The Sun Star, vol. 35 no. 11 (November 10, 2015)

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THEThe VOICE OF THE N ANOOKSun, YOUR SOURCE Star FOR STUDENT NEWS UAF will build new power plant pg. 3 Ski Patrol hosts fundraiser at UAF Zack Sherman Sun Star

The Fairbanks Ski Patrol showed “Chasing Shadows,” a Warren Miller ski film, at UAF’s Schaible Auditorium twice each on Friday and Saturday night to raise money for the organization, which is responsible for emergency response at Ski Land resort north of Fairbanks. The event was sponsored by many local businesses, who provided raffle prizes. The relationship with Fairbanks Ski Patrol, Warren Miller Films and UAF has been a long one, with annual screenings KSUA General Manager Mickey Zakurdaew shakes hands with Alaska Broadcasters Association president Matt Wilson following KSUA winning two taking place for more than 30 years. Goldie awards on Friday night. KSUA staff members Camden Taylor (far left), Ted Hooker (left) and Josh Chavez (right) watch on. – Zayn Roohi “Chasing Shadows,” the sixty- / Photo Editor sixth film from Warren Miller, is made up of many smaller video segments KSUA wins awards at Goldie TV and radio awards that take place all over the world. Association where awards are given to plenty of Fairbanks personality The film is shot in Alaska, Japan, Zayn Roohi the best radio and TV performances present, from KSUA staff to Jerry Utah, France, Nepal, Chili and other Sun Star from the past year. KSUA’s awards Evans and Glen Anderson, two locations. It catalogs many famous were for the best student promotional famous radio DJs who got their start in skiers, snowboarders and other winter KSUA Radio and TV won two announcement and best student 1981 at KSUA. Glenner and Jerry, as sports athletes in a large cinematic Goldies at Friday night’s annual TV public service announcement. they are more commonly referred to, format that separates it from extreme and Radio Goldie Awards. The two The awards were won by Jack hosted Friday night’s award ceremony. sports YouTube videos and keeps the new Goldie awards will be added Ewers for his show “Valentines Since getting their start at KSUA, they Warren Miller Films feeling relevant. to their 100 previously won awards. Day Party,” and Alana Vilagi have gone on to other radio stations, With a little more than 50 The Goldies are an annual event for “Voter Registration.” and were nominated into the Alaska attendees at the initial Friday showing, hosted by the Alaska Broadcasters This year’s Goldie Awards had Broadcasters hall of fame last year. the event was well on its way to the 300 to 400 hundred total attendees Continued “KSUA” pg. 4 expected. The tickets sold for $10 for children, students, military and seniors and $15 for adults. The H.O.P.E. at UAF event is one of two put on each year by the Fairbanks Ski Patrol. student organizes The event is of critical importance to the Fairbanks Ski Patrol and support group is responsible for more than half of the budget, according to Tim Josh Hartman Viavant, director of the Fairbanks Sun Star Ski-Patrol. The $1,200 - $2,000 that will be raised goes mostly toward H.O.P.E. stands for Hold On, Pain training for the approximately Ends, a support group for women 30 members of the local group. and men who have experienced “Every year all patrollers have sexual assault or domestic violence to to take an annual refresher of the connect and discuss their experiences. outdoor emergency care course,” The group meets in the Women’s Viavant said. The event will also Center at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays. help to cover the cost CPR training The Women’s Center is located and the procurement of specialized This is a self portrait of Reichert that was required as a part of her Basic Digital photography in room 130 in the Wood Center. medical equipment for the patrol. class with Jason Lazarus in Summer 2015. One of Reichert’s specialties is her extensive This location and time will be “It’s EMT (Emergency Medical knowledge and ability to maneuver in photoshop. Photo Courtesy of Kathryn Reichert consistent for the rest of the semester. Technician) more or less, but we call The group has had it outdoor emergency care,” said two meetings so far. Peter Matheis, assistant division Kathryn Reichert: Raw This group can help people to director for Alaska Ski Patrol. not feel so alone, Shaelene Holstrom, The Fairbanks Ski Patrol will the organizer of H.O.P.E., said. be holding their second annual talent, big opportunities UAF Interim Chancellor Mike fund raiser, a ski swap and sale, Powers recently made an apology on behalf of the University for failing to on weekend of Nov. 13 and 14 Kristopher Voronin was getting what she considered at the Pioneer Park Civic Center. to be decent photographs, but she properly handle sexual assault cases DJ Larson, Ski Land’s new Sun Star wanted to begin to delve further and held a town hall style meeting general manager, also announced UAF student Kathryn Reichert into photography as an art form. regarding sexual assault on Oct. 21. at the showing that the “early bird left for Fort Collins, Colo. last week “I wanted to make them The organization of H.O.P.E. pricing” for season passes to Ski to showcase her photo “How My spectacular,” Reichert said. was not related to these events Land would be continued for entire Son Sees It” at the Center of Fine “Even more than that, I wanted regarding sexual assault; instead season, $250 for youth (7-17), $350 Art Photography (CFAP). Reichert to know what made them it was sparked by a desire to help for students and $450 for adults. submitted images for a call for entry spectacular, the technical side of others, according to Holstrom. While the local showing is to through CFAP and made it into the how to make my camera perform “When I thought of the group I generate funds for the Fairbanks “Memories, Stories and Histories” optimally really interested me.” was only thinking of the other women Ski Patrol, Warren Miller is also gallery which debuted Friday, Nov. 6. Reichert’s work focuses a lot and men out there who were hurting,” donating a portion of the proceeds Reichert received her first on suspending reality. She says Holstrom said. “I just thought it from all showings of “Chasing digital camera (a Nikon D5100) in she enjoys creating the world seen would be good for the campus.” Shadows” to earthquake relief 2012 as a Christmas gift from her through her child’s eyes. Lately she Holstrom is studying Rural funds supporting Nepal. A portion husband. Apart from her gift, she has been working on a series of work Development and Yup’ik language of the film was shot in Nepal, so had never owned a camera other photographing her children’s toys. at UAF. She also works for the the money spent locally helps more than the occasional disposable. She She has used everything from dragons LIVE (Leadership, Involvement than those who recreate at Ski Land. didn’t give her Nikon much use until to polar bears and tigers, and brings and Volunteer Experience) Office. her first formal photography class, them to life with elaborate sets and Mae Marsh, UAF’s Director basic digital photography, at UAF lighting she creates in her own home. of Diversity, was involved with this past summer 2015 with Jason Capturing these scenes along with the initial establishment of Lazarus. Before Lazarus’s class, she intimate moments with her children the group, although she is not is very important to her, she said. currently active with its operation. Continued “Reichert” pg. 5 Continued “H.O.P.E.” pg. 3

