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Last comic standing finalist to perform at Pub page 6 Women’s Arctic Java Center Lighting up the darkness packed for Move Open Mic Julia Taylor Anessia Hubler Sun Star Reporter Sun Star Reporter

The UAF Women’s Cen- Red lights lit up the stage ter (WoC) opened in the signaling the start of Wood Center in the spot open mike night at Arc- that used to house the tic Java on September Spirit of Alaska Federal 3rd. Credit Union. Over fifty students came All of the new furniture flooding in at eight pm, in the office was funded to hear and perform by ASUAF. Their support songs and poetry. All the made the transition less chairs were filled as stu- stressful, said Women’s dents spread out on the Center Coordinator Kayt floor and stairway. Sunwood. Student worker and The new space is larger, Sophmore Eric Richards and provides for more said staff worked hard flexibility for its usage, to organize the event, said Sunwood. She says scheduling stage time, having the ability to keep making flyers, setting up conversations confiden- the mics and speakers as tial in the inner office, well as a sign up sheet. without having to close the entire office is a -ma “We really wanted to get jor advantage of the new everyone out of their layout. At the old loca- rooms so that they could tion in the Eielsen build- be mixed together before ing, closing the door to the first day of class to have a confidential con- make it a little easier on versation with - (Contin- them and it - (Continued ued pg. 3) Northern lights danced across the sky late Wednesday night. Travis Olsen / Sun Star Photographer on pg. 4) Company closure impacts Bear Bucks use

. Julia Taylor whom it directly impact- and Munch Money pro- “While some businesses in the memo.,”Our intent her department no lon- Sun Star Reporter ed. Memo author Pamm grams were working well who were part of the pro- is to ensure that the en- ger has its own IT people, While some businesses Zierfuss-Hubbard, con- on campus during the gram may have been un- tire campus communi- they have not corrected were unhappy with as- tracts manager for Auxi- 2014-2015 school year. happy with the fee that ty is able to utilize Bear the information. pects of the Bear Bucks lary, Recharge and Con- was being charged, to say Bucks in the most flexi- program, as reported in tract Operations at UAF, The intention is to bring that they were rejecting ble way possible.” Even for students who the Sept. 2nd issue of the says that she did not back off-campus Bear Bear Bucks is inaccu- stick with webpages on UAF Sun Star, none of send a copy of the memo Bucks for the 2015-2016 rate,” Zierfuss-Hubbard The contract with OCS in the www.uaf.edu do- the off-campus business- directly the Associated school year through an- said in an email to The that allowed UAF stu- main, there is still room es had a choice about Students of the Univer- other program if students Sun Star. “We had sev- dents to use Bear Bucks for confusion. The link whether to continue to sity of Alaska Fairbanks indicate that it is import- eral businesses (McDon- at off-campus businesses that was sent by Zier- accept Bear Bucks for the (ASUAF). ant to them, for the 2015- alds, Sunrise Bagel & started in 2008 and was fuss-Hubbard as having 2014-2015 school year as 2016 school year. Espresso and Del Ray’s to renewed in 2012. the correct information the company that ran the While the memo ex- name three) who partici- http://www.uaf.edu/ program, Off Campus pressed the hope that Zierfuss-Hubbard says pated in the program and Bear Bucks Websites finserv/bursar/polarex- Solutions (OCS), went meetings would start in that this didn’t just pull liked it. We are searching Display Incorrect Infor- press/, contains a list of out of business. “the next few months,” the plug of the program for a way for students to mation places that Bear Bucks and include “campus at UAF. OCS’ closing utilize their Bear Bucks can be used off-campus, The Bear Bucks program constituents” meeting to There are still websites and the phrase, “Bear allowed students to use “determine how best to that have inaccurate in- Bucks are also accepted Bear Bucks funds on move forward,” that pro- formation regarding the at some off campus loca- their PolarExpress cards cess has not started. UAF Bear Bucks pro- tions.” at locations on and off gram. http://uafbear- campus in place of cash Zierfuss-Hubbard does bucks.com/, has seven Going Forward or credit cards. not know when a group links to different pages, will be created to deter- all of which refer to an For students who are UAF received notice mine what will happen off-campus program for interested