Egypt from a student’s eye: UAA student travels abroad

(PUBLISHED 31 AUG 2004) University of Alaska Anchorage journalism student, Linda Hardyman, is spending a year abroad in Egypt as an exchange student. Each week, the Northern Light will print her first-hand account of her experiences in the Middle East. This week Hardyman describes how she got involved in the program and prepared for her trip.

right under your nose :::
Bitoz Cafe and Pizzeria,
513 Fourth Ave.
New artists get feet wet at alternative cafe

(PUBLISHED 31 AUG 2004) On the corner of Fourth Avenue and E Street, an alternative art venue is being cultivated. Upon entering Bitoz Cafe’s snug, colorful lobby, it is clear that you are not in some cookie cutter downtown cafe.

concert review :::
Fair rains out, Styx rocks out

(PUBLISHED 31 AUG 2004) If you weren’t lucky enough to have a front row seat to the Aug. 26 Styx concert at the Alaska State Fair, chances are you probably got a good look at the sea of umbrellas and still had a great time. The first soaker to hit Alaska since anyone could remember decided to pour in with the kickoff concert event of the fair.

My life, uncensored
Students use blogs to chronicle their lives

(PUBLISHED 31 AUG 2004) Student Derek Heafer stands at his computer updating his online journal with photos of himself and friends hanging out this summer. “It’s fun to get into people’s heads sometimes,” said Heafer, or lophatjello as he has been known in the Live Journal world for the last year and a half. And if that means letting people get into his head every once in a while, he is willing to make that sacrifice. “I think people are naturally curious about other people,” Heafer said.

‘Fourplay’ to run wild at Cyrano’s

(PUBLISHED 31 AUG 2004) Having recently returned from a few years abroad, local actor and author Schatzie Schaefers hasn’t wasted any time in getting her feet wet. Schaefers, a graduate of the University of Alaska Anchorage theater department, is directing a collection of one -act comedies she has written called “Fourplay.”