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The public safety report is compiled from police blotter information and interviews with UAF police officers. Individuals named as arrested and/ or charged with crimes in this report are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

10/28/2015 4:52 p.m. - Police driving. His image and the trucks Heather Penn received a call from the UAF Grounds description were sent to subsequent 10/31/2015 12:49 a.m. - A Sun Star Department about a barrier at law enforcement agencies. The complaint concerning two intoxicated Wickersham, which had been hit owner of the damaged vehicle was males walking on North Chandalar Theft by a vehicle. Officers responded notified. The investigation is ongoing. Drive toward Hess Village was called and noted the damage to a bollard into police. The caller then claimed 10/24/2015 3:08 p.m. - A white (barrier) situated at the front of the 10/31/2015 1:42 p.m. - An the men were lying in the road. An iPhone with a black case and eyeball Wickersham building. The bollard will accident was reported at Farmers officer made contact with Westen screensaver was reported stolen from need to be completely replaced as the Loop and Taku when a car failed to W. Hall, 18, of Wasilla, and another a house party at the Cutler Apartment cement holding it into the ground was yield for another vehicle. The front male who was over 21. Hall blew a Complex. The complainant had disrupted. The damage is estimated at side of the victim’s truck struck the .121 on the portable breath test and hoped the phone would be turned in $500, and the investigation is ongoing. right passenger side of the offending was taken back to his dorm room. when it went missing at the party, but vehicle, damaging the right quarter He was issued a summons for minor when it wasn’t the victim reported it A UAF panel. There were no injuries reported consuming alcohol. Both men were missing the following day. The phone 10/30/2015 10:15 a.m. - employee reported an accident that and damage is estimated at $2,000. given a disorderly conduct warning was valued at $300. The phone’s took place in the Hess parking lot. Diane M. Henry, 53, of Fairbanks, was and the non-student was banned form tracking was started, but since the The employee claimed, while driving issued a citation for failure to yield. UAF for six months. He was given phone was no longer turned on, a UAF vehicle, he was pulling out of a ride to an off-campus residence. the tracking was unable to receive a parking spot when the right rear a signal. The phone is still missing. Minor Consuming bumper caught the front drivers side 10/31/2015 2:32 a.m. - A bumper of an adjacent car, tearing the 10/29/2015 6:46 p.m. - The Community Service Officer reported MVA Hit and Run bra (a piece of vinyl attached to the Alaska State Troopers requested an intoxicated male outside the hood to prevent damage) affixed to the assistance for a possible fight at Gold SRC. Officers located the man in 10/26/2015 3:32 p.m. - Two vehicle and leaving minor scratches. Rush Estates. Officers responded front of the Patty Center. Conner T. people witnessed a hit-and-run at Police were able to locate the owner of and found no fight, but instead noted Minder, 20, of Palmer, initially gave the North Upper Dorms Lot. The the car and put them in contact with a female, seemingly intoxicated and officers the wrong birthday. Minder witnesses both described a dark the UAF claims department to have soaking wet, at the scene. Angela L. blew a .109 on the portable breath pickup truck pulling out of a parking the damages repaired. The damage Petrick, 19, of Fairbanks was found test. He was issued a summons space and backing into a vehicle. The is estimated to be around $400-$500. to be intoxicated and what was for minor consuming alcohol and pickup truck’s driver then parked initially thought of as a fight turned escorted back to his dorm room. the truck in another spot at the far A student out to be her boyfriend attempting end of the parking lot and returned 10/30/2015 1:46 p.m. - reported hearing a loud noise and, to get Petrick out of the area when to the vehicle he hit to inspect the Criminal Trespass when they looked out the window, police were called. The boyfriend damage. The driver left without saw a box truck hit a red vehicle in tried in vain to help Petrick get 10/31/2015 2:44 - A man ran into leaving a note or point of contact. the South Upper Dorms parking lot to her feet, but she continuously Lathrop Hall deliberately skirting the Police identified the suspect, who below. The student quickly snapped fell down. Petrick has three prior attendant. The Resident Assistant claimed to know the owner of the some pictures of the vehicle and minor consuming alcohol violations reported that the man had failed to vehicle he had damaged and planned contacted police. The red vehicle and one prior habitual minor sign in on more than one occasion. to contact him to sort it out. The sustained damage to the right drivers consuming alcohol charge. Petrick Officers contacted the man in the victim declined to press charges. side bumper. Video reviewed by was booked on another habitual dorm room he was known to visit. He the police shows the driver of the minor consuming alcohol charge. was banned form UAF for six months. MVA vehicle and the type of truck he was This will be her fifth offense this year.

