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From the Editor

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hen I was growing up and anxious about not hearing from a friend or family member about something, my grandfather would tell me, “no news is good news.” Now, as the editor of the news section and after spending a year writing the news, the phrase my grandfather used to say has taken on a new meaning for me.

Writing and editing the news means covering events that more often than not, involve something bad happening. The cliché “if it bleeds, it leads” exists for a reason.

Most professional news organizations run stories that focus on bad news and when those negative stories aren’t as abundant, news production slows down. In the professional news world, if there is no news, then that means good news is most likely happening.

I want to take The Lumberjack’s news section in a different direction. While bad news stories still deserve and will get coverage, I want to focus more on informing readers about more than just the negative, especially with the upcoming midterm elections.

OWEN Being a registered independent, elections are always a big issue of contention SEXTON for me, and coming into this election season I hope to bring my readers a fair and NEWS EDITOR independent view of the candidates running as well as the propositions on the ballot.

People have this view of the news that it’s always going to be negative, but I hope to change their view of the news to one of being purely informational. That’s what the news should be. It shouldn’t be run with a business mindset, or with the goal to get as many readers as possible, but just to inform.

The sad thing is that in this day and age, reporting just to inform is rare, at least when it comes to the big-name news organizations, and due to the polarized nature of the political landscape, most stories on politics end up being drawn to either one side or the other.

There is a strong need for reporting to truly return to being objective, and I hope to bring that not only to my work as a writer and editor for The Lumberjack, but to all of my future journalistic endeavors as well.

Thank you for reading.

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PoliceBeat Sept. 2 At 1:11 a.m., a Reilly Hall staff member reported the odor of marijuana. NAUPD officers responded, and one student was criminally deferred for possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and minor in possession. Three nonstudents were also warned of trespassing and left the area.

At 4:58 a.m., an Allen Hall staff member reported a student feeling dehydrated.

Flagstaff Fire Department (FFD), Guardian Medical Transport (GMT) and an NAUPD officer responded and the student was transported to Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) for treatment.

At 3:05 p.m., a South Fields Complex staff member requested assistance in clearing the field of students due to a lightning warning. NAUPD officers responded and aided in clearing the area.

Sept. 3 At 1:03 a.m., a student reported a vehicle playing loud music in the parking lot west of the University Union. An NAUPD officer responded but no contact was made.

At 4:23 p.m., a Reilly Hall RA reported the odor of marijuana. NAUPD officers responded and one student was referred for violation of the student code of conduct for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The student agreed to remove the marijuana from campus.

At 11:59 p.m., the Flagstaff Police Department (FPD) responded to a report of a student having a panic attack at the Biological Sciences building. FFD, GMT and an NAUPD officer responded as well but the student refused medical transport and was

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given a public assist ride back underaged drinking. to their home off campus.

At 1:42 p.m., a student Sept. 4 reported a collision between At 8:55 a.m., a Liberal a bicyclist, skateboarder and Arts building staff member a third subject on the Urban reported a student “acting up.” Trail near South Knoles Drive.

NAUPD officers responded, FFD, GMT and NAUPD and the student was cited and officers responded, but those released for disorderly conduct. involved refused medical transport.

At 5:47 p.m., a Tinsley Hall RA reported a student Sept. 8 exposing themselves out their At 1:34 a.m., an window. An NAUPD officer intoxicated student came into responded, and the student the NAUPD lobby. NAUPD was informed that exposing officers escorted the student to themselves was strictly their residence at Skyview. prohibited by the student code of conduct.

At 11:06 p.m, staff reported four subjects arguing Sept. 5 in the parking lot near the At 6:12 a.m., Drury Inn Babbitt Academic Annex. staff members reported two NAUPD officers responded subjects fighting outside of and one nonstudent was the hotel. NAUPD officers booked into the Coconino responded and one subject was County Detention Facility cleared with a field interview. (CCDF) on an outstanding The officers could not locate felony warrant. the second subject.

Sept. 9 Sept. 6 At 4:53 a.m., a Sechrist At 12:22 a.m., an Honors Hall staff member reported College community assistant a student passed out. FFD, reported finding mysterious GMT and an NAUPD officer blue pills. An NAUPD officer responded and the student responded and the pills were was criminally deferred for determined to be candy and underage drinking. were properly disposed of.

At 6:54 p.m., an NAUPD At 4:07 a.m., a student officer reported finding an called to request a check up on abandoned camp site in their roommate in Reilly Hall the wooded area east of the who was intoxicated. FFD, Denny’s on South Milton Road GMT and an NAUPD officer where drug paraphernalia was responded, and the student discovered and brought to was transported to FMC for NAUPD for destruction. treatment and was also charged with underage drinking.

At 10:33 p.m., a Tinsley Hall staff member reported Sept. 7 finding $100 bills on the At 2:26 a.m., a student pedestrian path near the hall. called to report another An NAUPD officer responded intoxicated student on the east and determined that the side of McConnell Hall. FFD, money was counterfeit.

GMT and an NAUPD officer responded, and the student was transported to FMC for treatment and was cited for

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NEWS

A medical assistant at the Sea Mar Community Health Center in Seattle gives a patient a flu shot Jan. 12. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

New flu season means new vaccines Jayna Arola

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s of Aug. 31, flu shots have been available at the Coconino County Public Health Services District Clinic, and they have received an update to immunize people against newer strains of the influenza virus.

The influenza vaccine has been made available at NAU since the university received the vaccine this week. It is offered seasonally to attempt to inoculate the student population against the flu.

NAU Immunization Coordinator Kris Milligan said they offer the flu vaccine as soon as they receive it in order to immunize the student population as fast as possible.

“We start offering it right way before the flu starts getting around and before everyone starts getting sick,” said Milligan.

The NAU Immunization Services planned to reach all students with a vaccination before the flu season hits campus in order to lower the chances of a flu outbreak.

The flu shot is available at Campus Health Services located in the Health and Learning Center. Milligan also explained that flu shot clinics will be set up throughout campus.

“We have a number of flu clinics coming up and going out around campus where we give flu vaccines to students and staff as pop-up clinics,” Milligan said. “So you don’t have to just go into the Health and Learning Center for vaccination.”

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The clinics started Sept. 5 and will be open until Nov. 28.

The Campus Health Services website provides a full list of each clinic throughout the next two months.

No appointment will be necessary if students plan to receive their flu shots, however, students must bring their insurance card.

Christin Harbinson, junior strategic communication and business major, plans to get her flu shot early this year.

“I want to always get my flu shot because the flu can kill people, and if getting a shot reduces my chances of being put in that dire situation, I am going to do it,” said Harbinson.

She hopes that by getting vaccinated early she will not only be protected from the flu, but won’t be responsible for spreading it either.

There has been a new vaccine made each flu season, which was expected to effectively decrease an individual’s chances of receiving the flu. The flu vaccination has been the main method in protecting people against the virus.

According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is recommended that people receive a flu vaccination every year.

On their website, the CDC explains updates to the influenza vaccine this year, including an adjustment to make the vaccine resistant to H3N2, a “swine” flu variant.

The nasal spray version of the vaccine was also approved for use instead of getting a shot.

In addition to these changes, the CDC stated that all of the vaccines had been changed to protect against four flu viruses with no trivalent recombinant vaccines. This means the vaccine will not form into any influenza illness because the vaccine being used makes the viruses weakened or inactive.

In previous years, trivalent vaccines were used by the formulation of influenza strains that became prevalent during the previous flu seasons.

This flu season, the age recommendations for several vaccines were drastically altered including the nasal spray version, also known as Fluariz Quadrivelent. The drug is now available for children as young as six months old.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved these changes after the annual recommendations were completed from last year. The age recommendation for other flu vaccines has been altered as well.

