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From the Editor
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am a first-generation student, the only girl in my family, and the only one working toward a journalism degree among my siblings and cousins. To say that I often feel the pressure to be the best and that perfectionism sometimes weighs on me is an understatement. In a creative major like journalism, perfectionism is the worst. It makes you second guess writing something. It makes you critical of a really good piece. It makes you rewrite the beginning of an article 50 times. It makes you insecure to say, “I’m a good writer.” This is something that I struggle with a lot. Most of the time, I tell myself just to do better next time, and I usually forget about it and move on. But, lately, I’ve felt the pressure because I graduate in a couple of months. With journalism, I’ve already prepared myself that getting a job out of college will be hard. And with book editing and publishing, which is what I actually want to do with my career, that will probably be even harder. I’ve been working on my website, getting clips for my portfolio, making appointments to improve my resume — all in order to make myself look the “best” ARIEL to employers so that they will hire me. CIANFARANO On some days, though, there are times when the idea flows so well out of my MANAGING EDITOR typing fingers that the end result is so good there wouldn’t be anything I’d change about it. There are some days that I see something that absolutely deserves a story, and it just comes out of me and forms itself into words. Although creative majors struggle, there is a lot of beauty in our work. I’ve had a couple of stories that made me feel that way. And those are the best to write because you know exactly where you want to take the reader and you’re passionate about what you’re writing. In these moments, the idea of perfectionism and the pressure to be the best is gone, and you just let the story be. I have to remind myself not to be too hard on myself and the articles I write. When a story is good, I try to just let myself sink into it and just write. It’s coming up to be the halfway point of the fall semester, and all I have to say is don’t beat yourself up too much for the bad test grade you got or if your art project didn’t really turn out how you wanted it. Perfectionism kills the creativity we all have. Don’t let it hold you back. Thank you for reading.
“We are at a game changing point here. Renewable energy has never been cheaper than fossil fuels, it has always been more expensive.” - Ormond Group LCC Member, Amanda Ormond, 2018 Flagstaff Wildland Fire Management Officer Paul Summerfelt speaks about the risk of wildfires and climate change’s impact at the first of three Flagstaff Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Community Open House Oct. 4. Michael Patacsil | The Lumberjack
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On the cover Viola’s Flower Garden just off of State Route 89A hosts its fifth annual pumpkin patch. Though geared toward families and young kids, Viola’s Flower Garden goes all out wth their Halloween decor that anyone can enjoy, Oct. 6. Jay Soliz | The Lumberjack
Corrections & Clarifications In the article titled “Breaking news: Black women have feelings too” in the Oct. 4 issue of The Lumberjack, the illustration is attributed to Katie Dobrydney. Kaylyn Dunn created the illustration. In the article titled “And the Emmy Award winners are...” in the Oct. 4 issue of The Lumberjack, Corderro McMurry was incorrectly spelled McMurray. The Lumberjack is committed to factual correctness and accuracy. If you find an error in our publication, please email Matthew Strissel at mbs263@nau.edu.
PoliceBeat Oct. 1 At 9:25 a.m., a Cowden Hall staff member reported the odor of marijuana. NAUPD officers responded and deferred one student for using marijuana. At 10:18 a.m., a bicycle theft was reported by a student at Wilson Hall. An officer responded and took a report. The student described the bicycle as a black and white Trek mountain bike. At 10:43 p.m., an RA at Taylor Hall reported smelling marijuana. An NAUPD officer responded and found two students smoking. One student was criminally deferred for possession and use, while the other was given a referral. Oct. 2 At 2:19 a.m., a student near McConnell Hall called to request assistance for a dislocated shoulder. NAUPD, Flagstaff Fire Department (FFD), and Guardian Medical Transport ambulance (GMT) responded and transported the student to Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC). At 6:44 p.m., a subject called to report a person assaulting another person in the parking lot by the W. A. Franke College of Business. NAUPD officers responded and arrested the nonstudent suspect and booked them into the Coconino County Detention Facility (CCDF). At 10:49 a.m., a Reilly Hall RA reported a student trying to get into a room. NAUPD officers responded and administratively referred the student for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. At
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requested assistance locating a suicidal student. The student was located by FPD and transported to Counceling Services on a voluntary committal. Student Life was notified.
SkyView garage. An NAUPD officer responded and took a report.
Oct. 4 At 12:09 a.m., a Reilly Hall RA called to report the odor of marijuana. NAUPD officers responded but were unable to locate the source of the smell.
At 11:41 p.m., a suspicious male was reported in the area near Morton Hall. NAUPD officers responded and one nonstudent was booked into CCDF on an outstanding felony warrant.
At 12:58 a.m., an RA from McConnell Hall called to report several subjects in clown masks attempting to get into the building. NAUPD officers responded but were unable to find the people who had been clowning around.
Oct. 7 At midnight, Reilly Hall staff reported the odor of marijuana. An NAUPD officer responded, and two students were deferred for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Oct. 5 At 8:45 a.m., NAUPD received an FBI tip on a student and began an investigation. NAUPD officers found the student and interviewed them, but the tip was determined to be unfounded.
At 1:26 a.m., staff from Tinsley Hall reported an intoxicated student. GMT and NAUPD officers responded. The student was transported to FMC and was criminally deferred for underage consumption of alcohol.
At 12:42 p.m., a staff member reported the odor of marijuana at Cowden Hall. NAUPD officers responded At 5:27 p.m., a staff and deferred two students member from Student Life for possession and use of called to report a sexual assault marijuana. on Central Quad involving a 17-year-old student. The Oct. 6 assault occurred on Oct. 1. At 12:16 a.m., a An officer responded, and Gabaldon Hall RA called to information was provided to report an intoxicated student. Student Life. The incident is NAUPD, FFD, and GMT still under investigation. responded, but the student refused transport, however, At 11:48 p.m., a student they were criminally deferred called from McConnell Hall for underage consumption of to request assistance for a alcohol. student who was intoxicated. NAUPD officers and GMT At 1:18 p.m., a student responded and the student called to report the theft of was transported to FMC their bicycle at the Roseberry and criminally deferred for apartments. An NAUPD underaged consumption of officer responded and took a alcohol. report.