Senate awards travel scholarship to student

During this week’s senate this Sunday at 4 p.m. by Senate Though only the Executive Dianna Rupp meeting, ASUAF senators chose to Chair Quiñones in room 208 of the Committee was able to meet this week, Sun Star unanimously pass a bill that will alott Gruening building. Guests Annette Committee Chair Sabrina Martin up to $2,700 to UAF student Laura Freiburger and Octavia Harris were informed the senate the committee Present:Benjamin Anderson- Starr, who will be using the money to both present to speak on behalf of has been, and will continue, looking Agimuk, Erik Rickards, Jonathan travel to New Delhi, India to attend a SB 185-010 and thanked the senate over travel applications and the review Quiñones, Brandon Blum, Sabrina conference. The senate was also able for their consideration. Proceeding process has been going smoothly. Martin, Ryan Cain, Kayleen Hansen. to present and forward SB185-010 to into officer reports, Chair Quiñones Finally, after discussing the the public relations committee. This claimed 14 hours over the past week recent residence life survey and Absent: Allyssia Garcia bill will alot up to $500 to DRAW that were spent primarily working with the possibility of asking for it to and Mickey Zakurdaew. for use in purchasing a bike as a the American Lung Association to be redone on the basis that the prize for a raffle they will be holding develop their bill. President Mathew questions didn’t quite address what Absent Excused: Cordero Reid. later this month in conjunction with Carrick claimed 25 hours over the the initial complaints were, the the all American Lung Association. past week that were spent at the UA meeting was adjourned at 4:38 p. m. The meeting was called to order Regent conference in Anchorage.