in getting in- of the business closure for the 2015-2016 school using Bear Bucks, and volved with the process in March, according to year. include the same vendor of deciding what should Pamm Zierfuss-Hub- list that was accurate for happen going forward, bard, contracts manager She said that there are the 2013-2014 school there is not a current for Auxiliary, Recharge no plans to bring an year. group looking at the and Contract Operations off-campus option for choices for next year, ac- at UAF. The notice in- Bear Bucks this year. She Zierfuss-Hubbard said cording to Zierfuss-Hub- cluded that the contract says that the process for impacted hundreds of off campus and once we that OCS did allow uni- bard, but students can would terminate on June having students involved schools around the coun- find a way that is benefi- versities to purchase the email her using the 30, 2014. has not been set yet, but try and UAF is not the cial to participating busi- domain names for their [email protected] that she plans to have only program struggling ness, students and UAF, campus websites, and account, and including Students Not Informed other mechanisms for to find a replacement. we will bring it back.” UAF paid for the UAF Off Campus Bear Bucks About Bear Bucks student input before a fi- Emails to the company site a month ago, so UAF in the subject line if they Changes nal decision is made. started bouncing back in “OCS’ cancellation has does currently own the have comments or would August, and the parent provided UAF with an http://uafbearbucks. like to be a part of the A memo dated April 10th Zierfuss-Hubbard says company to OCS, Nu- opportunity to review com/ domain name. group that decides the 2014 detailed the discon- that with all of the Vision Networks, has no our campus carding future of the program. tinuation of off-campus changes happening with information about OCS needs and identify the She said that they are Bear Bucks use. It was Dining Services, her de- on its current website. most beneficial program working to get the incor- addressed to the UAF partment felt that it was Calls to NuVision were to offer a more holistic rect information on the community, but it was better to focus on making not returned. campus card solution,” website taken down and not sent out to students, sure that the Bear Bucks Zierfuss-Hubbard wrote replaced, but that since

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While many of the calls that the UAF Police Department (UAFPD) respond to are issues police departments Summer Arrests deal with all over the country, some are more unusual, and sometimes the police blotter raises as many ques- tions as it does answers. Here are some of the highlights, and lowlifes, that UAFPD interacted with over the June: summer. Assaults...... 5 Drugs...... 4 The UAFPD has a process called “trespassing” a person, which means that the person is not allowed back on DUI...... 6 The Sun Star campus, without explicit permission from the administration. It comes up often in the police blotter, and is used Other Arrests...... 8 Issue # 2 by UAF as a way to make sure that people who have been caught not following the rules, are ready to follow the rules, before being allowed back on campus, according Kathy Catron, a UAFPD police officer. When the police July: September 9, 2014 blotter is using “trespassed” in this way, it will appear with the quotation marks, to denote its difference from the Assaults ...... 0 more traditional use of the word. Drugs...... 1 The Sun Star’s mis- DUI...... 6 Other Arrests...... 1 sion as a campus The Coffee Fund/iP- ing on the third floor of up and down on tables took the description of hone Caper - UAFPD the library, while watch- and chairs. The response a man who is accused of voice for UAF is August: responded on August 5, ing pornography. The of- from UAFPD was mixed. stealing three children’s to report the news Assaults...... 2 2014 involving missing ficer located the man in Those who had received books. One book was re- Drugs...... 3 honestly and fair- money that had been the library, escorted him prior warnings for the turned, but the investiga- DUI...... 4 ly, announce and taken from the coffee off the UAF campus, and same behavior were tion into the theft of oth- Other Arrests...... 4 chronicle events and fund in the Reichardt “trespassed” him. “trespassed,” and escort- er two books is ongoing. Building. After UAFPD ed off campus. Those provide a forum for Summer Total: investigation, a custodi- A measured response - A without a prior contact Early Morning Rabble expressions of Assaults...... 7 al employee admitted to woman walking in the with UAFPD over this Rousing - Around 5:00 opinion. Drugs...... 