The Lumberjack -- September 29, 2016

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he only piece of the United States I left was a tiny sliver of land in the airplane window, in between the wing and the parameters of the window frame. It was slowly slipping away, causing a twist of excitement and anxiety deep in my gut.

I was traveling abroad for the first time, to Costa Rica to be exact. I had always dreamt of travel. Not just to see the world, but also to learn from it. I had never pushed the boundaries of the U.S. This week in The Lumberjack, we are highlighting international news, discussing nationalism and exploring perspectives on various cultures in our first themed issue of the semester.

We are giving a voice to those who have found more outside this country’s borders than within.

Prior to my experience outside of the U.S., I had the notion that no ocean or forest could really separate lifestyles in a way that is near unrecognizable between different nationalities. I was wrong.

In the first few days, I really understood the concept of “being from the U.S.” It was sad, really. I expected cars to wait for me to pass, people to be too busy for actual conversation, over-portioned CHEYANNE MUMPHREY meals, a tax on anything and everything I bought and I expected DIRECTOR OF Costa Rica to be like home — it wasn’t.

VISUALS In its own unique way, Costa Rica was unlike anything I had ever imagined. Their hamburgers had actual ham. Their desserts I HAVE STOPPED COUNTING THE TIMES I HEARD ONE OF MY lack the processed sugar I was used to. Their cities are void of the skyscrapers INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS SAY, ‘IT’S JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIES.’ and major clothing brands. Their homes were modest and did not have the high maintenance utilities or designer decor. Fancy cars were Hondas. Schools didn’t — DOMINIQUE DIERKS, rely on expensive textbooks and lecturing, instead it was focused around engaging interaction.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FROM THE NETHERLANDS It was not a negative experience. It was a learning experience, and it definitely opened my eyes. There is something beautiful about living each day as This week in The Lumberjack we are featuring international and travel stories. if everything is new and never taking anything for granted — trying new foods, We are focusing on international students at NAU, Lumberjacks abroad speaking a new language and learning a different culture. and multi-cultural places around campus. We report on the International Pavilion located on central campus, built only a year ago. The pavilion serves Thank you for reading. more than 1,300 students and organizes international week.

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On the cover On our cover we are displaying the flags from every country in our numerous exchange programs. In NAU’s College of International Education, exchange countries are as close as Mexico and Canada, and as far away as Morocco, Spain, Japan and Chile.

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PoliceBeat

Sept. 19 At 1:12 a.m., a subject At 4:49 p.m., staff in the was driving outside the lane duBois Center reported the near Lot 13. NAUPD issued theft of a university vehicle. a verbal warning to the driver. NAUPD responded to the call and searched campus but were At 11:17 a.m., a student unable to locate the vehicle. in Cowden Hall reported The case was closed as leads money theft. An NAUPD were exhausted. officer responded and found the theft occurred Sept. 15.

At 11:02 p.m., a The student did not want to tourist failed to yield at the pursue the matter criminally. intersection of Pine Knoll and McConnell Drive. An At 10:17 p.m., a staff NAUPD officer issued a verbal member at McKay Village warning to the driver. reported two students having a verbal argument. NAUPD Sept. 22 responded and cited one At 1:13 a.m., staff at The student for domestic violence. Suites reported a confused The other student was denied student. FFD, GMT and access to McKay Village.

NAUPD responded. The student was arrested for Sept. 20 possession of marijuana and At 12:25 p.m., a student minor in consumption. reported their wallet was stolen. One NAUPD officer At 8:19 a.m., staff responded. All leads were reported a bicyclist in need exhausted and the case was of medical attention at the closed. intersection of Beaver and Franklin streets. FFD, GMT, At 3:06 p.m., FPD and NAUPD responded. The transferred a 911 hang-up student refused transport to from the Biological Sciences FMC. building. NAUPD responded and the area was searched.

At 11:17 p.m., staff at No criminal activity was the University Union reported witnessed. an intoxicated male subject sleeping in the building.

At 4:19 p.m., a subject NAUPD responded and reported an unconscious escorted the subject from the student at the University building.

Union. NAUPD, FFD and GMT responded and had the Sept. 23 subject transferred to FMC. At 2:03 a.m., two males were reported for fighting At 5:37 p.m., staff at in the kitchen at Sechrist Raymond Hall reported Hall. Three NAUPD officers residents smoking marijuana. responded. The first male NAUPD responded but there was booked for minor in was no answer at the resident’s possession of alcohol and room. No further action was minor in consumption. The taken. second was booked for minor in consumption.

Sept. 21 At 12:21 p.m., a student At 8:20 a.m., the staff at reported their backpack stolen the Bus Barn reported a bus at the Social and Behavioral driver hitting another parked Sciences building.

One bus. An NAUPD officer NAUPD officer responded responded and a report was to the theft. All leads were filed and a case was opened. exhausted.

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At 1:38 p.m., a student reported transferring money online to another unknown subject who claimed they were selling a car. The advertisement was found to be fraudulent and NAUPD reffered the student to the FBI.

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Sept. 24 At 12:55 a.m., three subjects near the Health and Learning Center were educated about putting litter in the correct receptacles by an NAUPD officer.

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At 3:20 p.m., a child was reported found near the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome

by FPD. FPD and an NAUPD officer responded. The parents were soon located.

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Sept. 25 At 1:59 a.m., a nonstudent was arrested near Lone Tree Road and Pine Knoll Drive. NAUPD responded and booked the subject into Coconino County Detention Facility for possession of narcotic drugs, marijuana, paraphernalia, DUI over .15 and possession of an open container of alcohol in the vehicle. The investigation is ongoing.

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NEWS

Prop. 414 could raise minimum wage KATIE SAWYER

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overty with a view: That is how people living in Flagstaff have come to refer to the widespread poverty.

According to the census data from 2010, 20 percent of Flagstaff citizens live below the poverty line.

Additionally, 10 percent of Flagstaff’s children live below the poverty line. A new proposition on the ballot this November could raise the minimum wage in Flagstaff. Some cite this proposition will fix the rampant poverty, while others believe this will deepen the city’s economic problems.

Proposition 414 stands to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, over the course of five years. The bill proposes moving from Arizona’s standard $8.05 an hour, to $10 an hour by July 2017. Every year after 2017, the minimum wage would raise $1 until 2021, when it would be $15 an hour.

The organization behind this movement is Flagstaff Needs a Raise, a group that has been working on this issue for about two years. Joe Bader, the treasurer of Flagstaff Needs a Raise, said at the end of their campaign they had almost 4,000 signatures. In order for this proposition to be put on the ballot, Flagstaff Needs a Raise had to gather at least 2,537 signatures from registered voters.

“We have received overwhelming support from the community. The voters understand that ‘poverty with a view’ is no longer an acceptable description of Flagstaff,” said Bader.

Financial struggles are felt by many below the poverty line, including those living on NAU campus. According to the census data, more than 80 percent of students are below the poverty line. This is quadruple the poverty rate for the city of Flagstaff.

The proposition will also bump the subminimum wage restaurant servers receive to the levels of full minimum wage by 2026. This means servers would no longer be getting paid below minimum wage when being tipped.

Cameo Gustafson, junior theater major, is directly affected by the minimum wage.

“It would give me the chance to do more than just scrape by and maybe help pay off my loans before I graduate,” said Gustafson.

Supporters of the proposition think it will benefit the community and small businesses over time. Supporters believe by paying their employees more, they will have more money to spend on local businesses, benefiting them in the long run. Some of the local businesses supporting the proposal include the Flagstaff Soap Company. On the other hand, some small business owners are concerned about what would happen to them when they are forced to pay their employees more. Eldan Zvida, co-owner of Gringodillas and GoGo’Z food trucks, understands the issues community members making minimum wage face, but still has reservations about the new proposition being put into place.