At 9:15 a.m., a student called to report theft of items FPD out of their vehicle from the
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Sustainablility program without manager Jake Grosvenor
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s of Oct. 9, NAU Sustainability Manager Ellen Vaughan no longer works for NAU as she takes her career to University of California Santa Cruz as their new water and climate manager. Vaughan has spent the past few years overseeing multiple aspects that go into sustainability, and formed a sustainability program which includes students and faculty, known as the Sustainable Citizen Program. While her resignation is moving her toward a new school and job, many people at NAU who have worked with Vaughan are worried about her departure and what will be done with her open seat. Caitlyn Burford, chair of the Environmental Caucus, shared these fears and worries concerning the future of NAU’s sustainability program. “Over the last four years there’s been a lot of loss of positions related to sustainability on campus ... and what’s happened is they’ve sort of been lost and never been refilled, and so we’ve lost a lot of funding and support for people to do this as a part of their jobs,” said Burford. “So as a result, people like me are asked to do it in our volunteer time, and there’s only so many times you can do that.” Burford praised Vaughn for all the work she has done over the past
The greenhouse is one of NAU’s many sustainability intitiatives. However, with the director of sustainability leaving, the future of the position and sustainability projects around campus is unknown, Sept. 16. Shannon Swain| The Lumberjack
few years while fighting budget cuts and a lack of support, but worries that her absence will cause much of that work to come undone. Emerald McCormick, a senior political science and environmental science double major, shared the same concerns and fears as Burford. McCormick works as the Green Fund Chair and Conservation Manger in the Office of Sustainability, and is responsible for overseeing aspects, leading events, deciding the placement of recycling bins and more. “I am concerned because Ellen was such a unique person, and she was just so special in that position and had
the ability to inspire everyone around her to work on sustainability,” said McCormick. “So I’m worried that her influence is leaving.” McCormick feared the centralized Office of Sustainability will be dissolved by NAU, leaving other departments to pick up the slack and nobody around to provide planning, direction or leadership. “It worries me because I know everyone’s so busy on this campus, and I can’t imagine there being enough time for other employees to pick up the work Ellen was doing,” McCormick said. While friends and coworkers are
worried about her leaving, Vaughan is not concerned about her spot being left open. She stated that her role not being filled would not be logical, as her job is so important to students and staff who have high expectations of sustainability. “I’m not worried, NAU wouldn’t drop the ball on something as easy and essential as one full-time employee working on outreach,” said Vaughan. She said working here has led her to meet amazing people, and it has made it one of her favorite aspects of being at NAU. She has met countless students and staff that inspired her.
However, Vaughan also dealt with her fair deal of issues with working in the sustainability department, including many recent budget cuts. “With state budget crunches, almost every department is taxed. There are so many priorities that we all have to juggle to get our job done with limited resources,” Vaughan said. “Regardless of resource constraints, I’ve worked with so many rockstar teams across campus whose supervisors have reached out to the Office of Sustainability. They have also used their own initiative to find easy, free ways to incorporate sustainability into their job descriptions and the culture of their departments and offices.” Having overcome these challenges, she is also confident that the university will be able to meet its sustainability goals and maintain them for decades to come. She said with the $10 Green Fund Fee to the Arizona Board of Regents, NAU will be able to hire an energy manager who will have resources to bring to NAU, such as conservation and education programs along with other projects. NAU has not announced whether or not they intend to hire a new sustainability manager in Vaughan’s place.
Noise complaint filed against downtown bar Eleana Assimacopoulos
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he residents of the Southside neighborhood have started to file noise complaints since the semester started. The complaints have mostly been directed at The Mayor, a bar and grill located on South San Francisco Street within the downtown neighborhood. The building is owned by Dave
Carpenter while the bar itself is owned by Plated Projects, a group of restaurants co-owned by four friends which includes other restaurants in Flagstaff including Oakmont. Southside resident Ramon Soto has lived in the neighborhood for almost 80 years, observing its evolution through the decades. According to Soto, Sept. 13 was when the noise became a nuisance for the Southside residents. The police
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were called and ordered The Mayor to turn down their music. When the police called Soto back, they informed him that he was not the only one calling and complaining about loud music from The Mayor. “I have my two nieces living here, and the music keeps them up at night,” said Soto. “You can hear it in the house even [when] the doors and windows [are] shut.”
In addition to the volume of the music, Soto described the content as vulgar and violent. He also said the problem has been prevalent during the week, not only on Fridays. “The noise on Thursday nights is by far the worse we have had this year,” Soto said. He claimed the music can be heard all the way up on Cherry Hill, about eight blocks north of The Mayor. He also added that it was not
just The Mayor that had live bands and loud music blasting. Residents say their downtown bars also play loud, inappropriate music on weekday nights when his nieces have school. They have trouble falling asleep due to the loud music that can be heard inside the house. Soto also claimed all of the other neighbors were angry about the music as well. “To me, it’s everybody that has a
NEWS complaint about the music,” Soto said. Soto stated the biggest issue is that most of these parties that are happening in the Southside area do not possess any permits normally required for large public gatherings. Lorenzo Ford, a manager at The Mayor, explained they do have speakers outside their building, however, they get conflicting complaints from their customers saying that the music is not loud enough. While the residents can hear it all too well, employees at The Mayor try to find a “happy medium” for customers to be able to enjoy the music while not disturbing the surrounding neighborhood. Ford also added he is not usually working when they receive these complaints from
customers asking them to raise the music volume. “Customers will pay for songs on the juke box and will complain to us if they can’t hear the song they selected,” said Ford. He acknowledged that there was a police presence on Sept. 13 in response to excessively loud music after many different residents complained about it. Ford said that the staff have been trying to keep the volume of the music down, allowing it to be played within the commercially zoned area and not disturb the residential area anymore. Deb Harris, president of the Southside Community Association, said this has been an ongoing issue that has been brought to their attention during their board meetings at
the Murdoch Community Center every third Thursday of every month. Harris has been the board president for almost six years and has known the Soto family for 15 years. Whenever an issue like this or any other complaint is brought to their monthly meetings, she encourages them to share their concerns and issues during the public comment section at City Council meetings and work sessions. “People have to find their voice and speak out,” said Harris. Harris was joined recently at the Sept. 25 City Council meeting where she was joined by Southside resident Renee Valenzuela, who also complained about excessive noise from The Mayor and even played a recording of the music
heard from The Mayor at the council meeting. “This is three blocks away from my house at The Mayor with my doors and windows closed,” said Valenzuela at the Sept. 25 meeting. Ramon Soto explained he understood that The Mayor is a business, and he does not want to damage the well-being of businesses or stop NAU students from having parties and having the college experience. In his opinion, he believes everyone needs to be more considerate. With Tequila Sunrise approaching, he stated that the true test of whether The Mayor will comply with noise complaints is coming. He hopes they will keep the music to within reasonable levels within the commercial zone.
