NANOOK REPORT
Ways of the Nanook
Family housing poop policy raises a stench
- Written by Lance Aelong
- Ways of the Nanook
For years, fish were the only pets allowed in campus housing.
Dogs are now allowed in select campus housing. The thaw accompanying spring revealed a downside to the new policy: some dog lovers weren't diligent pooper scoopers over winter.
“It’s sad dog owners are being irresponsible and not picking up after their dogs,” said Hess Village resident Ruth Ranson. She’s been keeping an eye on her young daughter to insure dog poop is not tracked inside--or ingested. “No one wants any kind of poop in their child’s mouth, Ranson says,” residing in Hess Village family housing.
Darrin Bear Edson, superintendent of operations, calls the poop accumulation over winter "a huge issue" his staff deals with every year. "My opinion is dog owners must be held 100 percent accountable, cleaning up after animals is their responsibility not ours, it should be stated clearly in the UAF pet policy.”
"Extreme" dance brought to Nenana
- Written by Jeric Quiliza
- Ways of the Nanook
Breakdancers have been around the University of Alaska Fairbanks for almost ten years, but their recent workshops in Nenana will hopefully attract a larger following to the art.
Kendra Calhoun, program manager for the Youth and Families with Promises program at the UAF Cooperative Extension Service, was the architect behind this past weekend’s breakdancing workshops.
Workshops were to originally be held in Nenana and Minto. However, a recent accident in Minto changed Calhoun’s plan, with Effie Kokrine Charter School slated to fill in for the village.
Director of Outdoor Adventures Talks Ice Wall
- Written by Antonio Pacheco
- Ways of the Nanook
Mark Oldmixon, the UAF Director of Outdoor Adventures talks a little bit about where the idea of the Ice Wall came from, what it means for UAF students and future projects that Outdoor Adventures is looking into.
Outdoor Adventures now offers Ice Wall
- Written by Antonio Pacheco
- Ways of the Nanook
Built last summer and opened this winter, the ice climbing tower is officially ready for both UAF students and the public. The tower offers new possibilities to Fairbanksians looking for something new and exciting to conquer.
“If you’ve never tried ice climbing before it’s a lot of fun and it’s a lot easier to come here and climb than it is to drive two hours to the nearest waterfall,” said Heidi Hatcher, graduate student and Outdoor Adventure volunteer.
Boys of the Ice
- Written by Marissa Davis
- Ways of the Nanook
The Nanook crowd cheered the perennial question, “What’s a Sea wolf?”
It was a sea of blue, gold and white with a smattering of green in support of UAA. The Nanooks took the ice in their yellow jerseys to the battle cries of the student body. The 17-year-old faceoff between Alaska's North and South collegiate rivals commenced anew.
Here lies Tradition.
It was 1979, when the UAF/UAA rivalry began. In the early years, the squads played each other as many as eight times a season since neither school belonged to a hockey league.
