An early morning bomb threat sent to the University of Alaska Fairbanks police department, forced UAF to cancel classes until noon on the Troth Yeddha’ Campus and led to the closure of several offices west of the Museum of the North.
Eight days after Charlie Kirk’s assassination during his visit to Utah Valley University, Kirk’s conservative non-profit advocacy group Turning Point USA, or TPUSA, held a meeting in the Wood Center.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks lost millions of dollars last week after the federal U.S. Department of Education terminated funding for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students that supports 21 UAF employees.
Last week Alaska’s U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III visited UAF’s Geophysical Institute, or GI, for a presentation from the institute's leaders.
Capping off a busy month of discussions and decisions, the Associated Students of the University of Alaska Fairbanks senate addressed a wide range of student concerns throughout September that includes accessibility, residence life, rural outreach, mental health services, dining, and student funding.
Wednesday’s event at Solstice Books hosted three local authors who discussed their books that focused on the Indigenous communities, and the stories and histories within them. Authors Leasi Vanessa Lee Raymond, Anamaq Margaret Rudolf, and Ch’igiioonta’ She Holds a Child all came with important messages about their works.
This year’s game of Humans versus Zombies bewildered campus last week and gave people a lot to talk about with the array of students walking around with strange orange ribbons and nerf guns.
The Equinox Marathon is the last major running event of the season in Fairbanks while the trails are still snow-free.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks held their annual “Blue and Gold” cross country meet this weekend. Although both the women’s and men’s teams fell to the University of Alaska Anchorage’s teams, there were still feats from UAF. The UAA men's team won with 23 points over UAF’s 33 points. The UAA women's team won with 22 points over UAF’s 35 points.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks women’s volleyball team earned a hard-fought victory in the Denali State Bank Ice Block Classic tournament, taking home their ninth victory with seven wins in a row.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Alaska Historical Society’s letter to the Board of Regents in response to their diversity action.
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.