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Free summer events offer fun without denting wallets
School is out, summer is in, and the youthful segment of Anchorage's population is suddenly left with an excess amount of time on their hands and no idea what to do with it. Thankfully, there are hundreds of free and fun opportunities to get out of the house and enjoy the fresh summer air before school drags everyone back to their dusty tomes and textbooks.
UAA's science and engineering programs got a boost April 30th when ConocoPhillips finalized a $15 million donation designed to aid the new Integrated Science Building.
Of that amount, $4 million will go toward furnishing and equipping the new building - now called the ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building - and $11 million will make up the principal for an endowment designed to fund research and scholarship in arctic science and engineering at UAA.
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This trip began almost a year ago when The Northern Light gave me my first story: a feature about Dr. Jesse Owens, a professor who had won an award. Eager to start, I called Owens and scheduled an interview. He told me it would be easiest if I'd meet him at his house in Palmer.
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Five polarizing personalities, one band, one garage and an anxious crowd: That's the blunt and brief of Glass Halo. In a quest to balance the brutal and the beautiful, the accessible and intangible, Glass Halo is set to release their debut album in 2008.
What moms would consider a loud racket and a veteran metalhead might call experimental-all-in-one metal, Glass Halo's new album, tentatively titled "Waiting in the Shadows," is being produced by Steve Holt of Portland-based, Alaska-formed 36 Crazyfists.
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SANTA ANA, Calif. - Authorities on May 23 searched for a man charged with giving a date-rape drug to former Olympic ice-dancing gold medalist Oksana "Pasha" Grishuk.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist said James R. Halstead of Santa Ana encouraged her to order a drink as they waited for a dinner table at the posh St.
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Wild boars cut off suspected car thief's getaway in Germany BER2LIN - A herd of wild boars has thwarted a suspected car thief's getaway in northern Germany. Police in Schwerin say the 18-year-old abandoned a stolen SUV he was driving May 22 after failing to shake off a chasing patrol car by driving into a field.
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While a new parking garage may bring relief from snow and rain, it won't ease the congestion found on other parts of campus or add ease of use to a campus already lacking in accessibility.
So the addition of a new parking garage seems unfounded. While more parking is always a welcome relief for students, a parking garage on the edge of campus will not ease the issues students have with parking to begin with.
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Everyone on campus knows about the new ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, under construction near the Administration/Humanities Building, but who are the people building it?
Carpenters from the Alaska Regional Council of Carpenters are doing the metal framing for the building and putting up the interior walls, exterior walls and drywall.
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Abortion protest meant to inform, not inflame I feel compelled to address concerns and feelings of those opposed to the Genocide Awareness Project. First of all, Students for Life is not against anyone; we in no way want to hurt women that have had abortions or anyone involved in the act in any capacity.
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As excited audiences gathered to watch one of their favorite screen icons come back to life, the question on everyone's mind was whether or not the return would be a good one. Fingers were crossed after the previews finished, and as the Lucasfilm logo came up one audience member could be heard to exclaim, "Oh man, the last time I saw that, it was in front of a very disappointing Star Wars prequel.
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Somehow, The Roots aren't more popular. Black Thought should have been running Def Jam instead of finding refuge in a deal there. ?uestlove should have been hosting MTV reality shows about fabricated rap groups. We should all be rocking button-downs and jeans made by The Roots Clothing Co.
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Student Union Gallery taking proposals for summer shows The UAA Student Union Gallery is accepting proposals for three small group or individual artist shows this summer. Summer gallery show dates are June 19-July 3, July 10-July 24 and July 31-Aug. 14. Applications can be picked up in the Campus Life Office in Student Union Room 208, or downloaded from www.
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ANCHORAGE - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says the state will sue to challenge the listing of polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
Palin on Wednesday said there is insufficient evidence to support the decision U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne made last week.
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Sunday, May 4 MAC residents try to cover damage 9:38 p.m. - A housing staff member alerted UPD that some residents of MAC 4 were throwing things off the back stairwell. An officer responded, and it was determined that the residents had destroyed university property and were trying to dispose of the remnants by throwing them into the creek.
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Seawolf Pride Student Activities for providing free food and local music for students on campus. Seawolf Chide Subway for closing for the summer and denying students who are still on campus their sub sandwiches.
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Turkey smashes into Texas courthouse window LUBBOCK, Texas - Turns out there was no need for window dressing after all. The confused wild turkey that smashed into a window at the Lubbock county courthouse Monday was laid out for a while, but eventually was able to fly away.
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About the time the Olympic torch was being extinguished and hustled onto a bus to escape a mob of protesters, or perhaps from the first day China won the right to host the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing, the threat of Olympic boycott gained legitimacy.
Aside from the city's abysmal air quality and health standards that are prompting some countries to bring all their own food, China has substantial human rights issues that have provoked calls for Western nations to boycott the Olympics - a response that might have a considerable effect, because China's desire to host the Olympics is driven by an intense need for international respect.
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UAA recognized with NCAA Diversity in Athletics awards UAA's Department of Athletics has been selected to receive two NCAA Diversity in Athletics Awards - in the categories of "Overall Excellence in Diversity" and "Gender Diversity" - to be presented June 11 at the 2008 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics convention in Dallas.
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If there's anything George W. Bush has shown the American public in his past eight years in office, it's that he's a master of misdirection.
Even when Bush and his administration are not personally responsible for whatever is the newest, loudest, shiniest thing on the news, they certainly aren't going to miss an opportunity to try to slip one past us.
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Free summer events offer fun without denting wallets
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News
Conoco Phillips gives $15 million for UAA sciences
Features
Fateful encounter leads student to Cambodian adventure
A & E
Metal band Glass Halo rocks Alaska with new album
Sports
Over the Wire
Around the Globe
News Worldwide
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Bad accessibility makes new garage a poor fit
Getting to Know
Getting to know..
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
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'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' 3.5/5 stars
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'Rising Down'
News Briefs
News Briefs
Over the Wire
Alaska will challenge polar bear listing
Police Scanner
Police Scanner
Pride & Chide
Pride & Chide
Say What?
Say What?
Side Proposition
Boycott Olympics and clean up China
Sports Briefs
Sports Briefs
The Hoi Polloi
With focus turned, it's still cronyism as usual