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Corrections: In the last issue of the Sun Star, which was released on Nov. 3, the name of visiting artist Cannupa Hanska Luger was misspelled in every iteration. The correct spelling of his name is as it is seen in this correction. 3 November 10, 2015 The Sun Star NEWS www.uafsunstar.com H.O.P.E. help with organizing future based on what will best serve about their safety and campus safety.” in the future, however currently the members, according to Holstrom. Chancellor Mike Powers H.O.P.E. only Holstrom runs the group. “I like the idea of it being student- and Vice Chancellor Sfraga are Continued from pg. 1 Holstrom has been working on led, because I don’t feel it would be always open to help or talk with the organization of the group for the as intimidating,” Holstrom said. “If groups like these, Sfraga said. The support group can past month. She discussed the idea there is no other student to organize Holstrom does hope that the get resources or help from with others around campus such as it I would be comfortable with the support group will have a relationship the Office of Diversity if they Marsh, Chancellor Mike Powers Women’s Center taking it on.” with similar organizations around need it, according to Marsh. and the psychology department. The UAF administration also campus, such as Green Dot. “I would encourage other survivors “I wanted to make a safe place,” supports the student-led aspect of “I think it’s important for students to come forward and participate with Holstrom said. “I’m also a survivor. I support group, according to Mike to go online and take the haven the group,” Marsh said. “I’d like to see was determined to help other women Sfraga, UAF’s Vice Chancellor. training,” Marsh said, referring to the a strong support group here at UAF.” and men get through the process of “What was encouraging to me sexual assault training that students “I know the university will healing because I think it’s important.” was that groups like this have formed can access on UAonline. “The more be willing to fund [the group’s Many of the decisions about and are forming,” Sfraga said. awareness we have the more equipped projects],” Holstrom said. “We the group, including the location “Students are taking the leadership we are to do an intervention if we would probably only [request funds] and meeting times, were decided by role in creating the environment, the see something that is happening.” if we really needed to though.” members of the group. The logistics structure, and the organizations to One of the other students from of the group could change in the have these very candid, safe discussions UAF will build new power plant This day in history November. 10 1998 / Vol. 18 No. 9 Board funds coal plant David Costello / Sun Star The DOE is matching every University of Alaska Board dollar spent on the project, and with This pipe burst Dec. 1998, filling the heat and power plant with steam. This event caused of Regents vetoed funding for grants and donations from other the plant to lose heat and electricity for eight hours. The rest of the campus was without partners, UAF will only pay $14.4 power for another four hours. - Josh Hartman / Sun Star a $47.6 million experimental power plant last week and then million of the $47.6 million project. The plant needs to buy power “It’s a win-win situation,” Josh Hartman reversed their decision in an during the two weeks that it shuts emergency meeting one day later. said Rukhaus. “With $10 million Sun Star down for maintenance every year. Regents initially vetoed a in funding we end up with a “We buy power from the $12.53 million bond sale on $20 million facility. If nothing Just a few hundred feet from local utility when it makes else, we have a power generator the Ben J. Atkinson building, UAF’s Wednesday after raising concerns economic sense,” Ward said. that the Clean Coal Demonstration facility that we need anyway.” current heat and power plant, is the The current heat and power If the coal fuel can’t be site for the construction of a new Project is too risky for the plant went under construction University of Alaska Fairbanks. manufactured, plant operators can heat and power plant. The new plant in 1962 and was completed still use diesel in the 18 cylinder will be the third in UAF history. The vote threatened completion in 1964. The old power plant of the partially finished plant and generator to supplement UAF’s The new plant is being built was located in the lower levels rising energy needs, said Rukhaus. because the campus demand for contradicted a BOR vote one year of the Rasmussen Library. earlier supporting the project. After Wednesday’s vote, UA energy has outgrown the supply that The thick concrete walls are President Mark Hamilton and the current boilers can produce, “I don’t know of any other all that is left from the UAF’s projects that are being subsidized leaders of the CCDP told regents according to Chilkoot Ward, director first power plant, according to in a letter that cutting short the of utilities. Additionally, the main to that extent,” said student regent Ruckhaus. “It gets modified about Annette Nelson-Wright, who voted project could cost UAF $11 million boilers are the same ones that were every eight years,” Ward said. in broken contracts, unusable built in 1964 and they are at risk of against the sale. “No one could tell In Dec. 1998, a tube in one me why that project was so special.” equipment, and a cancellatiwon of a failure, Mike Ruckhaus, senior project of the original boilers burst, 30-month donation of Usibelli coal. manager for the new plant, said. Proponents of the CCDP filling the plant with steam which hope the new plant will generate Contractors have already built a “We are careful not to say that shattered windows and cut off concrete platform for the generator the sky is falling down, but every electricity, cash and research for the power and heat from the campus. Fairbanks campus by converting and air tunnels to heat the new subsequent year creates a higher risk of The university had to get buildings. “I can identify with your catastrophic failure,” Ruckhaus said. Alaska’s sub-bituminous coal help from the Golden Valley into a clean-burning liquid fuel. concerns. Good God, that’s a lot of Additionally, with the newer Electric Association to get money,” saud Hamilton, responding technology the new plant will use While scientists have concocted alternate boilers running to return batches of the fuel in the past using to questions by regent Sharon 10 percent less coal to produce heat and power to the campus. Gagnon. “Quite frankly there was the same amount of energy and little more than water, heat and Also In 1998, the University pressure, the experiment contains no way out of this without disgracing will significantly reduce major of Alaska Board of Regents the university--that weighs a lot.” pollutants, according to Ruckhaus. risks. No one in Alaska has ever approved the construction of continuously processed coal water Regents reconvened for an Construction for the plant will an experimental project which emergency session on Thursday start in the spring of 2015 and is for use in an electric power plant. involved manufacturing a coal- “That’s the risk,” said CCDP afternoon. Before approving the projected to end in the winter of 2018. water mixture and burning that CCDP bond sale, Nelson-Wright The combined heat and power Project Manager Mike Rukhaus, substance in a special boiler. about the 4-ton-per-hour liquid asked whether the cost increases plant is unique because the steam The funds for this project could threaten UAF’s budget. that is used to turn the turbines coal appetite of the plant’s new came from the Department of tractor-trailer-sized generator. “But According to UAF project (which produce electricity) is also Energy to study the new fuel. coordinator Greg Krier, the piped to buildings around campus to if it’s a success UAF is really on Due to lack of funding, the the map of coal energy research.” project will require an additional provide heat. This process increases project was not completed. Coal- $5 million for cost increases the efficiency of the system by 30 Regents discussed selling the water fuel was manufactured technology to foreign countries. and unplanned expenses. percent over normal power plants. in North Dakota and burned However, other partners will “You burn fuel once, then As a replacement for some in Wisconsin in a plant similar grades of diesel fuel, the cleaner repay a portion of the money. make two products,” Ward said. to the one being built at UAF,. The CCDP is scheduled to The new plant will cost $245 burning coal could reduce waste The Department of Energy emissions in older power plants. begin operation in late 1999. million to build. The funds for got data from that project. “It’s a very complicated issue this project are coming from a In addition to the generator, The fuel was never used UAF will also receive a boiler and with big numbers. Trying to do it combination of capital funding, state at UAF Ruckhaus said. on audio conference was not a good appropriation and bond funding. two buildings under a partnership The decision to not among UAF, Usibelli Coal, the choice,” said Vice President of UA The original projected cost for continue the coal-water fuel public relation Wendy Redman. “In construction was $50 million over Department of Energy and a project was not related to the variety of contractors and investors. retrospect we said we’ll never do it the $245 million budget. In order to failure of the piping in Dec. again on an issue this complicated.” bring the construction back within 1998, according to Ruckhaus. the budget some changes were made, Future experimental sources of including deleting the administration energy are not out of the question wing, deleting the parts storage though. The plant has an open warehouse and changing from two dialogue with the Alaska Center smaller boilers to one larger boiler. for Energy and Power to test new ARE YOU A writer LOOKING FOR WORK? The current plant and boilers will technologies and experiment, still remain available for emergency The sun star is looking for according to Ruckhaus. Freelance Photographers and power and back up for the new plant. The UAF facilities services Writers. For our payscales or more “Basically the only thing web page features data about all information, please stop by our we’re going to shut down [from the energy and heat produced the current plant] is what was oFFice in 305 Constitution Hall by the plant. These metrics or call 474-7540 originally built in 1964,” Ward said. are updated every minute. Not all of the power comes from the Atkinson Building. 4 The Sun Star November 10, 2015 www.uafsunstar.com SPORTS