Officials from the CDC also approved other options for receiving the vaccine this season. The standard flu shots have been given via hypodermic needle into muscle tissue, which can be painful.

For those between the ages of 18 and 64, they may receive the vaccine through the jet injector method, where a small, highpressure fluid stream breaks the skin instead of needles.

Regardless of age, everyone can take proper precautions and receive flu shots to protect themselves and those around them.

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Minimum wage battle continues Chandler Staley

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he future of Flagstaff’s minimum wage will once again be up for voters to decide in November. Since the passage of Proposition 414 in the November 2016 election, the minimum wage in Flagstaff has grown from $8.05 per hour to the current rate of $11 per hour — a 37 percent increase.

It is set to rise to $15.50 per hour by Jan. 1, 2022. Following 2022, the minimum wage in Flagstaff will be adjusted to match the cost of living.

However, the current wage and what it is set to be raised to are being challenged by an initiative on this November’s ballot, known as Proposition 418.

Also known as the Sustainable Wages Act, 418 would amend the current minimum wage laws in multiple ways. Most notably, it would equalize Flagstaff’s minimum wage with the rest of the state until 2021, where it would then be raised to $0.50 above the state’s minimum wage.

Currently the state minimum wage is set at $10.50 per hour according to the Industrial Commission of Arizona.

Elevate Flagstaff is the driving political force behind Proposition 418. Stuart McDaniel, director of Elevate Flagstaff, has led them along the way and strongly advocates for changing the current minimum wage policy.

“We’ve been seeing the negative effects of Prop 414 for the past two years,” said McDaniel. “Not only has it resulted in increased costs on goods and services, it is also harder to get jobs because there are less of them.”

In addition, he claimed there was low employment on the basis that businesses can not afford to hire new workers and are struggling to keep the employees they currently have.

City Council member Eva Putzova begs to differ. Also a director of the group responsible for the campaign against Proposition 418, known as Flagstaff Needs a Raise, Putzova stated unemployment was at a 10-year low in Flagstaff.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Flagstaff’s unemployment rate was at 4.7 percent as of June 2018. February 2008 was the last time the unemployment rate matched this percentage.

Tipped workers will see their wages adjusted by 418 as well, if approved. Everyone from servers, bartenders, car wash attendants and hair stylists will have their pay set $3 below the minimum wage, and their tips will no longer be seen as their sole property.

“If the law stands where it is now, tipped workers will just make hourly wage. It will have a detrimental effect on them if Proposition 418 does not pass” McDaniel said.

Putzova emphasized the importance of reducing dependence on tips in order for workers to live on a more stable income.

“Tipped workers in Flagstaff use food stamps at twice the rate of workers in the rest of Arizona,” said Putzova.

She also brought up harassment, a factor which does not get talked about much concerning this issue.

A majority of tipped workers are women. Putzova explained these women are subjected to higher rates of sexual harassment because they rely on tips for most of their income and are forced

to tolerate improper behavior from customers, managers and sometimes co-workers to earn a living.

“In seven states that guarantee the full minimum wage plus tips, sexual harassment claims are reduced by half,” Putzova said.

In addition, Proposition 418 will remove the guarantee of overtime pay at employees’ normal rate of pay or minimum wage, allowing businesses to pay their employees at the same rate despite working overtime hours.

Local government oversight regarding minimum wage will be altered by Proposition 418 as well.

An Office of Labor Standards was established in Flagstaff

by Proposition 414 to enforce the new law and protect workers against wage theft or forcing a worker to work off the clock. The office works in association with the city attorney.

Several dozen complaints have been filed with the office to date. Under Proposition 418, the Office of Labor Standards and city attorney will no longer be responsible for enforcing or investigating issues related to minimum wage laws.

McDaniel asserts Proposition 418 will rescue the economy

and protect jobs, claiming that businesses are looking to set up shop elsewhere due to the high and seemingly unsustainable minimum wage in Flagstaff.

Joe Bader, also from the Flagstaff Needs a Raise campaign, warned of possible negative impacts that he thought Proposition 418 could have on the economy.

“It would reduce consumer demand that we have in the economy now because of the higher wages,” said Bader. “The more money people make the more they’ll put in into the local economy, otherwise they are forced to save more and spend less, which hurts local businesses.”

Minimum wage impacts the standard of living for thousands of Flagstaff residents. Deciding how much income employees receive will cause ripple effects in the economy, determine prices for goods and impact business strategies for the foreseeable future.

Ultimately, it will be up to voters to decide whether workers continue to receive a minimum wage above the state’s or if Flagstaff’s minimum wage will match the state’s.

The new Sustainable Wages Act may effect tipped workers by increasing the minimum hourly wage by 50 cents, Sept. 9.

MacKenzie Brower | The Lumberjack

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Proposition seeks to prevent new taxes Chandler Staley

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s election season enters its next chapter in November, Arizona voters will decide if it will be illegal for the state to raise taxes on services. Known as Proposition 126 on the ballot, an amendment will be added to the state constitution, which would declare increased taxes on services unlawful.

Services range from repairs on air conditioning units and cars, paying for day care, doctors visits and online shopping. Voting ‘yes’ would result in this amendment being enforced, while voting ‘no’ would maintain the state’s power to enforce these taxes in the future.

Amendments are notoriously difficult to alter. By adding Proposition 126 to the state constitution, the only way legislators would be able to change it in the future would be by once again asking voters to approve an amendment to the constitution.

David Lujan, director of the political advocacy group Arizona Center for Economic Progress, shared his expertise on the subject. A former legislator for the state Senate and House of Representatives, Lujan has dedicated two decades of his life to public policy.

“It’s really unnecessary to add it to the constitution,” said Lujan.

“There’s no real danger that the state will impose these taxes on services because the legislature has not touched them in at least three decades.”

One group supporting the proposition is Citizens for Fair Tax Policy. Chairperson Holly Mabery highlighted why adding this amendment to the constitution is necessary.

“It closes the door. Period,” said Mabery. “The only way that door can be opened again is by the vote of the people and that’s very important to us.

We want to make sure that Arizonans have control of their own destiny.”

While Lujan is confident that these taxes are not likely to be enforced, he was aware of economic trends around the country as well as

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the state.

“Although Arizona doesn’t tax any services now, our economy is moving towards service-based industries. Unless we’re able to capture that, we’re going to lose a lot of state revenue and it’s going to hurt our economy significantly if we can’t

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fund education and infrastructure,” Lujan said.

On the other hand, Mabery pointed out the possible repercussions this new tax could have on small businesses.

“It’s double taxation on small business, Mabery said. “When you

start to look at the negative impacts on an economy that is so dependent on small business like Arizona’s is, why would we destabilize our economy with something so dangerous?”

Mabery asserts that while small business owners are already paying income tax to the state and the federal

government, this additional service tax gets passed on to the consumer.

In addition, Mabery said the core issue is misappropriation of government funds. She stated that Arizona’s legislature has not chosen to spend wisely, but instead go back to the taxpayers and ask for more money.

Mabery is confident the probability of the government enforcing a service tax is very high.

Other states have begun to propose new forms of taxation, most recently in Washington state. As a new head tax was implemented, Amazon was in the midst of building a new corporate headquarters but consequently stopped building and relocated.

While this was a lost opportunity for job creation, according to Mike Rosenburg and Brier Dudley of The Seattle Times, the taxes would have been used to fund affordable housing in Seattle.

Stuart McDaniel is weighing in on the debate as well. A former Republican candidate for the state House of Representatives for District 6, McDaniel reiterated more ramifications if Proposition 126 does not pass.

“It would be more harmful to the average Arizonian,” said McDaniel.

McDaniel added that any time an Arizonan pays a professional for any form of labor, it will be taxed.

In an economy with high demand for service, costs for consumers can quickly accumulate.

