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Bear Tooth Theaterpub hosted the Anchorage Vegan Chef Challenge awards ceremony on April 6. A full list of the awards can be found on the AnchorageVegan Chef Challenge Facebook page. The Northern ...
Approximately 50 students and the Party for Socialism and Liberation protested outside the UAA Consortium Library on April 3 in opposition to recently announced changes to Native Student Services.
The Northern Light opened its newsroom to students on April 1. Students engaged with the news team and were offered free pizza and soda. Natural sciences major Jackson Himmelstein said, “It's usually ...
UCreate Media Camp is a summer camp put on by UAA’s department of Journalism and Public Communications in collaboration with Alaska Teen Media Institute. From June 5 to June 9, campers learn about ...
Correction: 3/25/25 6:47 p.m. The headline of this story previously read "Eruption alert: Mount Spurr" and was changed to "Eruption update: Mount Spurr." The history of Mount Spurr spans 10,000 years, ...
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion — DEI — developments are changing daily, The Northern Light interviewed UAA staff and faculty about their perspectives on DEI. The Northern Light spoke with Community ...
“Reciprocity,” is an immersive performance and visual art installation that explores the relationships between time, memory and the dualities of life. The exhibit opened on March 7, as part of ...
It has been my privilege the last six months to write at The Northern Light. However, in light of the Board of Regents' decision and further federal guidance on DEI, I am no longer writing for TNL. I ...
The union representing faculty at the University of Alaska, United Academics, sent a letter signed by 356 union members to the Board of Regents asking for the board to rescind a motion that directed ...
The University of Alaska Anchorage history and East Asian history departments lost a prominent professor. Dr. Paul Dunscomb died on March 5 from a “short illness,” according to a memorial article from ...
As many of my readers might know, I love answering and responding to each and every one of your submissions. However, Croft’s Comments will be temporarily out of service while we deal with some things ...