Standing for sacred land
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ocated on the Coconino Plateau, near the Grand Canyon South Rim, Red Butte is a sacred site for the Havasupai Tribe, and the site is also sacred to other regional Native American tribes. Multiple tribes and allies of the region gathered at Red Butte for four days Oct. 4 to 7, hich symbolize the four stages of a human life: birth, adolescence, adulthood and death. The Lumberjack senior photographer Michael Patacsil documented one of the days for the Red Butte gathering. Michael Patacsil | The Lumberjack
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“It is important for the outside world to remember to consider Mother Earth as a vital part of their continued existence.” -Uqualla, HAVASUPAI TRIBE SPIRITUAL PRACTITIONER
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OPINION-EDITORIAL
‘F.U.B.U:’ For us, by us Kiara Brown
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Dear survivors
o survivors of sexual assault: When an openly-sexist man said, “Grab her by the p----” and became president, it may have felt as if this country does not care about sexual assault survivors. When Brett Kavanaugh was appointed as Supreme Court Justice almost a week ago, it may have made you feel like the United States failed you. And it did. When the U.S. decides to put people like Trump and Kavanaugh in powerful positions, it sends the message to sexualassault survivors that a white man’s power is more important than an abused person’s trauma. It sends the message that the PEGGY Republican political agenda means more PACKER than the health and safety of the citizens of OP-ED EDITOR this country. It broadcasts to the world, with no shame or remorse, that consent is not a real value in the U.S. It proves to the rest of the world that our government would rather protect men with money in their pockets than people who have been taken advantage of. For this, I am truly sorry. I want to assure you that, while it may seem like the opposite, this is not the mentality of most of the country. Most of us want to see sexual predators sitting behind bars, not at one of the most powerful positions in of one of the most powerful countries in the world. The unfortunate fact is the power of the U.S. has fallen into the hands of the elite, extremist minority. (Yes, I am calling these men extremists.) And while this may be discouraging, please don’t let it end your fight. This country may have failed to protect and defend you, but the battle is not over yet. There are still people out there who need you to fight for them, even if they can’t fight for themselves. According to RAINN, an anti-sexual violence organization, “every 98 seconds another American is sexually assaulted.” This means, by the time you’re done reading this column, another person will fall victim to sexual assault. Since the government has made it clear that they won’t protect survivors, it is the job of U.S. citizens to not only stand up for these people, but to believe them. According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, only two to 10 percent of sexual assault allegations are false. This is not a high enough number to ignore evidence. Even though Kavanaugh was still appointed, we cannot forget the strength it took for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford to stand up and tell her story. We cannot ignore the level of bravery it takes any survivor to speak out, no matter how long it has been since the assault. Whether you have spoken out or not, you are strong.
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eople often love black culture but don’t love black people, and that’s why black people have to. There’s a new wave of love for black culture in the media, even if black people are the only ones doing it. Who’s going to love you more than you do? Most likely, nobody. It’s frustrating, to say the least, when people look for things predominantly in black culture in other people. For decades, black women have been body shamed for having big butts, big lips or big noses. However, if you slap it on a Kardashian, or call Africanoriginated face painting and tribal-print “bohemian” or “Coachella-ready,” people love it. It’s not OK, but we will remain unbothered because to be in a space that lacks creativity to the extent of having to take some element of someone else’s culture is extremely unfortunate. And well, that sucks. We’ll still take our Serena Williams over a cookie-cutter body image any day. Williams faced the body shaming that black women face on a daily, hourly, by-the-second, basis for wearing a black tennis outfit that covered her body and showed her figure in a nonexplicit way. Williams apparently chose the wrong day to be black and curvy, two of the greatest lethal weapons to those who aren’t black nor curvy, and the French Open banned her tennis attire. Today, black people are represented in unimaginable ways. Issa Rae’s hit HBO show “Insecure” caters to an entire audience that many did not acknowledge and did not know was a species of their own: the awkward black girls. They are just as powerful and beautiful as all other black girls but never fit the stereotype of being loud women or aggressive. I’m usually sitting at home upset that “Game of Thrones” is running over its airtime and overlapping with “Insecure.” Some people try to discredit “Insecure” by saying the views are only so
high because it comes on after another popular show on HBO. Heavy sigh — just let us have our moment. This is an era of self-expression, actualization and knowing your worth as a black individual. There are other pioneers that truly push black culture in a positive direction. One of those people who doesn’t get the credit they deserve is Solange Knowles. Yes, Beyoncé’s sister. No, this article will not be about Beyoncé. Solange made an album that fueled the need to take your mental health into consideration, not selling yourself short or selling out. In other words, not letting anyone take your magic. She’s built quite the audience who understands the music that she puts out and its message. When she’s touring and plays her song “F.U.B.U.” (For us by us), her crowd understands their role in her audience. For all the people who aren’t black, and sit down and never utter the N-word, even though it’s in the song lyrics: One: You show that you’re a fan because you’re at the concert. Two: You conceive the idea that you can be appreciative, but still respectful. There’s not much for you to do beyond that when you enter someone else’s space, their culture, and that’s OK. I have a show on KJACK radio called “The Brown Sugar Hour,” and someone who was white came up to me and said, “I know it’s not for me, but I love your show.” That’s a large aspect of looking outside into black culture. The misconception is to feel exiled and upset that you’re not part of it, rather than understanding that you can enjoy that song, that poem or that movie, but also understand what its intended purposes are and that it might not be made for your benefit. Not everything is for you. Once you understand that, you’re usually more accepted into another culture’s space and more appreciated as a person.
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OPINION-EDITORIAL
When a gender reveal goes wrong Ray Anne Galzote
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popular trend that seems to be popping up all over my feed recently are gender reveals. Whether it be on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or some other social media, someone is recording and revealing the gender of their baby or babies. I mean, why wouldn’t you? Having a baby is a special time in anyone’s life and it should be celebrated, especially when getting to share it with every friend and family member — or the entire world. Although gender reveals are extremely cute, creative and thoughtful for those watching and participating, they can also be excessive. They can result in negative events and neglect the real reason parents have a gender reveal. The reason? The baby and his or her family. For anyone who has never seen or heard of a gender reveal, they are basically when parents reveal whether they are having a boy or a girl baby through some kind of creative process. A lot of the time they involve blue or pink colored confetti, balloons, food and smoke. Gender reveals are so cute if done right and safely. However, when planned out wrong and without caution, gender reveals can result in dangerous and negative situations. According to an Elle magazine article, Dennis Dickey, an offduty border patrol agent, fired a high-velocity firearm to “trigger a colored powder that would reveal the gender of [his] baby.”
Dickey’s gender reveal did not result in the gender being Parents sometimes wish to have a specific gender, even revealed, but rather a 47,000-acre wildfire in Arizona. if it’s just a little part of them. Most of the time, He received a $220,000 fine and pled guilty when they find out the actual gender, they are to causing a fire without a permit. This overjoyed and end up forgetting what they became known as the Sawmill Fire, initially wanted. which cost the state about $8.2 On the other hand, there are million, and about 800 firefighters some parents who get mad that battled it for a week in 2017. they are not having their choice of Not everyone’s gender gender. There have been videos reveal has to be as excessive, where one or both parents are fancy or dangerous as this one. visibly seen being mad over Nobody needs to spend having one gender over the a lot of money, have a lot other. of props or go somewhere Not only is this extravagant in order to find out embarrassing, but it’s also sad the biological sex of their baby. that people use gender reveals Just like this last reveal, many as a way to get attention and get things can go wrong, especially mad when they find out the baby unexpectedly. isn’t their preferred gender. With Although not all of these kinds this, people tend to forget about the of gender reveals go wrong or end up actual baby, caring for the baby and in flames, some parents may not have the preparing for one of most special gifts best reactions. For example, some expectant they can receive. parents, regardless of how much they say they don’t People need to realize that, while they can do care if they have a boy or a girl, actually do care if Illustration By Brooke Berry gender reveals, they also need to be mindful of the they have a boy or a girl. safety of the baby, the family and of their feelings.