Regardless of their standpoints, most agree that Proposition 126 will drastically alter Arizona’s future if approved.

Different public officials prioritize spending according to the demands of their constituents, otherwise they can be replaced in the next election.

The democratic process allows voters to distribute tax dollars based on what they believe to be important.

Voters will have the opportunity to decide on this ballot initiative as well as others Nov. 6.

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Service taxes would impact the daily lives of Arizonans. Photo illustration By MacKenzie Brower

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OPINION-EDITORIAL

Kanye West deserves respect Scout Erhler

Platonic friendships?

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riendships can get messy when sex and other emotions get involved. Having a truly platonic friendship is extremely beneficial to your life.

Too often, romantic or sexual relationships are the end goal for someone’s first interaction. While romance and sex are both important, so are friendships.

First, it’s important to know what a platonic friendship is. Platonic friendships are friendships that exist without physical or sexual desires. I have experienced many truly platonic relationships, which taught me how beneficial these relationships are.

In a platonic friendship things are usually more genuine. There are no PEGGY PACKER undercover motives to get you into a OP-ED EDITOR relationship or into a bed. Everything they say and all the advice they give comes from the root of friendship. In these relationships, there can be a higher level of trust because there is no fear of the other person just saying things because they want to impress or “bag” you.

Instead, you can have more confidence that they are just being your friend. This makes it more possible for your friend to be a good source of advice, because you know they care about your well-being, but only in terms of friendship.

Granted, it is still possible for your strictly platonic friend to still be disingenuous. They could simply just be a bad friend. But, if that’s not the case, chances are the friendship will flourish.

Having a platonic friendship with someone who is the same sex you are interested in teaches you a lot of things. It can teach you healthy skills in communication. It can help you understand how to be there for and support someone you have no romantic feelings for. It also gives you an insight to how they think, which can help you in finding a romantic relationship later.

Despite these friendships being both fun and a learning experience, people are still reluctant to even believe in platonic relationships. So many people claim that it is impossible to be friends with someone of the sex you are attracted to without developing romantic or sexual feelings. That is because people are so wrapped up in sex that it clouds their focus and takes over in all of the relationships in their lives.

However, when you leave sex out of the equation, a great platonic friendship is a huge possibility. As humans, we need these kinds of relationships for when we need to escape our love lives and just have a friend to talk to. They can give you a whole different point of view, support you and encourage you all without ever considering sexing you up.

Invest in your platonic friendships. It’s worth it.

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he never-ending question: Can we separate the art from the artist?

I would argue the public’s war against Kanye West began at the MTV Video Music Awards, with the “Beyonce had one of the best music videos of all time” debacle.

Since then, the buzz around Kanye has been either controversy regarding his character or having complete respect regarding his art.

There’s no arguing that Kanye’s career is impressive. His album “Graduation” changed the course of rap music, receiving eight Grammy nominations in 2007. His first three albums won Grammys for Best Rap Album back-to-back. The proof is in the pudding, but a lot of people don’t like the flavor.

Despite his talent, the public continues to be skeptical about him. He is often described as an egomaniac and a narcissist. While his music may be genius, his actions unarguably show that he may or may not be all of the aforementioned traits. This is where the cognitive dissonance of Kanye kicks in.

First things first, let’s get Taylor Swift out of the way.

In that iconic moment, the public viewed Kanye West as a predator, a man who ruined an innocent up-and-comer’s moment.

If one chose to delve into Kanye’s side of this story, they would see a tormented young man riding the wave of fame who just lost his mother in a breast reduction surgery he paid and opted for. Kanye West was a firecracker from the start and has publicly spoken about his mental illness.

The explanations behind his actions don’t excuse the behavior, but makes it understandable. I implore everyone to attempt to understand his personhood before disgracing his artistry.

The discussions on his behavior can become messy because the public does not actually know Kanye, and when they claim to, they disparage his music in the process.

His actions, especially recently, can hardly muster a shrug out of me. When I’m raving about good ole’ Mr. West and someone immediately mentions his most recent tweet, I can’t help but be disappointed. It’s not that it bothers me people pay more attention to his antics, it’s that they are used as a refutation of his art.

Kanye West is a complex person that just happens to express himself in a slew of unsavory political opinions as of late. Beyond his tweets and his too-small Yeezy slides, the public knows very little about his personal life.

Instagram accounts such as @KanyeDoingThings have taken off as a way to keep track of him, in a sense. The public discourse around Kanye is generally a quilt of snapshots in time rather than an accurate representation of human growth and over a decade in the limelight.

When his career took off and was punctuated with controversy, the public taught themselves to be skeptical of him.

This level of criticism and hatred, beat out by that contrast of support, is not necessarily common in musicians or artists or actors. It isn’t uncommon for us to brush off one’s behavior or downplay their actions because it is convenient and easy to continue liking them.

Justin Bieber, Robert Downy Jr., Drew Barrymore. These are considered “come back” stories. They are praised, and not unfairly. Kanye West? Erratic egomaniac with a temper. Every person is different, as is every circumstance. But the point remains — we were taught to question, and in a way, fear Kanye West.

“Can we separate the art from the artist” is an unanswerable question.

When we do so, we risk stripping the art of its integrity and intent. Kanye’s music is Kanye’s because it is a reflection of who he is. His brilliant, Shakespearean album “My Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Fantasy” is a Illustration By Amy Czachowski story of fame, walking us through his rise and fall.

Without Kanye’s personality and character, we would not have that album. We would not have his music.

However, I think we should be able to consider artists’ pasts and actions, remaining critical, yet not disparaging them because we are unsure of their character. What E! News tells us is really only a spin on a fraction of the truth.

Art is art and it is made by people for people. People are messy and that doesn’t change because someone is an artist. I don’t think it is right to strip who someone is from their art, but I also don’t think completely abandoning an artist because they’re a messy human is the right move either.

Losing respect for an artist due to political views, public discourse and embarrassing outbursts is completely valid.

I just think, if you like art, let yourself like the art regardless.

OPINION-EDITORIAL

Twitter’s ‘cancel culture’ is toxic Caitlin Burke

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s an avid Twitter user for over four years, I have seen many different memes and trends come and go.

A recent one that I can’t support is “cancel culture” used by self-proclaimed “woke” Twitter accounts whose vocabulary mostly consists of the adjectives “toxic” and “problematic” to describe common situations that are much less of a big deal than these they make them out to be.

People on social media such as Twitter have the free will to speak as they wish, and usually I am a supporter of this.

However, the extent to which these woke accounts have gone to immediately proclaim people as toxic and canceled is becoming an issue. The issue develops when the cancel community actually impacts the relationships or careers of others.

This hasn’t always been a negative thing. For example, the backlash Roseanne Barr received from Twitter after her racist tweet comparing Barack Obama’s adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape was rightly justified to the point of her show getting canceled.

Another issue arises when typical behavior from people who are not celebrities are labeled as toxic by people on Twitter and becomes the norm to those more impressionable, such as younger

teens and older users who don’t know the culture of Twitter very A different viewpoint brought up by an article from well. These groups are susceptible to believing the claims that VICE mentions that the trend isn’t all negative. “woke” accounts throw around, creating narratives that “ ... as a democratic aspiration, it’s an exertion are blown out of proportion for situations and actions of agency and control, a reclamation of power. To that deserve a second chance. withdraw from supporting someone whose Some people who woke Twitter target are people actions and behaviors are now inconsistent who deserve the opportunity to apologize before getting with one’s values can feel like a radical completely ostracized. boycott.”

