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Tuesday, April 24, 2007

news

Men arrested more often than women
By NATE RAYMOND
Men made up about three-fourths of the arrests that the UAF Police Department logged in 2006, according to department statistics.
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Women's graduation rate surpassing men
By KORTNIE WESTFALL
Women have most recently had better retention rates and graduation rates at the University of Alaska than men, says a report released by the university.
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Women scarce on tenure committee
By NATE RAYMOND
At UAF, around 40 percent of faculty are women. But on the seven member university-wide tenure and promotion committee for the United Academics union, there is the only woman.
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Student government president rarely a woman
By KORTNIE WESTFALL
The number of female presidents heading ASUAF has been few and far between.
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opinion

Gender gaps
By NATE RAYMOND

Another way to look at gender
By EARLINA BOWDEN

Equality a decades-long cause on campus
By LACIE GROSVOLD

Letters to the Editor

 

Student mom meets goals at UAF
By KAY KOERNER
Teneesha York is pregnant with her second child, and she is a full-time student preparing to apply to law school while also working 20 hours a week.
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Kleinfeld brings attention to problems facing boys
By JOSIAH MARINEAU
Through research and organization, Judith Kleinfeld has worked to inform the public and academia about the problems facing boys today.
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News briefs

UAFPD Blotter

entertainment


sports

Theater club tackles women's issues
By KAY KOERNER
Thirteen was a lucky year for the annual Beat Beethoven 5-kilometer race held Saturday on campus.
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Arts piece of the week
By KAY KOERNER

Arts briefs


How the Nanooks came to deal with Title IX
By REBECCA GEORGE
Although it's been more than 30 years since the establishment of Title IX, the federal mandate for gender equality at any educational institute receiving federal funding, UAF lags behind compliance standards.
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