Bill sponsor Fairbanks Republican Sen. Pete Kelly says students would be safer if there were more guns on campus.
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UAA women prepare for national title game against Lubbock Christian
The UAA women’s basketball team will play against Lubbock Christian for the NCAA Division II National Championship in Indianapolis at 11 a.m. Alaska time on Monday.
Mountaineers see bad luck behind UAF class avalanche incident
The avalanche incident has raised questions about the university taking students into the mountains.
Four bills aimed at cutting state costs raise local concerns
Senators introduced four new bills Monday that would require local governments and schools to pay more for pensions, end two college scholarship programs, and cut the amount that municipalities receive in state funding. Towns and schools are concerned about the effect on taxes and services.
UAF’s Title IX efforts difficult to translate in Nome
University officials recently visited UAF’s Northwest Campus in Nome to discuss the issue, but campus dynamics and the communitywide struggle with sexual assault and domestic violence made it hard to draw connections between efforts in Fairbanks and actions in Nome.
Revival of Ravenstail weaving style in good hands
Chilkat is known for being one of the most complex weaving traditions in the world, unique in its ability to create circular forms. Within that style are echoes of the even older tradition, from the mid-1700s and earlier displaying even more complexity.
Senate cuts $63 million more from budget than House
The Senate voted for $100 million in executive branch cuts that aren’t allocated.
Listen: Postcard from 14th Annual Oratory Event
On Saturday, the Native and Rural Student Center at the University of Alaska Southeast hosted its 14th Annual Oratory Event.
State budget bill with $280 million in cuts due for House vote
The Senate may vote on its version of the budget on Saturday. Then the two houses will work to resolve the differences.
House committee may quintuple Gov. Walker’s state budget cuts
The House Finance Committee is considering a budget bill that would cut state government spending $418 million more than the $100 million in cuts Gov. Bill Walker proposed.