The culture of people crowd-hating on Twitter escalates As a sign of reclaiming power from the gravity of behavior that could easily be described as the powerful, an inspirational aspect meme rather than taking it to the scale of “toxic.” can be accredited to the crowd-sourced To quote an op-ed article on popbuzz.com regarding trend. cancel culture, “It’s become a powerful tool on social Social media has many media in bringing a person down who’s done something shortcomings as well as many uplifting morally reprehensible - think Kevin Spacey or Logan Paul factors that become noticeable - but it’s not perfect.” throughout its developmental years.

I believe the meaning of the word toxic has lost The future of social media credibility due to a Twitter community abusing its usage. platforms such as Twitter seems bright, The ability for people in the wrong to apologize for as long as people are able to distinguish their actions or be willing for others to educate them is the validity of claims that come and go thrown out the window when they are labeled as toxic and as short trends.

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Why lying about rape should be a hate crime Kiara Brown

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here’s that boy you’ve been eyeing all semester. He’s attractive and is finally starting to notice your presence.

You’ve got him on the hook. Now, how do you reel him in? Lie and say two other students you had consensual sex with raped you.

It’ll work — sure it will. Guaranteed to lock down all prospective boyfriends since the dawn of time, or at least since 1955 when Carolyn Bryant did it to Emmett Till. However, you’re going to take it a step further. So, instead of saying that they flirted with you, you’re going to do what makes black boys disappear forever, and don’t forget to say the magic word when you call the police: rape.

Nikki Yovino, a white 19-year-old ex-Sacred Heart student, falsely accused two black athletes at Sacred Heart in Connecticut for raping her at a party, when all three of them had consensual sex. She thought if people knew the truth, it would stop someone that she was interested in from dating her.

The Connecticut Post said Yovino admitted to lying since February 2017. Yovino is sentenced to one year in prison, but we’ll see. Had she not confessed, the two students would have faced one to 20 years in prison with $15,000 in fines, according to Connecticut’s first-degree sexual assault laws.

One year as opposed to a possible 20, loss of scholarship and public shame? Hmm, sounds like a fair trade off.

One of the athletes, Malik St. Hilaire, spoke with Fox News and said the university took away his scholarship and both

students were suspended immediately. No one got their side of for doing fireworks on the Fourth of July — to any number of the story. students who call the police on black students for doing student In addition, her lawyers said Yovino rolling her eyes in court things, like, falling asleep doing homework or walking to their was her “trying to get her hair out of dorm or breathing: We’re tired. her face” because her hands were We’re tired of having to show our IDs to prove in handcuffs. That supposedly that we’re residents of an area, to go swimming, to be explains her smirking in court challenged to get permits for our children who want when one of the athletes testified to sell water in hot neighborhoods and always having about how severely altered his life to defend our existence. was and how he now has PTSD. While most students only have to worry about I guess it’s funny that being students, baristas, community someone’s name has been tarnished members, etc., we have to worry about with a crime that they did not being black students, black baristas commit. It’s not like it’ll keep the (which I actually haven’t seen too many two athletes from getting jobs or of by the way) and black community carrying out a normal life. members.

It was sickening how calm Double consciousness isn’t she was about her impact on having the superpower to be their lives. With the common two places at once. It’s not nature of calling the police having a mind so large that you today with false accusations, there have to have two consciences. should be fines or more threat of It’s meeting someone at a party, prison time. It should be labeled a while black, that you decide to have hate crime. sex with and waking up with rape To the woman who called the charges, while not being really all that police on my roommates twice this summer, all of whom are black, Illustration By Pruthvi Khilosia surprised about it. for apparently having our television too loud during appropriate Times really have changed though. hours — to the neighbors who called the police on my family

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Left: Tyler Norman of the Beehive Collective facilitates the early planning stages for the mural. He draws the group plans for the mural in an “improvisiational composition.” Right: Cecily Shaddy and Sherrissa Brown discuss their quarter of the mural: pollution and historic resistance. Brown shows Shaddy a potential design. Matthew Kruelle | The Lumberjack

In the shadow of Vermilion Cliffs Matthew Kruelle

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n Wednesday, Sept. 4 Flagstaff High School AP Art students piled onto a small, white bus and headed north into the northern Arizona desert with the ultimate goal of designing a new mural for Flagstaff.

It will be showcased on the Grand Canyon Spirits store’s wall. The mural will illustrate the effects of mining on indigenous peoples.

The project is part of the Grand Canyon Trust’s (GCT) Youth Leadership program, in collaboration with Flagstaff Unified School District, the Beehive Collective and Mural Mice. The idea is the brainchild of Maria Archibald, manager of the

GCT youth leadership program, who aims to show that young artists can enact positive change in their community.

“Very often in environmental and conservation work there’s a huge emphasis on science and there’s a huge emphasis on politics — those things are enormously important,” said Archibald.

But, he wants to create a platform for people who are not scientists or politicians to join the conversation surrounding water in the west.

“A huge goal of this program is to make room for the young people with passions and skills and voices that haven’t been traditionally integrated into conservational

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and environmental movements,” Archibald said.

The art camp is divided into three sections, driving and learning, intense discussions on the issue of water on the Colorado Plateau and how to translate ideas, symbols and motifs into art facilitated by The Beehive Collective’s Tyler Norman.

The Beehive Collective, a group of artists, activists and educators, work together to make art that tells a story.

On Saturday and Sunday of the project, the design phase is over, and the students started to design and paint a mock of the mural.

Before the young artists reached their campsite at the Vermillion Cliffs, they heard the stories of two

community leaders who shared what mining has done to water supplies on the Navajo and Hopi Reservations.

Their stories became the inspiration for the students’ painting.

First, the group met with Sarana Riggs, Grand Canyon program manager at the GCT. She took the students to an abandoned uranium mine outside of Cameron, Arizona, on the Navajo Reservation.

Uranium is not dangerous until it is oxidized, which happens after it is drawn out of the ground for refining and transport. Because it is so heavy, it stays close to where it was mined and is spread via wind and dust. Contamination can occur from breathing the dust, swallowing the

dust or having the dust touch an open wound. The uranium dust can also seep into groundwater sources.

“It’s insane, you can just see the wind blowing up all this [contaminated] dust towards people.

It’s awful,” said Robin Bradley, a senior at Flagstaff High School.

Riggs informed the students on the massive scale of the issue — it is spread across the southwest, and other regions of the country, not just localized to the Navajo Reservation. “[The mine] was scarily close to the city of Cameron so that really brought a lot of things into perspective for me,” said Cecily Shaddy, another senior at Flagstaff High School.

After their time with Riggs,

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Moenkopi is an idyllic oasis of green in a desert of Loony Toons orange. The town resides on the side of a sharp cliff overlooking a lush valley of traditional Hopi farms and the occasional tree.

“I could always just go back to Flagstaff and turn on the faucet ... It’s eye-opening to hear from someone who doesn’t have that option,” Shaddy said.

Selestewa detailed how Peabody Coal Mine’s water use and abuse has affected his farm.

The coal mine utilizes a water-fed pipe system to ship coal to the Mojave Generating Station in Nevada. Selestewa told the students that when he was young the river which feeds Moenkopi farmland was full, clear and ran year round.

“Now its super muddy, its full of silt and stuff and runs maybe six months out of the year,” Bradley said, recalling the farmer’s stories and her own visit to the region.

After Moenkopi and a short detour to Coal Mine Canyon, the students got back on the bus and shot up Highway 89, then cutting west on the 89A to the Vermillion Cliffs and their destination: Kane Ranch.

The GCT’s Kane Ranch sits 11 miles down a pale brown dirt road in the House Rock Wildlife area, in the shadow of the towering Vermillion Cliffs.

Vermillion Cliffs National Monument looms and towers sharp and jagged in the distance reaching heights of 2,000 feet.

The ranch is in a flat pale area of House Rock Valley, overrun with shrubs, bushes and one Joshua Tree. It is composed of a small handful of buildings including an outhouse and a homestead. The homestead is made of orange cobblestone and a paneled roof flared with structural posts and window frames of painted white wood.

