A Voice for Students An Opportunity for Students	Volume 24, Issue 3-October 25, 2002
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	INSIDE:              Encountering Bears                 Alumni Spotlight        Buying your stories            Health costs rise
		Local candidates meet at UAS to discuss issues, metaphors By Emily Wescott Whalesong Contributor  What is good for you, is sweet yet tart, is vibrant, flexible and has staying power… Relief comes to UAS’s recycling state of emergency By Liesl Schuepbach Whalesong Staff  Newly hired UAS recycling coordinator Melanie Dohner said,“Juneau is a place isolated by beautiful mountains; and mountains don’t make good landfills… Award-winning Alaskan author visits UAS By Eric Morrison Whalesong Editor  Award winning mystery writer John Straley spent two days at the UAS Juneau cam pus earlier this month to help inspire students to get “fired up about writing and reminding them that anyone can do it… Bear aware By Michelle Warrenchuk Whalesong Contributor  It’s Saturday morning, one of the rare sunny days of fall, so you decide to procrastinate from schoolwork and go hiking on one of the many trails in Juneau… Expanding the UAS trail system By Ben Nestler Whalesong Staff  Most students here at UAS do a lot of walking; we walk everywhere! You may have noticed the little “nature trails” or “shortcuts” that have cropped up all over campus… Return to the Whalesong home page		Staff health care cost to increase 493percent By Sean Smith Whalesong Staff  The University of Alaska Administration is facing a nearly 500 percent increase in health care cost beginning in January… Student Government Profile  Sahar Ghorbanpour… UAS bookstore gets a major face lift By Vita Wilson Whalesong Staff  “I like the new lights,” is the most frequent comment that Sara Hagen, bookstore assistant, hears regarding the UAS bookstore remodel. The funny thing is, the lights haven’t changed (yet), but almost everything else has… Gunalcheesh UAS, Tlingit & Haida Donations allow Wooch Een members to attend AFN conference By Jenni Hotch-Hill Whalesong Contributor  Wooch-Een members are fortunate to take advantage of an excellent opportunity. They will participate in the Alaska Federation of Natives conference on October 24-26… Teacher Feature: Tom Harman Math and fishing help define world By Rosa Fonseca Whalesong Staff  Math is definitely a challenging subject. Even a student like Pat Tyner, who has straight A’s and manages anxiety by giving himself time enough to take his math tests, admits math is hard… Alumni Spotlight: Diana Cole By Emily Wescott Whalesong Contributor  Diana Cote’s favorite class at UAS was calculus with Ron Seater, and not merely because of the content or Seater’s teaching ability; she met her future husband there… If we can’t convince you, we’ll buy you By Erik Morrison Whalesong Editor  What does it take to get students to write for their university newspaper… Letter to the Editor: Sharing experience has helped By Bill Dunn  I would like to respond to the piece on mental illness in your Oct. 1 issue as follows…