“As a citizen I agree that people should be making more than $8.05 an hour. It’s impossible to work forty hours a

week on minimum wage here and pay your bills,” said Zvida. “However, as a small business owner, I have concerns about what that would do to my business in the short term.”

Zvida is also worried that raising the minimum wage would unfairly affect small businesses putting some of them out of business, while larger chains wouldn’t feel the effects as much.

“The city council needs to address how this proposed law is going to make it easier for small businesses to stay afloat, versus big corporations and chains,” Zvida said.

Proposition 414 is one of the many proposals Flagstaff residents can vote for Nov. 8.

“The biggest hurdle will be to ensure that people turn out to vote in large numbers in November,” Bader said.

“Proposition 414 has widespread support among Democrats, Republicans and Independents in Flagstaff.”

The two candidates running for mayor of Flagstaff are councilmember Coral Evans and the current mayor Jerry Nabours. The issue is so hotly contested, both Nabours and Evans have addressed it on the Friends of Flagstaff’s Future website.

“I oppose the $15 minimum wage,” said Nabours. “I support small business. If Flagstaff loses small businesses then people will lose jobs. Many small business owners have told me this will drastically hurt their business.”

“I have not taken a position on the minimum wage initiative and look forward to hearing from the voters,” said Evans. “I believe that everyone deserves economic security, and know first-hand how hard and stressful it can be to raise a family in Flagstaff without an adequate wage.”

Arizona state law dictates cities can create their own minimum wage as long as it is higher than the state’s mandated minimum.

Grace Pieri, sophomore communication studies major, scans cards while paid minimum wage Sept. 18. Pieri works in the front of the du Bois Center dining hall.

(Photo by Lena Farber)

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Around the world update COMPILED BY CONOR SWEETMAN FROM THE AP

Syria Recently, the United States and the Russia negotiated a ceasefire in the country but this was short-lived. Syrian forces resumed their military campaign against the rebel-held city of Aleppo.

The conflict has been ongoing since the Arab Spring in 2011.

Iraq Top defense department officers confirmed the Islamic State used a chemical weapon against a military base in the northern part of the country where U.S. advisers are stationed.

The advisers are helping Iraqi forces prepare for an upcoming offensive.

Eastern Ukraine It has been more than two years since the protests that led to ousting Viktor Yanukovych, former Ukrainian president, and the bloody war that followed. Full-scale fighting has simmered down since a ceasefire was negotiated in Minsk early last year. However, there are daily conflicts still occurring in the Eastern part of the country, near the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk.

Those in the area were on edge as Russia claimed it foiled a Ukrainian terror plot in the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed back in March 2014.

Korean Peninsula Rhetoric has once again heated up as North Korea recently tested its most powerful rocket engine yet. Yoo Jeh-Seung, South Korean defence ministry’s deputy, said they need to be ready for any attack that could come. Jeh-Seung also said if Kim Jong-un doesn’t listen to reason, the South Korean military will be forced to directly target the leadership of the north with precision missile tactics and special warfare teams. North Korea defended their actions citing the U.S. aggression in Asia, and threatened the U.S. with “tremendous consequences beyond imagination.”

Associated Press Investigators cast doubt Thursday Sept. 22 on the possibility the blackened debris found on the coast of Madagascar is evidence of a catastrophic fire aboard Malaysian Airline Flight 370. The airline went missing more than two years ago on its scheduled flight from Kuala Lumpur. The flight is believed to have crashed but investigators still haven't found the black box.

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NEWS

International students and U.S. citizenship MAKAYLA CLARK

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ome foreign students at NAU see the United States as more than just a place to study. But it is a long road to becoming a U.S. citizen.

From the towering ponderosa pines to the snow-capped San Francisco peaks, NAU is home to more than 1,000 international students this semester, according to Catherine Ribic, the director of International Student and Scholar Services at the university.

Felix Principe-Gillespie and Damien

ILlustration by Kyra Johnson

Zimelstern are two international students studying at NAU. Principe-Gillespie, a sophomore filmmaking major exchange student from Kinross, Scotland, has been in Arizona for about three weeks. Zimelstern, an exchange student from Essex, England has been in Arizona for about a month.

Zimelstern is a junior finance major, though he is only taking one finance class at NAU. Both exchange students noted a difference they see in the culture in Arizona versus their hometown.

“I noticed at NAU the classes are shorter than my university in the United Kingdom,” said Zimelstern.

Relating to the cultural differences, PrincipeGillespie said everyone in the U.S. is friendlier.

“It’s weird,” said Principe-Gillespie. “You walk down the street and people are just saying hi [or] howdy.”

Principe-Gillespie said, in Kinross, when people make eye contact, they get a “solid nod.

That’s it.”

He said other than the abundance of friendly encounters, he didn’t see much of a change in culture at NAU versus Scotland. Both students are unsure whether they would consider ever becoming a U.S. citizen.

“It all depends on how this year goes,” Principe-Gillespie said.

Zimelstern has family spread across the U.S. and said he might consider trying to become an U.S. citizen.

“I can claim Canadian citizenship as well if I like because I’ve got family there too,” Zimelstern said.

When it comes to knowing about the process of becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen, PrincipeGillespie said he’s learned all he knows from films.

“I know you can get a green card, I think, if you marry a U.S. citizen. If you have a kid here then they are a U.S. citizen, but [maybe] you’re not,” Principe-Gillespie said.

Principe-Gillespie said he thinks there is “some sort of time limit” a perspective citizen has to live in the U.S. before filing for citizenship.

“Other than that, there’s some sort of test, a quiz, I don’t know,” Principe-Gillespie said.

When it comes to U.S. citizenship, there are 10 steps to become a U.S. citizen.

The steps to determine whether you are eligible for citizenship include preparing and submitting an N-400 form and taking the Oath of Allegiance.

The N-400 form is the application for naturalization, meaning the process of becoming a citizen. It must be submitted to start the process of becoming a U.S. citizen and after the applicant is interviewed, the application will be granted, continued or denied.

If the N-400 application is accepted, the next step is receiving a notice to take the Oath of Allegiance.

Ribic said the main ways to become a citizen is through family or employment.

For international students, a common path to citizenship is finding a position with an employer who will sponsor them for permanent residence, which is sometimes referred to as a green card, Ribic said.

“Finding an employer to sponsor usually requires at least masters or Ph.D, although can sometimes include a bachelor’s degree,” said Ribic.

She said getting a work visa is typically the first step to being hired by an employer that may sponsor an international employee. After a work visa, the next step to citizenship is having permanent residence and living in the U.S. for the specific number of years before applying for citizenship.

“Once the employee has Permanent Residence, the final step to citizenship is up to them,” Ribic said.

None of the “10 steps to citizenship” that need to be done in person can be done in Flagstaff.

However, they can be done in Phoenix.

The next upcoming naturalization ceremonies in Arizona are scheduled in Phoenix. There will be two ceremonies Oct. 7 at the Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

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Implications of Britain’s departure from EU SCOTT SANDON

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n June 23, the United Kingdom held a public referendum to decide whether or not it would leave the European Union (EU).

In a vote of 52 percent to 48 percent, the people of England and Wales chose to leave the EU. Though the U.K. has not begun the process of leaving the EU, the effects range from the threat of economic downturn, to the fracturing of the EU to a strong and independent U.K. The EU was formed in 1993 with the goal of economic and political integration. The EU was comprised of 28 countries until the recent withdrawal of the U.K. The day after the vote, the pound — the currency of the U.K. — fell in value. According to The Washington Post, the trade value between the U.K. and the United States went from $1.47 for every pound to $1.37.

As of Sept. 21, the pound is worth $1.30. As a result of this decrease in value, the Bank of England had to cut interest rates from 0.5 percent to 0.25 percent in order to encourage investment in the economy and avoid a recession, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation. Britain, as a nation also took a credit hit, losing its AAA rating, which makes government borrowing more expensive.

