BY DYLYN PETERSON Staff Writer, UAS Whalesong Aftershock Festival is an annual weekend metal concert in Sacramento, California. Previous years haven’t been as impressive as this one, with such bands as Tool, Korn, Disturbed, and Avenged Sevenfold. I flew out on the night of the 21st, and begrudgingly missed several days of my Spanish class….
Year: 2016
Title IX at UAS: The Value of Confidential Resources
BY LORI KLEIN Title IX Coordinator For the UAS Whalesong Let’s say you’re concerned about a friend. Maybe he’s in an unhealthy dating relationship that seems to be turning violent. Maybe you worry that she’s been sexually assaulted. You watch your friend withdraw socially, and you see them struggle academically. You want to help…above and…
Self-love and Balance: The Ongoing Inner Struggle
BY ADELLE LaBRECQUE Staff Writer, UAS Whalesong …I want to swim away but don’t know how, sometimes it feels just like I’m falling in the ocean. Let the waves up and take me down, let the hurricane set in motion, yeah, let the rain of what I feel right now come down, let the rain…
A Letter from the Editor
BY DANIEL PISCOYA Managing Editor, UAS Whalesong As many of you already know, University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen announced recently that the university is considering a number of cuts to college sports teams at UAF and UAA. These teams include UAF and UAA’s cross country (or nordic) ski teams.
Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URECA) Funding Available!
BY ANITA PARRISH Assistant to the Dean of Arts and Sciences For the UAS Whalesong Do you have a research or creative project that you would like to undertake? The Research and Creative Activity Committee has funding of up to $2500 per student to help you design and complete your project with the guidance of…
A Time to Remember: The Iron Harvest
BY HOLLY FISHER Staff Writer, UAS Whalesong In the last few articles I have spoken often of the influence of World War I on our modern world. Its legacy continues to come up with startling regularity no matter how much time passes. Nowhere is this as painfully obvious as in France and Belgium where the…
Doctor Strange: Undergraduate of the Mystic Arts
BY DYLYN PETERSON Staff Writer, UAS Whalesong Photo courtesy of the same Despite what my outfit may suggest, I was very worried that Doctor Strange was going to turn out pretty “meh.” The director, Scott Derrickson, has mostly worked in not-quite-B horror movies, such as Sinister and The Exorcism of Emily Rose, which don’t exactly…
UAS Hosts Spoken Word Poet and Rapper G Yamazawa
BY KASEY CHEN Staff Writer, UAS Whalesong Award-winning spoken word poet and rapper, George “G” Yamazawa has spent the majority of 2016 hopping between college campuses. Last month, he made pit stops in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and California before taking the stage at UAS on Saturday, October 22.
A Year Abroad for a Curious Education Major
BY RILEY NORHEIM For the UAS Whalesong In fall of 2015, I spent four months living with a host family, taking university courses, volunteering, traveling, and breathing very heavily at an altitude of 11,152 feet in the Andes Mountain Range in Cusco, Peru through International Studies Abroad (ISA). My semester resulted in invaluable growth both…
National Novel Writing Month Kicks off at UAS Writing Center
BY HOLLY FISHER Staff Writer, UAS Whalesong ‘Tis once again the season for NaNoWriMo! November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), a fun, annual, internet-based challenge to get both aspiring and accomplished writers stretching their creative muscles. With a welcoming community and fun goal, NaNoWriMo encourages everyone to take a swing at writing “The Book”…