8 taking the money and middle of Yukon Drive behavior were allowed a.m., on June 3, 2014, DUI...... 16 returned the money on on the afternoon of July to leave campus on their UAFPD received a report Other Arrests...... 13 EDITORIAL OFFICES August 11, 2014. Three 29, 2014 and refused to own, with the under- of a disturbance at Wick- Rm. 123 Wood Center days later, another theft move to the sidewalk. standing that this was ersham Hall. Initially all P.O. Box 756640 in Reichardt was re- UAFPD responded and their official warning re- the officer found was a transported to Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 99775 ported, this time of an transported the wom- garding this behavior. broken door and a de- Correctional Facility that Tel: (907) 474-6039 iPhone. The officer met an off campus. No shots scription from a witness, morning. The person ac- Ads Dept: (907) 474-7540 with the suspect from the were fired. Unburied Treasure - to indicate that there was cused of the assault was Fax: (907) 474-5508 coffee fund caper, who After the July 10, 2014 an altercation. After re- arrested for assault and www.uafsunstar.com admitted to also taking Science and Skate- the UAFPD have an ad- viewing video from the criminal mischief. The the iPhone. Charges are boards Don’t Mix - The ditional shotgun in their area, the officer was able other people had out- pending on both cases. Life Sciences building safekeeping, after it was to determine that an as- standing warrants, and STAFF attracted a number of found while mowing in sault had occurred and one of them was also in Be Careful What You juvenile skateboarders a field at the Agricultural contact was made with violation of the condi- Sam Allen Watch in the Library - on the evening of July Farm. both the victim and sus- tions of her release. All Editor-in-Chief UAFPD responded to 17, 2014. The UAFPD pect. EMS was request- three of the individuals [email protected] a call on the evening of responded to a report of Like Stealing Can- ed for the victim, and were “trespassed” from August 13, 2014, about a kids skateboarding in the dy From a Baby - On witness statements were all UAF property. Julie Herrmann male who was masturbat- building and jumping May 30, 2014, UAFPD taken. Three people were Copy Editor

Danny Fisher Layout Editor Correction layout@uafsunstar. In the September 2 issue, The Sun Star ran a story titled “Local businesses reject Bear Bucks.” The title was mis- com leading and incorrect as local businesses stopped accepting Bear Bucks only after the compant UAF used to process off campus use of Bear Bucks, Off Campus Solutions, went out of business. At least 3 businesses expressed disap- Pomi Chafin pointment in not being able to accept Bear Bucks. Advertising Manager [email protected]

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Nearly 2,500 people used Topics range from sup- the women’s center from porting assault and sex- October 2013 – May 2014 ual abuse survivors to according to the Center’s fire dangers and how 2014 annual report. Ac- students can be effective cording to the report the in dealing with difficult most common reasons issues with administra- for visits to WoC are peo- tors on campus. The first ple wanting to “talk, in NCSAM webinar was confidence, about sexual on Sept. 2nd. There will harassment and sexual be four more. Three on assault in order to sort September 9th, 11th and through, at their own 22nd at 9 a.m. and one pace, options for dealing on September 11th at 11 with sexual harassment a.m. and/or assault they have experienced.” The “Docs of the WoC” program will be an op- The most common cat- portunity for the UAF egory also includes dis- campus community to cussions about “gender come together and ex- discrimination, gender plore issues of gender identity, gender expres- and equity, through sion, sexual orientation, watching and discussing pay equity, economic documentaries about and/or intellectual sur- important social topics. vival tactics, questions, It debuts on September challenges or issues.” 