EDITOR’SNOTE:Longyearbyen,capitaloftheSvalbardIslands,entereditsannualprolongedperiodofdarknessonOctober9,2001.ThesunwasnotduetoriseagainuntilMarch8,2002.Duringthefive-month-longperiodofperpetualnight,peoplelivinginthenorthernmosthumansettlementseeonlystars,snowandice.Inthispartoftheworld,however,therearefourstudentsfromtheTibetAutonomousRegionjoint-ventureschool.
