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Midterms had been vanquished and spring break had arrived upon the land. To commemorate their victory over the first half of the semester, a legion of scholars gathered in the Student Union to hit each other with foam swords in the inaugural LARP-a-palooza.

Have some extra time between classes and meetings? Spirit’s here to share six ways to maximize your lunch break on campus. Whether you fancy ice skating, power lifting, art, music or jumping off the high dive, there's an amazing amount of ways to spend a day at UAA.

Come on home to Alaska. UA offers a number of legacy waivers to students with roots up North. If your parents or grandparents live in Alaska, you qualify for in-state tuition under the new 'Come Home to Alaska' initiative. Children of alumni earn in-state tuition as well. Read more for details on both legacy initiatives.

Since 2007, UAA culinary students have studied the fine art of Florentine cooking (think gelato, tiramisu and an ample splash of Chianti) while spending a semester abroad at Florence University of the Arts.

From thrilling basketball, to gravity-defying gymnastics, to goggle-eyed high schoolers competing in state robotics competitions, to fancy eats in the Varsity Grill, the Alaska Airlines Center is a destination packed with pizzazz.

UAA's Diversity Action Council named Maria Crouch as one of its 2015 Spring Student Diversity Award winners because of her brave editorial celebrating how the diverse facets of her multicultural background—Athabascan, Mexican, Scandinavian and bisexual—have enriched her life.

A handful of UAA faculty and students pulled together a public forum on homelessness in the north. A group of Karluk Manor residents joined the discussion, offering insight on why they were once homeless and what helped them get off the street.

UAA student Trevor Gutierrez is settling in nicely in his legislative internship with Sen. Lesil McGuire. In this edition of Postcards Home, Trevor tells us about his assignment to carry two pieces of legislation—one relating to the Arctic and the other juvenile justice. He admits, "I definitely underestimated how much work goes into getting legislation passed."

UAA Mat-Su College's paramedicine program is using an expanded space, donated ambulance and new simulation tools to enhance its academic core and help students establish what will be lifesaving careers.

250 students + 47 nations + an Ebola crisis, Gandalf and the World Bank? It could only be Model UN. From Feb. 26-28, UAA hosted high school students from across the state for the 33rd annual conference, transforming west campus into a simulated United Nations compound for the weekend.