Jaylee Mays attempts to dribble around an alumni player during the Blue and Gold game on Saturday afternoon. - Max Mckernan / Stephanie Toumson reaches out to grab a pass from Sun Star a teammate during the Nanook’s Basketball’s Blue and Gold Alumni game on Saturday. - Max Mckernan / Here comes Harthun Sun Star and the Nanooks! straight five-set match win for them. Aaron Walling “There has been a major evolution Sun Star in volleyball here in Fairbanks this season,” Scott said. “Nobody would How do Sam Harthun and have guessed that this is where we Miranda Grieser follow a record- would be when we started the season. breaking performance? By Harthun This is the kind of play you can start going for 40 kills and Grieser for 74 to expect from these girls. They play assists, defeating first-place Northwest their hearts out and they deserve Nazarene Crusaders to extend their all the credit for what happened winning streak to three. UAF hasn’t tonight. I’m so proud of them.” beaten the Crusaders since 2009. This win was special to the team, The Nanooks have flipped the who were victorious against a very script from last year and even the tough Crusaders team with senior beginning of this season, when they leadership across the board. The were not necessarily in a position Nanooks turned to two of their senior to win any of their matches. Their leaders, Harthun and Grieser, as they record might not reflect it, (5-17), set the tone early by winning the first but the Nanooks have changed two sets over the Crusaders. Even under first-year Head Coach Brian though the match went to five sets, the Scott. In GNAC play, they are Nanooks dominated in many of the 5-10 which is the most conference stats. They out-killed the Crusaders wins they’ve had since 2010. 82-51 and out hit them .234 over No one was stopping Harthun and .222. They simply outplayed the Grieser, who dished out punishment number one ranked GNAC team. on the Crusaders. The play of the The Nanooks now look day, however, came from Maddie forward to their match up against Davis, who earned cheers from the the number-two ranked GNAC Nanooks’ fan base with a series- team in Central Washington, clinching kill to give the Nanooks who lost to Alaska Anchorage. the five-set win, which is the third Riley Podowicz jumps to hit the ball while her teammates watch on Saturday night. The Nanooks went on to lose 1-3 against Central Washington. - Max Mckernan / Sun Star

The Nanook’s Jordan Ferland bounces the ball before Sam Harthun dives down to hit the ball during the Nanook’s game against Central Washington on Saturday night. The Nanooks lost the serving near the beginning of the Nanook’s match game with a score of 1-3. - Max Mckernan / Sun Star against number one ranked Northwest Nazarene on Thursday night. The Nanooks won 3-2. - Kris Veronin / Sun Star 5 November 10, 2015 The Sun Star NEWS www.uafsunstar.com UAF presents Pop-Con is an annual event at UAF organised by the Student Activities Office. It’s purpose is to celebrate popular culture. The Thurs-Sat event included Pop-Con movie screenings, competitions, information and sales booths, and cosplay.

Students gathered in the Wood Center on Nov. 6 for one day of the sixth annual Pop Con. Petroleum engineering student Ray West competes in the LEGO building contest at Pop-Con. He - Max Mckernan / Sun Star placed second in the contest. - Jason Ninneman / Sun Star

Two members of the UAF LARP club battle each other at Pop Con on Nov. 6 2015. - Megan Bennett / Sun Star Jesse Wells poses at Pop-Con with his Warlord Titan action figure, a game piece for the tabletop version of War Hammer 40000. - Jason Ninneman / Sun Star Reichert Continued from pg. 1 “Childhood is such an amazing time,” Reichert said. “They are so free and imaginative that I thought it would be wonderful to capture that intangible thing and show them when they got older this is how they were and the way they played.” Reichert’s photo, “Through my Son’s Eyes” hanging in the “Memories, Stories and Histories” gallery, was originally completed for her basic digital photography class as a part of a “depth of field” assignment. The photo was created with ice cubes, flour and her son’s plastic toy polar bear and was illuminated using a backlit LED light submerged in water, then further diffused by a transparent sheet of scrapbook paper. Reichert described her experience seeing her photo displayed in This photo is featured on Reichert’s business cards. The majority of her set is created with paper and shot in her home. - Photo the entrance of the gallery as courtesy of Kathryn Reichert surreal. Her photo was displayed right under the exhibit title, ushering patrons into the gallery. “I would kind of peek over at it every now and again while I was talking to other people around the gallery,” Reichert said. “It was always such an exciting feeling to see other photographers or patrons discussing it.” Reichert plans to finish her toy series, and apply for more calls for entries. She hopes to continue to get the opportunity to show her work. Although she will still work with miniatures and composites, she would like to push herself into other genres of photography. “I think the biggest, most satisfying changes happen when you really push through the tough stuff that doesn’t necessarily resonate with you at first,” Reichert said.

