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Attention new students!

Howl Days: New Student Orientation has sessions for August! Sign up and connect with other students, faculty and staff!

Details and registration: https://bit.ly/2XdVtMs

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It’s that time of the year, Seawolves. Finals week is finally upon us. Best of luck with all of your last exams and projects! Summer is just around the corner...

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10-year-old Ryker Riggs is the newest member of the Alaska Seawolves Ski Team! 

Despite being diagnosed with cerebral palsy in 2008, head alpine coach Sparky Anderson said, "I think Ryker is the big secret weapon because it inspires all of our kids to keep skiing even after practice." 

Check out the full story here. 

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The university received a surprise visitor the other day. More snow in the middle of April! Be safe out there, Seawolves.

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Monday’s fire that ravaged Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, bringing down its spire and roof, struck during Holy Week. But even outside this key period in the Roman Catholic calendar, the cathedral draws visitors all year, some 12 million of them.

It is the most famous of the French Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages and is distinguished by its size, antiquity and architectural interest.

At the cathedral’s east end, the apse is supported by single-arch flying buttresses of the more daring Rayonnant Gothic style, especially notable for their boldness and grace.

“Our Lady of Paris” also features pointed arches, a ribbed vault, two 225-feet-tall towers on the facade, and large, intricate rose windows made of stained glass.

The cathedral is central to French history and a beloved national symbol. Notre Dame’s construction began in 1163 during the reign of King Louis VII and completed in 1345.

Images: Notre Dame Cathedral

Photos: Hulton Archive/Getty Images, Le Grice/ Getty Images; Edward Charles Le Grice/Le Grice/Getty Images, Library of Congress, L. V. Clark/Hulton Archive/Getty Images and Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images

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The UAA Department of Theatre & Dance is hosting one of the most anticipated dance events of the year, beginning Saturday, April 6. The UAA Dance Club Showcase 2019 performance will feature students, faculty and returning guest artist Katherine Kramer. Get tickets now: https://bit.ly/2Ib4ZLY

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The 2019 Thesis Exhibition II features three incredible BFA students here at UAA. As a requirement for the BFA program, candidates must present their thesis exhibit prior to graduation. Come support these artists at the gallery opening starting April 29 at the Kimura Gallery from 5:30 p.m - 8:00 p.m.

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UAA has partnered with Kaladi Brothers to create our very own “Seawolf Blend”! Stop by the Drowsy Wolf over at the bookstore to pick up a bag for yourself.

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For 14 years, Geology Club secretary Gabrielle Bejarano has pursued her goal of a college degree. But she hasn't let her busy life as a mother and military spouse keep her from making the most of UAA.

Read more about Gabrielle’s story here.

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Christopher Jung, a UAA Assistant Professor and expert in Neuroscience, breaks down the importance of a good night’s sleep with KTVA.

"Once you start getting below 7 (hours), a lot of things start going awry," Jung said.

Check out the full video here.

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Steve Gordon, renowned Alaska artist and adjunct professor of art in UAA’s Department of Art, is using art to shed light on the long-lasting implications of childhood trauma.

"I believe that art has the power to inspire change because fundamentally art is concerned with the things which move the human heart."

Read the full story here.

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Today marks the start of spring break 2019. Classes will resume starting next week, Monday, March 18. Enjoy your time off from classes, Seawolves!

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On International Women’s Day, 4 Ways Women Changed The World

The millions of Indian women who formed a 385-mile “wall” of protest

The demonstration was planned to create awareness of gender equality — and to protest a religious ban that prevented women of menstruating age from entering one of the country’s sacred Hindu temples even after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of their entry on Sept. 28 last year.

Photo AFP/Getty Images

The women who dare to bicycle in Pakistan

Zulekha Dawood organizes a weekly bike ride for women and girls in Karachi. She had previously run a girls boxing club and saw some boys on bikes nearby. “If they can ride,” Dawood thought, “why shouldn’t we?”

Photo Diaa Hadid/NPR

The teenage sisters who said “bye bye” to plastic bags in Bali

Five years ago, two teenage sisters decided to do something about the plastic problem on their island of Bali. And Bye Bye Plastic Bags was born.

Photo Alexander Koerner/Getty Images

The woman who was once enslaved by ISIS — and won a Nobel Peace Prize

In August 2014, Nadia Murad was one of thousands of women from the Yazidi minority in northern Iraq who were captured by ISIS and forced into sexual slavery. Three months later, she escaped through a door that a captor left unlocked.

She has shared her painful story with international media outlets and has become a voice for captive women and girls in the process.

Read the full story here on even more ways women change the world

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Waiting for spring break 2019 to start...

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Have some time to kill before class? Stop on by for a study break at the Cuddy Hall on West Campus! You can get your favorite espresso drinks at the cafe, or check out the grill if you’re hungry.

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These guys often make their way onto main campus and get themselves into all sorts of trouble. Have a safe weekend and stay conscious of your surroundings, Seawolves!