturday that would be used to study how to make houses more functional in Alaska's cold climate.
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Children's garden underway after several design delays
By ROSIE MILLIGAN
A children's garden designed by students is finally under construction at the Botanical Gardens after hitting several snags along the way.
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opinion

Grow Up
By NATE RAYMOND

Can you out 'Fox' someone with no patience?
By BRANDON J. MENDELSON

Fast food is fast track to poor health
By JOE SKURZEWSKI

'Jackass' boys back for more stunts, excitment
By MEGAN PARTLOW
The boys are back in town with more gags, pranks and gross-outs.
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COVER STORY
Nanook hockey team hungry to start season
By CHRIS CRUTHERS
The colors on the leaves may be turning to brilliant crimsons, deep blues and radiant gold, there's only two colors UAF fans cared about Saturday – blue and gold.
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Tony Knowles, 63, joins Facebook trend
By NATE RAYMOND
Facebook, the popular social networking site, opened its doors to political candidates on Sept. 1. Within two weeks, Knowles, a 63-year-old Democrat, became the only candidate for governor in Alaska to post a biography on the Web site.
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Kitwana speaks on race, hip-hop
By MEGAN SULLIVAN
There's a new reality of race in America, said the co-founder of the National Hip Hop Political Convention during a lecture at UAF.
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FBI still investigating Bethel server hacking
UAF police asked the FBI to investigate the hacking at the Bethel campus in April, but answers remain illusive into who illegally accessed a server containing personal information for 38,941 current and former students and employees.
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Back in the Day

features


sports

Winter Shorts return to UAF
By KATRINA HOWE
Theater UAF's Student Drama Association will show its Fall 2006 Winter Shorts beginning with a free preview on Thursday in the UAF Salisbury Lab Theatre.
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Folk singers play tunes to a packed Pub
By AMBER WILSON
The soulful voices of Tracy Grammer and Jim Henry echoed through the packed Pub during Saturday night's concert.
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Art piece of the week
By KAY KOERNER

Comics


Nanook volleyball has mixed weekend
Staff Report
The Nanook volleyball team nabbed its first on-the-road conference win of the season Saturday against Saint Martin's University, but fell to Western Oregon University 3-1 two days earlier.
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