Saturday, September 28th, the MBS Hess Recreation Center transformed into a vibrant dance haven as the Student Activities Office (SAO) and Student Media hosted a Silent Disco Extravaganza. Attendees donned headphones, each tuned to their choice of music, turning the space into a captivating scene of synchronized movement and unrestrained joy.

The celebration of Indigenous People’s Day at UAF kicked off at 9:30 a.m. in the Wood Center Ballroom. Round tables were still being filled up as Teisha Simmons, Interim Dean of the College of Indigenous Studies, officially welcomed everyone. 

“I just want to really take a moment to acknowledge this day for what it is and how much gratitude I have for today. You know, it’s not by easy means that we’re here today. I am remembering my ancestors that have been here for 10,000 years and survived in one of the harshest places in the world,” Simmons said.

The UAF Volleyball Club Tournament went off without a hitch on Saturday, March 30th. We dreamed of it when we started getting back into volleyball in the fall.

This year’s Festival of Native Arts was held at UAF’s Troth Yeddha’ campus from February 22-24, with performances and vendors in the Fine Arts Complex and various workshops in the Wood Center.

On a Friday in early February, I entered the Brooks Building and entered a large communal room where people gathered, did beadwork, and set out food and beverages. I found a comfy seat beside a young person playing a somber and beautiful song on the ukulele. We were all there for a screening of the classic ethnographic documentary Uksuum Cauyai: Drums of Winter, directed by Sarah Elder and Professor Emeritus Leonard Kamerling.