16th. The first video, “A Girl & A Gun,” looks at Students, who make up the 17 million women 53 percent of users, may who are gun owners. be discussing these kinds of sensitive issues for the According to the film’s first time, and feeling safe website says, “This doc- in doing so is very im- umentary delves into the portant, said Sunwood. psyche of the American gun world to understand In September, WoC will the complex relation- host a series of National ship between American Campus Safety Aware- women and their guns.” ness Month (NCSAM) Sunwood hopes that the webinars, which can be Dr. Kayt Sunwood setting up the new Women’s Center office. Scott Taylor/ Sun Star Photographer watched live at the WoC. movies and the discus- The WoC will also have sions after, will be valu- links available for stu- able to the entire UAF find safe spaces to talk to respectfully talk about ly event that people look to meet the needs of the dents to watch record- community and support about issues that impact the issues and to hear forward to, and that it campus community,” ings of the NCSAM webi- the ongoing mission their lives. Sunwood says about experiences from will be successful enough Sunwood says. “Every- nars after they have been of WoC to be a place that the library has many other students with dif- that it outgrows the new one can come, get in- broadcast. Sunwood says where men and wom- documentaries with cur- ferent perspectives. office space. volved and be part of the that students will also be en, as well as people for rent, relevant topics, but evolution.” able to find the links to whom a gender binary often it is hard to find Sunwood hopes that “We are moving in and NCSAM webinars at the doesn’t make sense, can them presented in a for- “Docs at the WoC” se- developing this space mat that allows students ries will become a week- and the programming THE SUN STAR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 2014 4 ENTERTAINMENT Open Mic Night at Arctic Java (Continued from pg. 1) feeling out of place, even here today to make peo- (left) Throngs of looks like it’s been suc- when she was someplace ple happy.” he said. students showed cessful,” said Rickards. she was supposed to feel up to Arctic Java on September 3rd at home. Even though some peo- for the year’s first Music has been some- ple didn’t get up and per- open mic night. thing many people have “I felt it would be rele- form they still had fun From comedy to loved throughout the vant since other student making new friends and singing, plenty of talents were rep- years but freshman Japa- might feel the same at the listening to the songs and resented. - Spread nese and Art student college campus,” she said. poems that night. by Zayn Roohi/ Sun Star Photo Jaliana Bibb felt rather Singing was not the only “I thought it would be Editor strongly about the sub- thing causing a buzz that more fun than sitting in ject. night, poets took the my room,” said Fresh- stage as well. man Jessica Herzog, hap- (Continued on pg. 4) pily clapping along to a “I felt so nervous get- song. ting up on stage in front of such a large group of “My favorite piece was “I’ve been doing this people,” said, Senior Bio- the the guy who sang the since I was a little girl, it’s chemistry student An- Japanese Karaoke sound- always given me a way to drew Miller. He recited ing song at the end.” stat- express myself and help a poem he wrote right ed sophomore Computer people relate to one an- before open mic. Science student Trace ot h e r.” Braxling “ I liked it so “My teachers, friends, much because he was Bibb performed one of and family always said I so enthusiastic and that her songs she wrote her- was super good at poet- made it very entertain- self called “My Home,” a ry and that it made them i n g .” song about traveling and happy, so I came down

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St. Edward’s Amy Jones spikes a ball past the Nanook’s Brook Mattice and Riley Podowicz. St. Edwards won games against the Nanooks on both Thursday and Saturday. Zayn Roohi/ Sun Star Photo Editor 6 THE SUN STAR CAMPUS LIFE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 2014 ASUAF Recap: September 7, 2014 Julia Taylor Center’s new location in tor for Residence Life, tunity to be involved. tation that an increase in Sun Star Reporter the Wood Center. Sun- Sam Allen, editor of the brought an invitation to efficiency, and a decrease wood invited all student UAF Sun Star asked for the ASUAF elected offi- Student Regent Court- in EPA fines, will pay for Senator Michael Mancil government members to the council’s support as cials, to be involved in a ney Enright discussed the more significant por- was elected to the senate visit the new space, and the Sun Star is secur- new project he is heading three things that are of tion of the bonds needed chair in a no objections learn about the resourc- ing space in the upstairs up, the creation of a Resi- immediate interest to to fund the project. vote, where he was the es. She then introduced part of the Wood Cen- dential Housing Associa- ASUAF and the UAF stu- only candidate. information about the ter. He reported that tion. The first meeting for dent population in gen- Enright also gave infor- “Speaking of Sex” pro- an oral agreement had the group