The group camped outdoors in tents and hammocks, spread about the ground like pellets from a satellite mounted shotgun. Inside the homestead, students took shifts cooking and washing dishes. They flirted with the “too many cooks” conundrum with caution, limiting the kitchen to four campers at a time.

The large dining room had two hanging lights — kept off in the day, creating a low natural light — a red brick floor, a small wrought iron fireplace, a long wooden table

to fit enough chairs for a board meeting and a wood panel roof. By the end of the week the walls were coated with large teal and pink construction paper covered with notes, ideas, graphic organizers, schedules and mind maps.

The sizable area felt cramped with 10 students and the four adults. Tyler Norman of the Beehive Collective facilitated discussions and promoted collaborative thought around the table. Archibald, Dave Hale, arts instructor at Flagstaff High School and Margaret “Maggie” Dewar, co-director of Mural Mice, shared their thoughts with careful scarcity because they tried to let the students lead as much as possible.

The trip was free and open to any student in AP Art who wished to join, 14 signed up and 10 attended out of the 30-or-so person class.

Dewar’s main role is to assist with the painting of the mural on the Grand Canyon Spirits store and the logistics required. During discussions she focused on learning from Norman, and seeing his method for mural design and discussion facilitation. Her organization, Mural Mice, is an Arizona-based artist group that paints public art all over the state, including the murals on The Lumberyard Brewing Company and The Orpheum Theater.

Norman let the students take the wheel — it is their mural. He facilitated and kept the discussions on track, but surrendered all design and thematic ideas to the group. He conducted creative exercises, team building games and discussions about the political climate around water on the reservations.

“The role of a teacher is not to stand up and download information into students’ brain’s but to ask the right questions that begin the right conversations,” Norman said.

The AP Art group started by listing everything they could think about relating to water in the Southwest — from coal mines to Tamarack plants. From the broad ideas, they refined the list over and over tossing out secondrate ideas as they went.

There was a long discussion about which animal characters to include. A large list hung on the wall: bees, turtles, bears, beavers, dinosaurs and geese. There were others that did not make the cut. The students played with the thought of drawing penguins as outsiders — suit toting businessmen who steal resources and deprive the environment.

“I feel bad about villainizing penguins and

“This group doesn’t want to argue, they want to come to consensus, they want to invite each other to participate, they want to listen to each other.”

-Tyler Norman, The Beehive Collective

animals in general,” Shaddy said with a laugh.

The discussion was free form and controlled by the students at the rectangular table. The penguin controversy led to a discussion on invasive species in Arizona, which somehow found its way into talking about the art produced in South American Revolutions. The South American Revolution symbolism led to an idea likely to be included in the final piece: corn personified as farmers.

The students doodled and painted whatever came to their mind as the discussion continued.

The table was covered in random art including hunting rifles, farmer bees, Spiderman, selfportraits, Cowboy Kermit and watercolors of Kane Ranch. Each student had their own artistic style, and it showed in their mindless drawings.

“My input is laid down through the past two or three years that they’ve had me in their [art classes] but that input is through their [understanding] of how to use art elements and principles of design,” Hale said.

The group decided the mural should flow chronologically from left to right, showing the past, present, and future, with a river that branches through sections of misuse and healing.

“This group doesn’t want to argue, they want to come to consensus, they want to invite each other to participate, they want to listen to each other,” Norman said.

Native American students, like Samantha Woody, were consulted to make sure the symbolism matched Navajo and Hopi culture with accuracy and to not be offensive.

“I think [the mural] accurately represents everything that’s happening here on the reservation and what the people are going through,” said Woody.

Woody lived in Flagstaff through sixth grade, but now lives on the Navajo Reservation with her parents. She attends Flagstaff High School, and like her classmates, is excited to tell an important story about water through art.

The group is including Native American culture such as coyotes being tricksters, but is also trying to turn tropes on their head.

“We’re also going to make [coyotes] seem like extreme activists to show that they will go to extreme lengths to fool people into seeing the true meaning behind the water crisis,” Woody said.

Life in the orange and often alien desert north of Flagstaff has made her experience the effects of mining on water.

“Some of us go so many years without water running to the point where we have to buy the water at the store,” Woody said.

Water is the theme of the mural and is to be personified as a woman in the mural. As the only human to appear in the painting, the water woman had the longest and most controversial

Zia Kypta-Keith and her group is tasked with showing a cityscape and suburban sprawl.

The three person group focuses on showing opulence in a wasteland.

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discussion. The group spent hour after hour trying to decide if the woman should be a mountain with a waterfall, a cloud providing rain, or the river itself. It came down to an anonymous vote where students raised up to five fingers with how much they liked an idea.

After voting, the woman as a mountain, which rings true with Navajo folklore, won with little struggle with nine students raising four or five fingers, and one raising just one.

The debate was settled, and the group moved on to create an improvisational composition — the roughest form of the mural and first actual drawn plan. They read notes on the wall, which to the untrained eye appeared more as a random collection of loosely related words and concepts than actual notes and ideas in order to remember the plan they have been working on at Kane Ranch.

Norman drew lines on a large whiteboard to mark a 1:3 scale. The Grand Canyon Spirits wall is 13 by 39 feet.

After the rough sketch was drawn, there was still uncertainty in the design. Norman opted to draw four options overnight that the students could choose from.

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Give a little, get a lot: is the ASNAU fee too cheap?

Illustration By KAtIE DOBRYDNEY

Tyler Day

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ack to school can mean a variety of things for NAU students. Freshmen worry about where their classes are, sophomores get used to not living in the packed dorms anymore and upperclassmen are counting down the days until they can graduate. One perk for the students here is the Welcome Week festivities, which will always include a concert the Saturday before everyone meets their impending doom — the first day of classes.

ASNAU and SUN Entertainment help run these concerts. From the Welcome Week concerts to the spring concerts, they are in charge of the talent that comes and performs on campus. Past acts that have performed here include 3OH!3, Echosmith, Ludacris, Rich the Kid, SuperDuperKyle and Blink 182. Even comedic acts have performed such as TJ Miller.

There is a thought though, if one or both

entertainment groups bump up the price for these shows, would students be willing to pay more for “better acts”?

The price for a ticket to one of these shows is $23 for students. According to ASNAU’s website, “The ‘ASNAU 23 Fee’ is a fee that every student at NAU pays each semester, [the] fee brings the student a variety of services and programs.” With this fee, NAU can bring a variety of entertainment for special events that are specially catered to the campus.

As a student, fees can be the life or death of some people. Increasing it would possibly turn away potential students. Sophomore fitness wellness major Hannah Behunin stated the price is too high already. “$23 is too expensive. I don’t think other students would pay more for better acts anyway,” said Behunin.

Many students expressed the idea that the price is already too high and the acts that

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are coming in are not at that level of payment.

Sophomore straregic communication major Olivia Maloney echoed what Behunin had said.

“I would not pay $23 for Rich the Kid,” said Maloney.

Like every situation, there is always another side of seeing things. While others believed that the increase in the fee can harm potential concertgoers, others are open to the idea.

Maggie Carruth, a graduate student studying educational leadership, is all for the increased fee idea.

“I would rather have to pay for quality,” said Carruth.

Sophomore strategic communication major Elliot Gindi offered a different solution to the issue.

“The more world famous they have, the steeper the price should be,” said Gindi.

Granted, if popular artists are on campus, it can mean having a better turn out than previous concerts, but as Gindi states, there has to be something that brings them out to this neck of the woods.

Along with students being on the side of either raising the fee or lowering the fee, there are some who are seemingly on the fence about all this. Senior journalism major Brooke Berry seemed to be content with all that is going on in the concert world.

