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Tuesday, May 1, 2007

news

Hayes resigns from Board of Regents
By MOLLY DISCHNER AND NATE RAYMOND
Indicted Regent Jim Hayes resigned from the Board of Regents on Friday, two days after a Senate committee began impeachment hearings.
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Former Joint Chiefs chairman to speak at commencement
By JOSIAH MARINEAU
After 38 years of serving in the military, former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Henry Shelton knows a thing or two about leadership.
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Students to vote on ASUAF fee hike, candidates
By KORTNIE WESTFALL
It's time to hit the polls again.
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UAF seeks lessons from Virginia Tech
By NATE RAYMOND
In the days following the Virginia Tech massacre, campus leaders reviewed their emergency plans while trying simultaneously to reassure students, faculty and staff that they would have the situation under control.
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Conservation groups sue UA
By MOLLY DISCHNER
The University of Alaska has long used land as a source of funding, but a lawsuit is threatening to remove some of that money.
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Researcher studies impact of glacial changes
By JILLIAN LADEGARD
Scientists are using 125-year-old historical photographs to understand the changing landscape in Southeast Alaska.
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opinion

Final words
By NATE RAYMOND

UAF is a place of opportunity
By PAUL REICHARDT

Hayes: 'Decision to resign has not come easily'
By REGENT JIM HAYES

Letters to the editor

Comics

 

COVER STORY
Sprung!
By LACIE GROSVOLD
UAF students demonstrat¬ed their craziness and caring last weekend at the annual SpringFest celebration.
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Nursing student donates bone marrow
By KORTNIE WESTFALL
When UAF nursing student Teresa Best got word in 2004 that her bone marrow could be a match for a little boy in Alabama, she was shocked.
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Dining contract winner for UA food not clear
By MOLLY DISCHNER
Although UAF administrators may know what students will be eating next year, students are still in the dark.
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KUAC reporter wins award
By KAY KOERNER
Libby Casey received the Public Service Award from the Alaska Press Club, which goes to the journalist who had a story that provided the biggest service to the community.
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UAFPD Blotter

entertainment


sports

A friend to remember
By JOSIAH MARINEAU
Africa can mean many things to many different people. When I think of Africa, I think of my friend Meleji.
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Student gets real world film experience
By NATE RAYMOND
At least two faculty members in the Theatre Department are considering looking for new jobs after realizing the retirement plans they signed up for don't come with health insurance.
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Arts piece of the week
By KAY KOERNER

Arts briefs


SRC reviews soccer ball policy
By MAUREEN MCCOMBS
Indoor soccer balls are no longer being used at the Student Recreation Center and the threat exists that the sport maybe eliminated completely following a woman's injury she sustained while walking around the upper track.
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Climbers compete on SRC rock wall
By MOLLY DISCHNER
Fairbanks-area climbers had a chance to meet fellow climbers and check out the year's new routes at Saturday's competition in the Student Recreation Center.
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Former UAF player gets 8-month prison sentence
ASSOCIATED PRESS
A former Nanooks basketball player implicated in a campus burglary spree last fall received an 8-month prison sentence.
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Sports briefs




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