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Locals Day at the Large Animal Research Station
Locals Day at the Large Animal Research Station

On Sept. 6, the Large Animal Research Station, or LARS, concluded its summer tour season with Locals Day, a community oriented event giving people the opportunity to spend time around reindeer and musk ox, learn about Alaska's fauna, and help to raise funds for the station's continued operation.

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Music in the Garden Concludes its Summer Series
Music in the Garden Concludes its Summer Series

From May to August in the University of Alaska Fairbanks Georgeson Botanical Gardens, local music artists gather to celebrate music and family fun.

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UA Board of Regents address vision for University of Alaska’s future

The Board of Regents met on Sept. 3-5 at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau to discuss major topics including enrollment growth, long-term planning, international student opportunities, research goals, and infrastructure needs. The three-day meeting reflected a tone of cautious optimism as the universities continue to rebuild momentum after more than a decade of budget and enrollment challenges.

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Fungi Bring Fun-Guys and Gals to Ester Park for Annual Fairbanks Fungi Festival
Fungi Bring Fun-Guys and Gals to Ester Park for Annual Fairbanks Fungi Festival

Despite steady rain over the weekend, mushroom enthusiasts, families, mycologists, and artists gathered at Ester Community Park on Sunday for the Fairbanks Fungi Festival, an annual celebration of the vibrant and varied fungi that thrive in Alaska’s boreal forests.

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Lacto-Fermentation: The Next Best Thing Since Sourdough
Lacto-Fermentation: The Next Best Thing Since Sourdough

If your immediate thought upon seeing that title was to think about milk, then you wouldn’t be the first. Despite its deceiving name, lacto-fermentation doesn’t necessarily involve milk or lactose.

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Currant Fest Cultivates Delicious Community 
Currant Fest Cultivates Delicious Community 

The 3rd Annual Currant Fest was celebrated at the Georgeson Botanical Gardens at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, bringing together the whole Fairbanks community to celebrate the growing and preservation of currant berries.

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What excites you most about being here at UAF this year?
What excites you most about being here at UAF this year?

We asked incoming freshmen what they were excited about experiencing at UAF.

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The Good, the Bad and the Toxic: Navigating Alaska’s Mushroom Season 
The Good, the Bad and the Toxic: Navigating Alaska’s Mushroom Season 

Mycologist Noah Siegel, co-author of “Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast” and a nationally recognized fungi expert, spoke to over 100 attendees at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’s Murie Auditorium on August 22, 2025.

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Opinions
Alpine conservation policy, international hiking research, and political action
Alpine conservation policy, international hiking research, and political action

I stepped onto the bridge beside the tall patch of fireweed blossoms, careful not to step in the reindeer scat lying in the brush, as the swirling river shimmered ahead beneath the hot July sun. I was hiking on and around the Kungsleden route, an historic trail stretching 286 miles from Abisko to Hemavan in Swedish Lapland.

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September Horoscopes

The September horoscopes are in!

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Textbooks Shouldn’t Cost This Much

New semester, new professors and a new stack of overpriced textbooks. Let’s be honest, $144+ to rent an eBook for six months? Seriously? It’s not even a physical book. No physical pages to flip through, no highlighting with a real pen, just the privilege of scrolling through a time-limited digital version on your device of choice. Whether that be a laptop, smartphone, or a tablet, each comes with its own set of limitations: eye strain, screen glare, battery limitations, and a general lack of authentic engagement.

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Free Gaza! Free Speech!
Free Gaza! Free Speech!

On Wednesday, April 9, University of Alaska Fairbanks and wider Fairbanks community members came together for a teach-in and rally in support of Palestinian liberation and the constitutional right to free speech and assembly. The chant “Money for jobs and education, not for bombs and occupation” was one of many chants that could be heard across UAF’s lower Troth Yeddha’ campus.

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Libraries, Museums, the Free Press

On March 14, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “EO 14238: Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy.” This is just one of many executive orders that he’s signed in the past months, but it’s one that needs to be brought to attention. This executive order destroys multiple government agencies, including but not limited to: The U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees government-funded news outlets, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institution, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services , which funds grants to libraries and museums across the country. This targeted attack on news outlets, libraries and museums is strategic and has the potential to have devastating effects on our communities. 

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Letter to the Editor: Alaska Historical Society Letter to Regents on Diversity Action
Letter to the Editor: Alaska Historical Society Letter to Regents on Diversity Action

The Alaska Historical Society’s letter to the Board of Regents in response to their diversity action.

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Letter to the Editor: Illegal Actions by the UA Board of Regents

The University of Alaska Board of Regents passed a motion on February 21, 2025, to gut the University of Alaska’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Regent Albiona Selimi was the only member of the Board of Regents to show humanity, compassion, and a moral compass by voting no.

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TikTok, Influencers, and the Illusion of Perfection: A Mom's Reality Check

TikTok isn’t the real world. Social media isn’t real. If you find yourself scrolling and thinking everyone else has it together, remember most of what you see is staged. Perfectly edited photos. Fake trips. "Curated" lifestyles.

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Sports
Nanook Volleyball Blue vs. Gold scrimmage kicks of the 2025 Season
Nanook Volleyball Blue vs. Gold scrimmage kicks of the 2025 Season

After 2024’s historic season where the Alaska Nanooks volleyball team tied the program record for wins and posted its best winning percentage in school history, expectations are high heading into the 2025 season.

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UAF Cross Country Prepares for The 2025 Season
UAF Cross Country Prepares for The 2025 Season

In preparation for fall athletics, University of Alaska Fairbank’s Assistant Cross Country Coach Conrad Haber sat down with The Sun Star to recap the previous season’s highlights and a look at what is to come with this season. 

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Mens Nanooks vs. Seattle Pacific University
Mens Nanooks vs. Seattle Pacific University

The Nanook den had an intense atmosphere during the men's basketball game on February 20. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks faced the Seattle Pacific University Falcons, who were up with a 10 to 8 score at the start of the game.

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