“The fee is too low, but don’t raise the price because no one will pay it. I kind of like how it’s mediocre,” said Berry.

According to Berry, she is content with the acts that roll through NAU. Out of all the acts that have come through campus, there seemed to be a similarity to all of them: They’re all not at the peak of their popularity yet.

With some of the older acts such as 3OH!3 and Ludacris, their peak fame happened well before they arrived in Flagstaff. With songs like “Don’t Trust Me” and “STARSTRUKK,” 3OH!3 received major notoriety around 2008, which most of the students on campus at that time were in elementary school.

For Ludacris, he is rarely behind the mic and mostly in front of the camera. He is seen as one of the action stars on the Fast and Furious movies. Most of his popular songs were released during the early 2000s, in which his popularity was at an all-time high.

On the other side, with acts such as Echosmith and SuperDuperKyle, they were on their way to the top. In respects to Echosmith, they came to campus during the 2015 school year where their hit song “Cool Kids” was on the

radio waves everywhere. And while still coming to Flagstaff, they were on their way to bigger music festivals. In regard to SuperDuperKyle, he was in the same boat as Echosmith where he had hit songs in his own right that were getting some attention. But why is it difficult to find acts that are willing to come to NAU during their peaks?

Emma Keider, a junior double major in public relations and journalism, works at KJACK and SUN Entertainment said with the location that NAU is placed, it is very difficult for acts to put this school on their radar.

“Newer bands are pricy,” said Kieder. “Acts have to make an effort to get here.”

She states that the only major cities close to Flagstaff are Phoenix and Las Vegas, where acts have to make an effort in trying to get to the campus there.

“Research cost of bands is crazy,” Kieder said.

She mentioned that when you look for a band to come and perform here, there are some variety of issues one must look at. For starters, you have to see their traveling expenses, for example, a place to stay if the band or artist is planning on staying the night as well as their base fee. In a world where people can pick and choose which offer is better, NAU wants to be that better option.

Another issue that Keider touched on was the aspect of scheduling. Some of the acts that have already hit their peak or are about to hit their peak, are more open to do shows than acts that are at their height and are booked for months straight. She said scheduling can be a make it or break it for some of the acts that have a potential spot during their spring or fall festivities.

The biggest point that Keider brought up was the familiarity of these acts. With having older acts or acts that are more popular in the college scene, audience members and the student population can recognize them instantly. Having older acts on campus gives the overall audience a sense of nostalgia due to the fact that most of their hits came when all the students here were not admitted to the university.

There are groups of students who want acts that can fill an entire football stadium to come to the Walkup Skydome, and there are others who still like the older generations of acts that come and somewhat play songs from their past.

When it comes to finding out what people want or like, it is hard to pinpoint everyone’s exact interests and tastes.

I guess it is time for NAU to face the music.

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Left: Isaac Bishop, 13, sits for a portrait inside a 1967 Volkswagen Bug at the Old Volks Car Show Sept. 8 at Mother Road Brewery. Right: Volkswagen Bugs are lined up at the Old Volks Car Show Sept.

8 at Mother Road Brewery. Michael Patacsil| The Lumberjack

Old Volks at Mother Road Brewery Andrew Buckel

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olkswagen owners and car enthusiasts rolled up to Mother Road Brewery on Butler Avenue for the Old Volks Car Show Sept. 8 to show their enthusiasm for vehicles.

Northern Arizona Old Volks was founded in 2013 and is a club dedicated to the brand and vehicles of Volkswagen. Various similar clubs exist in Phoenix, Cottonwood and other areas of Arizona, as well as the rest of the country.

Mother Road Brewery, a local establishment with a road theme, was more than happy to extend a hand to the club. With their new location, the company figured the event would be a perfect boost to the business. The large parking lot provided plenty of space for the exhibitors to set up, gave guests space to park their own cars and set up chairs. For those looking to escape the heat, the doors to the bar area was open to anyone who was of drinking age.

The theme of Mother Road was a deciding factor that caused the management of the brewery to host the car show at their new location. The car show was actually the first real event held at the new location, which opened earlier this year on East Butler Avenue.

“It’s the first time we’ve actually had space for something

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like this with the new brewery, and we kind of just felt the two cultures would blend well together,” said organizer Tom McCall.

The car show matched the previous year’s numbers of exhibitors and attendees. There were 45 different Volkswagen cars of various models, ages and backstories on display for visitors to see.

Each car was labeled with its information. The labels read the year the car was built, purchase date, model, body type, engine size, if it had been restored or not and a brief history about where the owner had gotten the car from.

The event also offered a food truck, access to the brewery, a booth that sold spare parts and a variety of other sponsored booths that sold or advertised their own merchandise. One of these sponsors was Hidden Light, a photo studio specializing in black-and-white photography and special frames.

There was also live music at the car show provided by both Danny Yojo and the band Dark Horse Trio. Guests of any age were welcome and the brewery had nonalcoholic options for the underage attendees. The car show had toys and board games such as chess and “Guess Who?” to help parents keep their children entertained.

This year was the third-annual show in Flagstaff, with the previous events in the city occurring downtown at the Orpheum

Theater. The club was invited by Chris Foley to have the event at the theater, but when he sold his share of the theater, the club was not contacted again and was forced to find a new venue.

“Pete [Koeppe] reached out to me,” said club member and volunteer Michael Harrison. “He works here at Mother Road, and we were able to throw the show.”

Exhibitors pay a small fee to display their car, while the general public is allowed to view and interact with the exhibited cars for free. However, not every exhibitor is a member of the Old Volks club.

“Some of these cars are just locals that hear about it sometimes, or have parked in similar kinds of shows,” McCall said.

Each car has a unique story, and if a visitor is curious the owner is typically nearby to answer questions about their vehicle and its history. Each exhibitor, such as car owner Chuck Debold, have their own reason for loving cars.

“It was owned by my dad,” said Debold. “He bought it in Scottsdale in 1990 when he moved out here from Chicago.”

The car show was a great opportunity to showcase vintage cars and enjoy a fresh-brewed beer.

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First Friday art walk includes #FirstGen Hannah Morris

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he annual art walk has been part of Flagstaff’s culture for years. This event usually happens on the first Friday of each month and it features local artists, photographers and musicians showcasing their work throughout historic downtown.

This year, the First-Generation Programs at NAU partnered with Valeria Chase, the program manager for off-campus life and neighborhood liaison, to create the first #FirstGenFriday scavenger hunt and art walk. #FirstGenFriday took place Sept. 7 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in downtown Flagstaff and was the first of a series of events organized by the First-Generation Programs. First-generation students are students whose parents or legal guardians have not earned a four-year college degree. The scavenger hunt helped the firstgeneration students become familiar with downtown Flagstaff, some tof the historical places it has and learn about Flagstaff’s culture.

Dani Alvarado, assistant director of the First-Generation programs, shed some light on what she hoped the first-generation students would get out of #FirstGenFriday.

“In this partnership, I hope the firstgeneration students learn that they aren’t only a part of the NAU community, but also the Flagstaff community,” said Alvarado. “I also hope this event gives them insight on Flagstaff’s culture so they can learn how to be good Flagstaff community members.”

Flagstaff itself, connecting with other students and getting that feeling of belonging are only a few of the challenges I believe the first-generation students face,” Alvarado said.

Junior construction management major Jordan Osborne is a nature photographer who showcased her photographs at the #FirstGenFriday art walk and is also a firstgeneration student.

“This event helps me out by allowing me to make connections with people,” said Osborne.

The significance of #FirstGenFriday differs from person to person. However, this event was a time for first-generation students to display their work for the Flagstaff community. But besides helping out first-generation students,

the art walk showcased the works of many local artists as well.