This is the photo that will be featured in at the Center for Fine Art Photography in their Memories, Stories and Histories Show in Fort Collins, Colo. This photo was created using Reichert’s son’s plastic polar bear toy, melting ice cubes and a miniature set created in her home. - Photo Courtesy of Kathryn Reichert 6 The Sun Star November 10, 2015 www.uafsunstar.com NEWS SCAG presents visiting artist Kenyon Hansen Sarah Manriquez Sun Star

The UAF Student Ceramic Art Guild (SCAG) will be hosting visiting artist, Kenyon Hansen this week from Nov. 11-13. Hansen is a ceramic potter who has been featured on the cover of Ceramics Monthly magazine as an emerging artist. His work focuses on utilitarian pieces such as mugs, pots, bowls and other functional vessels. The up-and- coming artist has been all over the country and worked in many different apprenticeships, honing his craft. In September, Hansen’s work was showcased in a solo exhibit at the Harstook Gallery at Greenwich House Pottery in New York City. The exhibit’s description read, “Hansen’s jars, coffee pots, mugs and teapots are some of the most original being made today.” Hansen is currently an adjunct ceramics instructor teaching ceramic design at Finlandia University in Hancock, Mich. Hansen will be in the UAF ceramics studio hosting demonstrations and workshops that are open to the public Thursday, Nov. 12 and Friday, Nov. 13. He Alaska Broadcasters Association president Matt Wilson starts Friday night’s Goldie Award ceremony by announcing the hosts, Jerry and Glenner, will conclude his visit with an artist famous former KSUA DJs. – Zayn Roohi / Photo Editor talk from 7-8 p.m. on Nov. 13. based Alaska Teen Media Institute, Since it has been changed, Thursday: and the Sitka community radio students are now only allowed to 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Demo/ station, KCAW. The University of win a maximum of five categories. Workshops UAF Ceramics Studio KSUAAlaska Anchorage’s student radio KSUA entered four categories this Continued from pg. 1 station, KRUA, won no awards. year, according to General Manager Friday: In previous years, students Mickey Zakurdaew, and won two Annie Bartholomew, a UAF 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Demo/Workshops have been eligible to win awards of those. Despite the changes, Journalism student who graduated UAF Ceramics Studio in every category, and not just KSUA has never been shut out, in 2014 and went on to work for 6-7 p.m. Potluck Dinner student categories. This allowed and has always won at least one KTOO, the public radio station in Murie Auditorium and Atrium KSUA to set a record high of award every year, according to Price. Juneau, handed out awards during 7-8 p.m. Artist Talk Murie 19 Goldie Awards one year, the ceremony. The other three student Auditorium and Atrium awards were won by Anchorage- according to staff advisor C.P. Price. 7 November 10, 2015 The Sun Star COMMUNITY www.uafsunstar.com Making ¢ents A biweekly finacial advice column by Mathew Carrick in many varieties, I like to call them in bonds will still lose money. Of shades of green. They can be issued course, this is still better than the by local and federal governments, extremely low interest rates offered public institutions, corporations in a bank account, meaning you’ll and nearly any other organization. lose less money than you would So, where would you buy bonds? keeping money in a bank or under As with most any kind of investment, your mattress. For this reason, bonds Not that kind bonds can be purchased through a are less about building wealth than brokerage account like Scottrade or about preserving wealth, making Letter from of bondage Charles Schwab. Another popular them more commonly used later in Bonds are a low-risk, long-term way to purchase bonds is through the life. However, they’re still relevant the Editor investments that typically yield a United States Treasury, which offers for young investors as a safer, easier very low rate of return. In other federal government bonds through alternative to the stock market. If The Artist’s Curse words, you won’t get a lot, but their website. Treasury bonds are a you’d like to invest but are wary of If a project is sufficiently you probably won’t lose anything great way to get started, as they are volatility in the stock market or need challenging, as a person works either. Bonds are suitable for extremely low-risk because they are something that you can cash in at through it, he or she learns. As an people who don’t like to take risks backed by the full financial authority a specified time, consider bonds! artist paints, he might learn a more or those who will need invested of the United States government. effective way to represent the space money back at a certain time. However, because of this low risk, Mathew Carrick is an Economics major, between objects. A potter may find So what is a bond? In contrast treasury bonds also yield a very low Math minor, and personal finance enthusiast. a better way to affix a handle or to a stock, which actually gives return: in other words, don’t expect If you have questions regarding personal spout to a vessel. With this process ownership or stake in a company, to get rich with them. Bonds can be finance or financial literacy, feel free to email of learning often comes a sense bonds are debt. When UAF wants to issued for almost any length of time, him at [email protected] for an answer of dissatisfaction with the finished build a new building, the university ranging from a few weeks to a few – it may even turn into a column article! project — an inability to see success might issue bonds—essentially, decades, with longer time horizons through the mistakes that were made take out a loan. Individuals and coming with greater annual returns. during the learning process. This is groups buy these bonds, giving In many cases, the yield of a often referred to as the artist’s curse. the university the funds now bond (especially low-risk government It happens outside of the studio, with the promise of getting more bonds) does not exceed the inflation too. As a person immerses oneself money later. These bonds come rate, meaning that an investment in a piece of creative writing, video game, performance or homework assignment, and dedicates oneself to the idea of achieving more, they suffer each time a challenge is overcome and another shows its face. The Sun Star faces challenges every year, every month, and every Letters to the Editor: week. Each paper poses specific problems: lack of resources, cancelled events, refusals from Philosophy’s role in preventing sexual assault potential interview subjects and On Oct. 21 this year, we necessary now than ever before. We that we can understand the poor late submissions, just to name a few. had the second annual Joseph live in a society where rape victims reasoning behind blaming the Every week, we learn something Thompson Memorial Lecture with are asked all the wrong questions victim, that dancing in a short about how we can do better; and the topic “Are we just animals?” and blamed when they report their skirt is not an invitation, and every week we make a new mistake. The panel of professors answered assailant. How can this be if we live that “No” is not a gray area. The wonderful opportunity questions with the kind of wisdom in the greatest country on the planet? Philosophy at its core teaches working at the Sun Star provides and poise one could expect from It is because we live in a us to challenge every preconceived to the determined “artist,” is the people who specialize in critical society where gym is required but notion we have and disassemble bad necessity to produce a finished thinking. One of the moments critical thinking is an elective. We arguments. As UAF tackles its sexual product every week during the that stuck with me was at the end, have decided that philosophy is assault problem, we all ought to school year. It’s easy to see missed when we were reminded that UA worthless metaphysics touted by the remember that they have deprived us chances and obvious mistakes decided it didn’t need philosophy. pretentious in cafés; but time and all of a vital weapon: critical thinking. in personal work and throw that All around the country, progress do not mean that we have medium or project to the side in philosophy is being discarded as shed the need for critical thinking. -Jonathan Quiñones favor of something different, when outdated and useless, but it is more It is through critical thinking it might be more beneficial to stick with it and improve further until you can appreciate your success. The Sun Star does not allow for Rape culture is real that sort of lack of commitment. As the end of the semester Rape on college campuses is that their clothes gave a person the Too many college administrators draws near, (there’s only three not about a “rapist walking across right to rape. Asking why they didn’t hold this opinion that rape is a scary issues left to produce this year, over campus, trying to choose his next fight back isn’t common sense, it’s man in the bushes, and women the course of four weeks) I work victim.” Rape on college campuses implying that if they didn’t want it, need to protect themselves with against the artist’s curse. We have is having one too many drinks at a they should’ve fought harder. Rape their mace and karate. Here at three more chances to put together party and allowing a friend to walk culture is thinking that only women UAF, our administrators are focused an awesome paper. We have three you home, only to wake up naked are sexually assaulted. Rape culture is on opening the conversation and more chances to provide UAF with and in bed with them when you ignoring the fact that most people have listening to what students have to say, excellent service. We have three had no intention of being there, misconceptions about what consent and what we need from our campus more weeks to beat the curse before and were not capable of consent. is. Rape culture is the real reason and our community. They are ready we get a little rest, and come back Rape culture is real. To ask people do not report sexual assault to change the culture. Are we? refreshed and ready to do it all again. a person what they was wearing the majority of the time: because it when they were sexually assaulted is more damaging to go to court as - Kayleen Hansen is not common sense, it’s saying the victim than it is for the offender.