sexual assault: Not just a woman’s problem Vianella Burns
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Lucky 14 year old ... I mean, c’mon, now this was every boy’s dream with the hot teacher lmao.” This was a tweet written as a response to the New York Daily News article about Dori Myers, a 30-year-old teacher from the Bronx who sexually assaulted one of her 14-year-old students. The headline does not once refer to this as rape. Instead, the act is minimized by being referred to as a teacher “performs oral sex.” The attitude expressed in the tweet is not a singular occurrence. It is not one person’s point of view that we as a society can shame and tell ourselves that most people do not think that way. The truth is a lot of people believe men can not be raped and women cannot be rapists. The fight against sexual abuse has reached an all-time high with abusers being called out on mainstream media almost weekly. As a society, there has been an overarching sense of support for all the brave people coming forward with their stories. All of this progress seems amazing and gives me hope for the future, but then I see a story like this and it reminds me that we have a lot more work to do. The headline from the New York Daily News reads, “Bronx teacher who performed oral sex on 14-year-old gets 10 years
probation, avoids jail, keeps teaching certificate.” From the headline, it is obvious that justice was not served in this situation. Reading further into the story, it becomes clear that the school board did not see Myers as a threat even after a student notified the principal. The solution was to simply reassign her away from the students. When Myers officially went to trial and pled guilty for the crime — something that very little abusers will do — the judge gave her probation and classified her as a Level 1 sex offender. For reference, that means Myers will not have the official designation of a predator, can be de-registered as a sex offender after 20 years and will also not be listed on the public directory of sex offenders. Imagine this situation if the sexes were reversed. People would be outraged if a 30-year-old man had oral sex with his 14-year-old student and only got a slap on the wrist. This intense and gross cultural acceptance of young teenage boys being with older women is incredibly damaging for male victims. A study done by The University of Michigan found that around 10 percent of all rape survivors, outside of criminal institutions, are male. At first, while reading this I shamefully thought “well, it is only 10 percent, that number is not super high and it means that
90 percent of rape survivors are female so this is predominantly more of a women’s issue.” But that’s not true. That 10 percent deserves to be heard. Further down in the study, it claims that in 1994, the United States Department of Justice estimated the number of men who are sexually assaulted each year is approximately 60,000, with the greatest risk at age four. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimated that in 2005, around 16 percent of all men under the age of 18 had experienced sexual abuse. With large numbers like this, it is hard to imagine why male rape is still such a taboo and foreign subject for many people. The University of Michigan found that this notion stems from a toxic masculine culture. Statistically, men are more likely to “minimize the importance and severity of the assault” and convince themselves that just because they got an erection, it means they enjoyed it. “Because of how men are socialized and expected to behave in our society, a male survivor of a sexual assault may feel as if he is not a real man,” according to the study. That 10 percent still matters. This is not just a women’s issue.
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FEATURES Tyler Day
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n the mysterious website the phrase, “The Tunnels are open ... send us your best,” is across the home page, seemingly urging readers to come in and explore what it has to offer. The website has a simple title: “The Tunnels.” These tunnels are not the typical, underground roads or pathways that only people know in secret. The Tunnels is an academic journal. The unique feature about this journal is that it is written by NAU students for other students and the greater Flagstaff community. However, many students may have never heard of this academic writing culture until now.
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“We tried to bring together all of the types of writing that students would be doing.” -Karen Renner “I would describe The Tunnels as a [studentrun,] creative and critical journal,” said Karen Renner, an assistant professor in the English department and the co-founder of the academic journal. “We tried to bring together all of the types of writing that students would be doing and [give] them a venue for publishing [their works].” The idea for the journal did not come from thin air. Renner said the birth of the NAU academic journal came sometime around 2014, when the Journal of Undergraduate Research in Creative Expression (JURCE) was started. During the journal’s inaugural year, it was in need of editors for certain sections. Renner jumped at the opportunity,
The Tunnels publishes work from both undergraduate and graduate students at NAU. Morgan Fisher | The Lumberjack
and applied to be involved in the humanities aspect of the journal. At the same time, colleague Erin Stalcup, former English professor at NAU and co-founder of The Tunnels, applied for the creative writing area. “We were working on this journal, [once] we got an issue done, then we felt like we should be [doing] this within
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our own department,” Renner said. With a help of an intern, Renner and Stalcup did research on how to set up a journal and the means of how to get it off the ground. With the co-founders being professors here on campus, their goal was to make the journal into a class for students to take and explore this special
career path. The main idea for this class was to not only help fellow students with publishing their works, but learn about the ins and outs of writing for a journal. It was officially offered as a class in the fall 2016 semester. Applying for this prestigious journal is not easy. Potential editors for The Tunnels must apply to
the program by submitting a formal cover letter along with a resume, a LinkedIn account and a personal website. Renner said the class does not solely focus on editing pieces — it helps create professional development for students who will be more equipped for the real world. “Learning about resumes helped me a ton, due to not
having any experience in that area,” said Amy Owings, an NAU alumna who graduated with a degree in English last year. The class taught her about having marketing skills, as well as developing communication skills to help her get into the working world after college. “The Tunnels helped me make longer cover letters and taught me to be polite in the work force,” Owings said. When a student is admitted into the class, they become editors. There are editors for the four genres that are the main staple for the academic journal: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and academic nonfiction. “The class focused on editing, which was a new experience for me,” said Margarita Cruz, a graduate student who is getting her master’s degree in fine arts. She explained the classes had challenged her to look closely at a body of work and work heavily on that subject. The downfall of being an editor is that you cannot submit your own work to the area that you are editing. The topics of such works are not of average academia. Besides the typical works that requires students to slave away on Google Scholar to possibly mundane subjects, The Tunnels has a certain twist to the boring work. With typical academic research being based on subjects that may not be of an interest to a student, The Tunnels provides material to readers such as how Disney’s Splash Mountain is in relation to the racial film “Songs of the South,” or about masculinity in the psychedelic movie “Alice in Wonderland” or how shaving can be symbolized as female empowerment in a poetry format. The list is endless and will have many stories that are produced for many tastes, and
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A group of students hard at work discuss upcoming submissions for The Tunnels. Morgan Fisher | The Lumberjack
all of these writers come directly from the NAU campus. “Really, we are looking for submission from any NAU undergraduate or a recent graduate,” Renner said. The timeline for alumni to be eligible to submit creative work is around three years post-graduation. The Tunnels not only has an impact for creative writers in need of an platform, it also helps reach those
who want to have different reading material. “The Tunnels filled a niche in the NAU community that wasn’t there before,” Owings said. She went on to say that, due to the journal, it was very beneficial to readers filled a different void, citing that most students see works for other fellow classmates through NAZToday or The Lumberjack. Cruz echoed the same idea that
resonated with Owings. “A lot of people do not know about [The Tunnels], [because of this] people don’t want to continue it, due to it being unknown,” Cruz said. The biggest idea that Renner has for the journal is to see it flourish. “I would like to see the journal develop a lot more, so that it is a place where student’s achievements are being highlighted and given a space to showcase. [These] students write
amazing papers, and they just get put inside a desk or stay on a computer,” Renner said. The Tunnels is a place where one’s heart and soul can be experience in a format unlike any other. Future goals for the journal include more than just written art. Renner wants to incorporate a multifaceted journal that would welcome other students, such as adding visual components so that
students in the art or communication department can submit paintings and photographs from recent adventures. To submit creative work, go to www.thetunnelsmagazine.com and follow the instructions for submissions. The window for fall 2018 submission are open to the population of NAU.