“Its devalued the pound, lost us so much investment and generally just been an embarrassment for our country,” said Rosie Lenton junior philosophy major from Leeds, England.

Economic troubles are paired with the threat of ending a 309-year union between England and Scotland, as well as a possible end to the 216-year union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party, said that it is “democratically unacceptable” that Scotland, which voted 62 percent to remain in the EU, is being forced to leave. Similarly, more than half of Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU. In both countries, independence movements have made advances.

As a result of the vote, the status of EU nationals, people from outside the U.K. with the right to live and work in the country, is uncertain and the British government has not issued a firm guarantee on the prospects of their residency in the U.K. British nationals living and working in Europe also have not received any guarantees regarding their ability to remain in Europe.

“I personally feel leaving the EU is one of the biggest mistakes the U.K. could have made for the long-run,” said Adam Phoenix, junior biomedical science major from Liverpool, England. “The leaving campaign brainwashed [voters] into thinking immigration was bad for our country.”

According to Reuters, an international news

company established in London, the British exit has encouraged various groups and political parties to call for similar exits in their countries.

Marine Le Pen of France’s Front National has made calls for France to follow Britain’s example.

Le Pen is currently the frontrunner among French presidential candidates, though polls suggest she may lose that position as the April 2017 election draws nearer.

In Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands, various political parties have made similar calls for a vote on the EU. “There is no future anymore [for the EU],” said Geert Wilders, a Dutch politician.

The Daily Mirror, a British national newspaper, writes that David Cameron, the former Prime Minister of the U.K., who left in the wake of the British exit, warned that Britain leaving the EU could threaten national security.

The implication that Europe could descend into war as a result of a fractured EU comes at a time when war is being waged in Eastern Ukraine.

The Syrian civil war is forcing millions of refugees to seek safety in Europe, and the Islamic State is carrying out attacks across Europe.

However, the U.K. actually leaving the EU is not guaranteed. The vote is not legally binding, and within Britain’s parliament, a majority of the members are opposed to leaving the EU. These members of Parliament could call for an early general election and if a party that supported the EU won the election, they could claim the election results overrule the vote.

To begin negotiations for the U.K. exit, Prime Minister Theresa May, who replaced Cameron after he resigned, would have to activate Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which would begin the two-year negotiation process.

As a result of the U.K.’s exit, travel visa requirements are not expected to change, but heightened border control could mean longer travel times for United States citizens travelling between the U.K. and mainland Europe.

“I’m worried that I won’t be able to travel around Europe as easily or cheaply, which is what most people my age are worried about,” said Rosie Lenton, junior philosophy major from Leeds, England.

Illustration by Alanna Secrest

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EDI TORIAL & OPINION

Arizona denies driver’s licenses to DACA immigrants again REBECCA LYNWOOD

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ccording to a lawsuit filed, Sept. 14, 2016, Arizona has illegally denied identification cards and driver’s licenses to five immigrants. These immigrants include a mother battling cancer and a domestic-violence survivor.

This is a new low for the state of Arizona.

The federal class-action lawsuit states five of these immigrants, who were denied licenses and I.D.s, are authorized to have jobs and homes within the United States under the Deferred Enforced Departure program. Under Arizona law, the immigrants are also eligible for identification cards and driver’s licenses.

This is not the first time Arizona has been sued over its decision to refuse driver’s licenses and ID cards to immigrants.

In 2012, then Gov. Jan Brewer issued an executive order that barred the state Department of Transportation from giving licenses to youth who qualify under Obama’s ordinance, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA).

“Like before, a federal court will have to tell Arizona that it cannot discriminate against its own residents,” said Victor Viramontes, national senior counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

In 2012, Arizona was issuing licenses to those who had

deferred action due to humanitarian reasons, pending visas or survivors of domestic abuse. In 2013, a federal judge told the state that selectively choosing immigrants for allowed licenses was unconstitutional.

In response, Arizona denied all licenses to deferredaction recipients. In 2014, the 9th Circuit Court ruled against the state, ordering Arizona to distribute licenses to deferred action citizens. This did not aid any of the other DACA recipients because they weren’t the complaints in this case.

The Sept. 14 lawsuit intends to change that. The state of Arizona is being sued again, on behalf of the DACA member who faced Brewer’s attack on immigrants. Brewer issued an executive order the same day Obama’s DACA program went into effect. This program is for youth who were brought into the U.S. illegally. These children are blameless.

Since Brewer’s inconsistency made the ban implausible, the former governor widened the executive order to include more immigrants who were receiving work permits approved by a federal court. This expansion includes non-citizens given deferred deportation because they were victims of sexual exploitation and other humanitarian reasons.

This new lawsuit was brought up by the National Immigration Law Center, the Mexican American Legal

Defense and Educational Fund and the Ortega Law Firm.

According to Viramontes, Arizona is the only state that continues to deny licenses to immigrants with deferred deportation.

“They should have stopped discriminating the minute this policy was declared unconstitutional, but they keep doing it,” Viramontes said.

The federal government has ruled that these immigrants can remain in the country temporarily. However, without licenses, they can’t drive. This is a primary hardship, considering Arizona is a state with minimal mass transportation.

Gov. Doug Ducey needs to show bravery to lead Arizona out of immigration discrimination. Ducey has failed to act countless times. As Arizona’s State Treasurer, he watched while Brewer placed an executive order to ban licenses from DACAs. As governor, Ducey let these battles go all the way to the Supreme Court, even though he had the authorization to solve them at the state level with just a signature. Ducey keeps his head down to avoid looking weak on immigration.

Ducey needs to release a new executive order. He needs to make it crystal clear that the state of Arizona will not tolerate immigrant harassing in any form.

Student battles Chinese school board over gay ‘cures’ ALEX RAND

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f someone in the United States today was to open up an official, school-distributed psychology textbook, and read the words, “homosexuality is an abnormal sexual mental disorder,” they would likely think the textbook is a relic.

They would think they were holding proof of a time passed, when being gay was even more stigmatized than it is now.

Although, most people in the U.S. forget the world is larger and more varied. And while our views in the U.S. still have a long way to go, they’re a great deal more progressive than ones in modern China where textbooks like that exist.

China decriminalized homosexuality just 19 years ago.

However, social stigmas take longer to get rid of. Chinese textbooks have listed homosexuality as a disorder for quite some time.

One student in China, who has taken the false name of Qui Bai to protect herself, is trying to change the way homosexuality is listed in textbooks. Qui is lesbian, and is disgusted with the way textbooks describe her and the rest of the LGBT community.

She’s on her third lawsuit against the school, and while some people aren’t confident she’ll succeed, she’s got plenty of support behind her.

She is being incredibly specific and concise in her demands of school officials.

“The Ministry of Education needs to state publicly its

point of view on how to present homosexuality,” said Qui in an interview BBC. “It needs to at least respond to my petition about these textbook errors and ask publishers to check if they have made similar errors. What I’m asking them to do is very specific.”

She is just as tired as the officials hiding behind the Ministry of Education with their vague answers about what they support.

It takes an immense amount of courage to stand up to something as large as a school system in the face of injustice, especially when someone has such a personal stake in that injustice. I’m not sure how I’d be able to handle my psychology class handing me a textbook that suggests all the steps to conversion therapy as alleged cures for homosexuality.

But I know I wouldn’t be able to handle it with as much quiet determination as Qui. Conversion therapy is something alarmingly popular across the world, especially in the U.S. This therapy is founded on the belief that not only is homosexuality something to be cured, but the cure lies in cruel punishments.

