By Michelle Gonzalez I woke up from a long nap after my nightshift, hearing my baby cry in his room down the hall. My cellphone lit up to a text from my husband letting me know that he and the baby were out visiting my parents.
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The Sun is Hiding From Alaska but We Don’t Have to be Sad About it!
By Zoe May Abstract Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression associated with seasonal change, specifically, in the fall and winter seasons. Research has found that the disorder is treatable. Treatments include light therapy, increased melanopsin cells, targeting serotonin in 5-HTT BPND and 5-HT1D, and directed connections treating hypothyroidism and seasonal affective disorder. This paper collects various studies on seasonal affective disorder to challenge the traditional light therapy treatment and propose the use of targeting and increasing naturally occuring hormones present in blood and the brain. There is a promising future for treating seasonal affective disorder and future studies connected to the findings in this research paper is both…
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US Lags in Smartphone Tracking Covid Contact: Should This Even be Allowed?
By Zoe May The United States is known for being a technology giant in the global market, yet the use of smartphones to track the spread of Covid 19 is virtually nonexistent in comparison to the rest of the world. Why is this technology not being used in the United States? This may be because the United States does not have a national health care program, so decisions like this are done on the local level and often not prioritized. Smartphones already have the capability of GPS tracking, including “how close you’ve been to other people, for how long and keep a detailed log of everyone you’ve been around for…
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What is Considered Success for Alaska Native Students?
By Violet Yeaton I have seen time and time again that our students leave the village to pursue higher education in hub cities like Anchorage and Fairbanks. They travel out-of-state to attend schools like Harvard, Stanford, Princeton and once they complete their academics, they see no future in their villages and look for work in the cities. I did not realize this was an issue, until I had an opportunity to listen to Father Oleska’s presentation at a seminar in 2010. I was serving on the Parent Advisory Committee for the village of Port Graham, and I was elected as the representative to attend the Indian Education meetings with the…
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Our Wedding
By Brennon Land “Darling, I wouldn’t have missed our wedding for the world,” he said while brushing a bit of dirt from his lapel. It might have been more romantic if he hadn’t died three months ago.
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Listening
By Brennon Land I should have told her we heard the voices calling her name, too. But I couldn’t risk them knowing how many of us were listening.
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I’ll Take Care of You Both
By Teresa M Fish “You’re probably not, but even if you are, I’ll take care of you both,” he said. I looked down at the test, two blue perpendicular lines, and before I lifted my tear-filled eyes back to his I heard the tires screech down the road and forever out of our lives.
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Midnight
By Natalie Carig I woke up in the middle of the night to my first child kicking in the womb. I then realized she had passed away three years ago due to a stillbirth.
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Wake Up Call
By Violet Yeaton I heard the clang of dishes of breakfast being prepared in the kitchen. Excited, I ran downstairs to find no one was there.
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11:60pm
By Zoe May “3, 2, 1” cheers to the New Year and the end of 2020! The clock read 11:60 pm.