will be at the eral. She first reported mation regarding up- Senator Cordero Reid gram, and the desire to been reached last school Hess Recreation Center on the proposed contract coming Regents meet- was elected tothe Exec- bring the program to the year, but that it appears on Thursday Sept. 11 at for current UA President, ings, information on the utive Committee Chair, UAF campus during the that there is now inter- 7:00 pm. The agenda will and the reasons for the timeline for applying to with no oppositions or 2014-2015 school year. est in the space from be discussion on group proposed bonus struc- become a student Re- counter-nominations. other people. Allen will format and issues that ture. She also reported gent, and agreed to take The program focuses stu- be meeting with admin- need tackling on the proposed tuition some questions back to Senator Gillispie was dent discussion on issues istration officials next increase of 4%, and an- the emergency meeting elected to the Public Re- of consent and rape, and week, along with mem- Anyone who is a student swered questions regard- of the Regents next week. lations Committee Chair, presents a unique op- bers of the Journalism is invited, and mem- ing how it compared to with no oppositions or portunity for the cam- department, to discuss bership will be open to increases in the past and Before ending the meet- counter-nominations. pus because of the focus the needs of the Sun Star. anyone living in housing her thoughts on the in- ing, newly elected chair brought by the Title IX He hopes that the verbal that is under the control creases. Lastly, Enright Senator Mancil, strong- Guests: audit. The cost would be agreement will be kept, of Residence Life. Bishop explained the structure ly encouraged the new $3400 plus 4 airline tick- so that the Sun Star can is hoping to have a large of the proposed UA facil- senators to get busy this Sam Allen ets and 3 hotel rooms, continue to grow as an cross section of the UAF ities fees, which include week, and to set up their Brad Bishop for the time that the organization, and as an population involved with the Alaska legislature’s schedules and let their Kayt Sunwood program is on campus. affiliate of ASUAF, he the group, and asked demand for cost sharing preferences be known, Possible other funding asked for their ongoing for the support of the with students in the over- so that the Senate can be Dr. Kayt Sunwood sources include Athletics support. ASUAF Senate in “get- haul of the power plant. up and functioning as a thanked the Senate for and Residence Life, but ting the word out” to While some of the cost complete body as soon as their funding of the new no funding has been se- Brad Bishop, First Year people, so they know will come from those possible. furniture in the Women cured yet. Experience Coordina- that they have an oppor- fees, there is the expec-

Last Comic Standing finalist to perfrom at Pub

Sun Star Staff Report during my set we don’t a virgin, but not like that. Q: What’s life on tour A: Have a good time. It’s need to talk about how I’m a comedy virgin.” For A: It was at an arena for like? comedy, what else do you Stand-up comedian terrible the world we my first gig a lot of my a minor league hockey need? Chris Porter will per- can’t control is (the 24 friends were there and I game. There were 15,000 A: Lonely. It’s fun, it’s form at the Pub Wednes- hour news cycle does didn’t want them to be. people and we were told freedom. At the same Q: What do you want to day September 10th at 8 that enough) we’re going There was only 45 people to perform after the time, normally you don’t do before you die? p.m .as part of the Stu- to talk and joke about in the room and when I game. We ended up per- have a car, so you’re lim- dent Activities Office how terrible the world performed I had the feel- forming for 75 people— ited to what’s in walking A: There are a lot of Bust-a-Gut comedy se- you can control is. ing that this is the great- all grandpa’s and their distance, or a cheap cab things I want to do. I ries. Tickets are $5 for est thing I’ve ever done. grandkids. So, our audi- ride away. There’s a lot of guess I just want to keep students and $10 for the Q: What kind of jobs It is a high. We (comedi- ence was 75 to dead. And fast food a lot of airline being productive. I just public. did you have to support yourself while you were Porter is most recog- starting out as a comic? nized for his third place finish on the fourth sea- A: In the beginning I son of Last Comic Stand- was in telemarketing. ing and his 2014 comedy Eventually, I was a mall album, Ugly and Angry. security guard. The guy in charge of my schedule Jerry Evans, former