BBC shows the textbooks in question specifically recommend treatments such as repulsion therapy, defined as, “[Inducing] nausea with forced vomiting or fear of electrocution when thoughts of having a lover of the same sex emerge,” and shock therapy, defined as, “[Causing] major shock to your lifestyle by moving to an entirely new environment in order to sever connection with previous friends and family.”

How horrific these treatments are speak for themselves; I

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shouldn’t have to explain why it’s awful that this is being taught to students.

Being queer is not, never has been and never will be something that can be cured. It is not something shameful, or something that needs to be hidden behind words like “disorder.”

It is not ever something that should be treated with “forced vomiting or fear of electrocution.”

I understand it was viewed that way generations prior, and I understand there’s room for the textbook companies and the school board to hide behind that defense, but this is not the past.

Using the excuse that those beliefs are sensible because they are just from a different time period is not ever going to be a good enough excuse.

It’s disgraceful modern textbooks in China classify homosexuality as a disorder that can be fixed. We as humans apparently haven’t even come as far as discouraging barbaric practices to cure what can’t be cured.

Qui’s case can’t just vanish from the public eye. Time magazine reports she’s been fighting since 2014, and now that national news outlets have picked up her story, the public can’t just forget about her.

She’s pressuring the school board to give answers and make changes. With the backing of people who have been inspired by her story, those changes will come even sooner. Today it is up to us to use our freedom to liberate the oppressed around the globe.

Times are changing, and the textbooks need to as well.

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It is the 21st century: NATO, consider a makeover THEODORE JEMMING

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he North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a military pact dating back to 1949. More than six decades later, it is time to question whether this aging agreement remains relevant in today’s sociopolitical atmosphere.

The original purpose of the pact was to ensure mutual defense among the signing nations: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States. In the aftershock of WWII, these countries agreed to help defend member countries which faced foreign military threats. Now, military threats remain, but in a new social and political time.

Lord Ismay, the first secretary general of NATO, described the agreement’s basic purpose as “to keep the Russians out, the Americans in and the Germans down.” Even though changes are made at each NATO summit, it is time for citizens to expect better foreign policy from their ambassadors and leaders.

Many consider NATO to be entirely obsolete, including Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. However, several foreign policy experts disagree. According to Luke Coffey, the director of the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy, and Daniel Kochis, a policy analyst in foreign affairs, NATO’s core mission upon its creation, and later during the Cold War, was to deter and defeat the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact. It was intended to protect territories and stop communism from becoming accepted throughout Europe.

Today, the threat of Russia remains unclear, especially in a modern world of advanced technology and powerful militaries.

In an article from 2014, Coffey and Kochis discussed eastern Europe and the legitimate territorial concerns coming from countries like Ukraine. Even after facing serious attacks from Russia in the last

(Illustration by Alanna Secrest)

few years, Ukraine remains a non-member of NATO due to a lack of support to join. However, support to join NATO grew significantly following the attacks.

In 2014 and 2015, Ukraine experienced a Russian invasion of the eastern territory killing more than 9,000 innocent civilians, and destroying the national airport. Since then, Ukraine has made a peace agreement with Russia. In light of this, even modern-day Russia should still be seen as a legitimate threat to peace in eastern Europe, and therefore the world. NATO’s job is to protect the North Atlantic region, and should begin expanding efforts to protect countries that will impact member states. If Ukraine’s economy were hurt by Russia in the future, this would create a ripple effect, bringing economic damage to neighboring states relying on certain goods from Ukraine.

The overall military power NATO relies on is the collective strength of militaries belonging to member nation states. There are 2 million uniformed personnel throughout Europe, but only around 100,000 are able to deploy outside their nation’s borders. This is a

major flaw in NATO’s modern activities, and needs to be remembered when considering the potential threats to NATO in the future.

NATO membership mandates that 2 percent of a nation’s gross domestic product be allocated toward military spending, a rule which only four of 28 members actually meet. With only four members contributing to NATO’s funds, how can they have the ability to respond to any sort of attack?

Although the issue of NATO’s modern role is more complex now, during the next NATO summit, member countries should make sufficient provisions to increase the effectiveness of the agreement.

NATO needs to either work on recruiting more nations to join or make new agreements centered on protecting allies of its existing members.

Another potential resolution is to draft an entirely new military pact altogether, creating a more evolved version of the original agreement that is more globally inclusive and created with the intent of maintaining peace in a stressful and ever-adapting world.

Perhaps Russia is not actually a threat anymore. Perhaps we are already approaching peace in the long term. If we look back at history, this is not going to be the case. However, if nations can build a comprehensive global peace agreement at some point, that would be a good first step.

For now, NATO is the closest thing the U.S. has to a global-peace agreement. The average citizen can have an impact on this issue by writing letters expressing interest in certain foreign policy and engaging in public protests directed to lawmakers and leaders. This could even inspire more citizens to do the same. If enough people have an opinion regarding the U.S. and its role in decision making with the rest of NATO, they should come together and demand the U.S. take a certain stance.

Hopefully, U.S. leaders elected by the people can be a key part of the adaptation and maintenance of NATO in the future.

What goes up refuses to go down: airline ticket costs ELIZABETH WENDLER

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espite jet fuel prices lowering to nearly a third of what they cost two years ago, the price of flying has only gotten steeper. United States airlines — like American, Southwest and United — have raked in quite a nice profit of $22 billion in just the last year, but still have yet to adjust their ticket prices. This is due, in no small part, to the fact that there is not much competition in the U.S. airline industry.

Most businesses in general will have competition amongst themselves in order to buy out customers from one another.

One business might drastically lower their prices, forcing others to do the same just to measure up. Great for customers, sure! For the airlines? Not so much.

In addition to this, ownership overlaps, meant to save airlines like American and Delta, are intended to earn a larger profit for airline owners and companies at the expense of their passengers. It’s simple: less money spent on jet fuel plus steeper prices for customers equals huge profit. Though devious and shady it may be, it really is a perfect way to garner as much profit as possible while prices are down and people are willing

to pay.

Taxes are another way in which airlines screw over their fliers. While countries such as Spain, Japan and China spare their fliers extreme flying taxes, U.S. airlines take full advantage of what people are unknowingly spending each time they fly. An estimated $3.5 billion was paid in taxes by U.S. travelers over the course of one year. Travelers do not realize this is happening until it’s too late.

Now, this is not to say ticket prices haven’t declined.

Across the board, ticket costs have been slowly — very slowly — falling approximately 3 percent per quarter. That is good, of course, but not good enough.

Travelers deserve better. International flyers returning home deserve better. And now is the time for a change in prices. Airlines will never stop earning a profit because airlines will never be short of consumers.

To keep prices the way they are, despite lower gas prices, is not only unfair but it is unethical. Most people cannot afford to travel internationally as often as they’d like. More low-income customers simply choose not to travel altogether because of horrid airline prices.

Alas, proving that such costs are unjust is a struggle that may be fruitless. An inquiry by the Department of Justice was launched to investigate whether or not American Airlines’ are really scamming people out of their money. Unfortunately, due to the private sector secrecy and lack of solid evidence to prove this claim, the efforts, though noble, may wind up being in vain. So, what is the solution?

Travel less and do the research. While there are not many airlines that can compete with the big-shots, there are still some little guys out there with better deals. Try looking into lesser known airlines. Though they may not be as well-known as American or Delta, they are surely just as safe — not to mention cheaper.

Not only does this save money, but it sends a clear message: Travelers are not willing to put up with unfair prices.

If airlines are not willing to lower ticket costs, then consumers will take their business elsewhere.

Know what that means? They lose business; they lose customers; they lose money. In the long run, the customers wins.

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NAU INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM STRIVES TO BRING GLOBALIZATION TO THE COMMUNITY DARRION EDWARDS

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rom a simple application process to a personalized interaction, NAU is able to bring diversity to the Flagstaff community and enhance opportunities for international students to experience a home away from home.

