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.
The Largest Glacier Accessible by Car in the United States
Last week, Ben and I went to visit Matanuska Glacier. I’m not typically a “tour person,” but this was an incredible experience…. Read more about Emma’s winter expedition on the ice.
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.
The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute - Theatrical Production Review
Niel LaBute’s psychologically brutal plays shocked audiences in the 1990’s. I wondered how a modern college would handle his work. On Friday night, the UAF cast and crew of “The Shape of Things” gripped the audience like a vice for two stunning hours. LaBute would love it.
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?
Dr. Seuss Day Revisited
Three years after the Covid shutdown, Liz Bolton looks back on Dr. Seuss Day in a kindergarten classroom in early March of 2020 (when things still felt normal) and the weeks afterward (when they no longer did).
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Film Review
After the unprecedented success of 2018’s Black Panther, any sequel would face an uphill battle in order to match the original film. While not as groundbreaking as the original film, Wakanda Forever is an adequate but bloated sequel that fulfills its many duties as a superhero film.
A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rosarium: Hannah Dow and a Perfect Starter Book of Poetry
How does one sit to write a review of poems? Are they not secrets kept by the poet, to be shared only with each reader, the secrets shifting just as the form and the words do, page to page? Hannah Dow’s Rosarium, a spry yet fleeting collection of poetry, seems designed to answer this very question.
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.
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?
View from the Hill, Troth Yeddha’ - Ageism, It’s Not Only for the Old
This article is part one in an occasional series about biases, what they do to us as a culture and as individuals. In this week’s edition, Dr. Kitts discusses ageism, which runs both in the old and the young.
Boots in the Snow - A Short Review of Two-Wheel Drive Accessible Trails Near Fairbanks
Owning a two-wheel drive vehicle should not prevent from getting outside this winter. Tanner Purdy takes us through some of her favorite accessible wintertime trails.
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.
Music is an Uplifting Force
Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohen, and Sarah Jarosz join the Fairbanks Concert Association for a performance which honors the memory of legend David Crosby.
Medium Build Show at the Pub
On Friday night, those at the Pub were graced with a fortuitous rendition of Medium Build’s music by a talented group of artists on guitar, bass, drums, and accompanying vocals.
Fifteen Miles of Arctic Grass and Rocks
June, in Alaska, is the best and the worst time to go hiking all year. Emma Corby takes us through a the ups and downs of a June hike at Granite Tors.
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.
And Now for Something Completely Confurreal: A New Poetry Movement?
Sometimes, a poetry book arrives that defies coherence even for the most ardent fans of experimental literature.
Cottonwood Buds as Plant Medicine
Kimberly Nicholas describes how she came to know Cottonwood buds, and their many uses as a herbal medicine and remedy.