“I believe the significance of the art walk is to help engage first-generation students in the Flagstaff community and to help them realize that they belong to two different communities: the NAU community and the Flagstaff community,” Alvarado said.

One other point of view on the significance of the art walk was provided by local abstract painter Alyssa Kropp who was showcasing some of the abstract paintings she has done.

Kropp said she believes the art walk can make someone feel honorable.

“I believe the significance of the art walk is to be awarded that [feeling of ] honor when

people appreciate the personality put into the artwork and actually want to buy it to hang up in their houses,” said Kropp.

Just as the art walk had significance, so does the artwork that was on display during the event. Artists wanted to display their passions in ways words could not and showcase the beauty of Flagstaff’s culture.

Local wildlife artist Kayley Quick was showcasing her artwork that highlighted why wildlife and why it was the main inspiration in her artwork.

“Wildlife is my inspiration because whenever I see wildlife it reminds me that there is so much more out there in [the] world,” said Quick.

“I hope the first-generation students learn that they aren’t only a part of the NAU community, but also the Flagstaff community” -Dani Alvarado, assistant DIRector First-Gen. programs Along with helping students become familiar around downtown Flagstaff, Chase gave a speech to attendees about what it means to be a member of the Flagstaff community in hopes it would help them understand what it takes to be a beneficial community member.

“Navigating the NAU campus [and]

Jordyn Osborn (left) and Amy Gabriel (right) sell their artwork in downtown Flagstaff during the art walk. The First Friday art walk teamed up with the First-Generation program at NAU for the art walk Sept. 7. Morgan Fisher | The Lumberjack

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Left: Two museum visitors observe D.Y. Begay’s woven art Sept. 9. Right: Tapestries in exhibit date from years 1994 to 2017, captured Sept. 9. MacKenzie Brower | The Lumberjack

Cultures clash at Museum of Northern Arizona Pruthvi Khilosia

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cenery from the Colorado Plateau entwine together into a masterpiece with plant dyes and wool forming abstract representations of the Rocky Mountains and starry sky. A mirroring image of the past in today’s art culture preserves the traditional designs of the Naive tribes, while at the same time bringing back the traditional culture into another world.

The Museum of Northern Arizona is exhibiting 23 tapestries woven between 1994 and 2017 by renowned weaver D.Y. Begay.

The collection is the largest showing of her work in one place.

Until Oct. 21, visitors have the chance to experience a modern, and sometimes controversial, twist on Native American culture.

Begay is a renowned Navajo weaver who lives in New Mexico. She incorporates traditional techniques, such as using sheep wool and plant dyes. However, the rugs she weaves are very modern and are her interpretations of the landscapes around her.

“It’s really interesting to look at the weavings because you can see they aren’t just rugs, they’re landscape paintings done by weaving,” said Kristan Hutchinson, director of marketing at the Museum of Northern Arizona.

Hutchinson said the museum has been important in showing why Flagstaff has developed into the community it is.

“It is a very diverse, open and culturally thriving community,” Hutchinson said. “When you look back at the history of the town,

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you see that bringing art into the town has been very important in making sure that people have a broad experience of the world and exposure to a wider range of cultures and the opportunity to express their own artistic abilities.”

Navajo weaver Vivian Descheny has a strong viewpoint on Begay’s work. Descheny describes Begay’s work as a different kind of art, and a style that she isn’t particularly a fan of.

“My grandma wouldn’t agree with it. Where we’re from, we do have colors, we do have patterns. They say it’s wavy for canyons and water but in our days, our ancestors didn’t tell us to weave like that,” said Descheny. “They told us to weave beautifully because it’s how ‘Spider Woman’ would do it.

Descheny’s grandmother gave her the tools to continue her craft and just recently sold a rug for $14,000, which took all summer to create.

“In those days, there was no such thing as money, but nowadays it’s all about money. It’s all about computers, games and TVs now, and children have no interest to weave,” Descheny said. “We go back to the reservation so my children have a chance to practice their culture. There’s no TV or games. It is a lovely place to be.”

The museum is true and respectful to the region’s indigenous culture. It invites people from the 10 tribes in the Colorado Plateau to choose what is exhibited in the museum.

“We are honored to work with them and that relationship is

really important to us,” Hutchinson said. “We have deep respect for everything that they bring to it.”

This is one of the several ways the museum creates a platform for native tribes to tell the public about their presence, as well as to break down stereotypes.

Hopi tribe member and Flagstaff resident Jonah Hill is a silversmith and a supporter of Begay’s work.

“The tapestry is one of the most intricate processes of art we do in this area. It’s really important they show the work that they do, [which] inspires other artists,” said Hill. “The exhibition itself is amazing because you’ve got master weavers and new people bringing stuff in. It’s a good way to express culture.”

Hill also said everybody gets inspired by anything they see in life.

“I get my inspiration from experiencing life in town. I can’t see how somebody who gets inspired by something [does] not express it,” Hill said. “It’s sharing their own personal ideology about that.”

November is Native American heritage month and there will be speakers on various native cultural aspects. Hutchinson said the museum also drew inspiration from the native winter gatherings and will be hosting native storytelling from December 2018 to February 2019.

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Jalen Ramsey’s long game

t all started after the NFC Championship game in 2014.

Star Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman had just swatted Colin Kaepernick’s pass out of the air, leading to a Malcom Smith game-sealing interception. Sherman, then relatively unknown to those outside of Seattle, proceeded to make a name for himself.

“I’m the best corner in the game.

When you try me with a sorry receiver like [Michael] Crabtree, that’s the result you gon’ get,” Sherman screamed in his postgame interview.

In that moment, not only did Sherman instantly become one of the most polarizing figures in sports but he unknowingly laid MATTHEW the financial groundwork for the next JARECKI generation of defensive stars.

HOST OF “THE JERK” The NFL has become harder for ON KJACK defensive plaers. A lot harder. From “defenseless players,” to the “horse collar” rule, to the new “helmet” rule, the window for NFL defenders to tackle has become minuscule. This is by design. The NFL has taken massive heat for concussions and injuries by an increasingly antifootball media. The problem for many NFL defenders is that doing their job correctly, according to current rules, is at times physically impossible.

General managers are catching on. Free agent safetys, often the enforcers on NFL teams, experienced an inexplicably dry market this off-season. It’s no coincidence they’re the ones whose job is made hardest by recent rule changes.

Adding to the diminishing dollar value of defensive players is their declining relevance in the eyes of fans. Think about it. This year, when you drafted your fantasy team, you didn’t draft an individual defensive player. You drafted a team defense, and you probably drafted it close to last.

Here’s where Richard Sherman’s 2014 National Football Conference Championship game comments come into play.

After his outburst, and after a Super Bowl victory weeks later, Richard Sherman took over American airwaves with countless endorsements. The quantity of endorsement deals signed by Sherman is extraordinarily rare for defensive players.

One outburst and Sherman had hacked the system. We cared about Sherman.

Three years and countless Richard Sherman commercials went by, until one NFL defender finally noticed. He is another star cornerback, on another team that is historically irrelevant — Jalen Ramsey of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Chances are, if you’ve watched ESPN over the past month, you know his name. The third-year stand out athlete made news this summer smack-talking the most popular guys in football — the quarterbacks — in a viral GQ article. He was gearing up, revving the engines.

The real race starts during week one, when he faces off against the NFL’s most popular offensive weapon, Odell Beckham Jr.

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NAU cheer practice Sept. 6 in the Walkup Skydome before the first home football game of the season against Eastern Washington.

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meet the spirit squad Molly Smith

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ith the arrival of the fall semester, many new and old campus traditions and events will take place in this upcoming academic term. There are a variety of sports, clubs and other groups that students can become involved with or be a spectator of, including the NAU spirit squad.