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A monster mash at the pumpkin patch Pruthvi Khilosia
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ecorated to its core with quirky ghouls and huge gourds, Viola’s Flower Garden pumpkin patch on State Route 89A is just a drive away for everyone to enjoy. The pumpkin patch is a “spook-tacular” start to the fall season at Viola’s Flower Garden, where a whole month of Halloween fun takes place. The flower garden has been in operation since 2001, and this year will be the fifth year of hosting the pumpkin patch. The pumpkin patch started as a haunted house, but because of Viola’s being a popular wedding venue, plans changed and a pumpkin patch seemed to be more appropriate. Owner of Viola’s Flower Garden Art Escobedo talked about the history and reason behind the Halloween addition to the flower garden. “We didn’t make money out of it but it was fun, a good turnout and people still ask about it. Someday we will do it again. It was good, scary fun,” said Escobedo. “It’s not a regular pumpkin patch. The country setting gives the people a different feeling and is a good place to pick out pumpkins. It puts the ‘awe’ in Autumn.” Venue Manager Jessie Bangle said there was an excellent turnout from the opening weekend Sept. 28. There were almost 200 people in attendance compared to the 80 attendees last year, which is significant for a larger success at the pumpkin patch throughout the month of October. Bangle has noticed a lot of change at Viola’s Flower Garden through her second year as venue manager. Bangle said the pumpkin patch is the best place in northern Arizona that offers photo opportunities. “Having the games and activities the whole month, even on Halloween day — it’s more than just a one-night fun night,” said Bangle. Bangle has seen a very diverse group of people attend, including visitors from England and Brazil. “Young, old, local, not local, it’s really neat to watch. You can go to a pumpkin patch that is not decorated, but here we actually clean them and decorate. So, it’s an experience more than just selling pumpkins,” Bangle said. “People come in and buy our little $2 pumpkins and others will spend a couple hundred dollars on the gourds and the huge pumpkins, so it’s diverse. We even have college students who will come in to take pictures and buy a pumpkin on the way out.”
Viola’s Flower Garden hosts its fifth annual pumpkin patch. Although geared toward families and young children, Viola’s Flower Garden goes all out with Halloween decor that anyone can enjoy, Oct. 6. Jay Soliz | The Lumberjack
Viola’s Flower Garden pumpkin patch is adorned with pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. There is a hay bale maze, a variety of games and other amusements for children. Not only is it perfect for getting into the spooky spirit, but it is also an amazing opportunity for families and friends to see something unique to the fall season and for the month of October. Jana Nelson works at Viola’s Flower Garden pumpkin patch and said she feels that everybody gets along like a big happy family. Nelson also said Escobedo and his partner are like a brother and sister to her. “This pumpkin patch is a place to go besides Safeway or Walmart to get your pumpkins. It’s an outdoor setting,” said Nelson. “We get the four seasons, and a lot of people even come
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up from Phoenix because the environment is perfect for fall. You should try it once and you will always come back.” NAU alumnus Winston Frederickson also works at the pumpkin patch as a helper. He admited there is a lot of work to do, but like Nelson, believes that the people are nice. “Pumpkins are shipped from New Mexico on trucks and we wash them, and then we put them on displays,” said Frederickson. “This would be a good place to pick a pumpkin because of the variety.” Andrea Huffman, kindergarten aide at Manuel De Miguel Elementary School, was visiting with her family for the second time for the photo opportunities after being intrigued last year. Huffman found Viola’s Flower Garden’s
package deal convenient for her family. The deal includes a 30-minute photo shoot and two small pumpkins to take home. “I thought my kids would enjoy the games and I plan to come every year now to pick pumpkins. It’s a great idea to come. It’s beautiful, there are fun little games and a great family thing,” said Huffman. “You don’t want to use old pumpkins because they will cave in.” Viola’s Flower Garden takes pride in being Flagstaff’s headquarters for Halloween. As the month progresses, more pumpkins will become available for purchase at the pumpkin patch. Viola’s Flower garden pumpkin patch is located at 610 S. State Route 89A and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Left: NAU students Wesley Watson and Jessica Almodovar shop for costumes at Spirit Halloween to prepare for the holiday Oct. 4. Right: In the spirit of Halloween, Allison Jasper and her roommate Jade Ballard paint ceramics Oct. 5. MacKenzie Brower| The Lumberjack
Carving out entertainment through time Shaelene Walker
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alloween is about candy corn, carving pumpkins and dressing up. It is the one day of year that people can splurge excessively on chocolates and sweets and pretend to be whoever they want to be. Halloween is a holiday that has been celebrated and loved for over 2,000 years. Although this holiday is celebrated for its treats and fun costumes, it began with a serious purpose. According to History.com, Halloween started as a Celtic festival for the new year, which was celebrated on Nov. 1. The celebration marks the end of summer and the beginning of dark, cold winters beginning Oct. 31. It was also a day typically associated with death. Flagstaff resident Miranda Torres spoke about her passion for Halloween. “It is a holiday that will be
celebrated throughout time,” said Torres. “I love the decorations and the colors. Celebrating with horror movies and pumpkin carving is my favorite.” The Celts believed on the night before the new year, ghosts and demons were welcomed into their land. The fear of this night turned into a festival of protection. They built colossal bonfires, dressed up in frightening costumes to keep the spirits away and sacrificed crops and animals. When the Roman Empire took over the Celts’ land, their celebrations merged together. Feralia was the Romans’ commemoration of the passing of the dead. These holidays combined with the Celtic new year and eventually grew to become the Halloween known today. Dia de los Muertos is also a big influence from Latin America. The United States adopted this
celebration, and soon the superstitions that came with it faded. People began to dress up in fun costumes, they dipped their apples in candied syrup and threw lavish parties. Pranks and jokes were often the centers of this holiday. With Halloween becoming more enjoyable for people of all ages, more children joined in on the fun and shenanigans. The Halloween celebrated today has grown from what it started as and is still continuously evolving. Looking back just a few years, the differences are clear. “Parents had a completely different experience. Their costumes were more along the lines of homemade items and what they could afford,” said junior nursing major Kayla Schaar. “Whereas that may still be the case now, it’s more likely that a costume is bought. The costumes, in general, have changed like fashion typically does through the decades.”
