ATUUN, ATUUTEQ – SONG KAS’AQ AMLESQANEK ATUUTET NALLUNITUQ. – THE PRIEST KNOWS MANY SONGS. Singing is a favorite pastime in Alutiiq communities. People of all ages enjoy sharing a tune or learning an Elder’s favorite melody. In addition to expressing joy and companionship, songs are a form of storytelling. They record community history, express values, […]
NEAR BALLAINE LAKE — Over the blat of engines and hum of tires on nearby Farmers Loop, Mark Spangler hears the chuckles of the animal he is studying. Male wood frogs in a one-acre pond on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks are singing a song of spring. The mating calls of several […]
Another chapter of the notorious Sigma Alpha Epsiloon fraternity is being nationally rebuked after a racial slurred-filled chant emerged on the Internet over the weekend. The posting of the video to the Internet by a black student group at Oklahoma University depicting members of the SAE fraternity on Sunday has caused an uproar across the nation. […]