Located in the Blome building on north campus, the international admissions and recruitment department has a goal to globalize the university and provide diversity among the community, which brings in more opportunities for education.

“Arizona is a somewhat conservative state,” said Sean Milton, the assistant director for student services in the International Student and Scholar Services Department. “But if we think about bringing international students here and sending our students internationally as a way of broadening our horizons and making our campus a little more globalized, that’s really what the mission is.”

The success of international education at NAU is largely due to recruitment and the application process, which is dedicated to bringing in students from diverse countries. Full-time professional staff members travel to different countries to recruit and promote NAU education, while the in-house staff dedicates their time to helping international students achieve academic success.

According to the international admissions data, NAU has almost 1,300 international students who come from more than 75 countries around the world. The top three countries are Kuwait, China and Saudi Arabia, and they have programs that include dual degrees with NAU. With the interest and benefits studying abroad creates, NAU is helping to bring diversity to the Flagstaff community and share cultural practices among the population.

The enrollment for international students to attend NAU begins with a simple online application process that costs $50 to complete. After the application process is completed, the official enrollment process is started, which consists of sending the school transcripts, travel documentations and proof of the financial means for the study abroad program.

For most students, the opportunity for studying abroad in Flagstaff is learned through recruitment from friends to students.

“A lot of our applicants recently have been informed by wordof-mouth,” said Abou Toure, current international admissions staff and former international student-scholar from Mauritania.

“We have a lot of students from the Middle East and usually somebody will study at NAU and return to tell their friends and then their friends apply.”

NAU’s international admissions tries their best to make the application process for students as easy as possible, and assists each student to ensure maximum success.

Although foreign-exchange students and transfer students have an option to stay for one semester, students who do choose to study internationally at NAU tend to stay four to five years in order to earn their degree.

After they are accepted into NAU’s international program, students then need to prepare and provide enough finance to ensure their needs are met.

A look at the Campus Heights Apartments near central campus, one of NAU’s international housing options. (PHOTO BY Lena Farber)

“The cost of living is the same for international students as it is for the domestic students at NAU,” Toure said. “It’s just that international students pay out-of-state tuition.”

Although NAU’s programs do their best to provide proper opportunities of living situations and housing, international students have problems getting into housing.

“The calculated cost of living for undergrads is $36,300 [for this academic year],” Milton said. “This includes tuition, fees, living situation and miscellaneous.”

Some international students have expressed the difficulties of the living expenses and fees in order to attend NAU. “One point of the international study that annoyed me was when we arrived, there were many expenses,” said senior physics major and French international student Theo Beigbeder. “We were warned of the price of the university and the rent. There were many fees that were charged to my Louie account and I was not warned. I was worried I would not be able to pay them on time.”

Housing options at NAU are not as numerous as larger universities, which creates a difficult problem for international students. In order to grant proper housing, Campus Heights, located near central campus, provides living spaces for both domestic and international students.

International students can look for scholarships and other forms of government help in order to pay for housing.

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“I had saved some money to study internationally,” Beigbeder said. “I was going to use that money just before I left France, but I would have lost all the money in interest in credit. So I took a student loan in France and I pay for my cost of living with that loan.”

Even though the cost of living is a common problem international students come across, the social experiences, campus involvement and time spent at NAU make studying abroad rewarding.

Senior creative media and film major Kassiano Guimaraes from Brazil, came to NAU and got involved with on-campus clubs.

“I was in PRISM [People Respecting Individuals and Sexual Minorities] for three years and produced their drag show at the Orpheum,” said Guimaraes. “I was able to increase the audience numbers from 500 to over 1,000 while I was here.”

With the personalized help international admissions provides, studying abroad at NAU creates an experience that makes it difficult for the students to leave.

“Studying abroad is very rewarding,” Guimaraes said. “At first, it may be intimidating because admissions asks for a few documents that I did not even know existed, like your bank statement. But once you’re here and start experiencing NAU, it is extremely rewarding.”

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H U M A N S FLAGSTAFF OF

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hrough the lens similar to the blog Humans of New York, NAU students and Flagstaff locals reveal inspirational stories and interesting facts about what makes them human. To show individuality in the Flagstaff community, five students were asked to share weird facts or anecdotes about themselves. These are their stories.

Bianca Rae de Garriz Illinois | counseling and student affairs “I guess you could say I’m a natural-born performer because I grew up in a Filipino family where I would perform in these Filipino dances, because my mom used to choreograph them. So me and my two brothers ended up playing music, dancing and performing basically as soon as I was old enough.”

Marian Lee Griffin Hawaii | international affairs “When I was a kid, I lived in Belgium and one weekend my family and I went to Switzerland to hike in the Alps. I was walking pretty far ahead of my parents and I walked into a group of mountain goats that were fighting. At that time I believed that I was God’s gift to animals so I tried to make them stop fighting. So I walked up to this goat and started petting it, but then it turned on me and tried to ram me off the cliff and if my dad hadn’t come around the corner at the right time and picked me up I definitely would have died.”

(photo by Emily Burks)

Madison Nicole Nealon Arizona | strategic communication and advertising “I hate putting butter on waffles because you can’t get an even spread. Also I believe that mint doesn’t belong in desserts; only in toothpaste and gum.”

(photo by Sarah Booth)

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Vanessa Pomeroy New York | political science and criminal justice “I hate ranch dressing, but I love blue cheese.”

(photo by Emily Burks)

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Maryland | international affairs “I dated a guy who went to prison. He was involved with drug and gang stuff when he was 8, so he was in juvie and then after we graduated he was extradited back to Colorado because they thought he killed someone.

He’s a really nice guy though.”

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An American dream or culture shock?

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s a born-and-bred European, coming to the United States as a student had been a dream of mine since the German equivalent of high school, when I started watching U.S. high school and college movies.

Now, 10 years later, I have finally managed to find my way to Flagstaff as an exchange student from my university in the Netherlands. My decision to move to the Netherlands for university two years ago prepared me for the change; so fortunately, I was spared the predicted culture shock I heard so much about during the introduction week.

However, there is still a lot to wrap my head around.

First: serving sizes.

The U.S. not only seems to be the land of the free, but also the land where a small-sized menu does not exist.

I was raised under the premise of modesty; only take as much as you can eat. Coming to the U.S., this principle has been completely thrown under the bus. I have yet to come across a fast-food place in Europe where free refills are included. It is not just the menu, but the sheer quantity of good fast-food restaurants that sets the U.S. apart. In Europe, we have Burger King, McDonald’s and some other big chains, but we are not very inventive when it comes to creating fast food of our own.

This weekend, my friends and I are planning to go to Phoenix to shop and try In-N-Out Burger. Being unhealthy has never tasted this good.

Dominique Dierks stands in her kitchen. Dierks is studying at NAU from the Netherlands. (Photo by Michael Patacsil)

The only cultural difference I was concerned about before coming here was gun regulations. One of my NAU professors asked my class what words we most often associate with guns. Here, our cultural differences pertaining to guns were made clear. Whereas most U.S.-based students chose the word safety, the words I associate with guns are death and violence.

With all the reports of school shootings, I could not help but wonder if I would experience something similar during my time at NAU. Coming here and seeing instructional posters on campus about how to act when there is an active shooter does not diminish that fear. Getting an alert within my first two weeks at NAU saying all students should stay inside because there

was an individual on campus with a gun does not diminish that fear. And lastly, the fact a Walmart employee said he would sell a gun to a mentally unstable person — because it is his job to sell, not to judge — does not diminish that fear.

Coming to the U.S. and seeing guns openly for sale at Walmart for the first time was a surreal experience. Naturally, it caused my Facebook feed to be filled with photos of my fellow exchange students holding a gun in the typical “look friends, I’m so American” way. But this is understandably tempting if you are coming from a country where this would be unimaginable.

