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The Alaska Airlines Center is a new amenity for UAA, for Anchorage and for Alaska

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Keith Hackett calls the new Alaska Airlines Center a "communiversity" facility. He believes it will change the way the public looks at the University of Alaska, this campus, and the city of Anchorage.

Gymnasts moving in to the AAC

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Coach Paul Stoklos has 16 student-athletes on this year's roster and they're all excited about their new home in the Alaska Airlines Center. Experts are just finishing equipment installation in the new purpose-built gymnastics practice facility this week.

Helping athletes heal, at the AAC

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Injured student-athletes have, for years, gone through their rehabilitation in cramped quarters. Now, they get enhanced care at UAA's new sports medicine facility in the Alaska Airlines Center.

More elbow room for hockey and student recreation in WFSC

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The great sports team migration to the AAC has opened up new space in the Wells Fargo for Seawolf Hockey to get comfortable at the start of their new season. Increased opportunities for student recreation are on the horizon as well.

New Varsity Sports Grill in the AAC to open Oct. 1

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The Alaska Airlines Center is home to the new Varsity Sports Grill, slated to open Oct. 1. NMS Chef Matt Little Dog plans to tempt diners with full lunch and dinner menus featuring sandwiches, pizzas, salads, seafood and pasta entrées.

Fall 2014: Campus transformations continue at UAA

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This week, UAA welcomes the class of 2018 onto a campus that is rapidly transforming. Read on for a construction update (the dust won’t settle soon) and a quick snapshot of the 1,338 freshman Seawolves. Welcome back to campus!

Fall 2014: Introducing the new USUAA leadership team

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USUAA's new executive leadership team believes students should sit on every committee making decisions about life on campus. That includes the Wells Fargo Sports Complex redesign, and even prioritization.

Volleyball team moves into new digs

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All-American Katelynn Zanders is ready for the season ahead, even though the volleyball team is still (temporarily) practicing through the final stages of construction on the new Alaska Airlines Center.

Master's thesis examines the use and understanding of alcohol among Alaska Natives

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“Alcohol killed my mom. Her life and death motivated me to learn how my Tlingit people got to this place we find ourselves in regarding alcohol,” writes scholar Kyle Wark. His research is the first ever to look at alcohol use among the Tlingit from an anthropological perspective.

UAA diesel tech student takes bronze at national competition

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Dustin Jenne, a UAA diesel technology student in the Community & Technical College, took home a bronze medal at the national SkillsUSA Championships in Missouri last month. Competitors powered through 14 stations to test the grasp of their diesel tech agility.

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