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While most Alaskans eagerly await their fall Costco raid or snowmachine upgrade, a few folks in finance have some recommendations for maximizing your PFD. Two UAA alumni fielded a few questions to share how current and former Seawolves can make the most of their annual gross.

Why should you come "home" to UAA as an alumnus? Two recently reconnected alumni, Teri Cothren, B.A. Psychology '98 and Seawolf Basketball, and Charles Gunther, B.A. Justice '91, share their reasons.

Is this your first Kendall Hockey Classic? Don't worry, we've got a step-by-step guide for new fans. Come support your boys against Wisconsin and Maine on Oct. 10 and 11.

This week, UAA Glee Club secured the opening slot for the A Cappella Festivella 21. Next week, read about the ambitions and make-up of this year's musical group working with club president Lailani Cook.

UAA's Cama-i Room has a practical approach to celebrating Homecoming 2014: cozy fleece scarves in Seawolf green and gold, and tantalizing fry bread, a classic homemade Alaska treat.

With a career in civil engineering stretching back to the Good Friday Earthquake, Ted has had a hand in the immense expansion of Anchorage over the past 50 years. When he first moved to town, there were only two paved roads in the entire city.

Monday was the first official day of autumn, and here in Anchorage and at UAA the fall colors are certainly out in full force. UAA photographer Philip Hall took a walkabout around campus this week to snap some photos of our beautiful campus in all its green and gold glory.

Most Alaskans wouldn’t link the word opera with Unalakleet, a community of 700 located just at the mouth of its namesake river on Norton Sound. Maybe not, until now. UAA vocal performance student and coloratura soprano Kira Eckenweiler grew up in Unalakleet.

Cristy Hickel, this year’s Alumni Humanitarian Award recipient, has coached hundreds of Anchorage kids over the past 30 years, and many of them have come to feel like family. She says, “It’s always so much more than Xs and Os.” Cristy will be recognized at the Green & Gold Gala on Sept. 27.

UAA recently concluded an 11-day stretch of festivities to celebrate the grand opening of the Alaska Airlines Center. Enjoy a slideshow of the second week of events, highlighting the Taste of Alaska, Drive-In Movie and Food Truck Rodeo, Alabama Shakes and Howlapalooza.