Along with changes in costumes, changes in decorations have become more advanced. Technology plays a much larger role in today’s Halloween. Lights and animatronic decorations are all involved. The popularity of the holiday has changed as well. What used to be a darker celebration is now family-friendly, and families are much more willing to involve their children in the festivities. Flagstaff resident and mother of four, Shawnna Pacheco, spoke about how Halloween changed for her after having kids. “I used to go around the block to get candy and that was about it,” said Pacheco. “Now I get to dress my kids up and watch them have fun, except they get way more candy then I used to.” Halloween was never Pacheco’s favorite holiday, but she enjoys it more now that she gets to watch her kids laugh and have a great time. “It’s fun coming up with ideas
for our entire family to dress up as,” Pacheco said. “My favorite year was when my two daughters were Elsa and Anna from “Frozen” and my son was Olaf.” Halloween has grown into a holiday celebrated worldwide. In the U.S., it is the second-largest celebrated holiday behind Christmas. According to History.com, one-fourth of all candy sold annually in the U.S. is for Halloween. People spend approximately $6 billion per year on costumes, candy and decorations. The purpose of Halloween may have changed and the way it is celebrated may have too, but the crucial role it has played in society has stayed the same. Carving silly faces into pumpkins, bobbing for apples, dressing up as favorite characters and trading pieces of candy for better ones is all part of the Halloween celebration and tradition.
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SSLUG Garden faces discontinuation Collin W. Clayton
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n recent years, NAU has been nationally recognized for its sustainable initiatives and environmental conscientiousness. In a 2016 survey of 202 United States colleges and universities, Sierra magazine ranked the school No. 51 concerning its sustainability practices. Today, however, many of the school’s environmental departments and programs have experienced budget cuts, reductions in staff and, in severe cases, complete discontinuation. According to university staff, one such program, known as Students for Sustainable Living and Urban Gardening (SSLUG), faces a detrimental lack of funding and support from school administration. These factors place the organization at risk of termination. The SSLUG Garden, which is located between the Raul H. Castro and Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) West buildings, serves as a primary learning application for the gardening group. Since its founding in 2008 by Ian DixonMcDonald, an NAU alumnus with a master’s degree in sustainable communities, the garden has granted countless students the opportunity to learn firsthand the techniques of sustainable land management. The program has also let students get involved with environmental stewardship on campus. Junior English major Bridgette Brados spoke about the impact of the garden on the student body and detailed some of the benefits she’s received from working as principal student gardener for SSLUG. “When people start working in the garden, they gain a lot of confidence and a lot of appreciation for nature that they then can carry with them for the rest of their lives,” said Brados. “It’s really become a community space. You get to meet a lot of really awesome people.” According to McDonald’s Master’s thesis, “SSLUG: Creating an Alternative Food System on the NAU Campus,” the original intent of the garden was to “create a hands-on demonstration site” for sustainable farming practices at NAU, and to “educate the community about unsustainable, industrial agriculture.” Initially, many “annual” plants were grown as a means of testing which edible crops could be raised in Flagstaff’s somewhat climate. “The garden has shown me a lot of what is possible in urban gardening and what’s possible in Flagstaff’s climate,” Brados said. “It’s one of those jobs where you get to see a visible
The Students for Sustainable Living and Urban Gardening (SSLUG) on south campus, includes heirloom vegetables, medical and culinary herbs, native wildflowers and shrubs, Oct. 9. Shannon Swain | The Lumberjack
difference. You really do reap the fruits of your labor.” Over the years, the plot has evolved and became a variety of agricultural pursuits. The addition of several native, perennial species of plants has given the space a local flavor. Numerous flower beds have been added to encourage pollinator activity and enhance the aesthetic appeal of the space. According to Patrick Pynes, seasoned humanities professor and garden contributor, a campus organic gardener position was established by SBS to maintain the grounds and make general logistical decisions for the organization. The inaugural campus organic gardener, Susan Nyoka, sought community outreach opportunities and educational pathways for the garden. This position was backed by the college until recently, when funding stopped and Busco was forced to resign from her position. The lack
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of a campus organic gardener and subsequent revocation of funds made by the college left the fate of the garden suspended in uncertainty. “I think we succeeded in keeping the garden alive, but we didn’t succeed in connecting it to the curriculum. There were these connections to community and to classes that were created,” said Pynes. “They weren’t sustained or deeply connected.” Pynes feels that, despite sizeable volunteer support, an inability to correlate groundwork with coursework has brought the continuation of the garden into question with administrative officials. The future of the garden has now come to the attention of members from the NAU Office of the Vice President for capital planning and operations. Plans for the space were discussed by NAU Vice President Daniel Okoli and Stephen Vedral, assistant to the vice president for Facility Services. Members of the office have discussed
plans to merge other sustainability motivated organizations with the SSLUG garden in an attempt to manage and hopefully continue the program at NAU. “If it’s being maintained and has a life of its own, we support it by allowing it to be there,” said Vedral. “If it started to look like a trash heap and really overgrown and looking bad, we’d have no choice but to clean it up.” Okoli feels that environmentally sustainable initiatives must also be met with financially sustainable solutions. “Sustainability is important. It’s an imperative. It’s something that, as a campus, we must embrace,” said Okoli. “However, there is a false dichotomy about sustainability that acknowledges certain aspects and not others. We need to push for sustainability, but only as a holistic idea.” The Office of the Vice President and members of SSLUG remain at philosophical odds when it comes to on-campus sustainability. Pynes emphasized his beliefs in regard to sustainable initiatives on campus. “I would just like to see the land base taken care of in a way that is more in line with socalled sustainable values,” Pynes said. “It’s about a different notion of what is appropriate and ethical in our relationship to the land. We have so many strengths and such a wealth of people here that are concerned about these issues, yet somehow we’re missing the most important part.” Many of the gardens contributors feel that it is crucial to sustainable education on campus and that it acts as the quintessential embodiment of the school’s environmental doctrine. As organizational leaders and administration officials seek to find a balance between economic and environmental sustainability, students are left with the task of determining whether or not campus sustainability is worth getting involved in. “The more exposure the garden can get, the more people will be willing to get involved,” Brados said. “If we can get more people physically in the garden and get their hands in the soil, they will really fall in love with it and, hopefully, fall in love with nature.” In the shadow of Sustainability Director Ellen Vaughan’s resignation, many are left with questions about the state of environmental friendliness at NAU. The school ranked No. 73 in Sierra magazine 2018 issue “Cool Schools for Sustainability” survey.
