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UAF loses millions in funding from Feds

The University of Alaska Fairbanks lost millions of dollars last week after the federal U.S. Department of Education terminated funding for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students that supports 21 UAF employees.

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Innovation lights Starvation Gulch 2025
Innovation lights Starvation Gulch 2025

Every year in Fairbanks summer goes out in a blaze at Starvation Gulch. In a long-standing tradition, giant structures made of pallets and plywood are constructed by various departments and student organizations across campus and set alight to kick off the school year and herald the coming winter. 

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Convocation 2025: Sfraga outlines vision for UAF’s future 
Convocation 2025: Sfraga outlines vision for UAF’s future 

University of Alaska Fairbanks Interim Chancellor Mike Sfraga delivered a message of progress and purpose Tuesday, Sept. 9 during the 2025 convocation, praising the university community for its resilience and outlining ambitious goals for UAF’s future.

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Locals Day at the Large Animal Research Station
Locals Day at the Large Animal Research Station

On Sept. 6, the Large Animal Research Station, or LARS, concluded its summer tour season with Locals Day, a community oriented event giving people the opportunity to spend time around reindeer and musk ox, learn about Alaska's fauna, and help to raise funds for the station's continued operation.

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Alpine conservation policy, international hiking research, and political action
Alpine conservation policy, international hiking research, and political action

I stepped onto the bridge beside the tall patch of fireweed blossoms, careful not to step in the reindeer scat lying in the brush, as the swirling river shimmered ahead beneath the hot July sun. I was hiking on and around the Kungsleden route, an historic trail stretching 286 miles from Abisko to Hemavan in Swedish Lapland.

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September Horoscopes

The September horoscopes are in!

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Textbooks Shouldn’t Cost This Much

New semester, new professors and a new stack of overpriced textbooks. Let’s be honest, $144+ to rent an eBook for six months? Seriously? It’s not even a physical book. No physical pages to flip through, no highlighting with a real pen, just the privilege of scrolling through a time-limited digital version on your device of choice. Whether that be a laptop, smartphone, or a tablet, each comes with its own set of limitations: eye strain, screen glare, battery limitations, and a general lack of authentic engagement.

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Free Gaza! Free Speech!
Free Gaza! Free Speech!

On Wednesday, April 9, University of Alaska Fairbanks and wider Fairbanks community members came together for a teach-in and rally in support of Palestinian liberation and the constitutional right to free speech and assembly. The chant “Money for jobs and education, not for bombs and occupation” was one of many chants that could be heard across UAF’s lower Troth Yeddha’ campus.

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Libraries, Museums, the Free Press

On March 14, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “EO 14238: Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy.” This is just one of many executive orders that he’s signed in the past months, but it’s one that needs to be brought to attention. This executive order destroys multiple government agencies, including but not limited to: The U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees government-funded news outlets, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institution, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services , which funds grants to libraries and museums across the country. This targeted attack on news outlets, libraries and museums is strategic and has the potential to have devastating effects on our communities. 

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Letter to the Editor: Alaska Historical Society Letter to Regents on Diversity Action
Letter to the Editor: Alaska Historical Society Letter to Regents on Diversity Action

The Alaska Historical Society’s letter to the Board of Regents in response to their diversity action.

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Letter to the Editor: Illegal Actions by the UA Board of Regents

The University of Alaska Board of Regents passed a motion on February 21, 2025, to gut the University of Alaska’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Regent Albiona Selimi was the only member of the Board of Regents to show humanity, compassion, and a moral compass by voting no.

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TikTok, Influencers, and the Illusion of Perfection: A Mom's Reality Check

TikTok isn’t the real world. Social media isn’t real. If you find yourself scrolling and thinking everyone else has it together, remember most of what you see is staged. Perfectly edited photos. Fake trips. "Curated" lifestyles.

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UAF Student Government (ASUAF) Meeting Highlights: Dining, Study Spaces, and Travel Funding
UAF Student Government (ASUAF) Meeting Highlights: Dining, Study Spaces, and Travel Funding

At its weekly meeting on Sept. 10, the ASUAF Senate focused on several issues impacting students, from campus dining and study spaces to travel funding and course evaluations.

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The Bear Trap - UAF Crime Log
The Bear Trap - UAF Crime Log

Read the September 1 - 15, 2025 UAF crime log

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Student Regent Fernando Escobar Talks Challenges, Change, and Campus Life
Student Regent Fernando Escobar Talks Challenges, Change, and Campus Life

UAF sophomore Fernando Escobar is currently serving as the sole student regent on the University of Alaska Board of Regents, composed of 11 board members.

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Loaded with love and cheese: Starvation Gulch’s 3rd annual food truck rally serves up flavor
Loaded with love and cheese: Starvation Gulch’s 3rd annual food truck rally serves up flavor

Members of The Sun Star embarked on a culinary tour of the third annual food truck rally, held as part of the Starvation Gulch celebration on Saturday, Sept. 13.

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Sports
UAF cross country race takes on new course
UAF cross country race takes on new course

The University of Alaska Fairbanks held their annual “Blue and Gold” cross country meet this weekend. Although both the women’s and men’s teams fell to the University of Alaska Anchorage’s teams, there were still feats from UAF. The UAA men's team won with 23 points over UAF’s 33 points. The UAA women's team won with 22 points over UAF’s 35 points.

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Ice Block tournament victory keeps women’s volleyball on a winning streak
Ice Block tournament victory keeps women’s volleyball on a winning streak

The University of Alaska Fairbanks women’s volleyball team earned a hard-fought victory in the Denali State Bank Ice Block Classic tournament, taking home their ninth victory with seven wins in a row.

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Nanook Volleyball Blue vs. Gold scrimmage kicks of the 2025 Season
Nanook Volleyball Blue vs. Gold scrimmage kicks of the 2025 Season

After 2024’s historic season where the Alaska Nanooks volleyball team tied the program record for wins and posted its best winning percentage in school history, expectations are high heading into the 2025 season.

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