If they grow up with guns being so available and prevalent, it is reasonable most of the U.S. citizens I have talked to about this subject did not understand when I said it is almost impossible to get your hands on a gun where I am from.

The most common conversation I have had here in the U.S., is that guns are regarded as protection for most people, whereas I grew up with the attitude that guns are a threat. To wrap my head around the fact that guns are so accessible here is probably just as difficult as a U.S. citizen trying to wrap their head around the fact that, in Europe, the threat of gun-related violence is at a minimum because guns are just that inaccessible.

This is the core of our cultural differences.

Nevertheless, what I love most about being in the U.S. is the college spirit. In most universities in Europe, “campus” refers to one building where students have classes. There is no on-campus housing; most studentws rent apartments which they share with friends or other students. This also means there is no real community.

Living on campus here at NAU has been a great experience so far because most of my friends live less than a minute away, and as soon as I leave my apartment, I usually run into people I know. Socializing among students is so much easier here, where most of us live in the same concentrated area.

Here at NAU, people are so proud of their university.

They show it off by wearing NAU sweaters, hats and other merchandise. During the football game — my very first experience with American football — the feeling of unity was crystal clear with students cheering on their team, their university.

I have stopped counting the times I heard one of my international friends say: “It’s just like in the movies.” All of this barely exists in Europe. Hardly anyone wears clothing representing their university and college sports are not a big deal.

In fact, I have never even heard of a competitive college sports team of any sort. European universities offer sports, but it is more recreational than anything else. All this leads to the fact that there is no real feeling of community among students in Europe, at least not in the sense of being proud of your college. It is just an institution you are attending.

To say I am upset because I only have one semester to enjoy NAU is an understatement. Flagstaff is a beautiful place to receive higher education, and I am planning on enjoying every minute of it.

Except the ones when I am doing homework.

Global violence:

Precaution, awareness and studying abroad MAKENNA LEPOWSKY

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he portrayal of relentless global violence in the media — terrorism, massacres and mass shootings — has not resulted in a decline in students studying at NAU from abroad. This fall semester, the university has enrolled the most international students it ever has, despite a global precaution associated with travel.

While the university prides itself on housing students from across the globe, many exchange students have safety on their minds. Some international students have not forgotten terrorism, violence, mass shooting and discussions around gun control.

Specifically, issues surrounding gun control played a major role in deciding where to study for a number of study abroad students.

Erika Degerman, studying business finance and fashion merchandising, is a 22-year-old exchange student from Turku, Finland. This was a difficult choice for Degerman, because she was worried about violence in the United States.

“I was and am worried about the countless school shootings in America, but decided that it is not going to stop me from coming to study here,” said Degerman. “The terrorist attacks all around the world of course worry me, but at the same time living with constant fear of terror attacks is not something I want to do.

That is why I am going to continue to travel as much as I can. If I would have wanted to study abroad in Paris or in Belgium I still would have gone and not stayed at home.”

Degerman’s concern surrounding gun control in the U.S. was heightened when the alert was sent out Sept. 11.

“Gun control in America does not make me feel very safe,” Degerman said. “In Finland, very few people are allowed to have guns, and even then they have to be locked up, so I am not used to being in an environment where guns are a part of the everyday life. I was feeling fairly safe at campus until the NAU alert that happened a week or so ago. That made me realize that a school shooting here really could be a reality.”

According to Politifact.com, in 2015, there were 294 mass shootings in the U.S., resulting in 380 deaths.

The Orlando Pulse shooting in June was considered by Orlando authorities to be one of the worst terrorist attacks since 9/11 — 49 people died and 53 were wounded. The news of the attack reached a global audience.

Lisanne Patijn, studying creative media and film from the Netherlands is at NAU for one semester.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 “I did consider not to come to the U.S. because of the gun laws,” said Patijn. “I did not feel very comfortable about the idea that everybody could be carrying a gun around me.

I also heard about the school shootings in the U.S. and that also made me feel a bit unsafe — I still do not feel very comfortable with the idea.

Before I came to the U.S. I also considered to go to Orlando, but after the recent shooting, I decided not to go there.”

Study abroad students often consider these risks when deciding to travel overseas.

Additional aspects to take into account could be a nation’s homeland security, system of government and laws.

“I remember in the month before I came here that I actually asked my dad what to do in case of a school shooting, because they are unheard of — I think — back home in the Netherlands,” Patijn said.

Amanda Williamson is a study abroad adviser at NAU for the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Australia and New Zealand have a low risk for terrorist attacks, while the U.K. and Ireland have a higher risk.

“With the U.K. and Ireland I have had some concerns in regards to terrorism,” said Williamson. “Typically we discuss what to do if you’re in that kind of situation, we discuss how to stay safe, how to get out of a situation and how to take advantage of social media in order to be aware of what is going on.”

For NAU students who are leaving the U.S. to study overseas, mandatory pre-departure meetings are conducted to prepare students for their adventures and inform them of terrorism risks when traveling anywhere.

“We have pre-departure orientation where we discuss terrorism as one of our main points,” Williamson said. “We cover safety and the idea that terrorist attacks may occur while you are over there. We do prepare students for the possibility that it can happen and advise them what to do if they are in a situation.”

Violence does not discriminate, nor does it bind itself to one specific country. While the likelihood of a terrorist attack may be slim, there is still the possibility. Due to the prevalence of danger worldwide, the study abroad program at NAU attempts to put knowledge and safety at the forefront of student travels.

NAU’s multi-cultural campus ABIGAIL BIEKER

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olors ranging between blue, red and shades of beige pop out against the monochrome buildings at NAU. The International Pavilion, built in August 2015, is located on central campus.

The pavilion was established as an educational resource for students studying internationally at NAU. Faculty have maintained the program at the Pavilion since its opening, offering as many as 1,300 students a place to call home while they are abroad.

The university also offers an international education program, which includes guidance in the application process, international scholarship options and a plethora of resources for students to access as they study abroad.

Jayden Urch, a junior studying computer science from the University of Newcastle Australia, describes the application process he experienced to select NAU as his study abroad destination.

“Once I was accepted by University of Newcastle, Australia, the international office there contacted NAU’s Center for International Education (CIE) and then I was emailed with instructions on how to apply,” said Urch, over email. “Once I applied, it wasn’t long before I was accepted and I could start planning and filling the official documents.”

The pavilion, which also exists as an event center for the NAU International House, provides a community for its students

through housing on campus, along with a place to learn as they practice their studies outside of their home countries. International students are welcomed at the pavilion, which offers help to be successful at NAU. Dylan Rust, director of International Student Retention and Inclusion, oversees the international event center at the pavilion.

Not only is Rust a housing representative for incoming students, but he is also a leader in the CIE of alumni initiatives and teaches independent study fieldwork courses. Rust will also be traveling to teach in China in November.

One of the biggest on-campus events the International Pavilion puts together is International Week, which takes place during the spring semester. It is a week-long event during which international students’ countries are showcased with a selection of booths.

Students are able to display or represent their culture through artwork and other forms of expression. The event offers an opportunity for students based in the U.S. to learn about possibilities abroad. The series of events also includes International Idol, which includes performances and allows international students to speak out about their lives outside of Flagstaff.

Rust described how putting on some of these events is especially important, because of NAU’s large international population this semester.

“We have just under 1,300 [students],” said Rust. “It’s not a huge increase, we still

had over 1,200 last year. I think for us there is definitely a value that is put on increasing international enrollments, both from the Arizona regents and from the president.”

Rust also emphasized the importance of having an international program for U.S.based students as well: It helps to develop intercultural communication and fosters a global marketplace.

Sean Milton, assistant director of International Students and Scholars, has been working at NAU for about five years.