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ast week Nick Saban, head coach of the Alabama football team, berated Alabama fans for not showing up to games. Did he come off as a little out of touch? Sure. Does he sound controlling? Absolutely. But here is a guy who has six national championships under his belt and still focuses on the little things. Nick Saban cares. That’s more than I can say for anyone in the NAU Athletics department. Did you know that the average attendance last year for NAU football home games was 6,571? That means NAU, on average, filled up a little more than half of the Walkup Skydome’s capacity on Saturdays. Half! If I were athletic director MATTHEW Mike Marlow, or anybody inside NAU JARECKI Athletics, I would be freaking out. HOST OF “THE Montana State, another Big Sky JERK” ON KJACK school, had an average attendance of 18,617 on Saturdays last year. Three times NAU’s attendance. By the way, they finished below NAU in the Big Sky standings last year. Not only does low attendance put a damper on home-field advantage from NAU teams, but it also makes NAU Athletics look flat out illegitimate. Imagine being a high school recruit, walking into the Walkup Skydome for your first time, and seeing half of the Skydome empty. And yes, it is that visually stark of an image for recruits because, as is tradition, one side of the Skydome is classically reserved for NAU fans, while the other is reserved for fans of the opposing team. So, who is speaking up? Who is NAU’s Nick Saban? The short answer is nobody. You can’t find an on-the-record statement from Mike Marlow about NAU’s low attendance. It’s the elephant in the room, and NAU Athletics has been looking the other way for far too long. When I’ve asked people close to or in NAU Athletics about what I see as a massive problem, most have shrugged their shoulders and said something to the effect of, “we’ve got to win games.” I wholeheartedly reject that notion, and frankly, I think it’s lazy. Fan attendance is built on tradition and marketing, not winning. That’s made clear by Michigan, Tennessee, Texas and Florida all being inside the top 15 in FBS home attendance last year, despite being noncontenders for the last five years. Credit where it’s due: Athletics recently installed a new LED video display in the Skydome to make fans’ in-game experience better. The display certainly does enhance the experience for fans. The problem for NAU Athletics must tackle first though, is, you know, getting fans inside the stadium to see that display. This goes far beyond winning. It goes far beyond an LED video display. This is about creating and marketing an emotional connection between fans and NAU Athletics. It’s the elephant in the room. Will Mike Marlow address it?
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Redshirt senior Kaylie Jorgenson focuses after scoring against No. 8 Florida. Jorgenson recorded 17 kills versus the Gators Sept. 7. Jack Mehl | The Lumberjack
Saskatchewan meets Flagstaff Molly Smith
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aylie Jorgenson. A name and presence that is known throughout NAU Athletics and will leave a mark once she is gone. Jorgenson is the starting 6-foot, outside hitter for NAU women’s volleyball. She was ranked third in the Big Sky her junior year in kills and points-per-set. She was also a four-time recipient of the Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award along with being the Big Sky All-Academic selection in 2017. She is from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, a prairie farmland with an unforgivingly icy atmosphere in the middle of the country. Here she leaves behind her parents, Darin and Michele, and her oldest brother Brody. She also has another brother, Tory, who plays lacrosse in upstate New York. “I love NAU. I don’t feel as homesick anymore, but [Canada] is my home,” said
Jorgenson. “Eventually, I plan on getting a teaching job there in the future, but I have time.” Her major is special and elementary education. This coming spring, she will complete her student-teaching courses, paving her way to graduation in May 2019. Although this is her last season as a Lumberjack, it is not her final season as a competitive athlete. “I will try my best to keep training, to keep playing and maybe getting a contract overseas. I will keep playing as long as I can,” Jorgenson said. Before NAU, Jorgenson attended Marion M. Graham Collegiate in her hometown, where she had a successful career. Starting varsity all four years, she received MVP of her high school team in 2012, contributed to three consecutive team championships and was awarded her high schools Female Athlete of the Year award — twice.
How does a local volleyball ace make her way to Flagstaff? When she was a junior in high school, NAU head coach Ken Murphy recruited her at a showcase. From then, they kept in contact until Jorgenson graduated in 2014, finally bringing her to NAU the following fall. When Murphy took interest in Jorgenson, she was an established middle blocker, playing for NAU only as an outside hitter. “I had only ever played middle. I never passed a ball, but Ken got me to transition to outside,” Jorgenson said. “Murphy is the kind of coach that will study you for a while and see which coaching style you react best to, and I think that’s why he has such relationships with all of us.” Jorgenson redshirted her freshman year and credits all of her current success to that developing stage. “I was only 17 the entire first season, and it let me mature not only as an athlete, but a student and kid who moved so far
SPORTS away,” Jorgenson said. “Sitting back and seeing the veterans and how everything worked allowed me to get in deeper the following year.” Her next season she did not get a lot of playing time due to senior Sydney Kemper who was finishing her final season as an outside hitter. Kemper started in all 115 matches in her college career. She finished with the fourth position in program history of sets played with 422. “I was pretty patient with it all, but I really did enjoy it,” Jorgenson said. “There were times that were tough and had to push through it mentally, but I had a great time with the people around me and created so many memories and relationships.” One of those relationships is with fellow redshirt senior Brittni Dorsey. “She [Jorgenson] is one of my best friends,” said Dorsey. WWe’ve lived together for two years and already are planning trips to see each other once we leave Flagstaff.” Jorgenson finds comfort in having Dorsey on the court during intense matches. One thing that Jorgenson speaks very highly of is her team. Along with Jorgenson and Dorsey, defensive specialist Jordan Anderson will also be graduating. Despite this loss, there are twelve
returners who have had playing time and some up-and-coming returners that Jorgenson said to keep an eye out for. “They’re all so great. I think Aubrea [Bandfield] and Ryann [Davis] are determined and are going to grow so much this year,” Jorgenson said. “One of our redshirts Morgan [Gappmayer] is 10 times the player I was at her age, and I am so excited to see her do well.” Freshman setter Aubrea Bandfield has experienced quite a bit of game time with 349 assists. Freshman outside hitter Ryann Davis has a season total of 140 kills thus far. Earlier in the season, the team upset the No. 8 Florida Gators in five sets. NAU had not beat a nationally ranked team since 1989. Jorgenson explained this win gave a good outlook on the season and showed what they are capable of. Jorgenson led the team with 17 kills and 14 digs. “[This game] may have boosted my confidence a little bit,” Jorgenson said. “Afterwards, I was able to set new standards for myself, knowing what I was capable of.” Come December, the seniors will part and allow the returners to slowly adjust to the style of their new team. Every summer, the new round of freshmen, transfers and returners begin training for the fall season.
“This is my fifth season. I’ve done it five times,” Jorgenson said. “Getting to adjust to new players and the loss of old players is hard but I think it creates a bond.” After being asked what her route to success is, she reminisced on relationships with past players. “My freshman year we lost Sydney Kemper, and I still go back to things I’ve learned from her every day,” Jorgenson said. During the 2014 season, Kemper was named All-Big Sky First team and became the 11th player in NAU history to reach 1,000 kills. With a kill average of 3.14, Jorgenson is right behind Kemper’s 3.43 with 13 games left in the conference. Past players may have left their mark on her, but Lumberjacks head coach Murphy says she is leaving her mark on younger players as well. “We will miss the personality. She brings so much in terms of leadership and being that loose, relaxed kid that we always can look for in more tense situations,” said Murphy. “It’s clear that she’s instilling that in the younger players. She’s letting them know that when we relax and have fun the results are going to go our way. I think we can see that in our growth as the year goes on.
