I never thought that I would say my favorite place in the world would be a basement. The mayor’s basement, no less. But after a season of skiing that created friendships I had only read about before, I can’t imagine being happy anyplace else. To say that out of all the places in the beautiful state of Alaska, which I’ve been blessed to live in since birth, the one I feel most content in is, surprisingly, one...

Engineering: Improving our Future The basic purpose of engineering can be derived from one word: advancement. Advancement in homes, in schools, in hospitals, in the overall welfare of the world, that’s the point of engineering. People who want to change the world and take steps towards a better tomorrow become engineers. The world we see today was made by engineers; forward thinkers creating incredibly smart computers, amazingly fast cars, and indestructible plastics. It would be easier to make a...