In the past few years, there has not been a tremendous increase in international students, but the population has gone up from about 900 students to about 1,300 this semester.

Milton notes NAU has such a significant growth because of the relationship with foreign universities.

“One of the reasons is we go out and build partnerships with the universities in other countries and have students coming here on dual-degree programs, particularly our Chinese population,” said Milton. “I think majority of our Chinese students are actually doing a dual-degree program. NAU has been proactive in building those relationships so we have a good number of [students from China].”

Flagstaff has become a desirable place to study abroad because of resources, like the International Pavilion, it offers to the international community. NAU’s campus is home to a global community.

ABOVE: The International Pavilion, located on central campus, is a valuable resource for international students studying at NAU from abroad.

(PHOTO BY ASHLEY MARIE NULL)

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Cornucopia Festival announces the arrival of autumn ASHLEY MARIE NULL

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n Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m., Flagstaff Hullabaloo held the annual Flagstaff Cornucopia Fall Festival for the third year at the Thorpe Park softball fields. Flagstaff Hullabaloo is a local organization that holds events here in Flagstaff.

“We wanted to celebrate autumn and the Flagstaff community in a way that is fun for both kids and adults,” said Matt Ziegler, the producer of the Flagstaff Cornucopia Fall Festival. “We are so grateful to be a part of this community and wanted to give something back. We raised thousands of dollars for local non-profits this year. In my opinion, the best part of the fest is either the rides or the hay maze. I think events like this are important to bring the community together. Our event attracts a very diverse cross-section of our town. Coming together in a large group helps us remember we are all part of something bigger than ourselves.”

The citizens of Flagstaff ushered in the beginning of autumn with the Cornucopia Festival. With lots to do for all ages, families had fun and left smiling. There were carnival games — such as ring toss and Angry Birds — amusement park rides, a petting zoo, bounce houses and so much more.

The live entertainment included more than 10 different acts spread across two stage areas: the Boom Box Bros, Dancing Grannies, Circus Bacchus, three different DJ sets, pie-eating contests, a talent show and more. The event had a large food village with a beer garden, hosted by Lumberyard Brewery, for those 21 and older. In the center of the food village was a hay maze for children of all ages.

Morgan Louvier, a trapeze artist and teacher with the group Circus Bacchus, performed at the Cornucopia Festival.

“I think festivals are a really good way to bring the community together and a good way to bring your family out to a family-friendly event, where kids can have fun and the parents can relax a little bit and they get to see a lot of cool stuff that Flagstaff has to offer,” said Louvier.

“There are a bunch of local vendors here, including Circus Bacchus and we are completely local — we don’t really perform anywhere else.”

Circus Bacchus is a group of circus performers who have a studio here in Flagstaff called Bacchus Arts Collective, which has classes for the community to take in circus arts.

As with any fall festival, there was a pumpkin patch where you could buy a pumpkin and decorate it on the spot, take home and display for fall. Families were seen smiling and laughing while picking out and decorating the pumpkins they found.

The Village Baker supplied blueberry pies for the pie-eating contest. The winner of the contest received gift cards to Village Baker Flagstaff, a Village Baker T-shirt and tickets to Flagstaff Extreme Adventure Course.

TOP: Festival attendees fly high on an amusement park ride at Cornucopia.

This is one of the largest events put on by Flagstaff Hullabaloo, with rides, performances and pumpkin-picking.

RIGHT: Richly hued pumpkins, ripe for picking, are shown at the Cornucopia Festival. Many people took home their own pumpkins to decorate and display.

LEFT: Alyssa Harmon, an acrobat from Circus Bacchus, performs at the festival. The acrobats were a component of the live entertainment — DJs, talent shows and a pie-eating contest also stole the show.

(PHOTOS BY ASHLEY MARIE NULL)

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Music to our ears: Learn a foreign language at NAU NIKI DESHAZO

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eing fluent in another language can open up a range of possibilities for travel and conversation.

At NAU, students are able to take courses to learn a variety of languages, including German, French and Spanish among many others.

German lecturer Jessica Wood has been teaching at NAU since 2012. She spent several of her earlier years in Germany, and was fluent before she entered into college herself.

“German is the most widely spoken native language in Europe — one of the primary official languages of the EU — and the language of the world’s 3rd-largest economy and number one exporter, so it is obviously politically and economically important,” said Wood. “It is also the language of some of the most influential philosophy and literature in the Western world — 1 out of 10 books in the world are published in German — as well as some of the most important scientific and technological innovations of the last century.”

For Wood, her love for teaching comes from a more personal goal.

“Every language is unique in the way it expresses the human condition, and there are thoughts and images that have been put down in German that are clearer and more beautiful to me than anything else I have ever read,” Wood said.

Vicky Vandermale is also a professor in the German department and stresses taking German can be financially beneficial.

“According to The Economist, college graduates who study German can expect to earn an additional $128,000 over a 40-year career as opposed to French and Spanish at $77,000 and $51,000, respectively,” Vandermale said. “More important than the financial advantage is a lifetime of enhanced enjoyment of music, art, philosophy, etc.”

NAU also offers a major in French. French lecturer Dr. Michael Rulon has been teaching at NAU for four years, but has been teaching French for 13 years.

“French is a global language. It is spoken on all seven continents by millions of people,” said Rulon. “There are between 75 and 110 million native speakers of French worldwide and about 270 million total speakers worldwide. It is the official language of 29 countries, and it is one of the most important languages for global business and diplomacy.”

Furthermore, Rulon explained how NAU offers programs for students to become fluent in another language and use that language in a professional career.

“We have a degree in Modern Languages with a French emphasis, and we also have our three Interdisciplinary Global Programs emphases as well: Global Science and Engineering, Global Business (which includes Global Hospitality), and Global Affairs,” Rulon said. “These are 5-year programs where students do a double major in French and a specific professional field. In their fourth year, they go abroad and take a semester of coursework and then do a semester-long internship.”

This program is available for all other languages offered.

Daniel Serpas is a senior lecturer at NAU and has been teaching at NAU for 16 years. He is also the director of the Spanish Immersion Program, and a coordinator and director for programs abroad.

Serpas expresses the importance of studying abroad, as it allows students to become fluent in the language. However, students who cannot study abroad may enroll in the Spanish Immersion Program, a 10-week course over the summer, for 12 credits. The program is held Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., and offers a way for students to immerse themselves in the language in order to become fluent without having to leave the country.

“Any language that you learn can prepare you in your professional career. Because of globalization, now the world is much smaller,” said Serpas. “So we can know what is going on in Germany in a matter of seconds. Because of that globalization, it is important to prepare us to communicate with other peoples in their own languages.”

Ladys Montano is also a lecturer of three years at NAU. She explains how she decided to become a Spanish instructor.

“I started to see how people have some stereotypes about my country, Colombia, and they have never been there. So I was like, ‘Oh, maybe I could become a Spanish teacher and try to break those stereotypes,’” said Montano.

Learning a foreign language exposes students to another culture, allowing them to learn about other countries and people who are not always represented fully and accurately in pop culture.

Even though they are not offered as majors, NAU offers minors in Japanese, Italian, Arabic,

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Navajo and Chinese.

Kevin Massoletti has been the Italian lecturer at NAU for three years and has been teaching Italian for six years.

“The most important reason is the ability to communicate verbally and in depth with people from a different culture, that grew up differently and have different value systems,” said Massoletti.

“By learning another language you are able to learn about these differences and you are able to do it in their native tongue, not making someone else force themselves to speak with you, by speaking their language, you are demonstrating a small piece of understanding and willingness to learn about this different culture.”

Earning a degree in Italian can also be beneficial for the field of study the student is pursuing.

