The English Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta, is collecting textbooks and novels for donation to Better World Books. There are bins located in the Admin Building hallway and in the Learning Resource Center near the Writing Center. Please donate your used books to help raise money for children in war-torn countries. If you have any questions, please contact club advisor Erika Veth at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Interested in food issues at UAA? Concerned about access, prices, food venues or other problems with campus dining? Help USUAA re-activate the Dining Advisory Committee this year to get our student voice heard on food issues.

Contact USUAA President Michaela Hernandez at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it for more information on how you can help create better food options on campus.

Friday, Nov. 20, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Beatrice McDonald Hall (BMH), room 104

The Anthropology Department cordially invites all to attend the thesis defense of MA in Applied Anthropology candidate, Cornelia M. Jessen, on Friday, Nov. 20 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in Beatrice McDonald Hall, room 104.

A copy of Jessen's thesis will be available for public review in BMH 212 at noon on Nov. 13. For more information, contact Professor Kerry Feldman, thesis committee chair, at (907) 786-6849 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Refreshments will be served by the Anthropology Club of the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Today, Nov. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Consortium Library, room 307

This is your invitation to join the AE club in recognizing our sponsors and our student team, past and present, with a fundraising spaghetti dinner. The program includes a presentation of a check for $2,200 from Harry Need of Habitat for Humanity by the AE Club, a short presentation by the AE club on their work last summer in Texas and a silent auction. Door Prize: $100 in gift cards to Simon and Seaforts.

For advance ticket purchase, please e-mail request to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it UAA faculty, staff and guests $20, UAA students $10

Visit www.AEclubUAA.com for more information.

Eagle Alldredge moved to Alaska as a young boy. He remembers thinking as he grew up that his dream job would just drop in his lap and he would get carried around the world to do his great work. That's just not reality, though, and Alldredge learned how difficult life can be as he struggled through some tough times. He said, "There wasn't a whole lot I could do without a college education and still get to enjoy what I do." Thankfully, he had a couple of great guides in his dad and brothers who showed him that he could make it through whatever life threw at him. His oldest brother especially set a good example and taught him that there is more out there, particularly if he pursued higher education.

Alldredge learned he could become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) with a 45-day course and was struck with how he could do so much for people after so short a training period. Alldredge said, "It's neat how you can really get out of yourself, forget about yourself for an hour while working as an EMT. CPR is one of the scariest but coolest things I've ever done." After a couple of years, however, he realized he would need to continue his training to advance in the profession.