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Editorial: The Underappreciation of Art everyone they were going to make Companies know they can get and iPads, people think that because money off of a scientist’s work without away with exploiting artists. On they can be an artist with just a paying them. It wouldn’t be accepted the surface it’s society judging cell phone, then anyone can be. by society as a reasonable thing to do. artists as being worth less than But this simply isn’t true. Artists Artists are expected to do this everyone else. People think that contribute something unique to our very thing to advance their career. art is just something that happens, society. Science and math are not I just spent two days in and that no one has to work for it. emotional, economics and politics Anchorage filming a advertisement Against my better judgement, aren’t beautiful. Art is, and the for a clothing line. From the time I decided to film a promo piece for artists who did the work to create I started planning the shoot to the the UAF athletic department for free masterpieces spent more then two time I’ll be done editing the footage, three weeks ago. My only requirement minutes playing with their iPhone. I will have put in more than 100 was that the athletic department sign Becoming a great artist takes hours of work. No one in their my contract, a simple contract that thousands of hours of hard work, Zayn Roohi / Photo Editor right mind would expect someone stated that I had created the work, and not many people can do it. Talk to any artist, whether to do this much work for nothing. and would be given credit for it. An college athlete spends they’re a filmmaker, photographer, And yet just a few weeks ago I My contract was rejected. 22 years training to be great, an painter or knitter, and you’ll was asked to fly down, film and edit Everyone I talked to was surprised engineering student spends this time find they all have something in a commercial, all for free. I was told that I expected to receive credit for studying. An artist is no different. common with each other: they that I would be given exposure and my work, and I was once even asked So no, I will not take get asked by almost everyone this would help me get more business. why UAF didn’t own the piece. After pictures of your baby, your wife, to do work for free. Whether This is like going to Fred numerous emails and rewrites of my promote your brand or help you they’re told that it’s for exposure, Meyers and taking food without contract, I was finally ignored and with you homework project. family, friends or fun, artists are paying because you’ll tell all your nothing ever came of the promo. I’ve spent 19 years learning expected to do their jobs for free. friends how good their food is. I’ve been in numerous situations my trade, and I deserve more No legitimate company would This trend isn’t a very complicated like this, and the fact is people don’t than nothing for my work. be able to keep business if they told one and it wouldn’t be particularly respect artists, and people don’t hard to stop. At its core, it’s greed. respect their art. In an age of iPhones