The NAU spirit squad consists of enthusiastic cheer and dance teams and even Louie, the university mascot. There are currently 44 cheerleaders on the 2018 roster, and they have come from near and far to be part of the campus experience and

enhance the NAU spirit throughout Flagstaff.

This year, the spirit squad was able to recruit three male teammates to create a coed team. This addition has inspired a search for more, encouraging men to try out for the coming years.

The squad is using this time as a building period to create a strong future for the Lumberjack spirit teams.

This year’s cheer squad welcomes back the most returners they’ve had in recent years, with 16 out of the 32 being newcomers.

“It’s been awesome having so many [returnering athletes],” said senior captain Kelsey Kuniej. “Having one veteran for every newbie has been helpful, kind of like the buddy system.”

SPORTS The dance and cheer teams work interdependently — they practice separately but bounce off one another to create a lively environment for the community. Dance head coach Amy Selsor and cheer head coach Rebecca Virgadamo passionately prepare the women for each event.

Although the NAU spirit squad plays a vital role for the Flagstaff mountain campus, especially with sporting events, they also get involved off campus in a variety of ways.

“These students are truly the front face for our campus and a community that I really value.”

-Alex Lais, Assistant athletic director for marketing One main event every year is the Homecoming Day Parade, a tradition in Flagstaff since 1924. The Spirit Squad leads the celebration in the community of local businesses, students, youth and others.

“The welcome letters for the freshmen is a big event and great way to introduce ourselves early in the year,” said returning senior Bailey Wilson-Pena. “The freshmen become more comfortable with us and are willing to participate in other events.”

External occasions in the community call for the team’s involvement. Some of these events include carnivals, fairs and helping out at local schools. Although their schedule is busy, coaches and captains cannot stress enough how important it is to understand that academics come first.

Although the squad has spent the last two weeks before the start of academic year bonding, some nerves are still there.

Kuniej said the team is excited and will only gain confidence by experiencing events together. Home football games are highly anticipated among the new members, and returners expect them to do well.

Alex Lais, NAU Athletic’s new assistant athletic director for marketing, explained his perspective of the importance the NAU spirit squad brings to the university.

“These students are truly the front face for our campus and a community that I really value,” said Lais. “I can’t stress enough how important these groups are on campus as these athletes are NAU ambassadors who dedicate countless hours to their practice and our campus events while getting their face in different avenues in the Flagstaff community. I value them as an awesome extension of our as our administration [on] the front line of interaction with a fan base.”

While the spirit squad helps intensify the NAU experience on campus, they are also competing athletes that practice during the year for the cheerleading nationals competition during winter.

In January, the campus and community members are always invited to take part in the send off of the NAU Spirit Squad to the Universal Cheerleaders Association, UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship in Orlando, Florida. At this time, each individual NAU team will perform their routine as a preview.

This past year, NAU dance brought home the first ever Division I national title in the hip-hop category. With 10 returning women, the team hopes to use this win as motivation for 2019 competition with a routine they are already preparing.

The NAU Spirit Squad consists of members from both dance and cheer. This squad is known for their enthusiasm as well as for being members on the annual Homecoming Parade. Maria Saldivar | The Lumberjack

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The cost of a scholarship Kade Gilliss

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rior to their season opener, NAU football presented 10 walk-on athletes with scholarships, a precious moment shared by both the head coach and players.

It was the final full-contact scrimmage of the summer for NAU football. Players made their way to the locker room physically battered, limbs accompanied with welts of discoloration and soreness that burrowed beneath the skin.

As they gingerly entered the lockers beneath the Walkup Skydome, a special announcement was made.

The message was short, but the silence was shorter, as the team granted each of the individuals with scholarships for their foreseeable NAU tenure.

The rattling room filled with cheers of adulation. Hugs between players came with both frequency and expectancy.

The commemoration capped off with dozens of sweaty, beaten, uplifted men roaring the NAU fight song.

As the echoing chants began to fade into oblivion, the memory remains well intact to those rewarded.

“That might be one of the finer moments you get to enjoy as a coach,” said NAU head coach Jerome Souers. “It becomes very emotional. The hard road is the walk-on way. Coming in on your own time to make the sacrifices that those guys make, they’re doing things that’s just hard to fathom. So you have a special place in your heart for those guys that are excelling.”

One of those excelling players is redshirt junior wide receiver Joey Gatewood, who got his name called up along with nine other teammates for the financial aid reward.

Gatewood took a route not common among athletes looking for a home at the collegiate level. After four years in Phoenix at Paradise Valley High School where he set a school-record 87 receptions during his senior campaign, he made his way to community college.

Two seasons at Glendale Community College (GCC) 2014 to 2016, Gatewood not only received an athletic scholarship, but was awarded the Coach “Mac” Gaucho Ball Player of the Year.

An honor bestowed to a player that exemplifies characteristics of toughness, dedication, selfless commitment to the team and academic success.

The following year, Gatewood made the NAU roster as a walk-on and, as of Aug. 23, is receiving financial benefits for his work.

“It’s a dream to come play Division I football and get paid to do it,” said Gatewood. “It’s a long time working and working, and after a while I wasn’t even thinking about getting a scholarship. I was just thinking about working my butt off and being the best I could possibly be. But most importantly, making my teammates the best they could be by bringing the energy every day.”

The journey to becoming an NAU scholarship athlete actually began before his tenure at GCC even became a reality. Fresh out of his ascendance from high school was when Gatewood first attempted to walk on for the Lumberjacks. He was shot down for a roster spot but was certainly not discouraged. Within a couple of years, he was back knocking on the doorstep of the Skydome

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NAU football coach Jimmy Beal assembles the team before starting practice Sept. 6 at the Walkup Skydome.

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in Flagstaff.

This time, they answered with a Lumberjack jersey.

“I came to NAU about three years ago and tried to walk on. I didn’t get a position, so that’s when I went down to GCC,” Gatewood said. “Now, I feel beyond blessed to come up here and have this opportunity to be put on scholarship. It’s really amazing.”

Even though Gatewood doesn’t climb up the depth chart for game day, his impact on the team is profound. Every day at practice, he steps on the field with a charismatic soul and contagious work ethic — traits that resonate with the team’s core values.

“Gatewood is a fine young man and great representative of the team,” Souers said. “You could see by the reaction of their teammates. You can really feel the family that we have become when you have those kinds of moments. It’s very special.”

Junior safety Jalen Cook spent the past three seasons with NAU football before being announced as one of the chosen 10.

After his 2015 redshirt season, Cook made his presence on special teams, contributing in eight games during the 2016-2017 season.

Cook’s journey for the Lumberjacks didn’t stall off there.

Heading into last year, he clawed his way up the roster, appearing in all 12 games as a reserve safety for the Big Sky Conference’s top

secondary. Along the way, he was also acknowledged for making the 2017 Big Sky All-Academic Team.

A little over a week before their season-opener against The University of Texas at El Paso, Cook recalled the moment of echoing chants and warm embraces from sweaty teammates.

“Finally working and getting noticed for it feels really good for everybody that got the scholarship,” said Cook. “It’s probably the biggest moment I’ve had since I’ve been here.”

The precious moment is one that coach Souers is all too familiar with in his more than two-decade position at NAU. The opportunity to gift some of the team’s most devoted players year after year has not lost any significance.

“It’s an honor, let me say that,” Souers said. “It’s an honor to be able to say you deserve this and here it is. Those kids weren’t recruited, they didn’t get anything coming out of high school ... they’re coming out here on blind faith.”

The following NAU football athletes were recognized and awarded an athletic scholarship Aug. 23: sophomore Aramais Aldredge, Gatewood, senior Markquise Simmons, Cook, sophomore DJ Arnson, junior Tommie Dorsey, junior Brandon Worthy, junior Luke Nguyen, senior DJ Young and sophomore Anthony Sweeney.

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