🌱 UAA Hiring Research Assistants + Local Sex Offender Sentenced

Good day, people of Anchorage! It's me again, Dominique-Noelle Rafael, your host of the Anchorage Daily.

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 41 Low: 31.

Here are the top 3 stories in Anchorage today:

1. The University of Alaska, Anchorage has announced that they are looking for undergraduate research assistants. They are specifically in need of assistants for the 2022 to 2023 academic year. The people selected will "help teach a health promotion program to older adults in Anchorage and Eagle River." For more details about the job description, please check out the University's press release. (Press Release Desk)
2. This past Monday, an Anchorage man was sentenced to 27.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of "online enticement or coercion in relation." 34-year-old Alex Asino will also be under a lifetime of supervised release after he is let out of prison. According to reports, Asino revealed much about the situation to an undercover officer. (Alaska Native News)
3. To consolidate votes for the Apr. 5 election, two Anchorage school board candidates dropped out. Last week, Cliff Murray dropped out of the race via a video that also featured candidate Mark Anthony Cox. Murray and Cox emphasized that this would help avoid splitting the vote. (Anchorage Daily News)

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Today in Anchorage:

• Preschool Storytime at Anchorage Public Library (11:00 AM)
• Art Lab at Muldoon Branch Library (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you in the mood to take a trip to Tahiti? If so, Alaska Airlines has got you covered! Thanks to their new partners, Air Tahiti Nui, they are able to provide these cool new destinations. (Instagram)
• Anchorage Brewing Co. wants to let everyone know that The King Of Nothing release is taking place this Saturday at 12 p.m. It will be a brewery-only release. For more details, please check out their post! (Instagram)
• The Alaskan Animal Rescue Friends (AARF) are asking for everyone's help in finding Kilo a foster home. He is an eight-month-old purebred that was saved from a neglectful situation. If you are interested, please reach out! (Facebook)

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— Dominique-Noelle Rafael

About me: Dominique is a self taught UX/UI designer based in Princeton, NJ. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland last spring with a bachelor's degree in Information Science. She is excited to begin working on the Patch newsletter project this year!