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How do I tell my prof. that I’m missing class because I experimentally took a bunch “There was this guy dressed as “The costume of Chewbacca on “I left my lights on as I was leaving of fiber and now I’m s***ing Two-Face. I couldn’t have done a campus and seeing people stepping my house to grab food. As I pulled better job with a costume if I tried.” on a pumpkin in the hallway.” out of the driveway, a woman drove every 30 min. Trenton Friend, Civil Stephen Steger, Construction up behind me, blocked my exit, and Engineering Management forced me to give her kid candy.” I guess we are going to get Kailey Miranda, Interdisciplinary Studies about 2” of snow today, or as guys would say 8.5”

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“One burrito please.” “Sorry it’s Taco Tuesday, no burritos.” “...One taco in a large tortilla please.” “I came from Japan and Halloween “Watched some pretty crazy “I went trick-or-treating, had fun, isn’t a big thing. But here it is and movies. Saw “The Conjuring” for and ran the streets acting like a kid.” people really like the candy, but the third time… It was awesome.” Danielle Brown, Dental Hygiene My skin so ashy it can catch Halloween candy is not delicious. Alex Medeiros, Mechanical them all... The Japanese candy is a lot better.” Engineering Hazuki Fukuda, Political Science This week’s ‘Nook on the street was compiled by Megan Bennett / Sun Star I wonder if there is an alternate universe where like two socks just appear every Sun Star Picks: UAF and community events time someone does laundry. The Sun Star Picks calendar is compiled weekly based on the choices of the editorial staff. Everything I like is either expensive, illegal, or won’t in the Life of a Maasai Family.” capturer who seeks to improve his or text back Tuesday / 10 This is a “documentary depicting her skill. the shocking clarity with which Learn how to create your own yarn! three Ilparakuyo Maasai women - Danny Fisher / Editor-in-Chief Hi, I would like to request The Folk School is offering understand the dissolution of their one (1) sex please. classes teaching how to create Ilparakuyo community in Tanzania. They describe their homestead your own yarn. They begin Nov. Saturday / 14 Thank you student loans for 10 and continue every Tuesday as torn by human and livestock getting me through college, I until December. diseases, widespread alcoholism Meditation isn’t just for hippies, among men and the increase of you know. It’s for you, and for me, don’t think I can ever repay - Zayn Roohi / Photo Editor poverty, disrespect, migration and and for Santa, and for Buddha and you. violence.” If you need something for everyone. In fact, this Saturday, a little more cheery, you might you’ve got two opportunities to consider exploring the desolate, I adore spontaneity, providing Wednesday / 11 get your meditation on. An intro it is carefully planned. apocalyptic nuclear wasteland to meditation will be hosted of Boston in “Fallout 4”, the most “Fallout 4” is released on Nov. in Duckering 341 at 10 a.m. recent Bethesda game that released on 10, so I suggest spending your directly followed by a Simran It’s not premarital sex if you Tuesday. That’s certainly what I plan Wednesday huddled in a blanket fort, meditation workshop in the never get married. on doing. in darkness highlighted by the glow of U-Park Elementary gym at 11:30 a screen and delighting in what this a.m. Come learn basic breathing newest installment to the franchise can - Molly Putman / Layout Editor and visualization techniques and offer you. Following the cancellation other good meditation practices. of “Silent Hills,” I was overcome Who knows, you may even reach with what I can only describe as Friday / 13 enlightenment. overwhelming post-break-up angst, which I directed towards the gaming If you manage to get out of your - Lida Zakurdaew / Distribution industry as a whole. If you, like me, house without any major mishaps, Manager have been avoiding the industry for you might spend your afternoon a while, this may be the time to dust checking out Frozen Lenses, a off your console and say, “Let’s give it student organization dedicated to Sunday / 15 another try.” bringing photographers together to share and critique work, discuss Come to the Sun Star meeting at photography, learn new photographic - Kyrie Long / Copy Editor 1 p.m. at 305 Constitution Hall processes and plan group workshops. above the post office. They meet every Friday in 106 Several Thursday / 12 Bunnell from 1-2 p.m. - Aaron Walling / Advertisement of the photographers in the club Manager have had their work shown in notable At 3:30pm in the UA Museum of galleries, though they do welcome the North auditorium there will photographers of all skill levels, be a screening and discussion of making it an ideal place for any light- “Changa Revisited: Thirty Years

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