pro- was a huge comedy fan, gram director at KUAC, so he let me come and go and local stand-up co- whenever. I was the guy median is brining Porter who liked to be out in the up through his Alaska- parking lot. comedy.com company. Porter will also perform Luckily, I worked at an at Kodiak Jacks and the expensive mall and we Blue Loon. This marks had those BMW X5 the first of three comedi- SUVs. I’d sit in a really ans that Evans is brining nice car, write jokes for a to the Pub this semester. long time, drive around and make sure people ----- weren’t stealing anything out in the parking lot and Q: Where have you trav- then go back to writing eled on tour and what jokes. are your favorite places to go? Q: When did you first realize that you had the Photo from citybeat.com A: Alaska is definitely ability and talent to do one of them. It’s still the stand-up as a career? ans) definitely don’t do it Just born to 9. We were flights, it beats digging want to become a great Last Frontier—there’s no for the money, we do it winning like 5-2, so peo- dishes! comic. I don’t know if I’m place like it. The peo- A: I don’t know if I’ve still for the feeling. ple were leaving early. It there yet. I’d like to be on ple are unique and to had that thought, it just was one of those things Q: What would other that level of Seinfeld, like themselves—I like it. happened. I was doing Q: Best Gig? where everyone was re- profession would you on the Mount Rushmore The people are definitely it for fun when I was 19 ally nice to us and then like to have if you weren’t of comedians with Rich- a different breed and I and now I’m 35 years old, A: There’s 5 or 6 that afterwards no one would a stand-up? ard Pryor. Well, nobody’s like hanging with them. it all seems to have flow stand out. There was this look at us. gonna get above Pryor, Seattle is good, San Fran- by pretty quickly. one that I thought I did A: I’d hope I’d be a car- that’s just the way it is. So cisco— I really like the awesome, but I was also Q: How many shows do penter, not for any reli- maybe not Mount Rush- Northwest. I also went Q: What was the first pretty drunk that night. you do a year? gious reason. I like work- more, but I’d like to be to Guantanamo Bay and joke you wrote and per- It was at the Moore The- ing with wood. Insert the Washington D.C. of performed for the troops. formed? atre in Seattle and it was A: Counting LA spots, joke here. Huge wood. comedy. I’d like to be a like a giant party, a ton of which are nightly— comedy monument. Q: What is your style A: I can’t remember. I fun—definitely the cool- about 400 shows a year. Q: What do you want like? have it written down est vibe. Sometimes I do 2 or 3 people to get from your somewhere. It was prob- shows a night. shows? A: When I come on ably something like, “I’m Q: Worst Gig? WWW.UAFSUNSTAR. ENTERTAINMENT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 2014 7

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A few days after the first symptoms start, other symptoms can develop, includ- ing: - Watery diarrhea Letters - Nausea and vomiting - Belly pain - Rash — Some people get a rash of raised, red bumps, usually on the face, neck, trunk, and arms. The areas with rash can sometimes shed their skin. to the - Bleeding or bruising — This doesn’t happen to everyone. If it does happen, it can show up as tiny purple spots (where blood vessels have burst) or oozing blood from the mouth, nose, eyes, or anywhere that the skin has been broken. Q: If I have these symptoms what should I do? Editor A: If you or a friend are ill with the above initial symptoms AND: • Have had a recent history of travel to Central or West Africa within the past 3 weeks, Have something to say? Say it here. • Or came in contact with someone known to have Ebola, The Sun Star welcomes reader commentary. • Or have had contact with someone who is ill after recent travel to Cen- tral or West Africa, You should go to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Room immediately. Letters to the editor should be no more than Call the emergency room before you go and tell them about your recent travel and your symptoms. By doing this you will help them care for you and protect 250 words in length. Please include the author’s other people who may be in the hospital.

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The UAF Sun Star is looking for freelance writers and photographers to provide content for its student-run online and print publications. Attend a staff meeting on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at our office in the Wood Center or email Editor-in-Chief Sam Allen at [email protected] for more information