Women’s volleyball teammates congratulate each other after each point scored against Montana State Oct. 4 at the Rolle Activity Center. Rylee Flowers | The Lumberjack
Women’s soccer on road to redemption Thomas Rodgers
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ophomore keeper Taryn Benham and NAU women’s soccer have one thing on their mind this year: redemption. Benham was in the net last season when the Lumberjacks were knocked out of the first round of conference playoffs by Portland State University Nov. 1, 2017, falling after the lone goal 1-0. With many returning players and a talented young incoming freshman class, the Lumberjacks seek to not leave this year’s conference tournament emptyhanded. Now entering their 15th game of the season and their first conference
game, NAU holds a current record of 8-3-2. The team also holds the No. 2 spot in the conference with Weber State University, leading conference play 5-0-1 so far. For NAU, the ascent to the top two was not an easy achievement to reach. The Lumberjacks had a stacked out-of-conference schedule to start the season with tougher opponents from larger schools such as the University of Portland, University of Las Vegas and state rival ASU. The Lumberjacks came out with the number one record in the Big Sky Conference currently going into their first week of conference play. “We haven’t played a soft outof-conference schedule this year,” said
head coach Andre Luciano. “With that being said, hope that these games prepare us for [conference play].” One major component to the Lumberjacks’ success early this season has been the performance by the backline. NAU’s defense consists of multiple rotating parts with returning players defenders junior Amanda Bennett, sophomore Emma Robson and senior Victoria Cooper in addition to Benham who this season leads the conference in both goals against (10) and shutouts (7). NAU’s backline continually puts in extensive amounts of playing time serving as key playmakers and the driving force behind NAU’s strong defensive performances.
“I don’t play for myself, I play for NAU,” said Bennett. “Every time I go out there, I’m not playing for myself but instead for something bigger than me.” Alongside sophomore keeper Taryn Benham, NAU’s defensive performance has seen positive growth as the seasons progressed. Benham has now started every game since her debut last season against the University of Northern Colorado Sept. 29, 2017, and has grown from a reliable keeper to a defensive leader for NAU and their backline. “[I think] it’s about realizing that it doesn’t matter if you’re a sophomore, junior or a senior,” Benham said. “If you’re assertive, people will listen.”
While the Lumberjacks have been finding success defensively, where they struggle is the ability to take advantage of offensive opportunities and score effectively. “[Our team] have progressed as our organization and our team’s ability to keep other teams in front of us,” Luciano said. “[I think] we have to have a different mindset in terms of scoring goals and the mentality that goes with that.” While NAU is currently leading the Big Sky conference in shutouts (7) in the Big Sky conference, they rank fifth in shots (160/12.3 per game). The search for offensive leaders and standouts since the start of the season has been a work in progress.
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SPORTS When forward Adrian Nixt graduated last year, a leadership void was left open. Nixt was one of NAU’s former offensive standouts finishing last season with 49 shots and ranking seventh in the Big Sky in goals (7). Nixt also made university history, ranking seventh in career goals (18) and fourth in gamewinning scores (10). “You have to find players that are super hungry to score goals,” Luciano said. “It really comes down to understanding that we’re going to have to have someone that’s going to take over a game.” Two players looking to fill the void are forwards senior Haleigh Van Allen and junior Tatum Heeres. Heeres, currently second in assists (5) in the Big Sky conference, is developing the hunger coach was talking about, with 16 shots this season behind Van Allen, leading the team with 18. In addition to returning players, there are some freshman standouts among
the incoming class. Freshman forwards Sam Larberg and Ana Rivera are proving themselves more than capable with Rivera tallying six shots and two goals and Larberg with 16 shots and two goals as well. “Goals win you games at the end of the day,” Luciano said. “Defense wins you championships, but goals are what’s going to win you games. One of NAU’s top offensive players last season, junior forward Malia Lyken, has not yet come off of the injury roster this season. During the 2017 season, Lyken was a force to be reckoned with and a major offensive threat for NAU finishing with 14 shots scoring three goals last season. Without Lyken in rotation, the Lumberjacks have been working to make adjustments in her absence to still come out with the best record in the conference going into conference play. “[I think] we have a really positive and great team this year,” Bennett said.
The Lumberjacks are off to a positive start as they began conference play with a 3-2 win against the Idaho State University Bengals Sept. 21. With a fast-growing offense and stout backline, the Lumberjacks have the tools to shake up the Big Sky looking toward the final weeks of play prior to the conference tournament. “We’ve come out of this nonconference season with the best record in the conference right now,” Luciano said. “Hopefully, we can start this conference season 0-0-0 and really focus on getting into the conference tournament this year.” For Benham and the NAU backline, the skill and drive are both present, and the Lumberjacks are poised to make an appearance in the Big Sky tournament finals this year. With a stout backline and offense growing confident in its shooting abilities, redemption and the Big Sky tournament championship is becoming more and more within reach for NAU.
Blue and gold in action
Tennis — Both NAU women’s and men’s tennis will be take the teeing ground of the ITA Mountain Regional Championships in Las Vegas. The women’s team will compete Oct. 10 through Oct. 14, while the men compete Oct. 14 through Oct. 19.
Soccer — Women’s soccer face the Unversity of Northern Colorado Bears Oct. 12 in Greeley, Colorado at 6 p.m. In the conference, NAU is currently ranked second with Colorado right behind them in third. Cross Country — The two-time NCCA National Champions NAU cross country will be competing at the PreNational Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin Oct. 13. This will be cross country’s last invitational before the Big Sky Conference. Volleyball — After sealing a two-game win streak NAU Volleyball will volley it out against the Northern Colorado Bears at 6 p.m. Oct. 13. Northern Colorado is now four seeds below NAU with the Lumberjacks sitting at the third.
Sophomore goalkeeper Taryn Benham helped produce the Lumberjacks’ fourth-straight shutout against Sacramento State Oct. 7. Maria Saldivar | The Lumberjack
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Soccer — The Lumberjacks take on the Montana Grizzlies Oct. 14 in Montana. For the last five years, NAU has seen a loss, a win and three ties against the Grizzlies. How will this year’s game add to the tally?
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HOMECOMING Jacks Looking Back SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21
FRIDAY, OCT. 26
Soccer vs Idaho | Lumberjack Stadium | noon Dedicatee Banquet | Ashurst Auditorium | 1 p.m.
Carnival* | University Union Pedway | 4 p.m. Lumberjack March | City Hall | 5 p.m. Downtown Pep Rally | Heritage Square | 5:30 p.m.
MONDAY, OCT. 22
SATURDAY, OCT. 27 – HOMECOMING DAY
Make It Monday* | Union Point | 7 p.m.
Flannels and Flapjacks* | Central Quad | 9 a.m. Homecoming parade | campus perimeter | 11 a.m. MakerLab – open session | Cline Library | noon Volleyball vs Portland State | Rolle | noon Homecoming Tailgate | lots P66 and P66A | 1 p.m. Football vs Cal Poly | Skydome | 4 p.m. Homecoming Dance* | MAC Gym / HLC | 9 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCT. 23
Ultimate Lumberjack Challenge* | Prochnow Auditorium | 7 p.m. Dive-in Movie* | Wall Aquatic Center | 9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24
Mt. Joy Concert* | Prochnow Auditorium | 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 25
Unless otherwise noted, all events are open to the public to enjoy. *Open only to NAU students with ID
Bonfire and Chili Cook-off | Central Quad | 7 p.m. Volleyball vs Sac State | Rolle | 7 p.m. For more information, visit nau.edu/homecoming
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