“With a degree in Italian, one is exposed to the culture and language that brought the world the Enlightenment movement, the pinnacle of high fashion, some of the most elite producers of motor vehicles, the leaders in wine and culinary traditions, [it is] home of some of the most monumental pieces of Western literature, architecture and art,” Massoletti said. “Many students come with a music background and choose to study Italian so they can better understand the music they sing and play, given that many operas are composed by Italians.”

Each language is unique and valuable in its own way. In general, learning any foreign language is valuable for similar reasons. Learning a foreign language allows people to connect with the world around them and create opportunities for students once they graduate.

(ILLUSTRATION BY KATIE DOBRYDNEY)

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Weekend sweep for Volleyball LANCE HARTZLER, KATHRYN HEFFERNON

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he NAU women’s volleyball team won its first two conference games of the season 3–1 against the Northern Colorado Bears, Sept. 22 and 3–0 at Southern Utah.

The Jacks had to rally from a 1–0 deficit against the Bears, as they lost the first set 17–25.

“We weren’t receiving serves well, and it was throwing everything off,” said head coach Ken Murphy. “We take a lot of pride in not letting one phase completely affect everything we do.”

The Lumberjacks were able to collect themselves and dominate the rest of the match.

They won the second set 25–12. Senior outside hitter Lauren Jacobsen led the way in the second set, recording five kills.

NAU kept the momentum rolling by winning the third set 25–21. In the fourth set, the Lumberjacks were tied with the Bears at 23.

Jacobsen clinched the match for NAU, recording back-to-back kills.

“When you shift into conference [play] it’s such a different thing,” Murphy said. “The intensity of the matches really raises up, especially when you’re on the road. For us to fight for this win the way we did and come back several times really shows a lot about our character.”

Two days later, the Jacks clinched an easy victory at Southern Utah, sweeping the match 25–19, 25–15 and 25–14 to win their fifth straight match.

“We had a really good effort today,” Murphy said. “We keep getting better at things and we will continue to improve. Winning is important, but it’s not the most important thing. What’s most important is to keep improving, and that’s what we’re doing.”

The Thunderbirds kept things interesting through most of the first set until the Lumberjacks went on a four-point run, improving their lead from 13–11 to 17–11. NAU would remain in the driver’s seat for the remainder of the set.

After a come-from-behind win in the second set, Lema led the team on a 7–0 run to start the third set, propelling NAU to victory.

“We kept the other team back and played with a lot of consistency,” Murphy said. “We played well today, but going forward we’re going to work on offense distribution and having lots of players contributing. There’s always room to improve.”

The Lumberjacks take on Idaho State for the first home game of their Big Sky Conference schedule Sept. 29 in the Joseph C. Rolle Activity Center.

Football continues to struggle, Lumberjacks drop to 1–3 “To lose at home is really difficult to swallow. We made too many small mental errors, but there is a lot of football left to be played this season.”

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Young Lumberjacks looking to exceed expectations MATTHEW KIEWIET

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he Lumberjacks won their Big Sky opener in another overtime nail-biter 2–1, Sept.

23 against the Portland State University (PSU) Vikings at Lumberjack Stadium.

The Jacks took the win thanks to junior forward Adrian Nixt’s fourth game-winning goal of the season.

“I don’t know,” said Nixt, jokingly. “I can’t score any other time.”

NAU controlled the game early. Sophomore midfielder Victoria Cooper had the Jacks’ first good look of the game in the third minute, but was denied by Vikings’ sophomore goalkeeper Abbie Faingold’s diving save.

“We came out with high energy, even in warm-ups,” Nixt said. “That made it easy to carry it over to the game.”

NAU finally found the back of the net in the 26th minute. Freshman midfielder and Flagstaff native Shelbie O’Conner snuck behind PSU’s back line, received a great ball from sophomore defender Alexis Moest and knocked it into the top right corner of the net.

Thanks to a bit of luck, PSU tied the game in the 54th minute. As the NAU defense went to boot a ball out of their own box, the ball smoked Vikings junior forward Rachel Michieli in the face. The rebound bounced in front of junior midfielder Katie Forsee on the left side of the box, where she was able to put it between the posts.

The Lumberjacks were almost able to answer back two minutes later, but Nixt just missed wide left.

“The most impressive stat is if you look at [Nixt’s] shot production per game,” said head coach Andre Luciano.

Neither team would get another decent look for the remainder of regulation.

“I knew that if we got them into overtime we would win the game,” Luciano said.

In the third minute of overtime, Nixt found herself one-on-one with freshman defender Jade Rafallo. Just when it looked like she was going to cross it to the middle of the field, she juked Rafallo out of her shoes and took the shot herself for the game-winner.

“Great forwards figure out how to finish a game,” Luciano said.

Luciano remarked last week that his team would be a tough adversary once conference play began, and he is a man of his word thus far.

“I think the Grand Canyon game was a big wake-up call,” Luciano said.

Junior goalkeeper Meghan Dickmann

Freshman Shelby O’Connor scores the first goal of both the game and her Lumberjack career against Portland State with an assist from sophomore Alexis Moest. (Photo by Victoria Kaschl)

continued her dazzling play guarding the net for the Jacks. There were several occasions where Viking forwards appeared to have an open shot, but at the blink of an eye Dickmann would close the distance and seemingly take the shot right off the foot of the shooter.

“I think Meghan is one of the most complete goalkeepers I have ever coached here at NAU,” Luciano said. “She’s a student of the game. She can distribute with her hands and her feet. She’s a really good shot stopper. She’s a good manager of the game.”

Sunday’s game against Sacramento State was not any easier.

In their fourth overtime finish in their last five games — and third consecutive overtime game — the Lumberjacks tied the Hornets 1–1 Sept. 25 at Lumberjack Stadium.

With the Jacks and Sac State each coming off a victory in their conference openers, both teams felt it imperative to keep their opponent from completing a six-point sweep for the weekend.

“Both teams are still even in points, and that’s critical,” Luciano said. “When you play an opponent that won on Friday, and you won on Friday, you don’t want to give another three points to that opponent.”

In other words, in terms of the standings,

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a win is worth three points, a tie is worth one point and a loss is worth zero points. Because NAU and Sac State came into the match with three points, it was urgent for both teams that the other team did not climb to six points while the losing team sat at three.

This translated into a very physical game to say the least. The Jacks racked up 11 fouls and the Hornets were called for eight. There was also a total of three yellow cards, all of which were given in the second half.

“The Sunday games are always a grind,” Luciano said.

Senior forward Lindsay Doyle scored her first goal of the season thanks to an assist from O’Connor in the sixth minute of the game to put NAU up 1–0.

Dickmann made a fantastic save in the 26th minute with a fully-extended dive to her right to corral a shot by Hornets’ senior midfielder Jennifer Lum. The only goal that Sac State managed was an own goal off the foot of junior defender Missy Kettlekamp. It was a well struck shot on goal, and Kettlekamp was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

“I thought we played well and created our chances to go ahead,” Luciano said. “We got a little unlucky on the goal scored against us — an

own goal.”

With so many high-pressure games to begin the season, Luciano’s young squad is maturing rapidly.

“Anytime you have a game, you have an opportunity to learn from it,” Luciano said. “As the conference grinds a little bit deeper into the conference season, you hope that these games teach us how to keep fighting and keep pushing through adversity.

After the first weekend of conference play, NAU sits at third place in the conference standings. Although the Jacks would have liked a win, Luciano is encouraged.

“When you’re playing against that many older players with so many freshmen on the field, it’s a positive result for us,” Luciano said.

NAU begins a string of three consecutive road games beginning Sept. 30 against Weber State. Being able to make up a few points in the standings while on the road is going to be crucial for the Jacks’ postseason hopes, according to Luciano.

“We’ve said that magic number is going to be 20 [points] to secure top four [in the Big Sky],” Luciano said. “If we hit 20, we will have had a really good season and gone above expectations.”

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