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Natural Habitat

What would happen to both the built and natural environment if humans suddenly disappeared from the face of the earth? Sarah Olson goes in depth about the balance between Homo Sapiens impact on the natural environment.

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A Baby for One, A Baby For All

Some teams have a mascot, look at ourselves, the Alaska Nanooks, travel south a bit and you’ll find the Seawolves of Anchorage, a bit further south the overbearing green and blue of the Seattle Seahawks will be scorched into your eyes. I am a proud member of the UAF Nordic ski team, while I am honored to call myself a mighty Nanook, I have a little different perspective of what a team mascot is, and I think my teammates will fall in line with this view as well.

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Magic Bus Finds a New, Safer Home

One of the more notorious artifacts on display at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is Bus 142, also called The Magic Bus, or as I thought of it when I first laid eyes on it, “That’s the bus from ‘Into the Wild.” For others who are newcomers to UAF, it may also be one of the things that leaves the strongest impression on them. Why would an old bus that has not been able to drive since 1960 be so memorable?

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A Steaming Cup of Sexism

This opinion piece is about the over-sexualization of coffee huts in Fairbanks. It goes into depth how the sexualized nature of coffee huts is made worse by owners who bar men from getting hired and allowing customers to get away with saying inappropriate things to workers without consequences.

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Avatar: The Way of Water – Film Review

On December 16, 2022, after thirteen years of developing the technology needed to film motion-capture underwater, shooting the live-action mo-cap, visual effects breakthroughs, and pandemic delays, Avatar: The Way of Water finally made it to theaters. With Cameron’s fascination and propensity for powerful, water-driven narrative, does The Way of Water live up to expectations?

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Dog Mushing at Happy Trails Kennel

This isn’t necessarily a hike, walk, or run, but it is definitely an epitome of a “true Alaskan experience”… Last weekend, I had a friend visiting me – I had never been dog mushing before, so we looked into it. If you have the chance this winter, get out and get on a dog sled; being on that sled was unlike anything I have ever done before in my whole life.

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Art as Interdisciplinary Communication

Hidden pollutants and climate change effects are brought to light in Tehya McLeod’s art exhibit “Exploring Shifting Landscapes”.

Her beautiful collection of acrylic landscapes with layered colors aims to evoke respect for the land around us. McLeod’s adventurous Alaskan childhood instilled a love for the environment that inspires her paintings.

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Art Sale

A few words on the Campus Made Market, where art students at UAF sold art and crafts made over the course of the semester

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