By AJ Schultz, Editor (Featured Image by Clarise Larson/KTOO) This story is part of a series on Title IX. For context, please read or listen to “UAS Students Demand Title IX Reform,” on our website, Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Progress has been made in the wake of Whalesong’s February editorial detailing the failures of Title…
Inside Title IX: April 2024
by Mitzi Bolaños Anderson, UAS Title IX Coordinator & Director of the Office of Equity and Compliance Welcome to our monthly Title IX column! I hope this space will help you all get to know us and the work that we do in the Office of Equity and Compliance (OEC). Here you’ll find our Office…
Juneau for Palestine: Local Organization Fighting for Ceasefire
By Jasz Garrett, Staff Writer, and AJ Schultz, Editor Juneau for Palestine (JFP), a local activist group, held a rally at the Alaska State Capitol on Mar. 18 to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. This was the second rally held by Juneau for Palestine, following a Mar. 4 testimony in which activists urged the Juneau…
Letter to the Editor: UAS Chancellor Aparna Palmer Responds to Title IX Editorial
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the editorial “UAS Students Demand Title IX Reform,”published in Whalesong on February 15th, 2024. Although I wrote a brief reply to the editor andto students immediately after the editorial was published, I wanted to follow up with a moredetailed letter now that I have attended the February…
UAS Students Demand Title IX Reform
By AJ Schultz, Editor, and Whalesong Staff Writers Jasz Garrett, Grace Igel, and Alyson Kenney. Originally Published on Feb. 15, 2024. Displayed publication date was changed on Mar. 18 to follow Chancellor Palmer’s response letter on the homepage. Content Warning: This editorial contains mentions of rape, sexual assault, domestic abuse, sexual harassment, and systemic injustice….
Inside Juneau’s Cold Weather Emergency Shelter, Part 2
by Jasz Garrett, Staff Writer Juneau’s homeless crowded against warehouse walls, waited in long lines to use porta-potties, and held their dogs close to stay warm during the city’s “snowpocalypse.” That’s how St. Vincent de Paul’s executive director Dave Ringle described January’s snow. Just three winter storms totaled 77 inches, breaking the 2009 monthly record…
Inside Juneau’s Cold Weather Emergency Shelter, Part 1
By Jasz Garrett, Staff Writer This is the first part of a two-part story. The second part will focus on how the shelter has responded to Juneau’s marathon of extreme weather in January 2024. This story will release on Feb 5. Since opening on Oct. 20, 163 individuals have come through Juneau’s cold weather emergency…
UAS Writing Center Accepting Summit Submissions for Remainder of January
By AJ Schultz, Editor The UAS Writing Center will accept submissions to Summit: University of Alaska Southeast’s Collection of Exceptional Academic Works until. Feb. 1. UAS students can submit any academic work written in the spring, summer or fall of 2023. This year’s journal will mark the fifth publication of Summit, and its third physical…
Student Government: 4 Positions Vacant, 2 Elected in Extreme Low Turnout
By AJ Schultz, Editor JUNEAU, Alaska — The results of the Fall Student Government election were certified on October 5, with a total of 6 votes cast. Two students ran unopposed for two offices, leaving four vacant. Josh Ellin was elected Vice President with five of six votes, the remaining one being a write-in for…
Devil’s Club Research Provides Valuable Undergraduate Opportunity
AJ Schultz, Editor A UAS team is researching the medicinal properties of Devil’s Club, and its possible role in treating various types of cancers. Brian Barth, UAS Professor of Genetics, is leading the research, working closely with undergraduate research assistants Grace Igel and Ashley Murphy. “You know, indigenous peoples have been using Devil’s club for…